...and working towards solutions. Intersectionality is the way in which different identities, and therefore discriminatory systems, are intertwined and cannot be disconnected from each other. This is why it is so important to use intersectionality when employing the feminist perspective. From our class readings, most of the authors use many examples of intersectionality in their analyses. The books Lucky and Conquest, as well as the excerpt from Half the Sky, all include these examples. The author of Lucky makes very careful descriptive choices in her novel that utilize intersectionality. In the section “Prohibition and Prostitution” from Half the Sky, the authors devote their writing to another form of...
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...Running head: FILM ANALYSIS OF AKEELAH AND THE BEE 1 Film Analysis of Akeelah and the Bee Miranda Clark (5568546) Word Count: 1561 Brock University Running head: FILM ANALYSIS OF AKEELAH AND THE BEE 2 This film is about an 11 year old girl by the name of Akeelah Anderson who has a hidden talent of being a really great speller. However her environment around her seems to interfere with her ability to be more independent and focus on school. Her dad was shot when she was only six, her family ignores her for their priorities such as work, children, and friends. Akeelah joins a spelling being to avoid having to attend detention for her absences at school suggested by her principal and teachers. Akeelah ends up succeeding and making it to the Scripps National Spelling Bee where she ends up winning the competition. I chose this film over the other films that were options because it was a film I have not seen yet as well as I felt like it would be a great film to analyze because of the black community the film is based in due to the fact that a lot of neglect and racism happens in black communities. Depending on the surroundings of these communities, children react differently based on what occurs. In this film, children and youth are depicted very differently depending on their surroundings as well as family situation. Akeelah is growing up in a community where bullying and racism occurs more often due to race and culture. An example of this in the film is when some...
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...Self Analysis In this essay, I’m sharing with you some of the struggles I endured as a teenager and explain how I learned from the lot of mistakes I made. Looking back and reflecting on my life I can now see that I have made many mistakes. Most of my mistakes I have made were due to my lack of patience and never listening to the older family members. If I had listened to their words of wisdom, I would have saved myself a lot of trouble and headaches. Instead of taking their advice, I took my own path and did things my way. Just like any teenagers, I want to spend my time doing crazy and stupid things. I hate being nagged by my parents. They always want me to clean the house, wash dishes, study and all the crazy stuffs I hate. They always said that “This is for your own good” and I got so irritated every time I hear those words. As a teenager, I want to do things on my own. I want to enjoy life. Play arcade games, hang-out with friends, go somewhere. It seemed as if the more I did not listen, the deeper the hole I dug myself. I remember my mother told me “What goes around comes around.” I started dating a lot of girls around when I turned thirteen. I did not take into consideration the feelings of the girls that I talked to at all. I met a girl and fell in love with her but she didn’t feel the same way about me as I felt as I felt about her. My heart was broken and all I could think about was the lecture I received from my mother about karma. And now,...
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...In contrasting Young Goodman Brown with “Girl” we can make a contrast in two different types of culture. Goodman Brown obviously has his culture developed around his Puritan beliefs whereas the Mother appears to have a unique culture from a certain time and location as well. Goodman Brown’s Puritan faith however proves to be quite shaky; anyone can change his mind as revealed by his impressionist ways when encountering the devil. It also can be the case that the Puritan faith may have not always been pure; this is revealed when the Devil takes note that he was present when Goodman Brown’s father and forbearers whipped Quakers and destroyed Indian villages, shedding light on the dark past of the Puritan ways. In Girl, the culture is developed...
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...Popular Girls by Karen Shepard – Text Analysis What is the result of a spoiled girl living in the city that never sleeps, absent parents and her father’s credit card? “Popular Girls” tells the story. “Popular girls”, the title really hits the spot. And what do I mean by this? Well it’s actually quite simple. The story revolves around five, or maybe six, girls living in New York City, which is the richest city in the US, doing everything in their power to be popular. And how do they do this? Well as I said everything they possibly can. Even though they only attend tenth grade, they have become so affected by the big city life that their sense of reality has completely disappeared. They have one thing in mind, and that is becoming older and until that happens, they are doing what they can to at least seem older. They go drinking, they do drugs and they throw themselves at older boys, sleeping with them. The text in itself is pretty hard to analyze because of the structure of the text. The first three pages is basically an environment description which is very confusing. An environment description of the girls lives. How they live and how they go about living. With every third of fourth word being a brand name, the reader fast gets ahold of the idea that, these girls are very aware of how they display themselves to the public. With almost all the attention being put on the girls posh lives, it is easy to miss the subtle contrasts in the text. There are a few times, where we...
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...to be a fantastic clinician. It was through her clinical study, by observing her patients, both verbally and non-verbally, was she able to come up with her own theories some of which contradicted ideas of both Sigmund and Ana Freud. Clinical study was where she developed a technique for analyzing children as young as two years old something that was relatively unheard of in 1919. This is when Melanie Klein took on her first child analysis. No one in the early years of Psychoanalysis had dared take on young children; patients who like their adult counterparts were suffering from neurosis, acute anxiety, and other disturbances, which inhibited them in their daily lives, primarily because the belief was that it was dangerous to the child and also that psychoanalysis was for children from the latency period onwards. The latency period was believed to take place around five years old. Melanie Klein was a pioneer in child psychoanalysis and it was through the development of what she termed the Psychoanalytic Play Technique that she was able to find a way that was child friendly, which she felt could free up the child in a space that allowed such freedom through play for her to uncover and alleviate the disturbances of young minds. (Klein, M. 1955. Pp 35-36) A brief history There were a few early cases that were very significant in the development of Klein’s technique and she notes them in her paper on the Psychoanalytic Play Technique. The first being the case of Fritz a boy of five...
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...A&P Story and Character Analysis “…My stomach kind of fell as I felt how hard the world was going to be to me hereafter” (153). Unfortunately, many people can relate to this feeling after making a mistake or unintelligent decision. “A&P”, a short story, by John Updike tells of a brief yet problematic encounter in a local supermarket. The protagonist Sammy works as a cashier at the local A&P just north of Boston. After the incident when his boss embarrassed a group of young girls in the store, he impulsively decides he wants to quit as an act of heroism for the young embarrassed girls. Because he was distracted, he made an irrational decision that affected him and the people around him negatively. In “A&P”, Updike communicates the theme of thinking...
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...An analysis of generic conventions in the trailers for the movies ‘John Tucker Must Die’ & ‘Mean Girls’ An analysis in terms of generic conventions in the trailers for the movies “John Tucker must die” and “Mean Girls”. Genre is defined as ‘A large category of stories united by their particular settings, characters, themes and narrative conflicts’ (Worland 2007, pg15). This assignment will look at the generic conventions a coming of age/ teen film (what we expect to see), aspects such as typical situations, stock characters, style, icons and setting. In terms of themes in coming of age (teen films) (subjects that are dealt with within the text) they tend to focus around, first love, rebellion, and conflict with parents, teen angst or alienation. In terms of what we would typically see within the genre ‘teen/coming of age’ film it is in the interest of the target audience and making the plot relatable and focus on their interests. The first trailer to be analysed is “Mean Girls”, a teen movie released in 2004. The style of “Mean Girls” is glossy, the use of high key lighting creates an expensive look and the contrast of high/bright colours makes the film more vivid and eye catching the use of the bright colours encourages a cheerful and young audience. In the first shot we see ‘Kady Heron’ in class she looks bland and has no character and is introduced as the new ‘student’ which is typical for the plot of a teen (coming of age movie) and the non-diegetic sound tracking...
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...To: Miranda Priestly, Brand Manager From: Subomi Y. Johnson Date: April 27, 2009 Re: Analysis and Recommendations for Seventeen Magazine v. Teen Vogue ____________________________________________________________ _________________ In regards to my current assignment, I have conducted detailed analysis of Seventeen Magazine in comparison to Teen Vogue Magazine. In this project I have also included an industry analysis for teenage girl magazines in 2009 and an overview of the marketing mix for both our brand Seventeen as well as Teen Vogue. In conclusion, I have proposed 3 recommendations to better target our audience, build better brand equity, as well as expanding our distribution channels. These recommendations include narrowing our target market, creating a television show, and building a brand store. Thank you giving me this opportunity to analyze the industry and marketing mixes of both brands. In addition, I hope that my three recommendations will better the company in the future. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me at sj7613a@american.edu or by telephone at 202-384-9364 Attachment: Industry Analysis, Marketing Mix, and Brand Recommendations Part 1 Magazine Industry Overview The magazine industry is a very diverse business venture as it is full of multiple segments for its various target audiences. The teen market is full of recognizable names such as the pioneer of teen magazines, Seventeen established...
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...“A&P” Character Analysis The protagonist in “A&P” by John Updike is a static character because he reveals himself as a juvenile who remains envious of “his” girls, determined, and judgmental throughout the story. The way Sammy describes his opinion of the girls’ personalities, makes his decision at the end, and how he describes the characters reveals how his character did not change throughout the story. In “A&P” three girls wander into the grocery store while Sammy, the main character is working the cash register. Sammy instantly starts describing each of the girls and it can be assumed that the main girl in the group is his favorite. Sammy refers to her as “Queenie.” While Sammy seems quiet and shy around others, Queenie is the opposite. Sammy’s comment, “but you got the idea she had talked the other two into coming in here with her, and...
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...Girl been cheated on facebook has been seriously concern. 1.0 Introduction Are you familiar with facebook? It’s one of the most popular social networking sites today. Everyone can get a lot of fun or can catch up on long lost friends, make new friends, chat up new love interests, and even find business contacts. The site allows everyone to create profiles that include almost anything they want to post and dynamically links their information others with similar information. While facebook allows for easy, people may not recognize the potential consequences of submitting personal information to a public site. 1.1 Problem statement Nowadays, facebook has become very important part of our life. It is helping us in many ways and also harming us in other ways. With the help of facebook you can connect to different people from anywhere in the world because almost every people around the world using facebook. Facebook also is the best way for finding you old friend when a friend goes away to any other place. You can also communicate with your old friend very easily without any cost. There also have some disadvantages of facebook beside all these advantages. Some of the main disadvantages is you will addicting on facebook. This often kills you valuable time. Using facebook for your need is fine but when you waste most of your valuable time then it is not good. People can stalk you and get your personal information by using facebook. It is highly recommended not to share your personal...
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...Task 1 How I could be a better fit in Merchandizing Having worked in the Analytics domain, I have done Market Basket Analysis for a project of mine where I had presented to my client on store layout and which SKUs must be kept together and where they must be placed, so that they have high sales together Moreover this role requires good people skills and I have been able to exhibit it during my work experience in TVS Logistics, where I had to be in constant touch with Suppliers on components. Though not a big plus, I feel, being from TN I would be able to connect better with people here and with the language being quite similar, I wouldn’t get lost in translation Also having worked in the Logistics I understand the importance of inventory and predicting the demand These qualities, I believe, would make me an asset in the Mad Com Task 2 Products already being provided by MadCom – Laptops, calculator, Bank loans, Business suits, T-Shirts, Sweat shirts, posters New Products – The survey was conducted among 43 people with representation of people from different regions of the country Product 1 a) Product Name/ Type – Blankets b) Rational behind suggestion – Many students have to travel down to Kunnamangalam for blankets which is time consuming c) Target Segment – Incoming batch d) Promotion/ Sales strategy - With Kozhikode have a predominantly chillier climate, many students would want to lie under a warm, cozy blanket. Could be promoted as a necessity...
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...–Sec 770 3. April 27, 2014 4. Gender Stereotyping in Advertisements 5. 1550 6. I am highly motivated, and I am committed to excellence. Advertising Gender Stereotypes Gender Stereotyping in advertisements happen all around us. Whether it is a commercial, billboard or a magazine, advertisements are everywhere. Gender stereotypes happen at an early age that includes children. Children’s advertisements implant the very gender roles that are portrayed in today’s society. Creating specific gender products is also creating large profits for companies. When first thinking of gender stereotyping in advertisements one might think of the negative aspect first and not realize that there are positive ways to advertise to specific genders for purchasing products. By using these gender specific advertisements, companies can sell products more efficiently. Advertising to children at an early age can play a significant role in shaping the expected role for him/her in today’s society. There are many examples that can clearly outline gender stereotyping. In many instances someone might not catch it because it is so normal in today’s culture. Monica Brasted is a psychologist and observed her child when the two of them went to McDonalds one day. Monica’s little girl was upset because she didn’t get the toy she wanted. “When I asked her what was wrong she asked why the woman had given her a care bear when she wanted a transformer” (Brasted). This then brought up the question, why is a transformer...
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...that Sammy wants to get out of this job, he just doesn’t know how or when, that is until in walks three girls in bathing suits. Sammy and Stokesie clearly admire these girls. Even McMahon at the meat counter was “sizing up their joints” (“A&P – John Updike”). According to the story, it was the norm for the customers to be somewhat quiet and move in the direction of the isle traffic flow. Customers aren’t expected to be happy or excited like the girls were while walking through the isles. Their manner should reflect their dull middle class lives. In contrast, the girls, are cheerful and happy. They radiate sexuality and confidence, and break the noise codes of the store. They walk against the regular flow of traffic and wonder around instead of following the same routine the rest of the shoppers follow (“A&P – John...
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...Gender Roles and Disney The Disney princess has become one of the most iconic symbols of Walt’s ever growing empire. The disney Princess’ franchise first began in 1937 with the movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs making Snow White the first princess in the now infamous princess lineup. The franchise continues with the most recent disney princess movie Tangled ( Rapunzel) which came out in 2011. Disney and their filmmakers caused great controversy with their princess’ such as race. Disney broke their european tradition by adding their first African American Princess to the line up. Princess Tiana of The Princess and the Frog in 2009 which still caused controversy. Another one of Disney’s biggest controversial topics was gender roles and how women and men are portrayed in these disney films. Gender roles are separate patterns of personality traits, mannerisms, interests, attitudes, and behaviors that are regarded as either "male" or "female" by one's culture. They are what is considered the “ Norm” for the male and female sex. There are stereotypical behaviors normally associated with either gender such as Women are suppose to be more passive aggressive, overly emotional, and illogical, just to name a few characteristics. While men tend to be more tough or in control, leaders, Not crying or wimpy and a womanizer As suggested in Kimmel’s “ Bros before Hos”: The Guy Code in Language Awareness (469). These same messages are often presented to children through the media they...
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