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The influence of the westward expansion in the West is still evident today. Influences such as land, and the individualist mindset remain the same today. Also, a lot of ways the frontier land today is isolated compared to the West we live in today, too. The frontier emphasized the spirit of nationalism and individualism in the United States. As mentioned amongst the themes of the West, the frontier experience converted settlers into individualists, who hoped to gain opportunity in the lands of

Hollywood VS Bollywood. There are various Bollywood movies, which were pristinely made in Hollywood. Simply taking a Hollywood script and making it in Bollywood for Indian audience will not work until unless you integrate an Indian touch to the script (Rao, 2010). In Hollywood movies, it is often found that a lot of movies have an open end for its sequel or sometimes portraying the evil as unvanquishable or triumpher (Rothman, 1996). Bollywood movies end with evil being vanquished or issues in the

The Outsiders (essay) The differences between adolescence and adolescent experiences are portrayed in the film The Outsiders (1983), by Francis Ford Coppola and Clueless (1995), by Amy Heckerling. Coppola uses visual and verbal techniques such as music, camera angles and sounds to show the friendship between Johnny and Ponyboy and also depicts the meaning of adolescence. The notion of adolescence is strengthened and enriched through the film “The Outsiders (1983),” by Francis Ford Coppola. The

According to the film critic, Phillip French, “The Western has always been about America rewriting and reinterpreting her own past,” if this is indeed the case, then the two most popular Westerns of the early 1990s reveal that many Americans had rejected the traditional interpretation of the Old West. The critically and commercially successful, Dances with Wolves and Unforgiven, repudiated the patriotic frontier myth that had characterised the Western when it was the preeminent genre in American

The animated Disney film, Moana, was released in November 2016 and directed by Ron Clements and John Musker. The thing that sets this film apart from others is that the princess, Moana, doesn’t seek romance to feel full. Instead, this film demands for young children to embrace their family and community while remaining heroic and authentic to their culture. Moana was an original film, emotionally engaging, and it stuck to Disney’s style while following its own rules. When I first saw this film

to new heights, Pio Pico is a historic figure many look up to as a shining and inspirational example of the Mexican past. Pio Pico’s life story reminds us of a unique multicultural legacy in California. Pico’s two hundredth birthday celebration in Los Angeles revealed that he has taken on a new role in California’s history. Today, Cinco de Mayo is a celebration not only of the Mexican past but Also f a California past, rich in its Mexican, American Indian, African American, and European

heartbreaking moments with the gangs. In the memoir the gang members refer to father Gregory as ‘G’. In 1984 and 1985 Gregory Boyle, started as an associate pastor at Dolores Mission Church, and in 1986 became the pastor. The parish was one of the poorest in Los Angeles, and the capital of gangs. Father Gregory Boyle, express his desire to work with the poor; Dolores Mission Church had been in Boyle Heights for some forty years,

Chapter One Jen saw the dogs first, their muscular bodies scudding along the pavement like torpedoes. The Brothers and their men came after, followed by the girl and the fat woman. Jen hung back, keeping close to the buildings. Daniel and Joseph Avery were dangerous; catch their eye, come into their orbit, and you would become their victim. They stalked the streets like warlords, their dogs always by their side, their gang of sycophants never far away. Their followers had split up and were begging

Raneem zaiter 31330627 City of god The movie “City of God” that was directed by Fernando Meirelles and Katia Lund . The movie released in 2002. The movie talks about 2 kids: Rocket and Lil Ze, who are growing up in the City of God favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Lil Ze is a child who wanted to prove himself, became a merciless drug lord, who killed, robbed, and threatened in order to gain power. While Rocket, witnessed the violence going on in the neighborhood around him and became a photographer

As viewed by Americans, Toronto has always been that “peaceful, lovable” city as compared to other big American cities such as New York or Chicago. This view is beginning to change with the sudden spike in gun violence throughout the 2015 year. Torontonians are starting to wonder if that was just an oddity or if this is a growing trend. Two years later, the growth of gun violence has become a scary reality. Supposedly, there are three theories roaming around as to why there has been such a spike