...Worksheet for Viewing The Arts of Criticism . . . Giving and Receiving Name: __Rahul Anantoju____________________________ After viewing the video, please answer the following questions: 1. What is the purpose of the self-test for someone giving criticism? To think about giving criticism making sure criticism is legitimate or not, to make situation better for everybody, to help. 2. Which comes first, your self-test or the EPM formula? Self-test 3. Have you seen others criticize like Everett did the first time? What happened? Yes I did, and my boss was angry at a colleague for not attending a meeting, and criticized. My colleague defended, as a result, things did not work well between the two. 4. Have you ever taken criticism personally? What did you do? I haven’t taken any criticism personally and always learnt from it. 5. What did Beverly have to gain from listening to the criticism? It was hurting Beverly’s career and the company, added cost and nearly lost the client for one project 6. What does EPM stand for? E-empathize P-pin point problems M-move forward 7. Read the following scenario and fill in E, P, M: a. Carlos, who has a desk close to yours, often borrows items from your desk while you are away. When he returns these items, they are often damaged – the stapler is broken, or the policy manual has pages missing. You’ve kept silent about it for several months, but now you are especially upset because the batteries are...
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.... 7) “Write a critical study of a recent Spanish or Latin American film or play that you have seen, and that has made a social or political impact in the country in which you are living. You should bring into your study criticism and reviews, both from the press and, where possible, from academic sources, and…discuss the ways in which the film has been received and analysed, making comparisons with other films where appropriate.” Almodóvar ’s 2001, La piel que habito, received mixed reviews from Spanish critics, one favourably calling it an “irracionalidad transcendida” whereas Spanish film critic Carlos Boyero called it a “notable idiotez”. However, most critics agree that this film merits a second viewing in order to appreciate the rich texture of the film, in which a lonely and haunted plastic surgeon (Banderas) becomes dangerously entangled with his personal experiment, Vicente, or “Vera” (Anaya) whom he believed had assaulted his mentally ill daughter, provoking her suicide. The film is the director’s first exploration of science fiction, containing an amalgamation of themes concerning gender and sexuality identity, whilst at the same time exploring the prison house of the self. In this essay I will discuss the ways in which these main themes are manifested in the plot and cinematography, their effect and finally the way in which Spanish critics have received Almodóvar’s latest work. Entrapment, or, the prison house of the self, is the confinement that all...
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...First Essay Discovery Draft “Young people need models not critics,” has got to be everything I’ve ever tried to explain to other adults in six simple words. I feel as though it’s in an adult’s nature to judge the younger generation in ways that no one would like to be judged. Although their assumptions could be true some assumptions are literally ridiculous. Some adults criticize our every move, some not as much as others, but for the ones who do there’s a pattern in their behavior. After they point out our flaws and mistakes, adults switch up and do the same thing they never told us to do. Now I completely understand when an adult wants us to do the right thing and not follow in their footsteps, but a lot of the younger generation goes with the slogan “seeing is believing.” In my own opinion talk is cheap, and I would rather see something actually happen in the case of critiquing. Fix yourself before you try and fix somebody else’s mistakes. Being the age that I am, I’m only speaking from the younger generation’s side. I may be wrong but my opinion on “Young people need models not critics” still holds. I do however slightly understand when adults want us to know right from wrong, and know to do the right thing. My problem with this is after or in some occasions before they preach to us about being the best we can be, they demonstrate the total opposite. Being part of the younger generation I’m not sure if I’m speaking for myself when I say we don’t need a how to. What we...
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...Game Journal 6 The school of criticism that made the most sense to me was by far the biographical critique. In my opinion the vast majority of the other critiques read as though the author was simply trying to find examples for that particular type of critique where there was probably very little intentioned meaning behind it. Some of the meaning behind the game that was analyzed seemed as though it was forced. The biographical critique, however, analyzes the author’s intent behind the game using quotes from the author himself. This lends more authority to the critique and prevented it from feeling as though meaningless aspects of the game were being critiqued. In the biographical critique for Katamari Damacy the critic uses the author’s own words to describe how the author intended the game to affect his audience. This is information straight from the source and thus allows for the game to be looked at in a new light. The author intended the game’s peaceful, fun, game that is almost devoid of conflict to brighten the lives of everyone that played it and thus make the world better. The critic in a more thorough analysis could then have described whether the game is successful in doing that, and if so by how much. The biographical critique provided the author’s motivations behind making the game. This is a strong basis on which to critique the game. Analyze the author’s intent behind making the game along with how well the game imparts the author’s message. By doing this...
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...11. Demonstrating Communication Skills: Giving and Receiving Criticism Throughout a supervisor’s career, he or she will be expected to critique an employee’s performance and provide feedback. In addition, he or she will be the object of criticism, both in job performance and the way in which he or she responds to the employees. A supervisor may feel that it is only the intent of the message that matters, but proper delivery is important as well (Chambers, 74). A good critique must be necessary to the employee’s performance. It should be noted that it is a waste of time to criticize factors that are not important to the job. This evaluation should also be fair and positive and intended to improve one’s job performance. This communication should be tactful, fair and kept in a positive light. The supervisor should also be able to receive criticism. He or she should remember that these comments are intended to improve performance and to help develop a better relationship with employees. Developing Effective Listening Skills A supervisor needs to be an effective listener. In order to be effective, one must want to be effective. The first suggestion for improving this skill is to engage in active listening practices, such as repeating the information in order to confirm understanding (Chambers, 162). One might also want to time the discussion so that it takes place during the peak of the day’s energy (such as first thing in the morning). Most importantly, an individual with good...
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...Jenia De Silva, M.Ed NAV 501 16 March 2016 Is Criticism Beneficial? In every part of the organization, there will always be criticism involved from someone else whether that criticism is regarding business, politics, sports and among others. Most of the time people consider criticism in a negative aspect since it usually creates anger, resentment, frustration and among others to the one who usually received the criticism. Therefore, whenever we receive criticism from someone else, we immediately create an unfavorable outcome towards that person. But did you know that not all criticisms are harmful or produced a negative consequence; in fact, it would still be beneficial to the person who received the criticism? There are two types of criticism namely constructive and destructive criticism. Constructive criticism is the one that intends only to give feedback for improvement/suggestion whether positive or negative about a particular product, service or event/performance. On the contrary, destructive criticism does not intend to give feedback for improvement/suggestion to someone else’s work but rather it intends to harm someone’s feelings by giving direct insult to his/her work or personality. Both types of criticism can be beneficial; it just depends on how it was handled by someone else when the situation arises. The criticism if properly managed can give several benefits to someone who usually received the criticism from other people such as it can help improve...
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...complain about our pay cuts, loss of benefits, and our work conditions. I also hear about how much our job has changed, how benefits and work related rules that protect and alleviate our work conditions seem like a dream, a thing from the past. When I go to the supermarket, or even attend church I hear, my congregation complaining. It seems hard to get away from all of this negativity, and at times, trying to stay positive and non-reactive can feel almost impossible. Yes its bound to happen, we all encounter difficulties in our lives, most of them unexpectedly. I can affirm and confirm that most of us, during these difficult times will feel the need to complain, and allow ourselves to be part of this negative wave that can drive us to criticism as well as negative thinking and complaining. We often hear that famous proverb, “misery likes company.” Can this be true? Are we all compelled day-by-day to act and react?...
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...Marxist literary criticism has, as the name indicates, its basis in the theories of Karl Marx and his associates. The main idea of Marxism is that “instead of making abstract affirmations about a whole group of problems such as man, knowledge, matter, and nature, he examines each problem in its dynamic relation to the others and, above all, tries to relate them to historical, social, political, and economic realities” (BO). Marx argued that the real foundation of society was the economic structure, that political and legal superstructures rose from this base, and that “[i]t is not the consciousness of men which determines their existence; it is on the contrary their social existence which determines their consciousness” (BO). The most fundamental argument of Marxist literary and cultural theories is that they do not see art as something that is separate from society – art is, as Eagleton says, “part of the ‘superstructure’ of society” (5) – and the central concern of Marxist literary criticism is the relationship between the economy and the literature. Marxist critics argue that art is social because it is produced and received in concrete contexts, and because the creator is someone with a class, gender and racial identity – the author is, unavoidably, “part of her own context” (Haslett 8). Art, in Marxist readings, “is interpreted as a material practice, perhaps because it relies on ‘technology’… is concretely realised in situations which themselves are material… ...
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...film critic’s reviews on a particular film. In some cases, if a film critic decides that a movie is good, not every movie goer will feel the same way. I have sat and listened to Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert as they either praised or destroyed a film. Whenever I chose to go and view a film they have given their customary thumbs up to I would normally not enjoy the film. It is possible that I did not see the same things within a film as they did as it was evident that I was not viewing the film in the same manner as a film critic by looking for camera angles, editing, or frames. All that I cared about was escaping for a couple of hours and receiving some enjoyment from the movie. Some people feel that this is a special time for film criticism. Never before have more people been able to express their views about a film. Being a film critic was once a profession, but it’s not a job any longer and there is not a huge financial gain by doing so. However, this opens the door for those who want to critique a film and also provides the chance for those who really care about movies and enjoy expressing themselves a forum in which to do so. Anyone with access to a computer needs only to use their internet connection in order to begin their reviews of movies. Many people are given the opportunity to write long and often expert posts on such sites as IMDb, Amazon, Rotten Tomatoes and in the comment threads of...
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...X it is important to note Y By the same token, … But we should also consider, … Despite these criticisms, …it’s popularity remains high. Certainly, there is no shortage of disagreement within… Consequently, … Correspondingly, … Conversely, … Chaytor, … in particular, has focused on the Despite this, … Despite these criticisms, … the popularity of X remains largely undiminished. Each of these theoretical positions make an important contribution to our understanding of, … Evidence for in support of this position, can be found in…, Evidently, For this reason, … For these reasons, … Furthermore, … Given, the current high profile debate with regard to, …it is quite surprising that … Given, the advantages of … outlined in the previous paragraph, …it is quite predictable that … However, … Having considered X, it is also reasonable to look at … Hence, … In addition to, … In contrast, … In this way, … In this manner, … In the final analysis, … In short, … Indeed, … It can be seen from the above analysis that, … It could also be said that, … It is however, important to note the limitations of… It is important however not to assume the applicability of, …in all cases. It is important however not to overemphasis the strengths of … In the face of such criticism, proponents of, …have responded in a number of ways. Moreover, … Notwithstanding such criticism, ….it’s popularity remains largely undiminished. Notwithstanding these limitations, ….it worth...
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...Movie Critic Devin L. Burks University of Phoenix February 23, 2015 LUCY For some months into 2015, this movie, Lucy has been hitting theater headlines across the world. It has consistently received diversified opinions from movie critics. From what I can see on the online reviews, it has received both positive and negative criticisms from all over the world. It leaves a lot of questions than answers as to why there is so much fuss around this particular film. Confused about what to believe in, I opted to watch the movie, albeit with an open mind. Lucy is a Sci-Fiction film, filled with some action and adventure. It is about a young girl, a student, who gets involved with a drug dealing boyfriend. Her boyfriend asks her to do a single drop inside a hotel while he waits outside. But the drug lord has other ideas, he kills the boyfriend and forces the girl to transit his drugs, hidden in her stomach. The drug bag busts open and she is exposed to the drug. The content of the drug sends her brain into unprecedented over-drive, manifesting the real powers of a human brain. She acquires enormous supernatural powers; she becomes a great warrior, able to understand everything around her, ranging from languages, medical conditions to mind reading. She is also able to travel through time, from the past to the present day. The movie is faced paced, quickly moving between time. The parallel transition between Lucy’s story...
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...of Literary Criticism Ronan McDonald, a lecturer in literature at the University of Reading, has written a book named “The Death of the Critic”, in which he described how the role of the literary critic has changed over the centuries, ultimately leading to "death" in the latter half of the 20th century. Nevertheless, to proclaim the death of the critic at this moment is still too early. What deserves more attention than this exaggerated title is the fact of decline of criticism. Literary criticism has always been viewed as an ivory tower in the eyes of the common people, mainly due to its professionalization. Certainly there are peaks in artistic creativity and troughs. In a period of increasing literary creativity, as T.S. Eliot famously said, the old works are seen in a new light. We are now rather in a trough of literary creativity, probably not only because the rise of varieties of competing media, but that less exciting work was generated for literary critics to start a literary revolution. That also means the present literary criticism needs to complete an operation performed by the best “doctors” and go through a major transformation. To be sure, literary criticism is not all negative. “Critic” is etymologically related to “criteria”, so the job of a literary critic is a judge, not a denouncer. The essence of literary criticism is therefore to evaluate. But there remain two problems when it comes to evaluation. Firstly, it is because literary criticism is evaluative...
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...other literary arts too. Expressive criticism treats a literary work primarily in relation to the author. It defines poetry as an expression, or overflow, or utterance of feeling, or as the products of poet’s feelings. The theory tends to judge the work by its sincerity to the poets’ vision or the state of mind. Such views were developed mainly by the Romantic critics and remain current in our time too. Wordsworth’s definition of poetry as “the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings recollected in tranquility” is taken as the ground idea of the expressive theory of art. The most powerful impetus in expressive critical thought was the Romantic Movement that began in late eighteenth century. This movement has deeply affected our modern consciousness and the common sense discourse of literary commentary. The three key concepts associated with this movement are: imagination, genius and emotion. Expressive theorists firmly stick to these three key terms. They believe that authorial individuality is something to be conveyed by a literary work, and to go beyond objectivist theorists’ prescription that a poet’s effort should be to flee personality and that criticism should focus on the poem not on the poet. Wordsworthian notion that “a poem is inner made outer” puts an emphasis on the poet in a poem, and this emphasis has never eased. B. Objective Theory The term "New Criticism" defines the critical theory that has dominated Anglo-American literary criticism for the past...
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...Literary Theory and Schools of Criticism Introduction A very basic way of thinking about literary theory is that these ideas act as different lenses critics use to view and talk about art, literature, and even culture. These different lenses allow critics to consider works of art based on certain assumptions within that school of theory. The different lenses also allow critics to focus on particular aspects of a work they consider important. For example, if a critic is working with certain Marxist theories, s/he might focus on how the characters in a story interact based on their economic situation. If a critic is working with post-colonial theories, s/he might consider the same story but look at how characters from colonial powers (Britain, France, and even America) treat characters from, say, Africa or the Caribbean. Hopefully, after reading through and working with the resources in this area of the OWL, literary theory will become a little easier to understand and use. Disclaimer Please note that the schools of literary criticism and their explanations included here are by no means the only ways of distinguishing these separate areas of theory. Indeed, many critics use tools from two or more schools in their work. Some would define differently or greatly expand the (very) general statements given here. Our explanations are meant only as starting places for your own investigation into literary theory. We encourage you to use the list of scholars and works provided for each...
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...Language for Introducing Questions, Problems, and Limitations (1) A major criticism of Smith’s work is that ….. (2) The key problem with this explanation is that …. (3) However, there is an inconsistency with this argument. (4) One criticism of much of the literature on X is that …. (5) One question that needs to be asked; however, is that …. (Can you add some other language of the same function into the list?) Language for introducing a study’s weakness (1) However, Smith fails fully define what … (2) However, John fails to acknowledge the significance of … (3) However, the author overlooks the fact that X contributes to Y … (4) However, what Smith fails to do is to draw a distinction between … (5) Another weakness of the study is that no explanation of how … is provided. (Can you add some other language of the same function into the list?) Language for offering constructive suggestions (1) Smith’s paper would have been more successful if he had included … (2) Her conclusion might have been more convincing if the author had addressed … (3) The study / the findings would have been far more persuasive if the researcher had adopted … (Can you add some other language of the same function into the list?) Using adjectives to comment on research (1) In his comprehensive analysis of X, John (2012) found … (2) In this thorough examination of Y, Jones et al. (2012) were able to … (3) In this limited investigation...
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