Ellen Ripley

The golden days of Ellen Louise Ripley are long past. References of never being hungry again- aimed at the young-adult generation-fall on deaf ears. The man-eating, hard-working female protagonist had fallen completely off the cinematographic map until 2015. Originally a bestselling movie franchise series directed by George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road was released on May 15, 2015. In comparison to its pop-culture counterpart the Divergent series, Mad Max: Fury Road endorsed a story line that was predominately

he female action hero. Not much of them on the big screen, are there? Sure, there is some stuff on TV, but when it comes to the movies, we don't really get much. People have been clamoring for a Black Widow movie, but Marvel is reluctant to make a film with her name on the title. She isn't technically a superhero, but she's an Avenger that can kick some ass. She's also a slam dunk for female viewers that wan't to see a superhero movie they can get behind. I'm sure guys won't be reluctant to go with

The movie that I am going to be writing about is called Run Lola Run directed and written by Tom Tykwer, released in 1998. This movie is about a girl, Lola, who has to save her boyfriend, Manni, from the mob by getting 100,000 marks to him in twenty minutes and is about her efforts to get to him in three separate runs. The topic that I am going to focus on is the representation of gender in Run Lola Run compared to more typical representations in other movies. The four main topics that I am going

“I am ugly because I don't look like a movie star” (Newsom). This is a twelve year old girl's response to an interviewer who asked if she thought she was beautiful in the documentary Miss Representation. In a society that is consumed by technology, children and adults are subjected to countless forms of media everyday that influence the way they view themselves and others. The twelve year old girl is not the only one who has a negative view of herself. Although men do in fact experience insecurities

Before examining the article and its link to the Marxist Theory, it is important to give a brief description of the main tenets and principles of Marxism. Specifically, the Marxist paradigm assumes that economic competition is the principle cause of conflict. Unlike other paradigms, Marxism’s method of societal analysis focuses on economic and material aspects. Focusing on class relations and societal conflicts, the theory was first proposed by Karl Marx. Upon witnessing the industrial revolution

states up north that would aid in providing housing and fresh starts for the African American-escaped slaves. Indiana, for example, has “claimed to have a ‘station’ in every town affiliated with the Underground Railroad (Cox, 18). On the other hand, in Ripley, Ohio, “a town that was ‘pro-slavery,’” a man by the name of John Parker states that the Underground Railroad had a vast amount of slaves being smuggled in and out of this Northern town (Kammen, 4). The fact that there were “slavery-active” towns

Ralph Waldo Emerson lost a lot of family due to illnesses. Charles, Emerson’s brother fell ill and his lungs began to betray him and he suddenly died. His death was the fifth to take from Emerson a loved one in the five years since the tragic loss of Ellen, deaths which included Ellen’s mother and sister; his best friend; George Sampson; and his brother Edward (York and Spaulding 76). Even his child was unable to make it. The hurt tied with the religious atmosphere of the 1800’s made Emerson who he was

The Gay and Lesbian Community in the Y Generation As the Y Generation continues to expand its horizons, new trends of tolerance are beginning to shine through. The gay and lesbian community is more readily embraced by today’s generation than by generations in America’s past. More and more people are “coming out” than ever before, which proves that the gay and lesbian community is gaining acceptance and their rights to equality are slowing increasing, but discrimination is still there. Even though

Basic Approach Yeah. ... So I'm not the guy who spends a ton of time breaking down film, right? I'm basically just your average, ordinary run-of-the-mill fantasy player who tends to fly by the seat of his pants. I am, however, a fan of the game. I follow NFL news very closely; I can recite depth charts backwards and forwards; I've developed a sound understanding of how football teams operate; and I've been doing this long enough to see the tea leaves and read between the lines. I rely heavily on

their safety, and their achievements. She never hugged her children, and rarely showed affection. The Grant family soon moved to Georgetown, Ohio, where Ulysses received local schooling before attending boarding schools in Maysville, Kentucky and Ripley, Ohio. He despised working for his father in the tannery, although that would not be a problem for long, because he received an appointment to West Point in 1839 (Carpenter, 3). It was then that he became known as Ulysses S. Grant. Fearing the ridicule