... is revelatory about historical shifts in ideology from 1987 to 2000. Baby does not know how to dance but Sara knows ballet. If dancing serves as a metaphor for sexuality than we can assume that Sara knows a little bit about sex, but has not been exposed to a different kind of sexuality, a sexuality represented by hip- hop. Both women are learning about their sexuality while they learn ... about dance, but they do so only to become spectacle " ... audience the change of setting that signals a change about Sara's life. Shots of the Chicago subway system, dirty streets, a predominantl...

• Word Count: 2813
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School

... absence of a father impacts young men far more than it does young women (Elium 12). Often times the emotional role that a father can play in a child's life is overlooked. It has long been assumed that a woman can provide all the needs for a child, that the father's main purpose was to support his family financially. Now that approximately 50% of marriages end in ... divorce (Gallagher) and a near majority of families do not have a two-parent household, it is easier to step back and examine how important the role of a father really is now that so many have grown up without one. It is eve...

• Word Count: 4534
• Approx Pages: 18
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School