The Curious Case of Gender Identities in Films Assignment No. 2B by Justin Wie Mao Sheng (S8927155Z) Group No. 1 (G1) Academic Writing WRIT001/Term 2 – 2010/2011 I declare that this Assignment is my original work and all information obtained from other sources has been cited accordingly. Turnitin Similarity Index _______________________ Signature and Date Course Instructor: Shirley James % Literature Review “Eroticized as a woman and masculinized as action heroine” (Smelik, 2009)
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character as he is the “merchant” in the story in Venice. As Antonio is a Christian, he is quite anti-Semitic and rude to Shylock, making some people believe that he is spiteful and bigoted. However, most of the play centers on him being the victim of the “villain” of the play, Shylock due to their bond they made. As Antonio is willing to give everything for Bassanio without any payment and he strikes at any chance to help Bassanio, I believe Shakespearian and modern audiences would believe him to be
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IB Assessment Preparation Packet World Lit Paper 1 = 10% Purpose for World Literature Paper 1: You will write a comparative study of at least two of the works in Part I. The aspect selected must focus on some pertinent link between the chosen works and may reflect the interest of the candidate. The paper must be at least 1000 and no more than 1500 words. It should be appropriately documented. Everyone in a given class will have a different topic. Text Choices for World Lit paper: You may
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Mississippi Burning is a movie from 1988 which is taking place in the state of Mississippi in 1964. The movie follows two FBI agents who are looking for three young, believed to be, anti-segregation activists. After finding out that the police officers in the town, where all this is taking place, might be members of the Ku Klux Klan they decided to try and take down them. It leads the towns black citizens in danger, but eventually everything was smoothed out. The white community in the movie are
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Vengeance does not Provide Everlasting Satisfaction William Shakespeare’s literature has history of staged and film reproductions. Titus Andronicus, Shakespeare’s famous revenge tragedy play, stands as no exception to the previous statement. David Foley McCandless uses Julie Taymor’s play and film versions of Titus Andronicus to show the opposing impacts of violence each has on the audience (489). Taymor’s visions correlate to modern society’s tendencies of vengeance, and how the characters in
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righteous man. The hero is never at fault for his lapse of judgement, his temporary fall from virtue. Instead, the blame is placed upon the woman, who uses her (often demonic) powers to ensnare and pervert the hero, who otherwise would never fall victim to his desires. Abigail Williams, a seventeen year old girl, embodies the temptress concept in Miller’s play. Her character starkly opposes Puritanical values, representing unrepressed desires in a society in which lust is considered sinful. Abigail
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January 11, 2013 Literary Criticism “The Shinning Houses” By Alice Munro The short story The Shinning Houses by Alice Munro epitomizes a time of great change, showing a conflict between the old and the new. Mary is the main character of the story and is faced with a decision that could potentially change the life of her neighboring friend, Mrs. Fullerton. Mrs. Fullerton is the oldest living member of the newly growing community, but her fifty year old house is being threatened by the on going
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Beneath my couch lies a villain with cute little claws ready to rip at my socks and feet. There’s an obvious reasons why dogs are consider man's best friend instead of finicky felines, and it’s because cats are dicks. In all actuality, the main reasons are dogs care and listen. Though I’ve only been around for 20 years, I’ve never meet a dog that didn’t at least know its name, yet countless number of cats don’t even look when its name is spoken. Somehow people still think cats are smarter than dogs
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The Mighty Thor: Mythical or Comical The modern day image of a superhero consists of either Superman or Batman riding in a high-speed car and swinging off of buildings hundreds of feet from the ground, desperately trying to save the innocent victim. A Norse God with long blonde hair, a winged metal helmet, and a bright red cape with blue leggings is probably not an ordinary image being pictured in one's head. Superheroes come in all varieties, shapes, and forms, but behind each superhero lies
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In A Doll’s House Nora Helmer appears completely happy, in the beginning. She reacts lovingly to Torvald’s teasing; she speaks with enthusiasm about the extra money his new job will provide. Nora does not seem to mind her lifestyle. She is spoiled and belittled by Torvald. As the play develops Nora uncovers that she is not a “silly girl” as Torvald calls her. She comprehends the business details associated to the debt she sustained by taking out a loan to save Torvald’s health reveals that she is
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