Today, Tomorrow (and Tomorrow and Tomorrow...), or whenever you are reading this, I will be designing a Netflix recommendation list for Macb- whoa! Almost said Macbeth.
Darn.
Anyway, the movies and/or TV shows I recommend for him are Psych, That's So Raven, The Wolf of Wall Street, Sorority Row, and Horrible Bosses. I have actually never even seen the last three (I also don't have a Netflix or any other online streaming account), but after reading their synopopsises/synopsi/synopsissssssss (whatever) I could briefly explain them and why my choice character would watch them.
First is the popular 8-seasoned television show, Psych. It's about a detail-oriented and super-observant man who poses as a psychic for the Santa Barbara PD. He must continue to solve crimes, keep up his psychic image, and deal with his superego throughout the series. I think Macbeth would watch this because it feeds into the dichotomy of appearance vs. reality as the viewer knows Shawn isn't actually a psychic, just as we know Macbeth didn't rightfully acquire the thrown. He must keep this secret and lie to everyone except his best friend, Lady Macbeth or Gus.
Second is the also popular Disney television show, That's So Raven. This show is about a high school teen who is psychic, can see the future, and either tries to pursue or prevent the seen future. It is very notable that her attempts to alter the future are almost always futile, almost like a character I know... That's right. The three Weird Sisters prophesized prophecies to Macbeth and no matter Macbeth's attempts, these prophecies come true; the good and the bad.
Third is the 2013, 8.3/10 popular DiCap film, The Wolf of Wall Street. This film is about a man and his rise as a wealthy stock-broker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government. This relates to Macbeth because he begins to do risky and dangerous (and definitely evil) acts on his rise to power then begins to fall because of the unsound structure of lies he had built. I figure he may only like the beginning of the movie.
Fourth is an American slasher film entitled Sorority Row. The film starts as prank but then someone actually is accidentally murdered. The girls in the sorority are then hunted by a serial killer, probably to get rid of loose ends or the people who know about the murder. This relates to Macbeth because he starts by killing King Duncan so that he can be king, then he decides he must continually kill people (friends and foes) to maintain his position.
The fifth and final film is the very popular, sequel-holding, comedic, 6.9/10, 2011 film, Horrible Bosses. The film is about a group of three friends who have, well, horrible bosses, and who, in light of this, conspire to kill their bosses. They battle idiocy, imbecility, and ethical and moral values so that they can complete the job. This relates to Macbeth from when the witches tell him his future to right up before he kills Duncan. He has to weigh the pros and cons and come up with a plan to kill Duncan.
Overall, I think Macbeth would have a nice Netflix binge, although he may get nervous at some points, he will be relaxing, and waiting for the forest of Dunsinane to rise against the castle.
Sunday, December 14, 2014
Saturday, November 22, 2014
M?c?e?h
Don't you know it's unlucky to say the M word before a performance?
(For reference I'm answering question 1.)
I believe people who are not "evil" take the first step into evil to satisfy their deepest, innermost desires, otherwise known as the id. However with these people, their filter, or superego, is either broken, compromised, or completely disregarded. This allows their outwardly decisions and actions, or their ego, to be broadcasted to others, some of those selfish decisions, of which some are unfortunately evil. In an example, namely M@c83!4, the protagonist commits an act of murder against King Duncan, even though they are great friends and they trust each other with their lives, so that he himself could become the king. In a second flux of power-hungriness by the protagonist, he sends assassins to kill his best friend, even greater than King Duncan (like friends since birth), Banquo, and his son, Fleance, because it is prophesized that he, Banquo, will be the father of many kings, which would replace the protagonist's current position as king.
In taking that first step to evil, or as in the play M@c83!4, "down the primrose path to the everlasting bonfire" (M - Play, 2.3), one must have a savage passion for the thing they most desire. In M@c83!4's case, this is power. Once the three witches tell him that the throne will be his, he begins to weigh the pros and cons of committing such evil acts and once he starts he cannot stop. The one who helps in convincing the protagonist that committing such acts were necessary was his wife, Lady M@c83!4. She used different tactics to motivate him to do such a thing, such as questioning his masculinity. Something that affects our emotions, like a family calling out your flaws, helps to convince one to take that first evil step.
However, taking that first step into evil doesn't come without consequences. First off, doing evil acts, such as murder, theft, petty crimes and misdemeanors, adultery, and abuse all come with external consequences. Most of those that were just written come with not only a fine or fee because it's against the law, but you could also go to prison and serve long (even life) sentences. With more personal things that have evil intentions it could cost your happiness (no more sweet baby animals for you!). Furthermore, as seen in M@c83!4, these evil acts could affect one internally as well. The protagonist in the play goes insane with visions, sounds and apparitions of the dead, such as his friend Banquo. It is said on many TV shows that the person who's killed someone can never forget their face or the situation because on could feel guilty about such acts. Guilt is the truth trying to break free from within. It is guilt that keeps Macbeth from sleeping at night and seeing such non-apparent things. These are the consequences, thanks Key and Peele. 8-D
Wait! Did I just say...oh no! I think I did. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
(For reference I'm answering question 1.)
I believe people who are not "evil" take the first step into evil to satisfy their deepest, innermost desires, otherwise known as the id. However with these people, their filter, or superego, is either broken, compromised, or completely disregarded. This allows their outwardly decisions and actions, or their ego, to be broadcasted to others, some of those selfish decisions, of which some are unfortunately evil. In an example, namely M@c83!4, the protagonist commits an act of murder against King Duncan, even though they are great friends and they trust each other with their lives, so that he himself could become the king. In a second flux of power-hungriness by the protagonist, he sends assassins to kill his best friend, even greater than King Duncan (like friends since birth), Banquo, and his son, Fleance, because it is prophesized that he, Banquo, will be the father of many kings, which would replace the protagonist's current position as king.
In taking that first step to evil, or as in the play M@c83!4, "down the primrose path to the everlasting bonfire" (M - Play, 2.3), one must have a savage passion for the thing they most desire. In M@c83!4's case, this is power. Once the three witches tell him that the throne will be his, he begins to weigh the pros and cons of committing such evil acts and once he starts he cannot stop. The one who helps in convincing the protagonist that committing such acts were necessary was his wife, Lady M@c83!4. She used different tactics to motivate him to do such a thing, such as questioning his masculinity. Something that affects our emotions, like a family calling out your flaws, helps to convince one to take that first evil step.
However, taking that first step into evil doesn't come without consequences. First off, doing evil acts, such as murder, theft, petty crimes and misdemeanors, adultery, and abuse all come with external consequences. Most of those that were just written come with not only a fine or fee because it's against the law, but you could also go to prison and serve long (even life) sentences. With more personal things that have evil intentions it could cost your happiness (no more sweet baby animals for you!). Furthermore, as seen in M@c83!4, these evil acts could affect one internally as well. The protagonist in the play goes insane with visions, sounds and apparitions of the dead, such as his friend Banquo. It is said on many TV shows that the person who's killed someone can never forget their face or the situation because on could feel guilty about such acts. Guilt is the truth trying to break free from within. It is guilt that keeps Macbeth from sleeping at night and seeing such non-apparent things. These are the consequences, thanks Key and Peele. 8-D
Wait! Did I just say...oh no! I think I did. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Sunday, November 9, 2014
An Advancement in Avant-[g]arde Art Analysis
Modern Art. New. Bold.
Maybe a bit Confusing. But HEY; it's ArT.
I recently strolled my
way through a contemporary art museum and saw some interesting pieces. One
piece that interested me the most was Hotel Monturiol (2011-12) by Jorge Méndez Blake. Now this piece features a
photo, various illustrations, and building plans (even a small
sculpture). All of these elements and noted belonged to a man known as Narciso
Monturiol, who died in 1885, and found by his great-grandson Raul Monturiol.
Narcisco, if you didn't know, was the engineer who created the Ictineo I and
II, the II being the first air independent and combustion powered submarine. He
did his work in Spain. It is said that the inspiration for the Hotel was formulated
when he saw the beauty and mysticism of the below-sea-level world and wanted to
share it with more people than a crew of four to five. If one looks closely at
the photo and illustrations, one can see that there are no windows in the
building but there are patios and skylights drawn to let daylight stream in. This
makes it seem as if he were trying to with much intent to create an underwater
experience above ground with stone and marble. There are other aspects to the
notes like a library, a patio, underground sections, and a list of different
materials he would have used if he had decided to build the place. One cannot
fully know the extent to which the project would have been taken on or the
vision he was headed towards between the few and some seemingly unrelated
drawings. It is however definite that he wanted to create an underwater experience
to whomever would be residing in the hotel which is seen by the restriction of
light, the reflection and exquisiteness of the marble, and the image and statue
of coral.
I think this piece
reflects how the past can speak to the present and can be translated into
future actions. The exhibit that the piece is displayed in is called “Limited Visibility”
This could express how we, the viewers, couldn't see the work that went in to
this vision, can’t see the value in it, and can’t see the person who created
it, but the memory of Monturiol and his work have survived the test of time to
be viewed by all now and heading in the future.
Sunday, October 26, 2014
Advertising Sins
The commercial that I have chosen is a Magnum Ice Cream Commercial. If you know not which advertisement I speak of, follow this link ----> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9ol6DPePsA
The commercial is labeled on YouTube as Magnum Ice Cream Commercial for the company has no public upload of it. It was created by UNILEVER Ice Cream called Magnum and was released in 2011. It features a woman, Rachel Bilson, stuck in traffic, in a convertible BMW, on a seaside road. It's sunny and hot so she decides to take off her high heels and runs across the tops of cars to a Magnum Ice Cream delivery truck. The man driving the truck then gets out opens the back and gives her a bar, to which she indulges herself in. The ending title reads "For Pleasure Seekers". On a larger scale it portrays the deadly sin of gluttony which is over-indulgence and over-consumption as well. She is living the high life with an expensive vehicle, nice clothes, close to the sea, and when she goes to get what she wants, she receives it with no hassle and spoils herself in its cold relaxing pleasure.
I believe the target audience would be for those who love to pleasure themselves in the luxuries of life. Their socio-economic background would be of upper middle class or upper class because they would have to be wealthy enough to indulge in such. The cultural knowledge of the intended audience would have to be that indulging yourself is good and you should sometimes , in fact, go out of your way to seek it out.
The commercial is made in a way so that you mouth waters at the sight of the first delicate bite of the chocolate ice cream bar. This persuades the viewer into wanting a piece of the "high life" and to buy Magnum Ice Cream.
The commercial is labeled on YouTube as Magnum Ice Cream Commercial for the company has no public upload of it. It was created by UNILEVER Ice Cream called Magnum and was released in 2011. It features a woman, Rachel Bilson, stuck in traffic, in a convertible BMW, on a seaside road. It's sunny and hot so she decides to take off her high heels and runs across the tops of cars to a Magnum Ice Cream delivery truck. The man driving the truck then gets out opens the back and gives her a bar, to which she indulges herself in. The ending title reads "For Pleasure Seekers". On a larger scale it portrays the deadly sin of gluttony which is over-indulgence and over-consumption as well. She is living the high life with an expensive vehicle, nice clothes, close to the sea, and when she goes to get what she wants, she receives it with no hassle and spoils herself in its cold relaxing pleasure.
I believe the target audience would be for those who love to pleasure themselves in the luxuries of life. Their socio-economic background would be of upper middle class or upper class because they would have to be wealthy enough to indulge in such. The cultural knowledge of the intended audience would have to be that indulging yourself is good and you should sometimes , in fact, go out of your way to seek it out.
The commercial is made in a way so that you mouth waters at the sight of the first delicate bite of the chocolate ice cream bar. This persuades the viewer into wanting a piece of the "high life" and to buy Magnum Ice Cream.
Sunday, October 12, 2014
Plain Jane Eyre Fare
(Just for reference, I'm answering Question #2 from Chapter 7 of Jane Eyre)
I believe the central idea of this chapter revolves somewhat around the reaffirmation of ideals and the purification of holy institutions (specifically this one). In this chapter Jane Eyre is in the Lowood Institution, a charity school for girls (which has is centered in Christian beliefs and standards) when the institution's director, Mr. Brocklehurst, arrives. He has come for an inspection of the place and to list his concerns. He first list various menial things that aren't majorly important but then steps on a soap box to comment about a food incident. The incident, however, is that the girls' breakfast was "ill-prepared" and to make up for it the caring superintendent, Miss Temple, allowed them to have bread and cheese, more delicate than their usual, for lunch so that they would not starve until dinner. This upsets Mr. Brocklehurst. He makes an analogy between the ill-prepared breakfast and the “sufferings of the primitive Christians…the torments of martyrs…[and] the exhortations of our blessed Lord Himself" to show that they cannot be indulged in worldly pleasures. The hunger, thirst, and pain caused by these proceeding will cause these girls to become more spiritual; anything against that is against the goals and vision of the institution. I believe that these paragraphs (13-14) contain the chief phrases that defines this chapters central idea, specifically "His divine consolations, "If ye suffer hunger or thirst for My sake, happy are ye." Oh, madam, when you put bread and cheese, instead of burnt porridge, into these children's mouths, you may indeed feed their vile bodies, but you little think how you starve their immortal souls!"" He comments more on the anomalies within the Christian based institution carrying on with the girls hair that they should not be curled or braided, the dresses shouldn't be made of fine things, and the girls should be ashamed of vanity. From his characterization we can tell Mr. Brocklehurst is very rigid and strict with rules. I know not which way the external author (Charlotte Brontë) or the internal author (Jane Eyre) wished for the audience to interpret this chapter, but from the selection I read I felt that Mr. Brocklehurst was the one that distributes conviction to straighten the followers up and to align everyone to one vision as to make the institution and its students more religious and pleasing in eyes of God. To Jane Eyre the point of the chapter was to express her disdain for this man who would come to relive her past and ruin her future. The main point made by Charlotte Bronte was to show how uptight and unrealistic in appeals the leaders of religious institutions were. This is expressed by Brocklehurst's many requests, of which, some are not regarded as serious because something like braiding one's hair or having a proper meal was regarded not as child-like or fulfilling basic needs, but by him, of the enemy which was evil and unpleasing to those in religious positions and God.
I believe the central idea of this chapter revolves somewhat around the reaffirmation of ideals and the purification of holy institutions (specifically this one). In this chapter Jane Eyre is in the Lowood Institution, a charity school for girls (which has is centered in Christian beliefs and standards) when the institution's director, Mr. Brocklehurst, arrives. He has come for an inspection of the place and to list his concerns. He first list various menial things that aren't majorly important but then steps on a soap box to comment about a food incident. The incident, however, is that the girls' breakfast was "ill-prepared" and to make up for it the caring superintendent, Miss Temple, allowed them to have bread and cheese, more delicate than their usual, for lunch so that they would not starve until dinner. This upsets Mr. Brocklehurst. He makes an analogy between the ill-prepared breakfast and the “sufferings of the primitive Christians…the torments of martyrs…[and] the exhortations of our blessed Lord Himself" to show that they cannot be indulged in worldly pleasures. The hunger, thirst, and pain caused by these proceeding will cause these girls to become more spiritual; anything against that is against the goals and vision of the institution. I believe that these paragraphs (13-14) contain the chief phrases that defines this chapters central idea, specifically "His divine consolations, "If ye suffer hunger or thirst for My sake, happy are ye." Oh, madam, when you put bread and cheese, instead of burnt porridge, into these children's mouths, you may indeed feed their vile bodies, but you little think how you starve their immortal souls!"" He comments more on the anomalies within the Christian based institution carrying on with the girls hair that they should not be curled or braided, the dresses shouldn't be made of fine things, and the girls should be ashamed of vanity. From his characterization we can tell Mr. Brocklehurst is very rigid and strict with rules. I know not which way the external author (Charlotte Brontë) or the internal author (Jane Eyre) wished for the audience to interpret this chapter, but from the selection I read I felt that Mr. Brocklehurst was the one that distributes conviction to straighten the followers up and to align everyone to one vision as to make the institution and its students more religious and pleasing in eyes of God. To Jane Eyre the point of the chapter was to express her disdain for this man who would come to relive her past and ruin her future. The main point made by Charlotte Bronte was to show how uptight and unrealistic in appeals the leaders of religious institutions were. This is expressed by Brocklehurst's many requests, of which, some are not regarded as serious because something like braiding one's hair or having a proper meal was regarded not as child-like or fulfilling basic needs, but by him, of the enemy which was evil and unpleasing to those in religious positions and God.
Saturday, September 27, 2014
Ma Nom (That's French for "My Name")
First of all I would like to say that French has no relevance to my name whatsoever. Now that that is clear, I have two names on which I wish to speak on. These are my first and middle names; Donovan and Xavier. However first, I first would like to say that in our culture I still believe that names are of some importance. In the older times and even now your name was your identity and you would like for it to reflect you as an individual. One would work strenuously not to taint the name as people would no longer treat you with respect. In other cultures, such as Native American culture, your name describes you, whether it was one instance or your daily actions or habits.
Donovan. 7 characters, 5 letters, 3 syllables, 1 name that means so much. From the lineage of my family I know the name Donovan came from my grandfather's father. I know this because my grandfather's name is Donovan Jr. From his bloodline there is Irish ancestry. Wouldn't you know that Donovan is an Irish name? It's Irish meaning is "Dark Brown" (I don't think that's racist... 8-D) but its greater meaning, which is derived from the Celtic language, means "Strong Fighter". I do believe that I and my grandfather are strong fighters. He is strong in strength and wisdom while I am strong in my beliefs (some people might call it stubbornness).
Xavier. 6 letters, 4 syllables, 2 meanings, and no other like me (can't believe that worked a second time). Xavier is the name I go by most often. I have no real interesting reason why I prefer it to Donovan other than my parents called me it. My mother gave me the inspiration for the name. She named me after Professor Charles Xavier from Marvel Comics' X-Men franchise. It's pretty cool to be named after a comic book character (on more than one occasion she has admitted to almost naming me Kal-El, the Man of Steel himself). Xavier also comes from the Catholic Saint Francis Xavier, which is where he was born. The name was derived from Basque meaning "new house/home" (Personally I enjoy the first meaning better). I don't necessarily let these names define me (although I do feel like I have no alternate identity when taking on my grandfather's name) but rather I define these names. I make the image for myself that I want everyone to think of when they hear my name.
Over the years I have been called certain nicknames such as Otis (an elementary school alter ego that my friends and I each created), Zay (a short section in my name), Prof(essor) X, X-man (from the Marvel franchise), Xavier (pronounce with a French accent), Jasvier (Spanish accent), or just simply X. However, I like to keep it Xavier (though I am taking a fondness to Xavier [with a French accent]. Though, I have taken to a new name, Panke (Pronounced Pan-Kay). I created this name in Myrtle Beach one year during family vacation. It started off as Pankæ, and evolved into Panké, and finally Panke. I then used this name to portray my fun, and amazingly creative YouTube personality in February of 2012. After this I actually found that this name is connected to a space/café in Berlin that supports edgy creativity that happens away from mainstream culture. This was a perfect matchup for what I had set out to do.
I feel as though sometimes I am two however, as if each name has its own identity. For Donovan, I feel as if part of a group or a larger whole. Donovan is connected to my grandfather and his father meaning I'm a part of that line. However if one looks at the name Panke, it is a name uncompromised by others, it has not gained much of a status (which means I can build it from the ground up), and it is where I can be truly me, the individual that dreams.
These names, as I said before, do not define me, rather, I get to support and create an image that people will think of when they see me. Donovan, Xavier, or Panke. 3 names, 2 lives, 1 explanation, and 0 others like me (3 for 3 [if you were counting]).
Donovan. 7 characters, 5 letters, 3 syllables, 1 name that means so much. From the lineage of my family I know the name Donovan came from my grandfather's father. I know this because my grandfather's name is Donovan Jr. From his bloodline there is Irish ancestry. Wouldn't you know that Donovan is an Irish name? It's Irish meaning is "Dark Brown" (I don't think that's racist... 8-D) but its greater meaning, which is derived from the Celtic language, means "Strong Fighter". I do believe that I and my grandfather are strong fighters. He is strong in strength and wisdom while I am strong in my beliefs (some people might call it stubbornness).
Xavier. 6 letters, 4 syllables, 2 meanings, and no other like me (can't believe that worked a second time). Xavier is the name I go by most often. I have no real interesting reason why I prefer it to Donovan other than my parents called me it. My mother gave me the inspiration for the name. She named me after Professor Charles Xavier from Marvel Comics' X-Men franchise. It's pretty cool to be named after a comic book character (on more than one occasion she has admitted to almost naming me Kal-El, the Man of Steel himself). Xavier also comes from the Catholic Saint Francis Xavier, which is where he was born. The name was derived from Basque meaning "new house/home" (Personally I enjoy the first meaning better). I don't necessarily let these names define me (although I do feel like I have no alternate identity when taking on my grandfather's name) but rather I define these names. I make the image for myself that I want everyone to think of when they hear my name.
Over the years I have been called certain nicknames such as Otis (an elementary school alter ego that my friends and I each created), Zay (a short section in my name), Prof(essor) X, X-man (from the Marvel franchise), Xavier (pronounce with a French accent), Jasvier (Spanish accent), or just simply X. However, I like to keep it Xavier (though I am taking a fondness to Xavier [with a French accent]. Though, I have taken to a new name, Panke (Pronounced Pan-Kay). I created this name in Myrtle Beach one year during family vacation. It started off as Pankæ, and evolved into Panké, and finally Panke. I then used this name to portray my fun, and amazingly creative YouTube personality in February of 2012. After this I actually found that this name is connected to a space/café in Berlin that supports edgy creativity that happens away from mainstream culture. This was a perfect matchup for what I had set out to do.
I feel as though sometimes I am two however, as if each name has its own identity. For Donovan, I feel as if part of a group or a larger whole. Donovan is connected to my grandfather and his father meaning I'm a part of that line. However if one looks at the name Panke, it is a name uncompromised by others, it has not gained much of a status (which means I can build it from the ground up), and it is where I can be truly me, the individual that dreams.
These names, as I said before, do not define me, rather, I get to support and create an image that people will think of when they see me. Donovan, Xavier, or Panke. 3 names, 2 lives, 1 explanation, and 0 others like me (3 for 3 [if you were counting]).
Saturday, September 6, 2014
Wing Young Huie Photo Analysis and Connection with "The Handmaid's Tale"
http://know.wingyounghuie.com/image/43014362678
The link above is attached to a photo taken by Wing Young Huie titled Young Girl Wrapped in Dora the Explorer Blanket which was taken in South Minneapolis, MN in 2012. He put this photo in a collection or a blog of photos he labels "We are the Other" which he says is "new work presented as a serialized photographic novel that infuses several concepts to connect people who don’t know each other well or at all." The photo, not venturing far from its creatively stressed and hard to come by name, features a Latino girl getting out of a minivan with a Dora the Explorer blanket wrapped around her (most likely for warmth). Wing Young Huie’s caption says that he was photographing “members of Light of Faith and Hope in Jesus Christ, a small storefront church where most, if not all, of the members are Latino.” What one can get from this photo on surface level is that people of the same race, culture, or heritage tend to convene with each other, especially with an event on a religious level. Looking deeper in to this, however, we can see that the Dora the Explorer blanket becomes more significant and is the main thing that Wing Young Huie is trying to point out.
We can see that the fictional character Dora the Explorer has been or still is her idol for an extended period of time. Who can blame her? Dora the Explorer was probably the only main character of a show that wasn’t white and/or was her race or heritage. I don’t know if she could or can speak Spanish, but the show is halfway spoken in Spanish. She has someone to relate to and can envision herself being. Wing Young Huie says that growing up that there were little to no Asian main characters airing on television. All there was in that time of television was mostly Caucasian Americans.
In the sense of the “American standard”, where everyone or the majority of America is composed of Caucasians, Wing Young Huie presents this Latina girl as an “other” in society’s eyes. Margaret Atwood also shows a societal other in this book by present Offred and other handmaids as objectified or “another household chore”.
The link above is attached to a photo taken by Wing Young Huie titled Young Girl Wrapped in Dora the Explorer Blanket which was taken in South Minneapolis, MN in 2012. He put this photo in a collection or a blog of photos he labels "We are the Other" which he says is "new work presented as a serialized photographic novel that infuses several concepts to connect people who don’t know each other well or at all." The photo, not venturing far from its creatively stressed and hard to come by name, features a Latino girl getting out of a minivan with a Dora the Explorer blanket wrapped around her (most likely for warmth). Wing Young Huie’s caption says that he was photographing “members of Light of Faith and Hope in Jesus Christ, a small storefront church where most, if not all, of the members are Latino.” What one can get from this photo on surface level is that people of the same race, culture, or heritage tend to convene with each other, especially with an event on a religious level. Looking deeper in to this, however, we can see that the Dora the Explorer blanket becomes more significant and is the main thing that Wing Young Huie is trying to point out.
We can see that the fictional character Dora the Explorer has been or still is her idol for an extended period of time. Who can blame her? Dora the Explorer was probably the only main character of a show that wasn’t white and/or was her race or heritage. I don’t know if she could or can speak Spanish, but the show is halfway spoken in Spanish. She has someone to relate to and can envision herself being. Wing Young Huie says that growing up that there were little to no Asian main characters airing on television. All there was in that time of television was mostly Caucasian Americans.
In the sense of the “American standard”, where everyone or the majority of America is composed of Caucasians, Wing Young Huie presents this Latina girl as an “other” in society’s eyes. Margaret Atwood also shows a societal other in this book by present Offred and other handmaids as objectified or “another household chore”.
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