Essays on Genre

Introduction

Introduction sentence: The article takes a look at the millennials in the workplace Summary – The author criticizes the work habits of the millennials, examines their high expectations on the job; looks at the challenges employers contend with and suggests ways to strike a balance.

Preview of the body: This analysis will look at the author’s presentation and

effectiveness of the argument presented.

Body - Genre

The genre is: News article (Newspaper contribution). Support: 1) Originally written for the Wall Street journal by contributor Ron Alsop Body - Purpose & Exigence The type of purpose is: Exposing workforce challenges The exigence is: The crisis managers face in the workplace in managing millennials. Support: 1) The millennials want ...

Hypothesis

The genre of preference is tied to the personality of the person Procedure The interview will take place in a hotel hall, and the interviewee will arrive in the perception that the interview is bound to land them a management role with a big dancing group. Immediately the interviewee arrives, they will be guided to the interview room where other respondents are expected to meet them. No one is supposed to meet them as they come into the hall. Music will be playing in the background, but the respondents will be under observation via the room cameras and their ...

In this paper, we will try to explain how the montage is linked to the images in the movie, because each image is associated by audience with a specific film. In addition, editing directly affects on the narration in the film. We will research the articles of the three different authors, Rudolf Arnheim, Andre Bazin and Sergei Eisenstein, which relate exclusively to the montage. In addition, we will analyze the film “Fist of Fury” in terms of art of montage. Let us start with Rudolf Arnheim. In his book called “Film as art”, he describes that the main thing ...

Molière and Voltaire are thought to be the masters of satire due to their outstanding literary artworks. Their stories usually focus on the modern society, which is usually full with flaws. The authors are responsible for making those flaws not only obvious to the readers, who are not always educated, but also showing them in a humorous way. This genre was very popular back then, but it can still be seen in on TVs and in the modern books. However, nowadays, people are free to express their dissatisfaction with the world. Back then, it was often dangerous to ...

In his book called the Prince, Niccolo Machiavelli deals with a wide spectrum of issues, including the interaction of government and authority, military affairs, qualities that should be prescribed to true rulers, historical perspectives of Italy's development, the issues of politics and morale, etc. All the author's reflections, arguments and conclusions constitute a unified logical sequence representing coherent stages of the construction of a durable and powerful state. With that, the state should be headed by a wise and brave ruler - a prince. In his book, Niccolo created a collective image of a ruler. In the author's opinion, ...

Literature has always been an important aspect through time. Literature plays a significant role in our day to day lives too. From our daily interactions to our study of different events and occurrences through time. Just like art, it helps us escape from our unpleasant daily realities and also helps us interact with the world around us in a more liberal and open-minded way. It brings about the creative imagination of a person through written or spoken word, for instance, poetry, plays as well as fiction and non-fiction materials. Comedies and tragedies also form an important part of history ...

Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Overview Fast forward. There is a woman named Susan Collins. She wrote a book. Actually a whole series of books. People read them and liked them. Probably some executive in Lionsgate read it and liked. So they decided to make a movie out of it. Actually a series of films. The first movie “Hunger Games” was a success but the director – Gary Ross said to have a very tense schedule so Francis Lawrence was invited to film the sequel. For those who have seen both movies – the difference is obvious. It is also obvious that Francis Lawrence like his ...

Pageants are inside my skin, in my blood, my heart, my mind! The spotlight remains on the dais with a sea of claps as I walk down the platform to win all those hearts. What can be better than this? I remember that moment when I was announced to be the Miss Florida Teen of the year! I remember the audience going gaga over me. I had won the pageant. I felt like being on top of the world. I remember how all the people came up to me and congratulated me for my success. I made my parents ...

The music videos and their content has always been a major public concern. This is because some of those videos have been accused of communicating strong messages that can easily influence teenagers and adolescents. The music videos can impact gender stereotypes, body image, aggression and other areas in the developing youth. The essay makes an analysis of the Centuries music video ”Centuries“ from the band Fall Out Boy. The band comes from the suburbs of Chicago, which is known as the blandest place. The band was picked up by a record label, and they became famous. The main audience ...

It is with no doubt that most white people enjoy black culture. They enjoy Hip Hop, which is predominantly an African-American genre. They also enjoy African-American cuisine and fashion. The nagging question is, do white people love the African-American population? If they do love them, why not partake in advocating against vices that are committed towards the African American population? Why wouldn’t they unite with the African-American population and chant “Black Lives Matter” This essay, therefore, sets out to answer the question “What would America be like if we loved black people as much as we love black ...

People generally believe that the Harry Potter book series is destined for children and teenagers. The book series about the adventures of a young wizard and his friends in an enchanted land change with every book. As the protagonists grow up from being children to being teenagers, the story also changes to become darker and more violent. This series addresses young people, who are supposed to grow up reading the series, and the books change with each stage in the growing up process. However, many adults also read books for children and young adults, and I am one of ...

Part 1

Reflection on the genre of open letter Open letter is a letter that is written to an individual but whose message is intended for a wide audience. Usually, open letters are addressed to specific individuals but the message is usually conveyed to them through newspapers as well as other media (Bhatia 5). In most cases, open letters are usually addressed to public figures such as politicians, heads of corporate organizations and government institutions, artists, journalists and religious leaders.

Its significance

Writing open letters is motivated by various reasons. An open letter reflects the position of the author on a significant issue ...

The onset of revolution in American cinema started at a time when moving pictures started gaining traction. The film industry was based on technological advancement experienced during the 19th and the 20th centuries. Phenomenal growth in the film industry was exhibited by the transformation of short videos into comprehensive production features. The creation of what is today popularly known as the movie star; Hollywood generated renewed interest way past the confines of the modern theater. In consequence gossip surrounding the celebrities in addition to their lifestyle has become the order of the day. Though the attraction of Hollywood celebrity ...

Liu Kuan-tao (date of birth is unknown), probably lived from 1264 to 1294, a native of Hebei province of modern China, was a famous court painter in the early years of the reign of the Mongol Yuan dynasty. In 1279, he was appointed to the post of superintendent of the imperial wardrobe of the emperor. In his paintings in the genre of "religious attributes", "figures of people and animals" he used mainly manner of painting adherent to preceding Jin and Tang dynasties; in genres of painting landscapes he copied realistic styles of Li Cheng and Guo Xi. In the ...

Art Spiegelman’s Maus is one of the unique graphic novels in the genre of literature. Unlike other comics with super heroes and flashy graphics, Maus is a story of the Holocaust presented in comic style. It gives an account of Art Spiegelman’s father, Vladek’s experiences as a Polish Jew . All the characters mentioned in the comic have been presented in the form of animals, such as the Jews as mice, the Americans as dogs, the Germans as cats and many others . The framework of the comic is not only simplistic framework, but also terrifying as Spiegelman ...

Fear is a relative term, at least from the human perspective. This suggests that humanity has experienced its own sets of fears, depending on the prevailing dangers of a particular physical environment and epoch. In this regard, it has always been common knowledge that survival is an integral part of every species, including the Homo sapiens, and that compromising the sense of safety of animals and humans is most likely to instigate a reaction of fear. As such, it can also be said that fear is a beneficial aspect of existence, given that it triggers reactions of alertness, fighting ...

Horror movies are a controversial and complicated subject in terms of the influence they have on the viewers. Some people favor such films, stating that they have a powerful therapeutic effect – like any form of art does. Others are rightly afraid that being accustomed to violence on the big screen leads to being accustomed to violence in the real life. In any case, the benefits which horror films have to offer for the emotional well-being are worth exploring. In his essay Why We Crave Horror Movies, Stephen King approaches the controversial phenomenon of people's attraction to the morbid and ...

I. Introduction

In 1960, Alfred Hitchcock released the iconic film, Psycho, to an unsuspecting audience.

The film broke with narrative and cinematographic techniques that had been the Hollywood standard for decades. Produced and directed on a shoestring budget, the film garnered few positive reviews. However, it still stands as the most powerful influence on the suspense, and even horror, genre. Because Psycho debuted in 1960 (when theaters were much more popular), the film is best analyzed through the lens of mass communication theory. In James Kendrick's "Psycho and the Priming of the Audience", it is argued that the mass communication model is most effective at informing an astute analysis of the film. ...

The paper entails a movie critic regarding thematic concerns and the musical aspect of the filmmaking. As a film critic, this current paper takes a particular movie in the film genre of Rock and Roll. Thus, the specifics in the paper will be drawn from the movie, Rock and Roll High School. Rock and Roll High school is a comedy film based on music. The film was produced on 4th August 1979 in New York. The movie's setting is in Vince Lombardi School in which students are more concerned about rock n roll culture than getting knowledge; with another ...

[Dissertation: Music]

Chapter 1: Introduction: Advances in technological innovation and affordability has revolutionised many aspects of modern society. Perhaps nowhere is this more observable within the entertainment industry than for electronic music. The later part of the 1980s witnessed a boom in the creation of a vast array of original sub-genres; where many pioneers developed and honed new techniques, making extensive usage of new technologies and affordable studio equipment on offer (source?). In the United Kingdom (UK) two such genres that were initially developed during this period were ‘Drum and Bass’ and ‘Jungle’. For these styles of music, an ...

Genre Analysis

Literary genres are identified in large part by their view, structure, and tone. Chapters 6 -8 of our text, Essentials of College Writing, deal with the qualities of different genres: personal writing, persuasive writing, and expository writing. Each of these has qualities particular to that type of writing. In personal writing, the writer uses the first person point of view because they are speaking directly to the reader, explaining the writer’s own thoughts and feelings. This is a subjective genre because it is dependent on the writer’s perspective. They are structured linearly flowing from beginning through the ...

[Dissertation: Chapter 3]

Chapter 3: Drum and Bass Creation

3.1 Instruments and MIDI controllers The following are sample of instruments and MIDI controller that are used to integrate a gear containing instruments used for drum and bass creation. A MIDI controller, through MIDI commands aids in the creation of tone for drum and bass. This is created through a generation of MIDI data when one presses a key on the MIDI synthesizer. The keyboard, when connected to a drum machine, can control the device. For instance, a full drum set can be created from the MIDI drum pads. As the result, MIDI controller acts as ...

Video games can improve our lives

Introduction A popular segment in modern day options for mass communication is in form of audio visual media and video games form a crucial chunk in it. It has often been criticized about video games that they cast a direct impact on mental health of youths. The given notion is extremely biased and non generic for a very small number of video games as major researches in this field has confirmed that video games result in giving optimistic results for well being of the youths. The current day world has enough evidence to ratify the usage of video games ...

The genre of dark comedy is a fascinating subset of the standard comedy film, combining elements of drama and dark subject matter with comedic elements of the absurd and ironic to create unique works that poke fun not only at the foibles of mankind, but the inherent silliness of extremely serious things. Dark comedy can take many forms, and both American and English sensibilities in particular have their own attitudes and characteristics in their own examples. Two of the most well-regarded dark comedy films of recent years are 1996’s Fargo (directed by the Brothers Coen) and 2008’s ...

Plot Summary

In Birdman, A unsuccessful actor, Riggan Thomson, who some years back was an iconic super-hero, fights his egocentric life and challenges to make amends with the family, the lost career and his own life just days before the opening of a new work; the Broadway. Riggan Thomson is a famous actor who 20 years ago had played the superhero role in a film dubbed "Birdman". In his middle-age life, he struggles to direct a debut on Broadway, in a play titled ‘What We Talk about When We Talk about Love’. The efforts of the assistant, the daughter Sam, and ...

Introduction

Narrative movies are films that portray different style of filmmaking. This style shows believable narratives through its characters in order to convince the viewers that the subsequent scenes are real. The success of a narrative film depends on the camera movement and lighting, along with other cinematic effects, which make them very essential. In this writing, we will discuss the chosen narrative film along with its significant features as to why it can be considered a successful narrative movie. The purpose of this paper is to provide critiques to the movie “The Godfather II” in terms of its narrative ...

Question one

The Captivity by Mary Rowlandson is a narrative that reveals how she was held captive during the reign of King Philip. In essence, the book written by Rowlandson was the first American bestseller, and it marked the start of the famous genre of captivity narratives. Precisely, Rowlandson's work influenced both narrative books and Western films of that time and subsequent years. Mary Rowlandson was a colonial American woman whose original country of birth was England. Of note, the actual name of the narrative was A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson. It is also referred ...

Known as the ‘Sun King’ due to his performance in Le Ballet de la Nuit or ‘The Ballet of the Night,’ he also established the first ballet school in the world. Academie Royale de Danse, or ‘Royal Academy of Dance’, was founded in 1661. The school is acclaimed for the development of the five basic foot positions of the ballet which was formed by Pierre Beauchamps, one of the teachers in the school. Jean-Baptiste Lully, an Italian-born opera composer, ‘transformed opera into a French art under the royal patronage of Louis XIV.’Lully integrated Italian styles into French opera ...

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Introduction

Social cognition is a branch of social psychology that defines how people perceive, respond and store information about their surrounding and other people in that environment. This phenomena of social cognition enables people to appropriately understand and decipher the signals of others and to respond accordingly. In a real world game players use and leverage their social cognitive skills to analyze their opponent’s body language and confidence level. Similarly their cognitive skills also assists in team building and better cooperation between the players. While this comes naturally in the real world environment, ...

Book Review: If the South Had Won the Civil War

The novel, “If the South Had Won the Civil War” initially featured in the Look Magazine in November 22, 1960 where it stirred an overflow of correspondence across the world from its readers. It was published in the year 1961. For any serious civil war enthusiast, this novel is a must-have. The writer of the novel Kantor MacKinlay Kantor is a Pulitzer Price-winning author and a master in story-telling. He shows us how the civil war would have been won by the South and how a minor shift in the history during the 1863 summer could have twisted the tide for the Confederation. ...

Reggie is the direction of modern music that emerged in Jamaica in the late 1960s and widespread since the early 1970s.

Slide 3

In the first half of the XX century, mento was the most common genre of music in Jamaica. These were the songs performed by roving musicians, is an alloy of religious hymns spirituals, work songs, calypso style and the variety of traditions of the Caribbean. Mento was folk music similar to the American country blues.

After World War II, the island has penetrated a lot of new music, mainly from the United States. This was due mainly to ...

Modernism became a genre of photography in the early 1900s, when photographers desired to distinguish themselves from their pictorial counterparts in both medium and intended audience effect. This paper will examine a photograph of a well-known modernist photographer, Alfred Stieglitz, and discuss the elements of the composition that make it part of the modernism era.

Photographers adhering to the modernist ideals of the early twentieth century believed that photography should distinguish itself from the medium of painting because paintings were not as true to real life as photographs could be. Therefore, modernist photographers did not produce works of art that resembled ...

“Once” is an art-house modern-day musical that describes a period in life of British street-musician and an immigrant from Czech republic. The film was produced in 2006, and two main roles are performed not by experienced actors, but by professional musicians. The movie was directed by John Carney, and two main roles were taken by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova.

This movie is not a typical love-story, and every minute of it is full of outstanding emotions and tender feelings between heroes. A well-known movie-critic Roger Ebert gave a positive comment about a film. “It's one of those films where you hold ...

Crime story "Slowly, Slowly in the Wind", which is written by Patricia Highsmith

The history of English literature has seen many immortal works of arts and aesthetics created by stalwart literary artists that have won the hearts of innumerable readers all over the globe transcending the barriers of communities and cultures. Slowly, Slowly in the Wind is one such seminal work in the history of literature that has made its mark with all the quintessential portraiture and affective appeal that have gripped the readers to the very core. ...

Editors Note

The decade of 1950s was characterized by a lot of prosperity and development in the United States. Though there were social, psychological, economic and political changes, there still existed individuals who were surely unwilling to share their wealth and prosperity with others. Many individuals in the lower classes still remained poor and were paid little salaries undermining their status in the economic domain. This paper therefore, makes an insight of the socio-economic and political achievements in the United States and the setbacks that might have been experienced within the decade.

The decade of ‘50s is often considered a period of ...

The essay presents a comparative analysis of the iconic central characters in the two movies, 'Batman Begins' and 'The Queen'. In spite of the presence such an iconic character in both the movies, the movies employ distinct techniques in portraying these characters in a peculiar way. It is important to understand the differences in the genre and the type of audience suitable for the two films. The stage setting of various scenes in both the movies varies distinctly in order to present the required effects. In the movie, ‘The Queen', the stage setting aims at creating an impression about the royal ...

Part 1

The novel The Postman Always Rings Twice is an influential and notorious publication that revolutionized crime novels. The novel was influential due to the prominence of the themes of sex and violence making it provocative for the audience in the historical context. In order to comprehend the significance of the novel, it is crucial to explore the novel and the interpretations different perspectives.

There are several sources, which have analyzed the aforementioned novels. These sources give an in depth perspective of the work and its relevance to the literary world. These sources include reviews and interpretative pieces of ...

Political advertisement is a very specific genre of commercials. Some might even call it a separate kind of art and it would be too reckless to deny that statement. The culture of political advertisement, propaganda and campaign activities has been constantly evolving, still is and is sure to continue to do so. Campaign ads which will be analyzed in this paper are no exception. Having started with word-of-mouth advertising in the previous centuries, ideas for how to spread election campaigning materials have led to the usage of such technological breakthroughs as radio, television and internet for political purposes. And that has ...

Introduction

Understanding self- identity in ‘selphie’ portrait photography looks at the influence of social media on the way people take mobile phone pictures connected to editing a new identity as portrayed in the photographs shared on Internet social networks. The amazing popularity of phone camera (see Figure 1) technology, photography, and the number of self-portraits finally appearing on Internet social networks continues creating a phenomenon. The effect looks at how social networks influence how people take selphie (Oxforddictionaries.com, 2014) photographs and edit them. Comparisons of film and digital photography linking to self-identity show a connection ...

Question 1

Jazz has always been one of the most popular forms of music in the world. This is mainly because its improvisatory nature can easily be adapted by a community or to portray its individual identity. Originating in the United States, jazz music slowly crept into the larger Europe during the 20th Century. This was a period when most European nations were under the rule of communist governments. Jazz music was a form of cultural export by the United States to Europe through which it sought to spread its influence and neutralize some of the propaganda spread by the communist ...

Asian film industry has been entertaining audiences since a long time with the help of a strong story, music and different other aspects of film making. Asian cinema has lodged its strong presence across the world and Asian movies have won several prestigious international awards. This paper intends to discuss some very famous Asian movies like Red Sorghum, Ran, Eye in the sky, IndoChine and Dhobi Ghat along with further focusing, how masculinity has been portrayed in almost all these movies.

There are some favorite subjects of Asian movie makers. Aggressive Jingoism, fantasy, epic and masculinity are some important components of Asian ...

It has become the norm that before we watch any movie or series we check out the trailer. As an audience, we can then judge how exciting the movie will be. In most cases, the trailers are meant to instill some form of curiosity on the audience so as to watch a movie and find what happens to the main character or a twist to the storyline. Versus 2009 Trailer belongs to the Versus television channel and is in the promotion category. Versus as an upcoming television channel in America knows that it is at the starting line, and it is ...

Argentina is the eighth largest country in the world and is located in Latin America, which means its culture, also known as cultura rioplatense (River Plate culture from the name of the River Plate Basin region, where the country is situated), is a result of intermixture of the extremely diverse European immigrant and local cultures ("Culture of Argentina"). It is deemed that historically the prevalent impact on the Argentine culture was made by the Spanish rule and Roman Catholic traditions. At the same time, although the migration of Europeans led to the demise of the indigenous culture, their influence is ...

Lesson plan 1 for Kindergarten class

Objective: By the end of the lesson each learner should be able to state the feelings of one major character Materials: Copies of the story book, the paper bag princess. Time: 8:00am-8:30 am

Assignment and Activities:

1. With students sitting on their rug spots, the teacher will introduce the mini lesson by first reminding the children about what happened in the story as they had read on the reading work shop the previous day.

2. The students skim through the book under the guidance of the teacher and the teacher helping the students to stop ...

1. Some facts of Edgar Allan Poe and Oscar Wilde’s biographies are surprisingly similar: they both had elder brothers and younger sisters, both lived in Chelsea, Britain (though, under different circumstances and in different times: Edgar studied in a boarding school in 1817, and Oscar moved there in 1879 to establish a writing career). Also, both became estranged from their parents: Poe over his gambling debts during his university studies and Wilde due to his charge of "gross indecency" for homosexual acts. Both authors first started to write poems and both have the volume titles “Poems”, however they then moved ...

The book ‘Frankenstein’ written by Mary Shelley and published in the year 1818 is one of the famous literary works in the genre of gothic horror fiction. In the book, the author discusses about the ethical issues of technological advancements and researches the relationship of man with its creator . Frankenstein is the story of Victor, a man who possesses health, wealth, friends and family. Victor has a deep interest in science and a burning desire for knowledge and research. Victor’s passion in science drives him to make a demon, which he later realizes to be a blunder. The demon kills Victor’s family ...

Briggs, R. (2012). The Snowman. Penguin Books Limited. In this book, Briggs tells the story of a little boy, James. In this story, which is meant for 4 to 6 year old children, James makes a snowman in the garden. In the night, the snowman coms to live and talks to James. They form a wonderful friendship, which sees the two friends go on a wonder journey, where James has lots of fun. The stunning illustrations make the book an awesome Christmas classic reading for the entire family. The story is an all time-classic full of love and friendship – two things that ...

Essay 1: Auteur

X-Men series of film is an institution in its amazing way. Bryan Singer pioneered this popular comic characters and brought them to the silver screen. It is a very gigantic task to convert the fictional fantasy of an existence of a superhuman into a realistic visual treat. However, highly creative mind of Bryan Singer is capable of this task. The history is the evidence (The Usual Suspects) of the mastery of Bryan Singer in direction and storytelling. The thesis statement of this paper is the powerful auteur of the directorial team of the movie to bring his vision into reality.

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The research project aims at describing in details how the social media has changed. The research projects also discuss what has triggered the changes that the social media platform has gone through. The paper will focus on Facebook, and it will also discuss how the format, audience, and purpose of the social media platform has changed, since when it was created until now.

Facebook was launched in 2004 by Mark. His main idea was to create a social networking site that would help the students in the school connect and share ideas. However, one year after the social network was ...

Marston, Jerrilyn Greene. King and Congress. The Transfer of Political Legitimacy, 1774-1776. Princeton Legacy Library, 2014.

This book describes the history of the Continental Congress in the light of its being in the forefront of the struggle of America with the Great Britain. It is valuable for the research, because it provides a new perspective on the history of the Congress. The author of the book claims that the expectation of Americans as for the central government functioning were formed under the British monarchy and were of executive kind. Uniting and describing different perspectives will help in formation of complete view of the problem.

Adams, William Howard. Gouverneur Morris: An Independent Life. Yale University Press, 2003.

This book is a biography of the prominent racy, plainspoken patrician, who was ...

The story of Jesus of Nazareth is one that is difficult to tell in written words, let alone in film. To be sure, it is not hallowed ground – the Roman Catholic Church permits these adaptations freely, not like Islamic institutions who are sensitive to adaptations of their own prophet Mohammed. However, there appears a number of constraints and restrictions that are otherwise absent if one makes a conventional film with a conventional character in its narrative center. For one, the director is constrained with telling the story faithfully to Jesus’s biblical sources. The scriptwriter, on the other hand, has the ...

Annotated Bibliography

Au, W. "Fresh Out of School: Rap Music's Discursive Battle with Education." The Journal of Negro Education, 74.3 (2005): 210-20.

The purpose of this research paper is to determine how such discourse in education is challenged by the discourse in rap music. According to Au, rap music opposes and critiques education as a dominant discourse. In this study, Au makes an analysis of rap music lyrics from the perspective of the hip-hop culture on the African American education system. Au uses academic literatures, discourse analysis, and ground theories to support his findings from several lyrics of rap ...

Question one

Science fiction is a sub- class of the horror film. Science fiction films sometimes often get confused with horror films. These two genres complement each other, and they have similarities because science fiction is said to have got adopted from traditional horror films. These two genres have distanced themselves from reality by use of fantasy and elements that get futuristic. Victims in horror films are shown as helpless completely, while science fiction shows the victims with more resilience. Alien a science fiction film of 1979 shows aliens getting defeated by technology and weapons. While the thing a horror film produced in 1982 ...

Introduction

There are different levels that a person must undergo for the person to be a highly qualified writer. The skill of writing entails understanding the different requirements that a writer must put into action when writing of the different genres that a particular language has. The more a writer is exposed to different experiences and reviews, the more qualified and precise the writer will be. Writing academic essays entails learning the different requirements that a person needs in expressing ideas and thoughts into written form. There are ways that are applied by the writers so as to present their ideas in the most elaborate manner. ...

Movies are media works of action targeted to entertain, teach or reveal an aspect of life. Psychology on the other hand refers to our behaviors as a result of trainings of interests by the society that we live. Like all art, movies are saturated with humankind. They are created by humans, they depict human action, and they are viewed by a human audience. Movies are usually vivid art form, making use of striking moving images and vibrant sounds connect filmmakers to the audience through celluloid and the senses. In defending a purposive psychology, a number of submerged philosophical themes surface from time ...

Many creatures depend on reasoning because it goes hand in hand with the ability to survive. The author argues that creatures use these skills to conclude events on a certain way based on other evidence, or infer information based on experience. It helps them adapt and stay alive on earth. Basic reasoning and imagining, when applied to humans, is referred to as common sense. People usually fail to act with the direction of their common sense. For example, bank robbers may think that they can outdrive police using their Toyota Camry. Other creatures fail when the sophistication of their reasoning ...

He didn’t look like anything that she was expecting. She expected him to a stocky little man, a bottle of beer in his hands and a paunch in his middle. He was none of those. Instead, He was tall, broad-shouldered and carried a backpack. It seemed to outweigh him by several pounds, but he carried it with ease. He had on an Ascot cap, and his arms rested on the straps of the backpack. He looked young, fit as a fiddle and not a day above forty. But she knew better. She knew that he was fifty five years, seven months and thirteen days ...

- What was your favorite film viewed in the class this semester and why?

I would mark out Reservoir Dog by Quentin Tarantino as my favorite because I am a worshiper of his creative activity. I liked it because once one had seen it he would never forget the scenes. Tarantino supposed the scenes to be disturbing and he succeeded. I do not like violence, but I like the way the scenes in the film were organized. I believe that the film leaves no one indifferent due to black humor used and Tarantino’s unique narrative style. Also, particular attention should be paid to social context of the film meaning the relationships between black ...

Question One: definition of political graffiti

Graffiti remains one of the topics, which attracts attention of political sociologists and other researchers in various discipline. In essence, graffiti has existed for many years, but researchers and political sociologists have paid less attention in terms of examining the roles and functions of graffiti as a form of political participation and political contentious ,despite it conveying and eliciting political messages. The fact that researchers and political sociologies have paid less attention on the topic of graffiti makes it illegitimate and unlawful in repressive regimes. In other words, the government persecutes, charges, and convicts individuals who employ graffiti as a form ...

Aubrey, J.S., & Frisby, C.M. (2011). Sexual objectification in music videos: a content analysis comparing gender and genre. Mass Communication and Society 14: 475-501.

In this article, Aubrey and Frisby (2011) create a coding system which measures the correlations between representations of women and sexual objectification. According to their findings, female artists provide a greater amount of sexual objectification in their videos, and are placed under greater pressure to appear more attractive and glamorous. They are also more likely to showcase sexually suggestive behavior and attitudes. This evidences adds to the argument that women are problematically presented in popular culture and media, as they are placed under a male gaze to be as attractive as possible; a woman’s sexuality is shown to be her primary feature, ...