Inflection

To relate how nostalgia is used in film we must first look at the many elements that are involved in film creation. These include the production, shooting techniques and casting. Restorative nostalgia as mentioned earlier in this research, be an ‘important segmentation variable’ when it comes to choosing locations and content for modern cinema (Seongseop & Sangkyun 2017, p.1). Throughout their research Seongseop & Sangkyun (2017) document how an audience can relate to specific locations and…

Living Between Two Worlds Dayton Kwok Introduction As an American born Chinese, I’ve always had to switch between using English and Chinese. This is especially exacerbated since I lived in San Francisco, a city dominated by immigrants hailing from Southern China and Hong Kong. One moment I’m using English to talk to my friends, and the next moment I’m using Cantonese to talk to my family. My native language was English, but I also learned to speak Cantonese around the same time I learned to…

In 1977, following the mainstream success of their 1976 self-titled album, Fleetwood Mac began recording the legendary, Grammy winning Rumors album. Fleetwood Mac recorded the album at Sound City Studios in Los Angeles in the midst of relationship turmoil and the peak of the band’s drug abuse. Bassist John McVie and keyboardist Christine McVie divorced after six years of marriage, drummer Mick Fleetwood separated from his wife after she had an affair with his best friend, but the most drama and…

In the reading Aria: Memoir of a Bilingual Education, by Richard Rodriguez, he challenges the idea of bilingual education, and takes us through his personal experience of a bilingual childhood. Rodriguez explains about what he encountered in America as he attempts to adjust to the American culture, and why he believes that learning the public language in school is more important than learning the private language. Throughout the essay he forfeits his happy and comfortable life in exchange for…

Finnley Maier The Autism Spectrum in the films: Adam, Rain Man, Temple Grandin, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close and Mary and Max Disorder Description: The autism spectrum explains a range of conditions categorized as neurodevelopmental disorders. The autism spectrum includes not only autism but also disorders ranging from childhood-disintegrated disorder to Asperger’s syndrome. The autism spectrum is characterized by difficulty in communication, social insufficiencies, repetitive…

Sulenny Villa Capstone Dr. Berube/Ms. Edale/Mrs. Keyes 8 April, 2015 Childrens Communication Skills and Technology Is technology depriving children’s communication skills? Technology is advancing and prospering at a fast pace. It may look like doing anything without technology is impossible. Technology has changed the way people live their lives. There seems to be a big issue with technology and families, but young children in the families are the ones being affected the most. Technology and…

why music hasn’t been a leading factor in the battle against racism, I first need to discover many positive uses in which, music, as an art, has leap bounds over political speech and protests. I can use this knowledge of both history and deeper inflections in the music to express why music will be a better healer of the wounds of racism as well as a defender and preserver of pop culture for minorities. Malcolm, Douglas. “"Myriad Subtleties": Subverting Racism through Irony in the Music of…

Middle English refers to the varieties of the English language spoken after the Norman Conquest (1066) and until the late 15th century. The Middle English period was marked by momentous changes in the English language, changes more extensive and fundamental than those that have taken place at any time before or since. Some of them were the result of the Norman Conquest and the condition that followed in the wake of that event. Others were the constitution of the tendencies that had begun to…

“The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” is one of America's controversial novel for it’s accuse racist context language, the shaming of Black American from the past impact on the present and the bond of the two characters development during the adventure to the end. Schools should still be able to read “Huckleberry Finn” because of it’s powerful learning agenda coming through one of the most treacherous novels in America’s history because of the companionship of a white child and a black man during…

For my regions study, I attended a Muslim worship service in Lockport, NY. I attended a Muslim Friday prayer service. It is traditional during these mandatory services for men to attend and although sometimes some men cannot due to work obligations. This service was a less formal since the setting that took place among several university students in a room that off to the side. The Lockport Islamic Community center has been in existence in the Western New York area for more than 50 years. The…