Persona

M. Butterfly, written by David Henry Hwang, was released in the late 1980s, during a time when homosexuality was still a prime controversial topic. In the play we meet the character Song who is a biological male passing himself off as a woman for the Chinese opera and as a Chinese Communist spy. Song carries on a relationship with Rene Gallimard, who appears to be a heterosexual male, for twenty years. This work arouses many questions about sexual identity and orientation. The most intriguing…

In the essay “I Tweet, Therefore I Am,” New York Times author and essayist Peggy Orenstein observe how social networking sites have people connected online sites, as Twitter, Facebook and Myspace. Instantly posting the present moments of their daily life’s, instead of enjoying the moment. Orenstein also states how distracted, she gets from living the moment by turning to social networking to post about her day. Twitter and other Social Networking sites have affected her and the society in…

characteristics of our ideal persona, a projection of our aspired self. When I was asked this question, only one person came to mind, Jenn Im, a YouTuber that creates her content around fashion and lifestyle. She has the combination of characteristics that together create my ideal persona, which is a caring, genuine, intelligent, and unique individual. She projects this through her choice of words, clothing, and how she carried herself in her videos. Her likable persona…

That demonstrates the ability to be a thoughtful and sensitive observer of what goes on in the classroom. I want to continue being friendly with the students, but would also like to work on being more of an authoritative figure with a professional persona. Rationale: I would like to work on this because I am having some difficulty in following through with consequences for disruptive students and misbehaviour. When I do discipline a student I give them too much opportunity to talk back to…

responsibilities along with the traditional role of a housewife. It is a representation of a patriarchal society for men to have authority over women, because of their supposedly inferior abilities. Harwood’s audacity to explore different gender personas, both female and male, display…

A Doll’s Consciousness “A Doll House” by Henrik Ibsen surrounds the enigma of social struggle that people in the nineteenth century experienced. The action revolves around the marriage of Torvald and Nora how these two people that lack awareness of what they are and also views things differently. Nora is described as a woman who is struggling to achieve her own self and how she confront the submissive force by Torvald using lies and deception, and the life that Nora had symbolizes that she is…

Oscar Wilde’s essays and lectures discussing the role of art in society is supposed to be used as a guideline for future artists to create more meaningful and useful works. Through the analysis of his essays and lectures, it is visible that, Wilde thinks there are characteristics of art and artists that offer no value to the world and are inherently useless. Wilde compares useful and useless art in an attempt to explain what qualities are necessary to develop meaningful and beneficial artworks.…

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer produced the American musical fantasy film, The Wizard of Oz in 1939. Victor Fleming directed The Wizard of Oz, and was the first to direct a film with Technicolor using a 3-strip color process. All movies at this time were filmed in black and white, so The Wizard of Oz was a sure crowd pleaser because of its color experience. It was said that the commercial for The Wizard of Oz was shown in black in white, so that moviegoers could experience the first ever color movie with a…

optional.” Life is full of obstacles, some easier to overcome than others; nearly all difficulties, however, can be conquered by attacking them with zeal and confidence. Individuals who attempt to escape their realities by developing alternative personas or using subterfuge ultimately fail in life–whether it be in their relationships, careers, or personal fulfillment. People who resist the alluring temptation to become someone else, avoid the fleeting escape offered by their alter ego, and…

that it had become corrupted beyond belief. Overrun with crime lords and crook government offices, this led Bruce to take matter into his own hands. Using a bat as an image to strike terror into the hearts of the villains Bruce would develop his persona as…