universe” a powerful opening statement from the film Precious introduces the audience of a teenager who feels the opposite of this statement. On the contrary‚ the novel based on the film titled Push by Sapphire starts off the novel with a negative notion‚ of Precious being left back at the age of twelve and being raped by her father‚ just from the opening sentence. Both the novel and film present the hardships and struggles in which Precious endures. There are various perspectives in regards of
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The movie Precious based on the novel Push by Sapphire about a 16 year old girl named Claireece “Precious” Jones who was raised in an abusive household with her mother and her mother’s boyfriend‚ where she deals with verbal‚ physical and sexual abuse from both her mother‚ and father who lives in a different home. Precious has one child with Down’s Syndrome‚ but her mother doesn’t let the baby stay in the house with them so she lives with her grandmother and the only time Precious gets to see the
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The movie Precious based on the novel Push by Sapphire about a 16 year old girl named Claireece “Precious” Jones who was raised in an abusive household with her mother and her mother’s boyfriend‚ where she deals with verbal‚ physical and sexual abuse from both her mother‚ and father who lives in a different home. Precious has one child with Down’s Syndrome‚ but her mother doesn’t let the baby stay in the house with them so she lives with her grandmother and the only time Precious gets to see the
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In my treatment plan for Precious I addressed two of her most concerning issues. The first dealt with managing her overall mental and physical health. Precious reported being depressed and experiencing anxiety frequently. After explaining the situations surrounding these symptoms‚ it appeared that her depression and anxiety were rooted in past traumatic events‚ her current financial situation‚ and anxiety for the future. My first treatment goal is for Precious to see me once a week so I can check
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Feminism Thoughts in Precious (2009) In 2009‚ an American drama film entitled Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Saphire orsimply called as Precious was produced. The media mogul‚ Oprah Winfrey was interested to promote itwidely by taking the position as the executive producer. The reason of Oprah’s interest to the film wasunquestionable. For so long‚ she has always been known for her deep concern on women’s issues‚ andthis is the film all about. Precious is a film which
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suffering of a girl‚ Claireece Precious Jones‚ who experienced sexual harassment‚ committed twice by her own father‚ having as a result two children by him. Considering the cruelty of the act itself‚ which is also reflected in the language the novel has‚ Precious never became a criminal or committed suicide instead she learned how to cope with every hard situation she went through. The question is how did this young girl went through all this bad situations? Precious had people that had interest to
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through all of the trouble. At first As I was reading I thought that the mother would of have the courage to stop the father from abusing precious‚ I mean its his own daughter‚ who would do such a sick thing. I was wrong; because the mother didn’t even do anything about it instead she as well abused her physically and mentally. 2. The ways that the main character precious is strong is the fact that she went through all the abused in her life all the drama and she still stood high with her head up. She
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The protagonists of Precious and The Blind Side both come from impoverished homes characterized by their weak family ties and histories of abuse. The protagonist of The Blind Side‚ however is able to turn his life around‚ attend college and eventually become a professional football player... but only with the intervention of a white family. Despite the popularity of these films‚ what does it say about our society when the majority of critically-acclaimed films
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Push/Precious Paper "Life is hard. Life is short. Life is painful. Life is rich. Life is .... Precious." That sentence gives a fairly accurate indication of a film that portrays both the harsh‚ brutal‚ dark sides of life - while making room for a belief in the goodness and hope for the future. In the movie “Precious”‚ the main character is a 16-year-old girl who lives a life of economically‚ socially and mentally difficulty. We get a glimpse into an environment that is rarely portrayed on film
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Final Exam Directions: Choose movie from the list below to answer the following questions. Answer the questions within the framework of the Culture in Urban in Schools 3306 class. Each question is 20 points each. Suggested Movies or Books: Slumdog Millionaire CRASH Freedom Writers The Secret Lives of Bees Save the Last Dance To Kill a Mockingbird Precious Name of Movie: _____________________Precious___________________ 1. Describe the movie/book setting by using Sociocultural
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