Jada Pinkett Smith Essays

  • Cesar's Way Essay

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    Cesar includes many details explaining the thoughts between wolves and dogs. He is very clear when he explains the differences between a leader and a follower. He also includes Jada Pinkett Smith’s example, to teach us on, how anyone can become a dog leader. Cesar makes it easier for us to understand dogs, by comparing them to humans. Humans and dogs share some qualities. Humans also have packs, according to Cesar, families are most

  • Sister Souljah

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    Many people have said and think Sister Souljah is a racist. She has made a statement to let people know she is not a racist. She considers herself of being a black sister with an unselfish heart and wants to be heard and will be heard. Sister Souljah has impacted and affected our society today. To some people she is a threat and some people admire her work, thoughts, and music. She has stated ''I am mentally, emotionally, spiritually, physically, intellectually, and academically developed and acutely

  • Menace II Society: Catching Up With You

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    that of his best friend Caine, to ... ... middle of paper ... .... Works Cited Ebert, Roger. "Menace II Society." Roger Ebert. N.p., 26 May 1993. Web. 15 Mar. 2014. . Menace II Society. Dir. Allen and Albert Hughes. Per. Tyrin Turner, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Larenz Tate, etc. 1993. New Line Home Entertainment, 2004. DVD. Rosenbaum, Jonathan. "Menace II Society." Chicago Reader. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Mar. 2014. . Travers, Peter. "Menace II Society | Movie Reviews | Rolling Stone." Rolling Stone. N

  • Menace II Society and Colonization

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    “A crooked childhood it's what the way I am, It's got me in the state where I don't give a damn, Somebody helped me but now they don't hear me, I guess I be another victim of the ghetto So I guess I gotta do what so I ain't finished I grew up to be a streiht up menace, geah.” -“Streiht Up Menace” by MC Eiht The song lyrics above are from the soundtrack of the film Menace II Society and correspond directly to the hardships that people are given when growing up in the ghetto and when surrounded by

  • Tupac Shakur

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    Tupac Shakur “ Poverty, murder, violence and never a day 2 rest.” Those were the words of Tupac Shakur, a legendary rapper. Tupac Amaru Shakur (born June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names 2Pac, Makaveli, or simply Pac, was an American artist renowned for his rapping and hip hop music, as well as his movie roles, poetry, and his social activism. He is recognized in the Guinness Book of World Records as the highest-selling rap artist, with over 75 million albums sold

  • Black Women's Characters: Film Analysis

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    characters. Six films will be discussed Set it off, Soul Food and Girl’s Trip. The films chosen to fit into the categories: SET IT OFF: Queen Latifah being a dyke which in a better term lesbian, as well she was violent, arrogant and selfish. Jada Pinkett-Smith, role struggling women to take care of her brother and selling her body for money. In a change of events her brother is killed and she must find to cope with that. Kimberly Elise, she was the shy one in the group dealing with being a single

  • Lack Of Diversity In The Oscar Show

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    Every February for the last 88 years, the Academy Awards (also know as The Oscars), has aired on television with millions of viewers tuning in with anticipation to see who will receive the highest honors in film making (Oscars, 2016). This year however, the viewing numbers may be a bit lower due to many people boycotting the show over a lack of diversity in this year’s nominees. People are up in arms due to the fact that all nominees for acting roles are all white. Others argue that the show isn’t

  • Karate Kid: Cobra Kai

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    the dojo and reprise their iconic roles in the "Karate Kid" reboot. Overbrook Entertainment in Culver City, California is the executive producer of the "Karate Kid: Cobra Kai" sequel. The company is owned by James Lassiter, Will Smith and his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. After fielding offers from other streaming video service providers -- Hulu, Netflix and Amazon -- YouTube Red obtained the rights for the 10-episode comedy. Each installment airs for 30 minutes.

  • Analysis Of The Movie Girls Trip

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    On Saturday July 29th, 2017, I was able to catch one of the funniest movies I’ve seen in a while, Girls Trip. I was able to view the movie with four of three of friends of mines at the Regal Moorestown Mall Stadium 12 & RPX, located in Moorestown, New Jersey. My experience started with the aromas of popcorn. I am one of those type who has to have popcorn with lots of butter while enjoying a movie. After I purchased my popcorn and bottled water I was ready to enjoy this night with my friends. However

  • Hollywood Stereotyping Ethnic Characters

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    a certain race, seeing how the audiences can enjoy a certain movie and relate to it, is probably the number one goal in the mind of all writers and directors. Another example is the movie, "The Pursuit of Happiness", starring Will Smith, Thandie Newton, and Jaden Smith can be related by many African American fathers who tried all that he had just to provide for his son. A movie like this will not only touch African American fathers, but fathers of all different races, pondering on how hard it was

  • Being Famous Research Paper

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    Being Famous To be famous is to be well known by many people, so what all do you know about famous people or places? Luke Bryan, Jhene Aiko, Will Smith, Robin Williams, and Paris are all related. All these topics are related because they are all famous in some way. Luke Bryan and Jhene Aiko are both singers, Will Smith and Robin Williams are both actors, and Paris is famous for its Eiffel Tower. Thomas Luther Bryan is a Famous country singer, who works with producer Jeff Stevens and co-producer

  • Prejudice and Racism - Color or Character?

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    Color or Character? On TV and in magazines, you seldom see a dark-skinned black person. Our culture is still being led to believe that having lighter skin somehow makes you a better person. Black people with lighter skin get treated better; I believe this discrepancy stems from the days of slavery. In general, dark-skinned blacks labored in the fields while light-skinned blacks worked indoors. Slave owners and even slaves gave lighter-skinned blacks more respect. This segregation of shades

  • Tupac: The Best Rapper Ever

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    Crooks. Tupac was mainly raised by his mom, because his dad really didn’t have much to do with him when he was born. Tupac spent his earlier years in Harlem in 1984. His family soon moved to Baltimore, Maryland where he became good friends with Jada Pinkett Smith. ( Tupac’s brief Biography) Tupac went to Tamalpais High School in June 1988 when his family moved to Marin City, California. Tupac attended Baltimore’s School of the Arts where he learned to dance and how to do Ballet. Tupac also was exposed

  • Are Oscars Subjective But Right?

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    Nomination announcement spark immediate response from big names in movie industry. Acclaimed director Spike Lee and actress Jada Pinkett Smith decided to boycott this year's Academy Awards over the lack of diversity among nominees in the major categories. Lee expressed his frustration with the Oscar on Instagram "We cannot support it and (I) mean no disrespect to my friends, host

  • The Oscars Controversies In The Film Industry

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    Jada Pinkett-Smith, Will Smith and Spike lee announced they were sitting out of the February 28th viewing because of the lack of diversity for the second year in a row. Actor Darrell Larson, 65, gave his two cents. "Race had nothing to do with it, nor should it," speaking

  • Whitewashing In Othello

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    Whitewashing is considered a part of cultural appropriation. The term defined by New Webster’s Dictionary is “a term that now has also come to refer to the entertainment industry 's attempt at making ethnic characters more appealing to the white, money-spending masses by making exotic characters less ethnic and more “white.” It’s been happening for over 77 years and at this pace of major white movies stars taking minority roles, it doesn’t seem it’s going to stop any time soon. In February, the

  • How Does Tupac Affect Society

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    Tupac Shakur was a leader and prophet to and youth and rap/hip-hop culture. He has talked and made songs about women, poor, and rich people. He has changed my perspective about the three types of people after I watched his interviews and had the things that he said broken down and explained. Tupac has pointed out many things wrong with the country and the people who run it. He even inspired a very well known rapper named Kendrick Lamar. He even went through the struggle of being falsely accused

  • Biography Of Will Smith

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    you! I heard that you like Will Smith movies. In this Biography Will Smith was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1968.Willard Carroll "Will" Smith, Jr.is an American actor, producer, rapper, and songwriter. He has enjoyed success in television, film, and music. In April 2007, Newsweek called him "the most powerful actor in Hollywood". Smith has been nominated for five Golden Globe Awards, two Academy Awards, and has won four Grammy Awards. In the late 1980s, Smith achieved modest fame as a rapper

  • Clueless Movie Essay

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    rapper. Tupac Shakur was actor, poet, activist, author, and screenwriter. Tupac went to the Baltimore School of Arts, where he wrote he wrote his first poem. The poem was entitled "A Tear in Cupid's Eye", which was written for his best friend, Jada Pinkett Smith. At 19 years, old Tupac produced and starred in the iconic movie "Juice", which was released in 1992. When Pac was 20 years old, in 1993, starred in the movie "Poetic Justice" with the mulita-Grammy winning artist, Janet

  • Blackface's Fence: Discrimination Against Hollywood

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    movies that were white. The Oscars simply did not want to award people of color even though the movie was good. Actors such as Jada Pinkett-Smith and Spike Lee we’re furious with the nominations from last year and have spoken out about how they will not be attending the Oscars this year. They announced this on Martin Luther King JR birthday as a statement to the Oscars. Jada also spoke out about how she feels about not getting nominated for her role in “Girls Trip”. She stated that she was disappointed