March of the Penguins is an incredible nature documentary documenting the incredible struggle Empire Penguins endure to create and keep their young alive. Watching this film gives you goosebumps and makes you realize just how incredible nature really is. This documentary, done by Luc Jacquet, is the number two grossing documentary of all time and warms the hearts of so many Americans.
What does this say about America? It says, for one, we love nature documentaries! From the BBC Planet Earth series, to the Disney Earth series, to March of the Penguins, America loves to sit down with their nuclear family and watch a wholesome and educational documentary about animals and their young. This documentary's themes incorporate family life and the struggle to provide for children, or penguins. The success of this documentary implies we enjoy nature, yes, but also that families like watching stories about other families, whether they be human or not.
Amy Chua's Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother closely relates to these ideas. Chua writes about being an Asian mother and how different it it to be an American mother. This popular book was read because families like reading about other families. It's always interesting to see if the grass is greener on the other side of if it's not greener, but different.
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What does this say about America? It says, for one, we love nature documentaries! From the BBC Planet Earth series, to the Disney Earth series, to March of the Penguins, America loves to sit down with their nuclear family and watch a wholesome and educational documentary about animals and their young. This documentary's themes incorporate family life and the struggle to provide for children, or penguins. The success of this documentary implies we enjoy nature, yes, but also that families like watching stories about other families, whether they be human or not.
Amy Chua's Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother closely relates to these ideas. Chua writes about being an Asian mother and how different it it to be an American mother. This popular book was read because families like reading about other families. It's always interesting to see if the grass is greener on the other side of if it's not greener, but different.
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- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0428803/
- http://amychua.com/