The Hunchback of Notre Dame

In The Whites of Their Eyes Stuart Hall claims that media production is a way to represent the social world, images, descriptions, and explanations of how the world is and works (82). I agree in that the media explains parts of how the world is and works, but this is done through the way that rich, powerful, white men think and create an ideal world in their mind; a perfect world that’s not likely to become real. The purpose of this essay is to explain how the media’s portrayal of the world is…

Church of France, although France remained a predominantly Catholic nation, many more religions were introduced to the region. Even after centuries have passed, Catholic influence can still be seen in France, especially around the area of the famous Notre…

Lawson, Andrea, and Gregory Fouts. "Mental illness in Disney animated films." Canadian journal of psychiatry 49.5 (2004): 310-314. Web. 20 Jan. 2016. In this research paper, Lawson and Gregory illustrate their study on the prevalent verbalizations of mental disabilities in Disney moves. Their main claim is that these verbalizations lead to children’s negative attitudes toward disabled people in reality. Based on the result of their research, they proposes sub-claims. Their first sub-claim is…

dead, the dwarfs are grateful for the Prince and like him for bringing her back to life. The dwarfs are appreciative of the Prince and like him for what he did. (1:18:46-1:22:53) Some say there is evidence against this. Some say that The Hunchback of Notre Dame is against the argument that only young and beautiful characters are portrayed well. Though Quasimodo is not physically beautiful, he has a good personality and that's what makes him…

Entry one: Various creativity seminars motivated me to think about the following question. ‘as a society, are we really as inclusive as we like to think we are? For the purpose of this assignment, I chose the film The Young Offenders as my object of discussion and reflection. Life for people with disabilities has changed drastically over the last 30 years. Society has moved on from the medical model, which focussed on the impairment. Whereas, the social model, which arose in response to a…

“The idea that animation is an innocent medium, ostensibly for children, and largely dismissed in film histories, has done much to inhibit the proper discussion of issues concerning representation.“ (Wells, 1998, 187) Disney has had a great impact on our everyday lives. Every child, boy or a girl, and every adult, man or a woman, can say that they have encountered Disney's product at least once. Therefore, it is obvious how the certain features which Disney includes in the movies are important…

what made the year so remarkable. Hollywood brightened one of the darkest years in American history with some of the greatest movies of all time. Movies such as Drums Along the Mohawk, The Wizard of Oz, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame were all popular movies that brought in over $1.5 million. Not only did The Wizard of Oz bring in plenty of money, but it…

The Roma: Europe’s Most Hated Minority The Romani people are an ethnic group, native to India, who reside in Europe. They are widely recognized as one of the European Union's largest minority groups. It is estimated that there are more than 10 million Roma living in Europe (Brown). Since they arrived in Europe about a thousand years ago, the Roma have been targets of discrimination and oppression. Even today, “...one in three Roma in Europe are unemployed and 90% live below the poverty line,…

Bradbury and Censorship Ray Douglas Bradbury was born in a small town north of Chicago on August 22, 1920. He grew up in Waukegan, Illinois, and at a young age, his life was exposed to a numerous amount of horror films including The Hunchback of Notre Dame and The Phantom of the Opera. In 1934 he moved to Los Angeles where he completed high school. At the age of fifteen, he joined the Los Angeles Science Fiction League. He completed high school in 1937, and in 1947 he wrote his first…

I remember that day as if it was yesterday. The pain I felt was atrocious. It was as if my entire life flashed before my eyes. I would never wish to feel that much pain ever in my 15 years of living again. I’ve never broken any bones, twisted anything, torn any muscles, or sprained any part of my body. It takes a lot for me to be physically hurt, my only exception is being pinched. The thing that happened to me was honestly one of my biggest fears. I keep myself away from any physical hurt…