The Girl Who Played with Fire

mean individuals can’t dream. Dreaming is one of the greatest adventures life can give a person. In the short story, “Volar” by Judith Ortiz Cofer, a family of Puerto Rican origins, who are now immigrants in America all fantasize about how their life would have been if their circumstances were different. The young girl in the book is finding a getaway for her self through the median of comic books and it’s all from her longing to fit in. Starting a new life in America for a foreigner is…

post-civil-rights-era black Americans, who were not only speaking truth to power, but speaking back to blackness. And historically, it was an important moment.” By surrounding the movie around ‘Fight The Power’ the song became a statement rather than being background music. Using sounds in films is essential because it’s the most important sense that invokes the memory of the audience thus becoming essential. Another thing to note is the jazz instrumentals played throughout the movie during sad…

witchcraft and for having poisoned Abellona and Emma’s minds—who he then also accuses of partaking in the craft. All three were then subsequently arrested. “Alcina, who was given no trial, no defense, was quickly condemned to death by the vicar, her execution would be carried out by burning. He, had convinced the villagers it was the only way he, a man of God, could save her soul, and free the village from her dark magic. Purification by fire, he had called it. “Abellona and Emma were…

Montag played by Kriston Woodreaux a "fireman" employed to burn the homes of people guilty of the crime of reading books, which have been outlawed. Guy Montag burns books simply because that is what is expected…

plays a significant role in the division of the United States of America today, but the movie was successful with shining light on the problem. During a 36 hour period, Crash presents the racial, gender and power struggles of people in Los Angeles, who are from a variety of backgrounds. As their lives begin to crash into one another, tension grows. Stereotypes are created against people of certain racial and economic backgrounds. Crimes are committed…

theme brought up throughout the play, The Crucible, is the theme of Empowerment. Whether it is characters gaining empowerment to do something or characters losing empowerment within themselves, empowerment is an important theme throughout the play. Girls had little to no respect or power during the time the play was set, so having the trails brought them a lot of attention which led to empowerment. The theme of empowerment mostly involved the female characters of the story, so that’s what I’m…

the youngest just a toddler. During the families experience of living in a “haunted house” and living with three children they couldn’t see the McConnell’s learned that the ghost children only wanted to exist like children. They played games and tricks on the adults and played with the youngest son, Duncan. They were trapped in the house for at least a hundred years if not longer, caring for each other and not understanding why they were trapped until the day that the McConnell’s moved and…

1999). This particular quote from Mulvey is perfectly embodied through the 1957 Charles Walters film ‘High Society’. Grace Kelly not only was another golden girl of the classic Hollywood golden age, but she was also a creation to be looked at in awe and wonderment. Within the movie Kelly plays Tracy Lord, a wealthy and beautiful woman who is desired by many men around her. She indeed was an erotic subject for the male characters within the story. The scene which bodies Mulvey’s idea of cinema…

having any song in the world available from an online streaming service. Music has become a daily part of people’s lives, whether an individual is consciously aware of it or not. Music can be heard being played in the background of a commercial, out loud on the speakers at a sporting event, or played on the radio while driving in ones’ car. The prior realizations are concerning when considering the context of certain songs and the messages they relay to individuals. Specific context may include…

boys, and girls experience conflict differently and, as a result, they have distinct needs in the post-conflict phase. Contrary to common belief, women are both victims of, and participants in armed conflict. Increasingly, gender considerations are recognized as a vital component of plans and programmes to avoid, mitigate and resolve conflict situations, and to build sustainable peace. Gender perspectives must be integrated in all aspects of UN peace operations to ensure that interventions are…