The Mystery of the Filipinos’ Representations for the Self Culture plays a significant role in shaping our sense of self and identity (Sta. Maria‚ 1999). It can refer to all the ways of thinking‚ feeling‚ and acting that people learn from others as members of society. Filipinos‚ though diverse culturally‚ has a unique way of representing himself/herself. We have different levels of consciousness; we select‚ we have a consciousness of choice. We always feel the need to connect with others‚ to
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Everyone agrees that Billy Budd killed Claggart‚ but some believe Billy should be charged with murder and others believe he should not be charged with murder. Billy Budd should not be charged with murder for three reasons: Billy couldn’t take up for himself‚ he didn’t mean to kill Claggart‚ and the crew would regret killing Billy. The first reason Billy Budd should not have been charged with murder is because he couldn’t take up for himself. Claggart threatened him with mutiny‚ Billy had a speech impediment
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Representation connects meaning and language to culture. Theories about how LANGUAGE is used to represent the world: * the reflective‚ Does language simply reflect a meaning which already exists out there in the world of objects‚ people and events? * the intentional Does language express only what the speaker or writer or painter wants to say‚ his or her personally intended meaning? * the constructionist Or is meaning constructed in and through language? this perspective has had
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Along the Lines of Poetry In the poems Introduction to Poetry and Marginalia‚ the author Billy Collins uses figurative language to lead the readers through his perspective as he delivers different tones throughout both poems. Although the two poems have many similarities‚ Collin’s tone in the two pieces create two very different pieces of writing. Collins directs two very different tones in the poems to draw the reader in‚ and then connect with them personally though figurative language. In Introduction
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In this poetic analysis‚ we are attempting to interpret the age of the speaker in the poem “On Turning Ten”‚ which is Billy Collins himself. The poem itself is surprisingly dark‚ yet very relatable in an unusual way‚ because you couldn’t see the world the way the poet did when he was younger‚ but you could somehow connect to the speaker if he told his story while looking back at his past. That is why the age that the poem gives off is somewhere in his mid 20s or in his 30s. It is possible that this
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memory. Jia Zhangke‚ Lou Ye‚ and Jiang Wen offer a subtle and fascinating account of the cinematic representation of the problem of memory. Since the inception of the camera‚ filmmakers have evolved motion pictures into not simply a reflection but a crucial indicator of human experience‚ especially our experience of fleeting time and of the current moment. It could be argued that all narrative representation is‚ in some way‚ a flashback. The stories created by filmmakers‚ whether illusory or realistic
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various tragedies of war. In the case of Billy Pilgrim‚ he decides to make a fantasy world inhabited by the Tralfamadorians. This helps him create a more enjoyable experience while a prisoner of war. Fantasies of the Tralfamadorians help Billy work out and make sense of the traumatic war experiences he encountered. Billy has the ability to re-write the events of war in his fantasy that are more appealing to him. In the novel Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut‚ Billy copes with the guilt of war by adopting
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Desi and Billy They never made it to the top and did not become as famous as they hoped to become. They did have something to cheer about two of them were sons of famous well-known actors. Dino‚ Desi‚ and Billy were Dean “Dino” Martin whose father was actor and singer Dean Martin‚ Desi Arnaz‚ Jr. who had a double lucky charm his mom and dad were Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz and their friend Billy Hinshe. They formed a singing group which performed between 1964 and 1969. Both Desi and Billy later went
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In addressing the issue of women’s representation in the media‚ it quickly becomes apparent that even though there are positive steps being taken and a few skirmishes are won‚ the overall conclusion that can be drawn is not encouraging. The pressure of perfectionism placed on women‚ in the media is completely visible to all onlookers‚ especially when compared to the treatment of men in the media. Women are intensely scrutinized about every aspect of their physical appearance‚ relationships‚ family
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T.S. Elliot is explaining that fear is invaluable and we put too much time into the concept of “fear”. He uses the notion of fear in “I will show you fear in a handful of dust” which explains that it (fear) is often exaggerated which is why it has being compared to the very simple object of dust. This quote also uses concepts of day and night to describe how one’s perspective can change “Your shadow at morning striding behind you Or your shadow at evening rising to meet you” meaning that your shadow
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