Gender Identity & Feminism
Little Women and Anne of Green Gables are two well-known children books focuses on themes such as females’ personal growth, females’ community and females’ struggles in life. Since the two books both depict characters that comply with or contradict with the criteria of womanhood at that era, feminist approaches are often used to analyze the ideas lie behind each character and plot. Yet, considering the evolution of feminism and people’s perception toward gender identity, this paper discusses how the latest film adaptations of the two books recreate, transform and expand ideas related to women and gender. The paper argues that while both adaptations reflect progressive ideas about women’ rights and duties by the criteria of 19th and early 20th century, the adaptation Anne with an E incorporates more modern ideas compare to the latest movie adaptation of Little Women.
https://electricliterature.com/why-anne-of-green-gables-and-little-women-still-inspire-us-today/
Handmaids in Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale are often perceived as victims in the Republic of Gilead. As yet, Handmaids are the only group of women being discussed, discovered, and described as victims by considerable studies and research. However, this paper argues that Handmaids are not the only victims under the patriarchal society; other groups of women are the neglected
victims due to their higher positions and authorities over Handmaids. That is, Wives, Aunts, and Marthas are also victims when it comes to a loss of identity in three aspects, including their names, clothing, and economic status.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38447.The_Handmaid_s_Tale
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/english/documents/innervate/16-17/18.-barkass-williamson-d-q33397.pdf
The Deconstruction of Feminism in Ghibli Animations: Kiki’s Delivery Service, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind and Princess Mononoke." Hayao Miyazaki, the founder of Ghibli Studio depicts environmentalism and feminism in a way differs from the traditional one. Kiki’s Delivery Service, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind and Princess Mononoke are particularly three of Ghibli animations which strongly show woman power and heroine characteristics. By analyzing female roles in these three stories, this paper aims to take a closer look at how the concepts of ecofeminism, characteristics of independence and female warriors are displayed in different perspectives.
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This research paper focuses on post-feminist voices in two bestsellers of the 1990s, The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger and Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding. Due to its popularity in the mid- nineties, chick lit, in which post-feminist views play an important role, appeals to young women by its satirically humorous tone. However, the underlying messages in both novels is the rising post-feminist anxieties that trouble modern women today. There are both supportive and opposing arguments from scholars regarding the influences of post-feminism as well as chick lit on modern women. By relying on post-feminism as a theoretical perspective, this paper analyses the chick lit narratives of both novellas to examine postfeminist women’s fears of loneliness, their desires for romance fulfilment, and their uncertainties about their futures despite all the choices they have in life.
New Media
Emoji has been indispensable and become an efficient tool in text messages as the Internet and electronic communication is booming. Previous studies have found that emoji could function as emotion enhancer, opener or non-verbal cues in text messages. However, with the emoji being a new phenomenon, functions of emoji are various according different users at different situations. Therefore, the purpose of the present research is to study the functions of emoji identified by college students and to discover how these functions affects their daily written communication. To be specific, whether emoji has positive or negative effects in text messages. The methodology proposed in the study is through an online survey.
Avengers: Endgame made by Marvel Studio in 2019 undoubtedly achieved a remarkable success. It set various new records in the worldwide box office in the history. In the 1990s, Marvel, however, faced serious financial crisis and was almost forced into bankruptcy. Within two decades, it has become one of the most competitive and successful gigantic companies in this age. The strategies that Marvel used to transform a company that was about to collapse into a money-making machine is worth discussing. In the discussions of this issue, the majority of the researchers tended to focus on Marvel’s “transmedia storytelling strategies”, “intertextual connections,” and the examination of a single movie. The other key factors and a complete integration of all the factors that led to its success seem to remain undiscussed. In light of this problem, in this project, I aim to conduct a research on the analysis of the success of Marvel Cinematic Universe via the scope of the formulaic patterns, the diversity, its marketing and branding strategies, and the comparison and contrast between Marvel and DC.
www.vox.com/2019/7/22/20703487/avengers-endgame-avatar-biggest-movie-all-time-box-office
Fake news has been a threat to online news readers in recent years, especially with rising technologies such as A.I., disinformation became harder to detect. However, many scholars discussed the reason that Taiwanese newsreaders are an easy target to fake news is because of the poor media literacy ability. The media literacy education in Taiwan has not improved ever since the publish of Media Literacy Education Policy White Paper in 2002. Nonetheless, the forms and structures of today's media had significantly changed. Hence, by studying the media literacy education of Taiwanese students, and interviews with two professors from Fu Jen University Journalism department, the research study argues that the Taiwanese government needs to alter the media literacy education policy in order to help students detect disinformation.
With the prevalence of internet, people are being used to portable devices and wireless network, which leads to the rise of online video platforms. This research will look into whether cable TV can one day be replaced among university students by finding out their viewing habits. Also, we will sort out the platforms that caters to the students the most and its features that lead to the success. The discussion is based on the results of questionnaire questions, and the response of the university students will be compared to other age groups to see how people’s viewing habits transfers as they graduate from universities. According to the survey results, cable TVs actually have their advocates and people reach out for cable TV for different purposes, that is, traditional cable TV and online video platforms cater to university students with different features. This research attempts to sort out the transformation of university students viewing habits.
www.socialmediatoday.com/news/is-youtube-being-threatened-by-ott-services/518640/
Travel and Fashion & Government Policy
Walking on the campus on the campus of FJU, we can sometimes see people smoking cigarettes either in the smoking area or not. This research paper is going to talk about and dig into FJU students’ smoking habits and their opinions of the smoking areas on campus. There will be a questionnaire for respondents to fill out and an interview of school officials. Through this research paper, we can know that what can be improved of the smoking areas on campus and the students’ perspective of smoking behaviors on campus.
In the year of 1984, the United States enact a piece of law restriction, “The 1984 National Minimum Drinking Age Act,” to prohibit people under the age of 21 from purchasing, possessing and drinking any kinds alcoholic beverages. However, in Taiwan, the legal drinking age still remain 18. Therefore, whether or not to raise the legal drinking from 18 to 21 is still an issue to be discussed since people from different ages might have different aspect, and people with different ages might have different opinions. However, as long as young people get used to alcohol, it can severely influence their health, academic performances, life styles, and even getting into addiction.
https://alcoholpolicy.niaaa.nih.gov/the-1984-national-minimum-drinking-age-act
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0386-21-legal-drinking-age
In recent years, the global fashion industry has been under immense scrutiny due to its environmental impacts and ethical issues. The philosophy of minimalism on the rise in the past decade has addressed the issues of the fashion industry, and sees itself as the solution to the world’s problems of over-consuming (textile products). Minimalists believe that by purchasing less and strictly limiting the variety of clothing people own, it would be a win-win situation for both the individual and the planet. This research aims figure out the ways in which different aspects of a garment can affect the wearer’s and perceiver’s cognitive processes, and improve their daily experiences. This approach to clothing will counter the minimalist argument that the only significance to fashion is that it is a tool used to cover our bodies. Also, by reviewing the questionnaires, this research can gain insight into understanding whether minimalism is effective in enforcing sustainability in the fashion industry, and if it actually increases the level of psychological happiness for the wearer.
Tourism industry has its magnificent and indispensable contribution to global economy. For Taiwan, as an emerging and burgeoning global tourist destination, its potential and competitiveness are definitely not negligible. This study focuses on the current applicable travel pattern in Taiwan and future tourism development. This study analyzes how the present pattern can effectively and beneficially adapt and connect to the future development policies of Taiwan tourism. For the methodology, the comprehensive questionnaire provides an overview of people’s understanding of Taiwan travel experience, the observation of risks and values of the tourism development, furthermore, the favorable travel pattern. The interview has an in- depth observation of Taiwan travel experiences and possible and sustainable developing directions through evaluating the discussion with experienced travelers. From an accelerating development perspective, this study emphasizes the need to take into account the current choice of applicable travel pattern by respondents, their favorable travel attributes, the future applicable innovated travel pattern, and the ensuing official tourism development policies along with the current development of Taiwan tourism.
Education
Spoon-feeding education is well known for its notorious definition of "learning without understanding" for a long time. It requires students to memorize learning content without checking their levels of comprehension. This research paper aims to find out college students' ; perspectives toward spoon-feeding education and how spoon-feeding education affects their learning. The research questions are: (a) Whether college students hold a negative attitude toward spoon-feeding education? (b) Do college students view RL (rote learning) as an effective way to learn? (c) Whether the learning contents memorized by applying RL can be kept after a long time by college students? (d) How much content memorized by applying RL can be used in college students' ; real life (including their current study)?
Handwriting practices can stimulate students’ learning outcome when learning English. After reading a few experts researches about similar topics, some statements helpful and gained knowledge about the fielder found. However, there is a lack that should be pointed out: Can handwriting practices be the greatest emphasis when a teacher gives a lecture? This research paper aims to find out and analyze the benefits and drawbacks of learning output activities. Stated with other experts’ opinions, their experiments, and my own findings, putting emphasis on handwriting practices can help students learn more efficiently.
The purpose of the study was to investigate the current undergraduates’ satisfaction toward their department in FJU, which aims to found out the possible reasons on what may have cause the discrepancy between one’s high school time and university time, and finally provide suggestions to high school students of how to make preferable choice in terms of their majors. The participants were two hundred undergraduates of Fu Jen Catholic University. Results of regression analyses indicate that current high school education system are evidently lacking in time and energy to help high school students with their future probing, and that through cooperation between high schools and universities, it may improve students’ chances in selecting suitable major in college.
Since online tutoring and cram school is a growing industry in Taiwan and that most students in Taiwan have the experience of taking additional English lessons by attending cram school or taking courses via online tutoring platform to study English, it is essential to know whether the additional courses have improved Taiwanese student’s English whether the students have benefited from online tutoring and cram school, including their English performance and their opinions about the courses. By examining the students’ reflection of their learning experiences via questionnaire and interview, the paper founds that the experiences of attending cram school and online tutoring has positive effects on students’ interest and English performance.
Movie
Throughout the decades, The Truman Show is often given two contradictory interpretations by scholars while analyzing its utopian appearance and Truman’s dystopian action. Cong Dong contends by demonstrating the ostensible utopian traits, seeing Seahaven as a perfect place. However, Halabu disagrees with that and claims Seahaven is a dystopia, which is proved by Truman’s final escape from it. This paper agrees with the latter by making a comparison between Truman’s life experience and the story in Plato’s Allegory of the Cave and also studying the symbolism used in the film as evidence.
Humans are believed to be different from other animals which are feral and wild. However, most human beings can become barbaric when they are far from civilized society and live in life-threatening situation in the wilderness. The novel Lord of Flies by William Golding, depicts a group of schoolboys stranded on an uninhabited island who end up killing and hunting each other. This paper argues that the physical setting in the novel causes this group of boys to gradually descend into barbarous behavior. The setting of a remote island has significant consequences on the boy’s biological conditions and their mental status. The physical setting also influences the characters’ relationship with each other which accelerates the process of their downfall into barbarism. By studying the characters’ reactions after they undergo the events that occur in the novel, one can understand the conditions that can trigger a human being to commit brutalities and to become barbaric.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is a romantic film telling a conventional story with an unconventional narrative structure. The director chose a narrative structure that is non-linear and inconsistent with reality. It is debated among critics whether such a structure challenges the audience’s understanding of the film. Some critics consider the movie succeeds in realistically portraying the rupture of memory by following a fragmented structure since this is how human memory functions. However, this paper argues that complex as the film’s narrative structure might seem, it follows a traceable pattern and successfully connects the narrative with the theme in the film. Hence, it can be considered a good narrative structure choice and also exhibits a new level of the viewers’ acceptance of non-mainstream movies.
https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/scope/documents/2007/may-2007/jess-cooke.pdf
https://cup.columbia.edu/sampler/9780231850018/google-preview
Wong Kar-Wai, a well-known Hong Kong director, who is famous for using poetic mise-en-scènes, expressive color use, and memorable quotes to illustrate the senses of urban romance. Despite that Wong’s unique film languages and narrative styles have been abundantly discussed since the 90s, the political views on his films are seldom mentioned or discussed further in the studies. Consequently, this research paper will use Wong’s Happy Together (1997) and In the Mood for Love (2000) for examples, to argue how the director uses his aesthetic and narratives as metaphors to illustrate the handover melancholia of Hong Kong in the 90s. By analyzing its historical background, the images presented in the films, and the related researches, the outcome can prove that these films can be regarded as allegories of a series of anxious reflections toward Hong Kong’s handover in 1997 and post-97 era.