Claudette Colbert

From the time of the creation of the first films, films have reflected the values society holds at the time of the films creation. The film Imitation of life is no different, in two films adaptations it is easy to see the society and ideals reflected in both movies. Both of the films are similar in the issues that are dealt with in them, but are depicted differently on screen because of the vast time difference between the two periods. In the 1934 Version of the film by Director John M. Stahl the plot focuses on two women one white, Bea Pullman (Claudette Colbert) and one black Delilah Johnson (Louise Beavers), finding success in America during the Great Depression all while balancing family, dealing with racism, and finding love and ultimately…

Imitation of Life is a movie directed by John M. Stahl in 1934. Claudette Colbert plays the protagonist in the role of Beatrice “Bea” Pullman. Bea’s new found friend is Delilah Johnson, played by Louise Beavers. Together, both of these ladies create a successful business. Throughout the film we see both their daughters, Jessie and Peola, grow into beautiful women. The Imitation of Life is relevant to our class due to Bea and Delilah’s success after the Great Depression. The three literary…

Three Came Home is a movie directed by Jean Negulesco. Claudette Colbert plays the role of Agnes Keith, the loving mother and faithful wife. Her husband, Harry Keith, is played by Patrick Knowles. Together they have a son named George, played by Mark Keuning. This movie revolves around the Japanese invasion of Sandaken. Throughout the film we see the struggle and heartbreak of the family as they face many trials and tribulations. Three Came Home is relevant to our class due to our studies of the…

started the boycott on Montgomery buses for civil rights. This shows Rosa Park’s bravery, and how she defended her civil rights even after knowing that she would face consequences for it. Likewise, another person who did something very similar to this is Claudette Colvin. According to npr.org, Claudette, who also lived in Alabama, was on a bus ride on March 2nd, 1955. She was asked to stand up for a white passenger, which she refused to do. “The bus driver ordered her to get up and she refused,…

Gayle, the party who initiated the lawsuit consisted of Aurelia Browder, Susie McDonald, Claudette Colvin and Mary Louise Smith. At the time, Claudette Colvin was the plaintiff who drew the most attention, for the fact that she was merely fifteen and the youngest of the four. The hero in this instance were the four plaintiffs that had taken a stand against the segregation and racism that was being experienced throughout the slave states. In court cases, the defendant would be seen as the…

students have to take that they might not be interested in, so they are not looking to be to enjoy the class. The student is most likely seeking to get an A in the course so they don’t have to repeat the class. On the other hand, some students that go in to the class, might come out of the class with a new found interest. Being comfortable with failure is okay to an extent, not being comfortable where a student gets used to and expects to fail every time. The main point is people are not perfect…

focus on how media coverage differed on different assets, rather than just a hindrance where they focused on the surface details of Lochte’s story. To examine differences in media coverage, we chose to utilize many different news clips: the initial Today show report of Lochte’s first story, the Today show response to Lochte’s retraction, Lochte’s significant interview with Matt Lauer, and the Colbert show segment paradying that interview. This presented a challenge for us, in terms of how we…

It all began in the year 1999, the beginning of a new outlet for information began, With the use of satirical techniques many new news show had begun to shake the standards the news had previously had. Starting with The Daily Show with Jon Stewart to continue to The Colbert Report with Stephen Colbert and even websites like the onion all having a unique and ever evolving standards of their own. These news television programs unifying news and comedy into something new shocked people. Some of the…

Let’s Talk About Israel On an episode of “The Daily Show” this summer, Jon Stewart spoke about Israel. In this specific segment, Stewart informed his viewers how America was re-supplying Israel with ammunition to defend itself against Hamas. In response to this, he said, “We cannot be Israel’s rehab sponsor and it’s drug dealer. It’s not going to work.” Well, I am sure you can imagine the backlash Stewart received. To many, this was unjustified criticism of Israel. To others, it was spot on…

After watched several shows presented by new host Trevor, I have reasons to believe they are applying similar strategies. In this essay, I’d like to mainly talk about how two of the three strategies are utilized in one specific clip of the Daily Show which discussed about the criminal justice reform(October 8th 2015 episode, Trevor Noah). Parodic polyglossia, defined by Waisanen in his articleI A Citizen’s Guides to Democracy Inaction, is “the sheer degree of expanded linguistic and vocal…