The mechanism of perception is defined by a conflict between the endeavors of writers and artists to establish an actuality and our efforts to convert it into a self-absorbed perspective. Regarding the Pain of Others is an analytical text by Susan Sontag that connects modern portrayal
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And what of our human art? Must we not say that‚ in building‚ it produces an actual house‚ and in painting‚ it produces a house of a different sort‚ as it were a man-made dream for waking eyes?- Plato “A photograph is never interesting for its own sake‚ as art must be…‚” was the claim of conservative writer and philosopher Roger Scruton in his controversial 1989 paper ‘But is it art?’ Many responded strongly to Scruton’s claim that a photograph‚ unlike a painting‚ can never be representational
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important that we look at all aspects of the matter from all viewpoints‚ both through the lens and with open eyes. In this case‚ I agree with Sontag in the fact that we can’t learn about the world just from what the camera has captured‚ but disagree with her idea that photography is negative in the way that it allows for us to fill our minds and makes us feel. Sontag says that "photography implies that what we know about the world if we accept it as the camera records it. (LI‚ P1)"A photographer takes
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movies. Susan Allen Toth wrote about her fun experiences of going to the movies‚ while Sontag wrote about the ups and downs of making movies. “A Century of Cinema” explains to us how the movie business began‚ starting all the way back to 1895. Allen informs us that there were two different types of films first made. The first films were about as she called it “the transctption of real‚ unstaged life‚” (Sontag‚ 1098). The second type of films made was about fantasy‚ illusion‚ and artificful. Some
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Photography shows us the world‚ but only the world the photographer creates. According to Sontag‚ “photography implies that we know about the world if we accept it as the camera records it.” In other words the viewer only sees what’s within the frame. Images allowed us to see situations that occurred‚ however‚ it’s extremely limited in what the audience can see. I agree with Sontag’s claim that photography limits our understanding of the world. Photography has accomplished the task of manipulation
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Kenneth Burke Kenneth Duva Burke (May 5‚ 1897 – November 19‚ 1993) was an American literary theorist and philosopher. Burke’s primary interests were in rhetoric and aesthetics. Burke became a highly distinguished writer after getting out of college‚ and starting off serving as an editor and critic instead‚ while he developed his relationships with other successful writers. He would later return to the university to lecture and teach. He was born on May 5 in Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania
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examples‚ when a child gets lose in the street‚ and you see her crying laughly there‚ you will grow a feeling that you need to help her‚ and make she smiles instead of the cry. That is because we leaned of others and we grow our compassion as well. Susan sontag asserts that people may choose not to look‚ it means they can make the decision to ignoring something or perceived something. And then‚ Ascher contends that people can not deny the existence of the helpness as their presence grows‚ it means
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performer knows the dance in heart and mind. Every serious dancer is driven by notions of perfection: perfect expressiveness and perfect technique. It is a fact that no one is perfect‚ but in dance‚ the performance standards are always being raised (Sontag). Ms. Doisneau dances brilliantly even without the presence of the other members of the corps de ballet to guide her on the timing and positioning and only allowed the melody of (perhaps) the most legendary and classical music in ballet to give her
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Fascism‚ indicates the film to be nothing more than ‘pure propaganda and fascist’. Robin Wood author of the article Fascism/Cinema‚ concurs with Susan Sontag’s response. While exquisite use of film techniques may guild viewer to presume otherwise‚ Susan Sontag asserts Riefenstahl’s
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Sontag supports this claim when she said “Indeed‚ when some of the footage of Party leaders at the speakers’ rostrum was spoiled‚ Hitler gave orders for the shot to be refilmed;” (Sontag 83) this shows that everything about the speakers’ rostrum needed for Hitler’s view of perfection. Inductively‚ one can say that Hitler needed this film to be
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