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>Modern Depiction of the American Family<

media type="youtube" key="Iwtme-k7dqk" height="315" width="560" ---Parenthood--- 1)This clip of the NBC Series "Parenthood" depicts how the modern family has a lot of differences and many of them show, but every will support each other no matter what. 2)They are all dressed the way they would for everyday life. Each part is a different circumstance, but in any case, every person in each part is going crazy, whether it is in a good or bad way. 3)The dynamics of the family are very dramatic. There is some kind of drama, no matter what. Someone is creating a situation that involves the whole family, even if it doesn't directly involve them. Each person's role in the family is to at leas TRY to keep stability and to keep each family member in line and out of trouble.

media type="custom" key="12359572" ---Modern Family--- 1)This clip from the series "Modern Family" shows how the American family doesn't just have to consist of the same color skin. It can consist of more than one skin tone, different cultures, and they don't even have to have the same last name or be in the same family. A family can have just friends. 2)The two guys are of different skin color, and they are both dressed like a tipical American citizen would be dressed. They are both talking jokingly, but very sincerely as if they are really brothers. 3)This family consists of friends. Both seem to make each other happy and laugh. One's role is to try and make something funny and make light of a situation and the other's is to correct him whenever he makes a mistake.

>Depiction of Family from the Past<

media type="custom" key="12358770" ---It's a Wonderful Life--- 1)This clip of the ending of "It's a Wonderful Life" shows how the American Family is not just a necessity. It is important for everyone to have, and without family, one would go insane. This man's life depends on his family, and it took him to wish his life away to realize how important the aspect of family and friends are. 2)The man screaming in the beginning is the main character, the father who wishes he didn't even exist. He wears clothing just right for the situation, depressing and dull. You can't wear really vibrant clothing when you don't exist because no one knows nor notices you. 3)This man's family is everyone. he needs people to at least know who he is to live. Everyone in the world plays a part in his family. He loves the world, and the world loves him back. that's what makes it a wonderful life.

media type="custom" key="12359782" ---The Patridge Family--- 1)This clip of "The Partridge Family" shows how every family will go through the good and bad together, but even after a bad event or situation, they will all make it out together still loving each other. No matter what each person's differences are, they will always be loved for who they are. 2)The whole Partridge family plays the part in bringing everyone they sing in front of together as one big happy family. They all wear clothing that is typical of the time period, but is very formal to appeal as a true family who is reformed and unlike many other bands of that time.