The Philosophy of Composition

the construction of self and how narratives affects the nature of self. His main focus lies in showing that self is a socially constructed entity and not something ontological. A similar account of this kind of self has been understood in Buddhist philosophy. Ricoeur derives the concepts of “muthos” and “mimesis” from Aristotle’s Poetics and very innovatively he constructs a basis for narrative “emplotment”. The term “emplotment” refers to the application of something, in Ricoeur’s case it is…

characters from across six different time periods and weaves their storylines and personalities together across time. Mitchell’s techniques, through his varied structures and styles, allow him to build characters and themes that lend credence to several philosophies and a unifying message of reincarnation. By varying literary style and structure, Mitchell achieves unique accentuation of individual sections to lend to a more unified and complete work as a whole. The particular literary…

Differing from the late eighteenth century with radical views against women and the feminist movement, the Victorian Period saw women rise in power to become head of the domestic aspects of the family from running the shop they lived over to overseeing the work carried out by servants. Linda Nochlin argues in her essay, Women, Art, and Power, that the assumptions about the role of women in society are reflected in the art produced during that period. As women gained agency and became partners…

super computers are common novums that the reader can visually see working throughout the course of the story and are easy to pinpoint. Sometimes the novum of the story is not quite so visible though and has implications that are rooted instead in philosophy. Douglas Adams’ The Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is one of these instances. While it would be easy to point out the story’s several different races of aliens or the ship that can travel several light years in an instant as the novum, the…

Chapel- such a minute holds in suspension the topic of racial cosmology even as it highlights the distinctions in skin appearance between the lily-white on-screen character Scarlett Johansson as Lucy and the vigorously made up, digitized and dull composition of the Lucy primate. Additionally, the film goes back in time demonstrating the making of the earth, the moon, worlds and the distance back to the huge explosion yet the film never figures out how to allude to the genesis of racial…

in fine art with an emphasis on electronic music and animation. Burwell was introduced to the Coen brothers by Skip Lievsay, the man who was in charge of sound editing in the Coen's first film, Blood Simple (1984). Burwell’s dynamic approach to composition enabled him to cope with the unpredictable quirks that are common with the Coens film style, and this was fundamental to his partnership with the brothers (Robson,…

Nature vs Nurture: Which Is More Influential on Human Behavior? The debate on which between nature and nurture (genetics and environment) is more influential on human behavior is a long standing one that can be traced to the 17th Century Greek philosophy (Kam, Wicherts, Dolani, & Maas, 2013; pp.2). There is consensus among scholars and researchers of these contentious issues that both nature and nurture play a role in the development of behavioral patterns in human being (Levitt, 2013; par.4).…

review will be given. The definition, relationship, and barriers of family business owners and professional managers will be focused. In Chapter 3, the research methodology will be given. It will have the sequence of research which is research philosophy, research approach, research method and research practice. The purpose of this part mainly proves the reasonable of the research method of chapter 4. In Chapter 4, the analysis of the influence factors and barriers of relationship between will…

own body of work and envious of the few geniuses who will outlast him, he plots to found a school of philosophy that argues that the world is designed for the average,…

In contemporary American politics, there are two major political parties that seem to dominate every election. These two political parties are known as the Democratic Party and the Republican party, from the textbook “We the People” written by authors Ginsberg, Lowi, Weir, and Tolbert we understand that each political party has their own views, some similar and others completely different as well. These different parties were created to cater to the American people by giving them the option to…