the repetition of the acts in performativity is an imitation or miming of the dominant conventions of gender. Butler argues that “the act that one does‚ the act that one performs is‚ in a sense‚ an act that’s been going on before one arrived on the scene” (Butler‚ 1990‚ p.104).
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Representationalism and Aesthetics If one were to be provided a spectator’s view of visitors of an art museum‚ they would witness a microcosm of the appreciation of art in its entirety. Some observers of art might simply glance at a piece of artwork and shrug it off for its unaesthetic appearance‚ others might try to delve deeper into what it’s standing for. Multiple factors would possibly come into play; the audiences’ reaction‚ the inquisition into the artist’s original intention‚ and perhaps
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Disagree In comic books these days‚ superheroines are portrayed as sexists and copied of male heroes. This‚ in my opinion‚ is false. Superheroines are equally sexy as their male counterparts. Not only that‚ they promote feminine strength. They love‚ laugh‚ kill and are hurt‚ maimed or killed as regularly as their male counterparts. They are also known as feminist icons to women. They are an inspiration to women and teenagers all around the world. This is a huge step in the right direction for
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is shown to brings this kind of repetitive formality in her writings. Through both her short stories‚ Imitation and Ghosts she uses different tones and brings the reader through the same emotions that the characters feel. In the story Ghosts‚ Adichie brings this feeling of nostalgia to all the readers as if we also experienced the same as the old man‚ James Nwoye. In the other hand in Imitation Adichie makes the main character envious and possessive‚ making the reader feel desperation the character
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today’s society. The concept that everyone needed to be true to themselves as well as refusing to confirm to what people expect from you. Certain quotes especially display views wrote in this work of writing‚ such as; “We but half express ourselves”‚ “Imitation is suicide” and “Trust they self; every heart vibrates to the iron song”. These concepts are relatable to people in the 21st century. It is encouraged that individuals take a stand for their beliefs. Emerson opines “We but half express ourselves”
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Self-Reliance and Nature The opening paragraph to Emerson’s “Self-Reliance” essay is fascinating because of the many different points of view he writes from. He goes from using the pronoun “I” to “you” to “they” to “we” and this is symbolic because he starts by talking about himself then by the end of the paragraph he puts himself and his audience in the same category. The first three sentences are in first person and he writes as though he is addressing an audience. The fourth sentence presents
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Mimesis‚ Catharsis‚ and Pleasure: An Investigation into Aristotle’s Tragic Pleasure Bradley Elicker Temple University Abstract: Aristotle writes the Poetics as an investigation into representational art and‚ more specifically‚ as an investigation into the art form of tragedy. While Aristotle goes into great detail regarding the technical aspects of creating and appreciating a work of tragedy‚ he is somewhat lacking in his descriptions of how tragedy is enjoyed by an audience. Aristotle speaks
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pattern to mimic or imitate other sea creatures in order to avoid predation (2). The discovery of the mimic octopus is noteworthy because no other type of cephalopod is known to have impersonation abilities. The octopus is also not limited to one imitation. Researchers have observed up to eight different formations. The alternations occur depending upon the appetite‚ surrounding environment‚ and proximity of predators the octopus encounters (1). In analyzing the formations‚ behaviors‚ and predators
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Imitation can be simply defined as an act of copying or the assumption of one’s behavior observed in others. Humans are strange creatures with the ability to imitate and cope languages or ideas that makes “us” different and can be distinguished from animals. These all describes memes‚ which supports individuals to explore and experience new inventions through a way of imitating. In “ Strange Creatures‚” Susan Blackmore promotes the theory that a little conscious “me” is created by the memes so as
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Determination of Vanillin in Imitation Vanilla Essence Chloe Nolan 14832679 Introduction 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde or as it is better known‚ vanillin is most commonly used to create imitation vanilla essence (Southam‚ 2013). Figure 1: vanillin structure Vanillin was first synthesised from eugenol from 1874 – 2001‚ from where it was later made from lignin- containing sulphite liquor which is a by-product of wood pulp processing in paper pulp manufacturing‚ most recently it is
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