Denim

McLuhan states that, “Our conventional response to all media, namely that is how they are used that counts, is the numb stance of the technological idiot. For the ‘content’ of a medium is like the juicy piece of meat carried by the burglar to distract the watchdog of the mind.” People are susceptible to everything they see and hear. They will believe and do almost anything the media tells them to. +Using the foundation of McLuhan’s essay “The Medium is the Message,” one can see how certain…

lay beside him. When she pushed back the leaves and layers of earth and debris Myop saw that he’s had large white teeth, all of them cracked or broken, long fingers, and very big bones. All of his clothes had rotted away except some threads of blue denim from his overalls,” (Walker 5). Up until Myop found the decapitated corpse, she was naive and oblivious to the dangers of the real world. The skull represents how Myop must become more informed about what happens beyond her corner of the world…

An attractive, skinny, blonde teenager slowly throws her entire life for her new “friend”--heroin. On February 3, 2016 during Super Bowl 50 NCADA(National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse) aired a one minute ad on heroin. The ad was titled “All American Girl.” The previous year, NCADA aired an ad titled “That’s How,” depicting a teenager overdosing in his bedroom only to have his mom discover him a short time later. The 2015 ad created some backlash from critics--saying that the ad was too…

Upgrade your pants. Stop wearing drop-crotch pants, sloppy denim, sweatpants or any form of pajama pants. Outside of the house, these pants should not be worn by a man. Wear either well-fitting joggers or a pair of jeans. The last thing you want to do is miss an opportunity in either in business or a potential date because you were lazy with your outfit selection for the day. Improving your casual wardrobe. Leveling up your casual game starts with improving your accessories. Start with wearing a…

As well as the environmental politics, two core political groups of the counterculture movement, the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and the Yippies, were crucial to the political development during the counterculture movement. Despite the important involvement of these groups during the time period, their impacts were fairly minimal. The SDS saw issues with its purely student demographic. After the 1960s, the SDS had split into a bunch of small individualized groups, leading to the end…

In the movie No Country For Old Men, many different aspects of cinema are used to create meaning such as mise-en-scene, cinematography, and editing. The movie is very violent and all because of two million dollars that the main character, Llewelyn Moss, found in the desert. The mise-en-scene helps convey this dark meaning through the locations and colors used throughout the movie. The movie takes place in Texas along the Mexican border. We first scene is made up of various shots showing a…

On 2/16/2016 I saw the Dallas Theater Center 's performance of Shakespeare 's Romeo and Juliet. This particular production of the play was preformed at the Kalita Humphreys Theater in downtown Dallas. This performance of Romeo and Juliet was a modern take on the story, while the lines remained the same, the setting, costumes, and overall attitudes of the actors presented the story in modern times. The House of Montague were presented as rockers, carrying around guitars and wearing biker…

dresshirts, and sweaters, and “always a tie when going on a date! And women would wear penny loafers with bobby socks and dresses or skirts with sweaters, they did not wear slacks (J. Denis, personal commuunication, October 27, 2016). He said that denim pants and canvas shoes were only worn while working or playing outside. The money that I had earned from babysitting and working at “Bonanza” was spent on trips with my friend, shoes, clothes, school activities, rollerskating, and gas for the car…

He wrapped his light denim jacket closer around himself and stepped back into the inviting warmth of his apartment and closed the partition behind him. Kicking off his slippers, he put his cup back down in his sink and walked into his study, knowing that it's probably time…

loses this many things in one morning? What is wrong with you?” I finally decided to wear a different pair of shoes right when I looked up to see those brown sandals right in front of me. They were right beside the bed the entire time. I slipped on denim capris, that were slightly faded from being worn throughout the years, along with my sandals and raced towards the kitchen to fix myself something warm to eat. I ran through the living room with only one shoe on and hopped on one foot around…