Anime Essay

Hunter McDonald Mr. Sawatzki Thinking Skills / Period 5 15 November 2017 Deconstruction Essay #2 - How Trolls Are Ruining the Internet ”...the internet’s personality has changed,” writes Joel Stein in the article How Trolls are Ruining the Internet published in Time. Stein goes so far to describe the current state of the internet as “a sociopath with Asperger’s.” The article goes through examples and explanations of so-called “trolling” on the internet, as well as one study and two personal…

I have taken a couple personality tests to see how my opinion on my personality compares to a computer generated opinion of my personality. Obviously I know myself better than a computer does but it could give me incite on how and why I fell or act the way I do. I can describe myself as outgoing, cheerful, lively, comical, adventurous, etc. Everyone can say what they are, but can’t always tell you why they are the way they are. I think everyone should take a personality test at some point just…

One of the essential motifs of medieval outlaw heroes is the motif of the Greenwood. The outlaw separates himself from society by living in the woods, enjoying a sort of Edenic paradise free from the corrupt laws of society. There, the outlaw can do what he pleases, usually accompanied by a band of merry men. Modern-day outlaw group Anonymous too has its own Greenwood. Unlike the physical Greenwoods of the medieval outlaws, however, Anonymous' Greenwood is the Internet, and, once the computer is…

meaningful relationships with a network of friends and family members, and to contribute to the community. I always hear the saying “it’s not the quantity of your friends, but the quality” and it took me a long time, a teacher constantly telling me, and an anime to realize this is quite true because I thought I needed lots of people to surround me to make me less scared of being alone, but I found out that it just made it worse. I was more ignored suffered more panic attacks, but now with the…

1. Textual analysis and netnography Firstly, textual analysis is a way for researchers to interpret people’s sense-making practices in particular cultures at particular times from materials such as books, films, television programs and magazines (Mckee 2003). He argues that texts might be “the only empirical evidence we have of how other people make sense of the world” (Mckee 2003, p.15). In fact, textual analysis is widely used in slash fanfic studies. For example, through analyzing Star…

deeper into fanfiction led to two prominent sites that the majority of fanfiction stories are written on. FanFiction.net and Wattpad are the two highest ranked sites for the publications of fanfiction. FanFiction.net is split into nine main categories: Anime/Manga, Books, Cartoons, Miscellaneous, Games, Comics, Movies, Plays/Musicals, and TV Shows. Users who complete the free registration process can submit their fanfiction, maintain a user profile, review other stories, apply for a beta reader…

As time passes, societies and language evolve with the emergence of subcultural identities, new terminology, and inventive ways of utilizing the language. Making it easier for societies to adapt to the new ways of using their language. As subcultures become directed towards Japanese youth, the language will continue to change it’s representation in society through a cultural shift and usage of honorific, neologisms, emoticons, and coded words. While polite and honorific language hasn’t changed…

Heavy, that’s what you first feel. Your body is so, so heavy, and the air around is tight, like a compressing bulk that refused to let you fill your lungs with the satisfying feeling of breathing in. Tingling in your fingers make you realize that you’re just coming back into your body. “Satisfying feeling?” Hmm, you know, I don’t think I’ll breathe today because I don’t really feel like it. Humor me. They just came back from being dead! They should jerk with their first actual breath. Like, the…

4 Kim Hyun Joon Profile and Facts of Kim Hyun Joong : "The man of girl's heart" http://www.allkpop.com/artisttag/kim-hyun-joong http://www.allkpop.com/article/2016/02/kim-hyun-joong-expresses-his-desire-to-raise-his-child "Kim Hyun Joong is South Korean entertainer, he is popular for his role as Yoon Ji Hoo in Korean drama Boys Before Flower (2009). Before acting, Kim Hyun Joong was a leader of Korean boyband, 22501. He is also international brand ambassador for famous Korean skincare brand,…

baseball. Baseball is popular in Japan and United States. For example, Nippon Professional Baseball Organization and Major League Baseball are popular in these two countries (Nippon Professional Baseball, 2016; Major League Baseball, 2016). Also, anime culture is common in Japan and Adidas also target people who are interested in animation. Adidas try to cooperate with animate company and provide the product include cartoon characters (Pokémon, 2014). Adidas also target the young adults.…