How does the portrayal of romance in Hollywood films affect our perspective of love? From the moment we are born, our parents tell us fairy tales and folk stories, and tuck us in at night with the warming words of a happily ever afters. Our little blank brains, ready to devour anything put in frontContinue reading “Disney, Rom-Coms and Other Happily Never Afters:”
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Disney, Rom-Coms and Other Happily Never Afters: How does the portrayal of romance in Hollywood films affect our perspective of love?
From the moment we are born, our parents tell us fairy tales and folk stories, and tuck us in at night with the warming words of a happily ever afters. Our little blank brains, ready to devour anything put in front of us, happily gobbles up these fantasy tales of love and adventure, and slowlyContinue reading “Disney, Rom-Coms and Other Happily Never Afters: How does the portrayal of romance in Hollywood films affect our perspective of love?”
Writing Challenge #2
As Catherine Roach explains in her novel The Romance Story in Popular Culture, “This romance story is endlessly taught and replayed in a multiplicity of cultural sites: Disney princess movies, the wedding industry, fairytales, Hollywood movies, pop music lyrics, advertising, the diamond jewelry industry, and more.” Romance surrounds us, and our ideals of it mayContinue reading “Writing Challenge #2”
Writing Challenge 1!
From the moment we are born, our parents tell us fairy tales and folk stories, and tuck us in at night with the warming words of a happily ever afters. Our little blank brains, ready to devour anything put in front of us, happily gobbles up these fantasy tales of love and adventure, and slowlyContinue reading “Writing Challenge 1!”
Research Journey
How do romance movies affect our perspective of love? (I know this is in the wrong place but I cannot, for the life of me, figure out where it’s supposed to go and how to create the little section that allows you to chose?? I couldn’t find the video explaining it on the class blogContinue reading “Research Journey”
proposal + thunder brain
What is success in the arts world? Cinema-Communications a. I’ve always been an artist, but I never wanted to apply to arts programs because everyone has always told me art isn’t a career. b. What defines a person as being successful? c. Art isn’t a career. 3. My wholeContinue reading “proposal + thunder brain”
voice?
Once upon a time, I received a strange Instagram message. The man in my DMs introduced himself as James, and offered me an offer I could not refuse. James told me that if I agreed to meet up with him and kick him in the balls, repeatedly, until he fell to his knees, he wouldContinue reading “voice?”
My First Blog Post
Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.
Introduce Yourself (Example Post)
This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”