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Coming of Age Across Cultures in Film: Whale Rider and Rabbit-Proof Fence. Whale Rider: Themes and Cultural Issues The Whale Rider is a film adaptation of Witi Ihimaera’s 1986 novel, set in the year 2002. The story centers around the Maori culture, an indigenous group of people in New Zealand, and the Whangara community where…

Although Picasso’s La Damoiselle’s d’ Avignon and Robert Colescott’s La Damoiselle’s d’Alabama come off as very similar works, they also have many differences. Some of these differences are more obvious while others may take the viewer awhile to search out. Behind these differences are reasons as to why the artists painted the work in that…

If I have to choose one thing that I’m passionate about, then I would have to choose music. Ever since I bought my first CD 10 years ago, it has permeated me in every way I can possibly think. After that first experience, I quickly dived into my own sister’s extensive music collection to catch…

Describe narrative features in media texts: Julia Strachan “Slumdog Millionaire”, directed by Danny Boyle, is a complex, fast pace film. We are taken on a journey through India as Jamal Malik tells us his life story to prove his innocence. Jamal grows up in the Slums of India and with his brother Salim by his…

OtherIn her song “If I Were a Boy,” Beyonce argues that many women are trapped in bad relationships and never take the time to question how they truly desire to be treated. To confirm this, Beyonce is attempting to look at her unhealthy relationship as if she were in her significant others shoes. She makes…

Introduction ”Rat Song” is a poem written by Margaret Atwood and is part of Selected Poems from 1976. What is interesting about the poem is that it is written from the point of view of a rat. And by looking through the eyes of a rat (which many people see as a primitive and inferior…

When drafting a poem in an influential time period, a writer has many things to think about before diving into the stages of drafting They, of course, have to think about the topic, but they also have to think about how their poem, and if they want, how it proves or enlightens the individuals that…

            Hollywood has become the symbol not only of American motion picture but the world’s as well. It generates a very powerful influence on the moral, cultural as well as political issues of the society and more often than not, these influences give a narrow minded way. Many people cannot help but notice that the…

Sure everyone thinks all romance movies are the same, but for me that is not the case. This particular movie has driven me to find type of man depicted in the movie. Every time I sit down and watch it I find myself a blubbering fool at the end. It has shown me how strong…

            Homelessness is a sociological problem that is strongly and creatively presented throughout the movie “Pursuit of Happyness,” which narrates the inspirational story of Chris Gardner as played by Will Smith. It is a movie that revolved around the life of Chris Gardner and his son Christopher, who is played by Jaden Christopher Syre Smith,…