Lens

A well known celebrity named Oprah Winfrey once said, "The big secret in life is that there is no big secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if you're willing to work.” Whenever someone has something that they want to achieve, or a standard that they want to reach, with effort and persistence, they will be able to achieve their goal. In Furia by Yamile Saied Mendez and The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy, the theme that one can grow beyond their limits with enough effort, is shown through…

Learning the fundamentals of digital photography is relatively easy. However, there are specific skills and techniques that you’ll only be able to develop well with time and experience. Ask any pro and they’ll tell that it’s probably taken them years to build up their bag of tricks. That being the case, you’d be hard pressed to find some pros that are willing to share with you their special tricks. But don’t worry. We’ve got you covered. We’ll be sharing with you all the photography tips the…

The identity/post-colonial lens is an additional lens in which a reader can read through. In this lens, the reader looks for examples of how a person’s self-image is affected by how others nearby see him or her, along with also looking at how one culture naturally has power over another in the vicinity. The reader will look for characters who are affected by the world and different cultures around him or her, analyzing the effects these have on the characters. People who are only…

the opinion displayed in the piece. The lens of marriage within Austen’s work of Emma reveals the aspects of wanting advancement in social class, security to maintain social status and turning individuals into objects of monetary value attached to the concept of marriage in this time period. Emma’s lens of marriage is able to provide a rationality behind actions committed by characters in other…

Minicozzi New Historicist Biographical Lens Lorraine Hansberry, an African-American playwright and author, wrote her very first play when she was only 27 years old. Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun is best analysed by the New Historicist Biographical lens as the play’s plot and mood is greatly influenced by the author’s personal experience with housing and economic conditions, making it more authentic and real. One may argue that the New Historical lens is more effective when…

“You will know the truth and the truth will set you free.” (John 8:32) Although we may look at the study of psychology and try to flesh it out by cognitive and or biological means. The other lens that is important to look at how we as people do the things we do and act the way we do is through the Bible. Through these world views we try to understand the big questions that we try answer throughout our lives. In our humble attempts to understand ourselves and the world that we live in. “In the…

Ophthalmology major. My thesis research will be “Risk of Infection from Swimming with Contact Lens On.” Objective: The objective of this study is to know the risk of eye infection from swimming with contact lens on. Justification: Although the risks that are associated with extensive wearing of contact lenses are well known, there has not been a sufficient explanation of the cause of swimming with contact lens on increases the risk of infection. This research should be studied now because even…

people can use to analyze literature. One novel to investigate due to it’s heavy psychological approach is Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. The psychological lens is one of many critical lenses that can be used to analyze the characters of Jane Eyre and how their thought process influences their actions. What’s so great about the psychological lens is that it can be used to dive into the emotions of the story as well as connect the inner ideas of the characters to their actions. The novel Jane…

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. “The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” – Dr. Seuss. Readers can take many different things from different forms of literacy. A form of literacy that is commonly read are books. Three books that benefit and enhance the abilities of people are “Touching Spirit Bear”, “To Kill a Mockingbird”, and “Enders Game”. Literature helps people understand how things work, and helps people become better overtime. Without literature, there…

"Whenever you feel like criticizing any one,' 'just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had'" (Fitzgerald 1). In the novel, The Great Gatsby, this quote is said by Nick's father. You should not judge others without having all the facts about them; because people come from different backgrounds and grow up in different cultures. This advice is good to follow because the evidence showing it is true can be seen in the world today through people's…