It is hard to deny that a person’s life and health are extreme values, but many people fail to maintain good health due to various reasons. Healthcare professionals are ready to help in preventing serious health issues and providing care to those in need. I have been fascinated by the work of physicians who manage to identify the exact problem and solve it by developing treatment plans. Clearly, every healthcare professional contributes to the provision of high-quality services to ensure individuals’ and public health. However, a physician can be regarded as a frontline figure who accepts the challenge and detects the hidden enemy. Since my childhood, I have had a great interest in the way the human body functions and why people become ill. I remember asking my relatives about their symptoms and diagnosis after they visit a doctor. As I grew older and accumulated some knowledge, I started to give my diagnoses.
Clearly, I am not an innocent child with a doctor’s kit now, as I have become a well-educated young person who wants to study to be a physician. I have made considerable progress in natural sciences, which makes me equipped with the necessary knowledge regarding the way the human body works. I understand that a person’s health depends on the effective operation of complex systems. I am good at analysis, so I will be able to identify the damaged areas to be treated. I believe I will contribute to the development of physician practice as I am eager to explore diverse ways to ensure that a person’s physical, psychological, and emotional states are appropriate. I am ready to try evidence-based strategies and develop new treatments that could help diverse populations. Some physicians concentrate on the physical aspect trying to identify the cause of a health issue, but I will use a more comprehensive approach. My ability to consider all relevant details will help me in my practice and my research that will be the basis of my clinical work.
Black Mirror’s “White Bear” And Cancel Culture
Introduction
Short Summary of the Episode
Black Mirror is a dystopian Netflix anthology with strong social messages, mostly related to technology. “White Bear,” an episode from season two of the series, is arguably one of the most disturbing episodes of the series. Victoria, who wakes up with no memory of who or where she is, and her ally go on an action-packed quest to destroy a transmitter while being constantly filmed by indifferent observers and chased by cruel hunters. However, at the seeming culmination of the events, when Victoria points a gun at one of the hunters, it shoots out confetti, and it is revealed that she is a part of a twisted game show. Together with the audience, Victoria finds out that her fiance kidnapped and murdered a little girl while she just stood by and filmed it. Unlike her fiance, who killed himself while in custody, Victoria is subjected to psychological torture daily, providing entertainment for those that come to the “White Bear Justice Park”.
Short Summary of the Cancel Culture Concept and the Article
Public shaming has been around for thousands of years, with crowds of spectators shouting threats and throwing tomatoes at the convicted. However, in today’s increasingly globalized and digitized world, the public does not even have to be physically present to torture the accused. Although “doxxing,” or “renrou sousuo,” are Internet phenomenon meaning the usually malicious search and reveal of personal information, the consequences of it are often taken into the offline world (Mishan 1). Recently, there has been a rise in popularity of the “Cancel Culture,” the vague social vigilante concept that often leads to people being outcasted and even stalked and harassed (Mishan 1). The Cancel Culture chooses a scapegoat and probes it until something worthy of shaming comes out, including old tweets, family history, or other things. The highly individualistic American people become a part of a bigger group, intimidating and harassing people for the sake of entertainment.
The Black Mirror episode “White Bear” is exemplary in demonstrating the vicious nature of Cancel Culture. The show confuses the audience’s sympathies by not revealing the protagonist’s past actions, making it seem like the observers refusing to help are the antagonists. However, when the cards are flipped, the audience is left disgusted with all of the participants of the story – in a way, they are all guilty of the same crime, silent torture, and complicity.
Body Paragraphs
The producers of Black Mirror always tend to leave their audience questioning their own decisions and everyday actions, and “White Bear” is no exception. As the story unravels, it becomes clear that the eerie observers with phones always filming represent the Internet culture of today. Only about 4 minutes into the short movie, Victoria encounters the onlookers in the windows, silent and refusing to help. Without any memory of her previous life, she is helpless, and there does not seem to be anyone empathetic enough to explain anything to her. Similarly, in real life, the scapegoat is often unaware of the reason, the magnitude of which is often intensified for dramatization, for their shunning. As Mishan mentions in her article, no one is exempt from the scrutiny, and it might at any moment be released on any one (7). Similar to the classic characters in the myths about Hell, Victoria is forced to relive the realization of what she had done, with the indifferent observers savoring her misery.
However, the even more terrifying message is the similarity between the torturer Victoria and the “White Bear Justice Park” game show participants. The audience is presented with the truth about Victoria’s crime, which is incredibly similar to what the show participants had been taking part in themselves. The people that pay to come and watch Victoria’s daily and endless persecution are seen smiling and laughing. This raises the question of whether a line is being crossed, and whether what the visitors of the park are doing is any better than the crime they are punishing Victoria for every day.
Works Cited
Mishan, Ligaya. “The Long and Tortured History of Cancel Culture.” The New York Times Style Magazine, 2020, pp. 1-8.
“White Bear.” Black Mirror, created by Charlie Booker, season 2, episode 2, 2013. Web.
The Design Principles On Harmony And Variety: “Mother And Child 2”
Any painting can be compared to a puzzle where a variety of elements, including colors, geometrical forms, texture, come together to create a holistic composition and give it interest. Simultaneously, harmony is the principle of design in which these elements are pleasantly combined and arranged. It always reflects the sublime and represents conformity, purposefulness, and order. This paper aims at discussing how Mary Cassatt used the principles of harmony and variety in the picture “Mother and Child 2” in three different ways.
Portrait artist Mary Cassatt is most famous for her bright images related to women’s private sphere, that is, tranquil instants in the ordinary lives of privileged persons. In this respect, “Mother and Child 2” depicts a mother deeply engrossed in sewing and her boy resting on her knees (“Mother and child 2,” n.d.).
The painting emphasizes the importance of the maternal bond with children through various techniques. In particular, Cassatt enlivens the picture by placing straight contour lines of the mother’s elbows near curvy lines of the child’s head. The same method is apparent in the location of the woman’s head and round hairstyle next to straight window frames. At the same time, the artist also successfully combines organic shapes with geometric shapes; namely, shapeless, blurry trees are visible in the square windows. Besides, organic figures, including woods and heads, make the painting’s design look more natural. Finally, Cassatt puts cool colors (cerulean clothing of the mother and child) against the background of warm colors (orange walls); herewith, the primary color is azure.
The harmony in the picture is expressed via various elements and methods. For instance, the artist uses smooth or even flat texture to highlight the calm, comfortable atmosphere and create a focal point in a composition, which is the mother with her child. The painting also has a limited range of hues since Cassatt mainly uses the blue color in its different tones. Finally, harmony is reflected through such a powerful visual element as value. In this regard, the painter utilizes primarily light colors, including azure, bright green, white, rosy, and red.
References
Mother and child 2. (n.d.). Mary Cassatt. Web.