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    Photography shows us the world‚ but only the world the photographer creates. According to Sontag‚ photos show that we understand through a photo in the way we see the picture. Seeing photos can limit our understanding because we only see the picture not whats going on around it. In other words the viewer only sees what’s within the frame. Images allowed us to see situations that occurred; however‚ it is extremely limited in what the audience can see. I qualify Sontag’s claim that photography limits

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    Photographs furnish evidence. Something we hear about‚ but doubt‚ seems proven when we’re shown a photograph of it. In one version of its utility‚ the camera record incriminates. Starting with their use by the Paris police in the murderous roundup of Communards in June 1871‚ photographs became a useful tool of modern states in the surveillance and control of their increasingly mobile populations. In an­ other version of its utility‚ the camera record jus­ tifies. A photograph passes for incontrovertible

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    In Yellow woman and a beauty of the spirit written by Leslie Marmon Silko the traditional Pueblo culture human values were distinguished by one’s actions‚ character‚ strength‚ care and relation to other people‚ animals‚ nature. For Pueblo people looks‚ physical appearance‚ face‚ body and closing were not important as well they did not have a social status in their community. In her essay‚ Silko repeats old-time phrase in reference to the values of her ancestors. Growing up she was told stories

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    The initial reaction of the reader when reading the story of “Yellow Woman and a beauty of the Spirit” a diverse community of the pueblo people who contain an incredible amount of peace and harmony within their community. The amount of the acceptance they are all have towards one another is different from the common culture in which we see today. The story revolved around main points and ideas that’s the author stylizes. The author explains how me and women are equal and at peace with one another

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    In her narrative‚ Yellow Woman and a Beauty of the Spirit‚ Leslie Marmon Silko recounts her experiences growing up in the Laguna Pueblo community. Silko’s choice in structure aids in her literary painting of a culture‚ while helping to highlight the recurring concepts present within the text. Comparisons of traditional practices with modern norms as well as examples of the effect of society’s value of appearance are common in the narrative and also support these concepts. Overall‚ Silko structures

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    Beauty Pageants: Creating a woman of success or failure Typically when beauty pageants come to mind we think of beautiful women in beautiful gowns who win scholarship money for school‚ participate in community service‚ achieve the goals that are related to their platform and role models that we hope the young women of our society aspire to be. In reality‚ behind the scenes there is much more than what appears to the eye. Many can argue that they play a major part in women’s self esteem issues and

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    Explore the ways in which Susan Hill presents the woman in black. Before we meet the womanSusan Hill uses the description of the setting in ‘A London Particular’ to foresee what she is like‚ predicting something wicked. London was described as “Inferno” full of “red-eyed and demonic” “ghostly figures”. These all suggest that Hill was describing or comparing London to Hell‚ which could imply that Mr Arthur Kipps was about to enter into his own personal hell‚ containing a “ghostly figure” of haunting

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    If you have ever had the opportunity to act in a play‚ it’s an experience that you will remember for the rest of your life. I would say acting in “Susan and the Scissor Women”‚ was definitely worthwhile‚ I met many new friends‚ had a boat load of new experiences‚ and just had fun. It all started with a flyer. The school had handed out flyers for “Susan and the Scissor Women” an original by Shayanna Jacobs. Everyone in my class told me to take a flyer‚ saying that I would get the lead role if I tried

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    The Meaning of Beauty Man vs. Woman From the beginning we are taught that God created man‚ and from man he created woman. It’s funny how different a 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

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    at because they know the damaging effect these photos could have on people. In her article “Regarding the Pain of Others‚” Sontag uses ethical and logical appeals to show that disturbing photographs are highly impactful.

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