Review and Critique of: "Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective" A book by Caroline Bretell Carolyn Sargent By Introduction In this book the focus is on how gender is constructed around the world. The book demonstrated many different areas in which women either ruled or ruled together with man. It leaves people with hope that the world is capable of an equalitarianism society. Many topics in the field of anthropology
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Revenge is a selfish action that brings a person’s personal justice to one’s wrong-doer‚ where it can spiral into an uncontrolled cycle. Both bring consequences to one’s actions‚ and yet they are one in the same. According to Francis Bacon‚ the Colonel set up his own justice for his people through revenge. Justice is actually only mentioned once in his essay‚ and that is just in the first line: “Revenge is a kind of wild justice‚” (597) this statement shows that revenge and justice are one in
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the excerpt from Forche’s Twentieth Century Poetry of Witness‚ she explores a prominent issue within poetry: the presence of two distinct poetic categories‚ the personal and political‚ both of which‚ she claims‚ produce bias. In the first paragraph‚ Forche distinguishes between the “personal” and “political” bias‚ claiming one is too emotional‚ while the other too divisive. Consequently‚ she introduces the concept of “poetry of witness‚” in which one’s personal and political viewpoints have less influence
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(Kevin Spacey) and Carolyn Burnham (Annette Bening) prove that there is a big difference in appearance versus reality. With the help of Colonel Frank Fitts‚ (Wes Bentley) we learn that people cannot just be judged by their outer appearance‚ but rather by what’s inside‚ because people are not always what they seem. Lester Burnham serves as the films narrator. He is an almost middle-aged father‚ husband and advertising executive. Obviously‚ his marriage with his uptight wife Carolyn is barely hanging
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drama that tells the story of Lester and Carolyn Burnham and their daughter Jane‚ a stereotypical American family who have a beautiful home like a typical rich family would have. This creates the illusion that they have the perfect American family. Lester is facing a mid-life crisis. His life is meaningless because of a job he has had for more than ten years and his family seem to hate him. Lester feels Carolyn controls him and forces him to act happy. Carolyn is frustrated as she feels she has lost
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personal "worth and value" based on how they are seen by others. As success’ in terms of a big house‚ happy family is normally unattainable by most‚ the characters in the film create an image. Carolyn states in a scene: "In order to be successful‚ one must portray the image of success at all times." Carolyn Burnham is obsessed with materialism and other’s opinions of her and her family. She loves her house and possessions and to her these things equal success. She tries to surround herself with whom
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Reunion by Carolyn Forche On the phonograph‚ the voice of a woman already dead for three decades‚ singing of a man who could make her do anything. -The persona is listening to something that she can relate to. -She is listening to something that makes her remember something (a man/a broken relationship) from the past. On the table‚ two fragile glasses of black wine‚ a bottle wrapped in its towel. -These three lines refers to an act of sexual intercourse. -The two fragile glasses could
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look good from the outside‚ does not always mean that it is good on the inside. In the film the Burnham ’s live in a nice neighborhood in a beautiful house that is well kept by the wife Carolyn. Everything seems normal and almost like a perfect picture from the outside‚ and as well as on the inside. With Carolyn being a real estate agent‚ she loves keeping up with the latest decor for her own home. She buys expensive things for their home‚ like the four thousand dollar couch that is upholstered in
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who to top it off is his daughter’s best friend. He even decides to buy an old‚ ugly looking car and applies for a job at a fast food restaurant. Carolyn on the other hand does not agree with the rebirth of Lester. At this point it is blatantly clear that Lester and Carolyn’s definition of happiness is completely different. Carolyn’s happiness
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that I have compiled a list of the highest quality‚ most likely actors to the best of my ability. Chandler Canterbury‚ Bob Sapp‚ Zachary Gordon‚ Christian Bale‚ Liam Neeson‚ Susan Sarandon‚ and Chloe Grace Moretz as Huck Finn‚ Jim‚ Buck‚ Huck’s dad‚ Colonel Grangerford‚ the widow Douglas‚ and Emmeline Grangerford respectively. Chandler Canterbury as Huckleberry Finn. Canterbury is a fourteen year old actor from Houston Texas who has played in films such as Knowing and The Curious Case of Benjamin
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