Colorfulness

Badriah Albesher is perhaps the most controversial contemporary woman writer in Saudi Arabia. She became popular in the last decade when she wrote a couple of stories about women’s struggles to find freedom in a country that sets rules against their own will driven by old cultural norms. Hend and the Soldiers is her first work that was recently translated by Sanna Dhahir, a Professor of English at Effat University in Saudi Arabia. Dhahir has translated several literary works from Arabic into…

A mural is a large piece of artwork painted on a wall, perpetual surface, or celling. The word mural actually comes from the Latin word “murus,” which means wall. Murals date back to about 30,000 years ago and have continued to thrive and evolve in all cultures. There is so much beauty behind every artist’s mural and having their work displayed for the public to see everyday makes each individual piece so much more intriguing. Angie Kordic, journalist for Widewalls online magazine, states that…

The show I evaluated is Modern Family, it premiers on ABC. This series is told from the viewpoint of a documentary filmmaker who is always unseen throughout the show. Modern Family is presented in a mockumentary style with fictional characters. The series demonstrations an authentic yet comical outlook of family life. Modern family revolves around three suburban families that live in Los Angeles. The first two parents introduced, Phil, who sees himself as the ‘cool’ dad and Claire, the worried…

As such, Hillary losing the election is not necessarily a result of America’s distaste for her, but rather America’s refusal to move forward as a nation. To the uneducated or older part of white America, the concept that immigrants and LGBTQ+ individuals should be considered equal to them under the law is too novel of an idea to risk a Clinton presidency, regardless of her experience in the field. The idea that women should have sole right to their bodies is too ridiculous of a concept that this…

No one has lived a perfect past, but the way we go about when dealing with the past determines the fate of our future. One’s painful past is often an impediment on their physical and mental state for the rest of one’s life, ultimately resulting in a loss of any future potential and sense of self-worth. In Annie Proulx’s novel, The Shipping News, the main character, Quoyle, experiences an abusive past of which he believes he’s at fault for. As Quoyle’s journey through adulthood is expressed in…

Cultural activities provide an opportunity to reinforce the experiences, traditions, and beliefs of the Latino culture amongst Latinos and to introduce these ideas to people from other cultures. These activities serve as a mechanism to pass down traditions to generations to come and thus maintain the Latino culture. Two cultural activities that I have attended this semester that pertain to the Latino culture include the Midwest Association for Latin American Studies (MALAS) opening reception…

to stay in one place and continue their life without taking any big risks, that is shown by the buildings. While the other is to take chances and experience the unknown and live life without regret for going through a new way, represented by the colorfulness of the trees and brightness, there is on that side. In this painting, he may have painted the feeling of hope in the night, since the lights and color are shining through brightly in the painting. The connection with his experience in his…

In this culture, gender roles are strictly set for the men and women. Among the Igbo people, man rule ultimately. The more masculine one is, the higher they are respected among the community. In Things Fall Apart, Okonkwo, the main character, is one of these respected men. In order to be a man however, as the narrator states, “No matter how prosperous a man was, if he was unable to rule his women and his children (and especially his women) he was not really a man”(Achebe 53). With that being…

pulmonary embolism. She left behind wonderful art that did not gain fame until several years after her death. The last artist I chose is Pablo Picasso. I chose Pablo Picasso because he is a well known artist. I also chose him because I like the colorfulness of his art. Each piece of his work has different elements of color, making it more intriguing. His artwork was very abstract and usually depicted human faces. I also think it’s interesting that Pablo Picasso (and Georges Braque) co-founded…

Reflection (Individual) 1. Identify and summarize the reasons for your win/ lose by using any of the quality tools. The reason for our group to win as second place is our group has done brainstorming to identify the kind of creative and attractive product that our group is going to produce. By using brainstorming and every members are actively participating in giving the idea, in the end, we are able to come up with a decision of making a “3 in 1 Brain Time” clock which has 3 education purpose…