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    “Changes in Society” People live in a society that is constantly changing. Whether they like it or not‚ changes will occur gradually or in such a rapid way that it will be hard to notice them. For many decades‚ people have been expressing their opinions about changes in society through media and scripture. These opinions have had a great impact on society. They are not only an expression of how society affects people but they also show how people affect society. Overall‚ media and scripture demonstrate

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    respect from the larger society within which it exists. The films Pleasantville and Die Welle show the power

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    Simpler Times In the Movie Pleasantville‚ two teenagers are taken from a crazy lifestyle; they are teleported to a faraway place called Pleasantville. Where everything is picture perfect‚ the town where everybody is friendly and there are no dangerous things to be found. But a place where everything is perfect isn’t always the case. Things may seem perfect on the outside but are totally different on the inside of Pleasantville. Being perfect still has it drawback even in place where things seem

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    In the societies of Brave New World and Pleasantville their way of living is based on stability and happiness. In both societies happiness and stability are created in the beginning in the hopes of good and not evil. The temporary stability and the happiness in society allows people to feel that they belong until it is further realized that their society is not what they expected it was. The depravation from a normal society withheld the ability of expression creating the society to change when atypical

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    In Pleasantville‚ everything is perfect. Breakfast is served every morning before school‚ supper is hot on the table after work. Kids are all good kids and the parents don’t have to worry. In modern day‚ this is very different‚ you make your own food‚ you sometimes get breakfast before school‚ girls are slutty and that’s not a bad thing now. Women have more freedom and everyone has responsibilities. The lives are very different‚ but some similarities would surprise you. In my opinion‚ the differences

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    Pleasantville By: Pooja Maharaj In a famous 50’s movie called Pleasantville‚ there have been many themes being presented which includes racial discrimination‚ personal freedom and love. This movie presented many other themes like chauvism‚ sexism‚ sex‚ and so on. But in this essay I must state only three themes. In the following paragraphs there would be a summary of this popular movie and descriptions of the themes above. David and Jennifer are twins that attend the same high school. Jennifer

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    Debbie Pierre Prof. Grant English 1102-119 April 17‚ 2013 Cover Letter The following are three essays that I worked on during the semester. Most of it remains the same‚ while some of my ideas have developed. The only major changes made were redirecting the ideas in the Where is Waldo Now essay. In English 1102 I struggled with a lot‚ Professor Grant really challenged what I thought I knew about writing. Being that English is my second language‚ language barriers normally do not reflect

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    Sociological Perspective of Pleasantville Pleasantville is a motion picture that was released in 1998 which is a fictional drama on how life evolves. The main Characters are teenage twins David and Jennifer (played by Tobey McGuire and Reese Wetherspoon) David and Jennifer life Is not li the perfect life that is betrayed on Pleasantville that David was fascinated with. Life is in fact perfect in Pleasantville; the families are perfect‚ the school is perfect‚ the weather is perfect‚ the relationships

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    expectation and deepest desires. Pleasantville (1998) directed by Gary Ross examines this idea through the protagonist who escapes his troubles and unforgiving reality to Pleasantville; a fake world that reflects his utopic vision and 1950’s American society. Similarly Robert Frost’s poem “Birches” shows no matter how hard he tries to escape his reality to a better illusion he was made for himself‚ reality is persistent and will always bring him back. In Pleasantville the idea that reality will triumph

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    and watched the movie Pleasantville. These works focus on making perfect societies. The Giver is about a boy named Jonas who lives in a community with many rules. He is assigned the job of the Receiver of Memory and goes through great amounts of pain and happiness during his training. Pleasantville is about David and his sister Jennifer who goes into their TV to a show called Pleasantville. This town is supposedly peaceful and pleasant. Although The Giver and Pleasantville are both about perfect

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