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James Roy Horner (1953 – 2015) was an Academy and Golden Globe award-winning American composer; conductor and orchestrator of film scores. He was mostly known for the vocal and electronic elements in many of his film scores. Horner was also a respected composer of concert music before he started writing film scores. His first major film score was for the film "The Lady in Red," but he did not establish himself as a well known film composer until he worked on the 1982 film "Star Trek II: The…

they are mostly seen as “sex pots”. Latinas are not usually cast in films due to their talents but for what they can bring to the screen pertaining to the stereotype, that Latinas are only good as sex symbols. For example, Eva Longoria, in Desperate Housewives, played a scheming Latina homemaker who used her looks to advance her social life. As well as Sofia Vergara in Madea Goes to Jail, she plays a Latina in jail whose character is overly sexualized. In addition, Tanisha Ramirez, a journalist…

8 Julia Roberts and Nick Nolte in I Love Trouble Do you remember the 1994 romantic comedy I Love Trouble starring Julia Roberts and Nick Nolte? No? Well, that’s not surprising seeing as how the film was a huge flop. And this might have something to do with the fact that the two co-stars hated each other so much that they had to be filmed separately and use stand-ins for their scenes together. Julia later described Nolte as “completely disgusting” and he said that he was “not a nice person”. He…

it on television, which correlates with social media. Early in the article, Neal provokes the reader to think about formed friendships within many television series'; he lists t.v. shows such as "Seinfeld", "Friends", "Sex in the City", "Desperate Housewives", and several others to prove that friendship is often portrayed in groups of three or more. He goes on to mention that within these fictional series', large groups of friends share merely every aspect of their lives as well as every move…

Being the director of “See How They Run” showed me the many characteristics a director must have in mind while thinking of how to present the play. One must have in mind the time and place the play is set in, the main focus and goal of the play, the themes and symbols that are present, and the different ways one can send all of those ideas and concepts to the audience. Summary See How They Run is situated at England in the 1940’s during WWII. The play is about an ex-actress, Penelope Toop, who…

respectful toward men and their work, she described a world in her diary that was sustained by women. The notion of “separate atmospheres” shaped and described the history of women. The American Revolution aided in moving women beyond their identity as housewives within the household so that they could find their place within the larger context of the world. Clearly in the eighteenth century, some activities brought women and men together while…

It is generally agreed upon that past experiences and circumstances play a significant role in shaping the decisions, attitudes, and values of individuals in the present. This holds true in both real life and literature, and the characters in the novel The Help by Kathryn Stockett are no exception. One character in particular who has to contend with and is considerably influenced by her past is Celia. Celia, unlike the other privileged white ladies of Jackson, grew up dirt-poor in a white-trash…

that sex sells. But this type of publicity show are women are portrayed poorly in media rather than showing normal lady who is just describing product ad makers try to use women as object or sex symbol. Kiran says, “Women are generally depicted as ‘housewives’, ‘decorative equipment's’, or ‘sexual objects’ in TV commercials” (129). Womens are getting characterized in many ways. Today people photoshop their pictures or even there are some commercials which shows you in wrong ways which really…

While speaking to the two women, Iago calls them, “players in [their] housewifery, and housewives in [their] beds,” which offends Emilia and Desdemona (Shakespeare 2.1, 117-118). Emilia, after hearing his opinions on women, says, “You shall not write my praise,” and Iago confirms, “No, let me not.” (Shakespeare 2.1, 122-23). This exchange Emilia…

economy was dependent upon maintaining jobs and industrial development. Most of the natural resources such as timber, wool, minerals, metals, pulp and paper created targeted industries. Ultimately, these industries were reliant upon consumerism and housewives were the target market. The new products included home appliances, easy-wash clothes, cleaning products and processed food. Furthermore, consumerism and mass purchasing could revive the economy, and thus, all major companies campaigned for…