Bathing in the Ganges is a religious tradition that is an integral part of daily life in India. It represents a purification of the soul‚ as Stille states‚ “…[A] river that‚ because of its divine origin‚ is pure and purifies all those faithful who immerse themselves in her‚” (598). However‚ presently‚ there exists a dilemma that threatens the survival of this tradition: the poor condition of the river. The river is polluted with “raw sewage‚ human and industrial waste‚ the charred remains of bodies
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age-long culture and civilization‚ ever changing‚ ever flowing‚ and yet ever the same Ganga." - Jawaharlal Nehru‚ First Prime Minister of India‚ born in Allahabad on the Ganges Ganges (Hindi Ganga)‚ major river of the Indian subcontinent‚ formed in the southern ranges of the Himalaya‚ in northern Uttar Pradesh State‚ India. The Ganges is mainly in India‚ but also flows through Bangladesh before emptying into the Bay of Bengal. The river‚ about 2‚510 km (1‚560 mi) long‚ rises in a snowfield called THE
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In the film Bend it Like Beckham directed by Gurinder Chada displays an internal conflict of decision making through Jess’ internal struggle with soccer and family. Jess’ sister continues to be successful and gets engaged‚ Jess tries to ignore these desires and wishes to play soccer. Jess is torn between the choice of either playing soccer and disrespecting her family’s wishes or respecting her family’s wishes and not playing soccer. The reason why this is even a problem is the fact that her
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feedback 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
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BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM Stereotypes generally refer to statements made from members of society about ceratin groups‚ at times regarding appearance‚ culture‚ disability‚ this includes things such as; all men do it better than women or mainstream women are not as conserved as cultured women‚ assuming someone by appearance is also a stereotype; a girl has black hair and favours the colour black‚ she is most likely to be stereotyped based purely on non fiction opinions created by society. In Bend
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An important event near the end of the film “Bend it Like Beckham” directed by Gurinder Chadha was Jess’s final football match. It was important because it was the climax of the film. Jess’s dream was to be a professional football player. Jess’s culture and tradition were in the way of achieving her dream. In order to achieve her dream she had to use deception. Verbal and visual features such as camera work‚ symbols and music were used throughout the film to show that the event was important.
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River as a Symbol in “A Bend in the River” Rivers within a well written novel are a representative of a great variety of things. Within the book “A Bend in the River” by V.S. Naipaul‚ as the name implies‚ the river is a very significant symbol throughout the novel that shows representation for many aspects of the plotline‚ ranging from an ever-changing lifestyle to the vitality of the country in which it resides and the people affected by its welfare. The town by the bend in the river is an isolated
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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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Philip Squire March 29‚ 2011 2nd Hour Literary Essay: Around the River Bend Have you ever heard your mom nagging‚ “Don’t judge a book by its cover”? Well‚ that’s this story’s lesson except this short story does it better. In literature‚ authors frequently write about one character who is looking for someone to hold responsible for all their problems. In the short story‚ Around the River Bend‚ by Sherry Garland‚ the narrator blames all Vietnamese for her brother’s death. Through a chance
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From the opening scene of Bend it Like Beckham we the audience are introduced to the main characters‚ the storyline‚ the settings and themes of film through the use of some well-chosen film techniques that the director used. The main character Jesminder is portrayed to us as a tom boy through costuming we can see that she is deliberately dressed in boy clothes in particular a soccer Jersey and shorts. This is to communicate to us the audience that she loves soccer. We also can see that she isn’t
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