“Deborah always jokes that she didn’t escape from a patriarchal culture, she escaped from a matriarchal culture,” Winger says by telephone from Berlin, where most of the series was filmed. “She was dealing with older women who were telling her what to do. That’s a joke. But it’s funny because women are also very strong […]

Pick any two of the following visuals (from a choice of 3) and examine how its form and content (refer to visual language techniques like composition, framing, music, etc.) express the themes of the mini-series and its global concerns. a – Esty in the taxi cab on way from berlin Airport to her mother’s house […]

Communities of minor race in a region tend to be treated differently by communities of the dominant race. In the United States’ case, Muslim immigrants and expatriates are treated differently in public by dominant, Americans who are mostly white or black. This issue is global as it is very much the same all over the […]

“I was, in four and a half years, never an American; I was immediately a New Yorker…I tend to become sentimental when I think of that city… which is quite something, I must say, given the circumstances under which, after only eight months of residence, I would later depart.” There are a few interesting points […]

As it is said in the novel, he smiled because he thought, ” caught up in the symbolism … that someone had so visibly brought America to her knees.” Even though he didn’t really talk about the racism he experienced, it is sure he experienced it in his life in America. Of course, he wasn’t happy […]

Bourdain reflects, promotes, or challenges cultural ideologies and stereotypes by providing multiple examples that are familiar to readers. In the first part of his argument, he only gave examples of why Americans love Mexicans – he talked about how they’re hard workers, have great food, and drugs. At the end of that argument, he challenges, […]

In “Mrs Sisyphus” by Carol Ann Duffy, there are various tones such as: Lonely tone – it is used in the second stanza, “when you haven’t the time to pop open a cork or go for so much as a walk in the park?”. This line clearly shows her loneliness in her life as her […]

Question 1: The documentary reveals the myriad roles fathers play in shaping their sons’ ideas of masculinity. Pick any 2-3 specific instances and analyze how these roles may be changing over time. Link to a global issue. In the documentary, at 20:00, there is a man who was grown up without having his father during […]

Song: Take Me To Church by Hozier How do songs explore aspects of language, identity, and/or culture? Does the song respond to a global issue in any way? Pick a song that does this in an insightful or problematic way and write a response on ELP. Provide a link to your song.   The song […]