James K Baxter is an influential New Zealand Poet who wrote in 1950’s and 60’s. In this time he enjoyed writing poetry to express his non-conformist ideas. Two examples of these poems are The Maori Jesus and Tomcat. In these poems‚ Baxter uses character as a tool to express his ideas. This is done through careful manipulation and development of the audience’s understanding of the two characters‚ then “Maori Jesus” and the “Tomcat”. The Maori Jesus “wore blue dungarees‚ his beard and hair
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Chesterfields to all my friends. That’s the merriest Christmas any smoker can have- Chesterfield mildness plus no unpleasant after-taste – Ronald Reagan” (Cook‚ 2010). This quote from Ronald Reagan was in an ad from Chesterfield Cigarettes dating back to the 1950’s. Many techniques are used to entice the target audience to purchase their products. Chesterfield uses an actor to promote their cigarettes during the Christmas season to play on the emotions of cigarette smokers. This may have been more successful
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Subway and The Tube Train George Tooker‚ an American artist painted “Subway” in 1950. Cyril E. Power‚ a British artist‚ created “The Tube Train” in 1934. With a quick glimpse of the eye‚ one may think these two pieces of artwork are similar. After all‚ a subway and a tube train are basically the same thing. To a trained eye‚ one can see the many differences in the two pieces. Tooker was associated with the Magic Realism movements‚ and is best known for his depictions of alienation in modern
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removed. Kent did not want the question mark there because Kent wanted the father to be shown as infallible so that Kent could present a stronger image for its product. That shows what a strong influence a sponsor of a show has on television. In the 1950s everyone smoked cigarettes and they were so common that having a cigarette company represent the show was no big deal. Today‚ cigarettes are considered the worst things for anyone to use. Although sponsors are still a big role in television‚ there
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1950’s and 2012 cartoon This political cartoon displays two children hiding under their classroom desks‚ hands over their heads in a fetal position. The desk on the left says “1950’s” where as the desk on the left says the current year‚ “2012.” Both children claim to be hiding for a specific reason‚ the boy of the 50’s claims it is because of the Russians‚ while thee one on the left states that it is because of his fellow classmates. The message that the illustrator is attempting to convey is
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significant turning points to give the character a meaning. There’s contrast between Edwards house and the suburbs to show the differences between Edward and the citizens‚ and uses themes like prejudice and conformity to show it was a normal suburb for the 1950’s to 60’s. Tim burton uses clothing and colour to juxtapose characters‚ give them meaning and to set a mood. Edward is in black while Kim is in white which juxtaposes each other because white represent angels and black represents a demonic statue
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Songs of the 1950s Songs of the 50s In this paper I will research and identify 5 songs of the 1950s and what the songs reflect about the culture‚ mood‚ and values of the 1950s and the ethnic groups the artists came from. I will also discuss how accurately the songs reflect the mood‚ value‚ and perceptions of the 1950s as discussed in our readings‚ Nation of Nations. “All I Have To Do Is Dream” The first song I would like to address would be: “All I
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Eric Allen Dr. Stanley English 120 3/27/13 There are many things that can be dissected from any novel or novella as long as the time and effort is put into it. There is also personal interpretation which is different amongst all people. The thing that would be most apparent in the novella‚ “Goodbye Columbus”‚ is that there is an obvious focus around power struggles. These power struggles could be anything physical‚ mental‚ or emotional between separate parties that could result in one being
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critically comment on the portrayal of Romeo and Juliet through the use of dance. West Side Story is a modern-day version of Shakespeare’s tragedy Romeo and Juliet‚ west side story however is set in the Upper West Side of New York City in the late 1950s with conflict between two teenage rival street gangs of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds rather than Romeo and Juliet where there are two feuding families. The two stories parallel each other in many ways‚ for example‚ Romeo and Juliet starts
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Powder “Powder” is a story written by Tobias Wolff in 1996 staged in the mid to late 1950’s about a boy and his father skiing at Mount Baker on Christmas Eve and what it takes them to get back home in time for dinner. The father and his wife are on the edge of breaking up‚ although she is still angry about him taking their son to see Telonious Monk she lets them go. He promises hand over heart to keep him safe during the Mount Baker ski trip and get him home on time. Through the story the father
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