...These black women raised white children and the children loved them and they loved them back, but yet were not allowed to use the toilets in their employer’s house. These are the moments of the black maids in 1963 in Jackson, Mississippi. These moments come when you see a black maid absurdly vacuuming a large stuffed bear or when one states: “Love and hate are two horns on the same goat.” Now that’s the spirit!” (The Help, 2011). Audiences know what to expect from movies from their Genres,” they tell their audience up front what to expect from the product they are buying. If they like a particular kind of story, chances are they will like this particular film, especially if the writer and director give the expectations a little twist” (Truby, 2010). Genre theory is used in the examination of films in order to enable the classification of films. Genres are dependent on many influences, such as story line, what the audience expects and who the director is. Genre theory is how we describe films; it is the method of shortening literary works. Plot and Story The feature-length film I chose was The Help (2013), which is an American Drama film depicting the lives of black maids and their white employers exposing the racism that the black maids faced on a daily basis. The time is 1963 set in Jackson, Mississippi during the civil rights movement. The film that follows the lives of two black maids and a southern society girl (Emma Stone), who returns home from college...
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...Hughes' poetry captured the spirit of the movement, blending elements of African American culture with themes of social justice. His famous poem "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" is emblematic of this blend, connecting African American history to the broader human experience (Hughes, 1994). Zora Neale Hurston's works, including her seminal novel *Their Eyes Were Watching God*, explored the complexities of African American life, particularly the experiences of women in the South (Rampersad,...
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...Modern Performance and Adaptation of Greek Tragedy Helene P. Foley Barnard College, Columbia University “Leave it to a playwright who has been dead for 2,400 years to jolt Broadway out of its dramatic doldrums” begins a recent New York Times review (December 4, 1998) of a British Electra by Sophocles starring Zoe Wanamaker and Claire Bloom. This fall the Times has repeatedly remarked on the “deluge” of Greek tragedy in the 1998-99 theater season: the National Theater of Greece’s Medea, Joanne Akalaitis’ The Iphigeneia Cycle (a double bill that combines Euripides’ two Iphigeneia plays), a revival of Andrei Serban’s famous Fragments of a Greek Trilogy, and a four-and-a-half-hour adaptation of the Oedipus Rex were announced at the start of the season. Off-off Broadway versions will inevitably follow. The Brooklyn Academy of Music even hosted a dance/theatre piece based on the Eleusinian Mysteries. 1 The Classic Stage Company, an off-Broadway theater group devoted to performance and adaptation of Western classics, currently receives more scripts that re-work Greek tragedy than any other category of drama. 2 From a global perspective, New York is simply reflecting a trend set by important modern playwrights and directors worldwide. Greek drama now occupies a regular place in the London theater season. In the past twenty years, acclaimed productions have been mounted not only in Europe but also in Japan, India, and Africa. Translations are even beginning to proliferate in China, occasionally...
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...Ch r i s t i n e Ro e ll Intercultural Training with Films ilms are a great medium to use not only to practice English, but also to facilitate intercultural learning. Today English is a global language spoken by people from many countries and cultural backgrounds. Since culture greatly impacts communication, it is helpful for teachers to introduce lessons and activities that reveal how different dialects, forms of address, customs, taboos, and other cultural elements influence interaction among different groups. Numerous films contain excellent examples of intercultural communication and are highly useful resources for teachers. Additional reasons for teachers to incorporate films in class and encourage their students to watch movies in English include: • Films combine pleasure and learning by telling a story in a way that captures and holds the viewer’s interest. • Films simultaneously address different senses and cognitive channels. For example, spoken language is supported by visual elements that make it easier for students to understand the dialogues and the plot. • Students are exposed to the way people actually speak. 2 2010 N u m b e r F • Films involve the viewers, appeal to their feelings, and help them empathize with the protagonists. • DVDs usually come with subtitles in English, which facilitates understanding and improves reading skills. After discussing the importance of teaching intercultural communication and suggesting films that match specific cultural...
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...trades, Maya went on to become an acclaimed American Poet, autobiographer, storyteller, and activist. Maya Angelou was best known as a poet and an award-winning author. In 1931 Maya Angelou and her brother has been sent to live with their grandmother in Stamps in Arkansas. At this time Stamps was a racially divided and Maya had now experienced what being a black girl in this racist society. As one could imagine her grandmother did her best to instill values and morals among their home. When Maya Angelou was eight years old she was living with her mother in Saint Louis. Tragically Maya was raped which then lead Maya to become mute for close to five years. Maya Angelou was sent back to Stampa because no one could handle the state that Maya was in. While living back in Stamps Maya life was going to change for the better. Mrs. Flowers was a woman that rescued Maya from who she thought she was. Maya confidence was regained and she was once more thriving. Maya at this time lived behind the back of the Johnson Grocery store with her brother and Uncle Willie. At this time Johnson Grocery Store would sell to both whites and blacks. In the home Mrs Annie had taught the Christian principals, respect, love and courage. Mrs Annie had a hand in Maya Angelou believing in God, an honest days work and family. Mrs. Annie was a the changing factor in Maya’s life. Mrs. Annie opened Maya’s eyes to a world of good, the world where she could fly. As time would have it Maya and her brother went back...
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...From the Beginning of the film industry there has always been some form of prejudice. Where the plot thickened in the past with new and interesting set of cast is no longer the norm, today the plot today weakens. The main protagonists in action movies of today all the same; a strong Caucasian heterosexual male. In drama, it is a weak Caucasian female that cry. Today we expect to see the same set of cast in every movie and in each and every television show. They are white, male, or heterosexual. That is the problem we face and something needs to be changed. We need ethnic diversity we need bringing in more than just a cast of white people. Ethnic diversity does not mean having your entire cast being Black, or have your entire cast being Asian....
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...Cruise Operations Management, 2006, 178 pages, Philip Gibson, 0750678356, 9780750678353, Elsevier, 2006 DOWNLOAD http://bit.ly/1imfdkL http://www.amazon.com/s/?url=search-alias=stripbooks&field-keywords=Cruise+Operations+Management Cruise Operations Management provides a comprehensive and contextualised overview of hospitality services for the cruise industry. As well as providing a background to the cruise industry, it also looks deeper into the management issues providing a practical guide for both students and professionals alike. A user-friendly and practical guide it discusses issues such as:· The history and image of cruising· How to design a cruise and itinerary planning· Roles and responsibilities on a cruise ship· Customer service systems and passenger profiles· Managing food and drink operations onboard· Health, safety and security Cruise Operations Management presents a range of contextualised facts illustrated by a number of case studies that encourage the reader to examine the often complex circumstances that surround problems or events associated to cruise operations. The case studies are contemporary and are constructed from first hand research with a number of international cruise companies providing a real world insight into this industry. Each case study is followed by questions that are intended to illuminate issues and stimulate discussion. The structure of the book is designed so the reader can either build knowledge...
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...Mad Men, an American period drama has become a pop culture phenomenon. The critically acclaimed television series has been awarded numerous Emmys and Golden Globes for each of its five seasons but more significantly it has established a new craze for 1960s cocktail culture. Along with its influence on fashion and furniture design, the show reveals the perception of hard-drinking, chain-smoking advertising men of the early 1960s and their interaction with male chauvinism, adultery, homophobia, racism, sexual banter, and capitalism. Mad Men primarily receives two different types of pertinent criticism. A portion of the critics allot their reviews on the alternating moods and collective mores of a generation. The other half of the critics deliver acclamation for period-detailed set designs, historically accurate costume conception, nostalgic visual style, and authentic product placement. The series’ influence on contemporary culture can be seen all over the map. In 2008, Michael Kor’s clothing line made its debut on the cat walk of New York’s Fashion Week and consisted of slim suits, skinny ties, pencil skirts and pearls. The reviews thanked the characters, Don Draper and his on show office manager, Joan Halloway, for bringing these desired wardrobe trends to the closets of consumers (Stoddart, 2011). Marc Jacob’s Fall 2010 of “reconstructed femininity” was inspired by the series and emphasized Jacob’s line of corseted breasts, bare legs, bare arms, and womanly hips under...
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...Thao Nguyen Research Review & Film Critique “ Crash” The movie “Crash” is crime drama film. It is produced, written and directed by Paul Haggis. It released to public on may 5th 2005 in United States. It has the budget of 6.5 million dollars. It won the Best Picture Oscar at the 78th Academic Award. The film run 112 minutes long and it is about the tension of racism in Los Angeles. “Crash” was inspired by the author’s real life when he got carjacked in front of a video store in 1991. It won the Best Picture Oscar in 78th Academic Award. The movie briefly indicated the racism, the insight of ethnicity, caste. Characters in the movies included blacks, whites, Asians, Latinos, Iranians and each characters has different story that all connected nicely. There were cops, attorney, criminals, the rich, the poor, hurt and sadness. The movie reflex the life of Immigrants and incidents that happen in real life in the Los Angeles that many people might not be able to see it or might look at it as it isn’t important. But if we pay a little more attention to the movie, we could see that it teach people to become better and not being racist. The movie began with two black men named Peter and Anthony. They were talking about how the waitress in the restaurant was being racist to them because they are black. They also discussing about their feeling living in the central of Los Angeles and surrounded by all white people. On the next scene, a white couple walks on the street_...
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...Following the American Civil War, starting in 1861, most southern states, and eventually border states, enacted laws that denied the Black community of basic human rights. This deprivation of freedom and equality between the two races, lead to a racial caste system where the White community was believed to be superior to the Black community or any other non-White race. This time period was more than just a set of laws, it was an ideology that the society lived by and shaped their thoughts on race. Along with the laws, there was basic etiquette that the Black community was taught to follow. For example, “A black male could not offer his hand (to shake hands) with a white male because it implied being socially equal...Under no circumstance...
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...1. Review the timeline for the Literature of the Harlem Renaissance 1919-1940 on pp. 1377-1378 of the Norton Anthology of African American Literature and identify what you believe are three primary events that occurred and explain why you believe they had a significant impact on the period. The three primary event is: a. In 1919 W.E.B. Dubois organized first Pan American Congress in Paris. b. In 1920 ratification of the 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote. c. In 1923 – 33 the Harlem Renaissance The three events had a significant impact because women could not vote in the election as men could and vote their opinions on who they want as President. The Harlem Renaissance was a rebirth and express of African American culture as...
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...years this small town got accustomed to playing the lottery. It is a game of fun to the women, the men, and the children even if it ends in death. “The Lottery takes the classic theme of man’s inhumanity to man and gives it an additional twist: the randomness inherent in brutality. It anticipates the way we would come to understand the twentieth century’s unique lessons about the capacity of ordinary citizens to do evil” (Franklin). “The Lottery is definitely compared to the twentieth century due to the fact that they have a tradition to play a tragic game every year. Also their is no upper hand to stop this game everyone plays it and feels no remorse. “Trifles” is a play about a woman who gets accused of murdering her husband. “Though the play is celebrated as an early feminist drama, it stands on its own as an engrossing story. In the tale, two women, Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale, gradually uncover the motive for a murder, while their male counterparts are blinded by ignorance and insensitivity” (Jaworowski). The Attorney, Sheriff, a neighbor, and two of the men’s wives accompanied them to searched Mrs. Wrights house to see if they can find clues on why she would have murdered John Wright. The men enter the house with eyes of legal investigators while the two women enter the house with trying to understand why Mrs. Wright would do this to her husband. In “The Lottery” and “Trifles” both women in the text get punished for committing no crime. “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson is...
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...WL10020 Issues in Contemporary World Literatures Kate Grenville writes that the Darug people are ‘the very earth made human’. What in your view are the benefits – and the drawbacks – of identifying Indigenous Australians with the land in The Secret River? In The Secret River the lead protagonist soon after arriving in Australia claims that ‘on land he was always within range of a spear’. This assertion is an example where Grenville uses the link between the native inhabitants of Australia and the land to heighten the tension in the novel. A consequence of which is a more gripping narrative, one of the benefits afforded to Grenville due to her identifying Indigenous Australians with the land. This technique has numerous other benefits such as being able to represent the land in a more personal way and as a device which can explore the best and worst facets of humanity. Conversely identifying the Darug people with the land in some ways inhibits the text as it limits the extent to which the Natives can be developed. Ultimately however the additional focus the novel places on the natives ties to the land is a successful ploy. In order to argue for benefits to be gained from the identification of the Indigenous Australians with the land it must be determined whether Grenville was successful in relaying...
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...Isorailys Lacen Ryan Rodriguez ENG 1010 Fruitvale Station Film Review You don't know what intense is until you watch the film "Fruitvale Station". The true story film written and directed by Ryan Coogler is one of the most controversial films of all time. The drama for the 2013 movie caused protest all around the United States because of racism. Michael B. Jordan plays the role of Oscar Grant a 22 year old male that was shot in his back at a train station by a white cop for no reason on New Year 2008/2009. This film opened the doors to Michael's career as an actor due to his powerful acting. In this film you don't really know what to expect, which makes it so interesting. The acting was so great that you would almost forget that it was a true story. In the beginning of the film you see real life footage of what happened at the train station that led you to assume one million things especially if you never heard about the story. The film was so powerful because Oscar Grant the 22 year old was a drug dealer who wanted to change his life after getting out of jail. He was fired from his job, having a 3 year old daughter with his girlfriend Sophia. On New Years eve they celebrate Oscar's mother's birthday before going out. His mother recommended him to take the train with his friends so that they can be safe, but the outcome of her advice is what leaves her regretting have said that. After spending what were the last moments with his daughter, Oscar and Sophia leave on the train...
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...Southern Illinois University Carbondale OpenSIUC Research Papers Graduate School 8-2014 Nollywood: A Case Study of the Rising Nigerian Film Industry- Content & Production Elizabeth T. Giwa Southern Illinois University Carbondale, toyin.e.giwa@gmail.com Follow this and additional works at: http://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/gs_rp Recommended Citation Giwa, Elizabeth T., "Nollywood: A Case Study of the Rising Nigerian Film Industry- Content & Production" (2014). Research Papers. Paper 518. http://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/gs_rp/518 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at OpenSIUC. It has been accepted for inclusion in Research Papers by an authorized administrator of OpenSIUC. For more information, please contact opensiuc@lib.siu.edu. NOLLYWOOD: A CASE STUDY OF THE RISING NIGERIAN FILM INDUSTRYCONTENT & PRODUCTION by Toyin Elizabeth Giwa B.S., Southern Illinois University, 2010 A Research Paper Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Master of Science Department of Mass Communication and Media Arts in the Graduate School Southern Illinois University Carbondale August 2014 Copyright by ELIZABETH TOYIN GIWA, 2014 All Rights Reserved REASEARCH PAPER APPROVAL NOLLYWOOD: A CASE STUDY OF THE RISING NIGERIAN FILM INDUSTRY CONTENT & PRODUCTION By Elizabeth Toyin Giwa A Research Paper Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in the field of Professional Media and Media Management...
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