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    watch stereotype medias or read stories. The medias have been their culture for years and consequently affected them mentally‚ especially stereotype movies like On Deadly Ground. The movie is‚ directed and starred by Steven Seagal‚ about Alaskans concerning towards a big oil company that manufacture in Alaska when the big amount of oil spilled in

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    Analysis of Crash (option 4) I believe that the film Crash challenges stereotypes of African Americans‚Hispanics‚ Middle Easterners‚ and Whites. One of the stereotypes that it challenged was about hispanics being thugs‚ liars‚ cheaters and scammers. This occurred in the scene when Jesan said‚ “Now I am telling you‚ your amigo in there is gonna sell our key to one of his homies.” We later find out that the locksmith‚ Daniel‚ is just as hardworking as any other person and had good intentions for the

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    The problem with racial stereotypes shown in the movie Crash is the characters have false or partially true ideas about certain groups causing discrimination‚ language barriers‚ and abuse of power between them. First‚ stereotyping races in this film causes discrimination among the characters that represent the different cultures in our society. In addition‚ in the movie the characters experienced the formation of language barriers. In addition‚ abuse of power from the authorities is found throughout

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    In the movie‚ Crash‚ the sociological topic of race is the main component of the movie. Paul Haggis uses racial controversy and discrimination throughout‚ with the intent to display the social problems in our society. Nearly every comment said by each character carries some form of racial intent. Whether it is from the supposed good guys‚ the Los Angeles Police Officers‚ to the habitual criminals‚ each character delivers some form of racial stereotype. Haggis portrays the racial stereotypes and tendencies

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    The film 13th‚ directed by Ava DuVernay‚ was very unpleasant to watch. African Americans of all ages and both genders were mistreated and had a very limited amount of freedom. If you were within the African American race‚ you were put to slavery instantly. Many were arrested for the slightest of crimes which included littering and vagrancy and put to labor after the civil war. Every image you see of African Americans‚ particularly African American males‚ were considered monsters and horrendous human

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    The movie Crash is a very interesting and compelling movie that showed some social problems like racism and stereotypes that occur in everyday life. The movie starts off a day later from the present when a Det. Graham Waters is at a scene of a crime and just got a look at the victim which happen to be his own brother (revealed at the end of the movie). The movie then goes on to follow a variety of characters such as Det. Graham Waters‚ Sgt. John Ryan‚ Ria (Det. Waters’ partner)‚ D.A. Rick Cabot and

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    The movie Crash interweaves the lives of multiple people‚ who have been stereotyped by one another in the worst ways possible to show us that many real-life problems stem from the fear people have towards one another. It puts into prospect how many people make racially charged comments and expect no retribution to their comments or actions. In the movie‚ Jean Cabot and her husband get carjacked by a couple of African American men who Jean had been fearful of earlier in the day. When they get home

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    Alex Walker‚ manager of the new car sales department‚ sold a new car for $14‚150. This purchase was financed by a cash down payment of $2‚000‚ a trade-in allowance of $4‚800‚ and a bank loan of $7‚350. The dealer’s cost was $11‚420‚ which included factory price plus sales commission. The manager of the used car sales department‚ Any Robbins‚ examined the trade-in vehicle. The trade-in had a wholesale guidebook value of $3‚500. The guidebook‚ published monthly‚ was‚ at best‚ a near estimate

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    Every single character in the “Office Space” movie depicts various stereotypes you can find in the workplace. These characters are both simplified and exaggerated as we can see in the opening scene with Peter Gibbons‚ a businessman‚ stuck in the morning traffic going to work. He looks unhappy and depressed. He is frustrated as he is barely driving and as this old guy walking on the side walk is even going faster than him. He tries to escape from the traffic as he sees the other lane moving faster

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    actual intellectual beings. Coming into college‚ I was aware that women are not held to this standard anymore‚ but I was still worried that some people would continue to not take women seriously. Even as late as 2001‚ gender stereotypes persisted in film and in the media. In the movie Legally Blonde‚ starring Reese Witherspoon‚ Elle Woods gets dumped by her scholarly boyfriend because he wants a “serious relationship” with an educated and successful sorority president. Elle Woods is at first portrayed

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