Silhouette

Black Minstrel shows, Ethiopian Minstrelsy were a form of popular musical entertainment of the 1830’s-1940’s. The Black minstrel shows presented negative stereotypes of African Americans and southern plantation culture. Many stereotypes of African Americans were portrayed in these Black Minstrel shows such as African Americans were considered to be lazy, ignorant, sexual promiscuity, and have a lack of respect for time. Minstrel show characters were the mammy who portrayed to be heavyset and…

saying. At the end of the hallway was an empty room with someone in a chair talking at the wall. “Hello, Mia.” The person said. “Hi, how did you know my name?”I asked the silhouette “Oh, that's not important right now. I want you to know that one of your friends is going to become a couple with Joshua.” He said. The silhouette had a deeper voice so it definitely wasn’t a female talking. “Why would they do that? I told them the story of what happened to me with Joshua.” I asked. As…

of white police officers and savage dogs, encloses and targets a central black figure, who is turned away from the photographer. The emotionless police and frantic dogs attacking the defenseless man starkly contrast the faceless and dehumanized silhouettes of the peaceful black protesters. In reformatting the original magazine image, Warhol creates a strain within the medium which parallels contemporary events. For example, enlarging the image constructs a gritty quality distorting the…

considered odd and awkward. While shorter girls are typically viewed as childlike. Even into adulthood shorter women are typically viewed as unsophisticated. Many short women feel inferior in the business world. Height is something that is predetermined in our genetic makeup. Characteristics like height should not be used to classify a woman or man as smart, unintelligent, or anything else. Even Though there is a generalized concept of beauty, there are still exceptions to every rule, for…

Creative Communications in the Classroom Communications in the classroom are very important for teaching and learning. Creating a safe and open communications environment will be one of the difficulties facing a new teacher. Teachers can use effective communications to create a wonderful learning environment, an environment where students will want to be an active participant in their learning. I believe having a student centered classroom, which is where the teacher is the guide to the student…

Moving away from the daring style of 1920s, many designers adapted a romantic and feminine silhouette look in their design. For this essay, I will explore Coco Chanel and Elsa Schiaparelli’s design philosophy, their rivalry, and last but not least, how their creations seem to overlaps during the 1930s to 1950s. Being on of the most influential woman that liberated women from the constraints of corseted silhouette, Chanel works in 1930s manifested simplicity where she introduced trousers, her…

Nothing screams Halloween like vampires, ghosts, and haunted houses, but the most favored festivity to do during the holiday is to decorate your house with gourd-like orange fruits which are illuminated by candles. From doorstep to doorstep, these carved pumpkins peer out for the entire neighborhood to see. This tradition was originally brought to America by Irish immigrants, and has become an integral part of Halloween celebration since. Although it’s a fun, easy process to do, pumpkin carving…

decade, flappers were found in the most fashionable magazines and the most popular movies in the world. Although the look started as a wicked act of rebellion, the flapper subculture proved to be a powerful force in American society. The next subculture Ms. Reimer and I discussed also came after a period of war, but had a very different focus than the scandalous flappers. This was the tail end of the Greatest Generation, who gave birth to America’s next powerful subculture: the Baby Boomers, who…

During the Elizabethan Era, fashion became more outlandish than it had ever been before. A new kind of silhouette was born, with long thing waits, large ruffs, high collars, and a geometric shape becoming quite popular. Queen Elizabeth became a fashion icon during her reign, and women would do extreme things in order to imitate her. Laws were even passed that limited what colors and materials you could wear according to your class. In the “Peacock Age”, the wackier your clothing was, the better…

This is the time in which I have the least memories of. Having the brain of a five-year-old in 2001, I vaguely recall only the faintest of some memories. My perspective; deeply obscured and quite simple. In 2001, I undoubtedly had very few worries in the world, that was until I had been introduced to the American Education system of K-12. Starting preschool was the biggest challenge that I can look back on. Like most other kids on the first day, we were crying and hugging our mothers and fathers…