Once again we rise, wheel, circle, the heavy muscles of his body taut with power beneath me and I feel their solid and comforting ripple as we ascend above the forest into the freedom of the heavens. Yet the shadow returns once more – I see it hover on the periphery of my world, and with it, the unfamiliar voice that repeats my name with eerie resonance. The tranquil waters below me became ruffled and petulant and the sun is shaken from the sky. Darkness descends and the shadow melds invisibly within its ominous blanket, and I know not where it is until my friend emits a cry of ferocious anguish.
He has been struck! An arrow is embedded deep into his foreleg – there is oozing blood and his eyes roll with pain. We plummet earthward; I slide helplessly down his back as we crash through the treetops and slide into the dirt and I am thrown to the side as my dragon finally recovers himself. He rears up with burgeoning strength and roars his rage. He tears the arrow out with his teeth and breathes fire into the face of the enemy. I clamber hastily back up his scales and lay flat against his spine as he gathers his strength and suddenly we are once again in the air. We hover for a few seconds, and then, he dives towards the enemy, again and again, his razor teeth bared and flames emanating from his nostrils. The enemy retreats, golden light is restored, and we can fly once more, unchecked and unmolested.
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THE ‘OTHER’ WOMAN AND THE ‘HOME’ WOMAN- AMERICA’S MEDIA TOOLS
“Media are one of the most powerful institutions in a democratic society because they help transmit its central cultural images, ideas, and symbols, as well as a nation’s narratives and myths” Henry and Tator: 2002
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No two time periods of American modern history have been more parallel than those of the Cold War and the War on Terror. Trajectories of US conflict attempting to combat terrorism under the leadership of George W. Bush echo Truman’s containment policies in the intense early years of the Cold War. However, few weapons within these respective wars were more powerful than screen entertainment. Although the Cold War was characterised by an overt propagandistic rhetoric, recent governments have utilised more covert methods in the projection of their ideas, prompting the production and circulation of “positive” representations of the ‘Other’ after 9/11 in order to establish America as an enlightened nation entering a post-race era.
“Media are one of the most powerful institutions in a democratic society because they help transmit its central cultural images, ideas, and symbols, as well as a nation’s narratives and myths” Henry and Tator: 2002
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No two time periods of American modern history have been more parallel than those of the Cold War and the War on Terror. Trajectories of US conflict attempting to combat terrorism under the leadership of George W. Bush echo Truman’s containment policies in the intense early years of the Cold War. However, few weapons within these respective wars were more powerful than screen entertainment. Although the Cold War was characterised by an overt propagandistic rhetoric, recent governments have utilised more covert methods in the projection of their ideas, prompting the production and circulation of “positive” representations of the ‘Other’ after 9/11 in order to establish America as an enlightened nation entering a post-race era.