The little things matter is a very indepth saying that can mean a lot.
The little things matter is a very indepth saying that can mean a lot.
This film documents the academic struggles and success of Omarina Cabera. It follows her middle school years in an impoverished middle school in Bronx, NY to her graduation from an elite New England Prep school. It explains how she overcame a childhood of poverty and instability and became more than just another high school dropout…
Janelle Monae has been taking steps toward becoming one of the most influential recording artists of our time. Monae's video "Q.U.E.E.N." from her second album titled The Electric lady exemplifies her influence on the society where you can be judged for your appearance. This video was a statement declaring her happiness with who she is despite the judgment from others in a society where your image, your cultural values, and what is viewed as acceptable and appropriate behavior is looked down upon. This video gives a clear idea on how people pass judgment on someone just because of their image.…
Big Mama Documentary Analysis – Tracy Seretean, filmmaker The 2000 documentary Big Mama covers an 18-month span chronicling the battle an 89-year-old grandmother, Viola, has in keeping her grandson, Walter, out of the foster care program. Walter’s mother was an addict who delivered him while she was under the influence, only to disappear completely from his life shortly after. Subsequently, while on his deathbed, Walter’s father, begged his mother to take care of Walter, though it would seem that Viola was unable to secure custody of Walter immediately following the death of her son. Inspiration for the documentary came from journalist Erin Texeira who wrote that Viola struggled to obtain custody of, the then four-year-old Walter after he “had…
The Breakfast Club is one of my favorite movies of all times; as I was a junior in high school when this film was released in 1985. Detention was a common punishment; however, holding the detention sessions on Saturdays was controversial. Many individuals were angered by having to give up their time on the weekends. Therefore, the internal rebellion included not only students; but, parents and school facility as well. By the time my sister entered high school in 1988, Woodhaven High, no longer held Saturday detention sessions.…
I appreciate the little things in life now that I once lost everything."…
The video that was posted would not work for me so, I searched YouTube for “Mindless Eating Wansink” What I found were Brian Wansink lectures regarding his book about mindless eating. In these videos, there were a few topics, which were inherently interesting to myself. The topics were; how people in other countries respond to the question, “How do you know when dinner is over?”, and the underestimation of caloric intake due to a faux sense of healthiness. The topics I choose to analyze concluded for me to be the most captivating out of the topics Wansink discussed.…
Just because I like this aphorism, doesn't mean that I can't relate to it, and think that I'm a great person. I did feel misunderstood a lot though. It seemed like my brain didn't want to work at most important times and…
In today’s society, we feel the need to label everything and everyone as we see it. From sex status, sexuality, or hotness, we always label people. What satisfaction do we get from always needing to categorize someone? Today, young people do not believe in an idea of virgins anymore. If a girl comes up to a group of people and say she is a virgin, they would not believe her.…
For instance, In “Mom and Me and Mom”, It shows Maya and her mother for the first time when they did not know how to interact with each other. In the media video, Maya describes that she had a hard time getting use to her. This means that she did not really attach to her mom right away. She said that she was nothing like her grandmother. This shows that She did not know how to be around her in a way that she understood.…
There are several films that help society understand certain sociological issues in the world. The Breakfast Club, being one of those films, touches on issues such as social stigma, conformity, informal social control and obedience. The movie touches on these issues in many ways, with several scenes that can be used as great examples. Social Stigma (1) is brought up several times throughout the movie. Social stigma is a label used to devalue members of certain social groups.…
It was an unfortunate story of a 6-year-old Kayla who was repeatedly beaten and abused by her dad. Her dad was severely brutal and abusive to this poor child that she appeared to have suspicious injuries such as broken nose, darkened circle around her eyes, bruises and cuts on her face, and frequent absences at school. I believe that the result of this traumatic experience of Kayla could have been prevented if adult individuals involved in this case were not negligent but more thoughtful and vigilant to suspicious signs and red flag. Although I only watched the film about Kayla McKean, which did not describe in depth about Florida’s regulation, relevant policies, and the work situations, I would like to share my opinion and reaction about what happened to Kayla. I certainly think that Kayla’s father and stepmother failed to protect this child as parents.…
Australia, being the multicultural country that it is and has been for decades, some form of racial discrimination will always be inevitable. Through the use of characters and visual techniques, Australian Rules and ‘Stand Up’ from the TV series Redfern: Now are able to create a representation of the indigenous race and reflect on the racial attitudes toward them at the time. Australian Rules was released in 2002, and according to the events that occurred in the film, racism and racial divide was still very present in Australian society. On several occasions during the film, conflict is demonstrated amongst white Australians and indigenous Australians. ‘Stand Up’ on the other hand, creates a rather different representation of Indigenous Australians.…
The pressure put on an individual to conform to a strict set of norms is unescapable. Modern technology does not help an individual escape from these set of norms. If anything, modern technology helps enforce these norms. Modern technology is used in many various ways and sometimes the way an individual uses it ends up doing more harm than good. Individuals use technology on a daily basis to accomplish various tasks and this has increased our human capabilities.…
Video number 1 My HR Strategy presented by Gary Steel Gary Steel of ABB explains building a common and consistent set of HR values is the way he does business in the ABB group. Gary established a performance-focused global human resources organization that put a culture of accountability, people development and professional processes at its core. HR function which serves the needs of the business by attracting, inspiring and empowering the right people. Gary explains the advantageous they have found the common culture and why do they involve all levels in leadership? Looking at the video I find out how the human resources strategy must fit in line with the company ABB strategy.…
Movie Review: The Internship Summary of the storyline The Internship is a 2013 American comedy film directed by Shawn Levy, written by Vince Vaughn and Jared Stern and produced by Vince Vaughn and Levy. The Internship is about two middle-age salesmen Vince Vaughn as Billy McMahon & Owen Wilson as Nick Campbell who work as a team for a failing high-end watch company finagle a summer internship at Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, California. But The Internship is far more than propaganda for Google's heavenly work environment (which it doesn't really need, as the world's second-most admired company).…