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In this movie, two families identified by their mother’s, Mercha and Talia, live in their own summer homes in Argentina’s scorching sun and tropical rain. This film focuses on social statuses and gender roles in the family as well as the servants that work for them. The children represent the future and cultural descendants of Mercha’s and Talia’s family and have certain expectations for their specific genders. In the beginning of the story, daughters of Mercha shop for clothes for the boys…

Following World War II, many different countries were left in ruins and began to rebuild, especially in Europe. Iran specifically, was recovering from being invaded by Soviet and British troops after being a neutral country in the war. In the book titled All the Shah’s Men, we get a more focused glimpse on Iran and all the foreign powers influencing the nation. Iran was ruled as a monarchy until 1979, and each king or emperor is given the title of “shah”. Every Shah ruled until death or they…

Within the world of contemporary art, an issue that often presents itself is the issue of context. In many cases such as the one I will present in this essay, the idea of understanding and appreciating a piece of work is often quite difficult without the back-story. Not only does context place the work in time, but also allows us as viewers to further relate our own experiences to what the artist is trying to say. This process of obtaining context through research therefore allows for a deeper…

Mexico is a country that is known to have an abundance it natural resources such as petroleum, gold and timber. Likewise Mexico has a rich history that ranges from the Aztecs to the major influence that Spain and other European countries had on Mexico’s social and political culture. Throughout Mexico’s existence, it has always suffered from political and economic instability due to corruption. For instance, the one party rule of the PRI (Institutional Revolutionary Party) for 71 years has…