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“Fight Club” (directed by David Fincher) is a 1999 American film based on the novel of the same name written by Chuck Palahniuk. It stars Edward Norton, Brad Pitt and Helena Bonham Carter, all of whom were praised on their performances in the film. Edward Norton plays the unnamed lead role but it referred to as the Narrator in the credits. He works at a dehumanizing office job as he explains that all you have to do is follow a formula which a computer could do. The sequence I looked at starts…

The beautiful qipao is a cultural symbol of China that originated through hundreds of years of innovation and influence. Through the years, the qipao has two significant stages of evolution with the first being during the Qing dynasty where it originated, and the second stage being during the early republic period (Lu and Chen, 2006). The first stage was during the takeover of Beijing during the 17th century by political and Manchu military strategist, Nurhachi (Lu and Chen, 2006). Nurhachi…

this humble people working hard so that their family could eat something during the day. It also tells me how the government of Panama has It’s own country in a poor condition; In downtown there were these beautiful buildings, and luxury stores like Gucci, Ferragamo, Channel, etc..; But out of downtown the houses were poor with lots of people on the streets .Yes. That’s Panama. Just a nice image of what it really is. On the other hand, in Colombia I learned how valuable the family is,since I…

Spring Breakers (2012, dir. Harmony Korine) could be described as an actuality film, or a film that has no real purpose. Through his use of editing, lighting, and sound, Harmony Korine is able to create affects in the viewers. Some argue that this film is a feminist work, but after analyzing the film, I must disagree. Media changes how we perceive things and can be used to expand our perception. Film directs where our attention should be, and allows us to live what is happening on the screen.…

Americans in the 21st century are starting to develop an addiction and obsession of purchasing items that they want, rather than what they need. To the newly developed smartphone, all the way to the brand new Gucci bag that every celebrity owns; we can’t help but being able to own these luxury items to satisfy our needs. Americans feel compelled to buy these useless things just to fit in and stay up to trend with society. This is described as consumerism. Consumerism has been taking over…

Rihanna (who's real name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty) is a talented and multi-faceted artist who has established herself a singer par excellence, super sexy model and a glamorous beauty queen by the young age of 21. The Barbadian singer is known as much for her beauty as for her fashion and outrageous shoes. The bold and beautiful Rihanna has been nominated for nine Grammy Awards for her sensational album Good Girl Gone Bad (2007). Rihanna is the one and only singer and star to have received 5…

Liberty Reserve is the frontrunner in offering digital currency through Liberty Reserve’s online bank. Currency is offered in a proprietary digital currency called “LR” and is utilized to facilitate payments between shares of the digital currency (Department of the Treasury, 2013). Shares of “LR” are purchased through the use of third party exchangers and money service businesses (MSB’s) (Department of the Treasury, 2013). Liberty Reserve corporate headquarters are located in San José, Costa…

Economic stratification refers to the condition within a society where the upper, middle, and lower social classes are separated along economic lines. A good example of this would be what many people buy in abundance. Clothes. When walking into a public school, you are able to perfectly understand the definition of economic stratification. Schools have their own little hierarchical world inside an even bigger one. In many public schools, what you wear determines who you may and may not hang out…

We see no more than what we see. What we see and visual can be different from other peoples point of view. In the textbook, it says “Images often happens without our being aware of the process and is part of the pleasure of looking at images” (Textbook, 34). The images that we see is what we process and it’s a relationship to an object, image, or word that gives meaning, contextual idea, etc. A sign is anything that stands for something other than itself. A tool that we use to examine the…

A lot of times when the word nonverbal communication comes to people 's minds they usually think of American Sign Language and how deaf people use it on day to day basis to communicate to others but little do they know that it happens in our everyday life amongst every one around the world. Whether it 's something as quick as a head nod or someone displaying large amounts of hand gestures while telling a story. This is something most people are unaware that they do something that happens…