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    It’s interesting when we look at media and wonder if it all Depends on the Attitude of the author‚ producer or publisher when it comes to looking at certain issues or points relating into the world. What we don’t realise in the 21st century is that year 12 students studying supplementary material in standard English may find it difficult to understand and come to terms with it. ‘Educating Rita’ was voted ‘Best Comedy of the year’ when performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1980. By 1983

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    Bend it like Beckham and Educating Rita could relate in these ways • In Bend it like Beckham the Indian tradition of women getting married‚ having children and taking on domestic duties-e.g. cooking etc. relates to Rita how she is expected to live in the same sort of way but wants to break away from that social status and live her own life. • The scene where Jesminder first plays soccer with the team. The coach asks her "where do you play?" and she replies "in the park.” It shows her naivety this

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    Bend It Like Beckham Dir. Gurinder Chadha‚ UK/Germany 2002‚ Certificate 12A Introduction Bend It Like Beckham was one of the surprise hits of 2002‚ making over £11‚000‚000 at the UK Box Office and hitting a chord with a range of audiences at cinemas. A vibrant and colourful British comedy about a young girl from a Sikh family who desperately wants to play football against the wishes of her traditional parents‚ the film can be seen to follow the path of other recent British-Asian films such as

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    Many films revolve around a challenge for the main character. The challenge Gurinder Chadha’s character‚ Jess Bhamra faces in ‘bend it like Beckham’ is to choose between her family and her love of football. This challenge is presented through the techniques of props‚ dialogue‚ and costumes. The director used props effectively to portray the challenge Jess is to face between the clash of football and Jess’s Indian heritage. This is shown effectively when Jess is practicing her football skills using

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    that takes from one place to another. Various types of journeys can be seen clearly in the three texts studied this year: The Happiest Refugee extract‚ written by Anh Doh in 2010‚ The Silver Donkey novel by Sonya Hartnett in 2004 and the film Bend It Like Beckham directed by Gurinder Chadha in 2002. The techniques that the composer uses to express the journeys are personification‚ onomatopoeia‚ repetition‚ similes‚ metaphors‚ music and acting skills. In The Happiest Refuge‚ there are both physical

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    Allowing Dreams Perspectives change from person to person‚ culture to culture. If things are right or wrong‚ it all depends on your perspective. In the movie Bend it like Beckham‚ by Gurinder Chanda‚ the main characters father‚ Mr. Bhamra‚ has the perspective that Jess playing football as an Indian‚ is an awful idea‚ though he supports her dreams‚ he just does not admit it due to prior experiences. When parents go through events that truly have had a negative impact on their lives

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    Bend It Like Bekham is the story of a young Sikh girl named Jess living in England who wants nothing more than to follow in the footsteps of David Bekham and play soccer. Her parents are very traditional to Sikh values and customs‚ which prevents her from playing soccer. Even though she knows her parents don’t approve‚ Jess goes behind their backs and plays anyway. Considering her heritage and where she is living‚ Jess is caught between two very different cultures‚ modern London and traditional India

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    Beckham Essay Sometimes the only way of achieving your goals and dreams is by breaking the rules. In the movie Bend It like Beckham Jess struggles between being herself and doing what she loves. She is pressured by her parents to go to college and to be traditional Indian girl. But what Jess really wants is to pursue her dreams of playing soccer. Jess will have to face many barriers and come between them to be able to achieve her dreams. Jess is stuck in between two cultures. She is a British

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    William  Vergara   Movie  Essay  (Bend  it  like  Beckham)       A  lot  of  people  are  stereotypical  or  racist‚  and  if  you  let  the  people  who  would   push  you  around  do  what  ever  they  want  to  you‚  you  will  never  be  able  to   achieve  your  dream‚  as  long  as  you  don’t  trust  yourself  and  not

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    on the movie “Bend it like Beckham” -------From the perspective of Cross-cultural communication 专业:英语语言文学 姓名:胡金庆 学号:201120327 日期:2011年10月11日 A feedback on the movie “Bend it like Beckham” -------From the perspective of Cross-cultural communication Abstract: Based on the English movie “Bend It like Beckham”‚ this paper is

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