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    The Satire of Blazing Saddles Blazing Saddles, a Mel Brooks film, is a perfect example of satire. The main object of the movie is to make fun of the western genre of films. Mel Brooks is notorious for his satires of many different films and film genres, and Blazing Saddles follows true to form. Many of the film’s ideas and problems are common in most westerns, although Mel Brooks has added a twist. In addition, the movie pokes fun at a more modern theme, racism. Many westerns contain some

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    The scene I am referring to is in the movie “Blazing Saddles” and begins at 0:26:45 and continues to 0:29:09. This scene introduces Sheriff Bart (Cleavon Little) to the town folks. The scene begins with a man on a building shouting “The mayors comin’! The mayors comin’!” (Blazing Saddles) This scene is a very important scene in relation to the rest of the movie. This scene introduces the sheriff to he town folks. This scene also stresses the racial aspect of the film with many references to the sheriffs

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    were no longer seen as a point of interest for the viewing public. Mel Gibson’s film entitled, Blazing Saddles, debuted in 1974 and seemed to fit the bill of the post-1960’s western. Blazing Saddles is a film that is able to take on racism and utilize it as an important reflection of the time. The film goes where no film has gone before in terms of discussing race and Hollywood. Blazing Saddles was able to seemingly integrate elements of Blaxploitation and introduce the film industry’s first interracial

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    the corner of your eye. “One… two… three… Shoot!” The hero always prevails... quite disparate imagery compared to Mel Brooks’ 1974 classic, Blazing Saddles. The Western motif is one that has been trivialized, heckled, idealized, subverted, and replicated exponentially throughout not only American cinemas but motion pictures world-wide. Blazing Saddles serves as both a form of this subversion and a burlesque depiction of the genre itself. The film’s complex sense of humor prioritizes aspects that

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    your line of eyesight. “One… two… three… Shoot!” The hero always prevails... quite disparate imagery compared to Mel Brooks’ 1974 classic, Blazing Saddles. The Western motif is one that has been trivialized, heckled, idealized, “subverted”, and replicated exponentially throughout not only American cinemas but motion pictures world-wide. Blazing Saddles serves as both a form of this “subversion” and a burlesque depiction of the genre itself. The film’s complex sense of humor prioritizes aspects that

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    Satire and Parody in Blazing Saddles "No one is born a racist bigot. In other words, racial bigotry or racial prejudice is not genetically or biologically determined... Therefore, if most people spoke out about racism, it would be the first step towards a revolutionary change." -Dr. Charles Quist-Adade Mel Brooks’ Blazing Saddles, sheds light to the cultural problems of the Western era through satire with elements of parody within. John Vogel describes Blazing Saddles as “The Ultimate Western

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    Cowboy mouth a unique and boisterous spirit rock and roll band group from New Orleans. These New Orleans native has played more than 2,500 concerts and their signature song was “Jenny Says.” They brought additional fierce firepower to the rock and roll industry. They love traveling on the road to many different locations across the world. Traveling to and from different places was the entertaining part for them. There are a few band members in the group. Fred Leblanc is the drummer and lead singer

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    Nonetheless, the difference in party alignment has clear implications for the nomination process. During the nomination process, you are facing other members of your party to fight for the single nomination for the general election. This means you have to fight over voters with quite similar ideologies. This would exclude the extreme number of people from the other party, and perhaps many people who are in the middle and cannot decide which way to lean yet. Due to this, candidates must strategize

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    SOCIAL MEDIA!!!! DIGITAL MARKETING!!! CONTENT MARKETING!!! Every business hears those terms being bandied about every day. They are made to feel less than and that their business will go under if they are not on the cutting edge of whatever is happening in digital. The reality is, there is some truth to it, but not in the way you think. Digital and Social Media are just tools. Yes tools, like a hammer Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest is a tool, like a drill is a tool, like a great knife

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    Characteristics and Behaviors of Effective Counseling Effective and competent clinical mental health counselors employ a variety of behaviors and characteristics in the helping relationship. These specific behaviors and characteristics serve to develop and sustain a therapeutic environment with the client in which counselors can assist clients with achieving optimal wellness. While effective counselor behaviors and characteristics aide in fostering a therapeutic relationship and environment, ineffective

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