Drop Dead Gorgeous Analysis

I have for better or for worse chosen the show Here Comes Honey Boo-Boo as my source of media that generalizes rural communities. HCBB is a spin off of “Toddlers in Tiaras” where thee focus is shifted to the main character Alana Thompson and here respective family members consisting primarily of here mother and father. The show is “shot” in Mclntrye Georgia with an estimated population of 650 as of 2010. The town its self also only occupy roughly 5.4 square miles making it effectively a “rural” town by national standards. By in large the characters of this show Alana and June are portrayed as “ignorant” and lacking common sense. Each episode is littered with cut shots of each of these members engaging in behavior that exemplifies stupidity,

When littering occurs and that one person who can’t stand it watches, you might have some problems. The short essay “A Couple of Really Neat Guys” by Dave Barry really explains this well. It shares a universal truth about one person’s big pet peeve, littering. As he makes it clear how much he thinks littering is disrespectful, he also demonstrates sarcasm and satire.

On February 18, 2017, I attended a play production at the Bean Brown Theatre located at Shelton State Community College. The name of the production was The Real Queen of Hearts Ain’t Even Pretty. As a spectator of the play, with no foreknown knowledge of its content, I enjoyed the play. It had many comedic components.

There are many stereotypes associated with people who live in the city and people who live in a small town. A lot of stereotypes lean towards people who grow up in a small town do not have the chance to receive a finer education, or everyone who lives in the city are rude and arrogant. On contrary to these stereotypes, people raised in a small town can receive an adequate education and not everyone who lives in the city is rude. Personally, when I transferred from a middle school with a 1000 students to a school who had roughly 300 students I noticed

Every part of the country has their own stereotype the west coast has people in bikini and partying non-stop, east coast is where all the famous movie stars hang out and Arizona is where “cowboys” are. The middle states, on the other hand, get look down because they aren’t as incredible and exciting as the east or west coast. The Midwest really doesn't get mentioned during besides begin tornado territory. In “The Horizontal World” by Marquart she explains how the Midwest gets looked down for its dull appearances while using visuals, allusion, and anecdote to give the reader the sense of the Midwest.

In the passage The Horizontal World by Debra Marquart’s it states “Aside from this myth making, the Midwest is a place that’s been considered devoid of stories, a flyover region one must endure to get to more interesting places” (Marquart 31). This quote is explaining how other citizens in the United States think of states like North Dakota. Throughout the passage it explains how growing up in North Dakota or the square states is boring and plain. Along with talking about how plain these states are, the author brings up many points on why these states are important. Points such as how these states are the states that hold strong women and good looking men (Marquart 26). Throughout this passage the author uses visual imagery and expert

When listening to the song “Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked” by Cage the Elephant, the theories that best describe this song are the Techniques of Neutralization by Sykes and Matza, and the Rational Choice Theory by Cornish and Clark. Sykes and Matza outlined five techniques based on offenders coming up with excuses when committing crimes to defend themselves. On the other hand, Cornish and Clark discuss four decisions to commit crime that offenders are concerned about when deciding whether to involve themselves in crime, so they outweigh the risks vs. the rewards. In Sykes and Matza Techniques of Neutralization, the five techniques include; denial of responsibility, denial of injury, denial of the victim,

The questions go on, would the show have been successful without stereotypes? The show has so much heart in the small town, where the focus is not only the characters, but the small town. It is apparent this is a successful show, but the stereotypes will always exist and be noticeable to viewers because of the history of this country. As a country we know more statistics about how unsuccessful and troubled minorities are than whites. We know that the crime rate is higher among blacks and Hispanics than whites, which is why shows find it important to focus that on television.

In this quote, Wes tells how him and Justin became close friends because of the private school they both attended in the Bronx. By the language Wes uses, it is clear that he admires Justin a lot, almost like a brother. Like the narrator, the other Wes also had a male figure to look up to, his half brother. While Wes’s brother, Tony, reminds Wes how important going to school and getting good grades is, he himself dropped out of school. What Wes really needed in his life was a male figure, like the narrator’s, who lead him by example and was around almost everyday to support and motivate him to do the same. Justin provided to Wes the protection, companionship, and direction that was never given to the other Wes, which lead him to have to navigate

“It Isn’t pretty…But Is It Art?” is an article written by Diana Mack, an affiliate scholar at the New York-based Institute for American Values. Mack talks about some public disputes that revolved around popular works of literary and art such as the Harry Potter and Picardo Venus, as well as her opinions that center around “the question of what makes a good work of art.” Mack explains that art works carrying “a serious tone of death, hate…and…evil” but not carrying “publicly reflect(ed) community standards of taste, decency, and respect for religious faith” are constantly criticized and sometimes banned. Clearly felt throughout the article through her tone and statements, Mack’s main point is that individuals should not reject or criticize an art work that seem “alien and unappealing.”

Memories are evoked by smells, sights, and sounds that take us back to a specific time in our lives. For me, certain words have the ability to transport me to specific moments; they are like snapshots of my life, capturing experiences that can be remembered simply by hearing or seeing a word. A word can whisk me back to both my elementary school music class and my present life; a song I sang for days on end; current and past hobbies. Certain words connect different stages of my life and help me make sense of it.

I have told many stories staring with "so this guy"... and " this dude". I feel like I started stories off like this to keep my friends guessing on who the guy/dude was. I believe that the narrator want use to feel like the story is not finished. In a way that the man who worked on cathedrals never got to see the finish product. Yes, it is strange I do believe that is strange that this story was enter in a literature textbook, because there is no structure. I got the impression that he is a little jealous of the blind man. The narrator's wife took a lot of time to create tapes telling him almost everything. Toward the end of the story the narrator had a different view of the blind man when he was drawing the cathedral with his eye closed. A

Great post Diana, I used to go out and enjoy myself at the club, but it has got boring. The club that I used to go too only have a D.J. that plays different verity of songs, show video, and have pool tables. There aren’t many entertainment they offer to make the time spent more enjoyable. If they offer some of the different service that you mentioned, it would be more fun to

The short film entitled “The Most Beautiful Thing” is about a smart and lonely boy in high school who falls for a girl who is also lonely and has special needs. This film came out in 2012 and Cameron Covell is the director, writer, and producer of the film. It is only about 11 minutes long, but it conveys a very powerful message about love. This short film is a great movie to watch because many people can relate to the struggles of the boy (Brandon), it is amazing to see who he falls in love with (Emily) and how she changes his world, and the courage displayed by both Brandon and Emily at the end of the film is astounding and encouraging.

When and why did Ravel compose “Ma mère l’Oye" (Mother Goose Suites)? How does each movement of the piece convey the story line of the fairytales? Compare and contrast the piano version vs. the orchestrated version of the piece.