In the essay "Feeling and Form‚" Susanne Langer discusses how art is not a thing‚ but a symbol that shows feeling (58). In Chapter 3 she writes: "A work of art is often a spontaneous expression of feeling‚ I.e.‚ a symptom of the artist’s state of mind. If it represents human beings it is probably also a rendering of some sort of facial expression which suggests the feelings those beings are suppose to have. Moreover‚ it may be said to "express‚" in another sense‚ the life of the society from which
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the media‚ being Caucasian brings respect and authority. People are willing to hear what a Caucasian person’s opinion is. Whether it is in newspapers‚ magazines‚ films‚ radio‚ and television‚ Caucasians typically receive the most respect and are represented more. On the other hand‚ those who are not Caucasian tend to be shunned or silenced in the media. They are pushed to the background. They are barely seen and their voices aren’t heard as much. Non-whites are underrepresented in the media‚ especially
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Media Stereotyping When you turn your TV on‚ what do you see? Most likely a white male as a protagonist‚ an African-American getting arrested‚ a Mexican yard man‚ maybe a black woman cussing and exhibiting verbal aggressiveness‚ an Asian owner of a pawnshop in some sketchy ghetto town‚ or a Pakistani terrorist with a last name too long and complex to pronounce. Racial stereotypes of ethnic minorities have become extremely prevalent in advertising‚ entertainment and other forms of digital and broadcast
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Sharing feelings with people is very hard. It’s because you are basically showing your weak side to other people making you defenceless if they use that against you. In the movie Inside Out‚ Riley‚ the main character who is around 11 years old is suffering from being able to show her feelings. Since the family moved from Minnesota to San Francisco‚ her feelings were unstable because of a few reasons. The first one being that her parents were busy (especially her dad) and it made her worrisome. The
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Write on the idea in Macbeth of being/feeling secure and the ironies inherent in this. Throughout Macbeth the idea of being and feeling secure is shown clearly by Shakespeare‚ he often uses it in very explicit and ironic ways though. Macbeth’s judgement is impaired throughout the play as he only accepts ideas that will benefit him in obtaining his wants; this is mainly due to the witches’ influences on him. He is coaxed into the idea that he is in fact the rightful king and this begins the process
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other social media websites become their number one priority; that’s where the conflict begins. A typical student in high school has at least one social media account that they constantly check throughout the day; maybe two based on popularity. Soon‚ grades will start to fall‚ cyber bulling erupts‚ feelings starts to get hurt‚ jealousy starts to kick in‚ basically‚ everything that a normal high school student will have to put up with will be maximized. The time used on social media websites is valuable
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Social Media: Necessity vs. Nuisance “Most people do not listen with the intent to understand‚ they listen with the intent to reply” (Stephen Convey). People view society as a lost cause: we rely so much on technology and social media that we lose important values that make us unique and ideal citizens of society. We’ve become so subconsciously narcissistic that we forget to take the time to understand someone else’s needs. Social media and technology has changed the way we interact with
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offensive comedy makes us think about hard topics and restricting humor can mean these topics are not brought to surface‚ but these issues are still there. This argument is often joined with a distain for political correctness. In ‘Moral Licensing: When Feeling Good Frees Us to do Bad’‚ Merritt‚ Efron‚ and Benoit through a series of studies found that being political correct removed moral inhibitions for individuals because of the illusion of goodness it created. It is perhaps the case that we must be presented
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Is the Media a Deadly Weapon? In today’s society‚ it is almost impossible to avoid any type of advertising or media display. Children have become targets by the advertisement industry and some people believe that it has a negative affect. The APA’s view is that violence in the media causes violence in children‚ which is stated in the article‚ “APA Congressional Testimony on Media Violence and Children: Testimony of Jeff J. McIntyre on Behalf of the American Psychological Association.” The American
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Resilience is the ability to bounce back despite difficulty and go ahead to live useful lives with a feeling of prosperity. The experiences that I have had where I have shown this quality (resilience) is when my boyfriend of 4 years broken up with me. The break up that occurred was very heart breaking and emotional. The first few weeks were horrible. I had a hard time waking up every morning. I couldn’t face the fact that he had really left me on my own to suffer. So I had to start off with small
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