Kimono

The film “Memoirs of a Geisha” certainly Dion Beebe’s meaning of an “artistic film,” a film that utilises visual impacts to deliver a particular impression of time, place, and story. For many viewers, Memoirs of a Geisha’s appeal lay in its remarkable representation of geisha life. Neither spouse nor a prostitute, geisha in pre-war Japan were greatly trained entertainers respected for their abilities in dance, music and discussion. The film celebrates geisha by clearly differentiating their…

Katherine Thomas Comp II Ms. Dittion 27 February 2018 Glass Menagerie: The True Perception of Reality In modern day society, the concept of perceiving life and alternate realities from the eyes of others is understood by but a few. Likewise, in written works and theatrically produced scripts, the idea of what is the perceived actuality and true reality is a topic that many writers try to define and discuss, but do not do so appropriately. Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie is a…

The Logger of Ellwood Forest “The blade itself incites to deeds of violence.” Homer, The Odyssey Mrs. Rayes crossed the rented cabin foyer, her silk kimono slipping off her shoulders, and the ice-cubes in her glass of whisky clinking against one another as both of her hands shook; one hand gripping whisky and the other reaching for the brass knob of a garishly designed front door, “Laurence,” she said, throwing open the door and grabbing a hold of her son’s left elbow. “Please, Laurence, who…

Nicknamed, the “Roof of the World,” Tibet harbors the tallest mountain range in the world. Tibet is the northernmost of the South Asian countries, sharing the towering peaks of the Himalayas with it’s neighboring country Nepal to the south. This region of China which sits on the Tibetan Plateau is notably autonomous, meaning there is a lack of government involvement within the land. Since this region is so isolated, traditionally, Tibet only practiced importing and exporting with China and India…

For my musical ethnography, I was originally going to attend a showing of the “Rocky Horror Picture Show”, but it ended up being sold out last minute. At that point, I began to worry because that was the only event I had planned to attend. As my worry was starting to progress, I remembered, and also took a quick glance at the types of events we could attend and saw that it said we could attend a religious service. I quickly looked up services in my area for the next day and came across a website…

The western world seems to have this stereotype of Asians with Asian women in particular. One of the cultural differences between the western and eastern females appears to be the inability "to say no" which are often misconstrued by westerners as agreeableness, or even ,is interpreted by western men as a sign of romantic interest. In the play Madame Butterfly Pinkerton scorns his Japanese lover just as the West scorns the East, insisting the Eastern nations submit to Western powers. Ironically…

When I was a child, every night before bed my mother would read to me. She would lay next to me on my little bottom bunk, while the snow fell in the Maine woods outside and the dog slept at my feet and she would read. The stories she read to me were almost always historical fiction, a favorite of both of ours. We read about medieval Europe, ancient Greece, victorian England, the roaring twenties, the world wars, anything before this century really. One day she read me a book called Brighty of…

On the morning of August 6, 1945, the people of Hiroshima watched as two B-29 planes flew over the city. Many continued on with their day, not giving the planes a second glance. Other spectators continued watching in curiosity as the sight of the planes diminished into the sky away from the city and parachutes came down from them. Within seconds and without a trace of sound, the city of Hiroshima was completely destroyed. The devastating effects of the bomb dropped by the American B-29 Bomber…

unique Japanese culture. The Japanese culture is a complex and sophisticated system that has been developing within itself and under the influences of neighbor countries for thousands of years. Geisha, Samurai, sakura, tea ceremony, Japanese gardens, kimonos, Japanese characters and language and Shinto constitute the traditional Japanese culture. Japan has received foreign cultural influences throughout its history, for example European, Asian, Chinese as well as North American Culture.…

My Mom knew my ideas and went with it. I was still a teenager so there was a big chance I would change my mind, and I did. I got a boyfriend in my senior year of high school and he ended up being the focus point of my life. I lost most interest in being a Nun even though I still dreamed about being one. I spent my saved money on my senior prom instead of flying to Italy, and I stopped learning Italian, and started trying to learn Spanish since my boyfriend was Puerto Rican. He spoke English…