Double Fantasy

We will be exploring the theme of “Childhood Dreams” through various mediums of art. Each piece in the exhibit has been chosen to represent the theme and provide a profound experience. Our personal childhood may be far from our mind, as many of us no longer have the time to think about it as we rush through our everyday lives. Perhaps some of us have forgotten our childhood dreams; or maybe some of us are living them, but have forgotten the thrill we once found in them. These works of art will…

blown up. Whether it be the violence or the action, or the touching love scenes, the series appeals to a wide variety of young and old alike. The Hunger Games books, which go more in depth into the story than the films, is centered around a dystopian fantasy world set sometime in the future. This is after the social system of the present day has collapsed, war raged and a new world order had been formed. In result, the social system becomes one based on wealth, status, power and a nonexistent…

fiction and exposes them to constant satirical scrutiny in her everyday life” (Barzilai 252). The main intertext in Lady Oracle is “The Red Shoes” by Hans Christian Anderson and the film of the same name. “Atwood’s female characters . . . face the double and potentially triple bind of Moira Shearer’s role in the film . . . they can “dance” (be artists, be “themselves,” be “free”) or marry (be conventional, be-for-others, conform to societal rules), but they cannot do both” (Wilson 121). When…

the success of James Cameron’s Avatar, more and more films began to release in 3D, some even being reworked in post production just to be able to turn a film that was originally meant for 2D screens into one meant to be shown in 3D. Animated films, fantasy films, and science fiction films seem to make up the bulk of what is released, though they are not all released as 3D. As long as such things continue to do well in the box office, then why shouldn’t 3D be used? 3D does have a place in the…

There I was, moving as fast as I could. It was my first race. My first real test in life. I was nearing the finish line when I turned my head to see how far away my competitors were. Only one other was left and they were catching up. This was it, I gave it my all, and burst through the finish line. I had won. Nine months later I was born in Derby, Connecticut on June 21, 1997. My mother wanted to name me Skylar, but my father wanted to name me after himself, and so my name became David Michael…

Ralph Ellison’s seminal work Invisible Man achieves one of the most sensational debuts of any novel in American history. Not only did it earn the National Book Award in 1953, the novel also spent sixteen weeks on the bestseller list and is considered to be one of the most influential American novels since World War II. The novel’s acclaim was well deserved, Invisible Man is noted for its masterful use of symbolism, metaphor, multiple styles and tones. The novel is thought to be one of the truest…

As soon as your kid learns to string sentences together, she will start creating and telling stories in a manner that might even surprise you. Of course she doesn’t know how to put events in the right sequence or weave a story that has a well-developed beginning, middle and a catchy ending. Yet she continues to knit stories, intertwining what she sees happening around her with the imaginary world that exists in her mind. You can encourage your little storyteller to enhance her skills and make…

The Art of Love in Renaissance Italy: An Exploration of Sensual Pleasure in Architectural Space Xiaoyi Chen FAH335 #1 Exhibition Catalogue Printed Book: Hypnerotomachia Poliphili Date: 1499 Author: Francesco Colonna Location: Venice With elegant woodcutting and hybrid language, Hypnerotomachia Poliphili (translated in English as The Strife of Love in a Dream) depicts…

Though they adapt the same source material, through the skillful use of setting and cinematography, the openings of Joss Whedon’s and Kenneth Branagh’s Much Ado About Nothing present vastly different moods. Both contain sequences not featured in the text that add to their vision of Shakespeare’s original work - a triumphant and frenzied entrance in a bucolic setting for one, and an intimate abandonment in the other. Branagh’s production is a show, choosing to downplay the darker aspects of the…

The Buffalo Bills in the early 90s are often considered the most depressing dynasty in NFL history. From the years 1990 to 1994 the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League lost 4 consecutive Super Bowls. This is the only time in NFL history that this has happened to this date. Sportshistory.com states, “In 1990, the Bills switched to a no-huddle, hurry-up offense (frequently with Kelly in the shotgun formation, the “K-gun”, named for tight-end Keith McKeller), and it led the Bills’ offense…