The Iron Giant: Proving America Wrong
Although the Iron Giant is a huge metal beast, he still has feelings. He is the same as the average human on the inside, yet he looks very different on the outside. America does not like different. America likes familiarity. In the film The Iron Giant, the Iron Giant experiences the hardships a foreigner must face before gaining acceptance in America.
The Iron Giant overcomes the judgements made based on his appearance by showing that he is a normal person on the inside. Every person who encounters the Iron Giant initially fears him. These people do not fear him based off of his actions, but they fear him based off of his looks. Due to the stereotypical judgements that Americans make, the Iron Giant must prove his normalcy through action. This is a problem that foreigners face every day in America. They come to our country with no harmful intentions, and then they are treated as criminals until they prove themselves otherwise. Even Hogarth fears the Iron Giant at first sight, but he still saves the foreigner’s life despite his fears. Hogarth’s fear of the Iron Giant does not go away until he sits down next to him in the woods and sees his innocence. Finally given his chance, he proves to Hogarth that he means no harm. The director includes this scene to show that all foreigners deserve a chance, no matter their physical appearance. Hogarth stays by the Iron Giant’s side throughout the whole film, as he understands that everyone else who
Dean, Hogarth and, the Giant, have taught me many important lessons. My favorite character is the Giant because he really shows that we can choose to be whoever we want to be. The Giant refuses that he is a weapon and learns how to be good with the help from Hogarth. I think that it is almost ironic for such a large menacing, metal eating giant to be so kind, and compassionate. When Hogarth is walking in the forest with the Giant they see a hunter kill a deer. When the Giant sees this happen he does not understand why the hunter killed the deer. “It’s dead. Understand? They shot it. . . with that gun. Whats wrong? -Gun -Yes, guns kill -Guns kill.” Hogarth is trying to tell the Giant that the men with the guns killed the deer, although the Giant does not understand at first. Hogarth is a young boy with such a big imagination! When he first finds the Giant he is not scared, rather he is curious. Hogarth follows the Giant to a power plant where the Giant tries to eat it and gets electrocuted. Hogarth turns the power off to save the Giant and they become friends after a while. As the Giant is learning how to be human and how to live he gets hungry so Hogarth takes him the a junk yard. That is when the Giant meets Dean. Dean agrees to let the Giant stay the night, but soon they also become friends. The Giant is safe from the world with the help of Dean and Hogarth. The Giant is used as a character that shows the main theme in the film.
The United States of America’s strength is defined by five key events in history. In the following order: the Colombian Exchange, Declaration of Independence, Louisiana Purchase, Mexican-American War and Civil War are considered strong evidence that America can compete with older nations. In addition, these events prove that America is self sufficient and capable of making it’s own decision as illustrated in the Declaration of Independence. Not only has the United States shown it’s competitors that it can successfully trade, but is able to also eliminate problems as they arise. From past to present, every occurrence in American history will continue to internationally affect the future generations.
August 6, 1945, the United States dropped a five- ton atomic bomb over the Japanese city, Hiroshima, causing the Arms race. The Arms race was a competition between nations for superiority in the development and accumulation of weapons, especially, between the United States and the former Soviet Union during the Cold War. The Cold War began two years after World War II, and ended forty- four years later in 1991. By this time the Soviet Union had fallen apart due to all the foreign controversy. The Cold War had begun due to the United States attempting to force the Soviet Union to give up land, and the Soviets refusing. Following the Soviets refusing to give up their land, the United States gave European countries a tremendous amount of money in attempt to help them fight off communist forces which caused a threat to the Soviet Union, causing competition between the two. Although the Soviet Union started the Space Race, the United states is to blame for the Cold War because they dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, causing the Arms Race, gave European countries economic aid in an attempt to help
The America I Believe in is a strong country. We have a great army and a lot of good people in America. Our army is there for us every day people our joining the military and the are helping the United States a lot. America also has freedom. America is very lucky to have freedom. I think that it is amazing how we have freedom because some countries don't have freedom. Some countries still have slaves to day. Our veteran help us very much. All of America appreciates our veterans very much. The veterans we have are very brave to go out and fight like they do. In America it's not only the variants that are brave, our cops are good,our firefighters our good . Our cops alway are on duty. The cops in america are very brave. If someone is missing
The United States experienced many different world events that helped propel it to becoming the world’s super power. From the Monroe Doctrine which would help the United States isolate itself from the Colonialism of the European nations and set itself as the super power of the America’s, to the Spanish American War which ended Spanish rule in the America’s as well as helped the United States acquire its own territories, to the first and second World Wars which ultimately bankrupted all of Europe, to the rise and fall of Communism and the ending of the Cold War. So why were these events so important to the rise of the United States?
In 2005, the three reports entitled Innovative America, Tapping America’s Potential, and Rising Above the Gathering Storm, argue that if the U.S. does not improve its science technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education the standard of living in the U.S. may decrease and threaten the economy and national security. The reasoning that the proponents use is that with more innovation and technological advancements, exports will increase and benefit the economy, but if there is no innovation this will harm the economy. The three reports, according to the Congressional Research Service, argue that in order to prevent these issues, we must close the academic achievement gaps in STEM, improve the quality of teachers, increase STEM labor supply, improve on international ranking assessments, produce more STEM degrees, and increase the number of H-1B visas issued. One of the most controversial subjects of the STEM movement is that companies are using H1-B visas to employ foreigners at cheaper rates rather than U.S. citizens. However, critics of the STEM movement argue that this is a strategic idea called “Brain Drain” where the U.S. is “draining” the most talented and skilled workers from other countries in order to gain an advantage on a global stage. In order for the U.S. to remain a leader in innovation and STEM education, the issue of H1-B visas needs to be addressed.
There are few nations that have experienced an economic disaster like the one the United States is facing. Most people don’t even recognize the signs of this developing crisis. While the United States continues with its superpower mentality, behind the scenes it has quietly become a second class country. We’re more focused on keeping our status as the most powerful country than keeping our citizens happy and safe. We import more products to other countries than we import, we no longer produce the necessary items needed to sustain ourselves. Due to this America is well on its way to losing its status as a superpower.
While the U.S. has always been globally involved, in the late 19th century, the American power grew globally to a larger magnitude. The increased globalization of the U.S. began from the Chicago World’s Fair, which symbolized innovation, integration and exchange of cultures and ideas, travel, and military capabilities. The Chicago World’s Fair was America’s way of claiming to be a world power.1 With the increasing power, however, also came many difficulties. The American workers and businesses were vulnerable due to global trade. More specifically, agriculture in the United States shouldered the burden of industrial development and increasing globalism. Social differentiation became more pronounced and tensions grew.2 However, the U.S. continued
As the major cornerstone for the U.S.’S economic prosperity and international hegemony, following the change of the Bretton Woods System to the Petrodollar system in 1971; I 've found the largest independent factor to influence American international interests has been the implementation and preserva
The formula for all three of these movies is almost identical and the embedded messages are the same across the board: America’s military is powerful and will not be trifled with without consequences—our technology is the best; America (and to a lesser extent Americans) is strong, intelligent, wealthy, powerful, and desirable; there are blatant enemies deemed so by “the powers that be” that are stereotyped and Orientalized; the U.S. is the unmarked norm (specifically those white, upper class, English speaking males) that other ethnicities are measured against; and that those who are not the unmarked norm are not as superior as those who are. While the Iron Man trilogy can entertain and inspire audiences with visual marvels and almost mythical
Giant is a serious picture about accepting the differences of others, be they outsiders, members of one's own culture, or even members of one's own family. It reflects social concerns in America at the time as well as predicting, in a way, the challenges of the civil rights movement to come. The film also contains the idea that people who have prejudices must change to accept and respect others, regardless of their race, background, and circumstances.
Debuting in 2009, Iron Man is a super hero film that preyed on the current fears of American society. Yet, these fears help convey current messages to a captive audience. In the 2000’s, America was entrenched in a war on terrorism and filled with scandals of large businesses. These factors all played a role in the movie Iron Man. While both a war on terror and the scares of big business plagued the 2000’s, Iron Man delivered a message that the ultimate evil is still unethical companies.
This then bring us to the ideological stance regarding empire, here again we are confronted with two sides. Firstly, the ideological stance of the American people is very much inclined with that of an empire. This is what we would call ‘American Exceptionalism’, the belief that we must put ‘America first’ and there has never been anything like it in the past. Of course, this is a myth. There is nothing particularly exceptional about American exceptionalism. It is not unique for great powers to believe themselves superior to their rivals, indeed, among great powers of the past and present, thinking your nation is ‘special’ is simply the norm. It is a self-destructive ideology, an ideology of ignorance even. However, ideology is certainly an
The Civil War, gender difficulties and immigration matters are just a few of the things that transformed the characteristics of a true American but there are so many more circumstances that explain what an American truly means. Throughout history events like the new immigration quotas, the McLaren Walter Act, and the creators of several large companies have all influenced the way Americans think and view themselves. In the past the America identity has been molded by certain events, no one knows what future affairs will come to change the American identity in the years to come. The difference between an American and the rest of the world is a way of life that has to be experienced first-hand or else it is impossible to know the true joy of this beautiful
He scales the mountain, because he's not afraid of it. He slays the dragon, because he's not afraid of him. And he walks through hellfire... because Broomhilda's worth it.’” This was one of the most important quotes between Django and Dr.King Schultz in the movie as it’s foreshadowing for what will happen in the rest of the movie, and has inspirational significance that will be touched on later. This scene definitely wasn’t the most eventful in the movie, though the camera work and positioning of the characters tell an interesting story. Dr. Schultz and his new companion, Django, were resting in desert bluffs after their escapades in bringing down the Brittle Brothers and defeating Big Daddy the plantation owner and his group of white hooded men. When Dr. King Schultz begins his tale of the princess Broomhilda, who coincidentally shared the name with Django’s wife, Django voluntarily moves to sit at the German’s feet, enraptured. It’s notably that he was the one to make himself subservient to the white man in this scene, playing along with a role that wasn’t being forced on him, but because it was what he was used to. The imagery of this suggests that of a mentor and an apprentice, though a more pessimistic view of this is that it shows the image of the master and the slave. After all, killing the Brittle brothers seemed to be more in line with Dr. Schultz’ interests than Django’s. The dynamic changes completely when