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**NOW AND THEN**
 * AMERICAN FAMILIES**

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1. This scene shows an American family of the past. It is Kitty's birthday. Her son, Eric, and husband, Red, forgot. They noticed that she was acting strange but couldn't figure out why. Once they realized that they had forgotten, they went to the gas station to get her a gift. In American culture birthdays are very important. People feel unwanted, or unimportant when those that are close to them forget their birthdays. That's exactly how Kitty feels. They are acting as if they don't even remember her and Kitty feels unappreciated.

2. They are all wearing typical outfits from that time period. Eric is wearing a flannel shirt and khakis and Red is wearing a sweater and pants, as is Kitty. They are relaxing at home and they are acting as they normally would. Kitty is dropping hints about her birthday and Red and Eric are acting uninterested. After they realized the big mistake they made they are loud and they are pretending that they remembered the whole time

3.Kitty is the mother and Red is the father and Eric is the youngest of their two children. Kitty does the house work and is also a nurse at the local hospital. Red works at different places depending on the season of the show. He often has trouble finding and keeping a job.

media type="youtube" key="-U0xGBNl2fE" height="315" width="560" align="center" 1. I selected this clip because I think that it portrays American families now. In this scene Stitch (an alien), who has been spending time with Lilo and her family, is about to leave. Lilo has become attached to Stitch and really wants him to stay. she says that they are family and that she won't ever forget him. This portrays american families today because even though they might not be related, or even from the same planet, they care about each other so much that they consider each other family.

2.Because they are in Hawaii things are different from how they would be here in Connecticut. In the picture they are wearing colorful shirts and dresses. While Lilo and stitch are talking, Lilo is wearing a night gown because she is about to go to sleep. They are speaking rather quietly because the scene is a sad one. Stitch is leaving and Lilo is sad about it.

3. In this movie Lilo's parents died in a car crash as you find out in the clip. Her older sister takes over the role of care taker and they get along well enough. After stitch lands on earth and they get used to him he too joins their (semi-dysfunctional) family.

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1. This clip reflects the Idea of an American family in the past. I selected this clip to show how important it was to stay together as a family then. In this scene Uncle Jesse is leaving the Tanner's house to live with his new wife. Michelle thinking that the family always does everything as a unit expects that she is moving out too. She packs her bags and once she is informed that her uncle is moving out without her, she is immediately distraught. Uncle Jesse goes up to console her and everything ends up alright. Family is important to her.

2. They are wearing outdated clothes that nowadays no one would even consider wearing. The whole family is there. even a friend is there for Jesse's departure. He lives with them and the kids refer to him as "uncle". He is a vital part of their family too. This scene is sad too so Uncle Jesse is speaking in a quiet and understandably reasonable tone.

3. Danny Tanner is the father of DJ, Stephanie and Michelle. They all live in their house with Danny's good friend Joey, and brother, Jesse. Joey and Jesse moved in after Danny's wife died because he needed help raising his three daughters. Jesse, Danny, and Joey all take care of the girls together. Jesse is the "cool" one, Joey is the" funny", and Danny enforces the rules.

media type="custom" key="12308740" align="center" 1. This is a scene from the show modern family which is a depiction of just that. I selected this clip because it shows that however opinionated, and however many differences you have between family members, they will always have your back. also it shows very three very different types of families all rolled into one. A couple with a big age difference. A bi-sexual couple with their new child. And a happily married couple with three growing kids, and a busy schedule.

2. the grandfather is wearing a jacket that he thinks is "hip" because earlier in the episode he was wearing a jumpsuit and did't want to be considered old, Cameron is wearing some sort of tribal sweater to accompany the Lion King music, and everyone else is wearing normal semi-formal clothes. Mitchell is making and announcement and every one is butting in as families often do.

3. The father, Jay, is married to Gloria, a young Colombian woman who is the mother of Manny. Jay has two kids from a previous marriage named Claire and Mitchell. Claire is married to Phil. They have 3 kids named Haley, Alex and Luke. Mitchell is in a relationship with Cameron. They adopted a baby named Lily together. They all live in the same area and they stay in touch by having "Family dinners" every Sunday.