Girls Like Us Girls Like Us is an intimate portrayal concerning four girls who grew up all with different ethnic backgrounds and various forms of parental guidence. Anna Chau is Vietnames with strict parents and good beliefs, Lisa Bronca is a Caucasion Catholic, De'Yonna Moore is African-American with strong goals who lives with her Grandma and Raelene Cox is a young white girl who comes from a broken home with little parental guidence. Girls Like Us shows examples of structural functionism, and conflict theory, as well as symbolic interactionalism. This movie really intersted me because I actually got to see each of these girls grow up. This film also contained implications for the science of sociology. I believe that the main point of the movie Girls Like Us was to show examples of how different lifestyles could have an impact on young girls growing up today. It actually showed these different girls at different important stages in their lives so we got to see how strong their goals were at the beginning, and how they changed with time and maturity. It showed how family history and ethnic diversity has an important role in the lives of young girls. It was a good way to show how lifestyles in general impacted each of these girls futures in so many ways. It takes four girls all with different families and different religious beliefs and asks them about their goals and lives when they are young. Then we see them again each year and it shows the changes in personality as well as in their beliefs and goals. In this movie Elements of structural functionalism were definately present. For example, each of these girls were from the same society, but all their religious and ethical backgrounds varied. Depending on their history and family each girl had a different view on topics like premarital sex or college goals. I feel that because Raelene's mom didn't care much about raelene or how well she did in school, neither did Raelen. This probably led her to the path of dropping out of school and teen pregnancy. Then we meet Anna Chau who tells us she would never have premarital sex because it's not allowed and she plans to someday go to college. Anna's father and her culture would be the functionalist because they stressed education and religion. Co... ... middle of paper ... ...weather or notl their children succeed. Anna's story has another example of this when she says she would get in trouble for kissing a guy, although she does have premarital sex, she says she doesnt like it, doesnt like her boyfriend and feels dirty afterwards. I think this is because she was brought up thinking it was wrong and will always believe that. Lisa's mother has been divorced 3 times and then Lisa's boyfriend cheats on her and she stays with him, they talk about marraige like its nothing. I think this is because she saw her mother do ti so many times it just seemed normal like it was no big deal. Her mother did however stress school was important and Lisa has never missed a day of school and goes on to attend college. I really enjoyed the movie Girls Like Us. I liked watching these girls grow up and change their whole lives around. It showed how the science of sociology is present in everyday lives and relationships and how conflicts can change a person for the better or the worst. What a learned most from this movie was how structural functionalism really does play a major part of how we grow up no matter what our ethnic backgrounds may be.
On February 17, 1913 the International Exhibition of Modern Art, or the Armory Show, opened to the public. It is unlikely that the some 4,000 guests milling around the eighteen rooms of the 69th Regiment Armory in New York that night could have realized the extent to which the artwork displayed would set off a revolution that would sweep the nation. Response to the Armory Show, however, was sensational. During the month long exhibition the, Armory Show became the talk of the town. The galleries were constantly full of people who came to gape at the spectacle, artists who came to study or deride, and celebrities and socialites who came to see and be seen. Former President Teddy Roosevelt even made a visit to the show praising the spirit of modernity present in the venture, but distrustful of the so called ‘radical’ art of the European avant-garde. In his response to the show published in Outlook, Roosevelt commented: “It is vitally necessary to move forward and to shake off the dead hand of the reactionaries; and yet we have to face the fact that there is apt to be a lunatic fringe among the votaries of any forward movement.”[2] In this statement Roosevelt summarized the public reactions to the show.
The movie teaches us to look beyond the cover and into who someone is as a person. We also learn that sometimes contact with people makes us reconsider our judgement towards them, to find out the real person underneath.
Mean Girls (2004) is a movie that captures the challenging obstacles, excitements, and the letdowns that the adolescents face during high school. Although the movie is greatly exaggerated and does not hold to the true essence of reality, the film portrays the struggles an individual faces during adolescence. The protagonist of the film, Cady Heron, moves into the suburbs after being raised in Africa by her two scientist parents. As Cady is now enrolled into an American high school, she struggles to find her sense of self-identity as she encounters multiple groups of friends and she tries to fit-in by trying to find the status quo of the “American-high-school-way.” The film also emphasizes the development
George Orwell, the author of 1984, uses his protagonist, Winston, to explore the inner conflicts we face as human beings when confronted with the injustice of an all-powerful government and illustrates the need to develop personal responsibility for our own lives and actions. Winston Smith is a man who doubts the honesty of the ever present oppressive government that rules Oceania, one of three superpowers in the world of 1984. Big Brother is the name given to the government in the book. The government has developed its own language and is constantly at war with the other two superpowers Eastasia and Eurasia. Big Brother watches its citizens at all times. In this society thinking for yourself has become punishable by death. As Winston's rebellion
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, a famous philosopher, once said “I prefer liberty with danger than peace with slavery.” What Rousseau means by this is that it is better to have fought for your freedom than to peacefully allow yourself to become a slave. In George Orwell’s 1984, a man name Winston Smith struggles with a society that has allowed itself to become enslaved by it’s totalitarian government, whose leader is known as “Big Brother”. Big Brother has convinced his people that to truly be safe, they must be monitored completely. The people of Oceania are entirely stripped of their freedom, and even thinking of rebelling is a crime, a “thoughtcrime”. Winston’s problems arise as he realizes he is not like most people around him, he does not like the society he is living in and wants to take down Big Brother. Winston soon meets a girl named Julia who dislikes Big Brother as well, and soon they begin to commit a wide variety of crimes together. They begin a forbidden love affair, but worry constantly about being caught. As Winston’s love for Julia grows, so does his hatred for Big Brother. Winston soon receives word that a man named O’Brien wants to see him, which excites him because Winston believes that O’Brien is a member of a secret party called The Brotherhood. The Brotherhood is the only glimpse of opposition towards Big Brother that Winston has seen. Winston and Julia go to see O’Brien and are indoctrinated into The Brotherhood. Things take a turn for the worse when Julia and Winston are snatched up and taken to a place called The Ministry of Love, where Winston finds out that O’Brien was actually a spy who tricked him into openly opposing Big Brother. Winston is then tortured until he is mentally broken and no longer attached to J...
Orwell begins the book by depicting a dystopian society controlled by the all and powerful, Big Brother. He shows Big Brother’s ability to manipulate individuals by introducing The Ministry of Truth. Winston, although hates Big Brother, works for the mighty Ministry of Truth. There, he revises documents and unconditionally reworks them. Despite his hate for Big Brother, Winston ironically finds pleasure in his work. This shows how the all mighty power rules over all individuals.
Orwell depicts the “Big Brother” poster as one that is “always watching” and “the eyes follow you”, giving it an eerie and menacing sense to introduce the story and Big Brother. It leads the reader to feel like there is no escape for Winston under the
Summary: In George Orwell’s novel 1984, the main character, Winston Smith, finds himself in the superstate of Oceania which is controlled by the Party and the Thought Police. Although a member of the Party, Winston harbors a hate for the Party’s leader, Big Brother, along with the telescreens, the Thought Police, and the Party overall. In Oceania, members of the Party are to feel love, admiration, hope, and thanks towards Big Brother only. Many people vanish from existence without explanation and are seemingly forgotten, as though they never existed. In the beginning of the novel, Winston purchases a diary, which he uses to write about his thoughtcrime and hate towards Big Brother. He knows that sooner or later this will be the reason for his
The argument that teens are binge drinking because it is a rite of passage is a fair explanation, but is followed by the somewhat condescending remark that “Developmentally teens remain in that imaginary stage that ‘bad stuff can 't happen to me because I am invincible.’" (Lohmann, 2013, p. 84). The author then goes on to give reasons a teen “may” give as to why they drink, this is similarly presumptuous and backed up by nothing more than the author’s opinion. This informal article seems to appeal to the emotions of parents; being fairly sensational regarding the risks associated with teen drinking, and at one point referring to alcohol as “liquid toxin” (Lohmann, 2013, p.84). This article provides some good information for parents, but may also be misleading in the extent to which parents should question their teens in such a confronting manner as is detailed in the “four essential questions” (Lohmann, 2013, p. 86).
One of the younger girls is asked "is 'like a girl' a good thing or a bad thing?" And she responds with "I don’t know if it's a good thing or a bad thing it sounds like a bad thing , sounds like your trying to humiliate someone." Another older females responds with " It definitely drops their self confidence...when someone says you hit "like a girl' ...well what does that mean? .... telling them they are weak." The last female (older) responds with "...It doesn’t matter what they say...yes I … "like a girl" and I wake up like a girl, because I am a girl and that is nothing to be ashamed of." Even though they all give different responses they all make it clear that the phrase "like a girl' is used as an insult, but it doesn’t makes sense . This is due , that gender is what a person is , not what they do . The last way we see logos is through the hashtag. Hashtag has become a big thing in social media and can spread
I thoroughly admired this movie because it highlighted the pros and cons of the educational field; rather than sugar coating the experience of the student and teachers. It highlighted a variety of issues, such as racism, homophobia, deportation due to illegal immigration etc. Similarly, I enjoyed the film due to the french aspect but also the characters caused me to be emotionally invested in their diverse experiences in the school. There were 3 moments with similar themes that stood out to me. First, the scene where a male student “tripped” and groped a female student. Second, when the teacher claimed it was alright to look at females cleavage. Third, when the teacher called the two female students skanks. The theme of constant objectification
In cultures past and present, families have always had some kind of tradition. Now there are some parents who don’t concern themselves with these traditions, and some that keep them close to heart. The ones that value their family traditions will teach them to their children and hope that their children will value them as much as they do and follow them as well. Some families have heirlooms that will get passed down from generation to generation. When comparing the short stories “Marriage is a Private Affair” by Chinva Achebe and “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker, you can see that the both sets of parents have important roles in their children’s lives and they have traditions that they follow, conflicts arise when the family traditions
All over America, families are suffering from their teenagers being taken over by the effects of alcohol. Teenagers that start drinking don’t know the damage they are putting on their bodies. Underage drinking is a rising issue in an alarming amount of homes. Drinking is unfortunately already a popular activity, but it shouldn’t be for teenagers because they can hurt themselves and others. The next generation of adults are in danger if they let alcohol control them during high school. While some parents can control their children or not, underage drinking is a problem everywhere.
I am sure that these mentioned may come as a shock to some of you, just as it did to me. Barack Obama, yes the Barack Obama, who is now serving his second term as the president of the United States. Which at the age of two years old, his father left his mother, leaving her to care for her son, with just the help of her mother. Another name that may ring a bell is Jodie Foster. Jodie’s father abandoned the relationship with her mother during her pregnancy, resulting in to her being reared in a single parent home. Then we have Halle Berry, who was only the young age of four. As many of us may know, that at the age of four, children are very observant and questionable on almost everything. So I am sure, that this wasn’t an easy go for Halle’s mother, as I can only imagine the question that she was left to answer. Not to mention having to adapt to the life of a single parent. Eva Mendes, Oprah Winfrey, Leonardo Dicaprio and Selena Gomez, are a few more individuals, which were in the same shoes growing up as many children in today’s
Not only does this movie deal with the issues of society, but it points to biblical scriptures that help lead us in the right direction. The biggest lesson that this film taught me was that if I put my complete faith in God, then no matter what happens, he will provide, watch over, and take care of me. I learned that expressing belief in God is not enough. I have to live everyday believing and trusting him and I have to show my trust and faith through my actions and my words.