«The media exists for the sole purpose of entertainment, and the easiest way to bring this entertainment to the people is through television. This being said, it can be understood why the media functions the way it does; entertainment needs to be...» Document abstract
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SummaryThe media exists for the sole purpose of entertainment, and the easiest way to bring this entertainment to the people is through television. This being said, it can be understood why the media functions the way it does; entertainment needs to be entertaining. Isn’t it only expected that writers would strive to blow everything out of proportion? Even the news focuses mostly on the heart wrenching. So really, can television be blamed for the way in which it portrays mental illnesses? Why give viewers the boredom of a psychiatrist’s office when they can be given violent, sick people lost to the madness of schizophrenia and suicidal tendencies? Instead of striving for realistic integrity, television works toward the most violent portrayal of mental illnesses it can create.
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- There is a definite formula to being a Lifetime movie.
- Many perspectives in psychology, especially Freudian, look for unconscious conflicts that may be the cause for psychological disorders, pain that has been festering since early childhood.
- Mental breakdowns, the sudden plummet of an individual into mental torture, have always been a favorite of television shows and movies.
- Sometimes, the television shows that are most separated from the field of psychology are the ones that raise the most issues of mental illness.
- Conclusion
«From Beacon Press’s website I learned of a job opening as a production assistant. I am very interested in this position, and believe I can contribute much to the company. I also believe the company can contribute to my own growth as well.
I...» Document abstract
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SummaryFrom Beacon Press’s website I learned of a job opening as a production assistant. I am very interested in this position, and believe I can contribute much to the company. I also believe the company can contribute to my own growth as well.
I graduated in May from Emerson College with a BFA in Writing, Literature and Publishing. I thoroughly enjoyed my time spent there, my teachers, my classes, and I left emerged in a love affair with all aspects of books and the English language. From proofreading to copy editing, from the choice of fonts and paper and size, book publishing is a field that amazes me, and I would love to become part of the process.
I graduated in May from Emerson College with a BFA in Writing, Literature and Publishing. I thoroughly enjoyed my time spent there, my teachers, my classes, and I left emerged in a love affair with all aspects of books and the English language. From proofreading to copy editing, from the choice of fonts and paper and size, book publishing is a field that amazes me, and I would love to become part of the process.
Table of Contents«When Ana Pichrtova talks about mountain running her eyes light up; she can’t disguise the pure joy that these trail treks bring her. “I just love it! I love the trails, I love running- that’s it!” Pichrtova exudes. Most elites, like Pichrtova, know...» Document abstract
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SummaryWhen Ana Pichrtova talks about mountain running her eyes light up; she can’t disguise the pure joy that these trail treks bring her. “I just love it! I love the trails, I love running- that’s it!” Pichrtova exudes. Most elites, like Pichrtova, know the benefits of training on arduous mountains. They increase the cardiovascular system’s capabilities, they improve a runner’s strength and when it comes to running faster 5K’s, training in the mountains can help you slice seconds off your current PR. But when it comes to common road warriors most don’t understand (or choose to neglect!) just how beneficial mountain running can be. No one said that climbing a mountain was easy, in fact it can be quite the difficult task, but when it comes to overcoming an existing plateau there may not be anything better than hitting the hills hard.
Table of Contents- What is mountain running?
- The cardiovascular solution
- Cross-training- can it get you higher faster?
- Taking it beyond just training?
- Can it get any better than that?
«Over fifty years ago, the “Harvard Five” architects descended upon New Canaan, CT to build houses for themselves and their clients. These architects, Marcel Breuer, Landis Gores, John Johansen, Eliot Noyes, and Philip Johnson designed some of the...» Document abstract
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SummaryOver fifty years ago, the “Harvard Five” architects descended upon New Canaan, CT to build houses for themselves and their clients. These architects, Marcel Breuer, Landis Gores, John Johansen, Eliot Noyes, and Philip Johnson designed some of the most famous modern houses all within the same small town. The town of New Canaan became the center of modern architecture, creating homes that changed peoples’ perception about the true nature of a house.
Table of Contents- Over fifty years ago, the 'Harvard Five' architects descended upon New Canaan, CT to build houses for themselves and their clients.
- It was into this movement that Philip Johnson, the most famous and skilled of the 'Harvard Five', began his work.
- When one simply looks at a picture of the house, they are immediately stunned that this 'box of glass' can be considered a house.
- While the exterior is more than just a box of glass, it is the interior of the home that really transcends modern architecture.
- On one hand The Glass House serves to exude positive aspects of the modern movement, but at the same time raises questions about its usefulness.
- The home even ventures further back in architectural studies in its classic design through its use of symmetry and proportion within the property.
«Throughout the latter half of the 18th and through the 19th century, architecture remained stagnant in design and innovation. There were many great buildings designed during the time, but they all were stuck in the past, usually echoing the Gothic...» Document abstract
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SummaryThroughout the latter half of the 18th and through the 19th century, architecture remained stagnant in design and innovation. There were many great buildings designed during the time, but they all were stuck in the past, usually echoing the Gothic and Greek structures of old. It wasn’t until the industrial revolution fully took hold, that architects were finally able to break out of the mold and began a new age of design: modern architecture. With the advent of new technologies such as poured concrete and exposed steel, architects now had new materials with which to work. One such architect, Peter Behrens, was one of the first to incorporate these new materials into his works, in an attempt to bridge the past and present. Behrens finest achievement was his AEG Factory in Berlin, an immense building designed to house the production of turbines for the company. This great work of architecture was the first in a long line of industrial buildings that gave, as Behrens said himself, “architectural dignity to the workplace.”
Table of Contents- Throughout the latter half of the 18th and through the 19th century, architecture remained stagnant in design and innovation.
- The modernist movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries was revolutionary in the art world, especially in the field of architecture.
- When looking at the building from the outside, the first thing that one notices is the gigantic steel beams that run along the side of the building.
- When one steps into the interior of the building it is truly a site to behold.
- Though Behrens's AEG Factory was not the first factory designed with steel and glass, it was truly the first 'modern industrial building?.
- The genius of his work in bridging the gap between the old and the new was repeated throughout the 20th century by various architects.
«The play between high and low culture has become an important subject in film studies and criticism. In particular, the subject has proved a relevant context for the exploration of exploitation films, and vice versa. In looking at exploitation...» Document abstract
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SummaryThe play between high and low culture has become an important subject in film studies and criticism. In particular, the subject has proved a relevant context for the exploration of exploitation films, and vice versa. In looking at exploitation film, critics and theorists have paid much attention to the films of Radley Metzger, who addresses the interaction of high and low culture in a most interesting and tangible manner. Looking at an article such as Elena Gorfinkel’s “Radley Metzger’s ‘Elegant Arousal’: Taste, Aesthetic Distinction and Sexploitation,” one can see the possibilities in placing Metzger’s films in this particular area of cultural studies. In general, all of his films comment on high and low culture in one way or another: he makes “art films” that play(ed) in grindhouses. Many of the critics and theorists who study exploitation films view this fact alone as a transgression of high and low culture. But Metzger’s The Lickerish Quartet (1970) takes this transgression much farther.
Table of Contents- The play between high and low culture has become an important subject in film studies and criticism.
- The Lickerish Quartet and the rest of Metzger's body of work (prior to his hardcore porn films) separate themselves from the other exploitation films of the 1960s.
- In The Lickerish Quartet, Metzger makes this attempt through editing choices and the inclusion of works of art to enhance the atmosphere.
- When they do leave, their destination – the carnival – serves as their physical entry point into low culture.
- Interaction between the high and low gets more complicated in The Lickerish Quartet when the father and the woman begin an affair.
- The third transgression involves the treatment of the medium of film in The Lickerish Quartet.
- The spectatorship continues as the viewer watches the family and the rest of the audience watching the spectacle of the motorcyclists riding the Wall of Death.
- The first transgression of The Lickerish Quartet consists of its melding of genres:
«In 1959, after the unexpected death of her husband, Doris Wishman decided to begin making films. With a background in distribution, she became aware of the genre of “nudist camp” films through an acquaintance with Walter Bibo, producer of Garden of...» Document abstract
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SummaryIn 1959, after the unexpected death of her husband, Doris Wishman decided to begin making films. With a background in distribution, she became aware of the genre of “nudist camp” films through an acquaintance with Walter Bibo, producer of Garden of Eden (1954), a groundbreaking film in the field. Despite not having any sort of formal training in film (quite difficult for a woman to obtain at this time), she borrowed $20,000 from her family and made Hideout in the Sun (1960), one of the earliest nudist camp films. Over the next eighteen years, she made twenty-three more films, thus qualifying her as probably the most prolific female director of the sound era. She even staged a comeback in the early part of the twenty-first century, creating three more films before her death on August 10, 2002, at the age of 82.
Table of Contents- In 1959, after the unexpected death of her husband, Doris Wishman decided to begin making films.
- As previously stated, most critics classify Wishman's films as exploitation, among other things.
- From 1959 until the mid 1960s, a new wave of filmmakers pioneered a new direction in exploitation film:
- For example, Wishman's Diary of a Nudist (1961) uses the plot of an investigative journalist sent into unknown territory, combined with the simple concept of putting naked bodies on the screen, in order to tell a love story.
- In the mid 1960s, most of the exploitation filmmakers felt the nudies were losing their freshness and appeal, and the box office tallies seemed to reflect this notion
- In addition to shifts in directing style, Wishman's roughie period marked a rather drastic shift in theme and content.
- Near the end of the 1960s, Wishman again became aware of changes in the exploitation industry, this time urged by the sexual revolution and the increasingly explicit nature of sex in film.
- Interestingly though, one of her lesser-known films, The Immoral Three, provides one of the fairest representations of her career.
- While Wishman's heroines may be destined to occupy their roles in the gendered economy, they are also able to re-form themselves through techniques of fantasy and autoeroticism.
«If only Beethoven and Tchaikovsky could have conceived of the technological advantages the musicians of today take for granted. Innovative strides in music technology development have revolutionized the way music is recorded, composed, stored,...» Document abstract
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SummaryIf only Beethoven and Tchaikovsky could have conceived of the technological advantages the musicians of today take for granted. Innovative strides in music technology development have revolutionized the way music is recorded, composed, stored, performed, searched and retrieved by creating easy to use software interfaces and electronic components which work with the artist to help facilitate the creative process. Throughout the late 20th century and through the present day, music technology plays a crucial role in the composition, recording and performing of music.
Table of Contents- With music technology at an artist's disposal, music composition becomes unhindered and all previous limitations are surpassed.
- Examples, of synthesizer software available today are Cakewalk's Home Studio, Steinberg's Cubase and Propellerhead's Reason.
- This technology not only assists those who cannot assemble a live band, but also those who have lost the ability to play an instrument altogether.
- Once music is composed, music technology provides a variety of recording methods with a vast collection of features.
- In all three of the above cases, instrumental and vocal tracks can be recorded individually and then mixed together to create the final product.
- In the search for a more original sound, other instruments have been created.
«Good evening my fellow citizens…This Government, as promised, has maintained the closest surveillance of the Soviet Military buildup on the island of Cuba. Within the past week, unmistakable evidence has established the fact that a series of...» Document abstract
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SummaryGood evening my fellow citizens…This Government, as promised, has maintained the closest surveillance of the Soviet Military buildup on the island of Cuba. Within the past week, unmistakable evidence has established the fact that a series of offensive missile sites is now in preparation on that imprisoned island. The purpose of these bases can be none other than to provide a nuclear strike capability against the Western Hemisphere.” These are the exact words spoken by John F. Kennedy in his address to the nation on October 22, 1962.
Table of Contents- 'Good evening my fellow citizens'This Government, as promised, has maintained the closest surveillance of the Soviet Military buildup on the island of Cuba.
- These are the exact words spoken by John F. Kennedy in his address to the nation on October 22, 1962.
- The film takes the audience through the entire thirteen days of the crisis, moving in and out of different meetings and conferences.
- I would like to discuss one interpretation that Donaldson used in the film, dealing with Costner's character.
- One other part of the film that struck me was Donaldson's portrayal of the military personal, particularly the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
- The heroes of this event were the Kennedy brothers and the movie, it seems, does all it can to 'lionize' the two.
- After reading many historical timelines and sources about the thirteen days of the Cuban Missile Crisis, I must admit that this is one the truest historical films I have scene.
«The Great Depression that struck the United States in the late 1920s came as a shock to millions of Americans. Almost overnight people saw their entire life savings vanish before their eyes and many were laid off by their employers. By the time...» Document abstract
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Summary The Great Depression that struck the United States in the late 1920s came as a shock to millions of Americans. Almost overnight people saw their entire life savings vanish before their eyes and many were laid off by their employers. By the time Franklin Roosevelt took office in March 1933, the economic situation had become more severe.
Table of Contents- The Great Depression that struck the United States in the late 1920s came as a shock to millions of Americans.
- The main subset of the WPA which provided work for struggling artists was the Federal Arts Project (FPA).
- These three cultural sources are reflected by the Depression art of a single town: Norwalk, CT
- Norwalk represented one of those towns that held out hope for a better tomorrow
- This theme was the most widespread in the art across the nation.
- Another set of murals I discovered in Norwalk are a set of four paintings by George Avison
- The town of Norwalk has one of the largest collections of existing WPA murals today.
- The murals of the Depression era completely changed the landscape of American art.
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