Saving

Face-Saving Sucks In “Shooting an Elephant”, George Orwell shares his regret of harming an innocent elephant just to save face. If more people were aware of the extent of damage that face-saving causes, maybe they would stop and even encourage others to stop as well. Face-saving starts with peer pressure, society rules, and common lifestyles that create violence, results in injury, harm, or death, and is often regretted once the act is completed. The violence that peer pressure, society…

The CCC: Saving America’s Economy Since 1933 The Great Depression was one of the largest national crises in American history. Leaving a stunning fifty percent of the nation unemployed, many citizens went daily without food or means to provide for their families. In order to provide jobs for citizens, the government established many programs to help support the unemployed. One such program was the Civilian Conservation Corps. Formed by President Franklin Roosevelt in 1932, the CCC was an…

happen during the cycle of birth or health problems. In both way how we view customs and beliefs of our neighboring country, influence how society perspective plays in role in ultimately deciding what is right and what is wrong. In the article “Saving Children for the tobacco Industry”…

local viewer is by far the most unique of all of Moore’s categories because they are the only group with the firsthand experience in the situations that are playing out on screen. The L Word does a wonderful catering to the desires of locals whereas Saving Face gave locals little to no attention at all. Far and away the best example of The L Word entertaining the locals is when the gang is trying to figure out if the sous chef, Lara, is a lesbian. They berate Dana with questions about Lara’s…

It is never too late to fall in love for the first time in your life. I could not help myself ,but think of the Facts of Life theme song after seeing the new romantic comedy/drama movie Saving Face. Saving Face is a 2004 movie directed by, Alice Wu, is about an American theatrical release featuring an Asian American lesbian couple. One character that stands out in the story is, Vivian Shing, (Lynn Chen) because, Vivian Shing, is a typical boy-meets-girl, boy-gets-girl, boy-loses-girl,…

Passchendaele is a Canadian war film portraying the life from the perspective of a soldier. Sergeant Michael Dunne was in the Battle of Vimy Ridge, where he was wounded and sent home as a neurasthenia patient. While being treated, he falls in love with his nurse, Sarah Mann. David Mann, Sarah’s younger brother, decided to ask his girlfriend, Cassie Walker, father’s permission to marry her, but gets rejected in front of a crowd as he is not in the military. He is told that he must be enlisted to…

Passionately directed by Steven Spielberg, “Bridge of Spies” doesn’t belong to those conventional espionage thrillers we normally come across with. The film, which recreates a laudable true story, counts with brilliant performances by Tom Hanks, Spielberg’s habitual first choice, and the highly praised English stage actor Mark Rylance whose brief appearances and words are simply unforgettable. The script by the Coen brothers and Matt Charman, despite lacking vigorous action scenes, reveals a…

Steven Spielberg’s hugely successful film War-Horse, based off a 1982 novel by Michael Morpurgo, was nominated for and won numerous awards. It describes the journeys of young farm boy Albert and his beloved horse Joey during the perilous time period surrounding World War I. The TV movie The Lost Battalion, while it did not receive nearly the same level of recognition as Spielberg’s work, is still an impressive drama that portrays the historical events of Major Charles Whittlesey’s 800-men…

Saving Our Youth Thesis Statement: Although it encourages an early start of sexual activity, condoms should be more accessible to teens because it promotes the practice of safe sex at an early age, it will help avert teenage sexual transmitted infections/ diseases, it will help lower and prevent teenage pregnancy rate from rising. Paragraph II A. To begin with I believe condoms should be more accessible to teens because it encourages and educates the youth on the practice of safe sex at an early…

Saving Mr. Ugwu is a novel by Lin Anderson written in 2012. The story is about Mr. Ugwu and his family, who live in the African bush, more specific in Nigeria which is a old British colony according to the internet. There is a clear racial division between the white and black race in Nigeria. As if this was not enough, there is also a division among the black race. We have the Hausas and the Igbo tribes. Mr. Ugwu and his family belongs to the Igbo tribe, while people such as his houseboy is a…