... men's fears of being drafted for war. As usual he acknowledges what others think but are afraid to say. In early 2001 Curtis Hanson, the Oscar winning director of "L.A. Confidential" and "Wonder Boys" approached Eminem to star in a movie about a rapper's journey out of poverty. It was material ... screenwriter, Scott Silver that he agreed to the project. Surprisingly the film entitled, "8 Mile" attracted some of the best in the business. Oscar winner Kim Basinger was cast as the lead character's indifferent mother and critically acclaimed star Brittany Murphy won the coveted role of Emine...

• Word Count: 10219
• Approx Pages: 41
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... me...", he sings, addressing young men's fears of being drafted for war. As usual he acknowledges what others think but are afraid to say. In early 2001 Curtis Hanson, the Oscar winning director of "L.A. Confidential" and "Wonder Boys" approached Eminem to star in a movie about a rapper's journey out of poverty. It was material that he was all too familiar with. It ... was only after working with screenwriter, Scott Silver that he agreed to the project. Surprisingly the film entitled, "8 Mile" attracted some of the best in the business. Oscar winner Kim Basinger was cast as the lead cha...

• Word Count: 5064
• Approx Pages: 20
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... me...", he sings, addressing young men's fears of being drafted for war. As usual he acknowledges what others think but are afraid to say. In early 2001 Curtis Hanson, the Oscar winning director of "L.A. Confidential" and "Wonder Boys" approached Eminem to star in a movie about a rapper's journey out of poverty. It was material that he was all too familiar with. It ... was only after working with screenwriter, Scott Silver that he agreed to the project. Surprisingly the film entitled, "8 Mile" attracted some of the best in the business. Oscar winner Kim Basinger was cast as the lead cha...

• Word Count: 2263
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... me...", he sings, addressing young men's fears of being drafted for war. As usual he acknowledges what others think but are afraid to say. In early 2001 Curtis Hanson, the Oscar winning director of "L.A. Confidential" and "Wonder Boys" approached Eminem to star in a movie about a rapper's journey out of poverty. It was material that he was all too familiar with. It ... was only after working with screenwriter, Scott Silver that he agreed to the project. Surprisingly the film entitled, "8 Mile" attracted some of the best in the business. Oscar winner Kim Basinger was cast as the lead cha...

• Word Count: 5064
• Approx Pages: 20
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... artists promote violence through their lyrics and as their sub culture doesn't follow the norm of society they have created their own cultural norms. This concept was explored further by Oscar Lewis in this theory known as the culture of poverty' (Ross, p133) This theory explains how their sub culture values different things to the mainstream such as the views on ... ...

• Word Count: 1948
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate