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    far as the male look is concerned" (Jancovich 63). That is just the way horror films are‚ and they will probably not change anytime‚ because the women in the films usually grab the attention of males. This is why horror films are usually more pointed at the male view. Some males like to see women depicted as the punisher because they like seeing evil women in these films precisely for their viewing pleasures‚ sexual and otherwise. An online essay defines horror as‚ "its true subject matter is that

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    Roberto Colon White appropriation of Black Music When thinking about the beginnings of rock and roll‚ you have to keep in mind that when this happened there was still a great amount of racism in the United States. People often forget how white artists such as Elvis Presley stole music from black artists and made big profits from them. Blues has to be considered as one of the most influential genres in rock and roll. Blues was a way for the black community to vent and express their feelings

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    Choose a short video text to analyze. a. Music video b. T.V commercial c. Clip from a movie(5min) d. T.V show (30min)(choose one episode in a series) Write an analysis of the video from the perspective of gender or race. The paper needs to have a semiotic component. You will write a semiotic of gender or race in a video. Frame Point of view Case(Example) Gerder or Race Video you choose Outline Title 1. Intro/ Thesis -Thesis How does gender

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    Proposal How women are represented negatively in the music industry? For my proposal investigation‚ I will be observing two music videos and comparing them with each other‚ exploring the positive and negative ways in which women are represented in these two existing music videos. From this investigation‚ I will be expecting to fjnd out the reason why and how women are represented in the music industry. I will do this by researching different types of music and different videos in which I

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    Rap music videos are also a crucial influence in shaping identity among young listeners. The images displayed send off messages on how men and women should behave and look. The majority of rap music videos display misogyny through sexual objectification towards women. Many of these music videos portray women as sexually pleasing objects‚ this reinforces male dominance showing young young gilrs that their own sexual orientation and beliefs are inferior to a males sexual desires (Oosten‚ p. 988). For

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    Runaway Source Work: How Are Child Runaways Portrayed In Media? A Runaway is a person who leaves a place‚ usually from their family or institution. Runaways is a comic book series by marvel comics. In Runaways‚ running away is portrayed as an exciting adventure with children as the protagonists. A woman called Sue Scheff specializes in children’s behaviour has a blog‚ and in her blog is a post about dealing with your runaway child; the post portrays running away as dangerous and that it must be

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    various types of modern music in films from the late 1940s through the early 1970s produced three general types of music‚ which is American nationalism‚ expressionism‚ and avant-garde. During this time of musical film‚ it was the advent of the film noir‚ it is a film style of cinematographic film that is shrouded by a mood of pessimism‚ fatalism‚ and menace. This term is also used to define American horror/crime films back in the 1940s. An example of film noir is “The Black Cat‚” this film is a 1943

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    The Reason of the Respondents for Watching Music Videos The two most common reasons on why the respondents watch music videos are to understand the meaning of the song by the artist and for pure entertainment. Respondent A- Derry (COE) “Nanunuod ako ng music video first and foremost for entertainment kasi kapag nanunuod ka sa kanila‚ it’s like you are watching a movie‚ there’s a story although meron namang mga music video na talagang walang kwenta or sabihin na nating

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    Black women have played a pivotal role in the construction of the blues traditions of African American culture‚ regardless of whether they have be credited as such. In her article “How HBO’s "Bessie" Brings A Dynamic Portrayal of Black Womanhood to the Screen”‚ Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn proposes that Dee Rees’ film Bessie “embodies the social changes of African-Americans at the turn of the century‚ and the women whose musical texts embodied a rich cultural legacy and a new frontier for women..

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    reason being was because that Selma felt bad for Grendel since they were in the same boat as being seen differently. 19.This is one of the many complexities in life because he was trying to get over the death of his father‚ and the only way he knew how was to seek revenge. 20.Grendel’s father was added to humanize Grendel‚ and to give him a reason to go out and kill all those people. 21.The child is a product of Grendel and Selma‚ another additional character that serves as the mother of the boy

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