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Delve Into the World of Star Wars: The Force Awakens Through the Gender Lens “A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away…” Star Wars fans worldwide recognize the opening crawl as it appears on the big screen for the first time in ten years. The film gives a warm welcome to familiar faces and greets a new group of up-and-coming actors and actresses, as well as a new conflict. The Dark Side is back in the form of The First Order, and Kylo Ren, son of Han Solo and Leia Organa, has plans of being…

Never before were people allowed to contact strangers and learn about the outside world than before the internet. The internet allows for an outlet in which people can join fandoms, subcultures, and communities of interest that they might not be able to join in person. You no longer have to wait until the evening news or the next day newspaper to find out about breaking news; you are informed instantly by means of technology…

Literature and media have a profound effect on humankind. Often a reader can relate to a novel or a show they have seen. Some spectators even account for their favorite characters. For instance, many members of certain fandoms take their relation with a certain character to such an extent as to emulate the character through their personalities by such means as cosplaying or writing fan-made spin-offs of the show. Another example pertains to the Monster, from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, who…

How Fake is “Fake” Writing? When you enter the room, it is pitch black, save for the eerie blue light emitting from a laptop on what looks to be a bed, but it’s hard to make it out from your position by the door. On the bed, you can see several boxes of Chinese takeout. In front of the laptop, you can make out the image of a young girl, huddled into the blankets so that she looks like a cocoon. Aside from her face, the only other part of her body emerging from the blanket were her hands,…

We might ask to ourselves why all these violent events take place at first, or how a human being can behave in such manner that hurting others and deteriorating that beautiful game is enjoyable. The reason is simple; hooliganism or comparable behavior is also not restricted to a certain city, region, or country. Hooligans often resemble other young men who have problems at school and at home, particularly in connection to authority figure relationships while social control for the greater part…