Angelina Jolie

The inequality in the film industry specifically doesn’t get enough exposure. Specifically for actors, out of “the 16 biggest paychecks earned by actors per film, not a single one was earned by a female actor” (Zurko). Angelina Jolie, renowned and highest paid actress, still made the same amount as the two lowest paid men in Forbes 2013 list of the top 20 paid actors. How is this possible? Compared to Robert Downey Jr. $75 million paycheck. Something doesn’t add up. Recently…

disorders and also are starting to understand how to treat and even prevent genetic disease. Many individuals have undergone genetic testing to determinate if they carry the gene for certain genetic mutations. A high profile example of this is when Angelina Jolie had a double mastectomy after learning she carried the BRCA 1 gene hence decreasing here chance of developing cancer. There are ever increasing treatments for genetic disease which include gene therapy. Severe combined…

always desire to become the next dictator and that will make you on people keep reading this. Step one, you have to learn yourself, and find out what kind of dictator you want to be. Do you want to be a movie dictator like George Clooney, or Angelina Jolie. What about being a dictatorship all over the music section like Beyonce and Jay-z, or let’s be honest any boy-bands that have 12 year old girl dream about marrying them every night and then in the morning they realized that they can’t…

Is Donald Trump a good presidential candidate? “He's like a cross between a sketchy used car salesman and a kooky grandpa who randomly blurts out racist statements.”-Cohen. Donald Trump was sent to military school, made his wife feel violated and has declared bankruptcy multiple times in his past. Is this the man we want running the United States of America? The man who cannot run a business without losing money, not once but four times (Stewart)? The man that made his own wife feel violating…

objectifying coin: if are conventionally beautiful (or, swiss model beautiful) you are valued by many for only your beauty. If you aren’t conventionally beautiful (or, described as “other”), you aren’t valued for your accomplishments at all. Angelina Jolie is a spokeswoman for a charity, when the media covers it, their only remarks are about her outfit. Michelle Obama speaks out about getting children active in their communities, a response is that she looks like a “monkey”, which is not only…

Although societal pressures may influence an individual’s likelihood to conform to social norms, it is important to stay true to who you are by not allowing negative forces to overcome you. It is within the human condition to crave human relationships with others, however balance between being yourself and gaining insight from outer sources is of utmost importance to maintain your authenticity. Both Clive Thompson’s “I 'm So Totally, Digitally Close to You” and Sophocles’ Antigone demonstrate…

In the baseball stories and poems, you do not get to read about a strong woman who is the main character very often. Women in stories portray as the wife of the main characters that are male. Their role can range from being a handy homemaker to the main character’s motivation to win a game or so. There is no representation for women in baseball literature in the early 1900s. The late 1800s to early 1900s was a time when women were placed into roles that are difficult to break out of. Even modern…

Divorce rates have been increasing in the United States, these rates are even higher for those in remarriages. Approximately 41% of first-time marriages end in divorce for one reason or another (Ielski, 2016). This percentage increases for each marriage, 67% of second marriages and 74% of third marriages (Ielski, 2016). Many factors influence divorce, but why do second and third marriages have higher divorce rates? Studies have shown that second and third marriages are more likely to end in…

The Hijab is a head covering worn in public by some Muslim women. Many celebrities such as Kendall Jenner, Gigi Hadid, Hillary Clinton, Kim Kardashian, and Angelina Jolie, have been seen in a Hijab. Even though they may have had the attentions of appreciating the religion, the concept is still appropriation. First, the Hijab is veil traditionally worn by Muslim women in the presence of adult males outside of their…

(Dockterman). Another search showed that of the seventy-five million dollar paycheck men were earning (this based on highest-earning actor, Robert Downey, Jr.) women were only making thirty-three million, (the paycheck of highest-earning actress, Angelina Jolie)…