Totem

sound for film, radio, television, music, electronic products and computer games." - ("Audio Engineer") But one in that type of work needs years of experience and has to be known by a few people and good at the job. When first starting out there is a totem pole everyone goes through everywhere in every job. Someone is always the fresh meat, the people just starting out. These people are looked over by someone called their "mentor" to make sure everything is correct and the learning process is…

New Understanding, it was an attempt to see the globalized world in a different perspective in order to further comprehend our history and our current circumstances. (Gambino) This series also included six tall sculptures that were made to resemble totem poles. These poles were constructed from golf bags ranging in colours from red, blue, black, yellow and grey that were torn apart and re-sewn. These six poles each represent a year (1960, 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000, 2010) and together recount a…

“ The Tlingit’s are known as Kolosh and are a Native American people that belong to the Southeastern coast and costal islands of Alaska ( History of the Tlingit Indians).” The Tlingit’s have many different religions, but the one they are very close to is the Haida religion. They have lived in 3 different groups including Yell or Raven, Goch or Wolf, and Nehadi or Eagle and had 18 different families which had the names of wolf, bear, eagle, whale, shark, porpoise, puffin, orca, goose, beaver, owl…

Among those who joined the Guild was one of Walt's highest-ranking animators, Art Babbitt. Babbitt, who was known for developing the infamous character Goofy, had a very strong sense of justice. Despite being higher on the totem pole than others, he felt that the pay structure was unfair and very disorganized. Art was a generous man; so gregarious that he would often pay his assistant out of his own pockets when Walt would refuse to give him a raise.5 He had always sympathized with the omegas of…

In Edith Wharton’s novel, The Age of Innocence, Irony is a perpetual theme and appears in many aspects of the plot. The novel is presented through the point of view of an omniscient unnamed narrator, and describes a story of old New York’s reactions to scandal and contradiction. In a society where aristocrat families influence the city, and the powerful dictate the social classes, the idea of innocence is not illustrated. Throughout the first few chapters of the story the narrator makes ironic…

A wolf has always been an important part of the Slavic mythology and folklore. It is involved in many of their rituals; a wolf is also believed to be a totem animal of the ancient Slavs. Wolves were considered travellers between the world of the dead and the real world. (CT 15) Moreover, in Slavic mythology they are closely related to werewolves and vampires. It may not be straightforward right away, but there are a number of similar ideas that can be found in the Slavic perception of a wolf and…

David Harris immigrated from Iran to America when he was 18 years old. He only came to America with a few dollar bills and took out loans for school to further his education. He is now a successful dentist and has repaid all of his school dental loans and achieved the American Dream. The American Dream does not need alteration or recreation because it is obtainable and motivating. Anyone, no matter the background can achieve the American Dream. Despite the misconception that the American Dream…

large ones. Interactionists tend to rely on action and interaction throughout society (Ritzer 1975). Religion is an example of how different symbols along with their meanings can be an example of Symbolic Interactionism. Each religion has different totems and symbols that hold meaning for that particular religion. Durkheim explains how Austrailian tribes alternate between “mundane” periods and “sacred periods”. Mundane periods are when meanings of different symbols are stable and basic while…

I’m a military child, and as such, it’s always an awkward thing when someone asks me: “Where are you from?” I don’t really know, I can’t pinpoint an exact place where I can say: “I’m from so-and-so.” I can tell you where my family spent a lot time though, where the memories are the deepest, and the places I felt a strong connection to. Alaska is such a place. There’s nowhere in the world like Alaska, and I can say that with extreme clarity because my father has been everywhere. He’ll say…

mind because there are power dynamics between classes which results in lack of collaboration or support of one another. Advertisements causes boundaries creating this hierarchy. People of color, for instance, are viewed as being the bottom of the totem pole and inferior; Caucasian individuals are ideally superior. People of color have to work for everything they have, because very few come inherits wealth. This is shown throughout Seitz’s “The Offensive Movie Cliche’ That Won’t Die.” Seitz…