happiest; and his final argument is an analysis of pleasure. Plato’s argument distinguishes three types of persons, and which of these persons would be the happiest. In the excerpt he begins by asking if the reader
highly sexualising them for the pleasure of men. This essay will analyse two texts that portray women. The first text opposes this stereotype and ideology that women have to be perfect, that beauty means happiness, the second text plays into the hedonistic stereotype that women are purely for the pleasure of men. This essay will not only deconstruct the ways in which each text, plays into or poses against the stereotype placed on women, but will also compare the two texts,
presented with in the text. This adventure for pleasure by XXX also shows Glenum’s view on the women’s mindset. “I lost my strap-on + I’m hot hot for the Smear” (Glenum 94). All XXX really wants throughout Glenum’s work is sex and pleasure as seen through this quote. In the real world, it tends to be the males who search for this continuous pleasure. However, in Pop Corpse, Glenum has reversed the typical societal view on gender roles and instead places this sex drive and search for pleasure on XXX. In her
kinds of pleasure are offered to women spectators within the forms of representation…which have been mainly by men, for men?” (Betterton, 1985 p4). Similarly, David Rodowick stated, “Mulvey discusses the male star as an object of look but denies him the function of an erotic object” and asks “So where is the place of the feminine subject in this scenario?” (Rodowick, 1982 p8) Many feminist film theories have attempted to study Mulveys theory further. One way would be to look at the way film text produces
authors themselves are trying to understand, by grappling through the multi-faceted aspects of love. In both texts, love is characterized as a dichotomy; positive aspects of love—that are shown through the properties of pleasure and healing, and there are negative aspects of love—that are expressed through suffering and jealousy. While it is difficult to define what love truly is through the texts, the reader can better understand the multiple waves and dimensions of love as experienced people who serve
understand. Poetry is an art form that can be interpreted various ways. The meaning of each text of poetry relies on the readers, and the author 's emotional state of mind. When poetry is being read, it is not being read for fluency. These reading are to be analyzed and interpreted through an individual’s sight, intellection and sound. According to Louis Zokofsky, “ The test of poetry is the range of pleasure it affords at sight, sound, and intellectual. This is its purpose as art”. These three elements
Epicurean ethics. More specifically, I am going to center around the nature of pleasure and its connection with desire-satisfaction. Throughout the paper I will argue, the only thing we desire for its own sake is pleasure. Thus it is best to keep our desires simple in order to achieve the greatest feeling of pleasure. I will accomplish this by first giving arguments for why the only thing we desire for its own sake is pleasure, as well as arguments for why it is best to keep our desires simple. I will
and my own life in general. Some skills that I learned were to be an active reader, read and analyze objectively, and think about the text in the bigger picture. I practiced the skill of active reading by highlighting quotes that stuck out to me, writing my own questions and thoughts in the margin, and relating examples and statements together throughout the text. To read and analyze objectively, I took a step back from my own opinions, reading Kerr's writing thoroughly and completely before making
is an aspect common in the two visual texts. For example, using ladies with good looks to appeal to the audience’s emotion is common in them. The two visual texts also communicate using pictures and words. Size is also used in both advertisements to emphasize different parts of the texts. A superficial interpretation of the two visual texts generates one idea. The two products have the ability to meet the specific needs of the targeted users. The first text aims at convincing the target audience
Reading is not only a significant part of every lesson in schools, it also plays a huge role outside of the classroom. Accordingly, all schools have a reading policy and there are many benefits of one being used. This involves teachers adopting a whole school approach which can be utilised to support children in becoming independent learners in Literacy and aiding children to make progress in both Key Stages. Kanolik and Turker (2011) suggest that schools should initiate whole school reading, which
A main text in the Hindu society is the Kama Sutra. The University of Wyoming says this about the Kama Sutra: “This includes: the producing and enjoyment of art, music, dance, drama, literature, poetry, and sex. (The "Kama Sutra," which may be one of the best-known Hindu texts in the West, is about the aesthetic pleasure of men and women; it discusses beauty, music, dance and sexual activity.) It is thus religiously
Matt Rott underlines that critical making is an important term within open design. According to Matt Rott when it comes on to open design in hardware and software, creators, educators and viewers gain unique opportunities towards interacting with technology in a visionary and physical manner this is where critical making comes in. Rott further begins to explain that “Rather than just bemoaning the restrictions placed on users by institutionalized technological systems, engaged makers have the increasing
Kant elucidate the meaning of human good by talking about three qualities: power, pleasure and dignity. By reading each of the philosopher’s text individually, the reader is able to recognize which quality is most imperative to each philosopher. Additionally, each philosopher illuminates the importance of that certain good and provides a feasible reason for their choosing by presenting general ideas that enables the reader to gain a meticulous understanding of their subjective meaning of each good
medieval era regarded multiple marriages as highly questionable, and it is for this reason that the Wife of Bath carefully examines the words of God as revealed in scripture (revealing her to be more than a simple-minded woman: a knowledge of religious texts proves she is definitely educated and well-read). She confesses that nowhere can she find a stricture against her having more than one marriage, and her five husbands are therefore her choice and hers only. “He seith to be wedded is no synne:/ Bet
1. D. There are three reasons or purposes for writing, and all text can be fit into one of these purposes: writing to entertain, writing to inform, and writing to persuade. Choice (A) is incorrect because readers can read to learn, but writers do not write to learn. That is not a purpose of the writing process. Choice (B) is incorrect because writing for reflection is a personal type of writing and is generally not shared with an audience. Choice (C) is incorrect for the same reason. 2. B. Irony
be arguing that a female reader of Ovid’s epic poem can empathise with her female counterparts, as she is frequently confronted with disturbing and problematic circumstances within Ovid’s text. The idea of entrapment therefore can be extended from character to reader. Whether reading the Metamorphoses for pleasure or for academic purposes , it can be argued that a modern female reader will in some way feel challenged by the themes Ovid presents to her – scenes of rape, male dominance and frequent victimisation
be fruitful. In "Kubla Khan," Coleridge depicts a powerful character who "did ... a stately pleasure dome decree" ("Kubla Khan" lines 1-2). The fact that Kubla Khan is able merely to decree a pleasure-dome and know that his orders will be executed implies that he is a character of both strong will and great creative power. This faith in himself is not misplaced. The Khan decrees that a pleasure-dome be built and his order is immediately executed: "So twice five miles of fertile ground/ With
measurement of happiness and pleasure. This in turn is where the second term for Utilitarianims comes from, as it is call the Greatest Happiness Principle. In his text, Mr. Mill states that this principle "holds that actiosn are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness, wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness" (96). Following this idea, he explains that happiness holds the absence of pain and the reverse of that, there holds the "privation of pleasure" (Mill 96). John Mill
“Utilitarianism” focuses on the definition as well as the characteristics of utilitarianism. The text also draws attention to theories of morality. The author differentiates between the teleological/consequentialist theory, and the deontological theory. These theories place different levels of importance on the consequences of actions. Teleological theory emphasizes that the consequences of an action determine whether that act is right or wrong, whereas the deontological theory illuminates the role
estimated at nearly $1 billion a year (Karlinksy, Neal 2010). The comedic yellow sponge has attracted viewers from all different age groups- ranging from toddlers to grown adults. Being as popular as it is, SpongeBob Squarepants is seen as a producerly text. Excessiveness, obviousness and intertextuality make up the producerly makeup of Spongebob Squarepants. Fanfiction has also stemmed from the popular Nickelodeon show. Elements of fan fiction include relevance, intertextuality, and textual poaching