In the film Ethnic Notions, African-Americans were poorly portrayed in many different forms of negative stereotypes from the past. These stereotypes were that of a mammy, coon, Uncle Tom, sambo, pickaninnys, and the brute. Even though these racist caricatures were popular in the past unfortunately some forms of them still exist today. The mammy was portrayed as black older woman who was fat, obedient,eager, and loyal. Furthermore, she was not the most attractive lady “never evoked sexual…
Tamika Devonne Catchings was born July 21, 1979. As a young child she was being teased for the way she looked with big hearing aids. They picked on her in the classroom but they couldn't in sports. She outworked them and eventually she was better than them. When she was in the third grade she was tired of people picking on her so she threw her hearing aids. She overcame many obstacles in her life. She had several days where she wish she was normal. When she threw her hearing aids her…
Mary Tyler Moore passed away at the age of 80 on Wednesday. The actress, best known for her roles in television sitcoms, died at Greenwich Hospital in Connecticut due to cardiopulmonary arrest brought upon by pneumonia. Moore was survived by her husband, Dr. Robert Levine, whom she married in 1983, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The actress was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when she was 33 and in recent years, nearly got blind due to the disease. The illness inspired Moore to advocate for…
The show opens with a fast forward to the final episode of the season, similar to season one of How to Get Away with Murder (Robinson, 2015). A station wagon is seen flying down a dirt road and we see the three main characters (who are inside the car) looking behind them in a panic. Without any further context it will cut to the opening credit sequence which are panoramic shots of New Mexico, inspired by the opening scene of chapter 39 of House of Cards (Buchman, 2015). In the pilot episode, the…
The beginning of the movie starts off with the narrator/ protagonist being held at gunpoint by a man named Tyler Durden, as the narrator starts to recall when he first met Tyler before this situation occurred, the narrator begins telling his story by explaining his life. A traveling recall specialist for a car company who suffers from insomnia, and claims that he was a slave to consumerism, in which he later seeks help from his doctor about his insomnia, however, the doctor suggested that it…
Tyler smiled brighter than I’d ever seen him before, and he hugged me tight and rested his chin on my head. “I love you so much, I can’t even put it into words.” This was surprising because Tyler has always been great with words. “I’d live for you, I’d die for you, I’d even kill for you.” (Do Ya SeE wHaT i DiD tHeRe?) Tyler kissed me, but our little moment was ruined by my phone ringing. I rolled my eyes and answered it. “Hello?” I said to the moment-ruiner. “Y/n!” It was Rayna, “where the…
In the series Six Feet Under, the underlying color scheme is muted and cold. The strategic use of color in the series coincides with the underlying theme of death throughout the show. The first instance of the dark color scheme is shown during the show’s theme song, in the theme song there are many items that appear in gray, brown, and white colors. The flowers in the opening song of the show start off with bright green and pink colors, which quickly turn to dark brown dull colors as the flowers…
King Richard II’s Underserved Loyalty by the Commoners Wat Tyler’s Rebellion was written after 1381 by an anonymous author to persuade the readers that King Richard II did not deserve the loyalty and devotion put forth by the commons. The author provides the reader with a chronicle of the peasant’s revolt in which he presents the commons’ reasons for revolting and how the King reacts to each interaction with the commons. The peasants are portrayed as justified in their actions, while the King…
April 18, 2016 Summary page Tyler Perry once said “it’s not an easy journey to get to a place where you can forgive people. But it is such a powerful place, because it frees you.” The quote represents that forgiveness isn’t a simple task but being able to forgive is one of the most powerful things because it allows you to be free of what you forgave. Tyler Perry was born on September 13 1969 in New Orleans. Tyler Perry’s moms name is Willie Maxine Perry and his…
outrageous and courageous Tyler, the Creator has turned heads with his bold lyrics and surprising talent for writing and producing rap music. In 2011, the twenty-two year old rap artist released his debut studio album entitled Goblin (“Tyler, the Creator”, n.d.). It was the second album in his trilogy and it immediately had people talking. One of the standalone songs on the album, “She” is an R&B rap song written by Tyler and features Frank Ocean on the chorus (“Tyler, the Creator”, n.d.).…