What is smarm‚ exactly? Smarm is a kind of performance—an assumption of the forms of seriousness‚ of virtue‚ of constructiveness‚ without the substance. Smarm is concerned with appropriateness and with tone. Smarm disapproves. Smarm would rather talk about anything other than smarm. Why‚ smarm asks‚ can’t everyone just be nicer? The most significant explicator of the niceness rule—the loudest Thumper of all‚ the true prophetic voice of anti-negativity—is neither the cartoon rabbit nor the publicists’
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"An Artist of the Floating World" Summary and Personal Discussion Part 1: Summary Kazuo Ishiguro’s An Artist of the Floating World recounts the story of the aftermath of World War II for a Japanese propaganda artist‚ Masuji Ono. Ono narrates his story from October 1948 to June 1950 in the rebuilding of Japan after the destruction caused by the bombings resulting from the war. As a child‚ Ono’s father discouraged him in telling him he would never amount to anything in striving to become an
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former team unfriendly behavior. •The organization members talk about and identify the value of a teamwork culture. If values are formally written and shared‚ teamwork is one of the key five or six. •Teamwork is rewarded and recognized. The lone ranger‚ even if she is an excellent producer‚ is valued less than the person who achieves results with others in teamwork. Compensation‚ bonuses‚ and rewards depend on collaborative practices as much as individual contribution and achievement. •Important
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which is how the term term “Soap Opera” arrived. After school when the kids would be getting home‚ action and adventure shows were aired such as the The Shadow. During the evening‚ programs that the whole family would enjoy were aired‚ like The Lone Ranger‚ Jack Benny‚ and news programs. The most popular voice of that time was Franklin Roosevelt with his “Fireside Chats”‚ which helped the people feel closer to their president than ever
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to fully understand or express complete thoughts in the English language. This makes them appear to the audience as a lesser character. The second role of Native Americans in film is that of a sidekick or crony of some white hero‚ like Tonto in The Lone Ranger (1938). In these films “The Native American The Native American was placed into one of the following four roles: the first isthe comedic Indian‚ the jester of the frontier court. This Indian spoke in simple is clearly secondary in importance”
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The Myth of Native American History Written from the perspective of a news reporter. In contemplating the history of the Native American one cannot help but conjure up images of the Lone Ranger’s sidekick Tonto‚ pumpkin pie and Thanksgiving feasts. Many of us can recall in our grade school years assembling our shoebox dioramas depicting scenes of Native American culture and historical events. How convenient was it for the education system to put
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When one hears the Apache‚ pronounces as “uh-Patchce”‚ people think about Chief Geronimo or of a warlike tribe. The name Apache comes from the word “apachu” which means “enemy”‚ it was given to this tribe of nomadic hunter by the Zuni who fear them. The Apache were feared because through their history‚ they would raid other tribes or villages for food. A big part of the Apache culture is based on warfare‚ but like all Indian people they had a well-defined and complex society and mythology. The Apache
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The Fall of the Western Genre The "Myth of the West" has provided the film industry with plenty of material‚ and Western films have probably become the genre most characteristic of American films and television. From 1910 through the end of the 50’s‚ a quarter of all Hollywood films had been Westerns. When thinking of Westerns‚ names like John Wayne and movies like The Last of the Mohicans or High Noon come to mind. The Western enjoyed its highest popularity throughout the 40’s and 50’s. Then its
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The 1950s were arguably the golden age of television and many people of a certain age look back fondly at some of the shows of the time – “The Lone Ranger”‚ “I Love Lucy” and “Gunsmoke”. These shows were in black and white and were watched on a set that got its signal from a huge antenna on the roof‚ but they were loved just the same. Almost as compelling as the TV shows themselves‚ were some of the commercials of the time. TV was still a novelty during the 1950s and companies were anxious to cash
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they will survive in life with what she has taught them. Two of her children leave the “nest” for marriage. One “flew” to the academy to attend college. One “Is ‘mongst the shrubs and bushes flown‚” (34) suggests that her fifth child became a forest ranger. With five of her children gone from home she felt as if part of her was missing‚ however she still had three children that remained in the
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