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    11-27-12 Bend it like Beckham Throughout the course of the movie “Bend it like Beckham” the characters experience internal and external conflicts. While some of these don’t necessarily get solved‚ many of them do come to conclusions‚ and mostly end favorable. One example is the Father’s inner conflict in giving his daughter freedom all while wanting to continue their cultural norms. This conflict is seen throughout the entirety if the movie and is dealt with until he finally decides what’s

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    Bend it like Beckham is a film that was written‚ directed‚ and produced by Gurinder Chadha‚ a British film maker who was grew up in India. The film focuses on the main character’s desire to play football and the conflict she faces due to her obligations to her traditional Sikh family. The character‚ Jess Bhamra‚ must make the decision to pursue football or follow her parent’s wishes and complete school and marry and Indian man. As Jess struggles to find her own identity without losing her family

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    Bend it Like Beckham (2002/3) is a romantic comedy written‚ directed and produced by Gurinder Chadha‚ a Kenya-born British film maker who grew up India. Director Chadha’s films often reflect on her complex background. Unlike many comedies‚ Bend it Like Beckham is filled with plenty of important themes. One of them addresses the importance of cultural integration. Jesminder Bhamra‚ like the director‚ is British-Asian. Just like Director Chadha had refused to take traditional Punjabi dancing lessons

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    conditions for both male and female. The WHO program could have also been a big help by providing leadership on global health matters such as poverty‚ child maltreatment and labor conditions. Riis went into the most detail about the streets in “the bend” and the living conditions and death rates that were happening in Bayard‚ Park‚ Mulberry‚ and Baxter Streets. With this being said there were a couple things that came to my attention as I read the article. When reading about the amount of space in

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    Bend it like Beckham is a film that was written‚ directed‚ and produced by Gurinder Chadha‚ a British film maker who was grew up in India. The film focuses on the main character’s desire to play football and the conflict she faces due to her obligations to her traditional Sikh family. The character‚ Jess Bhamra‚ must make the decision to pursue football or follow her parent’s wishes and complete school and marry and Indian man. As Jess struggles to find her own identity without losing her family

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    Gettysburg Battle The Civil War took place in the years of 1861-1865 in the United States. The two sides that fought this war were the North and the South. The War that changed the United States as a whole and fought for the rights of the Union to better the nation was the Civil War. Slavery was one of the biggest causes of the war because the North and South had many disputes about whether slavery should be abolished or not. The union was in favor of having Free states so the idea of expanding

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    The Battle of Hue Col Stanly S. Hughes The Battle of Hue in 1968 was the bloodiest battle of Vietnam. On the night of January 30th 1969 the North Vietnamese (NVA) launched a massive offensive against the south called the Tet offensive. This offensive attacked all major political and military objectives within South Vietnam. This offensive was supposed to conduct a “shock and awe” that would demoralize the South Vietnam and Allied Forces. The city of Hue was one of these cities. At midnight

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    The Battle of Gettysburg The Battle of Gettysburg was the most decisive battle for the North‚ and it lasted for a total of three days. It began on July 1 and ended on July 3‚ 1863. The Confederacy was going on the offensive and was beginning to venture into Pennsylvania‚ Maryland‚ and Washington D.C. They encountered Union troops as they advanced towards Harrisburg where they planned to cut off Union supply lines and to steal provisions that they needed. The Battle of Gettysburg became the

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    Marisol Ms. Jordan US history P.2 23‚ October 2012 The Battle of Vicksburg The battle of Vicksburg was a major siege of the Civil War. The great battle and controversy was all about the Mississippi River‚ and who would have dominant use of it. Of course with its major benefit‚ who could possibly not want the rights to use of the Mississippi? With steam boat technology especially‚ this made commerce a very profitable game. This regular route would also

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    “Jess faces several obstacles and challenges in Bend it like Beckham. How does the director use imagery to convey this aspect of the story?” Imagine being born into a family where cultures as well as overprotective parents stop you from following your dream. The film‚ Bend it like Beckham gives an insight into the life of Jesminder Bhamra‚ a typical Indian girl with a passion for football. Being raised in a family with a strong sense of culture‚ Jess was unable to achieve her main goal in life

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