However, the book that focuses on the 1600s to 1900 might not have photos depicting the Bronx, but it could display pictures of artifacts or paintings. Two main features I noticed about my book deals with what the images portrayed—everyday life and discontinued elements. By ‘everyday’, I mainly refer to the dozens of pictures showing some kind of construction, such as people repairing a road, constructing a highway or placing a street sign. Other daily occurrences presented are shopping, going to school as well as eating at a restaurant. Though, with these examples, they encapsulate other elements that happen to be discontinued or altered now.…
The Princess and The Pea By: Lily MacNeil-Kitscher and Madolyn Hodges “A princess is a delicate and dainty thing” sings the prince’s over-protective mother in the story “Once Upon a Mattress,” a version of the fairytale Princess and the Pea. The Princess and the Pea is a story about a prince who is looking to marry, but he will only marry the most sensitive woman that he can find, because only the most sensitive woman is a true princess. This story has been adapted by many authors and filmmakers. Hans Christian Anderson was the first author, his story was originally published May 8, 1835. His story was quite short and simple.…
Re-Form(rē-fôrm) v.; to put an end to abuses or evils. I think that this definition shows that reform includes many situations and that it is needed without exception. When we look back into history, there are many situations in which reforming was in the process. We see through large actions like laborers striking against their terrible working conditions and low wages. This is even seen through small actions like homeless shelters, giving a free meal to people.…
Through reading “The Woman Upstairs”, Claire Messud creates the character of Nora Eldridge, an angry, self-aware narrator, who works to educate the reader on the choices and confines of being a woman and over all the female experience that is focused on a particular life stage. In my opinion, it would be difficult to write an accurate female experience without divulging into perceivable sexist stereotypes that are predominant in the culture today. Expanding on that, can we read Claire Messud’s work as a feminist, on the basis that she defies these stereotypical norms, or is she just another angry woman whose life has become a stalemate. Readers may consider her a feminist in the aspect that she rejects stereotypical norms of setting down fast…
Sex and the cultural regards behind the act seem to fall hand in hand when spoken about in the last thirty years. Sex is such a taboo subject that many don 't know what to say when it comes up in conversation. With sex and sexual relations comes romantic relationships that which is also a very common subject, it is filled with cliches and stereotypes that can shape the choices we make in life. Within the texts “The Sleepover Question” by Amy Schalet and “Marriage” by Gregory Corso cultural images and communication are what these authors believe could be the key to romantic relationships. Although Schalet and Corso initially seem to agree that culture has an effect on romantic relationships, they actually make different assumptions about the…
Artist of this period seems to want to make a clean break with the past and present, something new. During the realism movement, Jacob Rii captured a photo he called "Children Sleeping, Mulberry Street". In the photo, there are three boys who seem to be asleep. In the 1890s, New York City had many wealthy people living in luxurious mansions and never had to worry about what one would be eating for dinner. However, there were people who were living on the streets of New York City, who were homeless and poor.…
Have you ever spent countless nights looking for a precious possession? In the story, “Kate’s Vigil,” Kate, a girl who’s father is lost at sea, searches for her father’s ship. She barely sleeps and her eyes never stray away from the waters. Kate is very scared about her father; however, her brother and mother try to run the household like nothing ever happened, unlike…
Shoe Industrialization 1800s The shoe industrialization in the city of Lynn changed very much the way people used to live. Was the industrialization process in the shoe factory during 1800s good or bad? I 'll be analyzing the details in a photograph of a group young folks, who were caught in the middle of a busy shift, and where they are all together sharing a small workplace, to shed light on how the photographer wanted us to think about working in Lynn 's shoe factories, and what we can say about that work.…
The photo “Five Cents Lodging,” Bayard Street, shows the image of a small area akin to a confined space with beds stacked in decks (Riis 1889). The bed has people sleeping on it, which doubles up as an indication of being a lodge. The fact that people are sharing beds leads to the interpretation that it is a place offering cheap or low-cost accommodation. Approximately three boards can be seen clearly with each having two occupants. The people use the bedding to cover themselves and as such, they can only be seen from their portraits.…
This scene should be bizarre because the old-fashioned skirt is an anachronism, but Raghubir’s use of the background of people minding their own business makes the scene much more ordinary. Basically, Cole thinks that examples of strong photography should be comprehensive and acknowledge the complexity of reality (Cole 974), instead of catering to the outdated notions of…
As a young child Imogen Cunningham was fascinated with painting and drawing, later she would find interest in photography. She purchased her first camera in 1901, at age 18, by mail order and taught herself how to use a 4 x 5 inch camera. However, she lost interest fairly quickly and sold the camera to a friend. Five years later, while at the University of Washington, in viewing works of Gertrude Käsebier, Imogen decided to revisit photography once more.…
This rise in interest plays right into cityscape photography. The masses were interested in seeing lands from all over the world, or even the truth of the land all around them. Finding ways to portray places in interesting and popular manners was a skill in demand, and one Kertesz had in bulk. Exhibited in his amazing image Carrefour Blois of 1930 is Kertesz’s unique point of view. The image is taken from a high point looking down at the cross streets of a town, rather than the common and often boring view of looking up at buildings.…
A Doll’s House written by Ibsen, and The Awakening, written by Kate Chopin showcases how the men have an upper hand in leading to a woman’s awakening. Dr. Rank in A Doll’s House plays a role in Nora’s life by treating her with respect and dignity .Nora is showcased to be actively communicative and relaxed while being in the presence of Rank. On the other hand, she is unable to have this communication with her husband Torvald who treats her as if she was a child. Contrarily, Robert in The Awakening has an influence in Edna’s life by not giving her the respect she deserves. He treated Edna as a possession as he knew that he would never be able to act upon his love for Edna as she was tied to her marriage.…
In the late 1800’s, the dynamic of men and women made it so women were inferior to men. Women were looked upon as having no impact on society other than to have children and take care of the home. It was difficult for women to express themselves in a world controlled by men. The men held the jobs, received educations, and ruled society. In "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, the narrator experiences this kind of control from her husband, John.…
In John Berger’s book Understanding a Photograph, he argues that there is a distinct discontinuity between an individual viewing a photo, and the actual photo. A picture solely preserves a single moment in time, and while they often act to tell a story, the medium cannot be fully interpreted without knowing the story that surrounds it. Although there is a definite connection between a photograph and the narrative that corresponds with it, the photo is only a visual aid for the story; it does not tell us everything like the written piece does. I agree with Berger’s argument that photographs can shape the written story that is told about a single character through invoking various responses, emotions, feelings, and interpretations between the…