Gael García Bernal

The movie Babel is revolves around four cultures and families that are, in one way or another, linked to each other. The movie takes place in Japan, Morocco, America, and Mexico. In each setting the culture is exhibited in great detail and many stereotypes of each are proven to be false. In Babel, Yasujiro Wataya, father of Chieko Wataya, had given Hassan his rifle in thanks for being his guide. Hassan later markets off the rifle to Abdullah, father of Yussef and Ahmed. Yussef later takes aim at a bus and ends up shooting Susan Jones, who is on a tour of Morocco with her husband, Richard Jones. The significance of the title of the movie Babel refers to the Tower of Babel in the Bible, the place where God decided to change everyone's language. The people were trying to build a tower going to heavy. God mixed up the language to stop construction. Since then babel tends to mean everyone is talking, no one is listening, understanding is naught and nothing is being done to stop the problem. In the movie Babel, miscommunication is one of the sole factors that leads to each of the problems that presents itself throughout the film. The first example of miscommunication throughout the movie is the way Chieko Wataya communicates with other people. Chieko can message and communicate words with any person around the world, but cannot completely express herself or reach any individual satisfaction while living her stressful adolescent life Tokyo. Like when she was at the night club, she…

The 2006 film Babel starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett focuses on four different, yet interrelated plot lines: Two young Moroccan goat herders, an American couple on vacation in Morocco, a deaf-mute Japanese teenager and her father, and a Mexican nanny who takes the American couple’s children across the US Border without the parents’ permission. The film is mostly about people in different parts of the world who are unknowingly affected by each other in different ways. This film relates to…

Scotland V.S. Canada Every year, my family and I go to Scotland for 2 weeks, and every year I have an amazing Scottish soda named Irn Bru. The soda tastes amazing, and I always feel happy after having some. Irn Bru was made in Scotland in 1901 by a company named Barr. Barr makes many great tasting sodas, they make many types. Ex: crème soda, lemonade, limeade. Etc. whenever I go to Scotland that is the first thing I would want to have. When I’m in Scotland, I would also want to get chocolate…

It is quite rare to be enrolled in a history class that does not, even briefly, expose students to the essence of Greek society; we are often taught to appreciate the influence that the Greeks had on the development of the western world. Martin Bernal, in his work Black Athena, sheds new light on this matter, offering evidence that suggests our beliefs about the origin of Greek culture are misconstrued. Bernal successfully argues that, contrary to the widely believed and racism-laced Aryan…

compliment is quite specific: 1. An expression, by word or act, of approbation, regard, confidence, civility, or admiration; a flattering speech or attention; a ceremonious greeting; as, to send one 's compliments to a friend. 2. To praise, flatter, or gratify, by expressions of approbation, respect, or congratulation; to make or pay a compliment to. A definition of this sort is implying that all compliments are meant to aid individuals in gaining self-confidence in their appearance,…

array of perspectives involved. For instance, whereas Spanish solider Bernal Diaz wrote his personal account The conquest of New Spain, multiple Aztec informants, including Aztec historians Alva Ixtilixóchitl and Chimalpain, wrote different accounts which were grouped together and titled Broken Spears. Although both of these historical writings give present-day readers a sense of what the conquest of New Spain might have looked like,…

Women throughout the world have always had multiple roles in a society. Some roles were more influential, while others remained more domesticated. Yet, throughout both novels, women shared similar duties. Sundiata, by D.T. Niane, describes the journey of King Sundiata Keita’s road to become ruler of the Mali Empire. The Conquest of New Spain, by Bernal Diaz, recounts the downfall of the Aztec Empire. In the Aztec, Spanish, and Mali Empires women were portrayed as domesticated, were used as a…

Magic is the belief in supernaturalism, the belief that there is something beyond the ordinary. Magic is often portrayed as power and knowledge, and thus awarded to those who are worthy. In “The Cliff” by Charles Baxter, magic is portrayed as tradition. In the short story, a young boy and an old man, not distinguishable by name, drive to an unidentified spot along the coastline of California where the old man would teach the boy magic. More specifically, how to fly. Flying would give the boy a…

Gabriel Garcia Marquez,one of the best Latin American writers of our generation and with a unique written style. Gabriel Garcia Marquez is known as the writer of the magical realism. Consequently, his magical realism can be found in his short stories that reflect situations related with our current humanity. Gabriel Garcia Marquez, one of the most important writers in our period, who was characterized by writing about a magical realism in our epoch. As a result, his unique style can be…

two short stories, “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings: A Tale for Children” and “The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World,” both by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, have many clear similarities between them. The two tales incorporate supernatural beings who arrive in a foreign village, and the reactions the villagers have upon the creature's arrival. In the tale “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings: A Tale for Children,” the descriptions about the supernatural character portray an odd and powerless…