First Analysis - Obama’s 2004 DNC Cpeech This is the first entry in this site looking at great speeches in history‚ in movies‚ in business – wherever they can be found. Suggest some speeches‚ and if they’re great I’ll analyse them. The purpose of this blog is to try and give you some insight into why speeches work and how you can craft a speech that will win the argument‚ win the business‚ or maybe even win the heart of a loved one. In each case I’ll give some history to place the speech into context
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Overall the semester‚ we have been continuously talking about the cultural differences between Chinese and American‚ how they were being treated unequally when their first arrival‚ what kind of the discrimination law they have suffers‚ and how their next generation‚ the native-born view’s the previous generation. Nowadays‚ many of these about Chinese American experiences and stories have put into a film to show people. In the class‚ we have watched four films‚ “Hollywood Chinese‚” “The Joy Luck Club
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Political correctness is the belief of conforming the language and practices which could offend political sensibilities should be eliminated. I will argue that political correctness is not helpful to further development of our society. To support this claim‚ I offer three reasons. Firstly‚ political correctness cause misinterpretation of words. Secondly‚ people are being afraid of expressing their thoughts and ideas due to misinterpretation of words. Thirdly‚ political correctness will retrograde
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The first noticeable objection questioned the reasoning for the slave’s obedience to the European culture. Through the eyes of the slaves‚ specifically Oroonoko‚ the narrator was introduced to the African perspective of the European people. By examining their interpretation of the relationship between the two cultures‚ Oroonoko addressed an imperative and insightful question: “...and shall we render obedience to such a degenerate race‚ who have no one human virtue left to distinguish ‘em from the
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Each Native American tribe has its own special traditions for ceremonies and music however‚ they all tie their music into spiritual beliefs and it is traditional for percussion instruments to be use. It is typical that in their ceremonies‚ they embrace the earth by not wearing shoes‚ so their feet are in the ground‚ wear costumes and dance to their music. The men tend to lead the ceremonies and the women are usually vocables. I found the Water Drum to be particular interesting. With the belief in
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Crash (2004): Racial Tropes in Mass Media and Popular Culture The representation of race and blackness in the popular culture and mass media has become one of the cultural paradigms in the United States. This has turned into a culture of discussion‚ one that constantly decodes and repositions blackness as a ticket into the multicultural America. In effect‚ blackness seems to offer a functionality that is a dominant media trope for representations and debates on race and ability. Even though Americans
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What is an American? The definition of who an American is‚ or what an American is varies from person to person. Perspectives about this subject can turn controversial because what one’s opinion about who and what an American is may be completely different than another’s. The bottom line is that America is a nation filled with a diversity of cultures. Regardless of what other people may suggest that an American is‚ I think that someone who has migrated to the United States and has lived here half
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Popular American Culture SOC/105 December 05‚ 2012 Popular American Culture Many people do not know what popular American culture is. Popular American culture surrounds everyday life. Some popular American culture influences the way many people live his or her lives day by day. According to Petracca and Sorapure (2007)‚ many say that popular American culture influence on society should be considered negative (p. 4-5). This conclusion is based on violence and sexual explicitness in movies
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in Popular American Culture Maudie Mclaughlin University of Phoenix Soc 105 Trends in Popular American Culture The definition of culture was established years ago as traits that were passed down from generation to generation. Today‚ we understand culture as everything that takes place in a society. Popular culture can be defined as the culture of everyone in a society. Most of today’s popular culture is produced and disseminated through the mass-media. Popular culture influences what we eat and
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Oct/7/2013 God Bless America When it comes to art in America‚ some tend to think about the flag or the colors red‚ white‚ and blue. That’s not what my mind automatically goes to. Once piece of art‚ or movie rather‚ that my mind goes to is ‘God Bless America’. Now‚ this may sound like a film that praises America for what a great country it has become. It does the exact opposite. The director and writing credits are Bobcat Goldthwait‚ which is commonly known for his black comedy.
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