The Real World

Self-discoveries from confronting emotional experiences can lead an individual to re-evaluate the value of life through acceptance thus contributing to a change in perception of self and the world. Michael Gow’s play ‘Away’ depicts the necessity of individual discovery for its characters leading them to re-assess what is significant in life, influencing their personal connections and bringing change in perception. Similarly, in ‘The Red Tree’ by Shaun Tan, an unnamed little girl who is woken up…

Both unconscious and conscious psychological mechanisms influence an individual to a large extent. Psychological mechanisms such as splitting and dissociation affect an individual’s behavior, worldview, and role in their environment. In addition, psychological mechanisms may also impact how an individual responds to the events he or she encounters. Martha Stout, the author of “When I Woke Up Tuesday Morning, It Was Friday” tells stories about how her patients were affected by trauma and explains…

Too much of my life has been spent sitting on chairs and absorbing lectures – that much I learned when I stepped into the office of LLOYD&CO, an advertising company in the center of NYC, last winter break. Within a few days I have observed meetings, rotated between various departments, and participated in pitching for ideas and organizing the server – finally applying what I have learned in school and making up the rest by asking questions, observing, and engaging myself. I love learning, but to…

of Bill, a stick figure man suffering from an unnamed illness. This film exhibits several postmodern qualities, including the disjunctive antiform, the diegetic levels of narration, the playful use of absurdity, and the visually schizophrenic dream world. It’s Such a Beautiful Day uses a visually unique form of storytelling by blacking out sections of the screen, showing several stories at once and using a border around the screen with unexplained images. For most of the…

Reality TV: Just Entertainment or is it Causing People to Pursue Conflicts in Their Lives? What began as a new form of entertainment with The Real World in the 1990s, has progressed to become reality TV, a questionable influence to millions throughout the country. The specific sub-genre of documentary-style reality television, such as Jersey Shore and 16 and Pregnant, follows the lives of either regular people or celebrities, showing their everyday activities. These shows contain a lot of…

the smaller problems, problems that will bother Truman, but won’t effect as much as the matter that he will have to start over. Truman will have to reestablish a life for himself and learn what living really means. He will have to struggle, find a real job, and go through the day to day problems every person faces. The fairly uneventful life, and the problem’s that could be fixed by rewriting the script will be over, but for once Truman would be thrown to the wolves and asked to do everything on…

continue to become more diverse, and more often than not, they depict minorities inaccurately which leads to dangerous stereotyping. Many shows provide insight into different cultures and ways of life which draws in lots of viewers. “Little People, Big World,” for example, follows a family with dwarfism, and “All American Muslim” shows life as a Muslim in the United States. Shows similar to these contain the potential to break certain stereotypes and end discrimination; however, the over…

Society today is unlike anything the Earth has ever experienced. Living amongst a “Technological Era” has admitted us to freely witness the enviable lives of millions around the world. Tragically, it’s no surprise that it’s predominantly our younger generation that are so heavily influenced by our “Big Brother”, the USA. His “celebrity culture” allows insight into all facets of a life in the fast lane. Movies, magazines and the dominant force of social media are all means by which he coerces us…

"I too used to use the door, and escape the sorrows of the real world. But then one day I no longer needed the happy world to escape to, because my own world had become happy." Tommy was so happy that his grandpa would continue to let him use the door. Tommy continued to go to the happy world every day. However, as Tommy grew older, there did come a day when his sorrow and loneliness eventually faded and he no longer needed the happy world or the…

the word out there about different attributes. The last person to talk at the end began talking about her career as being a social worker, and some people may see it as a bad career and some people may see it as a great career. Unfortunately, in our world today there will be many…