Monty Python

1. About Monty Python

An Anglo-American comedy troupe that became widely known in the late 1960s and 1970s for its irreverent, fast-paced television series. The show featured skits, such as the “Ministry of Silly Walks,” and highly original graphics. The members of the group included Graham Chapin, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin.

Works Cited （参考文献）

"The Definition of Monty Python." Dictionary.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 July 2016.〈http://www.dictionary.com/browse/monty-python〉

2. Representative Sketch

The Ministry of Silly Walks is a compilation of walks that are performed within a strange, weird and “silly” way that allows others to view it in a humorous fashion. This was first noticed within the Monty Python show performed by John Cleese which was viewed in a universal positive response upon other resulting in parodies.

Works Cited （参考文献）

"The Ministry of Silly Walks." Know Your Meme News. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 July 2016.〈http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/the-ministry-of-silly-walks〉

3. About the Performer
John Cleese was born on October 27, 1939, in Weston-Super-Mare, England, to Muriel Evelyn (Cross) and Reginald Francis Cleese. He was born into a family of modest means.he was often tormented for his height, having reached a height of six feet by the age of twelve, and eventually discovered that being humorous could deflect aggressive behavior in others. He loved humor in and of itself, collected jokes, and, like many young Britons who would grow up to be comedians, was devoted to the radio comedy show, "The Goon Show," starring the legendary Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, and Harry Secombe.Cleese did well in both sports and academics, but his real love was comedy. He attended Cambridge to read (study) Law, but devoted a great deal of time to the university's legendary Footlights group, writing and performing in comedy reviews, often in collaboration with future fellow Python Graham Chapman. Several of these comedy reviews met with great success, including one in particular which toured under the name "Cambridge Circus." When Cleese graduated, he went on to write for the BBC, then rejoined Cambridge Circus in 1964, which toured New Zealand and America. He remained in America after leaving Cambridge Circus, performing and doing a little journalism, and here met Terry Gilliam, another future Python. Cleese lives in Santa Barbara, California.

Works Cited （参考文献）
"Biography." IMDb. IMDb.com, n.d. Web. 19 July 2016.〈http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000092/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm〉

4. My Reaction 

      A. Reaction Point - Punchline

• 定義-The culmination of a joke or story, providing the humor or climax.
• 例-Because of their dislike of finishing with punchlines, they experimented with ending the sketches by cutting abruptly to another scene or animation, walking offstage, addressing the camera (breaking the fourth wall), or introducing a totally unrelated event or character.
• 略-The animations were written by Terry Gilliam

B. Reaction Point - History

• 定義-The study of past events
• 例-Monty Python greatly innovated the British comedy style.
• 略-Pythons gave great influences to many pop cultures. In addition, the history of British comedy style is often divided into pre-Python and post-Python because of its great influence.

C. Reaction Point - Irony

• 定義-The expression of meaning through the use of language signifying the opposite, typically for humorous effect.
• 例-They dealt with the royal family, nobles, politicians, gods, religions, etc. Of course sometimes their comedies were criticized.
• 略-British people love irony and humor. Almost all of Python's member have a superior academic background. So they could make such intelligent comedies－though at first sight, those looks very stupid.

D. My General Opinion
My favorite sketch is "Killer Joke". British people thought German people were not very good at joking, so it was irony.But sometimes I cannot understand why a sketch is fun, because don't know the British culture and history very well. So if you are knowledgeable about them, you will enjoy Python's comedies.

      

Gucci 2015 Spring Summer Show

I. About the Clothing Brand:Gucci

 Gucci was founded by Guccio Gucci in Florence in 1921.With beginnings at the end of the 19th century, the Gucci^{[10][11][12][13]} company became one of the world’s most successful manufacturers of high-end leather goods, clothing, and other fashion products.

Works Cited （参考文献）

"Gucci." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 05 July 2016.〈https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gucci〉

II. About the Designer

As a teenager in the early 1900s, Guccio Gucci was a lift boy at the Savoy Hotel in London. Inspired by the elegant upper class guests and inspired luggage by companies such as H.J. Cave & Sons, he returned to Florence and started making travel bags and accessories. He founded the House of Gucci in Florence in 1921^[1] as a small family-owned leather saddlery shop. He began selling leather bags to horsemen in the 1920s. As a young man, he rapidly built a reputation for quality, hiring the best craftsmen he could find to work in his atelier.^[2] In 1938, Gucci expanded his business to Rome. Soon his one-man business turned into a family business, when his sons Aldo, Vasco, Ugo and Rodolfo joined the company.

In 1951, Gucci opened their store in Milan and two years later, the company expanded overseas with the opening of the Manhattan store.

Works Cited （参考文献）

"Guccio Gucci." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 05 July 〈https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guccio_Gucci〉

III. My Reaction

A. Reaction Point - accessory

• something such as a bag, belt or jewellery that you wear 
• Bags are most famous accessory of Gucci
• Many kinds of Gucci's bags have "Sherry Line" sometimes called "Ribbon Line". The line has green and red lines which modeled a girth of harness. Horse is symbol of celebrity.

B. Reaction Point - symbol

• A mark or character used as a conventional representation of something.
• Gucci has symbol mark "GG" mark on its many kinds of accessories. 
• From the end of the 1960s, "GG" mark which was taken from Guccio Gucci's initials has been started to use on the accessories. It became the beginning of Gucci monogram boom.

C. Reaction Point - apparel

• Clothing that serves as dress or decoration 
• Gucci is famous for bags or purses or watches, but there are also clothes, shoes, jewelry or perfumes. 
• Every products of Gucci has elegant atmosphere and gives a lady wearing it elegant  mood.

D. My General Opinionted
I have never had any Gucci product because it is quite expensive and has adult mood. Now I know Gucci's history, so have been interested in this brand.  Gucci family and Patrizia's history is really like a film, so please check that.