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 views on how this excellence is achieved. Both men and women agree that beauty has two parts‚ inner and outer; yet men recognize beauty as success‚ leaning more
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Argumentative Synthesis Between Ryfle and Sontag Many differences can be seen between Steve Ryfle’s article “Godzilla’s Footprint” and Susan Sontag’s well known 1965 article “Imagination of Disaster” as Ryfle talks about the Japanese’s imagination perspective while Sontag talks about the American imagination perspective of there view points on science fiction films. Furthermore‚ Ryfle takes an intensive approach toward Godzilla has he provides evidence that advances his argument with the help of
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older than pop culture photographer‚ but the two complement each other’s strengths; Susan Sontag‚ a celebrated critic of media and photography‚ introduced new dimension to Leibovitz’s work‚ while Leibovitz introduced Sontag to the world of celebrity. Annie admired Sontag despite the fact that she was interested in her work‚ but criticized it. Sontag could be tough on her at times‚ but Leibovitz attributes Sontag with helping her discover and seriousness and intellect in her
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horrific pictures being taken plays an important role in Berger’s thoughts about Hiroshima‚ because those pictures are what initially sparked his interest. However‚ the idea of sharing of graphing pictures is called into question by Susan Sontag in her essay‚ “Regarding the Pain of Others‚” who points out that war photography should have some form of censorship because of the effect it may have on victims or families who have lost their loved ones. While Berger
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saying the word “beauty” on most occasions comes hand in hand with the word woman. In the story “A Woman’s Beauty: Put – Down or Power Source” by Susan Sontag. Sontag states; “To be called beautiful is thought to name something essential to women’s character and concerns. (In contrast to men whose essence is to be strong or effective‚ or competent.)” (Sontag.488.1) The word beautiful may not seem synonymous with men in 2015 but handsome is‚ as the word “handsome” feels more masculine. Before Miss USA
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Giulia Nunnari English Grade 12 Postmodernism Donnel 02/14/ 2012 Coachella Destruction Since its beginning‚ the Coachella music festival has seen a rise in popularity and price‚ attracting not only a wider audience but also exhibiting a greater tendency toward “mainstream” music. Though the culture of the festival itself has changed‚ the poster that advertises it has remained surprisingly the same. The poster depicts the bare Indio Valley with a mountain in the background‚ palm
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In comparing Kenton’s treatment of both AIDS victims‚ we can conclude that he was not only morbidly afraid of contracting AIDS‚ but he was more fearful of the moral implications attached to the transmission of the disease. The entire firm feared Beckett because of the stigma attached to AIDS and‚ ultimately‚ to homosexuality. Kenton personally justifies labeling Beckett as a guilty victim of his own actions who deserved punishment for his negligence. In this case‚ AIDS is seen as a crime against
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photographic enterprises” by alluding Plato’s allegory of the cave. The allegory reflects the idea of deception wherein cave prisoners learn and discover shadows of objects from the fire casted inside the cave‚ making them see and mislabel these images. Sontag argued that just like paintings and illustrations‚ photography gives us an incomplete representation to the world‚ which will likely to be falsely interpreted. Despite providing an “anthology of images”‚ photographs give us miniatures and glimpses
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Cited: Page Giovanni‚ Nikki . "Nikki Giovanni." American Rhetoric Online Speech Bank. 2001. . Gardner‚ Howard. Multiple Intelligences. unknown‚ 1993. Sontag‚ Susan. Against Interpretation. unknown‚ 1996. 6
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Sometimes‚ the void created by a lack of words leads to more discoveries than a plethora of words. The key to gaining further information from silence lies in listening to the unspoken statements versus the words actually put forth into the universe. Along these same lines‚ John Cage composed a well-known piece called 4’33”‚ which shocks many listeners due to his refrain from touching the piano in front of him. After first encountering this unique work‚ I found myself baffled and pondering the deeper
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