Representations A mere reflection of what we want to see. Mere reflections of our memories. Or of us. I think representations in this poem‚ in terms of my perspective are a mere reflection of ourselves or what we want to think. The imagery is shown by our “representations”. In the poem the speaker defines representations as “things residing inside the brain.” (Sanes). I guess this kind of relates to my definition because representations are what we see‚ from our perspective. What we think
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Throughout the music video‚ “Born Free‚” there are multiple scenes of violence and targeting against the redhead males‚ the “minority” group of this video. M.I.A. had points she wanted to show society and she took a very direct route to do so‚ her courage to show us her thoughts is truly admirable. The world was not ready for such a strong opposition to the generalization of how our world’s society and governments act. The statement this video makes is truly immense‚ although the short film is so
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over the last three decades. It was a way of allowing individuals to express themselves through music‚ dance‚ and dress to assist in finding their own identity. Hip Hop has more recently gathered a negative image on how women are portrayed in the industry. Hip Hop music videos in particular are said to objectify women‚ specifically black women in a hypersexual manner. This portrayal of the black women has arguably had an effect on the younger generation of black females in America by giving the notional
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female character in gaming history‚ and the foundation of the female characters portrayed in video games such as Lara Croft from “The Rise of the Tomb Raider” series or more recently‚ Aloy from “Horizon Zero Dawn.” Isn’t this good for women’s representation in video games? For Anita Sarkeesian it most certainly is not. Sarkeesian makes claims out of context. It is clear that she does not even play video games‚ and she doesn’t talk about the intentions of the developer or the audience. She has been
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I - English 1301.06 November 14‚ 2014 How Women Are Portrayed In Hip Hop Videos For Years‚ video girls have been a major part of hip hop music and videos‚ but what is the cost? Are girls losing themselves in the glitz and glam of being a video girl? This video covers just that: what image women are giving out by being in these Hip Hop videos. These viewpoints come from a few different people who all have different roles in the Hip Hop world. The video also talks about the negative roles such as
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Music is engraved in people’s brains whether they like it or not. People all rely on music for entertainment‚ self soothing and a way to express their feelings. However the question uppermost in my mind‚ is what kind of effect does it have on teenagers? The older generation often complain about the adverse effect that music has on young impressionable minds. Do they really mean music or the inclusion of questionable video and lyrics? Without a doubt‚ many of today’s music videos include high levels
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WOMEN ARE OUR HONOUR! . In Turkey‚ analyzing media is somewhat difficult work. Because‚ media is a male-dominated branch. In fact‚ the problem of being dominated by men is faced with almost every aspect of life. Moreover‚ the scholars go further and explain this domination as a beginning of the new discourses which are called as the separate spheres. The doctirne of separate spheres assumes that woman’s place is in the home and man’s place is in the labor (Haas& Hwang‚ 2007: 55). Altough the
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To be honest‚ this music videos was quite difficult for me to break down initially. I had never seen the music video and my only experience with the song was hearing part of it in the movie Never Been Kissed‚ which‚ admittedly‚ is not a significant experience with the text. After listening to in a dozen times for this assignment though‚ I have to say that I do like it. I had also never analyzed a music video before‚ so I felt unqualified‚ but our in-class discussion was very enlightening. I was
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In much of Scottish literature of the 19th Century‚ women are portrayed as unrealistic creatures who serve as tools to enhance their male counterparts. Their only purposes are to be love interests‚ the cliched damsels in distress‚ side plots‚ and conflicts that need to be solved by the men in the stories. Not only must they inhabit these lofty roles‚ but they also tend to embody the qualities of “the perfect woman”; they are beautiful women who have more androgynous or even male characteristics and
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Song Representation of Antigone The song I chose to represent Creon is Pray by Sunny Hill. The song pray fits Creon because in several lines of lyrics fit regret and guilt of what Creon had done. A couple of the lines from the song related to Creon asking for Tiresias help but then not liking the answer‚ for example "Someone told me to pray to dream‚ that it will come true no matter what it is. Tell me everything- look at me and tell me‚ tell me to please stop." Inside Creon knew Tiresias was right
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