leni Riefenstahl’s work in Olympia was compelling and very interesting to hear about her story. After seeing the movie and watching the documentary about her and her life I find it all very fascinating. First off, I thought it was such juxtaposition that a woman directed the first sports documentary. I find this funny because the sports industry today is such a man’s business. To have a woman be the person to pave the way for sports broadcasting is amazing. Next her story about her start with the Nazis is also very interesting and I loved that she always defended her work. She said how she felt and stood to her beliefs. She didn’t apologize of cave because she felt what she did wasn’t harming anyone. To me personally after watching this movie
Aligning with Anna Comnena’s overall bias, the details in The Alexiad harbor a great deal of disdain for crusaders. The East versus West mentality is evident in the narrative through Comnena’s description of the Crusaders. She uses the names “Celt” and “Norman()” as derogatory describing the Crusaders as uncultured and “riotous().” With Byzantine bias she singles out the Normans especially with respect to Nicea where they “behaved the most cruelly to all (251).” Alexius, himself is written to fear their “unstable and mobile character (248)” which reiterates battles against Normans earlier in his life.
Is the world one see around them really how it is or are they being deceived?
The memoir Night by Elie Wiesel gives an in depth view of Nazi Concentration Camps. Growing up in the town of Sighet, Transylvania, Wiesel, a young Jewish boy at the innocent age of 12, whose main focus in life was studying the Kabbalah and becoming closer in his relationship with God. In the memoir, Elie Wiesel reflects back to his stay within a Nazi Concentration Camp in hopes that by sharing his experiences, he could not only educate the world on the ugliness known as the Holocaust, but also to remind people that by remembering one atrocity, the next one can potentially be avoided. The holocaust was the persecution and murder of approximately six million Jew’s by Aldolf Hitler’s Nazi army between 1933 and 1945. Overall, the memoir shows
men in any way. “Once some SS men pushed our sound van into a ditch;
It has long been disputed that Leni Riefenstahl's 'Triumph of The Will,' is neither art or propaganda. Whether it is one, the other, or perhaps both at once, the film's acclaimed cinematography, known and respected worldwide, was the vehicle in which Hitler became Germany's God. Regardless of Leni's personal or impersonal associations with the Nazi Party, Triumph of The Will undoubtedly played a vital role in persuading a nation. Set in the bountiful city of Nuremberg, Triumph of The Will encapsulates the 1934 Nazi Party Rally. Hitler's former appointment in 1933 saw the abolishment of democracy and the guaranteed rights of German citizens. In order to actualise his complete control at such an extraordinary time, it was essential for Hitler
As children, we all want to make our own parents proud and accept us for who we are. As humans, we all want to feel loved by those we admire the most. However, when a parent’s lack of acceptance and encourage continues to grow, it can shape a child’s life. Sandra Cisneros, the author of “Only Girl,” comes from a working-class Mexican family whose parents only want what is best for their seven children. Or at least, thinks they know what it is best. The America that Cisneros believes in is a nation full of freedom, which are limited by attempts to certain achievements and capabilities in regards to level of skills and strengths. However, while growing up in two different houses, one in America and one in Mexico, the Mexican culture was favored
“While I drew, and wept along with the terrified children I was drawing, I really felt the burden I am bearing. I felt that I have no right to withdraw from the responsibility of being an advocate.” – Kathe Kollwitz.
After visiting almost every public and private prison in the United States, Dorothea Dix found that they were unsanitary and inhumane. At the time, prisons were unregulated and unhygienic, as criminals were imprisoned directly next to mentally ill people. Dix presented her reports, accounts of prisoners being flogged, chained, starved, left naked, and physically and sexually abused, to the legislature of Massachusetts. Her actions influenced a movement to improve prison conditions for both the imprisoned as well as the insane. Dix moved on to accomplish similar feats in New York and Rhode Island, as well as expanding her efforts to Europe (A&E, 2015, Dorothea Dix).
The human form transcends throughout time persistently present in art. Dating all the way back to Paleolithic human beings our renderings of idealized forms have served many purposes. Though the Neolithic and Paleolithic purpose of these renderings is widely speculative the range of reason for these depictions ranges from idolization and worship to assertion of aristocratic and economic status even to simply serving as statements of self-expression. Amongst ruins and artifacts, sculptures of ancient cultures demonstrate the ways in which humans perceptions of what is aesthetically desirable have progressed. Two idealized sculptures the Woman from Willendorf and the Khafre statue with approximately 21,500 years separating their individual gestations this demonstrate the stylistic progression of idealized imagery through time.
This is Jimson Heng from T2B2 and I will be talking about Leni Riefenstahl, a German film director, photographer, actress and dancer who was most well known for directing the Nazi Party propaganda film, Triumph of the Will, and for being the first female film director to achieve critical acclaim.
Jane Fonda’s “Life Review” may be a helpful tool to use as adults enter into their “Life’s Third Act.” A “Life Review” may give a person new meaning to life. It helps you with forgiveness and free yourself from the horrible past you may encounter. Less stress, less hostile, less anxious, and happier are four helpful tools that would help an adult into their Third Act.
Over the years, a Yale professor named Amy Chua, has harassed a huge amount of attention due to her idea on certain parenting styles that are foreign. The parenting styles are foreign figuratively and literally. These styles are ' 'foreign ' ' to most Western parents. The style focuses on a Chinese idea that Chua embraces, and has ended up well known or notorious, for the stern and thorough practices that Chua upheld with her own two little girls. Chua has gotten major feedback because of this. One of the people that is against Chua is, Hannah Rosin, who in fact is a author. In light of Chua, Rosin states an alternative idea for raising a child. It can become a very heated argument when considering both Chua and Rosin 's opinions. While they
"The Red Convertible," a short story written by Louise Erdrich's, she writes about the travesties of war that impose on the relationship of two brothers, Henry and Lyman. The author uses symbolism to unveil the troubles brought home by Henry after he leaves the battlefields of Vietnam. The story emphasized difficulties Lyman was forced to Handel the separation from his brother. The goal of Erdrich writing the "The Red Convertible" was to communicate the emotional stresses war creates for a soldier and how that stress affects relationships with there families.
From the first moment of Schindler's List to the very last, you will be amazed by the strength and resilience of the Jewish people during this horrendous time in their history. You will witness and feel their pain and horror in this very graphic, yet painfully true story. Steven Speilberg deserves all of the awards this film had brought him. It is a time in history we should never forget and pray that we will never witness again.
Edgar Allan Poe’s 1849 poem, “Annabel Lee”, explores the common themes of romance and death found in many of Poe’s works. The poem tells the story of a beautiful young maiden named Annabel Lee who resides by the sea. The maiden and the narrator of the poem are deeply in love, however the maiden falls ill and dies, leaving the narrator without his beloved Annabel Lee. Contrary to what many might expect from a poem by Poe and yet still depressing, the poem ends with the narrator accepting Annabel’s death and remains confident that they will forever be together despite her parting.