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Extra credit-Analysis of the Movie "Casablanca"

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 are many Goffman elements in this film, and I have analyzed some of them.  The film takes place in Casablanca and at the beginning of the film, the audience is left with a cliffhanger: "Who killed the German couriers, and what are the important documents on them?" Mystification (or deception) is used here. In order to arouse the interest of the audience, a suspense is left at the beginning. At the beginning of the article, there are a lot of actors and carriages, as the background of the film, so these actors are “non-person” The article tells of two German couriers who were carrying important documents and were killed on their way to Casablanca. Then an officer told all soldiers to arrest the murderer and all available personnel. So the soldiers went to the streets in great battle to search for suspicious personnel. The masses were very confused about what had happened. Some discussed, some watched, and some ran away when they saw the soldiers. One of the couples was discus...

Extra credit— The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life.

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I think this book is a good book for students to read in 2020. I find this book particularly interesting, and the imitation theory has a good explanation for social interaction behavior.At the same time, the cases in the book reveal a lot of inside information, very interesting. Reading this book made me think deeply about some phenomena in my daily life.Many of the examples in the book are what happens in our lives. The author examines some common phenomena in our daily life from the micro angle, analyzes their essence, and gives them a certain theoretical color.For example, a psychiatrist who helps people treat mental illness knows many secrets, but others don't know his secrets, so he is called a "service expert" in the book, and he appears to be a non-starter, but he participates in the performance.In addition, in front of the male students, the female students pretended not to know, and the male students played the role of actors to give the audience an ideal impress...

Extra credit— Project One: Interaction Observation

                       Project One: Interaction Observation Story : On Sunday night, CC (Observer) and KK (Performer) went to a restaurant in the center of the city for dinner. The restaurant is doing very well and is packed every weekend. It is a large, elegant western restaurant with frescoes on the walls and dining Spaces divided into private rooms and halls. CC (Observer) and KK (Performer) choose to sit in the hall for dinner. The hall was full of people. There were young couples, old couples, and and people who come with their parents. Just after ordering food, KK (Performer) began to tell CC (Observer) that she was broken up by her boyfriend. As she talked, KK (Performer) became more and more excited and beat the table with her hands, and her expression became more and more ferocious. The guests sitting around CC (Observer) and KK (Performer) also seemed to feel the difference and looked at KK (Performer) side. After a ...