The Confidant Gaze

America lies in the wake of the impending presidential election, which has been shrouded in controversy from its infancy. FBI investigations, leaked emails, private recordings, rape allegations, and indubitable untruths have pledged both front-runners. Despite the foul taste left in the mouth of many Americans by Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton, they have come out victorious in their campaign to represent their respective party as the nominee for president. While it was once widely believe that the American people democratically elect the president of the United States, through current influences such as the media, Internet, and growing population an exuberant amount of Americans believe that their vote no longer counts, thus posing the question who’s really in control of the electoral process? In the past, the call to question of the integrity of the electoral processes was strictly reserved for the most devout conspiracy theorist, but with the pullulating concerns over super delegates, average sound mind Americans are not sure the full truth is being told. Has America been fed at noble lie? A simple answer yes, a more complex answer America has been fed a misconception disguised as a lie.

In the process of writing, regardless of the form it takes, thesis or narrative for example, the purpose of the piece has several lenses that shape how the reader perceives the material. Of the less important lenses that shape the piece, mood, word choice, and rhetoric are only a few. These elements of the work, while minimal in a relative sense, accomplish the same as other, more important components, they influence how the reader perceives the material, how it is understood. If one is to effectively convey the message of the piece, one must first look at how the any reader perceives any text. This idea of how the reader perceives is a culmination of all the devices employed by the author. The idea is for the author to craft an aggregate

Vision and the act of looking is an important and recurring theme in many horror films. In early gothic literature, such as in Guy de Maupassant 's Le Horla, the author presents vision as definitive and universal proof and stresses the importance of seeing as well as the act of showing gore. As a society, we are routinely told ‘seeing is believing ' in the wake of any paranormal or supernatural phenomena, placing weight on the tangible. However, as science and technology have progressed the faithfulness of visual representation is increasingly throw into question, which in turn has led to societal anxiety. A few years earlier, video footage of an event rarely had its validity questions, whereas now it is easy

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During the second incident a ‘censored’ sticker covers part of the torture, yet what is occurring remains evident with the irony questioning what the media makes visible and invisible to audiences, a recurring theme throughout the film. Furthermore, these scenes question the acceptability and use of torture in times of war. Scholars have echoed this concern, most pertinently in relation to the photographs depicting the torture of Iraqi prisoners by American military personnel at Abu Ghraib in 2005. Academic discourse has been highly critical of the medias role, prior to such practices being revealed and in the

George Carlin, an American stand-up comedian and author, once said, “I like it when a flower or a little tuft of grass grows through a crack in the concrete. It 's so f****n ' heroic.” The autobiography Look Me in the Eye by John Elder Robison is a memoir about a man’s strange aloofness towards others, but also the difficulties he has had to over-come and the courage he needed to get through them. This story gives a glimpse into the life of an Aspergergian- as he likes to call himself. Aspergers syndrome is a form of autism that affects the ability to effectively socialize and communicate. This syndrome generated a vast majority of complications all throughout his life. During his childhood, John is a social outcast. He does not know how to befriend people, and he is very blunt and rude to his peers. This makes it very difficult for him to create bonds with people, but he did occasionally become acquainted with the other outcasts such as his friend named Jeff. Robinson’s teenage years were even worse. John was labeled as the “class-clown” and began to fail school even though he was very smart he just did not care anymore; consequently, this lead him into the path of dropping out of school. However, after he quit school he had started working for a small band fixing their EQ amps. This was good for John because it gave him a chance to interact more with people while making money and traveling. After that, he started working for successful bands like KISS and Pink

The media’s representation on ethical/racial and colonial illustration is not always accurate; there are many stereotypes and critics always find something to be false. Realism also plays a big role in representing in what critics believe. (Shothat 178)

The Secret in Their Eyes, an original Argentine novel by Eduardo Sacheri published in 2005 and translated into English by John Cullen in 2011, has two versions of movies, a 2009 Argentine movie directed by Juan Jose Campanella and a 2015 American movie directed by Billy Ray starring Julia Roberts and Nicole Kidman. The Secret in Their Eyes mainly revolves around Benjamin Chaparro, a newly retired detective turned writer who has a prolonged, unrequited love for Judge Irene Hornos, and an old, unsolved rape and murder case of the late Liliana Emma Colotto de Morales in Buenos Aires, Argentina back in May 1968. This certain case haunts Benjamin as it was also the reason why he fled Buenos Aires and had to change his life decades ago. The whole

French novelist Gustave Flaubert once said, “There is no Truth. There is only perception.” Since the 1800s, when this quote was given, it still holds true. This quote puts the idea that no one really knows the truth, and what is believed to be the truth is merely the perception through which it is seen, into words. A modern day example of truth being used is seen in the movie The Virgin Suicides.

Different historical and cultural barriers affect the way literature and other forms of art are depicted. Maggie Nelson, Azar Nafisi, and Tim O’Brien explore the effect of political and ideological contexts on various forms of art and the way they are created or viewed. In “Great to Watch,” Nelson criticizes the media for not considering the barrier that exists between those who are educated in understanding art and and those who are not because she finds that the people who are not well informed become “desensitized” to what they see. Throughout her story, “Reading Lolita in Tehran,” Nafisi explains the difficulty of being able to enjoy literature during an oppressive time period where a barrier between women and the Islamic regime exists. In the context of war, O’Brien explores the barrier between soldiers and civilians in “How to Tell a True War Story.” All of these authors find that different contexts create barriers that influence the ability of creators of various forms of art to tell their story and the way their audiences perceive them. They notice that political and ideological contexts cause creators and producers to focus their works on highlighting the barriers that exist in our world. Because people have different values and experiences, Nelson, Nafisi, and O’Brien find that the interpretations of works vary. Nelson is able to propose a solution for the barriers she discusses—between the art connoisseurs and the uninformed— while Nafisi and O’Brien become

I totally agree with your concern and passion for the homeless population. It is a tremendous and serious issue that needs to be addressed and more people need to understand that somethings has to been done to help make a better living outcome for these individuals. During my research for the paper my passion is the same to help find a answer to aid in this homeless population. There are many different reasons and causes for homelessness among women, women/children, the youth, men, men/children and families. Therefore, to get a better understanding and help society to "wake up" and realize more services must be developed and in place to meet the need.

An image captures a person’s physical attributes, but others subject the image to flawed interpretations. When the media defamed the Syrian's dignity, the Abounaddara collective started producing videos to convey the proper way of representing their people. The combination of the Abounaddara exhibition and the articles written about the collective trigger many dormant and undeveloped ideas. For one thing, this combination elicits ideas that relate to media and a person's image. In media, a need to fulfill a voyeuristic nature in humans establishes itself as an issue through the Abounaddara's videos, Media Kill and Kill Them!. In addition, this voyeuristic element involving the electronic image can associate itself with Chris Burden's Velvet

From a cinematography perspective, elements of Mulvey’s essay persist throughout the film, specifically, the idea of the male gaze upon females who are meant to be looked at. However, in line with the homosexual themes in Carol, this gaze is manipulated to be a female to female gaze. On their quest for a Christmas tree, Therese’s gazes are followed by broken down, close up shots of Carol’s gloved hands on the steering wheel and red lips as she smile back at Therese. Then from the car, Therese photographs Carol without her knowledge, the ultimate form of Mulvey’s scopophilia, or gaining pleasure by looking suggestively, however it does not derive from the herterosexual male’s perspective. Hayne’s challenging of traditional depictions of sexuality in

Alcohol and Tobacco damages the body , but marijuana helps? Marijuana should be legal in all 50 states for both Recreational and medical purposes. Marijuana isn’t legal everywhere in the U.S. , which is why it’s a huge political debate. First, can’t die from it , unlike any harmful drug. Second, it helps/ cures diseases. Lastly, it’s already legal in nine states.

Dorothy West presents an exclusive showing into the African American middle class during the 1950s with her last novel. Set in the summer vacation spot known as the Oak Bluffs in Martha's Vineyard, The Wedding illustrates the life in the Oval as a secluded community made up of the best and brightest black bourgeoisie that money can buy. Together these elite African Americans have achieved the “American Dream”. The basis of the story surrounds the most elite family of the oval, the Coles. They are not only college-educated but also wealthy and their life showed ease in comparison to the others in Martha’s Vineyard. By owning the biggest home in the Oval community, the Coles family represents the highest achievement other blacks in the community dream of accomplishing in their life journey. The novels storyline starts in the morning before Shelby Coles wedding and ending on the morning of the wedding. Shelby Coles, who is the youngest daughter of Clark and Corinne Coles and the focal point of the story, is marrying Meade, a white jazz pianist. Unlike the other marriages portrayed in The Wedding, Shelby is marrying for love. For her family, Shelby’s marriage to Meade is appalling because she is going to marry outside her race and outside her class. Instead of marrying a doctor, a lawyer, or perhaps businessman, she is marrying someone whose financial conditions are uncertain. Even though Shelby has chosen to marry the jazz musician, her family is