Artistic merit

The Importance in the Unrecognized The written word is a particularly powerful weapon against mankind 's baser impulses, being especially effective whenever translated into visual format. Playwrights, filmmakers, creators all have the ability to tap into the creative power that lets them hold in their hands the capability to begin wars, mold society and incite outcries for justice. Reginald Rose was a man who effectively approached social and economic issues using art and theater to enlighten…

Age of Ambition Age of Ambition attempts to dissect the development of “Truths” in a society that is full of ambiguities, outlining key issues contributing to a contentious climate of uncertainty. Four notable issues that Osnos’ book addresses in Part II revolve around the themes of access, censorship, resistance, and corruption. The rise of Internet and the growing access to global markets as a result of Deng Xiaoping’s policies, gave rise to a revolving door of opportunities. Most impactful…

exposed a rather misogynist organization, deeming a woman inclusive government to be detrimental to the entire male sex. Mina Loy, highly influenced and inspired by Marinetti’s prominent and influential radicalism, in regard to futurism, took his artistic approach to craft her own appeals through her written work. The funny thing about Mina Loy is that she liked a lot of things feminists and futurists stood for, but she did not consider herself to be either, because there were parts of both…

The Twenty One Pilots song, “Car Radio” is based off an actual event while the singer, Joseph Tyler, was in college. He was running late to class and forgot to lock his car, when he got out of class, his car radio, CD player, all of his CDs and his GPS were all stolen from him. The loss of having music to play in the car helped him realise how much he used music as an escape from life and thinking about existence. Tyler Joseph is not the only one to use music as an escape. One of the reasons…

Religious Immortality and Transcendence In efforts to collect data regarding religious groups and their views on immortality, the Pew Research Center writer, Joseph Liu, found and stated that, “No religious group in the United States has released an official statement on radical life extension” (1). In the United States, religious organizations have kept us guessing on whether immortality is healthy or unhealthy. Despite this, it is possible to draw conclusions on how religions may view…

demographics. We learned that crime in Ithaca, New York was heavy with theft. Later in the preparation we did research on Ithaca College. We concluded they offered many activities for college students. Many students that attended the college were very artistic and outgoing. We researched current usage rates of the park, past park projects and sources of outside funding and the interests of the Park and Recreation Department. Our group then gathered and put together our research; we again…

Pornography is the collection of pictures, writing, or other material that is sexually explicit and sometimes equates sex with power and violence. This brief description would be helpful to understand the meaning of pornography, but not the effects that it has on society. Women are the main subject matter in most pornography. This is dangerous to the future of womankind as it causes rape, reduction in women’s self-respect, and reinforces negative stereotypes of women. This is why pornography is…

Huang Mr. Robbins Period 5 3/14/15 Strength of the idea In the conversation defining the all-time greatest director in the movie industry, several names, may never be absent. Among those that legend isn’t a powerful enough word to describe their merits, one name has appeared like the transit of Venus. It’s never as magnificent as the darkness of an eclipse, but has attracted countless followers with its distinctive glamour. It’s always close by the orbit of our lives, but yet so far away that…

Comedy is seen and enjoyed by many all around the world, claiming its place as a staple of human culture. Comedy has but one rule: it must be funny. Other than this, humorists can take any and all liberties to fundamentally change the affect of their art; resulting in a wide array of comedic styles. The “comedy” umbrella somehow shelters the slapstick fun of Laurel and Hardy, the deadpan observations of Steven Wright and the surrealism of Monty Python. These comedians, along with all of their…

this space in all senses of the term as Shahjahanabad (alternatively referred to as ‘Dilli’ and post-independence, ‘Old Delhi’) has boasted of a heady and unique “way of life”, refined and stylised material and non-material culture and trail blazing artistic accomplishments. While Krishna Sobti’s Dil-o-danish (The Heart has its Reasons) recaptures this unique way of life, Anita Desai’s In Custody chronicles its demise. Through a study of these texts, it is possible to foreground both the…