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    A Work In Progress Bella Winter was born on March 3rd, 2001. She was born and lived her early life in a small town outside of San Francisco, California, called Pleasanton. Soon after, she moved to South Carolina, and finally Florida, where she currently resides. This is her journey so far. It was a rainy morning on March 3rd, 2001 when Bella was born, and just like in the movies, when her family left the hospital with her for the first time, it was a beautiful, sunny afternoon. After living in…

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    Women In Films

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    One question that has to be asked of each of these characters is whether or not they are actually good role models. In Twilight Bella Swan is a strong character of sorts, she is pretty and can be intelligent, but her character seems to be entirely dependent on Edward and Jacob. In The Hunger Games Katniss is a strong and athletic young woman who appears quick on her feet, but she is clearly…

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    “Vampires and Vixens” written by Alison Happel and Jennifer Esposito is an article written to educate and advise readers of present feministic and post-feministic controversy veiled in today’s media, specifically in the movie ‘Twilight’ directed by Catherine Hardwicke. The two authors express their concerns about the film by addressing the film itself, the teachings of popular culture, post-feminism, and sexualized violence. Even though the article “Vampires and Vixens” did contradict itself…

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    Yalovsky BUSA 100 2 December 2015 The Black Swan Individuals are encouraged to adopt long term planning, make decisions based upon factual knowledge, and predict future situations through analyzing similar past scenarios. However, according to NYU Professor Taleb’s bestseller, The Black Swan, even well-supported predictions are futile in the occurrence of a black swan event—one that is deemed highly improbable, but causes great consequences (Taleb). The Black Swan provides a philosophical…

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    left a mark on this world. One of the most significant outcomes of Twilight is the extensive amount of fanfiction that has been created around the fictional town of Forks,Washington and its residents specifically Edward Cullen and Isabella (Bella) Swan. The most notable work of fanfiction written based on Twilight is “Master of the Universe” by E.L James. This fan fiction was then transformed and published under the title Fifty Shades of Grey. The term “transformed” can only be loosely…

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    Adolescent girls notice how things are gendered and how women are treated differently than men. These gendered differences between women and men can influence young girls’ minds and make them think that men are more superior to women. Twilight, a book saga written by Stephenie Meyer, can directly influence the thoughts of young girls and how they feel about their own sex. Widely known and loved by many, this series has some underlining meanings whether the author intended them or not. Foss…

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    My mother drove me to the airport, the windows rolled down and the 75 degree air mixing in the car. I was wearing a white sleeveless shirt and a pair of light blue shorts. I had a small jacket in my bag for when I got off the plane, some books and my small iPod. I was moving to Forks; a small town in the north part of Washington state. I haven’t been there in years, not since I was 13 to be exact. It was the town where my dad (Charlie) lived, I used to spend summers with him, but I haven’t in…

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    A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night portrays the main character The Girl as lethal and scary, but as human in appearance and motive. She was a chador-wearing female vampire wandering in Bad City at night to stalk. Parallelly, she was also a pretty young girl wearing a striped shirt and putting on lipstick, preying on immoral men. She created her own destiny and shaped it with her decisions and actions. The life of The Girl and Arash, the male protagonist in the film, unfold in story tracking by…

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    the story takes place in Forks, Washington, Bella and Edward’s new cottage in the woods, and Isle Esme, which is Bella and Edward’s honeymoon spot. The story doesn’t give a specific time date, but it most likely takes place during present time. Bella Swan is 18 years old in this book of the series and was 18 years old when she was turned and stopped aging. Bella is OCD, usually being described as having this constant chip of worry on her shoulder. Bella is known to be incredibly attached to…

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    Twilight Film Analysis

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    Twilight directed by Hadwicke is a movie about a girl named Bella who meets a vampire named Edward. She is thrown into a new environment and begins new discoveries. Her life would never be the same after she falls in love with a vampire. A simple movie with a simple concept. The underlying theme to movie is we should not live simple lives and we should reach for something more, something above normal. Showing maybe living forever and becoming a vampire isn’t what anyone really wants. In the…

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