radically different from what you expected. THis is the danger of a single story‚ you only get one small part of the entire subject. Without the full story‚ you make stereotypes and make assumptions that sometimes just aren’t true. In Chimamanda Adichie’s talk‚ she explains the single story as where a subject is shown from only one point of view. You get so used to seeing this subject from this point of view that to you‚ the subject becomes that point of view. Like when Adichie was little she read books
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1. Stewart responded by saying he was not a Journalist. 2. To "function as sort of editorial cartoon" means he draws editorial cartoons that contain some sort of political or social commentary. When he says that "we [the show] are a digestive process" he means they break down any complicated political or social issue going on in the world and they present in a humorous or satire way. 3. Young people might think they get better journalism from Stewart because of the way he presents the news. Young
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and an enemy that is constantly trying to kidnap his girlfriend Olive. He gets real larg fists and he always has a pipe in his mouth and a can of spinach in his hand. He always wears the same blue jeans‚ shirt and shoes. When he eats the spinach he shows his muscles and there is just one little nub not his whole arm. He always has hilarious cath phrases like “I’m Popeye the sailor man”. He always wears a hat that has an ancore on the front and he calls him self a sailor. His girl friend Olive has long
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In the TED talk‚ “The Power of Introverts” speaker Susan Cain suggests that introversion should be encouraged and embraced. She believes that by allowing individuals to work individually‚ it can help maximize their skills in school and work. She explains that introverts aren’t shy‚ but they respond differently to stimulation. As an introvert‚ I empathize Cain’s personal experience of being an introvert‚ but some of her reasoning is questionable. However‚ the idea that introversion should be accepted
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Dylan Provost Dr. Peter Neumann GE4300 Dec 8th 2014 Take Home Exam Section 1: Philosophical Movie Exegesis The Truman Show: The Truman Show is a movie based out of California featuring actor Jim Carey based on a real life television show about Truman Burbank’s life. The place that Truman lives is in fact a studio with over five thousand cameras capturing every minute of Truman’s life. Truman believes he is an ordinary man with an ordinary life and has no idea how he is exploited‚ but one day he
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director‚ for the world’s entertainment. Though all the people surrounding him live through a script‚ Truman is the only one on the show who is oblivious to what is happening. Everyone in his life is just acting‚ including his wife‚ who is only pretending to truly love and care for him. His emotions are very true‚ which is what attracts so many people to watch the show. Throughout the movie‚ Truman sees small signs and hints that lead him to find out that his life was artificially created. He is not
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Let’s Talk About Creativity‚ The Magnificent Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock In 1915 a controversial poem titled “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” was released by T.S. Eliot. It is a first person stream of consciousness narrative based on a man at a social gathering who is having some social anxiety. This character is an examination of the tortured psyche of the prototypical modern man; an overeducated‚ eloquent‚ neurotic‚ and emotionally stilted figure. The main character Alfred speaks about
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actions that are freely chosen. In Christianity‚ they are told that they have free will and it’s all in God’s plan. If true‚ these two statements are contradictions. How could one have true free will if there’s a plan? With that being said‚ The Truman Show is a movie concentrated on a series of fateful events in the life of Truman Burbank and reflects free will/the lack of. Truman grew up in a fake town full of actors. Truman alone has no idea he is in a giant TV studio‚ as the rest of humanity
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chance to run for the highest position in politics. Since Social media is a part of everyone‚ it can influence everyone as well. A TED Talk by Johanna Blakley tells that in the future females will most likely take over social media. Also‚ she showed us graphs and a lot of research that females use social media way more and more often. With that said‚ it shows us that women use the social media more so their voices most likely are being heard more. These are great news because for many decades women
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around to see if this is somewhere you would want to be. In the article “Walls Can Talk...but Are They Speaking to Teens?” the author Margaret Sullivan tells us that an environment can affect a person as soon as they enter a room or building and that environments can influence both our feelings and our actions. The color of a room can help to set a mood in the class. The color blue promotes a calm feeling and shows creativity and intelligence; yellow is cheerful and energetic and orange increases
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