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    Gender Roles in Movies

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    Gender Roles in Contemporary Film and Music The representations of women in film. In contemporary film women’s roles in films have varied quiet considerably between genres‚ geographical placement‚ and between period settings. These factors contribute to the different representations of women’s roles in the film they are present in. These roles are diverse going from the traditional maternal role to that of manipulative murderer. In contemporary media these roles are given higher status

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    Background Fast food culture‚ which began in the United States from the last century. Nowadays it has spread all over the world because of its convenience and cheapness. Especially in Asian countries that where are living on rice‚ the sudden increase of fast food restaurants have brought major changes in conventional food culture. For example‚ the amount of importation beef which is indispensable to a hamburger has increased since hamburger restaurants expanded into Japan in the 1970s. On the other

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    What I Have Noticed

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    Tagaro‚ Jomel C. III- Platinum What I Have Noticed Last Saturday‚ November 24‚ 2012‚ we have watched the play entitled “4C4”‚ that was performed by the Philippine stagers foundation and it was directed by Atty. Vincent M. Tanada. The play entitled “4C4” because it is a four contemporary play in one price and it is for the fourth times that they will perform it. The first play was entitled “Stars”. It is about 2 neighborhood which has different idols. The one idolizes Nora Aunor and the second

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    first began is very monumental. The Olympic games honor many Greek traditions‚ such as having the countries come out in order of the Greek Alphabet. This being said‚ Greece really tries to make their ceremonies extravagant. Athens was actually up to host the centennial Olympics (1996)‚ but lost to Atlanta. That was even more of an incentive for Greece to step up and show off. Some said that Greece may have lost because of their lack of stable economy‚ but there are no real answers. The Olympics automatically

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    Perhaps one of the most meaningful maxims Emerson wrote would have to be "Insist on yourself‚ never imitate." This statement captures the total essence of transcendentalism; deny the will and aspirations of others‚ and follow your own heart.<br><br>The movie Dead Poets Society begins by introducing the viewers to Todd Anderson‚ a very subdued and quiet young man. Todd has the average inferiority complex. He is a very bright young man with exceptional abilities. Todd is unwilling to speak his mind

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    Effect of Movies

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    http://llt.msu.edu/vol14num1/winkegasssydorenko.pdf February 2010‚ Volume 14‚ Number 1 pp. 65–86 THE EFFECTS OF CAPTIONING VIDEOS USED FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE LISTENING ACTIVITIES1 Paula Winke‚ Susan Gass‚ and Tetyana Sydorenko Michigan State University This study investigated the effects of captioning during video-based listening activities. Second- and fourth-year learners of Arabic‚ Chinese‚ Spanish‚ and Russian watched three short videos with and without captioning in randomized order. Spanish learners

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    in his book Cry‚ The Beloved Country taught his readers that one needs help from others to be able to recover. He showed this through the main character Stephen Kumalo who was frightened by the struggling of his family‚ who were struggling to make life better for themselves. Instead of fighting by himself he looked up for his brother’s support to overcome the fear. He delivered his message by altering the tone of the book whenever Kumalo felt down and used pathos to show Kumalo’s emotional rollercoaster

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    character and sometimes spreads awareness. A good portion of today’s society is shaped around what the rebel symbolizes. Many people are drawn to the iconography of the rebel through every day activities. Just a few examples are children movies‚ music‚ celebrity icons‚ and our everyday transportation. There are a lot of movies with violence‚ drug abuse‚ or some type of rebellion. Even children’s movies incorporate the idea of a rebel. As a child‚ many girls‚ including me‚ idolized the Disney princesses

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    Reality Shows

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    channels and the ‘similar-but-tweaked-here-and-there’ shows churned out by the competition. So fierce is the competition in this segment that every channel boasts of at least two to three reality shows. Some of them are inherited legally from abroad‚ (mostly and always from the USA – the Godmother of reality television) or some are cheap copies of the shows abroad. If one channel boasts of “Jhalak Diklaja”‚ a take on the American dance reality show “Dancing with the Stars”‚ then another one has “Nach

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    WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO STAY HEALTHY ? What is the best way to enjoy our life in a happy and comfortable way? In my opinion‚ there are three best ways to stay healthy. First‚ you should exercise every time‚ everywhere if you have a chance. In fact‚ besides exercising in your fixed‚ regular time such as jogging in the morning or swimming in the evening‚ you can exercise at any time you can. For example‚ do not take the elevator or escalator if you move down or up one floor. Use the stairs. Furthermore

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