Amy Tan Essay

Amy, Amy, Amy. Adobe Photoshop, Amy Winehouse portrait. To make this Pop art inspired artwork, I simply used a picture of Amy Winehouse and manipulated it on Adobe Photoshop to make it look similar to the Marilyn Monroe pop art by Andy Warhol. The source of my inspiration was the Pop Art movement, more specifically Andy Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe and Campbell’s soup repetitive pop art. The reason why this movement inspired me to do my artwork is because I like it. It is very pronounced and…

Brontë has an interesting look on hope. In her poem called “life” she explains some days you might have rough cloudy days, causing you to trudge but hope will pick you up and your despair will vanish. On the other hand, Emily Dickinson has a slightly different look comparing hope to an undefeatable bird. The theme they have in common is hope, though it is described In different ways it has similar qualities. In Charlotte Bronte’s poem, “Life” she explains life will not be perfect, you will wake…

The Masquerade Would you believe me if I told you that wearing a mask could save your life? For centuries slaves and captives had to mask their real feelings to survive in their new environment. They had to pretend that things were ok and life was good to survive their circumstances. While reading the books Night and Olaudah Equiano there is a reoccurring theme of being in denial and content, during their horrific experiences. Both books tell the personal and tragic stories of the captivation…

Media, in the forms of photography, film, and writing are similar in that they often reveal a particular message, or comment on a societal aspect. For some, these messages may be underlying, while in others, they are evident and transparent. This idea helps distinguishes differences in media. Photography is widely open for interpretation. In the case of Errol Morris’ “Will the Real Hooded Man Please Stand Up?” the lack of context and textual clues make it hard to discern what was true or what…

David Sedaris, author of Us and Them, recounts the events after hearing of a television deprived family who lives down his street, the Tomkeys. Confused, Sedaris sets out to find what they could possibly be doing if not getting their information from a daily dose of T.V. “so [he] began peering through the Tomkeys’ windows.” (799) What he found intrigued him. The Tomkeys were “forced to talk during dinner,” they hadn’t a clue “what dinner was supposed to like or even what time people were…

One day Mirna,Christy,and Amy were getting ready for the first day of school they were so nervous but at the same time they were excited to see how their first year at middle school would be.First,Mirna and Amy were done getting ready and they walk to the park to wait for the bus to come since that's where the bus usually come for the kids that leave a little far away from schools.Next,the bus came and Mirna,Amy and Christy were going inside the bus there was to many kids that they didn't know…

A hopeful snowboarder must hide that fact that he’s homeless from his new girlfriend, as he prepares for a championship competition. STORY COMMENTS ZERO GRAVITY is a sports-romance script. The script has a strong hook in the idea of snowboarding. While there are certainly elements to like about the script, it would also benefit from further development. First, the opening scene nicely sets the tone and introduces the audience to the world of snowboarding and the concept of “zero gravity.”…

In the genre of political television programs, most shows are noted for their serious and dramatic acting and plot. Many of those shows have a male as the main character while the women are noted to be minor, yet important characters to the plot. That is not the case for the popular series Parks and Recreation (2009 - 2015). Based in small town Pawnee, Indiana the show centers around the life of government workers in the parks department. The series presents issues of feminism, and patriarchy.…

o#ixzz4fT8jbNzC). Where the topic of discussion was, why being open, sharing your feelings, and having hard conversations, is indeed the only way to dare greatly in life. This brings me to the comedian Amy Schumer, who simply embodies authenticity. After reading her book, I discovered that Amy Schumer is an incredibly amazing comedian and human being! After seeing a number of Schumer’s performances,…

On October 31, 1998 Salem Rosetta Heart was born at South Stone Memorial. At the age of 14 she was diagnosed by her doctor, Karen A. Johnstons, with Schizophrenia, a disease that makes her unaware of who she is. Her father soon bought a hospital where the schizophrenic group of people could be cared for, called the Schiz Heart Mental Hospital. She sometimes imagines another person who she has named Samantha Dylan Heart. She unwillingly changes into two different people. Samantha is unpredictable…