India. He is a well known writer for his works on several social issues. His articles in the Economic and Poltical Weekly range themselves from various relevant and critical issues. Few of them are “The two conceptions of morality” “Rise of dalit millionaire” “The idea of India: Derivative Desi and Beyond” etc. SUNDAR SARUKKAI: Sundar Sarukkai is presently a professor of philosophy‚ National Institute of Advanced studies‚ Banglore. He had
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Text: Portrait of My Dead Brother is an oil painting executed on a 69 inch by 69 inch piece of canvas. This is the most common medium for Dali as well as for other artists in this time period. The main focus of this piece is Dali’s late brother. To the lower right hand side of the painting there are what appear to be soldiers holding lances‚ a long pointed weapon primarily used by knights. To the left hand side there is a recreation of The Angelus. It is believed that Dali added this to the portrait
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Famous Creative Thinkers PHL/458 Creative Minds and Critical Thinking June 23‚ 2015 BANKSY Banksy is the name he goes by‚ but his art speaks for itself. This urban street graffiti artist/painter turned political activist and director‚ has taken is the world by storm with his outspoken commentary on society through his art. When Time magazine selected the British artist Banksy—graffiti master‚ painter‚ activist‚ filmmaker and all-purpose provocateur—for its list of the
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that the extent of media coverage is directly correlated to it. Hence‚ using the film ‘Slumdog Millionaire’‚ I will be examining how the variety game show in the film‚ which is the prize narrative‚ becomes successful due to its level of publicity. ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ revolves around a main lead Jamal‚ who grows up in the slums and participates as a contestant on the game show ‘Who wants to be a Millionaire’. The fact that Jamal has been chosen to participate in the game show out of possibly thousands
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PLOT SUMMARY – SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE Danny Boyle Jamal Malik‚ an 18-year old Mumbai slum kid‚ get right through to the last question on ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire?’ and the chance to win 20 million rupees. But straight after the show breaks for the night‚ he is arrested on suspicion of cheating. The show’s quizmaster Prem Kumar‚ himself a product of the slums‚ is unwilling to share the limelight with the young upstart. A night of mistreatment and torture fails to elicit a confession‚ so
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“Your destiny is in your hands brother” To what extent do the characters in ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ have control over their own fate? Throughout the course of the film‚ each character displays differing amounts of control over their lives. Latika has limited influence over her destiny unlike Salim who has the most. Jamal however‚ experiences a mix of influences as well as his own decisions which influence his fate. Latika lives her life making minimal decisions about her destiny. As a young
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CULTURAL SELF-PORTRAIT AND REFLECTION By Manuel Chong Filipino-Chinese. That is what I am. The term “Filipino-Chinese” simply refers to a Chinese descent born and bred in the Philippines. Being a third generation Chinese in the Philippines‚ I did not grow up in a culture that is purely Chinese nor is it purely Filipino. The older generation of Filipino-Chinese is trying their best to pass on to the younger ones the traditional Chinese teachings which they acquired and learned from their ancestors
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narrative features in media texts: Julia Strachan “Slumdog Millionaire”‚ directed by Danny Boyle‚ is a complex‚ fast pace film. We are taken on a journey through India as Jamal Malik tells us his life story to prove his innocence. Jamal grows up in the Slums of India and with his brother Salim by his side the learn how to survive on their own. Through different life events Jamal progressively learns the answers to the ‘who wants to be a millionaire’ questions. This film breaks the boundaries of stereotypes
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what can earn you money in return?” Honestly nothing else about that talk sticks out to me‚ not even the speaker’s name. Nonetheless that little golden nugget has always stuck with me. There is a book on this topic that I highly recommend‚ The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America’s Wealthy by Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko. One of the main points of the book is to not purchase status items that will depreciate. It’s a very helpful book and it might just change the way
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| Julie Heffernan Self portrait as Wunderkabinett | | | 7/2/2013 | Museum Visit Assignment | | | Julie Heffernan Self portrait as Wunderkabinett Museum visit assignment The Mint Museum in Charlotte‚ NC is a timeless building and a work of art itself. The building was designed with a contemporary style and is an outward expression of its artistic‚ belongings inside. I visited the Museum on Tuesday‚ July 02‚ 2013‚ at around 2 in the afternoon. I was within the museum for about 2 ½ hours‚ observing
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