THE HISTORY OF GEE’S BEND‚ ALABAMA" Draft Article by Kyes Stephens Alabama Online Encyclopedia The community of Gee’s Bend (whose official name is Boykin) is situated in Wilcox County in West Alabama in the bend of the Alabama River. Directly across the river from Camden‚ and southeast of Selma‚ Gee’s Bend has one road into the community. Gee’s Bend is in the Black Belt region of Alabama (an area that draws its name from the soil and the race of the predominant inhabitants). The majority of Native
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right-171450Bend It like Beckham Culture Essay Bend It like Beckham Culture Essay I believe we could all agree that parents think they are right all the time. But why are they always right? Well‚ they’re the parents and that’s just the way it is. Not true. Parents don’t always know what’s good for you. In the movie Bend It like Beckham‚ Jess’ parents wanted to keep their daughter from playing soccer and dating Joe‚ they didn’t realize that he made her really happy. Jess’ parents won’t let her
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The movie "Bend It Like Beckham" deals not only with different gender- appropriate behaviors but also how different cultures have their own set of gender- appropriate behaviors. Jessie is from an Orthodox Sikh Indian family. She dreams of being a famous soccer player one day and of playing soccer professionally like her idol David Beckham. She watches him on television and has posters of him hanging in her room. Jessie’s parents want to raise her traditionally. They want her to have domestic
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Intersectional analysis of Bend it Like Beckham. For this assignment‚ to make an intersectional analysis I decided to watch a movie. After searching and thinking for a while I picked the movie Bend it Like Beckham‚ since a lot of elements in this movie are applicable on my own life and I really could relate to one of the characters in the movie. As the title of the movie already implies‚ it is about football and takes place in England. Jesminder is a Sikh‚ Indian girl from a very traditional Indian
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conditions for both male and female. The WHO program could have also been a big help by providing leadership on global health matters such as poverty‚ child maltreatment and labor conditions. Riis went into the most detail about the streets in “the bend” and the living conditions and death rates that were happening in Bayard‚ Park‚ Mulberry‚ and Baxter Streets. With this being said there were a couple things that came to my attention as I read the article. When reading about the amount of space in
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11-27-12 Bend it like Beckham Throughout the course of the movie “Bend it like Beckham” the characters experience internal and external conflicts. While some of these don’t necessarily get solved‚ many of them do come to conclusions‚ and mostly end favorable. One example is the Father’s inner conflict in giving his daughter freedom all while wanting to continue their cultural norms. This conflict is seen throughout the entirety if the movie and is dealt with until he finally decides what’s
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Bend it like Beckham is a film that was written‚ directed‚ and produced by Gurinder Chadha‚ a British film maker who was grew up in India. The film focuses on the main character’s desire to play football and the conflict she faces due to her obligations to her traditional Sikh family. The character‚ Jess Bhamra‚ must make the decision to pursue football or follow her parent’s wishes and complete school and marry and Indian man. As Jess struggles to find her own identity without losing her family
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Bend it Like Beckham (2002/3) is a romantic comedy written‚ directed and produced by Gurinder Chadha‚ a Kenya-born British film maker who grew up India. Director Chadha’s films often reflect on her complex background. Unlike many comedies‚ Bend it Like Beckham is filled with plenty of important themes. One of them addresses the importance of cultural integration. Jesminder Bhamra‚ like the director‚ is British-Asian. Just like Director Chadha had refused to take traditional Punjabi dancing lessons
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Bend it like Beckham is a film that was written‚ directed‚ and produced by Gurinder Chadha‚ a British film maker who was grew up in India. The film focuses on the main character’s desire to play football and the conflict she faces due to her obligations to her traditional Sikh family. The character‚ Jess Bhamra‚ must make the decision to pursue football or follow her parent’s wishes and complete school and marry and Indian man. As Jess struggles to find her own identity without losing her family
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“Jess faces several obstacles and challenges in Bend it like Beckham. How does the director use imagery to convey this aspect of the story?” Imagine being born into a family where cultures as well as overprotective parents stop you from following your dream. The film‚ Bend it like Beckham gives an insight into the life of Jesminder Bhamra‚ a typical Indian girl with a passion for football. Being raised in a family with a strong sense of culture‚ Jess was unable to achieve her main goal in life
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