The My Hero Project

male gazer/female object’ which gave men power over their subject. Of this gaze, Laura Mulvey surmises: ‘In a world ordered by sexual imbalance, pleasure in looking has been split between active/male and passive/female. The determining male gaze projects its fantasy onto the female figure, which is styled accordingly’. Lady Audley’s portrait, and the ways in which characters interact with it, can thus be read as a commentary on Victorian gender identity. In this passage, woman is reduced by the…

Unlike a lot of people, I had not started playing Sonic games until I owned Sonic Adventure DX for the Nintendo Gamecube. By this time, I only knew what I had learned from watching several YouTube videos, that he was a fast hedgehog who was a hero. But when I played the game, I not only loved the story, I loved the music. Each character had a specific vocal song for their theme, which was amazing to me. What really blew me away was the theme song for the whole game, which played during the final…

One of the biggest postmodern examples of appropriation in visual culture is the imagery in the music industry. The music you listen to as child influences your style throughout youth; this has also historically created many different types of subcultures such as hippies, Punks and Mods, in addition, this extends to regional musical cultures. Musically the idea of appropriation is transferable, with bands & musicians taking heavy influence form the past and because of the advent of sampling; the…

writing my research paper, I wish I managed my time better. I wasted more time stressing out about having to complete the research paper. However, to regain motivation, I watched motivational videos to lighten up my spirits. As watching motivational videos was beneficial to writing my research paper, I will watch more videos in the future. Additionally, I will manage my time better and spend the majority of the time with creating outlines. Even with the challenges I encountered, I think my…

Frederick Douglass stepped up on the stage, wringing his hands nervously. Even though he had practiced this speech several times before today, he was still anxious. A small crowd of people had gathered outside to watch him, and slowly more joined, wondering what he was going to do. Knowing that this was for the greater good of his country, Frederick let his worries float away and allowed his voice to take over, ready to inspire America one word at a time. Although he was born a slave, Frederick…

advert is the girl since she is perceived as less of a person than the males, although the group does not make jokes about the girl. The audience identifies with the girl as an emerging racer because she conquers and outsmarts the males. However, the hero in this advert is the father who seeks to create a new narrative from the traditional and obsolete one that oppresses the…

truly inspires and teaches me. She inspires me to not be afraid of what I see in the mirror and seek to diminish my appearance for the approval of others. She shows me that pain can one day turn into joy and opportunities the next. I remember reading her works when I was younger, and the way she grabbed my attention through her pain was something that I had never experienced. In one of my favorite poems by her called Men, she talks about the way she viewed men and how they attacked her. Without…

Throughout many centuries, it has always been important to know how and why crimes have been committed. Criminal Investigators have participated in solving countless of cases in order to prevent future crimes. Many victims and those accused, which are known to be innocent, have been assisted to receive justice due to the help from the system. This job profession is just as important as any others in the federal justice system. Forensics investigation is a standard scientific application to…

The rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union heightened tension and affected domestic life in America. Suffering through poverty, Elvis Presley’s route to success was a prime example of the hardships to achieve the American Dream. Although Elvis Presley was a world renowned rock star, the Cold War impacted his and every American's life regardless of who they were. Although he is often neglected when speaking of the subject, Elvis mattered a lot on both sides in the Cold War. The…

Abstract The present paper is based upon the tyres. The tyres industry is facing heavy competition in the deregulated aviation market as consequence of the emergence of low cost tyres with good quality product offering their services at prices. The tyres are very useful to the all business people. Because, the tyres plays a vital role to business man customers and passengers. The goods are sent or passes or exchange only through the transport.. In transport, we can use different type of…