In 2010‚ Laura Hillenbrand released a brilliant tribute to a resilient national hero‚ Louis “Louie” Zamperini‚ whose story was not widely known at the time. Fast forward four years and this tribute‚ Unbroken‚ has been made into a major motion picture and the remarkable story of the Olympian-turned-soldier has reached the masses. In the book Unbroken‚ which I read shortly after it was released‚ Hillenbrand chronicles Zamperini’s epic and‚ at times‚ terrifying odyssey. Raised in California‚ he was
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First film theorist Laura Mulvey she wrote Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema in 1975. She came up with the idea of the Male Gaze. The idea that the woman is passive and the male is active. So the woman is the image and the man is the bare of the look which very much indicates the man has the power of the woman. In vertigo this is evident within the first scene the Ernie’s Restaurant when Scottie goes to meet Madeline for the first time. Where they don’t actually meet‚ they don’t even make eye
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the mouse asks for a glass of milk. The circle is complete when he wants a cookie to go with it. Author Laura Numeroff has often said in interviews that the idea for the story came to her during a long car trip she took with a friend from San Francisco to Oregon. She narrated it as they drove and later wrote it down. The manuscript was passed over by nine publishers before being taken on by Laura Gerringer‚ a publisher under the Harper and Row (now HarperCollins) imprint‚ who immediately thought of
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What the Speaker Did Well‚ and Why I Think So Time Management Expert‚ Laura Vanderkam gave an inspirational speech on‚ “How to gain control of your free time.” During the opening of her speech‚ she tells a story about her own faults; being late for scheduled appointments‚ and how busy her own life is as a working mom. She emphasized on being able to put time in perspective‚ prioritizing what is important and how to accomplish your set goals. She references‚ “time is highly elastic‚ we can’t make
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In Unbroken‚ Laura Hillenbrand argues that the allied servicemen and prisoners of war in World War II contributed immeasurable sacrifices for humanity. Hillenbrand’s biography about Louie Zamperini provides an authentic portrayal of a soldier and prisoner of war (POW) during World War II. The New York Times bestseller novel focuses on the importance in family bonds and friendship throughout the struggle. Likewise‚ optimism and hope serve as vital coping mechanisms in warfare circumstances. Hillenbrand
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Laura Hillenbrand will be a name never forgotten. Her masterpiece‚ Unbroken‚ follows Louie Zamperini through the chaotic events of his life: qualifying for the olympics at 19‚ fighting for his life in a Prisoner of War (POW) camp‚ and struggling to conform to society after the monstrosities of war. Louie’s life is full of suspense‚ determination‚ and hope leaving the reader hanging onto every word. A thief grew up in the small town of Torrance‚ California. Running from trouble at a young age assisted
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initially enveloped himself and the later change in character that strengthened him as an individual and possibly lengthened his lifespan (63). After viding Louie’s depiction as a valiant soldier in newspapers‚ I was getting the impression that author Laura Hillenbrand wanted the readers to believe that war was a heroic venture and dying for one’s country was a courageous deed (77). However‚ soon Hillenbrand altered my perception by describing planes that crashed due to accidents‚ harsh weather‚ and human
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At 1:17:58‚ Tina makes her first appearance in the company of her partner‚ Mookie. With Tina housebound by her role as caregiver for their son‚ Hector‚ and Mookie resigned to a life of “making money‚ getting paid” at Sal’s‚ the traditional gender dynamics of their relationship are quickly established. Indeed‚ Tina appears so imprisoned by her circumstances that she must purchase the attention of her lover by ordering food from his place of work. Though Mookie’s victimhood at the hands of capitalism
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aimed in altering the sexual equality of the men and women. Some of these movements attained their main goal – the social change. One of the movements that was started by the pioneers is the Male Gaze Theory. The Male Gaze Theory‚ a feminist theory by Laura Mulvey‚ was developed in 1975. It happens when the audience‚ or viewer‚ is put into the viewpoint of a heterosexual male. Mulvey stressed that the dominant male gaze in mainstream Hollywood films reflects and satisfies the male. It applies wherever
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and how it is still very prevalent in contemporary modern culture through photography and other mediums‚ such as‚ cinema and advertising. I will be analyzing the photographic work of Cindy Sherman‚ E.J. Bellocq‚ advertisement and the written work of Laura Mulvey and John Berger. Traditionally imagined‚ written and produced by men‚ advertisements have long depicted women as men want them to be‚ sexy‚ obedient‚ fragile‚ instead of as they actually are. In this way‚ the male gaze is very predominant in
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