Studies show people of color make up for 28 percent of the American public but only 8% of the top films starred ethnic actors, for non-white actors the roles are more often limited and sterotypical. ... Many actors feel the same way, Steve Harvey, a comedian-actor, said that he feels, "the film industry has yet to acknowledge how diverse and integrated America has become". ... According to the Screen actors guild, most minorities are cast into supporting roles, not the more prestigious leading roles. Statistically, according to the Screen actors guild, the percentages of TV/Theatrical r...

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Frank Sinatra, an actor in the movie, helps viewers realize the severity of communism. ... The plot was beautifully written and the movie has beautiful actors. ... I believe that the set of actors scheduled to be in the movie along with added sound effects and stunts will attract a large audience. ...

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Alone, the number of Emmy, Golden Globe, People's Choice and Screen Actors Guild Awards are enough to cover all the coffee tables at Central Perk. ... Financing is a major part in the production of Friends where each actor has been making $1 million per episode for the past season! ...

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In one of his examples he describes how a friendship of a waiter and an actor can flourish in Europe because there is no envy from the waiter towards the actor because he is considered, in America, to be of higher standards than that of the waiter. ...

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However, because many of the actors in the musicals were not stage actors, they were not skilled at singing and dancing. ... Professional singers filled in for the actors as well as over-dubbing much of their songs. ... Dean Martin gained great notoriety as an actor and television performer, and Jerry formed his own path as a comedian. ...

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The issue as to whether a foreign-born person should be able to run for the presidency in our country has really developed into quite a hot topic. With the election of actor Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Governor of California, much attention and debate has been brought to the forefront...

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Producers, commissioners, actors, and musicians, television and baseball stars were trying as hard as they could to do their part to help America cope with the departing of men and women who had been sent overseas. ... Many actors became a part of the war effort not only by making movies, but by serving in the military as well. ...

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Seeing their favorite actors or actresses condoning the use of drugs could cause children and teens to become curious and want to try these drugs for themselves. ... Many of today's actors look and dress a particular way. ...

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When anime is translated into English, it can be found in two forms, dubbed, where voice actors put the words spoken into English, or subtitled, where the original dialogue is kept and the English equivalent is shown across the bottom of the screen. ... Cons are great places to go to to meet and talk to distributors, dealers, production companies, voice actors, animators, translators, and other anime fans. ...

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The far reaches of writer's imaginations have been explored, put on paper and eventually personified by actors on a stage. ... In the original production of Sapho, the producer and leading actress was arrested and charged with corrupting public indecency, as was the lead actor and manager of the theater. ...

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Have you ever felt almost giddy with anticipation while standing in line for tickets to the newest movie featuring your favorite actor or actress? ... Celebrities whether actors, singers, dancers, designers, the wealthy, reality-shows, DJ's, models, athletes, journalists or "personalities" are people, just like us and we dreamily want to be in their shoes. ...

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For the past couple hundred years the majority of the population in America has been Caucasian. As a result the story of America has been told according to the events that concerned Caucasian Americans. The history and culture of white America has been accepted as that of the country as a whole. ...

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"The Exonerated" More than 13,000 people have been legally executed since colonial times, most of them in the early 20th Century. By the 1930s, as many as 150 people were executed each year. However, public outrage and legal challenges caused the practice to come to a halt. By 1967, capital...

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Joseph McCarthy was a U.S. senator in the mid twentieth century, whose great fear of the rising communist party in both the Soviet Union and in America was reflected by a great deal of the country. Almost instantly after the end of World War Two, the tensions between the United States and the Soviet...

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American Values By Nicolaj Bundesen What are American Values? I decided to ask a few people as to what they thought it was. One person told me that the American dream was to be rich. Another person told me it was having a perfect family situation. The last person believed the Americ...

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The Popularity of Rap Rap music has changed very much throughout the years. At first it was mainly underground, enjoyed in the black ghettos. Now it has developed into a very mainstream popular form of music. Everybody now enjoys rap music, regardless of age, race, or gender. Even white p...

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The 1920's was a time marked by social change in America. Although many different elements played a role in bringing about this change, the commercialization of popular culture was at the heart. The commercialization of popular culture dramatically changed society by bringing many Americans together...

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Forest Gump This famous movie produced in 1994 was one of history's classics. This sharp movie was produced by Wendy Finerman, Steve Tisch, Steve starkey, while directed by Robert Zemeckis. I first watched this movie in theaters followed by many times at home, or at other relatives' houses. T...

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Born in Jalisco, Mexico, Castillo's father dreamed of coming to Los Angeles to become an actor. "That," says his son, a writer, accomplished actor and member of the Latino Theater Lab, "is my genetic memory pushing me on." ...

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Media stereotypes such as fashion magazine models, television actors and actresses, movie stars, as well as advertisements have all lead to the unrealistic "ideal" body shape that modern society members compare themselves to. ...

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She then gave the implication that the governor stood by these allegations with the quote, "the fact that one of the actor's defenses was that he didn't realize that this was objectionable, otherwise the governor-elect of California wouldn't be a guy who thinks it's 'playful' to grab and grope, and the voters wouldn't ratify that attitude" (Quindlen 2-3). ...

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Reconstruction Our history has been a bitter one dominated by colonialism, racism, apartheid, sexism and repressive labor policies. The Civil War was perhaps the most momentous event in American history. The survival of the United States as one nation was at risk, and on the outcome of the war depe...

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The amount of violence that is portrayed in the media is overwhelming. In all the newspapers, magazines, radio and television broadcasts, films and Internet sites, violence is the most often shown and recurring theme. Many television programs, the most popular form of media, contain violence in...

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Today's Smoker Is it suicide? According to the Surgeon General's report, tobacco smoke contains over 4,000 chemicals, most of which are poisons. With each puff a smoker is slowly poisoning himself, but yet society continues to smoke. With the increase in public knowledge of the effects of...

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The Black slaves of colonial America brought their own culture from Africa to the new land. Despite their persecution, the "slave culture" has contributed greatly to the development of America's own music, dance, art, and clothing. Music It is understandable that when Africans were torn from...

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