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when Baldwin says that a person in the different region will have a various way to pronounce a language and depend on what they were learned in school. As a result of that, people "in Paris speaks a subtly...different language from... man living in Marseilles..."(Baldwin). Both Tan and Baldwin affirm in their unique styles of displaying ideas of how a language could affect an individual 's social status or treatment. When Tan 's mother wants to get her "CAT scan of brain tumors" from the…

In the 14th century, a new disease emerged which soon to be was named “Black Death”. Theories speculate that it originated within central Asia or Northern India. Nonetheless, the disease created wide struck panic throughout Europe. Infectious waves occurred within Europe between 1347 and 1400 killing 25 – 50 million people. During this dark era, people ran like beheaded poultry in fear. No religious officials or medical physicians could truly grasp the concept of the plague. The plague was…

Year Age Major Events 1928 24 In April 1928 Dali borrowed ideas from Futurism. More importantly, Dali co-wrote a script with Luis Bunuel in three days for a film, “Un Chien Andalou” (“An Andalusian Dog”). This twenty four minute film consisted of a series of unrelated and unexplained images. The only unifying theme was that these images shocked the audience. The film began with an eyeball sliced into two by a cloud. Then a hand seemed to be devoured by ants. Other images, just as…

Judaism is a western belief system that gives a better guide to living one’s life in comparison to Buddhism, and eastern belief system. Judaism is a religion whose founders are Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and the Twelve Children of Israel. Siddhartha, the first buddha, is the founder of Buddhism. These two belief systems are very similar but also different in many ways. Buddhism's rules and beliefs focus more on escaping suffering, rather than guiding one's life, but Judaism is a religion that is…

In the films The Adventures of Félix, directed by Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau, and Tomboy, directed by Céline Sciamma, both protagonists go through a journey of self discovery and identity searching. Though very different in the substance of the story, the theme is relatively similar, covering concepts ranging from prejudice and peer inclusion or rejection to family tensions and romantic interests. Félix’s story follows him on his own, continuously meeting new people with whom he…

The Living Unknown Solider, expressed the hope and despair citizens of France felt after a man had been found with no name and no recollection of who he was during the First World War. Citizens of France felt despair because many families were given the notice that their loved one had gone missing. This left a deep hole in the mourning process and the man with no name brought new hope to families who received this information. This man was given the name Anthelme Mangin and he was placed in an…

Amongst the most significant artists in history, Paul Cézanne inspired generations of modern artists and became the first of his generation to successfully secede from the Impressionist style. By emphasising arrangements of colour, and perceiving paintings in extreme abstract and geometric senses, Cezanne established the bridge between Impressionism and art of the twentieth century’s new inquest, Cubism. Cezanne directly inspired Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque in their Cubist experiments, the…

Argument 2: Brutalism reveals ‘The Image’, an ideal aesthetic of modernism as an unresolved visual. (To each individual has their own ideal view of modernism) Banham’s ‘The New Brutalism’ reveals aspects of ‘The Image’, as an ideal aesthetic of modernism as an unresolved visual. As it is a continuously evolving phrase, there are obvious clarities of meaning and articulations to be made of this notion of ‘image’. From this, many architects have insisted many of their own opinions and…

The scale of social justice compares the morality of either side in a moral quandary. As one side is weighed down by its actions, the other side finds balance when committing actions considered justified. In The Count of Monte Cristo, Danglars, Fernand, and Villefort bring a great weight upon their side of the scale, when they plot against and ruin the life of Edmond Dantès. When Edmond returns, he shifts the weight to his side when he exacts the purest vengeance against each one of his enemies.…

Week 11 French New Wave Breathless 90 mins, 1960, French Directed By: Jean-Luc Godard Written By: Jean-Luc Godard Synopsis: Paying homage to the numerous crime thrillers of Hollywood’s Golden era, this film charts the relationship between Michel, a stylish but unpredictable criminal, and his estranged American girlfriend. Again, the notion of escapism through the cinema is key to this most famous of the new wave pictures. Essential Readings: Hart Cohen, Juan Francisco Salazar and Iqbal Barkat.…