Morgan Torbert Film Response 6 Monty Python and the Holy Grail is very obviously a satirical imitation of the medieval romances. The film follows King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table on their most notable quest‚ the quest for the Holy Grail. Knighthood and chivalry were the ideal characteristics physically and as personality traits for a man in medieval times. The physical ideals included strength‚ skill at arms and horsemanship while the non-physical ideals incorporated courage‚ humility
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Critical Thought Paper 1: Orientalism In Orientalism‚ Edward Said discusses the many aspects of the term “Orientalism‚” including its origins‚ the primary ideas and arguments behind Orientalism‚ and the impact that Orientalism has had on the relationship between the West and the East. He quotes Joseph Conrad for the proposition that conquering people who are different from us is “not a pretty thing.” It needs an “idea” to “redeem” it. Said’s concept of Orientalism helps define the “idea” that
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Dualism and Rationalism The French philosopher‚ Rene Descartes (1596-1650)‚ approached knowledge from quite a different stance than did John Locke. For Descartes‚ man has ultimate knowledge of his own existence because he is a thinking being – cogito ergo sum – "I think‚ therefore I am." Thus the foundations of knowledge consist of a set of first‚ "self-evident" principles‚ a priori principles. The mind is not an empty cabinet but is filled with universal‚ though not readily known‚ principles
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Characteristics of Orientalism‚ Prejudice‚ and Discrimination (Word count 285) Many people believe that Arabs and Muslims are one and the same but there is a difference. Arabs are an ethnic group that includes descendants from‚ Saudi Arabia‚ North Africa‚ Middle East‚ Iraq‚ Somalia‚ Morocco‚ and Syria. Muslims are a religious group that follows the teachings of Islam. Though both originated in the regions of the orient All Arabs are not Muslims and all Muslims are not Arabs. After the September
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the two institutions that had retained order and promoted the growth of a great society for decades‚ were rejected. It is not difficult to see Chateaubriand’s René as an allegory describing post-Revolutionary France and the predicaments that the Revolution brought to French citizens. Chateaubriand’s short interlude draws a parallel between René and France- both have been cut off from previous social order‚ which provokes a feeling of nostalgia. In René’s world‚ like in the new France‚ there is no connection
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In meditations by Rene Descartes‚ he said he has decided to doubt everything he previously believed to be true and instead rely on only his reasoning ability starting from the scratch and building his knowledge beginning with things of which he is completely certain. He rejects the knowledge from his sense deciding that such knowledge is unreliable and open to deception so is not trustworthy. He reasons that he himself must actually exist because he is able to doubt and to think. He knows that he
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Edward Said’s orientalism is a way of seeing middle east countries that emphasizes and distorts the differences of Arab cultures and their people compared to Europe and the U.S. When watching Arab Labor there is a sense of a cultural divide between the Palestinians and the Jewish population against Europe and U.S. Some of the characters are very stereotypical of what people think of when talking about Palestinians. One of the examples that is orientalist is the portrayal of the Alian family’s mechanic
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Magritte’s the treachery o f images (1928-9) shows an illustrated styled painting of a brown wooden tobacco pipe; a commonly used utensil by Magritte and the society at the time. This familiar object became something culturally recognizable‚ taken away from any narrative context then becomes nothing other than symbolic. A representation that presents itself to be a physical pipe as Magritte commented “The famous pipe…? I’ve been reproached enough about it! And yet… can you fill it? No‚ it’s only
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Orientalism in American films is often times overlooked in its offensiveness compared to the stereotyping of other cultures. If asked to name films that you have seen where a race or culture was offensively portrayed‚ the first ethnic groups that come to mind are likely African-American and Latino. If this is true for you‚ why do you think Asian stereotyping isn’t as noticeable or striking to you as other stereotyping? If not‚ what experiences can you attribute to shaping your point of view? As
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Characteristics of Orientalism‚ Prejudice‚ and Discrimination There are several differences between the Arab and Muslim groups. The actuality is that Arabs are an ethnic group and Muslims are a religious group. A Muslim is a person who practices the Islam religion. In the world‚ most Muslims are not necessarily Arabs and most Arabs are not necessarily Muslims. “Orientalism is the simplistic view of the people and history of the Orient‚ with no recognition of change over time or the diversity
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