Category: Critical Reflection

Holy Thursday is called Maundy Thursday for the reason that the word Maundy comes from the latin, ‘mandatum’, or ‘command’ which refers to the instructions Jesus gave his disciples at the Last Supper. In many countries the day is known as Holy Thursday and is a public holiday. Maundy Thursday is part of Holy Week…

In this essay I will be analysing the painting The Entombment of Christ. I chose this painting as it stood out to me more than the other two options. I think this was because it is an image that I would know the story behind due to learning religion throughout school unlike the other two…

In the book Believing is seeing: Creating the culture of art, Staniszewski considered art in many aspects. There are some here: (1) Art, like photography and popular culture, is a field of representation that is unique to modernity, and it is meant to augment out understanding of cultural creations both different and including our own.…

The development of the fashion industry is vigorous, it is one of the industries that many youngsters dream to work at. However, the blooming development of the fashion industry is only focusing on the design which is mostly about children, teenagers, and adults. About elderly fashion, the fashion industry is lack of senior fashion designers.…

I have been a student at Mesa Community College for a semester, and over my English course and my other courses, I feel like I have developed and grown as a student. This English class taught me many key points I never thought I would possibly learn. Throughout this class, it has educated me on…

Just like society, music will experience evolution. Said evolution may manifest itself through factors such as the ability for the world to be globally connected. Through this inevitable evolution and connectivity, the loss of cultural meaning may be a consequential factor for some genres of music, however, this may not reign true for all genres.…

From the movie entitled Gattaca, it shows a world that uses genetic information in order to produce genetically enhanced people, by selecting certain genes. Scientists ensure that individuals were born using reproductive technologies have desirable traits and prevent undesirable traits. This movie spread awareness about ethical issues that people may not be aware. The movie…

1920s. A smoke-filled bar rings sounds of complexity and enthusiasm. Jazz is at its peak and quite rightly so. There is an overwhelming sense of popularity amongst people of African American descent. The audience. The band. Still nothing gets around the fact that the point of this bar is to entertain, to satisfy the musical…

In the movie The Shawshank Redemption, the main character Andy Dufresne is accused of the murder of his wife and her lover. Andys wife was having an affair with another man. Andy is sentenced 19 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. Andy is put into one of the worst prisons at…

The Truman Show, which is regarded as the turning point of Jim Carrey’s career, is a movie that has been examined in many respects and opportunities. The Truman Show, which is often handled by Plato’s cave allegory and our constant observance in today’s society in other words, securitization, makes the audience laugh with his witty…