...Zhibo Yang Professor Collins-Porter 11/18/2015 FILM 101 Children of Men Children of Men, directed by Alfonso Cuaron, is a science fiction thriller film in 2006. After watching it, I start to think deeply because this film contains much information about political statements, philosophy, and religions. Children of Men tells the story of Theo Faron, one of the many bureaucrats from the energy department in UK. He seems like a common citizen, but does something uncommon later. In fact, the first thirty minutes is not quite interesting for me, but things has changed significantly after Julian is killed by shot. Later, Theo becomes a hero by rescuing Kee’s child, the child of miracle. This film has many advanced and significant aspects on many perspectives. So this paper is going to analyze the unique features in it. Narrative The story is located at the United Kingdom in 2027. At that time, human beings have experienced 18 years of infertility. Children of Men is a film with realistic narrative, because the story runs chronologically. And it follows the classic five-part narrative structure. We can clearly recognize the introduction: Theo hears the news about the death of baby Diego. Conflict and obstacles are throughout the story that Theo finds out Luke’s plan and helps Kee escape to “The Tomorrow”. Later climax comes with the ceasing fire of government army and revolt when they see Kee’s kid. And by the end of the film, we can hear kids laughing, which leaves us a hope...
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...2. Kee has similarities with the Goddess of Life archetype in the way that her overall importance and symbol is the womb. Kee is pregnant in a world that can’t reproduce; this makes her extremely valuable, special, and important. She is also a culture bringer in the sense that she is bringing a new, very rare, child into the world that could potentially save the human race from extinction. 3. Some of the steps we witness from Campbell’s Monomyth include: The call to adventure when Theo is approached by Julian to get the transport papers. Refusal of the call when Theo says no he won’t help. Theo crosses the field of adventure when he asks his cousin for the transport papers and agrees to escort Kee. The belly of the whale, the series of tasks, and the meeting of the goddess all revolve around Julian. The ultimate boon is when Kee is delivered to the Human Project Boat, completing the quest. 4. Some cultural truths that we see in this movie include: Fears of war, illegal immigrants, death/the end of the human race that our lifestyles will effect our bodies (chemicals, over-processed food, pollution, prescription and recreational drugs), terrorism, that the government is either not working for us, hurting people, or will violate our freedoms, that we’re not prepared for the future. 5. A similar creation myth to this movie is Out of the Blue. Kee doesn’t know who the father of her child is and doesn’t even know how she became pregnant in the first place. Sky Woman has a husband...
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...Jason Reitman's Men, Women and Children is a reflection of communication pertaining to the revolutionary digital era. The culturally appropriate content matter pays homage to the 21st century “Zeitgeist”, presenting a hallucinatory and uncomfortably factual silhouette of the means in which we connect - or rather, the inability to - with one another given the abundance of technology at our fingertips. A surprisingly cast Adam Sandler for the male lead, Don’s characterization is a singular example as to how the character themes present highlight the newfound ignorance of human inability to communicate: an introverted schlep subject to an agamic relationship with wife, Helen (Rosemarie DeWitt). A moment deep upon being introduced to the two characters, Helen painstakingly catches Don sneaking into their son's quarters to further divulge in Don’s virtual porn addiction. Meanwhile, his wife ironically struggles with sexual frustration and the...
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...The year 2027 has come, it has arrived with a tremendous amount of chaos, despair and brokenness. The youngest human being, 18 years old has just died, leaving the possibility of the human race to be extinct due to infertility. The film Children of Men is a film centralized around the destruction amongst the British government and the concern of infertility of women all around the world. These events are due to immigration discrimination in Britain and the idea of not being able to reproduce allowing the audience to witness a troubling circumstance. that could potentially happen in the world. This particular film creates a dark, dreary picture of modern society with the elements of cinematography and mise-en-scene that allow viewers to connect...
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...Of Mice and Men Essay Working with special kids, you can learn a lot. They can be the nicest people you will ever meet. With today’s programs were able to provide their special need and give them many opportunities. But it wasn't always like this. In the 1950 there weren't programs to help the special needs or people who understood. People thought these kids were a mistake and thought they weren’t able to do anything. Nobody cared enough to do anything and if they did they were either too afraid or just weren't sure on what to do exactly. In Of Mice and Men George finds himself in a similar situation. George knows Lennie can't take care of himself. The author doesn't exactly states that he has...
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...considered a career in teaching, I wondered why our education classes had more females than males, if not completely without a male student wanting to teach in the elementary level. My own ideas and questions began to bother me: were men just scared of teaching such a young group of students? Did men think that they were too good to teach in elementary? What was their reason for not wanting to teach at elementary level? Were women just better candidates to teach at this level? I knew that there had to be specific reasons why the populations of men in elementary school have been and continue to be low. In fact, I had to think about my own biases as to why men were not teaching in elementary. When I started this research paper and read the various articles about why men choose not to teach, I found that more often than not, it was because of other people thinking that men were not the best candidates for teaching in elementary than men simply choosing not to work. Society’s ideas about men teaching in elementary, then, are the big reasons why men are not teaching in elementary school. Society’s thinking that male teachers are not real men, parents’ suspicion of male teachers, and society insistence to men that secondary school is a more acceptable area for men to teach are the main reasons that there are not many male teachers in elementary school. Historically, society has determined what job is best for a specific gender. Society tells people what is acceptable to do based on their...
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...claims that men have more authority in society over women, in the sense that men are the ones working to provide for the family. In comparison to the men, the women are were distinguished as weak individuals who cannot hold on to their children. Also women are symbolized as worn out, which was represented by the clothes they wear. Additionally, men receive more respect from others such as their children in comparison to women as well as more control over their children as they listen to men without any hesitation. Throughout the short story, Jackson portrays men as the typical gender norm of being serious and assertive. This is perceived when the men are characterized as masculine individuals who only talk about work, and divert their attention on the event: The Lottery. The men in “The Lottery” have taken their role in society much more seriously than women, considering that men do all the hard work to provide for their family and take on events such as “The Lottery” with more importance. This is evident when the men are strictly talking about “planting and rain, tractors and taxes” (Jackson, 255), while the women “exchanged bits of gossip” (Jackson, 255). The different conversations between the two genders shows the readers that the men are the sole providers for the family since majority of their discussions are work related. Even during the times when the men are not working, they would continue to talk about work and taxes. Another example is when the men stayed “away...
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...The Equal Sharing of Parental Responsibility Act The Equal Sharing of Parental Responsibility Act requires that parents take equal responsibility for the costs of raising their children. The Act begins with a presumption of a fifty/fifty sharing of physical placement of the children between the parents, and neither parent would make support payments to the other. This presumption does not apply if either parent is shown to be unfit. The parties may stipulate to a different placement arrangement under the following guidelines. A per diem cost for raising children, based on the costs of domestic service providers, food, clothing, medical insurance, shelter and entertainment, determined by analysis of actual market costs shall be established by the Department of Health and Human Services. The cost of domestic service providers shall include the cost of day, evening and overnight childcare, doing laundry, food preparation and clean up, chauffeuring children and any other services required when one has children. The parties may stipulate that one parent will pay the other a minimum of 90% of the per diem cost of raising the children, for any days above 183 per year, for which the non paying spouse takes physical placement of the children. Taxes and social security shall be deducted and paid for the portion of this per diem cost which is service related. All divorcing parents will be required to take a parenting class. A. What the Equal Sharing of...
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...people have individual opinions on what women and men should do and how they should behave. Germaine Greer describes it as, "Masculinity is to maleness as feminist is to femaleness." What is considered masculine and feminine? Are these stereotypes constructed by...
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...does it have a bias toward gender, age or eco-social class status. The earlier that you are exposed the more you are affected by it. Women from previous abusive relationship will often seek out the same type of relationship or become the one who are actively involved in the violence. Children who witness and experience domestic violence among their parents and family often will be abusive towards spouse in their relationships and continue the cycle. Men who commit the act also suffer from psychological consequences too. Problem Analysis Problem Analysis: Domestic violence is a ongoing issues and is recognized as a major public health problem not only in the United States but in both developed and developing countries. There is also a problem within this major issue. Women are mostly affected statically but men also victims as well, however, the ones who suffer the most are children. The abuser and victims grew up in household constantly surrounded by violence. This environment has shaped them in the abuser or victim they are today. The problem with domestic violence is groups and the media make it out that only women are affected when it is the very opposite. Women are just as violent as men and so on and so forth. However, there has been research to suggest that these tendency to be violent towards our peers and spouses stem from experience as a child. A child that witness their parent or caretaker being verbally abuse is more likely to do so as an adult. Explain effects...
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...Does the abuse of drugs and alcohol by men in a marital relationship increase the chance of divorce? Kyle Daya HHS4U1-01 Ms. D’Souza June 13 2014 The abuse of drugs and alcohol can affect many people. More often than not, it creates a negative impact. An example of this is the effect it has on married couples and their families. The abuse of drugs and alcohol by men in a marital relationship increase the chance of divorce. The reason for this is because the drugs and alcohol can influence the husband to engage in violent activities. Secondly, the relationship between the husband and the wife will fade due to the abuse of illegal substances and alcohol. Lastly, the abuse of drugs and alcohol will influence the children to imitate the husband’s actions. This topic is significant to study because the rate of divorce has been rapidly increasing over the past years and drugs as well as alcohol abuse is one of the common causes of divorce and has become a big issue in today’s society. This is why the abuse of drugs and alcohol by men in a marital relationship increase the chance of divorce. A man who abuses drugs and alcohol is very capable of engaging in dangerous activities. Drugs and alcohol can sometimes influence men to become violent and act maliciously. The reason for men to use drugs or become an alcoholic is often depression. One who is in a state of depression and consumers drugs and alcohol can leave them into an even deeper state of depression. When a...
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...arts, in philosophy, and in science, math, literature and politics. How do we know about ancient Greece We know much about the Ancient Greeks from objects which have survived for thousands of years. Archaeologists have dug up Ancient Greek artifacts and buildings and marine archaeologists have found wrecks of Ancient Greek ships and their cargoes. Pottery has been the most useful find because it was often decorated with scenes of everyday life. We could work out what life was like by studying the pictures on the pots. The Romans liked the buildings, statues and paintings of the Ancient Greeks and copied them. Some of these have survived. Men Men had a much better life in Ancient Greece than women. Only men could be full citizens. Only men made the important decisions. Normally, only men fought in armies, took part in sports and met in public. Women Spartan women were taught reading and writing and skills to protect themselves in battle. They had more freedom than women and girls living in Athens. As well...
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...Child Sex Tourism The topic that I thought was interesting to write about is child sex tourism. Child sex tourism is happening on a daily bases all around the world. It is really sad that young children from all nationalities and all ages are used as sexual pleasures to older men. It is very sad that child sex tourism is very hard to get under control. In an article written by ECPAT (End Child Prostitution and trafficking) stated that wealthy Westerners posing as good people often prepared the child prostitutes before having sexual intercourse with them. Many of these men will spend time with the child’s family assuring them that they are going to try to help them get out of poverty but in reality these men just want to have sexual intercourse with these young children. I think that this is great that the ECPAT is helping to keep children safe from pedophiles. This article also stated that many countries are lacking laws to prevent child exploitation. So not having the proper laws is not helping children with this matter. It is easier for the sex offenders to abuse children whenever they want to. Many of these pedophiles are having sexual intercourse with these young children without being caught. They also travel to other countries without a problem and engage in child sex tourism and escape without being prosecuted. The ECPAT as well works with the travel and tourism industry to raise awareness about child sex tourism. The ECPAT also helps provides technical guidance...
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...Unstoppable Construction Abstract This paper provides information about the social construction of gender. Research from seven different journal articles organized into the categories of children, men, women, and the culture of Bugistribe, Indonesia.The understanding of gender roles is evident in children, even at the age of three years old. Studies show that parent’s set unclear norms regarding gender roles, which confuses kids. Moreover, there is historical background on social construction and women. The importance of the role of beauty in the female gender role showing how young women are being more sexualized. Also, the role of eating disorders in men and women’s genders is addressed. Men’s struggle with masculinity in present society as well as fear of feminism is talked about. Finally, the Bugis tribe, located in South Sulawesi, Indonesia is studied. Their five separate genders show a fascinating look at social construction. Gender And Its Social Unstoppable Construction Gender is an extremely captivating concept. The social construction of gender is an extensive and complicated subject. Looking at the views children have of gender roles shows social construction. Studying how women’s gender roles are socially constructed with feminine behavior is very interesting. Also is fascinating how men attempt to balance and uphold masculinity. Finally, gender in other cultures, specifically the Bugis tribe of Indonesia, have extremely different takes on gender, which is curious...
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...States 22nd in terms of gender equality out of 135 countries. America often employs Gender stratification causing the ranking of the sexes in such a way that women are unequal in power, resources, prestige, or presumed worth. For my essay I shall explain the three most prominent forms of gender inequality: Childhood, society and professionalism. Gender inequalities have large-scale consequences for society, as long as we continue to perpetuate gender inequalities men and women will never be considered equal. In the 1800’s during America’s farm economy, women enjoyed and lived equally with men on a family. Farm men and women typically did different jobs men did heavy field labor, woodwork, repairs and worked with large edge tools. In contrast women preformed food preservation and clothing preparation, a farm family could not survive without the skilled labor of both men and women, and in this sense men and women's contribution to the economy of the family farm was equal. Furthermore children were raised and nurtured by both men and women, there were no prescribed roles or expectations of the genders. In a time where most people made their own food, clothing and shelter, rather than buying these things pre-made, a farm wife's labor was crucial to the family's basic survival, and were greatly valued for their skills. However the farm and subsistence economy of old America began to be replaced by a market economy in which household goods...
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