Alternative/dominant and resistant readings Dominant readings are the most common and widely-accepted interpretations of a given text. An alternative reading is any reading that differs from the commonly-accepted interpretation. A resistant reading is an alternative reading that contradicts the dominant reading. Think about the words resistant (the noun form of the verb to ’resist’) and dominant (the noun form of the verb to dominate) and it will help you to retain the meanings of the terminology
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a) Georg Simmel describes the “blasé attitude” as being the constant stimulation and loss of stability that can result in a state in which one is no longer capable of reacting to the shock of new stimuli. This leads to the development of a cool and distant way of merely observing without expressing emotion. Adopting a blasé attitude compensates for the mind’s feeling of being overwhelmed‚ and allows the self to begin to build a new urbanized identity. You start to experience the same thing and everything
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Like many ambitious‚ provocative films‚ "15 Minutes" is a bit of a mess. Both audacious and unwieldy‚ exciting and excessive‚ this dark thriller is too long‚ too violent and not always convincing. But at the same time‚ there’s no denying that it’s onto something‚ that its savage indictment of the nexus involving media‚ crime and a voracious public is a cinematic statement difficult to ignore. For despite its traditional cops-and-killers format‚ "15 Minutes" (its title taken from Andy Warhol’s
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Daily 49er (student newspaper of CSU‚ Long Beach) CSU starts talks of placing campuses on semester system By Raul Cabral Staff Writer Tuesday‚ March 26‚ 2013 In an effort to streamline the academic calendar‚ the Cal State University is considering converting six of its campuses from a quarter system to a semester system‚ according to Erik Fallis‚ a CSU spokesman. The switch‚ if implemented‚ would be phased in throughout the next few years‚ Cal Poly San Luis Obispo President Jeffrey D. Armstrong
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ARTICLE #19 Vicarious Liability: What Is It and How Does It Apply? From Coverys Risk Management (Tracy L. Melina‚ BS‚ MBA‚ CPHRM) In healthcare‚ there are two main categories of liability: primary and secondary. And while most physicians and other clinicians are constantly aware of how their own actions and decisions affect risk and safety‚ it’s easy to forget about the type of secondary liability known as “vicarious liability” because this type of liability applies when adverse outcomes result
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Book Thief. Knopf Books for Young Readers‚ 2006. * Picoult‚ Jodi. Handle With Care. Atria Books‚ 2009. * Rowling‚ J.K. Harry Potter. Scholastic Press‚ 2000 – 2010. * Sebold‚ Alice. The Lovely Bones. Little Brown and Company‚ 2002. * Marchetta‚ Melina. Saving Francesca. Nopf Books for Young Readers‚ 2003. * Picoult‚ Jodi. My Sister’s Keeper. Washington Square Press‚ 2004. * Boyne‚ John. The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas. Atria Books‚ 2006. * Sparks‚ Nicholas‚ Dear John. Warner Books‚ 2006
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REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES Pregnancy is said to be one of the most exciting and most awaited part of a married woman and to her partner. Physical changes on woman’s body happen‚ also‚ one should be able to adjust these bodily changes and most importantly the woman’s needs to be able to be psychologically prepared (Felipe‚ 2010). The woman is waiting for 9months to give birth to a new life that will make a family be called a family. However there are pregnancies that are untimed
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Change is inevitable as one goes through the maturation process. This process initiates self-reflection as one reacts to their changing perspectives. Change is emphasised in in Melinda Marchetta’s ‘Looking For Alibrandi’ and the related text Hannah Roberts short story ‘Sky High’. As adolescents grow their view on the world and them self change over time as they mature. The novel ‘Looking for Alibrandi’ is the story of a main character Josie who is completing her final years oh high school at
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Cited: “A Campaign Becomes a Movement”. Meatless Mondays. n pg. n.d. Web. 11 May 2011. Davis‚ Brenda and Melina‚ Vesanto. The New Becoming Vegetarian. Summertown‚ Tennessee: Healthy Living Publications‚ 2003. Print. Hurley‚ Jayne and Liebman‚ Bonnie. “The Kindest Cut”. Nutrition Action Health Letter. 37.8 (Oct 2010): pg. 13. Web. 11 May 2011. Marcus‚ Erik
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Historical Report on Race Melina Gomez ETH 125 February 24‚ 2013 Yvette Hyater-Adams Historical Report on Race: African American History African American history can be considered one of the most inspiring histories of all time. It is a history of slavery‚ discrimination‚ and racism; but it is also a history of immeasurable faith‚ hope‚ and courage. The Jim Crow laws Throughout American history‚ the black community suffered and endured two and a half centuries of slavery
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