Alice’s Identity Crisis: The Role of Victorian Manners in Wonderland

 Alice lives in a Victorian society that is known for its great emphasis on social conformity. Coming from an upper-middle-class, Alice has great confidence in her identity, which represents the Victorian virtue of good manners. The tension of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland arises when Alice’s fixed perspective of the real world encounters the illogical … Read more

The Latino Mortality Advantage: Unraveling the Hispanic Paradox

 The Latino Mortality Advantage, or the Hispanic Paradox as it is more commonly referred to, is the scientific finding that Latinos in the United States live longer than non-Latino whites (Borrell). A study conducted by researcher Noreen Goldman found that in 2014, Latinos had a three year advantage in life expectancy at birth over … Read more

The Importance of Organisational Structure: A Look at Tesco’s History and Structure

 Introduction       Tesco, which is a multinational grocery and common merchandise retailer in United Kingdom. It is the third-largest retailer in the world. It has stores in seven countries across Asia and Europe and is the grocery market leader in the UK, Ireland, Hungary and Thailand. Tesco was founded in 1919, the founder, Jack … Read more

Magical Realism in ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’ and ‘Midnight’s Children’

 Garcia Márquez’s  “One Hundred Years of Solitude” and “Midnight’s Children” by Salman Rushdie’s are challenging books that stray away from the norms within society through a deep-rooted connection with magical realism. Magical realism brings both stories to life enticing the reader to conceptualize and see beyond the normalities through a realm of different possibilities. … Read more

How Michael Jackson’s ‘Bad’ music video challenged racial, gender & class stereotypes

 In 1987, Michael Jackson released an 18-minute music video “Bad”, which was directed by Martin Scorsese and replenished Jackson’s collection of short films. At that time, “mass pop music culture did not have a vast space for queer black performers”, but Michael Jackson has already gained the worldwide recognition, “pushed through racial barriers” and … Read more

The Changing Landscape of Masculinity in Magazines

 There has been much debate and controversy over the discourse of magazines overtly using women to appeal to male audiences. However, there has been little deliberation on the ever-changing politics of fluidity and instability of masculine ideologies presented within ‘lad’ magazines today and how their ambiguous meanings appear and reflect differently through time and … Read more

Comparing the Economies of China and Australia: An Analysis of Australia’s Steady GDP Growth from 2005-2018

 Research Task – Compare the Economies of China and Australia GDP growth rates of Australia (2005-2018) As shown in the former above graph, Australia’s Economic Performance (as measured by GDP growth) has a very steady trend, and even though it fluctuates massively over the measured period, it’s current growth rate is only a quarter … Read more

The Cinematography and Mise-en-Scene of Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel

 Wes Andersons 2014 film The Grand Budapest Hotel is a comedic/dramatic adventure film, told through a sequence of stories within one narrative. Wes Anderson used a range of colours, symmetry and multiple framing devices in creating this unique and engaging movie which follows the adventures of M. Gustave, a hotel concierge at the famous … Read more

The Importance of Ethics Training for MTA Employees

 Metropolitan Transit Authority Established and operating in New York City, the Metropolitan Transit Authority has 7 entities that make up its huge Transit system that provides service to commuters in New York City’s five Boros, Westchester County, Upstate New York, Long Island, and Connecticut. I have been employed by the MTA for about fifteen … Read more