Natasha Ignacio MOD 2C OCT. 10‚ 2013 How tattoos affect the skin Tattooing has been practiced for centuries in many cultures‚ particularly in aisa‚ and spread throughout the world. Tribes in Malaysia where always at war‚ head hunting tribes would tattoo their skin to identify friend or foe. They would tattoo their body to show rank or to warn others of what they can do. Traditionally they would use a needle imbedded in a stick dip the needle into ink and tap into the skin. They would
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In the short play and film adaptation of M Butterfly‚ David Henry Hwang allows his readers and audience to identify several bilateral misperceptions that overshadow the cultural and political differences between a proclaimed feminine Orient and a foreign devilish West. "M Butterfly" underscores the devaluation of women in general by Western culture‚ communism and espionage in China during the Vietnam War era‚ and is also synonymous with one man’s fantasy of being loved by what he perceived as the
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crippling a woman’s feet in the process‚ this prevented women from having a greater effect on society‚ and bounded them to their homes. In a way‚ it was telling them to just sit there and look pretty. In Japan‚ some women gained status and fame as geishas. Although they were not valued as sex objects like prostitutes‚ the white paint on their faces and the symbol on the back of their necks were viewed as beautiful and erotic. During the period of the second industrial revolution‚ the development of
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Sailormoon‚ the world renowned animated series‚ comes from the Japanese Shōjo manga‚ written and illustrated by female author Naoko Takeuchi. The main distinguishing feature of Shōjo manga is that it is specifically aimed at young female viewers and involves some form of (usually magical) female protagonist (Saito 143). Kumiko Saito‚ in her essay on Magical Girl Anime and the Challenges of Changing Gender Identities in Japanese Society‚ acknowledges that the Shōjo genre exhibits “various possibilities
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“Cultural appropriation is a sociological concept which views the adoption or use of elements of one culture by members of a different culture as a largely negative phenomenon.” Fashion has always crossed boundaries‚ in the case of cultural appropriation has it gone too far? Although cultural appropriation can sound like a simple concept at first such as Chinese food adapting into American culture‚ it’s not that simple. Cultural appropriation can make people stereotype one another and stigmatise
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Katsushika Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa is one of the most iconic works in the history of Japanese art. Presumably created in Japan around 1829-1832‚ the woodblock print was part of the Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji series which featured ravishing sceneries of Mount Fuji. Being the first print in the series‚ The Great Wave off Kanagawa was a phenomenal success. Hence‚ Hokusai added ten more designs into the collection. Before the emergence of Japanese printmakers such as Katsushika Hokusai
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Introduction Pacific Gas and Electric Corporation is one of the leading corporation in the energy industry. This is done so through one of its holding companies‚ Pacific Gas and Electric Company or better known as PG&E. PG&E’s is the primary subsidiary for the corporation that provides customers with utility services and other energy generated services along with electricity‚ natural gas transmission‚ and the distribution of electricity. The primary area of operation of the company is the United
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University of Southeastern Philippines College of Arts and Sciences ESP Module for the Bachelor of Secondary Education major in MAPEH ------------------------------------------------- Lesson 1: Music and Genres Music and Genres (Listening) INTRODUCTION Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch‚ rhythm‚ dynamics‚ and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture. The creation‚ performance‚ significance‚ and even the definition of music vary according
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The flowering cherry tree is one of the cliché Western images of Japan‚ conjured up along with geisha‚ sushi‚ and samurai. However‚ within the country itself‚ the cherry blossoms have been a cultural event for over a thousand years. The annual hanami‚ cherry blossom viewing parties‚ the many cultural symbolic interpretations of the cherry blossoms‚ and the extensive use of the blossoms in art‚ for both their innate beauty and the symbolism they carry‚ have ensured the blossoming trees’ position
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Children are introduced to Disney movies at a very young age. Due to the fact that children often choose role models to look up too‚ it is reasonable to assume that they often aspire to be just like their favourite Disney characters. Since the majority of young‚ female characters within Disney movies are expected to portray the stereotypical roles of women‚ this can have a negative impact on young girls who grow up watching Disney movies. The stereotypical roles that are portrayed by the female characters
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