George B 11/18/11 Explication of “A Birthday Present” by Sylvia Plath For many readers‚ the draw of Sylvia Plath’s poetry is distinctly linked to her life as well as the desire to end her life. As Robert Lowell states in the forward of Ariel‚ “This poetry and life are not a career; they tell that a life‚ even when disciplined‚ is simply not worth it” (xv). “A Birthday Present”`‚ written by Plath in September of 1962 and hauntingly recorded in her own voice on audio in October of that same year
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obesity just like most American people. I am constantly bombarded by all kinds of quick fixes on television infomercials and spam mail in my email inbox that confuse most people and cost more than can be afforded. Some type of program‚ system‚ book or pill‚ for weight loss‚ mental stability‚ sexual prowess‚ and overall better health‚ are advertised at every turn of the channel or check of incoming email. Who can keep up or make an informed decision with the current “snake oil” sales of today? Doctors
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vehicles‚ designer clothing‚ and their extravagant jewelry. The feeling of being “on top of the world” only guides celebrities towards a path of demise and wrongdoing. Drugs‚ sex‚ and incarcerations have been the result of the celebrity mindset of immortality. Any medium can be viewed as a vehicle for creating a celebrity culture. Celebrity culture‚ once restricted to royalty and biblical/mythical figures‚ has pervaded many sectors of society including business‚ publishing‚ and even academia. Mass media
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Marketing Viagra in India Abstract: This case is about Pfizer’s launch of its popular drug‚ Viagra‚ in India. Viagra was first launched in the US‚ in 1998‚ with an extensive public relations campaign. Pfizer’s promotional efforts also included celebrity endorsements and Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) advertisements. Though Viagra was a huge success for Pfizer initially‚ after seven years since its launch‚ the worldwide sales of Viagra had become stagnant. Pfizer introduced Viagra in India
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AmerOscar DeLeon American Born Chinese is a story filled with many different ethical conflicts that relate to one of the different themes in the book. The overall theme of the story is that one should not try to be someone their not for themselves or other people‚ you should be true to one’s self because you are better off that way. Both Jin Wang and The Monkey King were in situations where they change something about them because of what other people thought about them. In the end‚ these changes
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Ma Wang Dui and the Fei-I In 1974‚ archeologists uncovered a site of ancient tombs that we later realized would become very significant to our knowledge of Chinese Art history. The tombs lie in the suburbs of eastern Changsha and there were a total of three tombs uncovered; however the tomb of whom we later realized was Lady Dai became the most important. Lady Dai died from several various illnesses including arthritis‚ bile stones‚ and most likely heart failure. She was about fifty years old
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participant in the film—as soon as irregularities are obvious‚ they are piqued to begin investigating the film rather than simply observe it. Because Burch opposes the IMR (the reflection of a bourgeois desire to mechanize reality as a means to immortality) he applauds this “precocious” method‚
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Representation of Age Representation refers to the construction in any media (especially mass media) of aspects of ‘reality’ that can either mirror or subvert societal expectations. They are often based on negative stereotypes allowing the audience to feel secure and familiar. By definition‚ all media texts are re-presentations of reality. They are intentionally composed‚ lit‚ written‚ framed‚ cropped‚ captioned‚ branded‚ targeted and censored by their producers‚ they are entirely artificial versions
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How media affects women’s body image Mass media is designed to reach large audiences through the use of technology. Its purpose is meant to give information we need to function as a society. Mass media is everywhere; there is no escaping from it. From the moment you wake until you fall asleep you are confronted with media. Almost every home in America has at least one television‚ access to the internet‚ and cell phones. Someone cannot drive down the highway without seeing billboard signs. Checking
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of mortality as seen in the The Epic of Gilgamesh and the plays of Oedipus have a very significant role. By looking more closely at the travels of both Gilgamesh and Oedipus‚ one can identify at a greater level the individual culture’s view of immortality. To begin with‚ one should examine the preparation of these characters in light of their circumstances. At the beginning of the epic‚ Gilgamesh is so engrossed with his own life that he does not have the foresight to see his own death as an actuality
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