Textual Analysis Foucault

John Fire Lame Deer was a Sioux Indian tribal leader, medicine man, rodeo clown, and storyteller amongst other things. A selection from his autobiography Seeker Of Visions: The Life Of A Sioux Medicine Man titled “Talking to the Owls and Butterflies” is a short piece regarding nature and man’s relationship with it. The piece was intended to make an impression on white people in order to help salvage what is remaining in the environment. Lame Deer reprimands the “white world” for its negative outlook towards nature and the treatment of animals, he converses how man has changed and reshaped nature in order to make it more profitable. Stating that Caucasians have gone and altered animals in order to create

When I first signed up for University 101 back over the summer I thought that this class was a waste of time, and was just an easy credit. But I was wrong. University 101 ended up being my most demanding class and I was upset because I felt like none of the journals, activities, and discussions were useful or even worth my time. But I was wrong again. My UNV 101 class was different from the rest, it was different because I was a part of Opportunity Network. Opportunity Network has three instructors and I was very grateful to have Ms. Ebony to be my UNV 101 professor. Ms. Ebony and I became extremely close during this semester. Ms. Ebony encourage me to do nursing again ,even when I wanted to give up and start all over because I wasn’t doing

We usually pay more attention to the inner core of human beings, but clothing is not simply an outfit that covers out bodies—it indeed delivers a strong message to the society. A particular style of clothing marks the fashion of an era or a culture, but sometimes there is more historical context and material politics behind it. Clothing is not superficial; it represents identity and dignity of a group of people. According to Miller’s “Why Clothing is not Superficial”, clothing gives us “such dignity, glamour and refinement”, and they “actually were what made us think what we think we are” (Miller). It sometimes may have a unique appearance but it could be a powerful challenge to the public memory and hegemonic forces.

Students in high schools that do not follow the fashion trends are generally looked down upon for not fitting in with the majority. In a study from the NPD Group, which does fashion industry analysis shows that Kids who are “fashion outcasts” are 60% more likely to be bullied in high school. In the adult world, wearing expensive and nicely fitted clothing to work makes you look sharper, which changes the impression that other colleagues have over you. In another study by the NPD group, adults who work in Ralph Lauren dress shirts are 3 times out of 10 more likely to gain a raise within the first month of working than those who work in generic brand dress shirts with the same education as those who wore Ralph Lauren dress shirts. These two studies show that the way you present your fashion has an impact on how people accept who you

Amy Tan story, “Two Kinds”, uses character development, conflict, flashback, and symbolism to express the love of one’s mother. This story starts off with the mother (Suyuan Woo) and daughter (Jing-Mei) trying to find something that the daughter can get really good at. They find one that there interested in but after a couple of sessions they found out that it wasn’t right for her daughter. So they try to do others things like the piano, but after several sessions with Mr. Chong her mother saw that her daughter wasn’t improving on playing the piano. Her mom kept urging her to practice more and get better but Jing-Mei had just about enough of this and started to rebel against her mom.

Clothing is an important indicator of social status. Clothing, to some degree, has had a powerful influence of sociologically in defining race (Hixson, 2011). In the article, “Do Clothes Define you Ethnicity”, it states, that race relations may not have change, but fashion to some degree has been socially accepted, but we subconsciously rely on subtle factors to perceive race. Our clothes make a huge difference of what people think about us, it also says a great ideal about who we are, and it can signal our racial and ethnic identity through our dress behavior and our overall appearance.

    In the novel The Help, written by Kathryn Stockett, an African American help maid, Aibileen, works for a white family that treats her rudely because of the color of her skin, but a white woman named Skeeter decides to write about Aibileen and the truth behind the treatment towards the help community.  Throughout the book, Stockett establishes a depressing and sorrowful tone by showing the way white people treat African Americans’ during this time period. An example of this shown in the beginning of the story when Aibileen says, “I lost my own boy, Treelore, right before I started waiting on Miss Leefolt” (2).  Stockett utilizes this scene to explain how difficult and brutal Aibileen’s life is from the start, which creates

As far as organization goes for this piece of writing, I would give Kim a 2 for many different reasons. She does have a title (not shown in picture) and shows logic when putting her sentences together. She also has an awesome hook that keeps me interested but her pacing feels extremely awkward. Kim tends to jump from topic to topic in this paragraph and it feels weird reading it aloud. It is easy to tell what the main point is for this writing piece but she should have reread her writing and organized it

From the beginning to the end of the music video “Hmm for the Weekend” by Coldplay featuring Beyoncé (2015), the audience is shown a multiple array of colours and authentic sounds, from traditional bells, to Chris Martin’s angelic voice. However, the video also portrays prolific visuals of the Indian culture. On one hand, viewers suggest it over-generalizes the representation of an Indian culture as it screens the false realties of race and ethics. On the other hand, there are those who suggest it shows the appreciation of the culture. Through Jason Rodriquez’s article “Color-Blind Ideology & Culture Appropriation of Hip-Hop” (2006), this paper will explain how the music video “Hmm for the Weekend” by Coldplay featuring Beyoncé uses culture

Society can make you feel different in multiple ways especially in this day of age, they way you dress takes a big toll in society nowadays. If your dressed in the latest Jordan's or the best clothes in the mall you are considered cool and are complimented more than someone who cant dress or is considered lame or looked over most of the time. Just because someone doesn't have on a name brand shirt gives another person the right to talk about them the right to talk about someone? People don't understand when people do things like that opens up other doors such as insecurities, bulling, etc. Does expensive clothes make someone better than another? Or does expensive clothes boost ones ego up?

Today, there are numerous researches that have been carried out in relation the influence of fashion on self-perception on different people. All these researchers are of the opinion that the way that an individual dresses has a major impact on his self-perception.

Clothes are the way people express themselves in Western culture without the use of words. One can tell many things about a person based upon the way they are dressed. While many things may be erroneous when judging someone by the way they

People also utilize fashion as a way to be judged - or not be judged. Some people dress in high-end, fashionable clothing to show that they take care of themselves and want to stand out in a positive way. Others may wear clothes that allow them to hide - plain jeans and tops that allow someone to blend into a crowd. This shows that both making a statement and trying not to make a statement actually do end up making a statement - although trying not to make a statement states that you don't want to be noticed.

I agree with Simmel’s theories on fashion today. I feel as though fashion is a way of not only expressing yourself but also letting people know “who you are” in a way. Some people find it extremely important to dress in brand names because it makes them appear “rich”. However, some people who have millions of rupees dress ordinary and do not care to wear name brands as long as it looks good on them. So sometimes it can give people the wrong impression of where you stand based on how you are dressed. I would never judge someone by their clothes but when I do see someone wearing high end clothing i do say to myself “wow they must have a lot of money”. But this might not be true because some people wear very expensive clothes and shoes but in really they’re debt because of this. I feel like people should wear what they can afford and not try to present

To gain knowledge of how we communicate to others through the way we dress, we have to first understand what identity is. Identity is what we choose to represent ourselves as, be that a gender identity, a sexual identity; it is completely up to the individual as a person to make that choice. Identity forms the basis of one’s pride and being accepted socially only adds to that ego and integrity. The psychology of the matter is the way we dress is more or less based on our moods, habits, inspirations, past, present and future. The character of a person is reflected in the way that they dress, Clothing can act as a simple glance into someone’s life, as we are already know that different clothing can represent different means of culture; Clothes are used a language to communicate with society and to commonly let them know what you want to be viewed as.