Essays on Portraying

What is your possible topic? Brainstorm five questions about it.

The proposed essay would be on the topic of gender discrimination. Now, there can be no denial of the fact that gender discrimination is one of the major social ills that has the potential of thwarting the holistic development of the human society. As such, the topic in context would aim to scrutinize the social issue so as to achieve a better understanding of the matter. Truly, no problem can possibly be combatted or eradicated if it is not comprehended with all its intricacy. Hence, the essay would work as a major opportunity to delve deep into the topic ...

Introduction

If an individual were to compare and analyze the film “Othello” written by Allen Parker with the film “O” which was directed by Tim Blake Nelson, they would find a variety of similarities and differences amongst the two pieces of works. Though both the film “O” and the film “Othello” is based off of the original play done by William Shakespeare, there are distinct differences between the two films in context and basic thematic elements. There is also an array of similarities correlating to social context that are prominent throughout both films. Whereas; most viewers will notice right away ...

“The Little Mermaid,” the 1989 animated film directed by Ron Clements and John Musker and released by Buena Vista Pictures, delves on the story of a mermaid who falls in love with a human being. This film is likewise a cartoon adaptation of the original version of the novel of the same title written by Hans Christian Andersen and first published in 1837. With regards to the Disney version, it is observable that the film incorporates several techniques that seem to diminish the innate animalistic nature of the aquatic creatures, such as the crabs, lobsters, octopus, the tropical fish, ...

Literature has always worked as the quintessential reflection of life and existence in the mortal world. The authors find their liberty as they engage in the portrayal of the fictional character as expressions of their creative zeal. Fiction goes on to get meshed with the elements of reality, thereby portraying the true picture of life in the literary works by the stalwart authors. A close introspection of one such work, The Moviegoer, by the acclaimed writer, Walker Percy would let one develop a perfect understanding of how literature can explore the true meaning of life in this temporal world ...

Female Sexuality in 1950s

The issue of female sexuality has been a cornerstone question throughout the history in many cultures. Some of them remain conservative in questions regarding portraying female body or women’s explicit behavior. Other cultures allow women to express their desires as freely as men do. Religion, regardless of the name of its teaching, mostly calls women to be humble, modest and innocent. Societal norms of behavior are based on the commonly accepted behavior and condemns women for expressing too much of sexuality. In 1950’s the world has already been through all major feminist movements that indeed brought lots ...

There can be a consensus among literary critics about the fact that poetry provides the utmost scope of exudation of literary quintessence and aesthetic appeal on the part of the literary artist. The literary artist has the liberty to use a number of metaphors that is a type of figure of speech in which a kind of expression is used for the purpose of referring to something that is not literally denoted by the expression. A metaphor thus goes on to suggest a similarity between the signifier and the signified in the literary work. Thus, metaphor can very well ...

MOUNTAIN DEW

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Day Phone: RACISM CLAIMS AT MOUNTAIN DEW GENERATE PUBLIC BACKLASH Winchester County, New York (May 1, 2013)_ On Wednesday May 1, 2013, Jamal Henderson who is the senior brand manager at Mountain Dew was faced with a situation that generated a lot of negative reactions from the members of the public. -MORE- What happened is that the company, a PepsiCo brand, ran a commercial named The Creator that involved partnership with Tyler, an African-American rapper, featuring a Mountain Dew. The advert showed a White woman on crutches being implored by a law enforcement officer to ...

The Free Stamp sculpture is a monumental Pop Art sculpture, which was designed by an American Swedish artist, called Claes Oldenburg. His late wife Coosje van Bruggen assisted him in designing it. The sculpture is strategically placed at Willard Park in Cleveland, Ohio (Oldenburg, 57). The sculpture is a Gulliver-sized rubber stamp with the words FREE written in the stamping area. Aluminum and steel are the materials making up the sculpture and painted with polyurethane enamel. It was commissioned by SOHIO in 1982 but was installed nearly ten years later due to the opposition, it faced from BP since ...

Introduction

It has been over 150 years ago since the formal abolishment of slavery in the United States, and many people claim that the institution of racism has ended with the transformation of the society. The media, specifically claim that we are now living in a post-racial society, and discrimination is a thing that is associated only with history. However, there are many instances when the media has portrayed a conflicting image of the minorities, which leads to the question about the validity of the argument that racism is now a thing of the past. The media has been reporting ...

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Critically Explore Baudrillard's Concept Of ‘The Finest Consumer Object' Concerning Relevant Media And Cultural Examples.

Introduction Jean Baudrillard is the French culturalist theorist who has majorly contributed in the fields of sociology and philosophy. According to Baudrillard, modern consumption concept has been seen in the most of the parts of western societies. Consumption is said to be a global response that justifies world's cultural system. As per Baudrillard's assumption, the word consumption has replaced the concept of satisfaction with product differentiation. Today, consumer market is more actuated to buy those products which have brought uniqueness and differentiation to them. ...

Films like Tootsie (1982) and Victor/Victoria (1982) belong to genre that is called gender farce which is a subgenre of comedy films. More often than not they portray people who have to pretend to be someone else, most of an opposite sex, in order to overcome some life obstacles. Thus Tootsie and Victor/Victoria present viewer with light and entertaining farce that depicts the silly situation with cross-dressing and living a double life. However, besides witty and humorous remarks lay serious topics of gender identity and roles which are dressed in irony and sarcasm. Moreover, both directors manipulated and played ...

Abstract

This paper begins with an introduction that provides a general overview as well as the setting of the play A Doll’s House. It also sets out to provide an analysis of how Ibsen portrays the rights of women through the female characters in his most famous plays, A Doll’s House and Ghosts. The paper begins by evaluating the rights of woman as portrayed through the experiences of the female characters in the Doll’s House. In particular, the primary focus of this part is Nora, who is a central character in the play. Accordingly, the play proceeds ...

Bierstadt used light and shadow in a masterly fashion, which made his painting an extremely dramatic. Incredible contrasts reveal magnificent natural environment and its immense beauty made Bierstadt’s pictures popular. The viewer can easily determine three spaces of the artwork: The foreground is the nearest area to the viewer on the right part of the picture. This part shows a hunting scene of the Indians pursuing deer with horses and dogs. Still nearer on the right the mountain spring is visible, next to which a carcass of deer and some human items were left. At some distance three ...

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Summary

Cyber laws are established to ensure safe, fair and responsible use of the internet by all the users whether they are common internet using citizens or law enforcement agencies. These laws have been designed and have been evolving ever since because of the ever expanding canvas of the ethical considerations involved in the use of the internet. The law is confined to logic and debate, and anything that has not been debated on or legislated cannot be made a law and is hence the responsibility of the user as their ethical and moral duty. The common internet ...

Jesus in Film

Portraying of Jesus in media sources mainly forms peoples’ attitude towards him. Evidently, film industry is the source that influences on peoples’ mind most effectively. Moreover, people conceive messages about religious issues easier by means of films. It occurs due to bright illustrations and filmic elements. This paper is directed to distinguish Jesus appearance in films. In this paper two films The Passion of the Christ and Life of Brian are reviewed. In order to detect essence of the topic three objectives are set. Firstly, it is necessary to indicate characteristics of Jesus in mentioned films. The second objective ...

Theater of the absurd is an idea that started gaining relevance in the 1950s. The concept is essentially informed by the ideas of absurdism and existentialism. Their prominent trait includes having irrational plots that feature characters who seem to lack peace with their existence. This new style in the playwrights came out as controversial and amazing. Authors embracing this style mainly present the human’s state as futile. This is in line with the philosophical perspectives such as the ones presented by Albert Camus that insisted human being can only be in the position of exploiting their full potential ...

It needs to be reckoned that literature goes on to mirror the society and the culture. Innumerable examples can be cited where the authors have delved into the socio-cultural or socio-economic factors of the world around in their texts through their creative eyes. Now, after the Second World War, the literature of the world saw the responses of the creative artist catering to the needs of the post-war era that encompassed human existence with all its surmounting effect. One can take into consideration the works of the stalwart poet, T.S. Eliot, who engaged in exploring the socio-political dynamics during ...

Bertolt Brecht’s seminal work, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, can surely be described as one of the very best creative works of literary fiction. As one delves into scrutinizing the work in context, the intricacies and subtleties of dramatic expression as penned by Brecht and as portrayed by the performance directed by Professor Barry Freeman make one comprehend the sheer aesthetic excellence and affective quintessence that constitute this particular dramatic work in context. The most intriguing aspect of the play by Brecht is the parallel with the historical character of Adolf Hitler. The play works as a ...

ABSTRACT

This paper gives an overview of three visual communication approaches and how they tend to communicate and transmits a message on a single problem, which is HIV/AIDS awareness. The paper is divided into two parts. The first part shows how each visual communication approach communicate and transmit messages on this particular issue. In this part the diagrammatic representation are provided. The second part of the paper deals with the overall reflection on how these three approaches work and which of the three is more effective. The approaches include Symbols and signs, Charts and graphs and Cartoons and illustrations.

INTRODUCTION

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The world of literature has changed tremendously over the past ten years. Long gone are the days when our Australian literary artists delved on the traditional stereotypes that encompassed gender stereotypes. Gone are those days that the artist’s concern was the role of man as a dominating factor in the Australian home: And the woman being thought of as the weaker sex: who could not work in the factories and take prestigious posts when they were allowed to work. As the short story writers, we should go beyond traditions into the writing for developmental purposes. Nowadays I watch a ...