Nostalgia

Its friends, Mufasa (I indeed named my stuffed lion Mufasa; that death traumatized me and he deserves to live on forever), Ellie the elephant, and Cotton Candy the kitten sit in my room as ghosts, given attention only by my need for an occasional nostalgia fix. Guards they are…

Secondly, the epic poem further connects Christianity to the Paganism through the allusions to Cain, the murderer of Abel. Grendel is the antithesis of man and Hrothgar’s sinister counterpart as king. It can be inferred that Grendel is the result of all of Hrothgar’s misgivings of conquest during his youth. Grendel is described as: “A powerful demon, a prowler through the dark… a fiend out of hell… Dwelt for a time in misery among the banished monsters, Cain’s clan, whom the creator had…

Tim believes that most white people who resist the health care reform or other proposals related to Obama because they are living in a “white nostalgia” and refuse to embrace the new world in which people of different races are also eligible for rights and welfare. Assignment II In Tim’s opinion, racism is the key reason for the debate over Obama’s health care reform. Many whites miss the bygone…

“Liar, liar pants on fire.” We all know that particular nursery rhyme adults told to kids so they would not lie. Yet, as one gets older the lying grew and occurred more easily. The lies could have been told to spare another person’s feeling, or maybe it was to impress one’s peers. Regardless, about what is being lied about, most do not stop to think about the actual mechanics as to why the lie is said or why it even occurred. These questions have both intrigued and baffled scientist to such…

The use of the celebrities is both targeting older and younger audiences. Those from older times understand and have lived thru many celebrities and through times they have still become well know. They use nostalgia to attract the target the older audience bringing back the old days and their memories. For younger generations these have been passed down either from grandparents and even parents. They have also grown to love the classics and can see how iconic…

interpretations are similar as well. Reider (2005) and Napier (2006) both link No-face with Noh, Japanese traditional art. The mask of him (or it?) looks quite like those masks used in Noh. The connection between Noh and No-face reflects Miyazaki’s nostalgia for traditional culture. Additionally, they all discussed the meaning of names in the film. According to Japanese traditional…

from the top to the bottom of the frame in that order. They add a certain element into how viewers will perceive (and thus identify) Fukase. This work always makes me question myself, what am I in relation to an adult blowing bubbles, it forces nostalgia that create uncomfortable questions about my own place in this world and that is what I want from viewers that will visit this…

the opening of the story as it recounts the giddy feelings of a teenager in love, “He was my ideal man, which why when he asked me to be his girlfriend during our spring break, I said yes”. On the other hand, adults will be able to relate to the nostalgia of this. Both age groups will appreciate the complexities of a relationship and sympathise with the hardship of a woman facing abuse with a judgemental society as shown in the quotes, “We just don't live in that kind of world” and “I couldn't…

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a book full of beautiful context that goes beyond its meaning. F. Scott Fitzgerald added literary terms that emphasized his point about the American Dream, or any dream in general, and how Nick felt, especially at the end of the story. He uses personification, symbolism, and imagery to convey and develop Nick’s attitude toward Gatsby. Nick Carraway, a humble young man who graduated from Yale in 1915, is the narrator of the story. At the end of the…

Literacy, to back up his strong opinions on what a scholarship boy is and how the working class endures more struggles while they strive for academic success. He quotes from Hoggart’s book often in his essay in order to persuade the reader that nostalgia towards his family life, prior to schooling, is common among students from the working class. Rodriguez uses “The Achievement…