Double entendre

something that you usually tried to hide” (Lucas) (Wasteland). His mediums are a new and innovative way to use normal day to day things like chocolate syrup, sugar, trash, gel, honey, dust, toy soldiers, and many other materials (Abreu). He also uses double entendres in his photos making one look closer at the images than one would normally do. For example, he did a replica of a Civil War soldier portrait out of toy soldiers (Kino). Mr. Muniz’s impact on society is to make them question who art…

neither deaths mentioned are seen nor witnessed by one another. Mr. Mallard view of his wife’s death is obstructed by her friend which ironically are the same friends that screened Mrs. Mallards from the news of her husband’s death. The narrators double entendre of news and death leaves the reader to ponder this symbolic meaning of death. Furthermore, leaving the reader to question whether Mr. Mallard will experience some form of death. Will it be the same likeness as his wife or will he…

The realization of what is reality and what isn’t can easily become blurred in literature specifically in the story An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce, in which a gentleman named Peyton Farquhar is to be hung for a crime against the Confederacy of which he was tricked into committing. The audience is led to believe he escaped the hanging until the final paragraph where that image is smashed to pieces, it is explained to be a figment of his imagination. Ambrose Bierce…

satirical spirit is every bit as caustic now as it was over fifty years ago. To convey the film as a black comedy, Kubrick utilizes both sexual allegories and paradoxes, thus also adding its cinematic value. Even the characters’ names are either double entendres or innuendo. General Jack Ripper, for instance, refers…

1. What is Tin Pan Alley? Where did it originate? Why was it named ‘Tin Pan Alley’? • In the first half of the 20th century, the primary way of selling music was sheet music. Tin Pan Alley was a name given to those who were in the sheet music business: writers and publishers. About a hundred years ago, Tin Pan Alley got its start in New York City. Because of the many song writers plunking out their song ideas on rows of pianos sounded like a bunch of people banging tin cans, the locals began…

Human nature brings out the strengths and weaknesses of society. In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel, The Scarlet Letter, the concepts of sin and resilience are brought into question. Resilience is the ability to recover rather quickly from difficult situations. This trait is seen in the protagonist, Hester Prynne, through her stubborn personality in which she knows what she stands for. In contrast, the characters in this novel all present their weakness at some point. One of the most prominent…

Within the gangster, and organized crime movie genre, we see a common theme amongst the gender roles: the overemphasis of masculinity, and the inferiority of women. Much like the underworld civilization they depict, gangster films have been extremely male-dominated since their beginning (Coccimiglio, 2013). Masculinity is highly accentuated in most gangster films, with the main male characters embodying a code of manliness that is violent, ruthless, and unforgiving. Although most of the…

cultural reasons but also simply by language diversity. They might be words or phrases that can only be translated in a descriptive way. One of such cases is the example below: I didn't really pay any attention to the guy at first, except to do a double-take at his impeccable colour coordination. Sand-brown fleece, beige-and-green shirt, khaki chinos, light-brown suede shoes. Even his hair matched, a kind of chestnut-and-grey flecked combination. Translated into: Na początku nie zwróciłem…

Charlie Chaplin once said, “To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain, and play with it.” Charlie Chaplin was the best comedian actor performing in the 20th century. He had everyone on the edge of their seats laughing through their tears, the mark of a true comedic actor. He knew how to play with his audience and make them laugh at everything, which is a rare trait that not everyone possess. Now since he has passed, Bill Murray has kept up his work by making people laugh at…

The Progressives were led by religious leaders such as Charles Parkhurst, a Protestant Reverend who urged for more “protest” from the Protestants. The Progressive Era united various anti-vice crusaders such as the Anti-Cigarette League, the American Purity Alliance, and the Anti-Saloon League. These groups were already united on many issues such as labor rights, women’s rights, minimum wage laws, etc. Thus, in 1900, a reform group known as the “New York Committee of Fifteen” conducted…