THE MOVİE “JUNO” Sixteen year-old Juno MacGuff is the type of girl that beats to her own drummer‚ and doesn’t really care what others may think of her. She learns that she’s pregnant from a one-time sexual encounter with her best friend‚ Paulie Bleeker. Juno and Paulie like each other‚ but don’t consider themselves to be exclusive boyfriend/girlfriend let alone be ready to be a family complete with child. Although she would rather not be pregnant‚ Juno is fairly pragmatic about her situation. Paulie
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Assignment: Juno Watch Juno and answer all of the following questions. Type your responses in the spaces provided. Be sure to review the guidelines in the syllabus for dropbox assignments. Remember that each answer should be one well-developed paragraph and should be longer than the question it answers. Complete the assigned textbook readings before you start‚ and show that you understand and can apply the concepts studied. Discuss how cinematic language communicates to viewers that Juno had decided
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movie Juno is not only an excellent representation of film and the creative process coming together to create characters and a story that draws in the audience and allows them to invest themselves in the lives of the characters‚ but it is also an excellent example of the developmental process. This is because the movie reflects not only the development of its protagonist Juno MacGuff and her emotional growth and development‚ but also her physical development throughout her pregnancy. Juno begins
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created a 2-sided coin that has American divided into two. But Juno‚ a movie released in December 2007‚ has created a gray area for Americans. The movie depicts a young free-willed sixteen years old‚ Juno MacGuff‚ and places her in a dilemma‚ pregnancy. “She has a blue-collar background‚ complete with parents who’ve never heard of Pilates and hoard kitsch in their house.” says Ann Hulbert‚ in‚ Juno and the Culture Wars (pg. 396). Juno then takes a ride the emotional rollercoaster of pregnancy as she
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Some of the greatest battles in Canadian history took place during the course of World War II. Most would argue it to have been Stalingrad‚ The Battle of the Atlantic‚ or even the Battle of Scheldt. The Battle at Juno Beach was a defining moment in Canadian history that led to the rise of a great nation. On June 6‚ 1944‚ after having prepared for more than four years‚ Canadian troops in Britain took place in an invasion that would become the greatest turning point in Canadian history. “... early
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character or characters in the text. An interesting surprise in the text “Juno” directed by Jason Rietman was Juno’s decision to put her baby up for adoption. This surprise helped me learn about Juno’s maturity‚ also the surprise helped me learn that Juno’s parents‚ Brenda and Mack‚ respected Juno’s decisions and supported her in any way they could‚ and Juno’s best friend Lea also supported Juno. Another interesting surprise was when Juno pretend hung herself with liquorice. “It started with a chair”. The
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intervention that Juno makes in Aeneas’ life is when she sends a storm to destroy his fleet of ships. He is trying to reach Italy‚ but she is determined for that not to happen. Juno approaches Aeolus‚ god of the winds‚ telling him the Trojans are “a race of people whom I hate”. She offers him Deiopea‚ the loveliest of her nymphs in marriage in return for him letting the winds loose on the Trojans. She says “swamp their ships‚ sink them‚ scatter them and pitch their bodies into the sea.” Juno hates the Trojans
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“Juno and the Paycock” by Sean O’Casey is set amidst the height of the Irish Civil War. Throughout the play‚ we can see the titular character’s‚ Juno Boyle and Jack Boyle‚ relationship deteriorate ‚ and how dramatic events in their lives and the lives of their children‚ Johnny and Mary‚ cause the entire family to collapse. The play is set closely following the signing of the treaty dividing Ireland into sections and features the resulting conflict between the diehards who want a united‚ free Ireland
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reveals Juno probe A new discovery has been made about planet Jupiter’s stripes and the findings suggest that the stripes are much deeper than scientists had previously thought. NASA’s Juno probe has revealed many interesting facts about Jupiter‚ reports Space.com. The probe says that the bold and colorful stripes run deep down the surface of the planet. They are actually clouds‚ which optical light cannot penetrate and thus‚ it is difficult to detect what lies underneath. However‚ Juno possesses
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and small‚ are influenced or shaped by the cultural contexts in texts’ Discuss The three texts I have studied are the novel ‘The Story of Lucy Gault’ (LG) by William Trevor‚ the play ‘A Doll’s House’ (ADH) by Henrik Ibsen‚ and the film ‘Juno’ directed by Jason Reitman. All three are substantially concerned with the struggles of each of the female protagonists. LG is set in 1921 Ireland and follows an upper class Anglo-Irish family living in Lahardane‚ Co. Waterford. This was a time when there was a
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