“Answering the Question: What Is Postmodernism?” By Jean-François Lyotard‚ trans. Régis Durand. NOTE: Written in 1982‚ as postscript to The Postmodern Condition (1979) A Demand This is a “period of slackening” in the “color of the times”. “From every direction we are being urged to put an end to experimentation‚ in the arts and elsewhere”. Bauhaus (1919-1933 Germany: Walter Gropius founded this movement of artists‚ writers‚ architects. Shut down by Hitler for being very radical‚ left-wing)
Premium Postmodernism Age of Enlightenment Modernism
are told. Spark develops her characters in this way‚ too: Joyce Emily is introduced right away as the girl who is rejected from the Brodie set. With this technique‚ the narrator of the story is omniscient and timeless‚ relating the entire plot all at once. Spark creates deep characterizations which are realistic in their human imperfections. Hal Hager‚ in his commentary on the novel‚ writes of Sandy and Miss Brodie: "The complexity of these two characters‚ especially Jean Brodie‚ mirrors the complexity
Premium Narrative Fiction Narratology
DRAMATURGICAL ANALYSIS: ANTIGONE A REMAKE BY JEAN ANOUILH Jean Anouilh Jean Anouilh’s Antigone was remade with the similar political undertones seen in the original version. There are two sources for the play Antigone; the antiquity 5th century story from the Greek play‚ one part of Sophocles ’ trilogy about Oedipus‚ and the second source comes from the more modern political scene during the Nazi invasion of France. Anouilh mixes both of these sources into a timeless
Premium Sophocles Oedipus Tragedy
Norma Rae Reaction Paper The movie Norma Rae accurately portrays the trials and tribulations associated with the organization of a union. The movie takes place in a small town where the only jobs for the unskilled laborer are at a textile manufacturing plant. The wealthy educated run the business and the poor uneducated work it. The clear division of classes in the town as well as in the plant makes a great platform for unionization. Treating employees in a inhumane manner will eventually
Premium Trade union United States Employment
Long Day`s Journey into thePast: The character analysis of Mary In the play ¡°Long Day¡¯s Journey into Night‚¡± by Eugene O¡¯Neill‚ the writer depicts a typical day of the Tyrone family‚ whose once-close family has deteriorated over the years for a number of reasons: Mary¡¯s drug addiction‚ Tyrone Jamie and Edmund¡¯s alcoholism‚ Tyrone¡¯s stinginess‚ and the sons` pessimistic attitude toward future. In the play‚ all of the four characters are miserable about life‚ and they all remember the past
Premium Drug addiction
cause low self-esteem and things like obesity and anorexia. Men also compare everyday women to these models‚ and expect to fall in love with a “perfect” women. Thankfully not everyone supports these types of ads‚ including myself. In the documentary Jean Kilbourne points out many things advertisements do‚ we as the public accept these messages simply because we have become use to seeing it and it seems like the norm. Kilbourne mentions how people believe they aren’t being influenced by these ads but
Premium English-language films American films Mass media
LIFE AND TIMES OF ARTIST Jean Michel Basquiat was born on December 22‚ 1960 in Brooklyn‚ New York. His father‚ Gerard Basquiat was born in Port-au-Prince‚ Haiti and his mother‚ Matilde Andradas was born in Brooklyn of Puerto Rican parents. At an early age‚ Basquiat displayed an aptitude for art and was encouraged by his mother to draw‚ paint‚ and to participate in other art-related activities. In 1977‚ when he was 17‚ Basquiat and his friend Al Diaz started spray-painting graffiti art on slum
Premium Jean-Michel Basquiat Andy Warhol
Jean Bottero in Mesopotamia: Writing‚ Reasoning‚ and the Gods outlines his thesis on why the ancient Mesopotamians appear to have used a “substitute king” in order to save the life of their own ruler. The text makes it clear that the ancient peoples of this area did‚ in fact‚ substitute other lives for their own or for that of their king‚ and Bottero makes an interesting argument as to why that is. However‚ I believe there may be more to the story‚ perhaps the purpose of a “substitute king” evolved
Premium Mesopotamia Ancient history
Character Sketch - Cephalus from Plato’ s Republic Choose one of the three main characters from Book One of Plato’s Republic (Cephalus‚ Polemarchus or Thrasymachus). Write a character sketch that shows how the personality‚ social status‚ life situation and position affect the views the character holds about life and about the virtue of justice. Include the definition of justice for the character you are describing. In book one‚ we are introduced to four main characters: Socrates‚ Cephalus
Premium Ethics Justice Old age
5/12/2014 Marketing Essays - Gloria Jean Coffee Free Essays[1] - Marketing Essays[2] Gloria Jean Coffee The following report analyses the coffee industry of Gloria Jeans Coffee in regard to its competitive position in the market. Gloria Jeans is a premium coffee maker that focuses on franchising their business to locals. Gloria Jean’s Coffee History In 1979‚ Gloria Jean Kvetko founded Gloria Jean’s Coffees with her first outlet opened in Chicago‚ USA‚ selling coffee and gifts. 1n 1996
Premium Coffee