The Real World

The Painted Wall is a story written by Pu Songling talking about a scholar’s encountering with a goddess, who invites the scholar to their kingdom on the painted wall. When he returns to the reality, he could not differentiate the illusion and the real world. Director Chan offers the audience another interpretation of The Painted Wall in an elusive way, when Mural released in 2011. Different from the original story, the director recomposes two main characters, Zhu Xiaolian and Meng Longtan, in…

In Donoghue 's novel, this is what happens to Jack. Jack is a 5 year old boy who has always lived in Room with Ma. In Room, Jack is familiar with everything; Rug is stained from where he 'spilled ' into the world, Meltedy Spoon is his favorite because it 's because it 's not the same as all the others, and there is nothing beyond Room. Ma has taught him everything he knows; she taught him how to read and how to do arithmetic at an early age, all in the confines…

Whether to award participation trophies or not is a big controversial issue in America today. However, most people are in favor of not awarding participation trophies to children because it does not teach them a life lesson. A solution to solve the problematic are to ensure both the winning and losing team a trophy. However, when both teams receive a trophy this defeats the purpose of even playing the game. Children are smart enough to know if they won or lost a game, and by letting each team…

English Online Seminar: Alex Wasley Welcome and good evening to my online seminar of the novel ‘Jasper Jones’ This novel is set around the era of the 1960’s, in a hot summer day. This novel created by Craig Silvery has created the character Charlie Bucktin that I have chosen for my character analysis. Through the use of textual and aesthetic features Craig can show Charlies opposing views than society. Charlie struggles to understand people’s reasons for committing crimes like robbery in the…

created according to the graphics. If the graphics look pixelated then the game was most likely created between 1981-1991. If the graphics are 3D and more realistic than the video games are from the past decade or so. When times are rough in the real world people tend to turn to something to console them or something that pulls them away from the harsh problems. This something is usually a piece of art whether they realize it’s art or not. Some may go and find their favorite book, poetry, or…

Reality television is an emerging source of entertainment. We live in an age where society watches reality television more than the news. But is reality television rewarding bad behavior? Are people compromising their morals to become reality stars? Tom Green believes so. In the article, “Reality TV- Rewarding Bad Behavior,” author, Tom Green argument that reality television is promoting practices that conflict morals. His argument has some merit however, his accusatory tone towards reality…

Over the past few decades, the Internet has changed the way individuals, society, and the world functions. As personalized technology makes its way into the hands of billions, disconnection from reality follows. Personalized technology includes objects such as smartphones, tablets, laptops, and more. As more and more aspects of the world begin to inhabit online domain, humanity in terms of humaneness and benevolence declines. The people of the 21st century are unequivocally disconnected from…

enormously affect her physical condition, even more so than normal people. The most renounced and most frequently referred to symbol, which is rather obvious, is Laura 's glass menagerie. Laura’s glass collection represents her own private little world which she uses to escape from reality frequently. Her own very own place where she can be concealed and safe. Laura’s emotional state is deeply affected with the events leading up to the shattering of her glass. When Tom breaks her glass menagerie…

The others who stay in Omelas may not have enough will power to not rely on others for their own happiness. In A Streetcar Named Desire Blanche has to go to an institution when she is confronted by reality. She seems to be stuck in her delusional world and does not wish to leave it. Her sister on the other hand seems to be at a crossroads where she may follow Blanche’s path if she walks too far down one line, but if she chooses the other way she must be willing to face an ugly truth. The authors…

Everyone wants to escape from reality from time to time. Whether it's to simply daydream or get lost in a book, but one must always snap back to the real word and keep true to everyday human responsibilities. Although, in the novella Leaving Gilead by Pat Carr, Geneva Birdsong has been living a fantasy her whole life. She has regrets about her marriage and life with her husband Ian Birdsong and chooses to deal with them as if they weren't there. She doesn't enjoy being a mother, and doesn't love…