...Colors and Rebel without a Cause Colors are everywhere in our world. In the world of Jim Stark in the movie Rebel without a Cause, colors provide insight into the feelings of the character, the tone of the scene, and insight into what will happen next. Feelings are all around us, emotions drive us, and we subconsciously express our emotions through things we do and say. In Rebel without a Cause, the director provides the viewer clues to let them know how characters are feeling. One color that is encountered is red. Jim wears a red coat when he goes to school the first day, as well as when he goes to meet the antagonist, Buzz, for a “chicken run”. This color can represent many things. One is Jim’s anxiety. He is starting in a new town, with new people, and a new school. He is anxious to fit in and find a place he is comfortable in. On the other hand, this could represent anger. He is angry at his parents for constantly moving around-forcing him to start over numerous times. He is also angry because his father is emasculated by his mother- forced to clean, and even wear an apron, in addition to his mother making all the decisions; in this time (of the 1950’s), the roles were reversed in social norms- women cleaned and men were in charge and made decisions for the household. Another reason for his anger might be that he was practically forced into dangerous activities to fit in, while he just wanted to stay peaceful and not cause trouble. In movies, setting the tone of a...
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...Introduction Are you from tenesses cause you are the only ten I see. That is something a bad boy would say to a lady or to a women walking down the street. Or on the other hand a bad girl can tell that phase to a boy or a men pasting by them. In this essay the reader is going to be able to known and identify the stereotypes of rebels. The reader is also going to known the stereotypes of rebel teenage girls and teenage boys. The bad boy and the bad girls are seen in movies and in television shows and they are known as the rebels. The rebels in movies and in television shows are shown as impulsive, negative attitudes, girls getting pegerent, boys doing delinquents, teenagers being bullies, and the rebels have their own dressing style. For...
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...domino effect, however, suppression became unattainable igniting the revolt. This revolt by the United Provinces was then successful, this is the case because of Philip II alienation and lack of respect for the nobility, Philip not taking advantage of the revolts weaknesses and lastly Spain’s lack of funds for her armies fighting the revolt. I am going to argue in this essay that Spain’s financial weakness was not the main reason for the success of the revolt. Further to that in this essay I would argue that the main reason was Philip II’s poor leadership. Firstly, one could argue that the main reason for the success of the Dutch revolt was because of Spain’s lack of money. Revolts are extremely expensive things to deal with when they are militarised. Philip, decided to turn to the military to solve the problem very quickly in the case of the Dutch revolt. This meant he spent a huge amount of money on the military effort because it went on for so long (some call it the Eighty Years War). This lack of finance in turn led to serious problems for Philip. One of these problems being the Sack of Antwerp. The principal cause of the sack was the delay in payment due to the soldiers by Philip II. Spain had recently declared bankruptcy, and 400,000 florins intended as payment to the troops were seized by the government of Elizabeth I when ships containing the florins sought shelter from a storm in English ports. The Spanish soldiers, angry at...
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...Media coursework Bibliography: Keith Grant, B. (1st Dec 2003). Genre And Youth. In: Film Genre Reader III, Volume 3. Texas: University Of Texas Press. Pages 492-497. Films about teenagers have utilized different techniques and stories to represent young people within a codified system that delineates certain subgenres and character types within the “youth film genre”. Unlike other genres that are based on subject matter, the youth genre is based on the ages of the films characters, and thus the thematic concerns of its sub-genres can be seen as more directly connected to specific notions of different youth behaviours and styles. Eggert, B. (2013). The Definitives: an ongoing series of indepth essays and appreications of the very best cinema. Available: http://www.deepfocusreview.com/reviews/rebelwithoutacause.asp. Last accessed 10th September 2015 Through the film, a division of young adults received a personality and individualism never before represented onscreen, establishing their place within their own unique cultural identity, language, and social rituals, as represented by Ray’s picture and in those which followed to use his film as a benchmark. Ray’s picture was the first to “get” 1950s adolescents with all their conflicts, oblivious parents, sexual confusion, social anxiety, and alienation Keith Grant, B. (2003). Youth In Film History. In: Film Genre Reader, Volume 3. Texas: Texas: University Of Texas Press. 499. However. Hollywood did not suddenly bank on hedonistic...
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...The Federalist papers were written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay. These were a series of eighty-five anonymous essays published in the New York newspapers. The main focus of the Federalist papers was to convince the people to ratify the proposed United States Constitution. During this time period, the people of the states were hesitant of the new written constitution. They were concerned that this new proposed form of government was going to be a too similar setup as to the King they had just fought a war to declare independence from. The states were also concerned that they were going to lose the majority of their powers to a declared and newly established federal government. The federalist papers were written with the intent of informing...
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...revolution held in the XXth century. The Cuban revolution was an armed revolt led by Fidel Castro’s 26th of july movement and allies against the authoritarian government of Cuban president Fulgencio Batista. The revolution started in 1953 and lasted 5 years and a half until 1959 when the rebels finally ousted Batista, however the causes to it weren’t just short term but also long term ones. The purpose of this essay is to analyze both of this types of causes which led together to start the revolution. The long term causes started with the Cuban ten years war also known as the great war in 1868 to 1878. This war was part of Cuba’s fight for independence from Spain due to that it was the first of 3 wars between the 2 countries. In October 10 1868 sugar mill owner, Carlos Manuel Cespedes and his followers proclaimed independence beginning the conflict. The Cuban people demanded 4 main things to the Spanish parliament: Tariff reform, Cuban representation in parliament, judicial equality with Spaniards and full enforcement of a slave trade ban, however the Spanish government denied all of this demands which caused discontent among Cubans and ended in a conflict. The war finally ended because the rebels lacked of organization, resources, participation of the white race, the inability to bring the war to western provinces (such as Havana) and the Us opposition to Cuban independence (it sold weapons to Spain). The pact of Zanjon was signed in February 1878 which promised reforms to improve...
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...Gianinne Alvarez October 7, 2012 ENC 1101/West Campus Essay # 1 Teenage pregnancies Tears streaming rapidly, the new mother, unaware and unable to contain her emotions, freezes. The boyfriend walks away, fleeing with her hopes, dreams and desires. The pregnant teen realizes that her whole life is gone, just like that, but another life will come. When teenagers tell their fathers- to- be that they are pregnant, normally the men walk away. If the pregnant teenager is unable to afford an abortion, then the teenager must give up school and chances of getting a good job since supporting a child is a full time job on its own. One of the major causes of teenage pregnancy is lack of education. One of the strongest forms of education is through schools. It has been proven that health education classes that discuss about safe sexual behaviors impact on pregnancies. Because of lack of sex education, the number of teen pregnancy has drastically increased throughout the years. Poor education can increase the chances of teens having sexual activities and pushes teens into the risk group of being young parents. Education should focuses on preventatives such as condoms and birth controls. With a good educational system, teens have a better understanding of their sex lives and will not rush into it without properly realizing the consequences associated with sex and pregnancy. In other words, schools need to provide the best sex education classes in order to prevent pregnancy at an early...
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...hegemony (dominant power structure) Defining American Cool… “Cool figures are the successful rebels of American culture….to be cool is to have an original aesthetic approach or artistic vision—as an actor, musician, athlete, writer, activist….. that eithers becomes a permanent legacy or stands as a singular achievement Rebel is independent, goes against the grain, cool is the mainstream, yet you need to be “Edgy” un-mainstream to succeed. Live fast, die young Jazz is cool. It started as a marginalized expression that the dominant culture romanticized but once mainstream it lost lots of its coolness. “outsider as an insider” To define what is supremely “American” is to be a living contradiction. Cynicism is American Prude sexuality Ephemeral: catch it and it dies Talking shit is American Cause controversy is cool, but it is also cool to be above the controversy Cool is relative and ever changing. Satire is the new cool. Satire is a type of comedy, the use of irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and critique people’s stupidity or vices. Food of all mixture and availabilities Will the Clash of Identities Consume Us? “The cult of identity is a selfish and brutal vision of the world that can lead to the most terrible crimes” National vs. ethnic vs. religious vs. global identity “Culture means diversity… there is no definite truth” Without diversity, people fall on likemindness which narrows the culture “We have to create conditions...
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...hours you will be victorious or defeated, but regardless of the outcome – listen well, friends – this Movement will triumph. If you win tomorrow, the aspirations of Martí will be fulfilled sooner. If we fail, our action will nevertheless set an example for the Cuban people, and from the people will arise fresh new men willing to die for Cuba. They will pick up our banner and move forward... The people will back us in Oriente and in the whole island. As in '68 and '92, here in Oriente we will give the first cry of Liberty or Death!” These words by Castro illustrates what type of leader he was and still is to this day. Castro is one of the most polarizing figures in Cuban history, with many natives of Cuba arguing that he was the central cause of the destruction of Cuba, while others consider him to be the visionary that saved Cuba from the destruction that would have come about if a capitalist system had been instituted instead of a communist one. Actions taken by Fidel Castro during the Cuban Revolution shaped Cuba politically and socially to what we know it to be today. Fidel Castro was born in southeast Cuba, in the Oriente Province on August 13, 1926. Castro’s father was Angelo Castro y Argiz, who was an immigrant from Spain who had made a living in Cuba as a sugarcane farmer. Castro’s father had five illegitimate children with Lina Ruz Gonzalez, who was his household maid, even though he was married to Maria Luisa Argota at the time. For most of his early life, Castro led...
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...David Turks Burke-8 American Lit May 3, 2013 Child Soldiers What accounts for the phenomenon of child soldiers in Africa? The primary cause contributing to the recruitment of child soldiers in Africa is poverty. While other factors such as ‘war’ itself, proliferation of small arms, lack of education, displacement all inevitably lead to child soldier recruitment, it is however poverty at the root of these circumstances. Therefore this essay shall argue this case by examining how Africa has come to have such high levels of poverty and by showing the association between other factors and that of poverty. To establish what is meant by the term ‘child soldier’ it must first be defined and a brief description offered that explains the recruitment practices used. This in turn allows the reader to better comprehend the devastating outcomes when underlying causes such as extreme poverty are not addressed. Subsequently this essay examines the factors that account for the phenomenon of child soldiers in Africa and through this examination of causal factors it will become apparent that poverty is a recurring theme. Once it has been established that poverty is indeed the major cause of child soldier recruitment attention is then given to what is being done to stop it. Finally consideration must be given to the problems that arise when addressing the issues of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of the child soldier back into the community, to avoid a replication of the...
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...2009. A symbol is an object, action, or event that represents something or that creates a range of associations beyond itself. In literary works a symbol can express an idea, clarify meaning, or enlarge literal meaning. Analyze a symbol in George Orwell's 1984, and write an essay demonstrating how that symbol functions in the work and what it reveals about the characters or themes of the work as a whole. Do not merely summarize the plot. In 1984 George Orwell uses many symbolic objects such as the paperweight, the prole's, big brother, and telescreens to assist the readers in a deeper understanding of the book and its purpose. When Winston Smith, the main character, purchases the glass paperweight he represents the struggle in reconnecting with his past. This simple object essentially defines Winston's development as a character and symbolizes his unpleasant fate throughout the novel. This object is perhaps the most important symbol that resides throughout 1984. It represents many aspects of Winston's rebellion towards the party, symbolizes many characteristics of his secret life, and represents the perfect world Julia and Winston envisioned. Throughout the novel, Winston becomes very intrigued with Mr. Carrington's antique shop and the coral. Orwell states that the object "is a little chunk of history they forgot to alter", just like how rocks are unaltered object as old as earth itself. That being said, the paperweight symbolizes his desire to return to a simpler time...
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...Functionalist Theory – Essay Plan Introduction * Functionalism is a consensus structuralist theory, which sees the source of crime and deviance located in the structure of society * Social order and cohesion are based on value consensus, and the agencies of social control seek to protect this by controlling the threat posed by crime and deviance * Functionalists do argue that crime and deviance are useful in society because they have a ‘function’ * They reinforce the consensus of values, norms and behaviour of the majority non-deviant population * Durkheim and other functionalist sociologists who came after him argue that all societies need some change to remain healthy and stable * If society reacts positively to deviant behaviour it starts the process for that behaviour to be seen as non-deviant in the future 1P – Study of crime 1E – Emile Durkheim 1E – Felt that an understanding of crime and deviance was essential in order to understand how society functioned. He argued that crime had 4 characteristics: Inevitable, Universal, Relative and Functional. Overall Durkheim saw high levels of crime and deviance as very negative for society causing uncertainty and disruption but despite the potential threats to social order, he saw some deviance as necessary and beneficial as it could perform positive functions in contributing to the well being by; strengthening collective values, enabling social change, acting as a safety valve and acting as a warning...
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...experiences and changing one’s environment can lead to a person finding his or her own identity. They may physically dissociate to spend more time with self while searching or changing their own identities. As Christopher McCandless does in Jon Krakauer’s essay, “Selections from Into the Wild,” where McCandless decides to get away from his normal life of interacting with people and takes a trip to Alaska on its own. He goes to this unplanned trip to Alaska without having any clue of hiking or the environment in the woods and does not rightfully prepare for this trip. Existing his real world and entering into this solitary world on its own is dissociation as Martha Stout discusses in her essay, “When I Woke Up Tuesday Morning, It Was Friday.” Stout...
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...“The fall of Somerset was principally due to the 1549 rebellions.” Assess the validity of this view. During the final years of Henry VIII life he claimed that effective government should be carried out by council of 16 members. However, the last period of Henry VIII reign the reform faction were dominating and Edward Seymour managed to overthrow the regency council to become the ‘Protector’. Initially the rise of Somerset was a planned coup. But Somerset was arrogant and haughty which resulted in his fall from power in October 1549 after the rebellion against him throughout England. In this essay I am going to explore reasons behind Somerset’s fall, was it the rebellion or was there other factor that contributed to the fall. It can be said that the rebellion played a considerable part in Somerset’s downfall because the two main rebellions were due to his social and religious policies. The Western Rebellion ‘the prayer book rebellion’ was sparked by the reformation of religion. This was because the reformations of religions were radical and completely changed people’s experience of religion. Especially, as the prayer book was translated from Latin to English and the western rebellions often referred to the new prayer book as a ‘Christmas game’. The most radical change in religion came when the Elevation of host got abolished and the attack of images of saints sparked off the acts of iconoclasm. Not only were the Western rebellions angry about the religious reformations but...
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...Response to Literature Essay for The Giver The Giver is a novel written by author Lois Lowry. In this dystopian reading selection, the setting is a place called the community. The community is a place where everything is the same. Also, everything in the Giver community is safety-proofed. It is ran by a group of people called The Elders. The Elders are considered the wisest and most powerful people in the community. They are in charge of everything, from picking out job titles for the incoming twelves, to keeping track of the newchildren that are born. The setting of the giver affected the citizens by keeping them proctected from dangerous things. In doing so, trial-and-error cannot occur. Also, many of the citizens are used to everything...
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