Being stalked‚ being watched by unseen eyes‚ knowing there are consequences for any preceived wrong action taken. It is enough to make anybody go insane with paranoia. People do not know how to escape its gaze; the gaze of the ever watchful Elf on the Shelf. In “Let’s Bench The Elf on the Shelf: Is the Elf on The Shelf a dangerous parental crutch?” written by Dr. David Kyle Johnson‚ he makes a clear argument for why such a toy should never be exploited on children. Accordingly‚ some of the numerous
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and manipulations‚ rather than as a living manifestation of action and intention. The source of this objectified bodily existence is in the attitude of others regarding her‚ but the woman herself often actively takes up her body as a mere thing. She gazes at it in the mirror‚ worries about how it looks to others‚ prunes it‚ shapes it‚ moulds and decorates it. This objectified bodily existence accounts for the self-consciousness of the feminine relation to her body and resulting distance she takes from
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1. In Jeanine Basinger’s ”The Genre”‚ she describes 3 purposes. The third of which outlines the role of providing a temporary release from normality for the viewer. Mildred Pierce is a direct example of this purpose because it shows the choice that a female character has to make. There is a choice that Mildred makes when she decides to pursue a financially secure future‚ which breaks the mold from that love is a woman’s job and nothing else (Basinger‚ 19). Mildred challenges tradition and
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liberates Muslim women by protecting them from male gaze‚ freeing them from having to conform western femininity ideologies‚ and allowing them to be treated as worthy and not objectified. After looking at all these different aspects‚ this paper concludes that Islam can liberate women through the Quran because it provides them with rights and gender equality; honors and empowers their gender by giving them a voice in society; and protects them from male gaze‚ frees them from westernization‚ and permits them
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(University of Minnestoa Press‚ 1991) Freud‚ “The Ego and I.D.”‚ 2nd edition ( John Storey‚ 1997) Solie Ruth A.‚ “Musicology and Difference: Gender and Sexuality in Music Scholarship”‚ (The University Press Group Ltd‚ United States‚ 1995) Mulvey‚ “Male Gaze”‚ (Routledge‚1998) Citron‚ Marcia J‚ “Gender and the Musical Canon”‚ (Cambridge University Press‚ 2000) ----------------------- [1] McClary‚ Susan‚ “Feminine Endings: Music‚ Gender and Sexuality”‚ (University of Minnestoa Press‚ 1991) page 126 [2]
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FUNDAMENTALS 1.8 Emphasis and Focal Point Emphasis: the principle of drawing attention to particular content in a work Focal point: the center of interest or activity in a work of art‚ often drawing the viewer’s attention to the most important element Principles: the “grammar” applied to the elements of art— contrast‚ balance‚ unity‚ variety‚ rhythm‚ emphasis‚ pattern‚ scale‚ proportion‚ and focal point Elements: the basic vocabulary of art—line‚ form‚ shape‚ volume‚ mass‚ color‚ texture‚ space
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Several lands to the north of the Callaghan’s Kingdom‚ stood a massive ironstone castle‚ embedded in a mountain‚ encased by a vast forest of twisted cherry oak trees with leaves the color of charcoal. The people of this land-name after their beloved Queen‚ Rosemore‚ hold the castle as a beacon of hope that represents the paragon of their late King‚ and the sacrifice he made to protect them. KING CAXTON WYLIE sat at his late father’s desk‚ staring intently at a deed for an abandoned land in a dismal
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This semiotic analysis will examine the various sign systems embodied within an advertisement for Rolex (2011). It will also seek to comprehend the paradigmatic value‚ possible readings‚ the function of the gaze and mythic ideology present within the primary and secondary signifiers. Consequently‚ it will be determined how these functions systematically work together to represent an ideology of timelessness and success that the advertisement is intentionally constructing. Signs and Sign Systems
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the New York winter. Denzin in "Sacagawea’s Nickname‚ or Sacagawea Problem"(2006) explains:"The bodies of Native American woman have been turned into the object of male sexual gaze" (23). The gendered sexual gaze introduces and exposes the erotic‚ political side of everyday life under patriarchy. The active aggressive gaze of Lewis and Clark is harsh and masochistic(painful). It affirms their power over Native American women. At the same time‚ it suggests that sexual gazing was commonplace in the
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Andrea von Wunster Fordham University Dean Einersen 5/10/11 ESSAY # 1 As a manager‚ one must consider the cultural component of each negotiation process. Negotiations that take place internationally incur an even more dramatic set of cultural factors that contribute toward each party’s perception of the negotiation. “International business deals not only cross borders‚ but they also cross cultures. Culture profoundly influences how people think‚ communicate‚ and behave. It also affects the
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