...Sugar and Spice is No Longer Nice Mean Girls is a comedy directed by Mark Waters and written by Tina Fey. Cady Heron is the new girl in town who moved from Africa. She instantly makes friends with two teenagers that are nice (Damian and Janis) whom, are considered in the "out crowd." After she meets the Plastics (three rude and popular girls), consisting of Regina the leader, Gretchen (Regina’s follower), Karen is considering one of the dumbest people you will meet. They let her in their group, where Cady falls for Regina’s ex-boyfriend, Aaron Samuels. When Regina finds this out, she wants revenge. However, Cady, Janis and Damian plan together to get back at Regina and take her down from the head plastic. While planning revenge, Cady spends more time with the Plastics and starts to become one. The Characters in the movie Mean Girls are relatable. "It's Cady's first day of high school and she is nervous because she doesn’t know anyone. She doesn’t know what to expect" (Waters). Many people can relate to Cady because many people go to a school where they don’t know anyone. The characters are based on reality. "Regina George is the mean girl who makes fun of everyone and who all of the girls hate and want to be friends with. She is in the group called the Plastics, which Cady wants to be in”(Waters). Janis Ian is based off a girl who socially doesn’t fit in. She is whom society would consider the social outcast. Janis knows that Cady belongs with the Plastics, so she becomes...
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...In the passage Girl by Jamaica Kincaid consist with writing that comes with a list of rhythm but also giving instructions on what this girl should be doing or even acting. The mother who is giving her daughter advice and commands in order for her not to become a “slut”. The tone is straight forward but also a little rough so her daughter could be afraid of committing inappropriate acts. But also this passage gives advice mostly in a way of a list, things the girl need to accomplish. As a reader you can also sense how between the mother and daughter there is tension. The girl might not be disagreeing with the mother but because she's not saying anything and the conversation is stiff just her mother talking seem there is conflicting feelings....
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...Living in a world where you feel like you are not seen or heard can be mind blowing and depressing. A young high school boy named Brandon in the short film, The Most Beautiful Thing by Cameron Covell, is a social outcast and has an isolated mindset. He feels as if he is never seen nor heard. Knowing that, he realizes that prom is just around the corner and he has to build up the courage to not only find a girl but also to ask her to go to prom with him. He has his eyes on one girl in particular and attempts to speak to her every time he sees her. The first time he speaks to her in the hallway she keeps walking. He later sees this girl outside sitting beside him and he speaks again. She did not respond. He persists and yells, “You can’t hear me?” She realizes he is trying to get her attention so she looks over at him. She writes him a note informing him that she is deaf and refuses to speak and that her name is Emily. They start writing notes, and then transition into hanging out, texting and even liking each other. Then he realizes he just might have a date for prom. First he has to figure out how he will ask her. But one day just might change everything for the worst. An unexpected obstacle occurs and he has to figure out a resolution. The acting of the main characters, the setting where the short film takes place, and the music that is playing in the background all has a positive impact on my thought of this film. The acting in this film was highly significant. Due...
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...aspects primarily include locations and acting. However, some aspects, primarily choreography and, at times, acting, revealed it to be a less than professional endeavor . By far this film’s strongest aspect was its locations. The gallery space at the beginning is beautiful. It is light and airy, a perfect contrast to the break up that occurs within it. The bar location was also wonderfully selected. It was spacious and visually interesting for a scene with fairly simple camera work. My favorite location was definitely the abandoned lot or construction space (I could not quite tell which...
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...abortion mainly because of this premise. One may argue that the pregnant woman indeed has other rights that are more important than that of the prenatal human being and because of this has the right to abort. However, if this was the case then the woman should have been acting in accordance to how important those other rights are to her. If there is something that one values dearly, then their actions should coincide with that belief. Their actions should reflect the importance of the thing that they value. In other words, if obtaining a college degree or establishing a career is most important to a person, then their actions should reflect how important this belief is by not knowingly performing acts or making decisions that are counterproductive to obtaining their goals. The right to life is a universal, important belief that many people hold. Thus, typically, when a person decides to have intercourse with another person, one ensures that this other person does not have sexual transmitted diseases and/or infections before engaging in intercourse. This person is acting out of concern for his or her life and well-being because these are things that this person values most. In other words, the person is acting in accordance to their beliefs. To make premise three of the South Dakota argument a more solid stance, a stipulation that addresses the pregnant woman’s actions and...
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...harsher colors, such as blue and gray. If a female is born, however, they are typically dressed in lighter tones, such as pink and peach. Males are told to wear loose fitting clothes, like t-shirts, loose jeans, and sneakers, while females are encouraged to wear things that appear cute, such as dresses, hairbands, and flats. Because of this, they are conditioned to believe that they are meant to wear specific types of clothing, because throughout their lives, they were told ‘girls are meant to wear this and boys are meant to wear that.’ When they grow older, they still believe that, and they heed their parents’ words. Seldom do I spot a kindergarten boy wearing a dress to school, and rarely do I see a kindergarten girl with a short haircut. Their parents are also brought up thinking that their kids are meant to look a certain way, and they pass that knowledge onto their children hoping that their grandchildren will also fit into the social norms of gender. While I do agree that parents should condition their kids to wear specific types of clothing, I still feel as though they are treating them as if they are objects that are made to play dress-up. I think that while growing up, children should be more open to ideas rather than restricted to the beliefs that only their parents go by. If their baby girl wants shorter hair, or if their baby boy wants to wear a hairclip,...
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...If you're a girl and really love playing football or a guy and you really love cooking, would it be fair or respectful if someone said to you “you’re a guy/girl you shouldn’t be doing that.” I believe that gender roles should not be in our society. Everyone may have different perspectives on this issue but they keep it themselves, and not be disrespectful to others. Ones who have a passion of something that the other gender is ‘supposed’ to do, should be able to share that passion with others without the fear of teased or told not to do that, from those who think they shouldn't do that. In our society today people have the fear of being teased or bullied because they are not follow the roles of their gender. Perspective one states that being a girl is bad and that you can avoid the badness of being a girl if you don’t act like one. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout’s brother, Jem, teaches her that being a girl is bad. However, being a girl is not a bad thing, to some people I can see why they think that. Some girls are snotty and mean, but others aren’t and saying that it is bad to be a...
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...were just acting, or maybe, it was a lack of knowledge. In events like the holocaust, post 9/11, and McCarthyism & the red scare, similar theories can explain the causes.This presents, that the reasons for the Salem witch trials are those same reasons for “witch hunts” throughout history. The belief in evil had a major role in the Salem, Massachusetts witch trials. After just one person in the village became ill and the doctor who evaluated that person said that it was not a sickness,...
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...which she first went to St.Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves. At the point when Claudette first went to the home, she was destroying clothing and peeing everywhere throughout the beds to check her domain. She wasn't typical around then, yet then the preparation started. She will ever be the same again. She won't be a wolf any longer and in the event that she can't be prepared to be ordinary, the nuns will toss her in the forested areas without anyone else. Claudette turned out to be more civilized than she was the point at which she first went to St.Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves. She makes a considerable measure of clues towards that she is making strides....
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...must follow the time otherwise it can become ugly. The narrator is first person point of view “She was the boss girl in this group, even if nit officially a head girl or monitor” (page 3, line 43). The narrator has an objective sight, but the narrator reflects and interprets what he sees. Therefore gets the reader a subjective view on the text. Because it is his thoughts we read. “Her eyes focused, on the great brilliant horse, so close, towering there on the golden canvas, on his hind legs.” (page 4, line 102) The French girl did not say anything about the horse; therefore can the narrator not tell what the French girl thinks about the horse. We only get the narrator thoughts therefore the narrator becomes unreliable. Strubbs horse is a symbol of the older man. “But then a man sat down, on the other side of the bench’s arm and he leaned forward, elbows on knees, and locked hard at the horse” (Page 1, Line 19). Before had the horse an important role in the society. Every great leader in history has sat on a horseback, because it was a strong, powerful, and fast. Now we only use the horse as a hobby. When the older man was young he was a strong and marvellous man. He cut pick up a sixteen-year-old girl when he just where twelve years old. ”She was sixteen, like this one here” - “And you?” – “I was twelve” (page 3, line 74. Now he is invisible, and the France girl dose not gives the man any attention. She just sees through him. The older have more patient than the younger...
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...Perfectly Imperfect You know those girls in your school who think they are better than everybody else, and act like school is a Vogue photo-shoot? If you answered yes, then you know exactly how Kaylee Roberts, and Mia Anderson will act through this story. If you answered no, well then, you will figure out the seventeen year olds personalities, with no trouble on your own. Kaylee Roberts is a tall, lighter complexion, thin girl, with green eyes, and long black shiny hair that falls right above her butt. She is one of the top students for her junior class, and is extremely bright and athletic. Mia Anderson on the other hand, has shorter blonde hair the hits her shoulders, a more golden tan complexion, with big blue eyes and a beautiful smile...
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...Through her expressive photographs, Mary Ellen Mark takes us on a journey without barriers into the lives not often seen of others. My main focus in this paper is to analyze Mary Ellen Mark’s social documentation through the connotative and denotative aspects of her photographs, which capture a scene but say a thousand words. A humanization to all her photographs, which is a true gift of Mark’s and is a style that seems to be disappearing today. I have always been in “aw” of Mary Ellen Mark” since I was 12 years old. I wanted to travel around the world and capture life in a different perspective. She was my inspiration on many photographs I have taken in my life. When I was 14, I was living in another country and joined my first photography group. I used Marks inspiration to photograph poverty, war, and to capture portraits of lives not seen by others. At 15, I was given my own exhibit and I was able to show others photographs that said a thousand words. It was a success and after that moment I knew what path I wanted to take in my life. Mary Ellen Mark has a very distinct style, typically narrating the lives of people that are in extremely heartbreaking situations, such as physical abuse, prostitution, poverty, and drug addiction. Marks ability to capture the brutal honesty of her subjects is extremely unique to her style of photography. She blasts through the scarred walls of her subjects and exhibits their raw vulnerability leaving no room for sentiment. Mark...
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...with the conscious of his granfather’s advice in his mind. On his graduation day he delivered an oration in which he showed that humility was the secret, indeed, the very essence of progress. Then he was invited to give the speech at a gathering of the town’s leading white citizens. He was placed into a battle royal before he can say his speech with several other young men. During his speech he was laughed at and yelled at for phrases he stated. After his speech he was awarded a scholarship to the state college for Negroes. This story is similar to, Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been, in a way that both characters are naïve. Connie has always looked at herself on the mirror. Her mother scolded her to stop and she wanted her to be more like her sister. Connie’s sister June was neat and responsible and her mother wanted Connie to portray the image of her. Lucky for Connie, her mother allows June to go out with her friends so she then lets Connie go out with her friends. Her bestfriend’s father takes them to the shopping plaza drops them off and picks them. Connie and her friend sometimes sneak across the street to a restaurant to meet guys. One night Connie goes there and an unfamiliar guy starts to talk to her. Then one day she’s home alone and the guy actually...
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...The cauldron The Crucible a play written by Arthur Miller is a story about the the witch trials in Salem. The theme of Arthur Miller's The Crucible, is that dishonesty started and perpetuated the witch trials, while honesty brought about their end . The girls started the witch trials in Salem. Lies from the accused kept the trials going. The Honest brought about their end. The girls started the witch trials in Salem with their dishonesty and lies. It started when Abigail and Parris talking about, why they (the girls) were dancing in the woods. Then Proctor shows up and Abigail tells him the truth, Betty starts to scream and hale shows up Abigail tells him that Tituba’s a witch. “She sends her spirits on me in church; she makes me laugh at prayers”(Miller 46). In this quote...
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...“The Quadroon Girl” was an excellent and inspiring play. The theme of the play was about the influence of greed and prejudice in Cuban society in the 1860’s. The play also expressed the problems concerning race, ethnicity, and social class that were prevalent during this time period. There were many different aspects of the play that made the theme more visible to a spectator. Some of the positive aspects of the play included: the acting, the costumes, and the storyline. Although the play had many advantages, there were also disadvantages about the play. Some of the disadvantages were the staging and the acting. The actresses and actors chosen for this play did a wonderful job at portraying their characters. My favorite character to watch during the play was La Senora Condesa, who was played by Gabrielle Bailes. Gabrielle did phenomenal job acting like a snooty and upper class woman. Some of the things she did well were her facial expressions, vocal choice, and body movements. Gabrielle’s facial expressions represented every emotion her character was experiencing in each scene. For example, when she found out her son Carlos, who was played by Jordon Webb, was in love with Julia the expression on her face was anger and disgust. Gabrielle also looked pretentious because she raised her head high, and she had a pinch expression on her face throughout the play. Another thing that Gabrielle did well was her vocal choice. She sounded exactly like a proper women from the 1800s. She...
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