The Spectator

common view of taking the time to appreciate an environment’s unique distinctions and inhabitants as a means to learn more about themselves. While each piece shares romantic views, they are distinguished by the authors’ situationally driven motives. Bartram explores an unfamiliar land that he does not identify with, almost as a spectator or tourist. He attempts to admire without interference and classification, similar to a scientist who examines, conducting with as little as possible influence. Bartram’s prerogative to investigate and record is prevalent in excerpts such as, “Having gratified my curiosity at this general breeding place and nursery of crocodiles, I continued my voyage up the river without being greatly disturbed by them" (74). Unlike Crevecoeur, Bartram sees the importance of less interference, as he wishes to observe and learn about untouched habitats, so that he may share this information with the rest of his people. He chooses not to seek violence as a solution unless it threatens his own life. Each organism to Bartram is worth living, despite the dangers they may pose; his research and curiosity drive him to be the spectator rather than the intervener. However, Crevecoeur fancies himself a governor of the habitat, a third-party intervener due to the conjunction of his religion and career. His role is more subjectively intertwined given his vested interests as a farmer, choosing to shift the balance in nature-based conflicts, juxtaposed to Bartram’s…

When I was reading over the instructions for this simulation, I thought the plastic wrap over my eyes would be the most difficult part. It definitely was. After I covered my eyes, I sat in my chair which is approximately twenty feet away from the television. I then attempted to select what I wanted to watch, which was impossible from that far away. To be able to see the guide I had to be standing within two to three feet of the t.v. The cotton balls weren't as bad as I thought they were going…

The nightmare years and the decade of war are both names people have given to the 1940s with good reason. In the 1940s, it was a time of change and war, but a very successful year for spectator sports, even with all the effects war had on American culture, sports was still a topic that thrived. Since WWII was going on, and Japan had just attacked Pearl Harbor, many expected sports to disappear until the conflicts with other countries were resolved, but the sports industry only got bigger. The…

a popular event around the world. Even in the ancient world, spectators from different parts of Greece would travel to Olympia to watch the games. Considering the spectators’ reasons for attending the event and what they got out of the games, the sporting aspect, the cultural and religious aspect and also the aspect of practicality, I agree that the ancient spectators’ experience of the Olympic Games was different from that of a modern spectator, but I would not say it was “completely…

Spectator political activities are activities like voting going to political discussions along and allowing oneself to political stimuli. These activities were unlikely in the middle age of American politics allowed to be carried out by a women the face that a women wasn’t really a humans for most of American history women gaining their right to vote through the suffrage movement in the 1920s in fact, this move started in 1869 by Susan B Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton who founded national…

In an early 1700’s newspaper, The Spectator, the author Joseph Addison creates a diarist of the upper class. The fabricated author shows off the lavish lifestyle of the affluent back then in an attempt to connect with the common rich citizens reading the paper. On the outside that is how it may appear, however, being a clearly satirical piece the real aim is at making fun of these people’s lifestyles and the sheer pointlessness of the lifestyles. The diarist goes through almost an entire week of…

professor and Joyce, a Jamaican psychotherapist. When he was six, Malcolm and his family moved to Elmira, Ontario, Canada. In Canada, Malcolm’s father taught math and engineering at the University of Waterloo. Malcolm occasionally went with his father, where he would wander around the offices and explore libraries; sparking an early interest of reading and literature in him. Malcolm graduated from the University of Toronto’s Trinity College with a degree in history. However, his grades were not…

In his article, Malcolm Gladwell claims to understand how people become masters in a certain field; Gladwell believes a person must practice for 10,000 hours. His 10,000-hour rule receives criticism from other writers; Jared Sandman and David Bradley belong to this group of critics. Jared Sandman disagrees with Gladwell’s claim; instead, he challenges Gladwell’s claim by adopting the 500,000-word rule. The 500,000-word rule demonstrates a person’s writing career more quickly than the 10,000-…

The idea of Spectatorship in David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive (2001) : We don’t stop here! Abstract Films have always been a medium of great importance and still continue to amuse and interest its audience. Films of different languages and different genres are released worldwide over a year. Some of them grab the attention of a large audience while some others go even unnoticed. The success and greatness of a film is usually connected with its ability to influence and transform the audience.…

economy, promote their “nationhood”, and display their national pride to the world. Nonetheless, this causes a backlash, where a conflict is seen between the international community and the local community. Often, the subject – sports spectators from around the world -- tend to be prioritized over local community life: “Beijing has come under the influence…