This article‚ written by Shanara R. Reid‚ discusses the over-sexualization of women in rap/hip hop songs and music videos‚ and the possible social causes of this. It has become apparent nowadays that women are heavily degraded in all kinds of media in order to appeal to the male viewing audience. Scantily clad women partaking in provocative dance routines and actions has become a norm of music videos. Machismo ideals that stress the extreme superiority of men over women and encourage the representation
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the two culture’s forms of theatre. One of the major differences is the way in which their stages were structured. Greek stages had round orchestras‚ a very thin proskenium where the actors would perform‚ and a small one story skene where the deus ex machina occurred. Roman stages‚ however‚ had half circle orchestras‚ a wider and raised proskenium‚ and a multi-storied skene that was utilized during performances as a set piece. Another major difference between the two forms of theatre was the genres
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witches play the part of deus ex machina. Deus ex machina is an outside force that moves the play along and with out it would not have a plot or would be unable to continue the plot. Aristotle says that his definition of a tragedy cannot include deus ex machina‚ ’The plot must be “complete‚” having “unity of action.” ... bound together by internal necessity‚ each action leading inevitably to the next with no outside intervention‚ no deus ex machina’ (McManus) Without deus ex machina it would be impossible
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Outline the main changes the paramount decree effected on the structure of the American film industry and discuss the measures the ex-studios took to remain in control of the film market. The period of the 1920’s to 1950’s where known as the studio era in Hollywood. A few major companies monopolized the industry through vertical integration when the film companies controlled all production distribution and exhibition. The majors determined which movies were shown in which theatres‚ choosing their
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Before the film even starts it is made abundantly clear that City of God is a transnational film via the use of its opening credit sequence. Not only are there are a multitude of production companies and distributors attached to the film‚ but probably more pertinent is the fact that the first to be highlighted is that of Miramax Films – a ‘North’ American founded company. This association with ‘North’ America early on is an obvious allusion to the fact that the film is transnational. However for
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Many stories‚ especially in the fantasy genre‚ feature an object or objects with some great power. Often what drives the plot is the hero’s need to find the object before the villain and use it for good rather than evil‚ or if the object has been broken by the villains‚ to retrieve each piece that must be gathered from each antagonist to restore it‚ or‚ if the object itself is evil‚ to destroy it. In some cases destroying the object will lead to the destruction of the villain.[according to whom?]
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an adventure with thirteen dwarves and a wizard named Gandalf to retake the Lonely Mountain from the greedy dragon Smaug. Many forms of literary elements appear in this book such as conflict‚ character archetypes‚ artifacts of attraction‚ and deus ex machina.. These elements work together to create a detailed fantasy world which many people enjoy. The main theme of this book is an “everyman” (Bilbo) can develop into a hero when he is thrust into extraordinary circumstances. The first literary
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Surabhi Yadav English (Hons) 2B Roll No.231 Assignment Question:- Critically comment on Euripides’ depiction of Medea’s problems as relating to her status as a foreign woman in Athens. Medea is a play about the subaltern‚ the Other‚ the misfit‚ the stranger‚ the woman who is “deserted‚ a refugee‚ thought nothing of”. It is a play about the barbarian’s powerful ability to restore her own dignity and achieve justice. Seen as such the play can function on a different level. It is a “radical”
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America was first conquered by the conquistadors. What was not expected was the harshness and savageness of the native population of the Americas. One Spanish Explorer‚ Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca was such an explorer who documented his 8 years with a group of Native Americans known as the Karankawas. In his narrative‚ De Vaca‚ diminishes the stereotype of what Europeans believed the Native Americans were. He uses Imagery to show what a desperate condition his men were in. He creates this image of
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and won the first of his four victories in 441. He was acquainted with many of the important philosophers of the 5th century B.C.‚ including Sophocles‚ Protagoras and Anaxagoras‚ and he owned a large personal library. A few of Euripides’s most famous tragedies are Medea ‚ The Bacchae ‚ Hippolytus and Alcestis. Euripides was known for taking a new approach to traditional myths: he often changed elements of their stories of portrayed the more fallible‚ human sides of their heroes and gods. His plays commonly dwelled on the darker side of
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