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this 1960s New England town—this helps depict what life and social values were like during this time era. The setting reflects Sammy’s struggle to find his true identity as he works at a dead end job dealing with “sheep” (Updike 295), “cash-register-watchers” (294) and a “Sunday-school-superintendent” (297). The mood developed through the dull, monotonous setting is contrasted when a group of bikini-wearing girls enter the store, disregarding the town’s social acceptance, creating excitement and…

A devoted watcher of Korean soap operas, I happened to click on a suggested video. I had discovered k-pop, short for the popular music that dominates the Korean entertainment industry. I was in love—my budding hormones were grudgingly but ardently ignited by their…

Eating disorders, such as Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa, are serious psychiatric conditions that require intervention and treatment. The plethora of negative conditions as a direct result of these eating disorders is well documented in the medical and psychological fields. Interventions and treatment modalities have been developed to address these negative conditions, such as malnourishment, however little attention seems to have been given to the positive attributes or the re-enforcers…

George Orwell's book 1984 shows readers what life is like living in a dystopian society. The novel shows how corrupt, wicked, and bad a dystopian society is. Many topics that Orwell discusses throughout the novel can be compared to life today. Orwell’s vision of the future in his novel is slowly becoming a reality. The technological, social, and political aspects that he includes are becoming prominent to life in the modern world. First and foremost, Orwell includes an ample amount of…

“The Blind Side” is a movie about not only football and new beginnings, but culturally ingrained racism and poverty, as well. The Touhy’s, a well-off white family living in Memphis, Tennessee, take in Michael Oher, an underprivileged black boy whom they save from wandering the streets one particularly rainy night. Michael is soft-spoken and introverted, but is gifted at playing football. The movie follows his life with the Tuohy’s as he becomes a part of the family. They give him new clothes, a…

Blog #1- The Budding Creation of Ballet AnnieH By AnnieH on Oct 6, 2015 Close your eyes and recall a ballet performance you have seen before. Are you left in awe at the beauty and majestic elegance of the dancer’s work? Many other people enjoy both watching and performing this classic style of dance. The art of ballet has been practiced over many centuries, changing slightly every so often, but still retaining its majestic and graceful beauty every time. Ballet originated in the 15th century.…

Entertainment has always developed from either images, sounds, or both. People are entertained when they hear or see a topic they find interesting. Furthermore, everyone wants to be absorbed by an activity. For example, Ancient Greece was years before our time, but people wrote tragic stories that were soon acted out because it was fascinating for everyone. Shakespeare's play, Hamlet is a classic tragedy that entices people by its distinctive and riveting plot, and its historical and cultural…

“It's hard to beat a person who never gives up.”-Babe Ruth. Babe Ruth made himself seem unstoppable when it came to his career, baseball because he was always willing to put in 100% effort, 100% of the time. His quote was to show all his fans and people who looked up to him as a role model, to never give up on something you love, and don’t let anyone bring you down-- always keep pushing. Babe Ruth was an important figure in the 1920s American History because he was one of the greatest (still…

1 Six guardian and beneficent snakes at Edfu temple Ahmed KhalafAllah Safina∗ The scope of this paper is limited to the discussion of some lesser known aspects of six snakes at Edfu temple1. I aim with this paper to develop the understanding of these elusive beings through the examination of their nature, roles, names, and epithets. These snakes originally belonged to subordinate deities2 that had a beneficial and protective role with regard to Horus of Behdety…

Contemporary TV: This Is Us This Is Us is a new NBC show that premiered on the 20th of September of this year and International Business Times reporter, Caitlyn Hitt, summarizes the beginning of the first episode with, “It centers around five people — one couple, two siblings and a big wig trying to discover his roots [who all happen to be celebrating their 36th birthday]”(Hitt). This Is Us fits into Jason Mittell’s definition of “narrative complexity” through its unique use of operational…