In Chuck Klosterman’s essay, “Human Clay” he argues that Andrew Dice Clay will never make a cultural comeback even if he died. The fact that things that weren’t acceptable in the past are somehow acceptable in the present is evidence that culture is coarsening. On the contrary there are two exceptions to this rule in terms of vulgarity which include mainstream rap music e.g 2 Live Crew which in retrospect set the limit for how explicit music can get and mainstream stand up comedy e.g Andrew Dice Clay. Unlike other disputable stand up comedians Clay will never become relevant to culture again because of, three main reasons, Clay himself, the era of his popularity had past, and his audience. Andrew Dice Clay is the #1 reason he will never make a cultural comeback.
In Sharon Draper’s novel, Copper Sun, Clay Derby is the son of the plantation owner in South Carolina. Clay can best be described as needily seeking approval and controlling. Clay Derby was needy; he needed approval, affection, and attention. Clay did not have a mother figure or receive affection, and this made him seek out attention and affection whenever he could get it; “‘You like me don’t you?’ he implored quietly.
In Helena Maria Viramontes’ novel, Under the Feet of Jesus, Estrella starts off as angsty and confused, but then shifts to a state of contentment and understanding, caused by life experiences. These character traits are revealed through the selection of detail, figurative language, and tone. Initially, Estrella is immediately characterized as “very angry” when she finds Perfecto’s “foreign” toolbox. She uses a tone of confusion that illustrates her unfamiliarity with the objects in the tool box by using words such as “funny-shaped”, and using a simile comparing her confusion with the tools to the alphabet which Estrella “could not decipher”.
The last sense Ellie Wiesel used was sight. “ The dead remained in the yard under the snow without even a marker like fallen guards. This portrays the image in a disturbing tone
Jasmine Ifeakanwa Mrs. Kleman Honors English 9 Bell 2 20 November 2016 Singing My Sister Down v.s And of Clay Are We Created "Singing My Sister Down" is a short story about a family letting go of a family member 'Ikky' after she killed her husband. " And of Clay Are We Created" is a short story about a reporter 'Rolf' trying to save a helpless girl, when in reality he is trying to save himself from his childhood. "
In the story “Salvador, Late or Early” written by Sandra Cisneros, a young boy named Salvador is living in poverty and it is about how he handles living in these harsh conditions and how he helps his brothers through it. The author uses imagery to show that Salvador acts like a savior to his brothers and people around him and no one ever notices all the good acts that he does for everyone. Cisneros uses imagery to display how Salvador acts towards his family and other people in his life. In the story his brother, Arturito, drops a box of crayons that is stored in a cigar box. Colors just go flying onto the ground in front of all the traffic.
The Farming of Bones, by Edwidge Danticat, takes place in the Dominican Republic during the 1930’s-40’s. During this time period, a wicked Dominican dictator, Rafael Trujillo, ordered the massacre of Haitian people living in the Dominican Republic. The novel follows Amabelle, a young Haitian woman, and the adventures and struggles she encounters during the Parsley Massacre. Death is an important subject throughout the novel, and is often foreshadowed and represented using motifs such as wood, both for the characters in the book and by the author. Specifically, cut wood is used as a motif following the deaths of both Joel and Rafi.
Isabel Allende’s short story, “And of Clay Are We Created,” has a similar presentation of humanity compared to Matea Gold and Maggie Farley’s article, “World Trade Center and Pentagon attacked on Sept. 11, 2001.” In both stories humanity is seen to look for answers from the media. For example, in “And of Clay Are We Created,” humanity is seen to cling on to hope when ever Lily was seen on tv. For them, Lily was a symbol of hope that the media explioted. Another example is, in “World Trade Center and Pentagon attacked on Sept. 11, 2001,” when people saw the learned of the attacks, it was through the media.
In the story "And of Clay," Allende utilizes characterization to create a calm mood. Rolfe is by Azucena's side throughout this terrible event. When Azcuenca sees that Rolfe is getting emotional she states, "don't cry. I don't hurt anymore, I'm fine" (4). This shows the characters calm mood instead of getting freaked out because the uncertainty if she will live or not she decides to comfort Rolfe.
I will write about Ruth Duckworth and the name of the clay work is called 28: Ruth Duckworth, Early Untitled Sculpture. Ruth Duckworth is was born on April 10, 1919 in Hamburg, Germany and died on October 18, 2009 in Chicago when she was 90 years old. She was a modernist sculptor, whose work towards more in ceramics. Most of her sculptures are untitled. The reason why most of her creations are untitled is because she said she wants people to hair their own fantasy and opinion about the artwork itself and not just hers.
Imagine you are a young child, living in the 14th century. Both of your parents have died, as they had tried to abandon you because of the illness you had. They didn’t leave fast enough though, so now they are in the street, rotting away as wild dogs eat their soft, green flesh and large, black flies buzz around them. The pain has overcome you, and now you are just an animal as the egg-like reddish black lumps cover your thighs and armpits. Dark, thick blood covers your face and bed, as workers haul your body out of the house.
Isabelle Allende, author of “And of Clay We Are Created,” is a short story based upon the tragic tragedy of the volcanic eruption that left Armero, Colombia in despair. Rolf Carle a reporter who is displayed as the archetypal “The Hero,” in the story changes in the face of conflict when trying to rescue “The Damsel in Distress,” Azucena from the avalanche of mud. The archetype “The Damsel in Distress,” is incorporated to illustrate the focal point of the story where Azucena is covered by thick mud, soon to be swallowed below the surface to meet her death unless she is miraculously rescued. The situation that Azucena is in, makes it seem like she is the Damsel in Distress, but in reality she is the one who is saving Rolf Carle. Rolf Carle
Azucena and Nihilism: Because This Story isn 't Depressing Enough "I felt how in that instant both were saved from despair, how they were freed from the clay, how they rose above the vultures and helicopters, how together they flew above the vast swamp of corruption and laments. How, finally, they were able to accept death." (Isabel Allende: And of Clay We Are Created) And of Clay we Are Created is a depressing tale of a girl 's inevitable death.
The ending of a story will communicate an author’s ideals and may reveal consequences of previous actions. The Wild Wood by Charles de Lint and Ursula Le Guin’s short story “The Bones of the Earth” are stories that both culminate in the saving of a population from a force of destruction, however several differences between them can be found in spite of both authors attempts at illustrating ideals of dying and rebirth as a form of healing and rescue. In both fantasy stories, the ending results in the rescue of a population from a destructive force and it is in this way that they are similar. The difference between the rescues is the how, in that the authors use contrasting ideas of death and rebirth as a means to accomplish the final result.
Clay animation dates all the way back to 1897 with the invention of Plastiscine. Claymation as we call it is one of many forms of animation where each character is made of a malleable substance usually molded around a wire skeleton. Clay is one of the most basic forms of animation but has been used in such diverse projects ranging from feature films, TV specials, Short films and even commercials. Producing a stop-motion animation using clay is extremely laborious. Normal film runs at 24 frames per second, with the standard practice of "doubles" or "twos” 12 changes are usually made for one second of film movement.
