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A Bell Jar The notion of ideal gender roles that have been brought up by the post-world war two era are self-evident in the novel, The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. The title of the novel itself represents how the protagonist, Esther, feels about the pressure of holding up to proper feminine decorum put into place by society. This is obvious when Esther begins to explain about her life choices, as represented by the fig tree, where each fig is a path that Esther can choose to live, however choosing…

Linguistics, he conceives of the linguistic sign as a psychological entity with a concept and a sound-image (Saussure, 66). He does this in order to avoid the fallacy of examining only the sound-image, or phonetic pronunciation of the word, for according to him, each recalls the other, and a concept without a sound-image is voiceless, and a sound-image without a concept is meaningless (Saussure, 67). The main crux of Saussure’s argument is that because “because the sign is arbitrary, it follows…

about her new companion, she looked at her friend above her head. She says "Wangero sent eye signal over my head" (Walker 89). The lifted gaze shows how Dee placed herself above other members of her family. Her eye contact and high lifted gaze are a sign of power. After African Americans were granted voting rights, they were encouraged by their leaders to take pride in their African identity as a way of propagating self-esteem (Gale 7). This could be the reason behind Dee’s lifted her gaze and…

Signs, written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, is a story about the testing of one man’s faith, the sacrifice of a loving mother, and the repercussions that occurred because of an alien invasion. The sacrifice tore the family apart, and the alien invasion in a way “forced” the family back together. The director tries to convey the message that everything happens for a reason, and that nothing is coincidence. Graham and his children, Morgan and Bo have suffered the loss of their mother,…

Queen’ perfume advertisement with a semiotic analysis approach. Furthermore, it analyses the conglomeration of connotations, denotations, indexical signs, symbolic signs, syntagmatic and paradigmatic relations represented throughout the advert. It additionally explores the approaches of Ferdinand de Saussure and Charles Peirce’s and their views on signs within advertising. Moreover, it considers the deeper ideological representations of wealth, power, beauty and authority along with freedom,…

In the 1949 film The Third Man, protagonist Holly Martins arrives in Vienna to work for his friend Harry Lime only to discover Lime died right before Martins landed in Austria. Without giving too much away, Martins ends up uncovering the circumstances surrounding his childhood chum’s death may be more complex than what’s visible on the surface. The mystery genre -- for both literature and film -- often plays on the idea that the evidence available may not always have the meaning it appears to…

need signed, without your signature, I’m going to have to cancel your policy, if that’s what you want, that’s fine, but if you do want our business, I need you to sign this form.” “Listen!” he roared, at that point, I thought I was about to have it. But instead, he mellowed down and said “Fine, what is this form, why do I have to sign it?” Even though I was shocked that my ears hadn’t bled this time, I quickly got back into professional mode, and explained. He asked for my name afterwards, and…

Are we alone in the universe? Men have struggled with this idea throughout the whole of human history. M. Night Shyamalan takes a fresh look at this idea in his sci-fi blockbuster film Signs as he follows the journey of a family in crisis as they face an alien invasion. As the story unfolds, Shyamalan reveals his ideas on the universal theme of man’s struggles with faith and a belief in the divine design of the universe through his use of allegory, conflict, and character. The primary way…

One of the primary goals that social psychologists have always worked towards is understanding the process of social influence. More specifically, how one individual can influence the attitudes, behaviors, and thoughts of another individual. This goal has been continuously researched for many years, and multiple social psychologists have developed theories that explain how individuals motivate, influence, and alter other individuals’ behaviors, attitudes, and thoughts. Although numerous…

Ever since I was little I always wondered why I was never good enough for anything. I felt like I was not good enough for my family, and I still believe this to this day. My family treats me so different than they do to anyone else. I know I was never good enough in school because no one ever wanted me in their class. I strived for straight “A”s and sometimes that just was not enough. I wanted all the extra credit and higher grades than anyone. I made it a mission to do everything that I could…