Broken Social Scene

Kings were divine and God's chosen representative on earth. Macbeth was to show loyalty to King Duncan. Yet, Macbeth has a “vaulting ambition” greater than the social expectations of the day. “I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent, but only vaulting ambition, which overleaps itself and falls on the other” (Macbeth, Act 1. Scene 7, lines 26-29). Here, Shakespeare has used a horse metaphor to describe Macbeth's ambition. Macbeth has no "spur" to prick his purpose, which is likened to a wild

symbolize the intensity and urgency of Kane as he tries to figure out a plan without anyone to turn to. This culminates in the final scene before Miller arrives, as the camera rapidly switches to closeups of nearly every character. The weight of everyone's judgment seems to bear down on Kane’s shoulders as the closeups end on him, and the tension is finally broken by the universal shriek of the noon train whistle. However emotional, weak, or human he is displayed, Kane still holds the title of a

loosely depicts the historical event of the Battle at the Alamo but it perpetuates ethnic stereotypes of Mexicans to build a sense of nationalism in the early 1900’s. Researchers Ford and Harawa argue in their academic journal that ethnicity can be broken down into two dimensions, relational and attributional. The relational dimension pertains to the relationship dynamics between an ethnic group and the society they live in. These relationships can be shown through different societal institutions;

The term groupthink in this report is defined as, the social psychological phenomenon that results in groups during pressure situations. This social psychology theory is broken down into eight signs. Illusion of invulnerability, Collective rationalization, Belief in inherent morality, Stereotyped views of out-groups, Direct pressure on dissenters, Self-censorship, Illusion of unanimity, Self-appointed “mindguards”. According to research conducted by Irving Janis, there are three conditions to groupthink

Based on this paper, I will show and explain how three movies represent what we’ve learned and read up on throughout this semester. One of the movies I’m going to be using in this paper is called Django. The second movie that will be explained in this prompt is Remember the Titans. In addition, all of these films, key in on all of the terms that we’ve learned and read up on throughout the semester. The film, Django, where star actor, Jamie Foxx (Django), plays the role of a slave in the rural south

enforcement, namely enacting the law, police discretion, and assessment of criminal behavior. Different entities create and enact laws that are specific for the societies those laws represent. In the United States the criminal justice system is broken down into two models, the Consensus model and the Conflict model. The procedure of achieving justice is comprised on three basic levels: policing, justice, and corrections. The two models of criminal justice system are influenced by a plethora of

First of all, What is agitation? Agitation is categorized as an extreme emotional disturbance. The marxists believe, “It is like a sharp knife seeking to expose and make raw a glaring contradiction and draw blood around it (Saba 1).” However, even though agitation is considered a knife used to wound, it is never used to kill. There is a point where agitation becomes too much for people to bare, and when used properly agitation should never reach that point. Lee does, in fact, use the weapon well

Driss lives on the other end of the social ladder as an adopted child from Senegal and a former convict. Though impatient, rude and painfully straightforward, Philippe takes an instant liking to Driss and unexpectedly hires him to be his caretaker. In addition, there is a theme of stigmas in this film. A stigma is otherwise known as a stain, blemish or defect. Thus Philippe and Driss are stigmatized characters because of their stereotypes of race and social status, their emotional reactions and

Crash is a film about the ideal life conflict and the dark side of the social norms. The movie takes place in Los Angeles, California, a city that has one of the most diverse culture mix in the country. This film address topics that are out of the social norm, but these topics are real and happens everyday. The film most of the topics like racism, sexually assault, stereotype, social class, gender, unethical behavior, and multicultural differences. The theme of movie is to make awareness to the public

The Lives of Others The movie begins with a scene of the ongoing process of an interrogation that turned out to be a lecture given by Captain Gerd Wiesler. This scene introduced the background of the era that was portrayed in the movie. The movie took place in East Germany during the 1980s, where Stasi government was in control. In this Stasi government, there was minimal or no personal liberty. The suspect was not allowed to sleep throughout the integration, which lasted around 40 hours because