Looking past this though, I noticed that the parents were using a good deal of body language to communicate with their daughters. They were waving, smiling, hugging, and crying tears of joy when they were presented with their new child. This showed the raw emotion that the parents were feeling at that moment in time and conveyed this strongly to the audience both in the room and us in the classroom, watching the documentary years later. The parents made no real attempt to hide their impression management, as they were very open about how they felt; being finally able to claim their baby girl as their own. In a different portion of the film, the one foster mother of a recently adopted Chinese girl also made no attempt to control her impression management.…
Sharon Draper in the dramatic novel,“Tears of a Tiger” depicts how survivors feel pressure and guilt after a drunk driving accident occurs, and do to this tragedies we suffer the death of loved ones. Draper supports her claim by illustrating the life of Andy Jackson, the protagonist, with his friends B.J and Tyrone who witnessed a traumatic and horrendous accident in which Andy’s best friend Robert Washington dies, this affected everyone in different ways. Andy was the most accountable for the accident due to the fact that he was the one behind the steering wheel the night of the accident; this caused him to feel extremely guilty and sorrowful about Robert’s death, which lead to his own suicide. The author’s purpose is to demonstrate how…
Tran’s radical tone suggests that she feels the dynamics of the traditional vietnamese family are being destroyed by using phrases like “The family has very little time to be together after work and school...” and “...they think they have lost their authority to raise their children.” Tran feels that the way of life is being taken from vietnamese families. The way that vietnamese families and american/western families interact with each other have very stark differences. In vietnam you are allowed to discipline your child as you please without any restrictions. On the other hand you have american parents who aren't allowed to hit their child because that is seen as cruelty.…
Memories, with or without context, play a key role as plot devices in both Away from Her and “Bear Came Over the Mountain.” Used to provide context for their only semi-chronological story lines, memories in the story and movie alike give solid glimpses of the past that allow the plot to move forward. One of the most prominent memories, in both the story and the movie, and certainly the clearest of the latter, is the section in which Grant and Fiona go on a walk/ski in a park. The substantial differences between the scene and the passage, range from difference in dialogue to difference in visuals. This section is an excellent example of the drastic differences sometimes found in adaptations, and allows for the presentation of a case for the…
People will do anything to win an argument. Ripping apart an argument trying to make the other person feel bad will cause tempers to flare. In her article “The Triumph of the Yell” written by Deborah Tannen, she talked about how almost everything is being argued and she is blaming journalists and politicians for feeding the flame of public arguments. In the article, Tannen talked a lot about a “culture of critique”.…
Have you seen the open letter in the New York Times written to a woman who told the author (a New Yorker) and his family to “go back to China”? I’ve been thinking about the topic of racism as it relates specifically to people of Asian ancestry for awhile. I am the white mother of two mixed race babies (my husband is American of Japanese descent). Not too long ago, I was talking about podcasts with a mother of grown children. When she asked what I had been listening to, I told her I had most recently been interested in those podcasts dealing with race.…
Love and hate is what drives a mother-daughter relationship. Many mothers want what is best for their daughters, but many times it is not seen the same way through the daughter's eyes. Amy Chua’s 2010 memoir Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mom and Amy Tan’s 1989 novel The Joy Luck Club recall their experiences of their own mother-daughter relationship. Amy Chua is narrating experiences she recalls having with her daughter learning to play the piano using a tone that is very tense, but she is only wanting the best for her daughter, Lulu.…
The song Jing-A-Bells James Pierpont, arr. Earlene Rentz, is a stylish remaster of the traditional Jingle Bells song. It features separate moving parts with distinct harmonies. Within the song, listen for small snippets of the original Jingle Bells song. This piece has an uplifting beat that sparks a sense of cheer in your heart, Enjoy!…
Gathering together at an event to provide for the negroes, all of the important men with a vested interest met at the Grand Hotel. I, for one, found these events “a triumph for the whole community” because they provide an opportunity for the negroes to do something with their lives. In my time as the Superintendent of a school for the negroes, I fulfilled my duty to the community to help the negro. However, in this time I realized that my commitment had not been quite enough, so I organized this gathering for my fellow successful men to fulfill our duties as white men. So, like masters awaiting a slave auction, we gathered as is typical of privileged men.…
I believe the song titled Just the Way You Are relates to the inner conflict in To Kill A Mockingbird. The inner conflict is when Atticus gets appointed to defend Tom Robinson in court and Atticus chooses to defend him willingly, and Scout in the beginning thinks very lightly on the situation and she doesn’t quite understand why Atticus is defending a colored person, she later realizes what Atticus is doing is right and she would like him to stay the way he is since he’s a great father. This song relates to the conflict because at the time she realizes Atticus is doing the right thing, it’s as if she’s the one writing the song and it’s directed to Atticus. The song includes very inspirational words and gives off an optimistic vibe which fits how Scout thinks of Atticus later on.…
After listening and reading about the different styles of jazz, I found they did infact have distinct difference. The first example provided in the module was "Tiger Rag" by La Rocca. This Dixieland jazz song provided an example of the techniques used in this type of jazz. I really enjoyed the upbeat feeling of this song. Listening to the notes played, they appeared to play a rather large scale from high to low.…
In an era in which the amount of media coverage of child maltreatment and neglect has risen considerably, it is time for communication scholars to examine the character of that coverage. The media have played an important role as an active agent of information in the historical transformation of the problem of child abuse and neglect. From the very beginning of the social recognition of the existence of “cruelty to children” as a social problem in the late nineteenth century, the media, particularly newspapers, were at the very center (Gough & Stanley, 2007). The media discovered, unveiled, and constructed the social problem out of a once minor private charity concern (Gough & Stanley, 2007). The media helped to establish the individual problem…
With chipper songs and a saccharine plotline, Disney’s first ever live action film “Song of the South” doesn’t bring many new elements to the table besides the presence of actors. Mediocre actors to boot. One may be able to overlook these flaws for the film’s more redeeming qualities, such as its impressive animation and catchy tunes. I find myself humming the film’s “Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah” jingle as I write this. However, it is undeniable that “Song of the South” and its cheesy execution leaves a somewhat unpleasant aftertaste.…
Parents contribute positively to an athlete’s development because of the sacrifices they do and being positive role models. In the article The Parent Trap the author use various literary devices to show loss. The author uses visual imagery and a metaphor to display the amount of baggage a parent must carry for their child. “His eyes sported five pound bags, his right hand was bandaged and bloody and his face was sunk like a bad soufflé.” The author visually displays the act of sacrifice a parent provides for their child.…
“The Scream” I really like this painting because somehow it involves mystery and insecurity and to my eyes, the rare views in it reflect a sense of how deep the feelings and thoughts of a person can be. In addition, the fact that the composition does not allow viewers to appreciate the face of the screaming person, is what has drawn me to it. Even though it seems to be that it was a lovely afternoon for everyone, it seems that it was not for the scared looking person. Although two boats are seen on the lake and two people walking very pleasingly behind, the scared looking person seems to be astonished and perhaps confused toward something. Hence, looking at this mysterious individual posing his hands on his face with his mouth open has given me the impression that he or she is appreciating something non real that no one else is able to notice; no one but him.…