Reading the two articles for this week made me think about how the United States portrays tragic events that are happening in foreign countries to the public. When disaster strikes, the United States has a reputation of attempting to clean up the mess and take care of those in need. Although many people may think […]
Sexism in Comics
This discussion during class had my mind racing trying to figure out where I stand on this issue of sexism within comic books and movies. As I watched the first video, I found myself really agreeing with what he had to say and how he was almost defending the artists of comic books, especially concerning […]
What’s so funny about Iron Chef
The article I found interesting was “What’s So Funny About Iron Chef” by Mark Gallagher. He examines the TV show Iron Chef, which airs on Food Network, and how it illustrates Japanese culture to the American audience. I understand the conclusions that he came to due to his analysis of this show and other Food […]
Super Bowl Commercials
In Gray’s article, “Texts that Sell”, a main point he brings up is how spinoffs, extratextuals, and peripherals can become texts and this happens because media entertains and sells. A commercial from the Super Bowl that caught my eye was from Esurance and it showed a woman in a pharmacy looking for her prescription. Walter […]
Media Grammar Literacy
The example I am going to use is a movie scene from Requiem for a Dream. This is one of my favorite scenes from any movie because of the way it was filmed and the artistic symbolism in what is going on in the scene. In the scene, you see Harry on the left side […]