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    Sister Act Symbolism

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    The film, Sister Act, is a humorous story about a woman, Delores Van Cartier, who goes into hiding from her shady lover at a Catholic convent. Sister Act has many Christian references, specifically Roman Catholicism that convey popular stereotypes. These comedic stereotypes, whether intended or not, add to the perception of Roman Catholicism and how the religion is further portrayed in the media. When lounge singer, Delores Van Cartier, began a love affair with a married casino owner, Vince LaRocca

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    Sister Act Sparknotes

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    The Academy showcases their annual musical. The Sister Act begins with the protagonist, Deloris, who has ambitions of becoming the next big thing. Her life turns upside down when she catches her significant other murdering one of his employees. In order to secure safety, the police hide her in a convent. There, we meet the other sisters including Mother Superior who despises Deloris. However, Deloris saved the church by reconstructing their choir. As for the murderous husband, he was caught by the

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    Sister Act 2

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    In the film Sister Act 2: Back on the Habit, everything revolves around music. It played a pivotal role in emphasizing the transformative power of music in bringing order and unity not only to the students but also among the teachers and the community. The film portrays how they use music as a universal language and a means of communication and expression despite coming from different backgrounds. Sister Mary Clarence's music class showcased diverse cultural backgrounds among its students, including

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    Sister Act 2

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    Sister Act 2: Back on the Habit is a film that acknowledges and celebrates cultural diversity, with people from different races and ethnicities, cultural backgrounds, and walks of life. It also delves deeper into the historical and cultural roots of the Black community, with its culture being the predominantly adopted culture in the movie. There is no doubt that prejudice and discrimination are bound to happen with this wide array of differences. Economic and social class differences were evident

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    Sister Act Analysis

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    The Sister Act, a musical theatre show, written by Cheri Steinkellner and Bill Steinkellner, was a hit musical during the late two thousand, making all the way to Broadway. It has its roots in the era of disco, with all types of different distinctions from modern types of music, and with its plot, it also delves into the realm of hymns and old gospel music, which all culminates into a musical theatre extravaganza. It being a musical, makes it hard to distinguish one genre in particular, but

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    Sister Marilyn defines mercy by, “nothing more and nothing less than responding in practical ways to needs that are known” (14). One act of mercy that Sister Marilyn is engaged in is when she allows [a male refugee and] a Hmong refugee family to stay at the motherhouse. This is an act of mercy because the family had nowhere else to go and normally their motherhouse did not bring anyone, refugee or other, to stay there. Another act of mercy Sister Marilyn is engaged in is when she goes to southern

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    Sister Act 2 and Dangerous Minds were created in the early 90’s that follows the struggles of a new teacher with rebellious teens. However through their dedication and unique teaching styles both teachers in the movies are able to overcome these struggles. Mrs. Johnson better demonstrated discipline and classroom management skills with these rebellious students In Dangerous Minds, many of the students faced financial and personal issues outside of school and these issues often interrupted their

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    Enrichment On September 24th, I went to see Sister Act at Great Theatre. This show is about Deloris van Cartier, a singer, who witnessed a man named Curtis commit a murder. She was then put under protection at a local convent. Deloris did not want to be at the convent, and Mother Superior didn’t want her to be there either. However, Deloris made the most out of the situation and decided to help their choir learn how to properly sing. Due to to the choir drawing so much attention Deloris was removed

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    that struggle with different aspects of education. People have a hard time with education in school or anywhere else in the world. To this day there are many films that talk about education, but there is one film that might help many. In the film, Sister Act Two: Back in the Habit, Bill Duke, the director uses many themes throughout the film about education in schools. The director uses the film to expresses major themes about, parents, teachers, and administrators. One theme the film expresses is

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    Sororities: Rebuttal of Evan Wright’s Article, Sister Act Walking around a university’s campus any day of the week, one sees an array of Greek letters worn proudly by young men and women in the Greek system. Fraternities and sororities play a big part in a university. The Greek system can also be an easy target to direct criticism. There are those who oppose the Greek system and those who embrace it. Evan Wright opposes the Greek system in his article “Sister Act” that was featured in Rolling Stone Magazine

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