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    four texts are Mother’s love your sons by glenn Colquhoun, Billy elliot directed by stephen daldry, Big brother little sister by witi Ihimaera and Captain fantastic directed By matt ross and viggo mortensen. Mother love your sons enforces the idea of safe stereotypes and how it impacts belonging in society. The idea of male stereotype afflicted on belonging in society is further developed, interestingly, in the film “Billy elliot” What “mothers love your sons” demonstrates is how safe stereotypes

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    Billy Elliot, directed by Stephen Daldry, is a coming of age film, filmed in the year 2000. It was set in the year 1984. The film was set in the North of England, in a village called Everington. The director made sure that the movie did not go off course and stayed relevant to the time period of the 1980s. I found that the language presented in the film, was relevant to the time period and the labeling or stereotyping used was very appropriate to the 1980s period. This was because people were only

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    Media Devices Used in Bend It like Beckham and Billy Elliot Narratives are constructed in many different ways; narrative editing, narrative music, cinematography and mis en scene. This assignment will take you through media devises and method used by the directors of "Bend it like Beckham" and "Billy Elliot" use to construct their narratives. The plots of both films are based on stereotypes and how the main characters are challenging them in each film. This leads to

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    ynopsis: The SVU begin work on a case in which a leader of the #BlackLivesMatter movement is sexually assaulted the day after a massive protest following the Grand Jury decisision not to indict the police officers charged with the death of Eric Garner. The case takes a twist when it is discovered that the leader who was assaulted is actually Fin Tutuola 's son Ken 's boyfriend. In Act 1 of our A plot, Detectives Stabler and Benson enter the precinct notably late. They inform their captain that

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    Over the course of years Medical TV shows give excitement to viewers. Recently, Grey’s Anatomy has grown to be a very popular show, but has been numerously compared to Scrubs. When more attention is called to this, similarities are present. For example, the storytelling of each show, the platforms, and the classification of characters. There are even claims that lead to believe Grey’s Anatomy copied Scrubs. In Grey’s Anatomy, it starts off with Meredith Gray being the main character and narrating

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    Billy Elliot is a film set in an English town of Evirngton, England during the 1985 mining strikes. The film depicts a young boy facing the challenge of overcoming traditional gender stereotypes to pursue his love for ballet. Billy faces extreme adversity from his family and community that hold traditional values and beliefs. The process of transitioning into a new phase of life may be confronting but ultimately lead to new understandings of self and others. Stephen Aldry’s Billy Elliot film epitomizes

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    Billy Elliot, written by Lee Hall and directed by Stephen Daldry, is a film about an eleven year old boy named Billy Elliot (Jamie Bell) who is trying to find his own way as a ballet dancer in a small town in northeast England where Boys are expected to do boxing. Billy’s father (Gary Lewis) is a coal miner. The movie takes place during a time of struggle and violence, all situated around a labor strike. He lives in a tiny apartment with both his father and grandmother (Jean Heywood), and shares

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    The novel 'Men of Stone' and the movie 'Billy Elliot' have several similarities between each other. Both Billy and Ben have dysfunctional families. Both have a single parent household due to one of the spouses dying. The two protagonists get closer to their parents by the end of the story. The stories both take place over a long period of time. Conflicts and issues that Ben and Billy have are all resolved by the end of the story. They both received criticism because of their passion for dance

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    expected to be done. 2. Billy Elliot is set in north-eastern England during the 1984-1985 coal miners' strike, this is very important to acknowledge because it has a great impact on Billy & his circumstances. It is seen that Billy & his family live in the lower income sectors or England where there are no trees or grass & everything looks very dull & grey, also all the houses are very close together, in the neighborhood & time that Billy lives,

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    Transitions into new experiences and new phases of life can be problematic with many obstacles to be overcome by the individual. Changes result in a shift of attitudes, beliefs and values. Set during the 1984 miners strike, the film "Billy Elliot", directed by Stephen Daldry explores and challenges embedded traditional, community and family values and beliefs about gender roles, job choices and the way success is measured.Similarly, Gwen Harwood's poem "Barn Owl", highlights the effects of transitions

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