Connotation College Essays Samples For Students

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Judith Ortiz and E. Cummings can be said to be poets whose works have a lot of similarities. In most cases, their poems have been said to have more or less analogous connotations. In their poems, “next to of course god America I” and “Latin Women Pray” respectively, these two poets present to lovers of poetry two magnificent poems. In these poems, the poets carefully and artistically bring out two different issues which the personas in their poems go through. In this essay, the key focus is the particularities of meaning introduced by the poets. The paper further attempts to ...

Music could be one of the greatest inventions that happened in our history. It is a form of art and a form of cultural activity which is created out of various elements such as pitch, rhythm, dynamics, and even the audible qualities of texture and timbre. There are many types of music that were created that may have started in the early days. One of which is the Jazz music. This type of music represents a perfect combination of music components and elements in order to create an audible sound that many people have been enjoying since the early ...

When seeking to understand a word such as modesty, the best place to begin is with a dictionary. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, modesty has two parts to its definition, including “freedom from conceit or vanity” and “propriety in dress, speech, or conduct.” The etymology of the word links the word to the Latin modestus, which means “keeping within measure” or using moderation (Blakemore and Jennett). From the dictionary definition, it is easy to understand the basic way in which the word is used. The example, “She accepted the award with modesty” describes a person who displays both freedom from vanity and ...

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Advertising is form of communication that is directly invoked in passing critical messages to the target audience. It is also termed as a promotional mode that has persuasive instincts of swaying buyers to a given direction. Therefore, advertisements for sales promotion are destined to orient the thinking and perception of buyers to a given product. While there are different forms of advertising, the main message expressed by these ads is always the same, and it holds one precept of persuasion to the target audience. It is the backdrop for competitive edge that most advertisers come up with different messages, ...

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There is no doubt that advertisements have meaning: this is the fundamental purpose of advertisements in today’s culture—to impart meaning on the viewer. However, through a thorough understanding of semiotics, it becomes clear that sometimes the meanings contained in advertisements are deeper and more complex than they seem at first glance. Everything that is produced in culture has a cultural meaning—some things, however, are much more culturally resonant than others (Chandler). Some thinkers have even suggested that all cultural realities and productions can be understood as a kind of cultural communication—and that this communication may ...

Passionate Journey is a wordless graphic novel written by Belgian graphic artist Frans Masereel. Unlike other general comic books, Passionate Journey is composed by images with no colors, hence, offering readers a greater chance to expand their interpretation and give them several variations of the plot. Published after the World War I, the book represents the experiences of an early 20th-century ordinary citizen in a modern city. The book intends to present the ups and downs of common people living int those days, specifically showing their life style in post-war period. In order to highlight the trends of that ...

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Connotation and denotation are two major methods used to describe the meanings of words. Connotations refer to the wide variety of negative and positive relationships that words can carry with them naturally. It is the imaginative and emotional association that the word carries. Denotation is the exact or literal meaning or definition of a given word that can be found in an English dictionary. Connotation in simple terms is a representation of the various cultural implications, social overtones, , and emotional meanings carried by a sign. Some things differently invoke associations in a person’s mind. If different people are subjected to the same ...

FINAL INTERPRETIVE EXERCISE

The image I have selected to discuss is the narrative dance of Kathak that is normally performed by priests. This dance has high amounts of religious connotation and was used by the priests to tell stories about the gods and goddesses. These dances bear great connotation to ritualism and date back to the Brahmin priests if the ancient temples of ancient India. Originally, these dances were referred to as Kathakar and held significant religious notion, but later the name was changed to the Kathak. This image represents a form of worship as well as a form of evangelism as it tells ...

The meaning of words changes over time. Like all types of evolution, the evolution of language is affected heavily by the geographical location and the experiences of those speaking the language. During the late eighteenth century, language was frequently used in ways that it is not used today. Some words that have modern meanings and have evolved and changed with the times were used very differently in the past. Thomas Paine is no exception to this rule, using a variety of different words in “Common Sense” that are still in use today. However, many of these words are used in ...

When unpacking poetry, readers should make themselves aware of the multiple denotations words may have, especially words that feel very familiar. Robert Herrick’s “To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time” stands as a perfect example of why this practice is crucial in gaining the entire meaning of a poem. After realizing how the words “rosebuds” and “flower” potentially mean more than just their botanical connotations, the reader discovers a deeper understanding of the poem, noticing a shift in the speaker’s audience, the poem’s tone, and the speaker’s character. Ultimately, the poem reveals itself to ...

Racism is a type of discrimination whereby people are subjected to different treatment basing on the connotation and social values attached to the color of their skin. According to Naber (2012), racism is not only limited to the color of the skin rather, the position of an individual in the social ladder is of great significance in dictating his status in the society. In the US to be precise, the acts of racism dates back to the time of slavery whereby the Africans were segregated in the south while the whites occupied the northern states. During that time, the ...

The work of George Orwell “Nineteen Eighty-Four” represents a totalitarian universe Oceania with its own world, rules, and even language. The author believed in close interconnection between the regime in the country and the official language used by ordinary people. Thus, the writer thought that with the corruption of thought, language suffers, too. To explain his ideas, the novelist created a special language “Newspeak” for his novel “Nineteen Eighty-Four,” a language designed by the totalitarian state Oceania used to deprive people of the freedom of thought and crush in the bud the concepts of freedom, individuality, self-expression, peace, etc. ...

Raced Body in Design and Visual Culture

Since the dawn of our civilization, people have been trying to identify themselves and the purpose of their existence. Our ancestors’ eagerness to examine and repeat the structure of the universe in the scale of human communication made them unite into tribes and families. Such a process is impossible without applying a list of criteria, which make people somehow connected, either by same origins or territory. However, if there is such a process as unity, there should somewhere be a concept of separation. Derived from the human wish to dominate over others, racism and other kinds of discrimination occurred.
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VISUALIZING DEATH AND ITS POTENTIAL MEANING

VISUALIZING DEATH AND ITS POTENTIAL MEANING

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It is in ones desire to go skydiving and hope that the parachute pulls, but still questioning its possibilities. It is in ones desire to drive a car much too fast to control but believing one is fully capable of not necessarily cheating death. It is ones desire to drink a large amount of alcohol, knowingly, all at once.
It is the death drive, the instinct towards chaos. Primarily it can be said that throughout the entirety of this essay we will explore many different ways in which death has been, and can ...

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Part A+: Positive Description of Wal-Mart
A trip to Wal-Mart really opened my eyes to the pleasures of shopping. I saw rows and rows of cars fill up the huge parking lot. Cars of all types and hues could be seen – from sedans to coupes to SUVs. It is literally a sea of cars that fills the landscape. Incoming cars are filled with giggly, happy children and parents, awaiting the exhilarating shopping experience. Cars rushing out ...

Thesis: How self control theory can be used for determining the participation in the hacking culture and what are the effects of hacking. How self control theory can be used to overcome it.

Introduction

What is Low self control
Low self control and the role of parents
Self control theory and digital piracy
The Gottfredson and Hirschi’s concept of crime itself
What are the reasons of hacking or other crimes
The proliferation of the automated tools
Role of youth in hacking
Computer hacking requires more planning and knowledge
Online resources provide ...

Voluptuous Mors

It is a matter of prominent curves running through a black veil that flows beneath them. A game between the lights and the angles. Seven models position themselves to form a skull as the artist stands on the side with an alarmed gaze. Salvador Dali, a Spanish painter, partners with photographer Philippe Halsman to create a surrealist human skull (1951). The image depicts Dali standing next to the models with an "enfreaked gaze” as Ann Millett would write. He is looking at the possible third spectator, implying that there is something in the image that should be looked at awareness, if not caution. This ...

Environmental protection has become a major issue on a global level lately. Numerous conferences and negotiations aim to eliminate worldwide consequences of environmental pollution and preserve the biosphere. Leading scientific experts are developing technologies using alternative energy sources and renewable resources. Researchers investigate the possibilities to reduce the industrial and consumer-related environmental harm and improve energy efficiency. Ecosystems protection is also one of the priorities to legislative authorities on both international and national levels.
However, governmental initiatives cannot be fully efficient without support of a private sector. Various eco-initiatives are regularly held by civic organizations to raise environmental awareness of the ...

In the Edward Arlington Robinson poem “Richard Cory,” the titular character is a rich and kind man who has everything you could imagine a person needs. While he is rich, he is also benevolent with his wealth, providing charity and giving what he has to others. He is also very polite and well-mannered. Despite this outward happiness, by the end of the play he abruptly takes his own life. Robinson, in describing the hyperbolically good qualities of Cory, seeks to surprise his audience by showing that even the people’s perception of Cory as happy is proven false.
There are ...

A question arises whether the media is biased against liberals. The answer is yes. Another question comes around whether the media has biased news over conservatives. The answer will be yes. Many would think these questions and answers aren’t interesting at all, due to its probability of searching evidence-anecdotal or to provide evidence of media bias as one stripe or another(Dellavigna and Kaplan 1187--1234).
The interesting and instructive part of studying media biases is inherent or structural biases present in journalism. However, the professional working in media is through television. The word bias is used as a ...

A question arises whether the media is biased against liberals. The answer is yes. Another question comes around whether the media has biased news over conservatives. The answer will be yes. Many would think these questions and answers aren’t interesting at all, due to its probability of searching evidence-anecdotal or to provide evidence of media bias as one stripe or another(Dellavigna and Kaplan 1187--1234).
The interesting and instructive part of studying media biases is inherent or structural biases present in journalism. However, the professional working in media is through television. The word bias is used as a ...

The definition white person is dynamic idea depending on the geographical differences and historic context. This then makes it difficult for one to identify himself or herself with white as a race. The concept has been applied with various degrees of internal consistency and formality with a function as color metaphor for race. However, the concept has been used with a wide degree of variation as several scholars and socialist use the word as a race while others use it as skin color identification. The definition of the word white is not enough to identify the people referred to be white.
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Smartphone: Samsung Galaxy S III

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Advertising has virtually shaped the way mobile technologies are promoted and commercialized to targeted consumers. Advertising is dominantly used to shape the perceptions and thoughts of individuals in relation to a given product (Lacey 1998, p. 56). This is the platform that written, audio and visual adverts of Samsung Galaxy S III have adopted. Samsung Galaxy S III adverts have adopted certain distinguished features of media literacy that help them in attracting the current generation of consumers who are opting for digital and business-centric smart phones. The distinguished features of media literacy adopted by the smart phone are framed ...

The quince is a long-standing tradition for many Latina women; it is thought to be the moment in which a young girl becomes a woman in Latino culture. Traditional Latino clothes, music and rituals are used in a quince to solidify societal expectations of what women are expected to be and do as they enter adulthood. To that end, the quince is a clear establishment of patriarchal values that keep women from establishing agency and power over men. In Julia Alvarez' "Selections from Once Upon a Quinceanera," the way in which Latina women treat the concept of the quince shows many things about how the ...

The quince is a long-standing tradition for many Latina women; it is thought to be the moment in which a young girl becomes a woman in Latino culture. Traditional Latino clothes, music and rituals are used in a quince to solidify societal expectations of what women are expected to be and do as they enter adulthood. To that end, the quince is a clear establishment of patriarchal values that keep women from establishing agency and power over men. In Julia Alvarez' "Selections from Once Upon a Quinceanera," the way in which Latina women treat the concept of the quince shows many things about how the ...

Machismo and Marianismo

The male ideology machismo is existent and is a commonly used connotation in many cultures across Latin America. In some languages, it is introduced with a primary meaning mainly as exaggerated masculinity. In contemporary Latin America society, the connotation machismo is used to describe masculinity particularly found in men though this can also be applied to women. This indigenous ideology was based on a patriarchal and militaristic society, which socialized its men to be warriors and women to be home caretakers and subordinate to men. While many in the society debate the role of women in the Latin America society, the music ...

Terrorism is an abstract noun. Having a war on terrorism is by its own definition illogical and irrational. This is when dealing with the semantics of the word. The word terrorism has shifted in meaning many times over the century. It has come to mean many things to many people. While social sciences studies the varieties, methods, causes and history of terrorism. Philosophy deals with two fundamental interrelated questions. What is terrorism and can terrorism be ethically justified. Since 9/11 there has not been a single individual who has not been affected in one way or another by this phenomenon. This ...