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    In the paper, ‘The Extended Mind’, authors Andy Clark and David J. Chalmers put forth the notion of “extended cognition”, which is the idea that the process of acquiring knowledge can extend outside of one’s own physical body. At the center of Clark and Chalmers argument is an analogy between two different individuals, Inga and Otto. Inga’s cognitive process takes place inside of her brain. Otto’s cognitive process includes phenomena external to his physical body. Specifically, it includes a…

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    Vertigo Themes

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    There are two major themes that dominate the score of this film, a melodic solo saxophone, and dissonant trumpets over rhythmic drums. The sighing of the solo saxophone evokes the lonely melancholy of an individual alienated from the bigger environment he dwelled in. With the smooth, jazzy tones from the eight-bar sax, it also complements the night glamour of the New York City’s urban terrain. When we see Travis on his yellow cab passing through the various neighborhood of this fascinating city,…

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    The Dark Knight is a story about a well-known superhero, Batman, and his crime fighting adventures against villains, specifically, the Joker. There are a lot of different points in this movie that prove it really is an outstanding piece of art. Rotten Tomatoes, a website that gives a percentage rating based off of positive review ratings, gave The Dark Knight a 94 percent. There are a lot of things done well, like an interesting plot, well developed characters, thrilling scenes, and excellent…

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    Findings Layout of the Forum Discord is set up so that the creation of individual communities is possible. In order to start a community, a server is created. This is the community with the largest number of people. The server used by this community, for instance, was labeled the ‘No Chill Zone’, as a satyrical reference to a pop phrase used on the internet (“_____ has no chill.”). Within the server, there are text channels. These include pictures, text, and video. Voice channels are…

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    The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was published in 1886 by Robert Louis Stevenson. The story is based on a London lawyer named Gabriel John Utterson who investigates strange occurrences between his old friend, Dr. Henry Jekyll, and the evil Edward Hyde. Readers forget that this novel was written as a "shilling shocker." A shilling shocker is a short, graphic book, popular during the Victorian era (the mid-1800's to about 1900.) During this time, “Frankenstein” and “The Strange Case of…

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    Mister Socrates by Choi Jin-won Choi Jin-won directs and pens ‘’Mister Socrates’’, a not typical gangster film but a movie which combines comedy, crime, drama and social commentary. The main character is Ku Dong-Hyeok (Kim Rae-won), who is a high-school drop-out and low-level thug. He shows no respect to other people, he has no ethics and he just loves to beat people. One night, while he reports the accidental murder of a friend of his by another friend, he gets kidnaped by a gang. He is kept…

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    Patel 1 Jaival Patel Dr. Steltenkamp 11 L.C. English 26th February 2018 Wealth Creates Monsters Wealth can bring out the absolute worst in people. Although it has the capabilities to bring a sense of power and accomplishment it can also create a monster within a person. Such is the case in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby. The majority of the characters were far wealthier than they could handle as consequently, they were irresponsible and destructive. Tom Buchanan, born into…

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    The portrait serves as “the most magical of mirrors” (Wilde 86), a work of art that exposes Dorian Gray’s innermost conscience and lays bare the face of his soul. Though Dorian is spared the physical burdens of age and sin, the portrait does not fail to reflect these and starts to decay in his place. The painted image supposedly “bears the burden of his shame” (Wilde 73), yet the accumulating knowledge…

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    In the novel, "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" Dr. Jekyll was a handsome young man who enjoyed others company. Eventually, he started to become more and more isolated. He deviated from ever being seen by even some of his loyal servants. A hideous transformation occurred and changed Dr. Jekyll. He turned into a small, hard to look at being. Dr. Jekyll figured this was his alternate self of how he felt. He named it Mr, Hyde. In the next three paragraphs, I will compare and contrast Dr. Jekyll and Mr.…

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    Yellow Face Play Analysis

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    The play “Yellow Face” by David Henry Hwang, who is also a Tony Award-Winner of M Butterfly. The play is adapted and directed by Jiff Liu, production and theatrical designed by Francois-pierre couture, costumes are by Manee Leija. The play has feature cast with experience in to and film. It features total of nine actors, but the most main character in the play is Marcus. In the beginning of the play, I like how he give introduction of the characters because when watching the play, it is very…

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