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Roisin NiChonghaile Compare/Contrast Essay The autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman is the life story about a woman who lived a hundred years in Louisiana. It starts at the reconstruction era working its way to the civil rights movement. Both the book and movie adaption follow very similar storylines, however there are notable differences. One of the first scenes of conflict in the book is when there is a group of newly freed slaves camping in the woods and Patrollers attack and kill all…

Little Miss Sunshine, directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, offers a compelling commentary on the central idea of the dangerous and superficial nature of capitalist values. One of the most powerful scenes that convey this idea is at the end of the pageant where Olive performs her act (“the performance scene”). Dayton and Faris use a wide range of visual language features to convey this important idea in the performance scene. At the first shot of interest, Olive begins her dance. In…

In the 2011 Miss Representation documentary, directed by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, it discusses the limited, but also degrading portrayals of women that mainstream media and culture produce. Newsom graduated from Stanford University with a Master’s degree in Business Administration and is a CEO, actress, filmmaker, and advocate. As a woman and an actress, she presents her belief that media is a huge contributor in making women feel powerless by providing several examples to deliver her message.…

The dominant culture's influences on the Hoovers is that they are dysfunctional with a lot of issues individually and as a family. The predominant influence is that the drama surrounding the family and Olive, who wants to compete in the beauty pageant. In the film, for example, the family eating habits are unhealthy to say the least. The Hoover family typically eat fast food, for instance, fried chicken and Grandpa Edwin gets fed up with eating out regularly and not having home cooked meals as…

When readers are given a description of Miss Aouda the first things spoken of are her beauty and her English education. Verne states that she had a “thoroughly English” upbringing in the city and she was “truly transformed” by her English education. By using profound diction, Verne implies that Miss Aouda is only considered intelligent because of her English upbringing. Speaking and living an English lifestyle is not…

In the book, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs it tells about how a boy named Jacob who has heard stories about children with powers from his grandfather. When Jacob’s Grandfather Dies and Jacob sees the monster that did it. After going to a doctor and getting mental help, he decides to try to find what island that his grandfather mentioned before he died. The theme of this book is mystery because Jacob is trying to find out what his grandfather wanted to tell him about…

Throughout African-American history, we have witnessed the lost of leaders who stood as the voice among our people in fighting for equality and freedom. In Ernest Gaines' novel, The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, two of the novel's protagonist characters, Ned and Jimmy stand out as two men willing to be that leader and voice that their town needed but their lives were cut short by the people he saw them as causing trouble. Historically, both men leaderships take place in two different time…

Lillybop, the Liberian is not very fond of jerry for always taking my friends and losing them. It has been two weeks since I could go back to my friends at the library. I miss Unbroken, the Uglies, and The Blind Side the most. Oh yeah I almost forgot about my best friend her name is Green eggs and ham, although she may be a little immature, she is the funniest book I know. While I am waiting under the bed for jerry to return…

Growing up can be hard for some people as it is for Jacob Portman in Miss Peregrines home for peculiar children by Ransom Riggs. This story starts off with Jacob Portman listening to his grandfather talk about peculiar children, but quickly changes when his life is quickly flipped upside down. Jacob changes a lot throughout the course of the novel, whether it be traumatizing events, growing up in general, or even his relationships with friends and family, he changes a lot. But, what exactly is…

her passion or her life-force. The house, like Miss Havisham, was wasting away with no one to take care of them. Miss Havisham realized she had wrong Estella and wanted to help Pip and Herbert. The promise that Miss Havisham and Pip made to each other about their secret would die with the house. I feel that Dickens included the fire at Miss Havisham’s home because it symbolized a change in her life. First the house is old and in need of repair. Miss Havisham is old and need to repent for…