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    build a strong relationship with people you trust because you can tell them everything you want. Also when people trust you that is count as a support, therefore, trust can strengthen personal relationships and also can be an encouragement. In Bend It Like Beckham Jesminder’s sister was the only person of…

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    Bend it like Beckham is a movie that portrays the obstacles that minorities are presented with if they to wish to pursue professional sports. The movie begins with introducing a Sikh girl who has a passion for football, she is also portrayed to be extremely talented despite not given any sort of professional training. The film is shot in a suburb; the families show in the film belong to the middle class. Also, the city is multi cultural, there are many instances where south Asian stores,…

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    Inner conflict is the psychological struggle within the mind of a character. Throughout the movie, Jess’ dad, Mr. Bhamra, is torn when he realizes the pain he is putting Jess in by not supporting her in soccer. In the film, Bend it Like Beckham, Jess’ dad experiences struggles within himself, over his conflicting views between his scarring past and love for his daughter, which leads to a revelation that he should let Jess pursue her dreams. Jess’ dad’s reluctance to support Jess’ dream of…

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    Despite the different cultures that this world is consisted of, family has always been an important factor in a person’s life. The films, Bend it Like Beckham directed by Gurinder Chadha (2002), and Billy Elliot, directed by Stephen Daldry (2000), are a prime example showing that youngsters try to adapt to their society’s expectation and to their family’s also. In order to assert their ideas, both films use cultural setting and the relationship between siblings. Although the main characters…

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    July 13, 2017 Compare and contrast the underlying themes in a film required for the class with a non required of your choice? The film "Bend it Like Beckham" mirrors the teen classic "She's the Man" by using strong, determined female leads to depict women’s oppression in male dominated sports in a male dominated society. In the comedic-drama “Bend it like Beckham” Jess an English-Indian, tries to balance her life surrounding the conflicting western and eastern cultures. Jess struggles to…

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    but David Beckham can. Beckham has had a love for the game since he was a kid. He started his professional career early and young, but he always knew how to put the crowd on their feet. Beckham’s soccer skills will be talked about for a long time. David Beckham was born on May 2, 1975 in Leystone, England. His parents are Ted and Sandra Beckham. His siblings are Joanne Louise Beckham and Lynne Georgina Beckham. In 1999, he married Victoria Beckham. His children are Brooklyn Beckham, Romeo James…

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    Jing-Mei's Mother

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    be something she’s not. Jing Mei says “I’ll never be the kind of daughter you want me to be!” (24) Jing Mei stood up to her mother and told her that she would never be the kind of daughter she wants. It shows that Jing Mei’s mother wants her to act like she’s from China. Jing-Mei plays the piano even though she is not good at it because she doesn't want to disappoint her mother. Opponents may say that individuals informs the way one views others and the world. In Alice Walker short story…

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    Bend it like Beckham and She’s the Man are both movies that are relatively the same to one another. Both of the movies include a girl who is passionate about soccer and can go to any extent in proving to society that girls can play sports just like guys can. But what actually makes these two movies unique? Both of the movies display sexism in the sport for women. The movies challenges traditional views of females and males in society, which leads to assigning each of the gender a specific role…

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    Introduction David Beckham is an a heroic iconic from the local to the international level. He has multiple characteristics that is filled when finding out the definition of a true leader. He was born with God-given talent to become a phenomenal soccer player and having groundbreaking moral that created him to become an unbelievable leader in the community. Mr. Beckham also has a large amount of motivation to keep up his determination and inspiration to encourage others to be even better than…

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    “The individual” informs the way one views others and the world. In the personal essay “us and Them” by David Sedaris “Here is the boy sitting on a bed, his mouth smeared with chocolate”(87). He doesn't want Tomkey kids to have any candy because they went to the boat house for halloween instead of Trick or Treating. Plus his mother was going to give them his candy that he worked so hard for it, in the end he stuffed his mouth with the candy and he ended up being allergic to it.…

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