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Learn how to persevere and pivot to achieve your goals from a
celebrated Hollywood actor 10,000 NOs: How to Overcome Rejection on
the Way to Your YES chronicles actor Matthew Del Negro's tough
journey from humble beginnings, through a sea of rejections, on the
way to his eventual rise to become a recognizable face on some of
history's most acclaimed television shows. Along the way, he
learned hard lessons about perseverance, persistence, and
resilience. Teaching readers how to make it through the tough times
and deal with massive uncertainty by retaining the flexibility to
change course and pivot to follow your passion, Del Negro explains
how to achieve success in even the most competitive industries. The
book, which delves into his personal story from Division I athlete
to his professional dream of becoming an actor without any show
business connections, shares the wisdom and knowledge Del Negro has
gained from both his failures and successes in one of America's
most competitive industries: professional acting. Amidst his own
stories from life and acting, Del Negro weaves anecdotes and quotes
from interviews he has had with a wide range of inspirational
people from all walks of life on his popular podcast, 10,000 NOs.
The list of high-achievers includes professional athletes,
bestselling authors, Forbes list entrepreneurs, cancer survivors,
Hollywood elite, and more. His celebrated and top-ranked podcast in
the U.S., Canada, and Australia, continues to inspire others to
keep going even when their progress seems infinitesimally slow.
Intersectional Media: Representations of Marginalized Identities
analyzes media depictions of a variety of intersecting identities.
Through a study examining how components of identity such as race,
class, ethnicity, age, ability, class, and sexuality mesh and form
a unique worldview, contributors to this collection frame their
understanding of media intersectionality as complex and
multi-layered studies of identity. Rather than focusing on any one
component of marginalized identity, this book broadens the scope of
inquiry and encourages audiences to recognize the complexity of
media analysis when a combination of marginalized identities is
depicted. Contributors demonstrate their understanding of how
different components of identity combine and create new, original
components of identity, paving the way for new studies of both
media and identity. Scholars of media studies, identity studies,
cultural studies, minority studies, gender studies, race studies,
and sociology will find this book particularly useful.
Women and the Media: Diverse Perspectives is an innovative
collection of 19 descriptive and empirical articles examining media
depictions and highlighting significant contributions. This
anthology has a cultural focus and addresses issues of race,
ethnicity, class, and sexuality. With this book, the editors
initiate a global dialogue about women and the media, broaden an
insular American perspective, and contribute to a growing body of
scholarship.
Collection of 18 films and documentaries from acclaimed German
director Werner Herzog, famed for his blending of documentary
realism with heightened stylisation. In 'Aguirre, Wrath of God'
(1972), a Spanish expedition led by Lope de Aguirre (Klaus Kinski)
aims to cross the Peruvian Sierras in search of the legendary Inca
city of El Dorado. 'The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser' (1974) stars Bruno
Schleinstein as the title character, telling the true story of the
German boy who spent the first two decades of his life chained up
in a cellar. Set in 18th Century Bolivia, 'Heart of Glass' (1976)
stars Josef Bierbichler as Hias, a man with supernatural foresight
who predicts a fire that will destroy the town's glassblowing
factory. 'Stroszek' (1977) stars Schleinstein as a Berlin street
performer recently released from prison who tries to get his life
back on track with the help of his prostitute friend Eva (Eva
Mattes). 'Nosferatu, the Vampyre' (1979) stars Kinski as the
infamous Count Dracula, a peculiarly pale man with a penchant for
vampirism. 'Woyzeck' (1979) is a film adaptation of the play by
George Büchner telling the story of a lowly soldier who works all
the hours he can to provide for his illegitimate child. In
'Fitzcarraldo' (1982), a budding rubber baron sets about trying to
transport a steamship over a hill that hides access to an area rich
in rubber. The film is based on true events. 'Cobra Verde' (1987)
is a drama based on the novel 'The Viceroy of Ouidah' by Bruce
Chatwin which sees a dissolute Brazilian rancher who has resulted
to working on a gold mine after his land was destroyed by a
drought. Short films and documentaries also featured in this
collection include 'The Unprecedented Defence of the Fortress
Deutschkreuz' (1967), 'Last Words' (1968), 'Precautions Against
Fanatics' (1969), 'Handicapped Future' (1970), 'Fata Morgana'
(1971), 'Land of Silence and Darkness' (1971), 'The Great Ecstasy
of Woodcarver Steiner' (1975), 'How Much Wood Would a Woodchuck
Chuck' (1976), 'Huie's Sermon' (1980) and 'God's Angry Man' (1980).
Il poeta firmava la sua morte,nel suo ultimo libro,decisamente
quale sia l'eredita'da raccogliere per chi scrive ovvero e' proprio
nella realta' quotidiana, che si annida il valore della poesia, non
nello scandalo di un altra sessualita',tragicamente vissuta,la
disperazione,la solitudine ,il trascedentale ma anche la caduta
psicologica nel suicidio,certo che varrebbe la pena di fare un
epicedio del poeta usando i suoi versi migliori,la raccolta poetica
di "un fiore colto e un fiore trovato" e "Il terzo occhio del
mostro" e' un entrospezione psicoanalitica della fenomelogia
onirico-fantastica, la ricerca di una chiave di volta sull'
esoterismo che avvolge e sottrae alla realta', l'essenza delle cose
poste in esse,il grido disperato e sofferto di fenomeni dalla
perdizione personale con psicofarmaci,la divinizzazione del nulla e
dell'assoluto,il gesto autolesionistico,il sangue la passione,l'
eros e il divino sino all' atomizzazione quantistica e sciamanica
del sentire Universale tramite il transfert-emoastrale.
In The Feminine Mystique, Jewish-raised Betty Friedan struck out
against a postwar American culture that pressured women to play the
role of subservient housewives. However, Friedan never acknowledged
that many American women refused to retreat from public life during
these years. Now, A Jewish Feminine Mystique? examines how Jewish
women sought opportunities and created images that defied the
stereotypes and prescriptive ideology of the "feminine mystique."
As workers with or without pay, social justice activists, community
builders, entertainers, and businesswomen, most Jewish women
championed responsibilities outside their homes. Jewishness played
a role in shaping their choices, shattering Friedan's assumptions
about how middle-class women lived in the postwar years. Focusing
on ordinary Jewish women as well as prominent figures such as Judy
Holliday, Jennie Grossinger, and Herman Wouk's fictional Marjorie
Morningstar, leading scholars from a variety of disciplines explore
here the wide canvas upon which American Jewish women made their
mark after the Second World War.
In The Feminine Mystique, Jewish-raised Betty Friedan struck out
against a postwar American culture that pressured women to play the
role of subservient housewives. However, Friedan never acknowledged
that many American women refused to retreat from public life during
these years. Now, A Jewish Feminine Mystique? examines how Jewish
women sought opportunities and created images that defied the
stereotypes and prescriptive ideology of the "feminine mystique."
As workers with or without pay, social justice activists, community
builders, entertainers, and businesswomen, most Jewish women
championed responsibilities outside their homes. Jewishness played
a role in shaping their choices, shattering Friedan's assumptions
about how middle-class women lived in the postwar years. Focusing
on ordinary Jewish women as well as prominent figures such as Judy
Holliday, Jennie Grossinger, and Herman Wouk's fictional Marjorie
Morningstar, leading scholars from a variety of disciplines explore
here the wide canvas upon which American Jewish women made their
mark after the Second World War.
The notion of "everyday life" is ubiquitous in the contemporary
intellectual scene. While scholars frequently use this concept to
signal a romantic return to the "common people," Berger and Del
Negro are among the first to subject the term to theoretical
scrutiny. This book explores how everyday life has been used in
three intellectual traditions (American folklore, British cultural
studies and French everyday life theory) and suggests a program for
revitalizing anti-elitist approaches to culture.
The book draws on studies of performance from around the globe,
including the authors' work on heavy metal in the U.S. and the
Italian passeggiata (ritual promenade), to explore the term
"identity." Moving beyond truisms that depict performance as a
medium for the loss of self or folklore as means of expressing
identity, the authors explore the interplay of culture and agency
in performance to illuminate the complex dynamics of reflexivity,
identity and self. This book will speak to anyone interested in
power and aesthetics in performance.
Werner Herzog directs this study of megalomania, set in 16th
Century Peru. In the year 1560, a Spanish expedition crosses the
Peruvian Sierras in search of the legendary Inca city of El Dorado.
A power struggle within the group leads to its deputy (Klaus
Kinski) seizing control in bloody fashion, his desire to set up his
own kingdom threatening to destroy them all. Cast and crew
apparently endured hardships comparable to those suffered by the
screen explorers.
Collection of 18 films and documentaries from acclaimed German
director Werner Herzog, famed for his blending of documentary
realism with heightened stylisation. In 'Aguirre, Wrath of God'
(1972), a Spanish expedition led by Lope de Aguirre (Klaus Kinski)
aims to cross the Peruvian Sierras in search of the legendary Inca
city of El Dorado. 'The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser' (1974) stars Bruno
Schleinstein as the title character, telling the true story of the
German boy who spent the first two decades of his life chained up
in a cellar. Set in 18th Century Bolivia, 'Heart of Glass' (1976)
stars Josef Bierbichler as Hias, a man with supernatural foresight
who predicts a fire that will destroy the town's glassblowing
factory. 'Stroszek' (1977) stars Schleinstein as a Berlin street
performer recently released from prison who tries to get his life
back on track with the help of his prostitute friend Eva (Eva
Mattes). 'Nosferatu, the Vampyre' (1979) stars Kinski as the
infamous Count Dracula, a peculiarly pale man with a penchant for
vampirism. 'Woyzeck' (1979) is a film adaptation of the play by
George Büchner telling the story of a lowly soldier who works all
the hours he can to provide for his illegitimate child. In
'Fitzcarraldo' (1982), a budding rubber baron sets about trying to
transport a steamship over a hill that hides access to an area rich
in rubber. The film is based on true events. 'Cobra Verde' (1987)
is a drama based on the novel 'The Viceroy of Ouidah' by Bruce
Chatwin which sees a dissolute Brazilian rancher who has resulted
to working on a gold mine after his land was destroyed by a
drought. Short films and documentaries also featured in this
collection include 'The Unprecedented Defence of the Fortress
Deutschkreuz' (1967), 'Last Words' (1968), 'Precautions Against
Fanatics' (1969), 'Handicapped Future' (1970), 'Fata Morgana'
(1971), 'Land of Silence and Darkness' (1971), 'The Great Ecstasy
of Woodcarver Steiner' (1975), 'How Much Wood Would a Woodchuck
Chuck' (1976), 'Huie's Sermon' (1980) and 'God's Angry Man' (1980).
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