There is a lot of crude language and violence, both physical and psychological, against women.

The women eventually won the suit, making history in the bargain, but only after an excruciating, maddeningly drawn-out court battle of the sort that, generally speaking, works against the exigencies of compelling drama. In the late '8 s, !osey "imes fled her abusive husband, and needed to find a way to support her two children. #he returned to her hometown in $innesota and followed the lead of her old friend %lory, who had bucked tradition and found a &ob in the iron mines that had long provided employment for much of the community. "imes found honest labor and a living wage working the mines, but she also discovered she was working with men who were uncomfortable working with women 'whose right to work in the mines had been mand ated by law almost () years prior*, and didn't care to show them much respect. +owever, as "imes found herself the growing target of sexist &okes and abhorrent behavior, she found that many of her female co-workers were reluctant to stand beside her, afraid of losing a goodpaying &ob at a time when they were increasingly hard to find. ,ut as a personal crisis became a public war of words, "imes became the center of a nationwide controversy when she attempted to file a class action sexual harassment suit against the mine owners, which put her and her family in a position of scrutiny beyond her worst expectations. OPINIO: " wobbly fiction about a real pioneering sex-discrimination case, -.orth /ountry- is a film an old-fashioned about truth and &ustice, that induce a shiver of recognition and maybe a blast of rage. This movie was entertaining enough to sit through, but I was pretty disappointed. The performances were good, as was the cinematography, which so clearly evoked the link between geography, chronology, and psychology. $y gripe is with the character development. "ll of the characters seemed to be stereotypes rather than people. 0veryone was clearly a goodie or a baddie, and no attempt was made to understand or explore the flaws of the goodies or the motives and fears of the baddies. The story and the message are wonderful, powerful and important, but often, I felt more like I was watching a 1ifetime movie than an intelligent social commentary or feminist anthem. +owever is a competent feminist drama, with good performances and a searing depiction of sexual discrimination, in the back is a truly great film.
In 1989, Josey Aimes returns to her hometown in northern Minnesota with her children, Sam and Karen, after escaping from her abusi e husband! She mo es in with her parents, Alice and "an#! "an# is ashamed of Josey, who became pregnant at the age of 1$, and belie es that this was the result of Josey being promiscuous li#e the townspeople, which causes them not to allow Josey to blend in! "er only friends are %lory and %lory&s husband Kyle! %lory, who wor#s at the local iron mines 'the town&s main source of income(, aids Josey in getting a )ob there and also allow Josey to stay at their place with her children, due to Josey&s bad relationship with her father! Josey *uic#ly befriends the other female wor#ers at the mine, who include %lory, Sherry and +ig +etty, and becomes the target of pro ocations spearheaded by +obby Sharp, Josey&s high school boyfriend who also wor#s at the mine, howe er all the women are also being erbally and physically abused by men at the mine! Josey&s refusal to gi e in to her male co,wor#ers& demands causes them to spread lies about her being promiscuous and trying to seduce them, which cause Josey to be further harassed not only by her father and the men&s wi es, but also by Sam! After e en the mine&s board of directors refuses to hear Josey&s complaints about the way women are treated at the mine, she *uits and +ill, a lawyer friend of Kyle and %lory, help her file a lawsuit against the company! At the court, the mine&s lawyers attempt to hold Josey&s so,called -promiscuous- past against her, and ha e +obby Sharp testify on how Sam is the fruit of a consensual se.ual relationship between Josey and one of her teachers!After Josey re eales the truth, +obby admit that is lying! /hen %lory says that she stands with Josey, and she is followed by more women, family members, and miners! 0ith this, the mining company loses the case and is forced to pay the women for what they suffered, in addition to establishing a se.ual harassment policy at the wor#place!

Josey: the film2s main character3 beautiful young woman who left her husband finds a &ob at the mine Sam: !osey2s son and also the conse4uence of her mother being raped Kyle5 %lory2s husband3 !osey2s friend Glory5 !osey2s friend3 a union representative drives truck at the mine Bobby: !osey2s former boyfriend, now her co-worker Bill: !osey2s lawyear Hank: !osey2s father Alice: !osey2s mother
- What in !stry oes the "ilm "oc!ses on# The mining industry - $hy oes Josey nee $ork# #he was a single mother with to children to raise how are the women treated in the workplace6 They are sexually harrassed, verbally and physically abused and victims of dirty pranks - ho$ o the %ario!s $omen react an res&on to the treatment# - 'om&are Josey(s attit! e an reactions to some o" the lon)er ser%in) $omen em&loyee(s reactions . - *o yo! consi er this harassment# +,&lain $hy-$hy not. The men harrassed the women because they constantly annoyed and provoked - Josey took le)al action. What $ere the key claims she $as makin)# *i other $omen /oin her# Ho$ i teh other miners react# What $as the reaction o" mana)ement# !osey faught for e4ual treatment at the workplace. The women refused to back her up and the management didn7t even listen to her complaints. They even threatened to fire her. - What s!))estion co!l yo! make "or mana)ement to han le this i""erently# The management should have listened to !osey2s complaints, then they should have met with the men and make it a rule that they should treat the women with respect. - What $as the act!al o!tcome o" the case# !osey won the lawsuit case. - *escribe $hat yo! Wo!l o i" yo! $ere b!llie or se,!ally harasse at $ork# if I were victim of sexual harassment, I would seek help as would probably be traumati8ed and denounced the act to the police, whether the case was too serious, I will present an court case against the person, such as !osey did, but, in this case against the company mines. - Why i she lea%e her h!sban # !osey left her husband because he abused her - Why is Sam ashame o" his mother# +e is ashamed of her because he thinks she is a promiscuous woman - Why i Josey ha%e to stay at Kyle an Glory(s ho!se# ,ecause her father didn2t want her to live in his house - $hat ha&&ene a"ter Josey talke $ith mine(s irectores# The men2s provocations increased at the mine

- What i the boar o" irectors $ant# They wanted to fire her - Ho$ i the la$yer inten to $in the case# +e intended to win the case by having the other women support !osey in court - The women who worked at the mine were reluctant to support !osey as they feared they2d lose. - 9hen !osey attended the meeting to explain why she wanted to sue the mine, the men made fun of her and didn2t left her speak until her father stood up and addresses some words to the audience. - In court everybody was in shock when they found out that she had been raped by a teacher. - "fter #am2s father identity was revealed, !osey rushed home to talk to her son. - 9e can say the film has a happy ending as !osey wins the class action against the company and helps establish a legal precedent for similar cases in the country. "s for !osey2s personal life things change as everybody finally know she had been sexual abused. +thical iss!es a resse in the mo%ie North 'o!ntry6 9hen watching the movie .orth /ountry, the one ethical issue that would be easy for anyone to identify would be gender discrimination and poor treatment of female employees at the mine owned by :earson Taconite and #teel. I say easy &ust because of the level of mental, verbal and physical abuse that women in the mine received. .ot only were comments and pranks common, but also so were more serious offenses. ;ape was a common worry among the women at the mine. What o "ather o" Josey in the statement# +er father, +ank, finally got up and made a statement. +e spoke to those who should be his friends, the men he had worked with all his life. +e spoke about how these men would bring their wives and daughters to the company picnics, and the men would never treat the women the way they were treating the women at work. +e ended by saying <I ve been a ;anger all my life and Ive never been ashamed of it until now.PREPOSITIONS1 IN (em)1 locals1 in the #itchen, in 2ondon ob)ects1 in the boo#3 in the car, in a ta.i3 in the picture, in the world3 months1 in August 4 in winter time4year1 in the morning3 in 566$3 in an hour ON (no)1 days of the wee#1 on Monday being on a surface1 on the table side1 on the left3 on the first floor public transport1 on the bus, on a plane tele ision or radio1 on /7, on the radio wal#ing1 on foot AT(para,em,no,pelo)1 meaning next to, by an object: at the door, at the station for e ents1 at a concert, at the party place where you are to do something typical1 at the cinema, at school, at wor# for night3 for weekend3 a certain point of time1 at night3 at the wee#end3 at half past nine for age: at 16 years old SINCE(desde)1 from a certain point of time1 since 1986 FOR(para)1 o er a certain period of time1 for 5 years AGO(anteriormente): a certain time in the past1 5 years ago BEFORE(antes): earlier than a certain point of time1 before 5618 TO(para, a fim de, a)/PAST(passado)1 telling the time1 ten to4past si. mo ement to person or building1 go to the cinema mo ement to a place or country1 go to 2ondon 4 Ireland for bed: go to bed B (por !olta de, atra!"s) : in the sense of at the latest: I will be bac# by $ o9cloc#! up to a certain time1 +y 11 o&cloc#, I had read fi e pages! rise or fall of something1 prices ha e risen by 16 percent /ra elling1 by car, by bus INTO(dentro de, em, na,no)1 enter a room 4 a building1 go into the #itchen 4 the house FRO#(de, desde, a partir de)1 in the sense of where from: a flower from the garden who ga e it1 a present from Jane OF(do)1 who4what does it belong to1 a page of the boo# what does it show1 the picture of a palace ABO$T(so%re)1 for topics, meaning what about: we were tal#ing about you $NTI&(at")1 in the sense of how long something is going to last: "e is on holiday until :riday!