Sarah Jane Smith

What comes to mind when you hear the song “Angel” by Sarah McLachlan? Do you get teary-eyed and have to change the channel like the musician herself? When I hear this song the first thing that comes to mind is a bunch of wide-eyed mistreated puppies and kittens. Who is behind these television ads, (if you don’t already know)? The answer is the ASPCA. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, was the first humane society to be established in North America back in 1866. The…

Cameron, an artificial intelligence called Skynet, dominates the future world and attempts to destroy all human life, causing a war between machine and human. On the verge of defeat in 2029, Skynet sends a “Terminator” back to the year 1984 to kill Sarah Conner, in order to wipe out the existence of John Connor, who is the leader of the human Resistance. To prevent the murder, John Connor sends one of his soldiers, Kyle Reese, back in time to protect his mother. Whenever time travel is brought…

Samantha Bee is a comedian, political commentator, and a late night television show host. Bee hosts the late night comedy show Full Frontal with Samantha Bee on TBS. She started out as a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart on Comedy Central. She was on the show for twelve years and was the longest serving correspondent before leaving in 2015 for her own show. According to The Cut, Bee has talked about women’s rights like abortion and child care, examined current political issues…

The following is from Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins, Winnemucca wrote her book Life Among the Piutes: Their Wrongs and Claims in 1882. Winnemucca wrote this book to help highlight stories of her people and the interactions they had with white European and American settlers. Winnemucca hoped her writings would have the desired outcome of forcing change and getting public opinion and government officials on the sides of Native American tribes. Winnemucca portrayed cross-cultural interaction as…

Have you ever asked a little girl what she wants to be when she grows up? The usual response is no different from her male counterparts. As young children they don’t pay much mind to gender roles. Girls and boys are equally likely to have confidence in their athletic and leadership skills. As girls grow up they grow more and more doubtful and discouraged from those things. Women are originally not so insecure and we have our own ideas of what we want in life. What is to blame for this sudden…

reported whilst in or running for office. The media is harmful in their insistence to sexualize women, such as Sarah Palin, and ignoring all aspects of her political beliefs to reflect instead upon her appearance and sexuality, taking away her power and ability to be seen as an intellectual or an equal to any other men in politics. A reporter herself insisted that all people are talking about are Sarah Palin’s breasts, as opposed to her achievements or beliefs. On the other end of the spectrum,…

This sketch was one of the many moments Saturday Night Live as particularly feminist. Fey and Poehler, along with writer and performer Seth Meyers pointed out the fact that the way American politics was sexist; they were not going to remain quiet about, instead they pointed it out through a parody and got people thinking about the qualifications of the candidates rather than their sex. Another humorous feminist moment during the 2008 election was when Fey guest starred during a Weekend Update…

The Asics advertisement depicts a women running with her dog. The ad uses several gimmicks and physiological tools to promote the product, the GEL-Nimbus 11. The advertisements arsenal includes: the use of color, the theme of escape, the illusion of action, and the invocation of guilt. With these commercial cutlasses Asics slices through the mind of the viewer and straight into the wallet of the consumer, thus creating an effective advertisement. Dog owning women are the targeted demographic…

Blasted Takes place in a posh hotel room in Leeds England and begins by introducing us to an expensive hotel. Sarah Kane’s Blasted creates the setting of a war torn Leeds, England. The play itself is characterized by degradation, suicide and violence. Blasted was Kane’s first play which introduced us to Ian and Cate. Ian is a middle-aged misogynistic, homophobic, racist, tabloid journalist. He is also divorced and has a son named Matthew. Cate is a young mentally challenged, child-like woman…

The actor who speaks on the behalf of the ASPCA, is Sarah McLachlan. She is an animal rights activist and supporter. So to say, she knows a great deal about animal rights which made her perfect for this commercial. In addition to having McLachlan as an actor, ethos is also shown through the pictures. The…