Article Summary Sontag‚ Susan. “Regarding the Pain of Others”. Caroline Shrodes‚ et.al‚ Eds. The Conscious Reader. Boston: Longman P. 2012. In Sontags article she is trying to explain why we humans are so interested in pain or violence being brought upon other people to where we find it as being somewhat amusing and are aroused by this occurrence. When we encounter an event of pain and suffering we tend to keep watching and hope the event furthers instead of just looking away. The viewing
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Photography shows us the world‚ but only the world the photographer creates. According to Sontag‚ photos show that we understand through a photo in the way we see the picture. Seeing photos can limit our understanding because we only see the picture not whats going on around it. In other words the viewer only sees what’s within the frame. Images allowed us to see situations that occurred; however‚ it is extremely limited in what the audience can see. I qualify Sontag’s claim that photography limits
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Photographs furnish evidence. Something we hear about‚ but doubt‚ seems proven when we’re shown a photograph of it. In one version of its utility‚ the camera record incriminates. Starting with their use by the Paris police in the murderous roundup of Communards in June 1871‚ photographs became a useful tool of modern states in the surveillance and control of their increasingly mobile populations. In an other version of its utility‚ the camera record jus tifies. A photograph passes for incontrovertible
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at because they know the damaging effect these photos could have on people. In her article “Regarding the Pain of Others‚” Sontag uses ethical and logical appeals to show that disturbing photographs are highly impactful.
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The Meaning of Beauty Man vs. Woman From the beginning we are taught that God created man‚ and from man he created woman. It’s funny how different a man’s thoughts can be compared to a woman’s‚ considering the woman was created from the man. Their views on beauty‚ amongst other things‚ prove to be a perfect example of this. Centuries ago the Greeks saw “[B]eauty as a virtue: A kind of excellence” (Sontag 117). While this is still a shared view between men and women today‚ they share different
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Dear Student of 2011‚ One essay you will read this year is Susan Bordo’s piece “Beauty (Re) discovers the Male Body”. At first glance‚ this essay seemed to contain many images and text that some students found offensive. Do not let this put you off from this essay‚ as it is well constructed. This essay by Bordo is indeed a long essay. It consists of forty five pages of detailed analysis of men in advertising. However‚ Bordo’s writing style is unique and fun making it an enjoyable read. I feel that
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Some authors get pleasure from writing‚ others give pleasure by writing‚ and the few who have come quite close to mastering what writing is about‚ can do both. In Susan Bordo’s “Beauty (Re)Discovers the Male Body”‚ I believe that she not only enjoyed writing the piece but also knew she would give others pleasure by writing it. She wrote as a real person with natural feelings‚ not as a writer simply stating facts about a subject. Bordo meticulously designed the essay in a way that kept the audience
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Child Beauty Pageants: What Are We Teaching Our Girls?The princess syndrome‚ self-image and eating disorders Published on August 12‚ 2011 by Martina M. Cartwright‚ Ph.D.‚ R.D. in Food For Thought The recent issue of French Vogue has sparked outrage for its photos of a ten-year old model lying in a sea animal print wearing a chest revealing gold dress‚ stilettos and heavy make up. Cries of "how young is too young" to model‚ be "sexy" etc. have ignited controversy about early sexualization of children
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Molly Jarrett October 1‚ 2012 Mrs. Barrett Journal #3 Susan Bordo’s passage‚ “Beauty (Re)discovers the Male Body‚” she really focuses on the male modeling and the views of males in advertisements. She truly portrays the changes from traditional to modern views of male modeling by society. The Abercrombie and Fitch advertisement is the more traditional of the two. I believe that it conveys all of the types of examples and traits that a traditional male model demonstrates. On the other
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Program Report Soulaine Destinval CJHS/410 Jason Skeens February 23‚ 2015 The family system crisis that will be discussed in this paper is Elder Abuse. There are many programs to help victims of Elder Abuse and consequences to those who commit the act. This paper about Elder Abuse will include the type of family system in crisis the program was designed to help‚ the mission and design of the program‚ services that are delivered‚ intervention strategies‚ evaluation of the program and last
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