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A 14 page research paper that discusses this film and its implications for HIV discrimination law. First of all, Philadelphia is discussed, pointing out the ways in which it utilizes cinematic techniques to emphasize the messages of its narrative, which dramatize issues of employment law and the injustice of discrimination. Secondly, discrimination against HIV victims and legal trends that have occurred since the premier of this film are summarized.
The last part of the paper compares US law to French law. A table of contents is included. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
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The current state of the law, in the U.S. and in France 7 U.S. legal trends since the making of Philadelphia 7 French experience
9 Comparing the U.S. and France 11 Discussion and conclusion 13 Introduction Any system of jurisprudence
is reflective of the societal values that are held by the majority of the public. In the nineteenth century antebellum South, many prominent citizens were slave owners and the laws
in the Confederate states reflected this reality. The publication of Harriet Beecher Stowes Uncle Toms Cabin served to educate Northerners as to the realities of slavery and this sparked, along
with other efforts, the emergence of the abolitionist movement, which helped to change the tide of public opinion. As this illustrates, popular media can have an effect on the norms
of a society and what is and what is not considered to be injustice. The following paper examines the 1993 film Philadelphia (directed by Jonathan Demme for TriStar Pictures),
which has been hailed as a landmark film because it reflects the issues surrounding HIV/AIDS (Tepper, 1995). This is because "no major motion picture had effectively dealt with the disturbing
and complicated issue of AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) in any notable fashion" prior to this movie (Tepper, 1995). First of all, Philadelphia is discussed, pointing out the ways in
which it utilizes cinematic techniques to emphasize the messages of its narrative, which dramatize issues of employment law and the injustice of discrimination. Secondly, discrimination against HIV victims and legal
trends that have occurred since the premier of this film are summarized. Background information: HIV/AIDS is a deadly disease that first emerged into public consciousness about 25 years ago
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