all the way up to the beginning of the 19th century (6). While slavery was mainly prominent in the South, Blues style music can also be traced to areas further north. This could be due to the freeing and fleeing of slaves who then traveled up North (Jones 4). Although the music did begin to spread all over the United States, this was not without cause. Soon after the Atlantic Slave Trade ended, there was a drastic increase in the African-American population. With this and the fear of rebellion,…
The film The Secret Life of Walter Mitty follows an unimpressive white-collar man as he finds his life thrown into scenarios he would otherwise only have imagined. Walter Mitty goes from working as a negative assets manager in a crowded workplace to swimming in shark infested waters and climbing the Himalayas. Undergoing such a drastic change, over the course of the film, Ben Stiller employs a variety of directorial choices to further enhance how Walter Mitty had to isolate not only his mind,…
Health Issue that is affected by a social condition Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the 3rd most common cancer and second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States for both men and women (Steele, et al. 2013). Most colorectal cancers develop slowly over several years from a growth tissue often referred as “polyps” which are benign and non-cancerous in nature. Because of this relatively slow growth, CRC is one of the cancers that can be effectively screened for. A colonoscopy is…
about a fascinating character from a film you've seen in the past nine years and how Heath Ledger would have done it differently. How would he have looked inside the Marvel Universe? As a Jedi in the continuing “Star Wars” saga? A new and improved Indiana Jones? Maybe Ledger would have even been offered juicy roles destined for the likes of Benedict Cumberbatch, Chris Pratt, or Leonardo DiCaprio; eventually garnering a second or third Academy Award. I guess the one takeaway is that we should…
tad bit longer than they should be to really sell the drama and absurdity, Jib shots as well, little to no steady cam. Hard light, contrasting colors, well-lit night exteriors. 80s Hollywood style Spielberg lighting, Close Encounters, ET, and Indiana Jones. I think the biggest element here is the production design, and a great exterior for Hubert's house. Really fleshing out the set design and showing the extravagance of Hubert's Halloween decorating/booby trapping will be what sells the…
awards and recognition of written songs that became classic we love like such as “Thriller, Billie Jean, Smooth Criminal, etc.” Throughout his life, he suffered great trouble and overcame it with Michael Jackson was born on August 29, 1958, in Gary, Indiana. Katherine Jackson, his mother, was a homemaker and a faithful Jehovah's Witness. Joseph Jackson, his father, was a musician who set aside his musical desires to finance his family as a crane administrator. In the 1960s, His father…
HEALTH AND MORALS IN NURSING 1 HUMAN HEALTH AND MORALS IN NURSING 2 Human Health and Morals in Nursing Isatu Mansaray-Colbert Indiana State University Human Health and Morals in Nursing Introduction In 2010, a real life drama was witnessed in Chile. A monstrous collapse caught 33 miners 2,300 feet underground. Unrealistically, each of the 33 made due for over two…
DOING ETHNOMUSICOLOGY REFLECTION In this reflective essay, I intend to broadly outline a range of pertinent questions, issues and methodologies in ethnomusicology, and their relevance across the disciplines. The seminars were guided more in a way of deep contemplation on global concerns and musical customs rather than hypothesis driven inquiries, introducing us to a vast array of literature in a highly interactive and interdisciplinary environment. I made some rousing discoveries in my assigned…
mass media to show their representation of the ideal body image. When watching a movie or a TV show, how do the main characters usually look? They are often good looking and slender. Popular characters in movies such as Star Wars, the Godfather, Indiana Jones, or Kill Bill are fit and strong. You don 't see Luke Skywalker or Michael Corleone as "fat "or big people. Even in children’s’ films, the media shows that slender is better. MediaSmarts.ca states that “Movies – including those aimed at…
Nick Naylor is a Public Relations Guru. It is his primary job to build a strong relationship between the Cigarette Company he works for and the general public. His job is to promote smoking as a positive image to the public. To do this, he makes appearances on many talk shows to spread his propaganda to the masses. All he has to do is inspire the slightest doubt in your current belief, therefore making him the winner. Naylor says, “I proved that you’re wrong—and if you’re wrong, I’m right”.…