Hugvísindadeild Postmodernism and The Simpsons Intertextuality‚ Hyperreality and Critique of Metanarratives Ritgerð til B.A.-prófs Björn Erlingur Flóki Björnsson bjornfloki@gmail.com Kt. 110982-5779 Maí 2006 Abstract This essay offers a postmodernist reading of the popular television program The Simpsons‚ with special regard to the postmodern theories of intertexuality‚ hyperreality‚ and metanarratives. Before delving into The Simpsons‚ some major theoretical aspects of postmodernism in aesthetic
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League star and actor O.J. Simpson had a great pull on the American public and‚ given that it was broadcasted throughout the whole country‚ it also had a significant impact in American History. Simpson was tried of murder for the deaths of his ex-wife‚ Nicole Brown Simpson‚ and waiter Ronald Lyle Goldman‚ and the trial lasted ‚ however on October 3‚ 1995‚ he walked out acquired. All said‚ it is clear that the prosecution and the police made careless mistakes in the case‚ and if the trial happened
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The Simpsons The Simpsons does more than make us laugh. Do you agree or disagree? Long running animated comedy The Simpsons is known for making its audience laugh at the outrageous antics of its larger than life characters. However‚ The Simpsons does more than just make us laugh. It challenges us to think about issues we deal with on a daily basis such as morality‚ institutional power‚ and politics‚ giving us an avenue in which we can release tension we have built up over such issues through
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Directions: Select a photographer/artist whose work appeals to you visually and emotionally. Study the photographer’s work‚ read about his or her background and answer the following questions and incorporate them into your powerpoint presentation. Make sure there are 20 slides of which at least 10 different examples of the artist’s photographs AND ALL INFORMATION MUST HAVE LEGITIMATE SOURCES. 1. NAME OF PHOTOGRAPHER: Lorna Simpson "Biography Lorna Simpson Studio." 2008. 21 Mar. 2014 < http://lsimpsonstudio.com/biography
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The OJ Simpson murder trial case is one of the most known famous court cases ever. With OJ being such a popular football star‚ when he was accused of murdering his ex-wife and her friend it blew up all over the media. The cases has been the largest publicized case in United States history. Everyone thought he was guilty for the murder because with all of the evidence it seemed that way‚ well the jury thought otherwise. All evidence pointed at OJ. All through out the investigations there was a
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The Simpsons are one of the longest running and most popular television shows. This popularity exists because "the Simpsons [have] always operated on two levels. On one level appealing to children as a fast paced cartoon and then for the older audiences for its wit and [satire]" (Batscha). Satire is the common thread with binds all of The Simpsons episodes. The writers show the absurdity in ordinary everyday situations including religion‚ politics and other social issues. This has been the leading
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Concerning the OJ Simpson case‚ I think everyone had a feeling he was guilty. It’s a shame because of flaws in the collection of evidence‚ a seemingly obvious murderer got away with it. As I followed the trial‚ even my 7 year old mind knew that he was guilty. It wasn’t until later that I found out why he was let off. I agree with James that there are other things that should be covered in the new but at the same time it’s the public’s attraction to the celebrity cases that generates so much
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Under internal control‚ there are three issues arises in the chicken run case study. 1st issue is the credit control system is weak. The lack in credit control system can be seen when the marketing department continued to supply product to Cold Gold Sdn. Bhd even though Cold Gold Sdn. Bhd credit is gone beyond its limit. Besides‚ Ms Choy as a credit controller did not take proper action about this issue. The recommendations are Ms Choy as a credit controller should know her duties and responsibility
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fled from the police but was later arrested and found guilty of both murders. On June 13‚ 1994‚ Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend‚ Ronald Goldman‚ were found murdered outside of Simpson’s condo. Her husband‚ at the time‚ was the very famous and very wealthy professional football player Orenthal James Simpson‚ also known as O.J. Simpson. He fled from the police and was arrested. Simpson was the key suspect in both murders‚ but after a lengthy trial‚ he was later exonerated on all charges. How could
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