accepted as ‘men’; they are less than a man. “Bronies: The Extremely Unexpected Adult Fans of My Little Pony” reveals grown men who are fans of “My Little Pony” out to the world. This is a fanbase that is unheard of and seen as ‘uncommon’ and ‘unnatural’. These men find important values in “My Little Pony” like friendship and how to properly act in situations. “My Little Pony” intended audience is for little girls where it gives simplistic messages of the importance of friendship and proper behavior
Bronies are one of the most charitable fandoms in the world, and should be recognized for their contributions to the world, not for what they watch. On October 10, 2010, the first episode of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic aired on the Hub network. This new generation changed the face of the pastel coloured ponies, and changed the franchise from the overly girly style of the previous generations. Lauren Faust, the creator of Friendship is Magic, wanted a more “family friendly” show, and made it more
My Little Pony: Friendship is a cartoon produced by Lauren Faust, and is the newest generation of the franchise of the original My Little Pony (aka My Pretty Pony) toys which were released in 1983. What makes this show so different from the other generations of My Little Pony is that the show is intended for children, and adults. The show discusses topics such as racism, politics, feminism and imperialism. The show is simple enough for children to understand, but is very detailed and so interesting
My Little Beowulf: Fighting is Magic Beowulf and My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic have many similarities. The main character of My Little Pony, Twilight Sparkle always thinks of others first, she also has a powerful weapon, the elements of harmony. Twilight Sparkle has the courage, and leadership skills to fight whoever comes her way. Beowulf likewise, is an excellent leader; he has strong capability’s that enable him to lead his solders, and defeat anything that comes in their way. Twilight and
When I was fourteen years old, I came across a children’s television show called “My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.” The program follows the same checklist as other children’s programs; bright colors, talking animals, a villain to destroy, and an underlying life lesson. The life lessons really go far, unlike any children’s program that I’ve ever seen. They are not always about how to help yourself through a problem, but also how to help a friend through a problem such as anxiety, or even depression
Analysis of 7 O'Clock News/Silent Night by Simon and Garfunkel In expressive arts we are studing the topics the 60’s. We listened to the song “7 O'clock News/Silent Night” Simon and Garfunkel. In 1956, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel were juniors at Forest Hills High School in New York City. They began playing together as a group called Tom and Jerry, with Simon as Jerry Landis and Garfunkel as Tom Graph, so called because he always liked to track hits on the pop charts. As seniors in 1957
separate ways when they chose to attend different universities. During their time in the world of tertiary education, both Art and Paul took interest in the bustling Folk music scene which is apparent through some of their later work such as “He Was My Brother” and “Bleecker Street”. Simon attempted to jumpstart his own career during this period by releasing the song “The Lone Teen Ranger” under his alias Jerry Land... ... middle of paper ... ... was speculated that the music that began their
actually real. The term, “ ‘Brony’ is an internet slang term used to describe a teenager or adult male fan of the TV cartoon series My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic” (Triple Zed). Bronies get together and have their own events, trends, and have their own unique interests, the Brony fandom comes together and supports each other, they are a unity. As I continued my research on Bronies I found out in depth why they are so interested in this cartoon and fandom, ultimately this is their escape to happiness
things ,But can all love be trusted? They say that love is blind well some people get a little confuse about that moto “But don't worry i forget a little too” but what I think they mean by that is love can sometimes fool you,like in ways that you know well …..umm..forget it ...no no it can fool by making it seem like love can be sweet and caring but on the other hand love could mean hate. In the outsiders Dally said “ my parents didn’t care about me” (88) Ok well think about the outsiders they
four girls. Of that family, only myself, my brother, Porico, and my sister, Nah-da-ste , are yet alive. We are held as prisoners of war in this Military Reservation (Fort Sill). As a babe I rolled on the dirt floor of my father's tepee, hung in my tsoch (Apache name for cradle) at my mother's back, or suspended from the bough of a tree. I was warmed by the sun, rocked by the winds, and sheltered by the trees as other Indian babes. When a child my mother taught me the legends of our people;
and I am 32,000 feet above the ground on my way to Chincoteague Island, Virginia. Chincoteague is by the Chesapeake Bay which empties into the Atlantic Ocean. I am exhausted from getting up at 5:30 so that we could be at the airport three hours early so that we could get through security. I have flown many times but after 9/11 it has been become more and more difficult to fly. My grandma is on my right reading her love novel and her friend Deloris is on my left falling in and out of sleep. I’m in
Ponyboy “Curtis” and his struggles with right and wrong in a society in which he believes that he is an outsider. Ponyboy and his two brothers, Darrel (Darry), who is 20, and Sodapop, who is 16, have recently lost their parents in an automobile accident. Pony and Soda are allowed to stay under Darry's guardianship as long as they all behave themselves. The boys are greasers, a class term that refers to the young men on the East Side, the poor side of town. The greasers' rivals are the Socs, short for Socials
As a kind man, Jerry works with little kids. He had never looked up at someone with so much respect, until he met Pony. He brought the kids to a picnic at a church, and a fire started burning down the building. The children had been trapped inside until three boys, Pony, Dally, and Johnny rescued the kids. With a huge heart, Jerry accompanied the boys to the hospital after they were hurt when rescuing the kids. He could not believe that the boys risked their lives to save those of the kids. When
“When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home.” -Ponyboy. (1) Those are the first words of Ponyboys essay, The Outsiders. The Outsiders is an astounding book written in 1967 by S.E.Hinton. Since 1967, The Outsiders have accumulated mass fame with its loveable characters and astounding plotline. Throughout the years multiple Broadway plays and movies have been made on account of The Outsiders. Many people
situational, similarities. Johnny and Dally both have very neglectful parents and they both place very little value on their lives. However, Dally differs from Johnny when it comes to the advice they give to Ponyboy and with what public image they die. Therefore, Johnny and Dally have many similarities and differences. Johnny and Dally have many blaring similarities one of them being how they both place little value on their lives. Dally a tough, mean greaser, commits
like how others see their counterparts, and can barely afford the education for themselves. “I make good grader and have a high IQ and everything, but I don’t use my head” (4). Pony is a smart kid, but sometimes he just doesn’t use his intelligence on certain issues and ends up on the side of failure instead of success. Another example is Pony lives in a poor house hold with his brothers, but has the education to get accepted for colleges scholarships, and have the chance his brothers never had to excel
occupy a space easily misunderstood by individuals not familiar with the fandom as effeminate men relishing in a fantasy world of ponies. As Henry Jenkins suggests, most fandoms have negative connotations surrounding them because of their seemingly obsessive practices and rituals in relation to the media text. Discovering young adult men enjoying a show targeted toward little girls is potentially unsettling to people looking at the fandom from the outside because they cannot fathom what the show could
Death is a very sad and unfortunate life issue that happens every second of every day, there is always someone losing their life. In the story The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, a young boy named Johnny makes a decision that will make his life very difficult. Johnny’s friend Ponyboy is in trouble he and Johnny were running away from something that had happened to Ponyboy at home, and Johnny’s dad wouldn’t even notice he was gone so he just went with Ponyboy. The enemy of the greasers were called Socs
This is the climax because this event made the book turn. When Jay catches the monkeys, everything changes in the book. For example, Jay is paid so he can buy a pony and a .22 gun but turns out a little differently as he planned. The first falling action is when Jay collects the money and was able to buy a pony. Jay collects the money from the owners of the monkeys. The owners were circus men who used the monkeys in their shows. The final falling action is when Jay decides to give the
line that separates us. In the story The Outsiders the two main groups who are figuratively and literally on the opposite sides of town, the East side and the West side where the prime meridian of the city separates the Greasers and the Socs. When Pony and Johnny are at the movies and stop Dallas Winston from annoying the two Soc girls in front of them, the girls start to talk them and the boys realize that Socs aren’t very different from Greasers, besides the slicked back hair and the fancy blue