Dana Point

If you want to see the work of a modern Native American artist, look no further than Dana Tiger. She is part of the Muscogee Creek Nation and descends from the Cherokee and Seminole tribes as well. She is a great example of a current Native American artist who has gained a reputation for portraying Native American women throughout her artwork. Dana's Inspiration Dana's love of art seems to run in the family. She comes from a family of famous Native American artist. Her father, Jerome Tiger, as…

the Weylins and Kevin, to make white privilege more visible and more obvious to us through the eyes of the main character, Dana. The United States in the eighteen hundreds was, and still is, a disgraceful era in history. White privilege is enforced by society, as well as by the law. White people enslaved Africans and treated them in many inhumane ways on their plantations. Dana, a black woman living in twentieth century, is somehow taken back and forth from her era to the age of slavery. Butler…

The novel, Kindred, by Octavia Butler is about a young African American woman, Dana, who finds herself being transported back and forth from the past, early 19th Century, to her present day life taking place in 1976. The condition under which she is brought back to the past is when a particular slave owner’s life is put in danger. His name is Rufus Weylin who is not only a vicious slave owner but also the father of Dana’s ancestor. Despite the hurt and abuse that Rufus inflicts on her and his…

of ethics. It is the responsibility of the person in power to act in the best interest of their subjects and to provide them with care and protection. In the novel, Kindred, by Octavia Butler, the duality between Rufus’ childhood relationship with Dana and his relationship…

The Cabin in the Woods is a horror/comedy film centered around five friends who believe they are going away for a break from school, until things start going terribly wrong. The films ending reveals that the five characters - Curt, Holden, Marty, Dana and Jules - are made to embody archetypes that are fit for a sacrifice that needs to be made (Goddard, The Cabin in the Woods). In addition to those imposed archetypes the film, from a Jungian psychoanalytic perspective, it seems to contain other…

communicate with the more experienced co-workers and superiors. Margaret started to compare their role when she first met with Dana, thus, generated the conception of her own role. Then, she listened and followed a peer’s suggestion and ignored Dana. The reason why she did that is because she compared herself with other colleagues. She asked her peer about the normal acts of Dana, and understand that everyone feel miserable because of Dana’s temperament. As peers are the main objective for…

“None Of Us Are Free”. This novel by Octavia E. Butler paints a vivid image of the character Dana Franklin, who follows an emotional and physical path, transporting periodically between her home in 1976 and to the Antebellum South in the early nineteenth century. Dana, who underestimates her own courage, does not have the belief of surviving the Antebellum South. As the novel unfolds, it is clear that Dana, is indeed, a courageous woman after all. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary,…

In the novels, Kindred and Lilith’s Brood (originally titled Xenogenesis), Octavia illustrated humanity’s conflict with identity and hegemony. Dana and Lilith shared the task of mentoring and helping others while also carrying the burden of being perceived as traders amongst their own people. The questionable actions they took were through the efforts of surviving by any means necessary. However, those “means” involved passively accepting a change of identity and naturalizing the oppression…

The Suppression of the Female The Museum of Ancient and Modern Art indicates that archaeological evidence as early as the prehistoric and early historic periods of human development, believed the supreme creator to be female. The Museum of Ancient and Modern Art expresses, “Little has been written about the female deities who were worshiped in the most ancient periods of human existence and still today, the material there is has been almost totally ignored.” (M.A.M.A.) It is clear that the role…

Dana Summers is an editorial cartoonist who wrote for the Orlando Sentimental for thirty years before leaving. His main focus for all of his editorial cartoons is politics in America, and problems surrounding said politics. Summers uses multiple different techniques to get the point across to the viewer of his cartoons. Color is one of the biggest, color sets the tone and mood for the entire cartoon whether that may be bright or dark. Another strong technique he uses is the appeal of logos,…