Aura

As contemporary art practices increasingly become more ephemeral and context specific, the question of photography’s status as a proper art medium seems to be challenged more than ever. Not so unlike what french poet Charles Baudelaire famously declared in 1859 about photography being a “handmaiden to the arts and sciences,” in a world of performance and installation art, photography has been employed as a record-keeper and documentor. Its role is to make the marketable the “unsellable” art…

My mum is many things: a teacher, a citizen, a daughter, a sister, a wife and so many other things. But this endless list boils down to one main thing – my mother is a human being; an unbelievable one human being. This is ordinarily where an author boasts on about their mother being the best mother out there as everyone contradicts against this by shouting out on about how admirable and awe-inspiring their mother is. In my opinion, I would like to argue we fight for our mums in the midst of a…

“BANG!” The bullet rang from the barrel as we ran along the gravel smothered pavement. I felt Jezebel’s cold arm rubbing against mine, and could hardly hear my father’s heavy footsteps trekking along behind us over my own breath. The second bullet rang through the air, it hit the floor beside us and the earth spat the gravel up at us. Pain ran through me; I could hear Jezebel sobbing from the rocks that had just made an impact with her lower legs. “OVER THERE, HURRY UP, I WILL HOLD THEM OFF!!!”…

Humans have relied on accessible sources, such as books, scholarly journals, and articles, in order to learn or obtain information. Humans can also learn through another medium: nature. Nature has delicate and majestic works of art available to be observed and studied. Works of art such as mountains, waterfalls, and rainbows are able to captivate the human mind on a daily basis; however, nature is responsible for more than aweing humans with its immeasurable beauty. Through a strong connection…

While foreshadowing, irony, and symbolism each work the story from different directions, each device ties into the idea that pride comes before the fall. O’Connor’s stories are grim and violent, and the use of foreshadowing helps to build a unique aura around “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” As the story leads up to the climax, O’Connor inserted several hints as to the eventual outcome of the family’s trip. Rather than prematurely reveal the ending of the…

“The hair was curiously stirred, as if by breath or hot air.” (Dickens 14) The ghosts in Charles Dickens novel A Christmas Carol were portrayed creatively and the director of one of the many film interpretations recreated the ghosts almost exactly like Dickens. Three of the ghosts in the film seemed to the most tantamount to the ghosts interpreted in the movies. They were: the ghost of Jacob Marley, the ghost of Christmas past, and the ghost of Christmases yet to come. David Jones has an…

Being human being is a privilege and challenge as well. We feel pride that we are able to explore the enigmatic universe by understanding physics and even kill the bacteria according to our choice. However, we get tangled in the superficial relationships, involve in crusade and even encompass betrayal and hate which is the painful part. So, human life is an adventure for daring. Although, we are single species Homo sapiens sapiens among the outnumbered organisms we are successful to inhibit the…

“female”. To do this, she “manipulated contemporary images of monarchy and gender” (Williams, 1972). She dramatized the “male” attributes she shared with her father, such as bravery and intellectual skill, and she encouraged a sacred and magical “female” aura by alluring comparisons of herself with the Virgin Mary and Diana, goddess of chastity (Williams, 1972). Queen Elizabeth I made strides as a queen. She showed the world that a woman had the ability…

Conventional versus contemporary. Paranormal versus verism. Charles Dickens’ “The Signalman” and Roald Dahl’s “Lamb to the Slaughter”, two pieces of Gothic prose, are different yet, in various ways, similar. Written with the creation of suspense and tension in mind, both stories are tied with a common theme of insanity. One of the ways that the two writers create suspense is by utilising the description of the setting and the themes. Dickens reiterates the words “gloomy” and “dark” as well as…

history of New York, and the cultural blends that affected the daily lives of both the immigrants and the natives. People withhold many personalities, but only choose the ones they feel suits the situation best. The atmosphere of a city brings upon an aura that lurks into the souls of its…