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Is the objectification of women in the media playing a role in gender inequality? Objectification means treating a person as a commodity or an object without regard to their personality or dignity. In today’s society objectification, of women especially, is treated as the norm and accepted as a part of everyday life. This creates a harmful ideology for young girls as they grow…

When thinking of Antonioni I would never say his short documentaries are the first thing to come to mind. His visual flare and focus on the setting as well as the subjects are all prevalent in every title I have seen, 7 Reeds for a Dress perhaps the most reminiscent of his future works.What seems to be the element that links all the documentaries together has less to do with visual style and more with Antonioni’s background and infatuation with his home country. These films seem to be about the…

Then Penrose mentions that people don 't interact much in Eden-Olympia. Paul tells him that him and Jane go to Cannes and talk to the tourist. Penrose responds that he thinks tourist are strange and people who live outside of Eden-Olympia are missing something. Then Penrose talks about how Eden-Olympia doesn 't have charities, churches, police or legal system and tells Paul that they run everything. He says for the skilled and aspiring people it means work and no play. According to Penrose “work…

John Persichetti is a world renowned colourist, he has worked on more than Fifty Feature films as the DI (Digital intermediate) over 24 years working in the film industry. Before John made it big in the industry, he studied a "B.A, English, Communication Arts at La Salle University and a MFA, Film and New York University."(Colourworks,2014) and then later went to work for Sony Pictures Entertainment as a Colourist, now he works at Colourworks as a DI. John has worked with some of the leading…

How I Spent My Summer Vacation I hate when final exams begin, I get so stressed and nervous that sometimes I feel like I’m about to fail. My mom always reminds me of how crying and thinking about being stressed is not the answer. I realized how my mom doesn’t like watching me worrying about anything. I took everything seriously wanting to make my mom proud and also not screwing up my summer vacation. Our summer plans all started when the weather became really hot. Saudi Arabia’s weather is…

Behind the Lens When anyone said ‘No’ she heard ‘Yes’, and that practice made her stronger. Everyone hears ‘No’. It’s those of us who decide to defy them that change the world. Holly Bowers is a product of Manhattan, NY, which explained a lot when she mentioned it. So what ‘no’ did Holly challenge that made a difference in not only her life, but the life of women who would come after her? In 1974, the IATSE Local 644 met their match when they tried to deny her a union membership. In October…

Introduction In the first chapter of this project, an overview of problem and an explanation as to why it was very important to look at the factors influencing Latino immigrant families into the child welfare system were postulated. In the second chapter, a detailed analysis of the various factors were presented. In this chapter acculturation and discipline style were among the most prominent factors to affect Latino immigrant parents entering the child welfare system. In the third chapter,…

Joint Venture: Sony Ericsson By: Upasana Banerjee On October 1st 2001, Sony, a Japanese electronics company, founded in 1946, joined Swedish-born Ericsson, 70 years its senior, in holy matrimony. Ericsson used to get chips from Philips, but in March, 2000, a fire destroyed the production facility of Philips. Facing an acute shortage of chips, Ericsson was prompted to form a joint venture with Sony. Since joining forces, both companies have stopped producing their own mobile phones. Originally,…

Che: Part One was released on January 24, 2009 in the USA; this movie is a section of a two part film series about Argentine Marxist revolutionary Ernesto “Che” Guevara. Che: Part One is titled The Argentine and the film shows the Cuban Revolution from the start of Fidel Castro’s leadership to the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista two years later. This film goes back and forth between the revolution, Che’s personal thoughts and the aftermath of the overthrow of the government. Part one was…

ERAS Society In 2010, the study group created a not-for-profit international medical society called the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Society for Perioperative Care—otherwise known as the ERAS Society. The ERAS Society is a collaborative society with the ultimate goal of improving perioperative care thorough efforts in research and education; however, the society is also interested in implementation of best practices. The society’s vision is to make ERAS not just a term for a protocol but a…