The Waves

into account the jobs that the islanders have, the food they consume, the transportation they use, and the faith that they islanders hold on to. It is true; the oceans surrounding Uta-Jima serve as a life support for the population in The Sound of Waves. “When a steamship sailing to or from Nagoya or Yokkaichi passed through the Irako Channel, threading its way among the countless fishing boats scattered […] the lighthouse watchman could easily read its name through his telescope.” (5, par. 2,…

The wave is about a class and a teacher named Ben Ross who can seem to understand how the German people could have followed Hitler and the Nazis. So, Mr. Ross, has the class do an experiment that shows them discipline but also shows them power. Throughout the book he teaches the three motos, strength through discipline, strength through action, and last but not least strength through community. As the book goes on the students start to become brainwashed and have no individualism. They are all…

Week 11 French New Wave Breathless 90 mins, 1960, French Directed By: Jean-Luc Godard Written By: Jean-Luc Godard Synopsis: Paying homage to the numerous crime thrillers of Hollywood’s Golden era, this film charts the relationship between Michel, a stylish but unpredictable criminal, and his estranged American girlfriend. Again, the notion of escapism through the cinema is key to this most famous of the new wave pictures. Essential Readings: Hart Cohen, Juan Francisco Salazar and Iqbal Barkat.…

4. Reaction videos and fans’ contribution to the Korean Wave 4.1. Methodology In the following analysis, I will consider the changes in the various practices of the Korean Wave fans on their most used social media platform: YouTube. The official YouTube channels of the production agencies and of the fans are becoming more and more powerful on influencing a bigger amount of people and to find a bigger cultural market. The production agencies have found in YouTube a new alternative platform where…

I read two books this nine weeks, The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky and The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey. I chose to make my presentation about The 5th Wave because it is an easier book to understand and you don’t have to think too much while reading it. It is sequential book. The protagonist of this story is a girl named Cassie Sullivan who has the basic teenager life, she goes to high school and has a huge crush on the jock of the school. The songs that I chose to represent her…

for a time period where colonialism is once again at its height, and the ideals of the Roman Imperium Universalis is seen in multiple colonial expeditions in multiple countries and continents. Imperium Universalis created a new face for the Second Wave of European influence, one that is advanced technologically, one that attempts to work with the other powers, and one that is driven by economic expansion. This lull, then fervent revival in the Imperium Universalis thinking and practicing is also…

movement, a genre, a community. Riot Grrrl was an underground feminist punk movement that started in the early 1990’s in Washington D.C. It began near the end of 2nd wave feminism that focused primarily on thin, white, middle class, “females” it would lead the very beginnings of the 3rd wave. 3rd wave feminism is the most current wave that is multi sectional, with a common goal of abolishing fat phobia, trans-misogyny, racism, slut shaming, and many more current issues women must deal with.…

Taken from his book which outlines the history of gay men’s dress in the twentieth century, Shaun Cole’s ‘Clubbing at the Blitz, the Batcave and Beyond’ focuses on establishing a connection between the fashion choices of the New Romantic subculture and the early eighties LGBTQ+ community. This discussion on their intertextuality differs to other writings about the period, which very much look to the politics or the fashion of the era. His perspective on the movement celebrates the freedom that…

Don’t take this article the wrong way, support of women 's rights is a good thing, but there are few that take it beyond what it is. They call themselves feminists, others would consider them as radical feminists. There is a difference between the two, feminism is a belief that man and woman should be equal in society and have equal opportunity in the world; radical feminism is a belief that men have been dominating over women for years and the women should be above the men in the societal…

Management is the process by which managers create, direct, maintain and operate purposive organisations through systematic coordinated operative human effort,fundamentals of management pg (3) The film House cinema, as one of the film houses in Nigeria, was established to promote, preserve, protect and present the culture of the entertainment industry. Urban generations in post-colonial cities have been characterised by the development of certain movements, architectural edifices and…