Cindy Walker Essays

  • True Monsters in Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tim Franklin

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    to be “whipped with a belt” (Franklin 51) demonstrates his ugliness towards his son. Besides, he is also responsible for Silas to be deprived of love from his father. Likewise, the other monster in the novel would be Cecil Walker. He was more of a monster than a stepdad to Cindy, for he used to be brutal and violent towards her. Once, at a New Year’s party, he throws a rocket bottle towards her which explodes against her back. In addition, he would not miss any chance to abuse her sexually, when alone

  • Women Artists and the Female Form

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    Women Artists and the Female Form "The still must tease with the promise of a story the viewer of it itches to be told." Cindy Sherman Cindy Sherman is an American born artist (b.1954) who grew up in Long Island. Her family was not particularly involved with the arts, so she developed her interest in the arts during her college days. She began with painting, but felt frustrated with its limitations and decided to pursue photography. She is one of the most esteemed photographers of the late

  • The Impact of Television on American Society

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    The Impact of Television on American Society What role does television play in society? For decades we have seen many parts of our world rapidly going through changes in technology. Today’s society has been transformed by means of communication and the available information through mass media. Most Americans rely on television for news, sports, and entertainment. Television is just one of the many examples of how technology has changed our lives. Since the invention of the television in the early

  • The Work of Cindy Sherman

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    No other artist has ever made as extended or complex career of presenting herself to the camera as has Cindy Sherman. Yet, while all of her photographs are taken of Cindy Sherman, it is impossible to class call her works self-portraits. She has transformed and staged herself into as unnamed actresses in undefined B movies, make-believe television characters, pretend porn stars, undifferentiated young women in ambivalent emotional states, fashion mannequins, monsters form fairly tales and those which

  • Taking a Look at Frida Khalo and Cindy Sherman

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    photography was used much later after paintings were used, it allowed the artist even more artistic interpretation because of the ability to play a different role and not having to be ones self. The artists that will be focused on are Frida Kahlo and Cindy Sherman. They lived during different periods and their artistic intentions varied because of that. They also had similarities in that they thought outside of the conventional roles. These women were both self-portraiture artists and although they were

  • Pow John McCain

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    from Carol's first marriage. Then in 1966 John and Carol had a daughter together. Next they got a divorce in April 1980 which led to meeting his second wife Cindy Lou Hensley, a teacher from Phoenix, while she was on vacation in 1979 with her parents in Hawaii. McCain was still married at the time, but separated from his first wife. John and Cindy were married in Phoenix, Arizona on May 17, 1980. They have five children: Meghan (born in 1984), John IV (known as Jack, born in 1986), James (known as Jimmy

  • Ugliness and Beauty in Alice Walker's Color Purple

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    and she is not Shug. "He beat me [Celie] when you not here, I say. Who do, she [Shug] say, Albert? Mr. _____, I say. . . . What he beat you for? she ast. For being me and not you" (79). Albert loves Shug because she is beautiful. In addition, Alice Walker "views Albert's love of Shug, in spite of her color and his father's protestations, as a sign of psychic health and, more specifically, a sign of self-love" (Winchell 98). However, this "self-love" that Albert supposedly possesses is only extended

  • A Rose Lily by Alice Walkers

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    My reaction to Alice Walkers piece ARoseLily@ was quite interesting and confusing. Interesting in the way she wrote the wedding ceremony different from the main story. Confusing because you, the reader, have to read really carefully to see what the plot was. Overall, once I got the hang of reading her style it became clear to me how she felt and what the story was that she was trying to introduce. There was definitely a lot of symbolism in the story. First of all, the name A Roselily @ means A beauty

  • Compose Yourself:Writing & Identity in Douglas, Williams & Walker

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    Compose Yourself:Writing & Identity in Douglas, Williams & Walker For the last several years, whenever I teach an introductory composition course I use an anthology of essays called Fields of Writing.One of the strengths of this collection is the exemplary diversity of its selections, and among the best of these are many essays by African Americans.I assign a number of these in the course, but four in particular I have found to be consistently useful in teaching basic ideas about composition.

  • The Perverse World of Anthony Goicolea

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    with heavy cypress-green curtains on the back and side walls. The gold of the curtain tresses is revisited... ... middle of paper ... ...d surely be a challenge. Works Cited Dalton, Jennifer. “Look At Me: Self-Portrait Photography After Cindy Sherman.” PAJ: A Journal of Performance and Art Vol. 66, September 2000: 47-56. Dawson, Jessica. “The Ultimate One-Man Show; Anthony Goicolea Plays All the Parts in His Provocative Photographs.” The Washington Post 29 Nov. 2001, Section: Style:

  • Creativity in Alice Walker's Color Purple

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    understands and affirms her own existence, and comes close to God. Walker, through the story of Celie, describes for us a process of development. It is a search into oneself for the purpose of one's existence. The answer is that we all possess a creative power that is divine, and when we find it, recognize it, and express it, we show that we are, each of us, God, who creates beauty and loves all. Works Cited Walker, Alice. In Search of Our Mothers Gardens. New York: Harcourt Brace

  • Metamorphosis of Celie in Alice Walker's Color Purple

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    Metamorphosis of Celie in The Color Purple In the book The Color Purple (1982) by Alice Walker, the main character Celie develops from an abused, shy and browbeaten teenage girl into a strong, mature and self-confident woman. This metamorphisis is due to five major factors: Celie observes other successful women, she receives love and appreciation, changes in Celie’s view of God, Celie’s maturation and a bit of luck. As Celie is brought up, her father sexually molests her over and over again, making

  • Alice Walker's The Color Purple: Celie's Struggles Expressed in Letters

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    lived discriminating lives. Even though many black Southerners formed tight-knit communities, physical, mental and sexual abuse was still brought on to many of the black women living in the frame of male civilization. In The Color Purple (1983), Alice Walker portrays these harsh realities and struggles through the letters of a young woman named Celie. Celie turns to God after her father says, "You better not never tell nobody but God. It'd kill your mammy" (1). This passage was used by Celie and..

  • Everyday use by Alice Walker

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    woman narrates the story of the day one daughter, Dee, visits from college. Mrs. Johnson auto-describes herself as a “big-boned woman with rough, man-working hands.”(180,Walker). Contrasting her auto-description, she describes Dee as a young lady with light complexion, nice hair and full figure that “wanted nice things.”(181,Walker). The arrival of Dee to Mrs. Johnson’s house causes mixed emotions on Mrs. Johnson. Dee Johnson and Mrs. Johnson have differing viewpoints on heritage and each value possessions

  • Fleet Walker Vs. Jackie Robinson Comparison

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    Throughout the course of American history, there have been many historical figures who have been responsible for, or were a part of the gradual change of our nation. In the early to mid 1900's, the United States was racially segregated, and African Americans were looked at as second class citizens. In the mid-1900's, a time period which is now known as the Civil Rights Movement, there were a number of different people who helped lead the charge to desegregate the United States. Some of the historical

  • Compare and Contrast:Martin Luther King Jr.

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    Birmingham Jail, is as one with the appeal that was given by David Walker. Both the letter and the appeal were pleas, pleas to the African American race. Not only to African Americans, but to my surprise and yours it was also written to all races suffering from the same injustice. These pleas were strong and very urgent. Our fears then and are still now today have kept our souls and minds in bondage to the immoral likings of others. David Walker so vividly quoted in a statement written before the preamble

  • Photographers Build a Narrative Story

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    of time. Types of photographic narrative come in many forms, such as snapshots, mise-en-scene, tableau and time exposures. Focusing particularly on singular photographs, this discussion will talk about how photographers such as Gregory Crewdson and Cindy Sherman construct and stage narratives in their images in the cinematic theme, and how they originated. Photographic narrative does not necessarily follow the traditions of beginning, middle and end, but may simply imply what has happened, what is

  • Blurring Beauty: From Editing to Eating Disorders

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    to completely create a new picture and allow the photograph to look anyway they please. These false images often promote ‘skinny’ and ‘thin’. However this, standard photo editors set is often extremely unattainable. Supermodel Cindy Crawford stated “I wish I looked like Cindy Crawford.” (ABC News), and by this she means that even being described as perfect and one of the most flawless women in the world, she wasn’t. The editing on the photos made her appear that way. These impossible averages are often

  • Cindy Sherman

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    Cindy Sherman Terror and mockery come together in the portraits of Cindy Sherman on display at the Crocker Art Museum. Walking into the large, dimly lit ballroom, one may begin to feel a slight sense of trepidation as the viewer looks around to find nine sets of beady eyes watching one’s every move. Sherman produced her History Portraits during the late eighties and early nineties, nine of which are displayed at the museum. In her portraits she uses lush fabrics, lavish jewelry, and false body

  • Media is Pushing Young Girls to Grow Up Too Fast

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    Our media continues to flood the marketplace with advertisements portraying our young teens much older than their age. Woman’s body images have been the focus of advertising for generations. However, now the focus is more directed to the younger teenage girls instead of woman. Young girls are often displayed provocatively while eating messy triple decker hamburgers, or sipping a diet sodas on an oversized motorcycles. As a result, young teens are dressing older than their age, trying to compete