Darker College Essays Samples For Students

Culture

Ethnography: Same Race Dating
Introduction
In many ways race is regarded as the physiological differences among people, which are being codified by language, values, culture, and other explicit sorting that comes to everyone’s head when talking about segregation by characteristics. Among the many factors that determines racial identity is through skin color where light colored skin were identified as someone from the Western hemisphere. Even in the Western regions where the majority of its population was identified as light skin individuals, the mix of other skin tones creates another set of racial subtype. One example is ...

In the 2012 documentary Dark Girls, a rather uncomfortable scenario is explored – the idea that darker-skinned black girls are often discriminated against, even by lighter-skinned black girls. The colorism inherent in relations among African-Americans is another subtle indicator at the institutionalized racism that occurs even within black culture, and is something that is rightfully exposed as an endemic problem in the black community. Even within the world of nursing and public policy, colorism and the issues found in Dark Girls are extremely prevalent, to the point where action should be taken. I have personally experienced (and committed) this kind of ...

Interpreting a text is a process in which one must take into account many details that the author provides or leaves out. Even though many believe that what the text actually says is what is most important, what one cannot actually find there is sometimes more important than what one does actually encounter. It is through this lens that Raymond Carver’s “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love” should be read, not through what is directly talked about, but what is not said.
As its title states, a significant portion of the short story is dedicated ...

At first glance, William Blake’s selection of poetry in Songs of Innocence and Experience seems to be vastly different than the satirical masterpiece that is Voltaire’s Candide. However, despite being very different works of literature, both of the pieces were created in the same time period, and in the same political and international climate (Blake and Lincoln). Both of the literary works are concerned with similar themes, and with the changing political and social climate in western Europe during the mid- to late-eighteenth century. The theme of innocence and the pain of acquiring knowledge is a common thread ...

The Dual Nature of Humanity in Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

The strange tale of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, written by Robert Louis Stevenson is infamously well-known for its discussion of the dual nature of humanity. With the mild-mannered Dr Jekyll and his evil, rampaging alter-ego, Mr Hyde, the novel is an allegorical discussion of the human condition and the division between our good and bad sides which all of us harbours inside of ourselves. Each of us can relate to being happy and sad, good-humoured and grumpy, generous and selfish; good and bad. The tale of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is an extreme examination of that condition. ...

The purpose of the paper is to write Feldman art critic on the three art works, describing them in detail, analyzing the visual elements and the principles of design. An interpretation of each artwork would be made in order to understand what the artist is trying to say.

Jacob Lawrence’s The Card Game Description

“The Card Game” shows two men and two women playing cards and are seated around a bright red table. They are deeply engrossed in their game and the indigo blue of the background contrast with the white ivory curtains. One can recognize the women with their colorful clothing and embellishments in ...

Art is considered as one of the most diverse human activities. Some examples of art-related activities include the production of artwork, historical study of art, critique of artwork, and the dissemination of artwork. Visual arts is one of the oldest forms of art that has been identified and used over the years. This type of art is composed of different components inclusive of the creation of images and objects in several fields such as sculpture and painting. The following paper will look into two paintings from different painters. These paintings comprise, paintings of Willem Van Aelst-Flowers in a Silver ...

The work of Art, which is discussed in this essay, is a painting of Emile Jean Horace Vernet – “The Scene from the French Campaign of 1814”, created in the 1826. Now, this masterpiece is located in the Legion of HonorGallery 16. This picture was created with oil on canvas.(Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.Emile Jean Horace Vernet › Scene from the French Campaign of 1814.(n.d.)) This work is truly considered to be a piece of World Art: as it may be seen, all objects, depicted on it, are quite realistic. On this point it is appropriate to go to the ...

Introduction

This paper focuses on a critical evaluation and analysis of the artworks of three artists, who lived between the Baroque periods through the postmodern era. The three selected artists and their respective pieces are; Giotto Di Bondone "Lamentation", Sandro Botticelli "Birth of Venus", and Leonardo Da Vinci "The Last Supper." The style and theme depicted by the three artworks will also be covered in this paper. The artist perspectives when creating the pieces in respect to the prevailing conditions that surround the artworks are also covered.
We will begin with a critical evaluation. During that period, Leonardo da Vinci worked ...

Toni Morrison, the author of The Bluest Eye, writes a masterpiece novel that describes how the standard of beauty has been socially constructed by the dominant race in the US, Whites. This form of social construct has had an effect on the black community where the lighter one’s skin is, the better they look and are assimilated into the society at large. On the other hand, the darker one looks, they are subjected to internalized racism and considered ugly. According to the novel, the American standard of beauty that is socially acceptable is being white and having blue eyes ( ...

The classic symbolism of the cave is the underworld, the sepulcher of death from which the soul is reborn and illuminated. It is a dangerous place, a labyrinth from which no escape is guaranteed. The literary device of passing through a cave is often seen as that of entry and rebirth from the womb of the earth and one by which the entrant is forever changed. . Nothing is an oft-repeated word in “A Passage to India” and the Marabar Caves are obviously important from the first sentence on that reads, “Except for the Marabar Caves -- and they are twenty miles off ...

Many authors choose to write about nature because it is a universal idea and is timeless. Nature is something that is observed and experienced by everyone, and can therefore be understood by almost all people. Tess Gallagher is an author who has a tendency to write about nature, as seen through her poems, “Choices” and “Orange Sutra”. Gallagher’s symbolic use of nature can be seen in the poems “Choices” and “Orange Sutra”. Although the poems “Choices” and “Orange Sutra” have contrasting themes, they both use symbolic imagery of nature to help the reader understand the meaning of the poem.

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Many stories revolve around the conflict between the hero and the villain - the good guy and the bad guy, both working against each other to achieve their own goals. While most media portrays the hero as the person with whom we are meant to identify, there are many aspects of the villain that are actually indicative of the human condition as well. The best villains show us the darker examples of the human psyche - what we could be capable of doing, and what others could do to us, if we were not stopped by social niceties and ...

In There Will Be Blood, director Paul Thomas Anderson creates a darkly authentic, yet stylized picture of life as oil-seekers in the Old West, depicting the journey of oil baron Daniel Plainview and his descent into darkness and evil. Oil and Plainview are very directly connected, and nowhere is this connection made more clear than in the mise-en-scene of the tower explosion scene, where the oil well burns up, creating a tower of flame seen by all, including Plainview’s son H.W., who is deafened by the blast. This crippling of his son turns Plainview even more towards the path of ...

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Peculiar historical, cultural and philosophical foundations of East Asian states have facilitated relative homogeneity in local artistic endeavors, though certain peculiar details of art in such countries as China, Korea and Japan might alter greatly. Also, in light of historical trends and events, China became an Sesshū Tōyō a source inspiration for many Japanese artists, as it is shown by the body of research. However, it is still interesting to take a closer look at influences Chinese culture and representational conventions produce on Japanese art in relation to a certain period of time and certain variety of ...

In Shonda Rhymes’ “Scandal”, the appeal of the film comes from the opportunity it offers to the viewers to get closer to the close world of American politics, and into the White House. By making the President of the United States humane and likable, the filmmaker ensured that the audiences would find the show fascinating and intriguing. In the last episode of the show’s 2nd season, namely episode 22: “Who’s Your Daddy”, Olivia Pope and her team manages to hide the issues of the election fraud and to reestablish the authenticity of the show comes from its ...

We live in a world where there is good and evil. Since time immemorial, stories told by humans have always had heroes and villains. Human culture has always been rife with tales of heroism, both real and fictional, wherein awe-inspiring individuals faced immense adversity only to overcome it and accomplish good in the end. In the last century, these stories have taken a new turn in introducing fictional characters that are superhuman. The heroes in such storylines who’re more commonly referred to as superheroes are capable of feats that, by any standard, far exceed human capabilities. It is ...

If you look at the portrayal of superheroes in film over the past three or four decades, it is clear that the characters are becoming darker in their personal nature, their motivations and the way they act in the films. If you look at the way that Adam West acts in the Batman film from the 1960s and in the television program, it is fairly clear that the emphasis of the show is campy in nature, and while his Batman does state lessons in a paternal sort of tone, the humor of the show makes the whole thing seem ...

The black and white photographs selected for evaluation in the essay is from the Howard Greenberg Gallery, 41 East 57th street Suite 1406, New York and Yosso Milo Gallery, 45th Tenth Avenue, New York. The photographers are Willis Hartshorn Howard and Ken Schles.
The objective of the paper is to evaluate how successful is black and white photography in making an impact on the audience, despite the lack of colors. There are some excellent examples of black-and-white photography regarding composition, lighting, and perspective.

Sleeping Passengers in the Terminal Waiting Room, 1947

The work is a part of an exhibition - A Democracy of Imagery, which is a ...

Response to Paul Charvet:

I really like both of your project ideas. It’s funny – when I see a movie after I read the novel, I usually note that the movie version misses a lot of the nuances of the book. But when I see the movie first, I often find the book to be a little bit drab. Maybe it’s because whatever I see first makes the dominant impression in my mind. A movie is going to be more limited than a book because it makes the visual choices that a book leaves up to the reader.

Response to Michelle King:

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Walt Whitman and Langston Hughes are two great American poets who were concerned with the future of America. In the poem “I Too (Sing America)” Hughes describes a segregated and not perfect America, a world divided by color rather than ideas and freedom. Whitman imagines a brighter future of America in the poem “One Song, America, Before I Go”. Both poems describes and yearns for a better human experience in America. This papers seeks to examine and explore the depiction of America as a place with the potential for freedom and equality. It further explores the treatment of the ...

Preparatory drawings by Correggio

Antonio Allegri is more famous by the name of the small town of Correggio, and this is where the artist spent his professional career. He was a reputed name and maintained a high position among the Italian Renaissance artists. He is looked upon as one of the most skilled draughtsmen of the sixteenth century1. He is counted among the most famous early sixteenth-century artists. His drawings call for a scrutiny of his styles and skills and are beautiful but utilitarian. The artist completed his work with steps in its construction and drew only when required. He drew only when ...

White privilege is a notion that describes how White people are given the upper hand, when it comes to jobs, education, and social opportunities over those within the same society who are dark skinned. Colorism is a term that is used to describe how people with light skin are given preferential treatment to those within the same group who have darker skin tones within Western societies. Both are different forms of racism that occur within the same ethnic group, and outside of it.
White privilege is not something that is earned because of class, or education. It is something ...

The piece for discussion is Vincent van Gogh’s “Mulberry Tree”, which is part of the permanent collection at the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, California. It is a relatively smaller-sized oil on canvas painting. The image is one of a single mulberry tree that seems to be in the fall stage, as the colors of the leaves are more golden rather than the usual green that one finds in any mulberry tree in the summer or when there are fruits on the tree. The single tree is set against a background of a lighter – colored ground and a very blue sky. It could ...

The Mona Lisa

The role of the artist in this case is to render a likeness of the individual who is to be in the portrait. During the Renaissance, the master artists such as Leonardo da Vinci were commissioned to paint the portraits of the wealthy citizens of Florence and the other major cities in Italy at the time. The artist’s function was simply to render and create the portrait of the customer or the subject. The art piece may have had several functions. The first is to “immortalize” the image of the subject so that his or her image could be ...

White privilege is also known as White ‘skin’ privilege. It is a term that refers to the privileges that are enjoyed by people of western countries whose skin colour is white. These privileges are provided in the social, political as well as economic contexts. However, such a privilege is mainly witnessed in the American society.
White privilege was not only experienced by the Whites in the 1900s but it is also experienced by them today. I have found many examples that make me realise that we, the Whites, still enjoy a lot of privileges and that prejudice still exists in our ...

Growing up in the Jim Crow South is an incredible ordeal for a person of color, particularly as illustrated by Anne Moody in her memoir Coming of Age in Mississippi. Covering four eras of her childhood and adolescence in distinct chapters, Moody discusses the many ways in which racism affected her life, and the ways in which she fought back. In the process, the book illuminates a realistic and deeply felt struggle for rights and personhood during a very difficult time in American life. By looking at the way Anne Moody’s struggle throughout her life, a great deal can be gleaned about ...

Chapter: The Whiteness of Black Disney Princesses – The Princess and the Frog as Acceptable White Ideal for African-Americans in Childrens’ Media
When it comes to race, representation in Disney princess films is rare; until now, there are only a few non-white Disney princesses, and most of them are whitewashed and their cultural attributes hidden. Over the course of the Disney princess line, several trends can be seen about race and culture – minority cultures are often shown in negative ways. In most popular culture, the lack of representation of black characters is clear – while representation is increasing, “diverse and accurate ...

Door and Windows as Barriers and Passageways to Truth in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
“The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Hyde” is a story about a successful and respected doctor who has a dual personality. He is Dr. Jekyll, a respected doctor with a stellar reputation. However, when he drinks a potion he created, he becomes an evil murderer. A major motif in the story is doors and windows. Doors and windows lead to new places. Doors are for hiding behind, and they also represent a passage, a geographical point of no return, and a journey into the unknown. Windows expose truth and reality. They ...

Literature: Essay

Blithedale Romance written by Nathaniel Hawthorne in 1852 is called one of his un-humorous fictions. The Novel covers the age of mid 1800s in the community of Blithedale. There are few characters projecting a mix of feelings about their viewpoint of the world. The hero of the novel is Miles Coverdale, who is desirous of improving the life standards of the community through agrarian lifestyle. The fictional story is somewhat confusing as it projects the darker side of the individuals and the reader feels like going into a depression due to the strange twist of events and sudden appearances and re-appearances ...

Introduction: General History of the Second World War

The Second World War has instigated several nations to enter into conflict against one another as they associate themselves into two major factions – the Axis powers led by Germany, Japan and Italy, and the Allied forces led by France, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK). Notably, the Second World War has extended its destructive reach beyond the Western world consisting of Europe and North America towards the Asia-Pacific region, having coincided with the plan of Japan to invade mainland China dating to 1937, then known officially as the Republic of China. ...

Caravaggio’s influence has been felt within many different pieces of art. Caravaggio implemented the idea that idealized beauty was not essential to making interesting or popular art. Caravaggio moved away from traditional styles, making even religious subjects look like common people. Dramatic lighting and high contrast were also important aspects of his art work. Caravaggio’s use of naturalism created a new movement away from idealized beauty. Caravaggio’s style typically had less complicated iconography and a more straight forward naturalistic approach to telling stories.
Caravaggio certainly took a different approach to the painting of religious scenes when be painted “ ...

` Reflection on Blake's “The Tiger” and “The Lamb” from Songs of Innocence and Experience (1794) provides a journey into two different worlds. “The Tiger,” creates a mood engaging the reader so he/she has a “knowing” – a premonition of a darker side existing in life. Like, "The Tiger", the reader or listener realizes “The Lamb” evokes an innate "knowing". While "The Tiger" brings a darker side of life, the same understanding of the complexities of life arises with the sense of innocence, virtuousness, and wonder about life comes through in "The Lamb". Comparing Blake’s poems “The Tiger” and “The Lamb” provides an academic investigation of ...

Sensation and perception actually play two fundamental complimentary roles, which are indeed different in how people interpret the world. Sensation refers to how people sense the environment through smell, sound, sight, taste and touch which are the five senses. This noble information is mainly sent to the brain in raw form and then perception takes over. Perception is defined as the way people interpret these sensations and thus making sense of the surrounding. It is worth noting that sensation refers to something that people can feel whereas perception refers to something that can be seen. Sensation is mainly a passive ...

Of all the literary works we’ve read so far in this class the one that stands out to me as the most impactful, one that I will think about beyond my studies in Langston Hughes, “I, Too.” Poems, like people do not immediately reveal to you what makes a person drawn to them over others, but on further reflection the reasons tend to become clear. In considering why I like this poem, I feel it is the language; the compositional style and the theme of the poem that makes me put it into that subjective category of “my favorite” ...

Alfred Schnittke: Sonata Nr. 1 (1878)

Bela Bartok: Rhapsody Nr 1 for cello and piano BB 94

Kanae Matsumo – piano
Jonathan Thompson – cello
This modernist collection of works provided an ideal atmosphere for a concert which really showcased the talents of Kanae Matsumo and Jonathan Thompson, both consummate and talented artists in their own right. The former is a pianist full of exceptional promise who also demonstrated astonishing and totally commanding virtuosity in the Bartok piece which is terrifically demanding. Thompson is a great cellist who also demonstrates incredible promise and talent with a main focus on the dark shades of the instrument. There was also substantial chemistry between both artists.
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The Mysterious Cycle: Fashion Repeats Itself
The fashion cycle has been happening since people started wearing clothes. A basic fashion continues eto repeat thougou history. Trends and fashions seem unique to customers who buy and wear the fashion during a particular decade. In clothing skirt lengths change over the years. The hem of a dress or skirt cycles from shorter to longer over decades. This essay discusses the theory of fashion cycles and some examples in fashion and fabric. Fabrics of many varieties and compostions are used for fashion and interior design. There are new styles that are affecting fashion, ...

Introduction

Artists have always been known to create etchings or paintings of subjects such as landscapes, animals, everyday situations, portraits of famous individuals, religious events, and famous landmarks, among others. Rembrandt van Rijn is one of these great artists. However, what makes him a great standout is how he created more than 90 self-portraits depicting himself in various ages and stages of his life. If authors write their autobiographies and come up with books, Rembrandt shared his life story through his self-portraits. For this paper, I will share what I think Rembrandt's thoughts and reasoning are for creating his self-portraits. What ...

Comparison of Forest British Columbia and Deer in the Woods II

Upon initially viewing Forest, British Columbia by Emily Carr and Deer in the Woods II by Franz Marc, the paintings seem incredibly similar in subject, form and color. However, a closer inspection reveals that they actually have specific differences in each of these three areas. The paintings are both depictions of a forest, and make full use of strong abstract shapes and lines. Both paintings also use rich, deep colors. Despite these basic similarities, the more specific differences that work together to produce opposing themes are much more interesting, and reveal ...

Joyce Carol Oates is an American writer born in Lockport, NY on June 16, 1938 (“Joyce Carol Oates Biography”). Her desire to write began around age three or four years old, when she made picture books to tell her stories because she did not yet know how to write; even though she loved reading and the stories themselves, her greater impulse was to be the author, the one in control behind the stories (Oates). Oates is an extremely prolific writer. She was able to publish two or three books each year while teaching full time and publishing a literary magazine ...

The darker Face of the Earth is a 1996 play by Rita Dove based on the Greek myth of Oedipus. The play tells of a tragedy of interracial love in a plantation in Pre-civil war South Carolina. The cast of the play is pre-dominated by slaves led by Augustus as the protagonist. Amalia, the main character and white owner of the plantation bears a child with a slave and is compelled by her husband’s potential threats and the white doctor’s complicity to give it up for adoption (Dove). After several years Augustus (the son of Amelia) returns to the plantation as a slave ...

Science fiction is a fairly new genre in the spectrum of literature; the earliest practitioners include Mary Shelley, H.G. Wells and even Mark Twain (if you’ve read A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, then you’ve read an early work of science fiction) – both of whom wrote in the nineteenth century. Some of this has a lot to do with the fact that science and technology did not really take off until the early 1800’s, which brought the Industrial Revolution. What with steam engines powering vast machines, the imagination of writers soon foresaw the wonders that those ...

Painting #1 Composition With Grid 1 1918 Piet Mondrian Oil On Canvas Essay Examples

The Dutch art group “de Stijl” (the Style) was one of the first Abstract art movements and had some of the strictest rules. Through the use of pure geometry, this school of thought wanted to join the spiritual and material realms. In the case of Mondrian’s art, this junction took the form of a variety of grid patterns, made of vertical and horizontal lines and designed to symbolize worldwide harmony. The perpendicular lines forming junctions was, to him, a way to express the notions of the spiritual meeting those of the material.

In this painting, it looks like Mondrian has ...