Gender in the music/film/T.V Industry

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Step 1: Choose one (1) research finding or theory that we have covered in Weeks 1-3. Understand it well. You can use the class readings as your base of operations, but expand your understanding to include other scholarly resources as well (remember, you will need 5 sources by the end of this assignment). Define and discuss this concept in an introduction paragraph(s).
Step 2: Select either 5 songs or 5 movie/tv clips or a combination of them (some songs, some clips – for a total of 5) that provide evidence for the topic you chose in Step 2. You can choose 5 songs or video clips (or a combo) that support the idea you discussed in Step 1, or you can mix it up and choose some that support it and some that show a changing or challenging attitude, perhaps. Just as long as the song or video clip bears on the topic you chose in some way that allows you to make an interesting point or observation.
Step 3: Explain how each of the 5 songs and/or clips exemplifies or challenges the topic or theory you chose in Step 1 in about two paragraphs (each). Supply the reader with a link (Youtube, for instance) to the song or clip and then pull out elements of it (particular lyrics or specific bits of dialogue) in your writing to make your point. See if any academics out there have discussed this particular clip/song and what they’ve had to say about it. If you can’t find one, that’s okay. Just try as it will add support to your argument if you do. If you can’t find supporting resources, make sure you make your point clearly and with good example. This will form the body of your paper, which can be organized under subject headings (see below for example). I want to see your critical thinking ability shine here — really show that you understand the topic you chose in Step 1 by thoughtfully analyzing each song/clip.
Step 4: Write a thoughtful conclusion. What does all of this mean? How is media trending these days as it bears on the topic you chose? What changes still need to be made or what will/won’t happen if things don’t change/do change? Close your paper thoughtfully and with an eye toward what music and film/tv in the future.

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Dante Alighieri played a critical role in the literature world through his poem Divine Comedy that was written in the 14th century. The poem contains Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. The Inferno is a description of the nine circles of torment that are found on the earth. It depicts the realms of the people that have gone against the spiritual values and who, instead, have chosen bestial appetite, violence, or fraud and malice. The nine circles of hell are limbo, lust, gluttony, greed and wrath. Others are heresy, violence, fraud, and treachery. The purpose of this paper is to examine the Dante’s Inferno in the perspective of its portrayal of God’s image and the justification of hell. 

In this epic poem, God is portrayed as a super being guilty of multiple weaknesses including being egotistic, unjust, and hypocritical. Dante, in this poem, depicts God as being more human than divine by challenging God’s omnipotence. Additionally, the manner in which Dante describes Hell is in full contradiction to the morals of God as written in the Bible. When god arranges Hell to flatter Himself, He commits egotism, a sin that is common among human beings (Cheney, 2016). The weakness is depicted in Limbo and on the Gate of Hell where, for instance, God sends those who do not worship Him to Hell. This implies that failure to worship Him is a sin.


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God is also depicted as lacking justice in His actions thus removing the godly image. The injustice is portrayed by the manner in which the sodomites and opportunists are treated. The opportunists are subjected to banner chasing in their lives after death followed by being stung by insects and maggots. They are known to having done neither good nor bad during their lifetimes and, therefore, justice could have demanded that they be granted a neutral punishment having lived a neutral life. The sodomites are also punished unfairly by God when Brunetto Lattini is condemned to hell despite being a good leader (Babor, T. F., McGovern, T., & Robaina, K. (2017). While he commited sodomy, God chooses to ignore all the other good deeds that Brunetto did.

Finally, God is also portrayed as being hypocritical in His actions, a sin that further diminishes His godliness and makes Him more human. A case in point is when God condemns the sin of egotism and goes ahead to commit it repeatedly. Proverbs 29:23 states that “arrogance will bring your downfall, but if you are humble, you will be respected.” When Slattery condemns Dante’s human state as being weak, doubtful, and limited, he is proving God’s hypocrisy because He is also human (Verdicchio, 2015). The actions of God in Hell as portrayed by Dante are inconsistent with the Biblical literature. Both Dante and God are prone to making mistakes, something common among human beings thus making God more human.

To wrap it up, Dante portrays God is more human since He commits the same sins that humans commit: egotism, hypocrisy, and injustice. Hell is justified as being a destination for victims of the mistakes committed by God. The Hell is presented as being a totally different place as compared to what is written about it in the Bible. As a result, reading through the text gives an image of God who is prone to the very mistakes common to humans thus ripping Him off His lofty status of divine and, instead, making Him a mere human. Whether or not Dante did it intentionally is subject to debate but one thing is clear in the poem: the misconstrued notion of God is revealed to future generations.

 

References

Babor, T. F., McGovern, T., & Robaina, K. (2017). Dante’s inferno: Seven deadly sins in scientific publishing and how to avoid them. Addiction Science: A Guide for the Perplexed, 267.

Cheney, L. D. G. (2016). Illustrations for Dante’s Inferno: A Comparative Study of Sandro Botticelli, Giovanni Stradano, and Federico Zuccaro. Cultural and Religious Studies, 4(8), 487.

Verdicchio, M. (2015). Irony and Desire in Dante’s” Inferno” 27. Italica, 285-297.

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