http://archive.arabnews.com/?page=9&section=0&article=125949&d=31&m=8&y=2009 Malaysia Independence Day Supplement: History of independence — 52 years ago Arab News The struggle to search for independence began in 1511 and took more than 446 years. It ended with the declaration of national independence on Aug. 31‚ 1957. The termination of the Malayan Union in 1948 made the British to commit themselves to prepare the way for the federation’s independence. Under the twin
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The Art of Publicity In the book Ways of Seeing‚ the author‚ John Berger creates the deeper understanding of the look on art‚ along with the influences that traditional oil painting has had on society and modern day publicity. The book not only explores how visual culture came to dominate society but also how ideologies are created and transmitted via images. There are things people cannot describe in words but that images can illustrate. Images have the power to mystify the viewers‚ which means
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1. General Statement of Problem Area Using the Internet has become a mainstream social activity. As the development of technology‚ nowadays people can access Internet easily anywhere and anytime by supported with cheap package of Internet access from the entire phone provider in Indonesia. Instead of using the Internet for official business such as email‚ frequently they use it for social media and online shopping. This is proved based on Semiocats.com and MasterCard Worldwide data‚ stated
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MED 2051 Visual Culture Question: ’Men look at women‚ women watch themselves being looked at.’ (John Berger). To what extand so you still think that this is true in 2013? Answer with reference to at least two two visual texts and two critial theorists. (1500 words) John Berger (1972:40) states that ’She has to survey everything she is and everything she does because how she appears to others‚ and ultimately how she appears to men‚ is of crucial importance for what is normally thought of as the
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will argue that liberal neutrality is necessary to maintain optimal utility in a multicultural society. Benjamin L. Berger argues that liberal neutrality and legal tolerance cater to the dominant culture‚ I agree with this‚ however I will argue that the dominant culture should be prioritized in order to achieve the maximal amount of happiness for the aggregate of society. Berger states in his piece The Cultural Limits of Legal Tolerance that multicultural societies exhibit tolerance to minority
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"The Kite Runner"‚ an English novel by Afghan-American writer Khaled Hosseini‚ was published in 2003. It has the privilege of being the first novel published by an author of Afghani origin. The plot employed in the novel is set in Afghanistan from the late 1970s to 1981‚ which is the time period characterized by the Soviet invasion‚ then in the Afghan community in Fremont‚ California from the 1980s to the early 2000s‚ and finally in contemporary Afghanistan suffering at the hands of the Taliban regime
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xiv ABSTRAK Diah Kusumawati‚ S2204005. 2006. Konstruksi Maskulinitas Pada Media (Studi Analisis Wacana Pada Majalah Laki-laki “For Him Magazine”). Tesis : Program Pascasarjana Universitas Sebelas Maret Surakarta. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memahami dan mendeskripsikan: (1) Konstruksi maskulinitas pada majalah laki-laki gaya hidup FHM. Tujuan tersebut dilengkapi dengan penjelasan realitas sosial yang melatarbelakangi hadirnya majalah laki-laki FHM (global dan lokal/Indonesia); (2) Konstruksi
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Does a Picture Really Tell A Thousand Words? According to John Berger‚ photographs from August 6th‚ 1945‚ are “images of hell.” (316) That was the day the US dropped an atomic bomb on Japan‚ killing countless innocent civilians and severely burning others. In his essay‚ “Hiroshima‚” Berger faces the idea that our culture has “abandoned” the “concept of evil.” (320) Countless pictures seem to be the only thing left of that day‚ and from Berger’s perspective‚ the
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Language as a Tool of War /Synthesis of “Hiroshima” by John Berger and “From Ancient Greece to Iraq‚ the Power of Words in Wartime” by Robin Tolmach Lakoff/ According to Canadian writer Margaret Atwood “War is what happens when language fails.” However‚ authors John Berger and Robin Lakoff in their essays “Hiroshima” and “From Ancient Greece to Iraq‚ the Power of Words in Wartime” both suggest that language‚ indeed‚ does not fail‚ but it is rather a powerful tool of war‚ used strategically
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refers to Conrad Jarrett as "A newborn fawn without his mother (46)." Ever since Conrad lost his brother‚ Buck‚ in a tragic boating accident‚ he feels guilty and that he is to blame. He loses his sense of identity‚ but with the help of Jeannine‚ Dr. Berger‚ and Calvin‚ he is able to reevaluate himself and become an "ordinary person" once again. Con’s definition of himself changes when he is with Jeannine‚ which is one reason why he has such deep feelings for her; he is no longer the one in need of
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