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The Themes of Ralph Waldo Emerson

Emerson was the great theologian of American religion, and, for better or for worse, who gave his intellectual configuration to the new Roman Empire: “I dedicate my book entitled, [the “Diaries”] to the spirit of America. I dedicate it to that living soul that exists somewhere beyond fantasy, to which the Divinity has assigned the care of this bright corner of the Universe” (Emerson, Ralph Waldo, et al).

The themes of Ralph Waldo Emerson can be grouped into large axes, concentric and eccentric circles. The subject to which more reflections devotes is God, the interior God (“there is a God within us, when he shakes us, our chest warms up”), it is religion, as fullness of the soul, and it is Nature, temple of God and sanctuary of one's own solitude. In the next circle we find America, history and time: Lincoln, Franklin, slavery, the Yankees, the Indians, Europe, the revolution of 1848, feminism, Germany, and war. In Emerson, there is no ideology or system, for him “the creeds are a disease of the intellect”.

Emerson's mind is America. Nobody determined it so much, nor was anyone a more perfect reflection of his spirit. He is the one who discovers that “the time of America has sounded”, which is the moment of the leap from childhood to manhood. And it is shelling then the ultimate foundations of the American spirit: its faith in God, in religion and in the moral law; his faith in man (“God is the personal soul brought to perfection”); his admiration for American egalitarianism, without superior strains; his conviction that America is the “temple of freedom “and his absolute certainty that this freedom is due to free American institutions; his total faith in the decisive importance of truth and merit (the natural and authentic aristocracy is the truth); his faith, immovable, in the value of free thought (which he demonstrated in life with his “savage Ismaili independence”, with enormous costs, such as three decades of veto at Harvard); his granitic faith in knowledge, which must always be an “intellectual nomadism , “ that is, a constant mutation and a great aversion to dogmas and systems (“the creeds are a disease of the intellect”); his faith in individuality and his proclamation of “self-confidence”; its total certainty in the value of effort and that complacency, indolence and neglect are poisons that kill everything.

In Emerson, there is no ideology, there is no system: his work lives on antithesis and incoherence’s (“a foolish coherence is the troll of narrow minds”). These antitheses form the “open” spirit of America and they ensure its greatness, which will last as long as it maintains the strength of its character and its entrepreneurial energy. Otherwise, he will know, like other countries, the decadence, and he cites Spain, which comes from corruption and the inveterate faults of his government. All this, and much more, can be found in his “Essays” and also in his famous “Representative Men”, a back cover of “Of the Heroes” by Carlyle. Of those books by Emerson, and others also important, there are good editions in Spanish, made with merit by their translators, Antonio Lastra and Javier Acoria.

For John Dewey, Emerson was the only New World citizen comparable to Plato. But the probably most wonderful book of all is that “catch-all” that are his “Diaries”, started in 1820 when he was a boy at Harvard under the programmatic title of “The Wide World,” and written for 55 years until almost his death. The “Journals and Miscellaneous Notebooks” are published in a critical edition in 16 volumes at Harvard. They gather three million words. As Harold Bloom has noted, it is a moving and wonderful work, which earns a lot in its original full version and loses in the selections of texts, whether American (Porte) or Spanish (Emerson, Ralph Waldo).

In the third circle appear the complex existential questions of Emerson's life: his raging independence, his abandonment of the Unitarian confession, his moral turmoil, the dazzling character of his aunt Mary Moody Emerson, the painful deaths of his two wives, of two dear brothers, and the immense blow of the death with six years of his first son, and infinitely loved, to whom he dedicates tragically hurt texts. There is also your beautiful philosophy of friendship (Birch).

The fourth circle is formed by the world of poetry, knowledge, philosophy, writing, dialogue with his beloved Plutarch, Montaigne, Shakespeare ... and with some of the greats of his time: Mill, Whitman, Coleridge, Wordsworth, Carlyle, Tocqueville, and Goethe ..., in addition to his beautiful and peculiar visions of books: “To read well you have to be an inventor”. The texts ooze the “freshness of the beginnings” and are full of beautiful poetic descriptions, extraordinary phrases and epigrams that shine like pearls. All that set refutes his famous phrase that in that “Titanic continent, where Nature is so magnificent, genius is so dull.” He is his own refutation: in those “Diaries” his genius has nothing bland. And, of course, they serve the reader to better understand the spirit of America and discover the immense universe - with its lights and shadows - that hides behind the famous legend of the dollar: “In God we trust”.

The texts ooze the “freshness of the beginnings” and are full of beautiful poetic descriptions, extraordinary phrases and epigrams that shine like pearls. All that set refutes his famous phrase that in that “Titanic continent, where Nature is so magnificent, genius is so dull.” He is his own refutation: in those “Diaries” his genius has nothing bland.

To conclude, the spirit of nature is the best known book by Ralph Waldo Emerson, one of the most representative figures of the philosophical system called Transcendentalism. The central theme of his work is that man, acting from his inner god, of truth and love, must let his victorious thought speak, build his own world and fulfil his will.

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Emerson, Ralph Waldo, et al. The Collected Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: English traits. Vol. 5. Harvard University Press, 1971.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "The uses of natural history." Encyclopedia of the Environment in American Literature (2014): 114.

Birch, Thomas D. "Toward a better order: the economic thought of Ralph Waldo Emerson." The New England Quarterly 68.3 (1995): 385-401.

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The Tragic Hero Othello

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A tragedy treats a drama in a majestic style where the hero is encountered with a series of sorrowful events. Othello, the most celebrated tragedy was written in 1603 by William Shakespeare. The play is famous for its universal appeal and comprises themes and characters that add to this appeal of the play. Every play of treatise by Shakespeare shares some elements of manipulation, and jealousy. The play has five key characters, but Othello is the most distinguished character in the play. Tragic heroes are generally very common in real-life and in the literature. The play shares the rise and fall of the protagonist, Othello. Othello suffers because of his own traits and character. He loved his wife but he was very jealous of any man who used to talk to his wife. Overall, Othello’s personality preserves all the characteristics of a tragic hero, Hamartia, Anagnorisis, Peripeteia, etc. Along with the tragic flaws, that play a key role in creating the tragic story of play Othello.

All Shakespearean tragic heroes face similar fates. Othello is a great soldier, a respected leader, and a man capable of standing proudly against the racism that Brabantio, Iago, and others wield against him. We know he is also gentle and loving, enough so that Desdemona loves him for the softer side of his nature. But through the machinations of Iago, Othello becomes the very thing he is at first wrongly accused of being: a brute and an animal. That is the tragedy of Othello: that he unwisely and naively allows himself to be reverted into what his detractors wanted to believe him to be. He murders his faithful wife, murders his own better nature, and finally takes his own life ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"sVMcrwOk","properties":{"formattedCitation":"(Greenblatt et al.)","plainCitation":"(Greenblatt et al.)","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":13,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/rhLtY1cq/items/2I3LBK3U"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/rhLtY1cq/items/2I3LBK3U"],"itemData":{"id":13,"type":"book","title":"The Norton anthology of English literature","source":"http://worldcat.org","archive":"/z-wcorg/","abstract":"\"The most trusted anthology for complete works and helpful editorial apparatus. The Tenth Edition supports survey and period courses with NEW complete major works, NEW contemporary writers, and dynamic and easy-to-access digital resources. NEW video modules help introduce students to literature in multiple exciting ways. These innovations make the Norton an even better teaching tool for instructors and, as ever, an unmatched value for students.\"--","ISBN":"978-0-393-60302-6","language":"English","author":[{"family":"Greenblatt","given":"Stephen","suffix":""},{"family":"Abrams","given":"M. H."},{"family":"Simpson","given":"James","suffix":""},{"family":"Lynch","given":"Diedre Shauna","suffix":""},{"family":"Robson","given":"Catherine","suffix":""},{"family":"Ramazani","given":"Jahan","suffix":""},{"family":"Logan","given":"George M.","suffix":""},{"family":"Maus","given":"Katharine Eisaman","suffix":""},{"family":"Noggle","given":"James","suffix":""}],"issued":{"date-parts":[["2018"]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (Greenblatt et al.). As in every Shakespearean tragedy, all those who were touched by the evil of the corrupting of the hero die as well, the innocent and the guilty. So, in short, Othello is a tragedy because the good man he was is corrupted, twisted, and finally destroyed by his jealousy, the flaw in his otherwise admirable nature.

Aristotle stated, "A man doesn't become a hero until he can see the root of his own downfall." The term “tragic hero” originates from Greek tragedies, where it referred to the protagonist. Tragic heroes conventionally have a tragic flaw, Aristotle called it a hamartia, that induces their downfall as if by fate. It’s especially poignant if this flaw originally made the tragic hero a hero /likable. Othello, for example, is noble and proud at the beginning of the play. The audience admires him for his virtuous confidence. Yet this pride later renders him gullible and jealous because he can’t stand the idea of anything injuring his pride. Romeo and Hamlet are some other Shakespearean tragic heroes, however, Othello is the most pathetically tragic hero of his works.

For some characters to fulfill the requirements of a tragic hero, generally a tragic hero enjoys a noble character or status in society. Othello despite having a rough history, is general and he is also the commander of armed forces of Venice. Later in the play, he enjoys the status of the governor of Cyprus. His social ranking makes a tragic hero. According to Aristotle, a tragic hero is not perfect. He can be declared as great in so many of his characteristics, he has a noble heart. Even his good personality traits are admired by Iago when he speaks, “of a constant loving, noble nature [and] will prove to Desdemona A dearest husband”. His nobility is quite visible at many points in the play he stands fearlessly; his words at most of the points display his brevity and integrity. “Keep up your bright swords, for the dew will rust them, Good signior, you shall more command with years Than with your weapons.” ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"gX80ybVd","properties":{"formattedCitation":"(Shakespeare)","plainCitation":"(Shakespeare)","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":12,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/rhLtY1cq/items/3253X6LR"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/rhLtY1cq/items/3253X6LR"],"itemData":{"id":12,"type":"book","title":"othello","publisher":"Classic Books Company","volume":"6","ISBN":"0-7426-5287-4","author":[{"family":"Shakespeare","given":"William"}],"issued":{"date-parts":[["2001"]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (Shakespeare) However, in the play, he begins to lose these traits. However, these traits of him began to fall, as the play progresses he is shown as violent, and no more loving to Desdemona.

One problem for Othello is that he is a Moore, which hurts his self-esteem. When it comes to tragic heroes, people can relate to them as human beings. The tragic heroes also experience a downfall, due to their tragic flaw, denoted as Hamartia. This downfall is the outcome of their actions stemmed from their free will and not the fault in their fate. Othello’s downfall is due to his tragic flaws; such as lack of self-esteem that makes him vulnerable to Iago’s manipulation. In addition to that, the play highlights a number of other detrimental traits in Othello’s personality. Jealousy is the most prominent attribute, that is declared as the ultimate cause of his demise. Gullibility coupled with jealousy and timidities craft his tragic fall. The core of all these issues is his insecurities for being a Moore. Since he is a black character and he is an outsider resulted in many insecurities. Owing to these insecurities, he is vulnerable to the trap of Iago, as he thinks he may not be a perfect match for Desdemona. He begins to believe that she did not deserve to be her husband, “She’s gone, I am abused, and my relief Must be to loathe her. Oh, the curse of marriage That we can call these delicate creatures ours And not their appetites!” ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"eyyi9NXm","properties":{"formattedCitation":"(Shakespeare)","plainCitation":"(Shakespeare)","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":12,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/rhLtY1cq/items/3253X6LR"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/rhLtY1cq/items/3253X6LR"],"itemData":{"id":12,"type":"book","title":"othello","publisher":"Classic Books Company","volume":"6","ISBN":"0-7426-5287-4","author":[{"family":"Shakespeare","given":"William"}],"issued":{"date-parts":[["2001"]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (Shakespeare). Iago was very well aware of his insecurities and convinced Othello very easily that Desdemona is cheating on him. Othello, in the trap of his insecurities as well as Iago’s deception believed these lies. When he realized, his insecurities have taken over, he was already on the verge of his tragic downfall.

The tragic downfall of Othello is also set into motion. It begins when Otello is shown to be enjoying a high status in society. He seems to be very lucky, when he marries the love of his life, Desdemona. However, by the time a clear fall in his personality traits is observed coupled with the fall in his good times. His love for his wife also declines as indicated by his words for his wife who used to very dear to her. His equanimity is gone and he utters foul words, calls his wide a strumpet. Despite being a hero, he falls into the evil machination of Iago. However, his hamartia brings the doom and his reasoning is clouded with misunderstanding. His decision to kill Desdemona eventually results in a sense of guilt, referred to as Peripeteia by Aristotle. This guilt stems from the understanding that the reversal of fate is brought by not someone by the hero’s won wrong judgment about others and the things happening to him.

Tragic heroes also experience a sense of guilt, when they discover that the downfall is not brought by someone else by their own actions. this characteristic of a tragic hero is termed as Anagnorisis by Aristotle. Out of his mistrust, he takes the decision to kill Desdemona, as a punish of her evil actions. He believes he is killing Desdemona to do justice to her as if this is the purgation of sin, “Lets she should betray more man.” ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"vNJE70Pi","properties":{"formattedCitation":"(Shakespeare)","plainCitation":"(Shakespeare)","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":12,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/rhLtY1cq/items/3253X6LR"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/rhLtY1cq/items/3253X6LR"],"itemData":{"id":12,"type":"book","title":"othello","publisher":"Classic Books Company","volume":"6","ISBN":"0-7426-5287-4","author":[{"family":"Shakespeare","given":"William"}],"issued":{"date-parts":[["2001"]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (Shakespeare). His strong sense of guilt is visible in his last dialogue, “Whip me, ye devils, From the possession of this heavenly sight! Blow me about in winds, roast me in sulfur, Wash me in steep-down gulfs of liquid fire! —Oh, Desdemona! Desdemona! dead! Oh! Oh!”

Aristotelian tragic heroes also die a tragic death at the end, due to their own serious decisions. They are wounded spiritually and face death eventually, the same goes for Othello. After killing Desdemona, he also kills himself. However, the most heart-wrenching scene is when he realizes he is responsible for his own downfall. He repents the cruel deeds he had done, “one that loved not wisely, but too well, one that like the base Indian, threw a pearl away richer than all his tribe” ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"jK7GljWW","properties":{"formattedCitation":"(Shakespeare)","plainCitation":"(Shakespeare)","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":12,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/rhLtY1cq/items/3253X6LR"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/rhLtY1cq/items/3253X6LR"],"itemData":{"id":12,"type":"book","title":"othello","publisher":"Classic Books Company","volume":"6","ISBN":"0-7426-5287-4","author":[{"family":"Shakespeare","given":"William"}],"issued":{"date-parts":[["2001"]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (Shakespeare). Othello’s demise, inevitable downfall and his words of regret make the audience feel pity for him, demonstrating another characteristic of Othello as a tragic hero.

To sum up, Othello, the protagonist of Shakespeare’s play displays almost all the characteristics of a tragic hero. He plays an important role in the play, evokes emotions of sadness and pity among the audience. The tragic downfall of the hero progresses the story and in due course brings it to an end with the end of the hero. The tragic hero, Othello, teaches his audience so many life lessons. He is sometimes perceived as evil by the audience when the nobility of his character begins to show a decline. In addition, when he suffers because of his error in judgment and evil actions, the audience does not feel pity for him. He is considered as the wickedest person in the entire play but when he understands his doom and when he is remorseful, the audience feels pity for him. From the height of social status to his downfall, the story progresses and ends with the doom of tragic heroes.

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Shakespeare, William. Othello. Classic Books Company, 2001.

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Pages: 5 Words: 1500

The Voyage Of The Mayflower

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The Voyage of The Mayflower

Mayflower is the name of the ship. It is the ship that carried the pilgrims from England to Plymouth, Massachusetts. These pilgrims established first New England colony in 1920 ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"82JMYEQh","properties":{"formattedCitation":"({\\i{}Mayflower | History, Voyage, & Facts | Britannica.Com})","plainCitation":"(Mayflower | History, Voyage, & Facts | Britannica.Com)","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":255,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/WcSf8WB9/items/MFHGAVT7"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/WcSf8WB9/items/MFHGAVT7"],"itemData":{"id":255,"type":"webpage","title":"Mayflower | History, Voyage, & Facts | Britannica.com","URL":"https://www.britannica.com/topic/Mayflower-ship","accessed":{"date-parts":[["2019",11,2]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (Mayflower | History, Voyage, & Facts | Britannica.Com). The London adventurers who are English Merchants were also chattered in Mayflower ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"BRW9N5DE","properties":{"formattedCitation":"(\\uc0\\u8220{}Voyage\\uc0\\u8221{})","plainCitation":"(“Voyage”)","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":257,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/WcSf8WB9/items/M79XQISZ"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/WcSf8WB9/items/M79XQISZ"],"itemData":{"id":257,"type":"webpage","title":"Voyage","container-title":"MayflowerHistory.com","URL":"http://mayflowerhistory.com/voyage","language":"en-US","accessed":{"date-parts":[["2019",11,2]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (“Voyage”). Mayflower faced rough sea along with storms and reached Hudson River. There are more than 100 traveler embarked on the voyage of the Mayflower. These 100 people were adventurers, immigrants, speculators and saints ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"X8G3GtaK","properties":{"formattedCitation":"({\\i{}The Mayflower and Plymouth Colony [Ushistory.Org]})","plainCitation":"(The Mayflower and Plymouth Colony [Ushistory.Org])","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":253,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/WcSf8WB9/items/682VIVGT"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/WcSf8WB9/items/682VIVGT"],"itemData":{"id":253,"type":"webpage","title":"The Mayflower and Plymouth Colony [ushistory.org]","URL":"http://www.ushistory.org/us/3a.asp","language":"en","accessed":{"date-parts":[["2019",11,2]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (The Mayflower and Plymouth Colony [Ushistory.Org]).

The power of imagination can allow a person to have the experience of the things which happened in the past or sometimes it allows to live in a world that does not exists in real. Imagining things is kind of enthusiastic activity. It takes a person into whole new world. Through imagination Stepping back in time, to a morning of February 1920 is not less than an adventure. It was raw morning when I woke up and was ready for voyage. We were almost 100 people including women and children. We got food to eat which included cheese, raisins, dried fruits, currants, some pickled beet roots and onion roots as well. Some of the people got beer to drink and few cider too. It was already hard to carry people on such journey a woman bought her two months old baby. We were all set to go to New World. I was not a saint but an adventurer who wanted to move to the new world to experience something new. I didn’t know any of the passengers except few. Everyone carried things that might be needed. I took two bags with me. One bag was full of food and the other one had some clothes and few useful things. Whereas, I also brought blanket and one rug. Similarly other passengers also brought blankets, rugs, canvas sheet and bostle that was filled with fine straw. Moving to the new world was challenging. We did not know what will happen during the journey or what will happen when we will reach our destination. In order to feel secure and safe we carried some armor with us. Which included sword, belt, snaphance, fowling piece and 60 pounds of shots. As we had some food with us so we also took household items such as frying pan, iron pot, spoons of wood, towel, soap etc. We were unaware of our destination. We did not know that whether we will get anything there so we got some tools with us. I remember, I brought hammer, broad axe and steel handsaw. Some of the passengers even brought shovels, spades and hatchets. We took almost everything with us, it was like moving from one home to another. I got everything that I thought would be helpful for me during the journey and when I will reach my destination. It was not an easy task to do. I slept on the damp bed in a tiny cabin. Most of the people never had been aboard a ship. There was a lot seasickness. The stench was very awful. I remember when we were allowed to go on deck to empty our cabin pots and breathe the fresh air. Sometimes the weather was fine. We prayed when we woke up or had our meals. I has some water with me but I knew that it was for short time as it will get bad. Everything went smooth and sound but then things got worse. The storm were fearsome. They rolled and tossed our poor ship. I thought that it will break apart. I prayed that we all reach the new world soon. After the long fearful voyage we reached our destination after 66 days. Half of the passengers were dead. Rest of them decided to go back to England but few decided to stay in new world. I also decided to stay. It was not an easy decision to stay because everything was needed to build from scratch. Most importantly the weather was very bad. It was worse than the weather of England. Now when I think about the journey I feel proud of myself that I survived in voyage and decided to live in new world.

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The Mayflower and Plymouth Colony [Ushistory.Org]. http://www.ushistory.org/us/3a.asp. Accessed 2 Nov. 2019.

“Voyage.” MayflowerHistory.Com, http://mayflowerhistory.com/voyage. Accessed 2 Nov. 2019.

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The Wild Child (1970) Movie

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The Wild Child (1970) Movie

It's an intriguing story among two people that aren't associated with each other in any way of manner. A boy, who is unable to communicate or to speak his thoughts, has found someone who understands his long feral existence among such animals that kept him from human experience. The unusual bond of friendship and love between two is a catcher, and adopting such a child, he believes, has been deprived of usual human influences. The Film, "A Wild Child," summarizes the importance of education at the most fundamental level and being able to seduce such infants into playing a role in the convention of everybody else. The struggle of a kind-hearted doctor towards the child to communicate using his vocal cords, to showing him the sense of dressing correctly, to recognize symbols and there sounds, is such an experience that profoundly fascinates you.

Providing a virtual discipline and guiding in a state of unknowingly. It's a true story from the 1800s which gives the film an agenda in stimulating an evolution in the distinct behavior of humankind. The Director “Francois Truffaut” of the film, who wrote it also, plays the doctor himself and provides a personal touch to every frame of the film. Describing the day after day efforts of the doctor on the child, and showing a positive impact on their intriguing bond of friendship. It also highlights the value of adopting the child and providing him the necessities of lives. It somehow raises the question of the humankind’s existence in living among the civilization or if it would be more effective in leaving the matter's to its natural state. It often happens that the movies try to steal the touch of reality by according the audience to melodrama and spotlights, but it stamped on providing an intellectual cleansing influence in this hopeful and exciting film.

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The Yellow Wallpaper Story (critical Essay)

The Yellow Wallpaper Story (Critical Essay)

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The Yellow Wallpaper Story (Critical Essay)

There are many stories in English literature that speak volumes. These stories convey the message about some big issue in a very subtle and meaningful way. One of such stories is "The Yellow Wallpaper." The Yellow Wallpaper is a short story penned down by American Author Charlotte Perkins Gilman. It was first published in January 1892 in The New England Magazine. The story revolves around a woman who is suffering from depression after the loss of her baby. Both the lady and her husband John, move to a countryside house where the main lead of the story remain alone all day, and her husband, a respected physician, carries on his job. The lady discusses the issue with her husband, who stops her from writing her thoughts (Gilman). Writing is her only getaway, but she acts according to her husband's advice. She finally keeps locking herself in her room which has yellow wallpaper. She keeps staring at the wallpaper until she realizes there is a lady trapped inside the wallpaper, who wants to get out. The depressed lady sees herself in the lady in the wallpaper and keeps scratching its A time comes when all the wallpaper has been scratched, and she becomes completely insane.

The short story, “The Yellow Wallpaper” is a piece of fiction that revolves around transcendentalism. Transcendentalism is a concept that lays emphasis mainly on a person’s imaginative abilities and intuition. According to many transcended is a place where knowledge is free of bias and is available in its mores purest form. It is a state where messages are shared much deeper than thought. In this story, “The Yellow Wallpaper”, there are many concepts or beliefs that are based upon the domesticity, femininity, tradition, marriage and social image.

The tale also elaborates the insensitivity and the carelessness of the society in general towards a very sensitive issue, especially Jane’s husband. Jane is shown to be suffering from a serious case of depression after losing her child. She is a person who wants to be heard desperately; she yearns to be taken seriously. John, the only person close to her, as her life partner, should take her seriously, but he never listens to her and takes her very casually. This thing hurts her a lot and adds to her depression. Her husband treats her as her property and as a second class citizen. He thought that her wife has been imagining things and writing is adding to her insanity.

Another thinks that the main lead of the story, Jane, is yearning throughout the story is mental independence. She is yearning to be heard and express her creativity in the form of writing but with the help, advice, and companionship of her husband. She wants respect and honor from her husband, which is completely missing in their relationship. All her demands, her pleas to visit her friends, her demands to go for shopping all went unheard. Even her husband did not let her sit outside the house. All this adds to her condition of mental stress and depression and she draws closer to insanity. In fact Jane and John both are living a life that has been designed for them by the society; the husband works outside and the wife stays home. They have been trying to uphold their marriage for the sake of society. This has greatly tarnished their souls especially the wives as the husband gets a chance to go outside and have a social life but the wife even does not get any such opportunity. It has also resulted in the loss of thought and authenticity and the cosmic unity between them has lots.

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Gilman, C. P. (1999). The yellow wallpaper (p. 328). Project Gutenberg.

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Pages: 2 Words: 600

Thesis And Map

Thesis and Map

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Perils of Absolute Government

Man was pre-political but not pre-social in ancient world. He lived his life in a perfect state of equality and other times it proved nasty, short and brutish for him. Be it perfect equality or the nasty life, this system could not move on for a long time due to its shortcomings. So, man used his rationality and came up with a solution to amend this situation. Those people invented government were to act as a tool to manage his affairs effectively and efficiently. However, this government became absolute with the passage of time and snatched man all his inherent or inalienable rights. This gave birth to the concept of absolute government and this is the theme which is mentioned in the several short fictional stories. Time and again, these stories established that absolute government favors none and has serious implications for the people and their liberty.

Government has the tendency to misuse his powers and this is explained in the literature pieces of the Kurt Vonnegut. The story Harrison Bergeron ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"QlW1xiLX","properties":{"formattedCitation":"(Vonnegut, 1962)","plainCitation":"(Vonnegut, 1962)","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":11,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/ZD9MNZ2P/items/LEVYDS9M"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/ZD9MNZ2P/items/LEVYDS9M"],"itemData":{"id":11,"type":"book","title":"Harrison Bergeron","publisher":"Mercury Press","number-of-pages":"6","source":"Google Books","language":"en","author":[{"family":"Vonnegut","given":"Kurt"}],"issued":{"date-parts":[["1962"]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (Vonnegut, 1962) is the first example in this regard. A man who was not ordinary was forced to adopt the set benchmarks of the government in order to achieve their desired standard of equality. He was forced and then killed when he defied the government. He depicts the future in his story where the government asks people to adopt specific ways in order to make them artificially equal to one another. The author argues that the forceful creation of equality in not favorable to anyone. This literature piece is the symbol that absolutism in government is hazardous and not good in substance. Equality is not something to be created forcefully by the autocratic will. In essence, equality is the gradual process which requires elaborate efforts and not hasty irrational steps. Thus, the total control of the government is not beneficial to people in the society or for the country in general.

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In a nutshell, it may be suggested that the absolute tendencies in a government is a flaw and this outreach runs counter to its original essence which is looking after the well-being of people. The story Harrison Bergeson depicts the loss of individuality and forceful creation of equality at the hands of absolute government. Also “All the kings’ horses” shares that in wars governments exploit their legitimate power and neglects their prime purpose- to manage peoples affair. This tendency of absolutism in government becomes a serious concern when government became habitual to this practice and block all ways to individual initiative and his liberty in this world.

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Vonnegut, K. (1962). Harrison Bergeron. Mercury Press.

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Time Of War

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Industrial Revolution and Social media revolution

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One of the major developments on the industrial outset after 1850 was the introduction of railroads. This facility was firstly adopted by the industrialized countries who found it more convenient and cheaper to transport goods from one place to another. Countries like Great Britain and France developed massive railroads systems. By the year 1865, the USA had the largest railroads system in the world. In the non- industrial world, the railroads were set only if it benefitted the businesses or the government. This mode of transport also facilitated other sectors of the economy e.g. agriculture, mining, and other primary industries. On the downside, the development of railroads system was expensive as it required a huge amount of resources in the form of land and timber. Another form of transport that evolved through the industrial revolution is the sea transport. The ships were made better and faster so that the businessmen used this mode for sending and receiving commodities. This mode of transportation was also facilitated by the application of underwater cables for telegraphic communications. Introduction of steel which is an elastic form of iron and facilitated the production processes CITATION Not19 \l 1033 (Nothernhighlands).

All these developments in modes of transportation helped the military personnel in moving their troops from one place to another. The introduction of steel in the industries also facilitated the production of newer and better weapons for the army personnel. The arms industry was especially facilitated due to the introduction of steel and its production in huge quantities. The invention of new explosives also helped the military in several ways. These explosives were also used in the mining field as well as in the civil engineering departments. There was a new field named as industrial chemistry that started to rise as a major field. A particular example is related to Germany where the government helped to enhance the research work and brought the universities and industries on a single platform. These steps helped Germany to evolve as one of the most advanced nations of the world CITATION Lib19 \l 1033 (Library of Congress).

The political sector was facilitated by the evolution of the electronic devices especially radio and television. Any political campaign was reachable to a larger number of people with the help of these devices. The invention of generators also helped to provide electricity during political campaigns in various areas.

All the above-mentioned advancements benefited the government. Especially the provision of electricity will help it to convey any message to a larger number of audience in a short time. In case of any natural disaster in some part of the country, faster modes of transportation would help the government to provide quick help. With the evolution of industrial activities, there will be more employment opportunities in the country CITATION Ste11 \l 1033 (Barca).

Answer 2

In the present era, the lives of all people have been affected by social media including online sales and social websites. Various websites help people to stay connected to each other CITATION Har17 \l 1033 (Lad). There have been both negative and positive impacts of social media on education. Generally speaking, the industrial revolution had a positive impact on the education sector. The invention of multimedia technologies has facilitated the transfer of knowledge from the teachers to the students. The negative impacts of social media are seen when students give more time to these sites as compared to their studies. Educational institutions use social media websites for marketing their courses and other offerings. Another aspect where these websites are used is the creation of the online discussion forums by the institutions. In essence, the impact of social media on the education will depend upon the usage of these sites by the institutions and in particular by the students.

The businesses have also faced the changes brought about by both the social media revolution and the industrial revolution. The industrial revolution has facilitated the business activities in many ways and this facilitation has helped them reach a larger number of customers. The advancement in transportation has allowed the businesses to send the commodities in bulk at the same time. This is further helped by the inclusion of computer technologies and services like banking and insurance. The social media have provided a whole new playing field for the businesses which has its own positive and negative points. The huge accessibility offers many opportunities to the businesses but there are risks that some other person or company may copy the products and sell in its name. The information provided by the customers should be used only for the business purposes and this information should not be handed over to any other company. Any leakage of information may have adverse consequences for businesses in the form of lawsuits.

A consumer has benefitted from the industrial revolution because better products are available to him at a lower price. The social media revolution has also benefited the consumers as they can take reviews from friends and family members about any product or service before using them. The downside of social media is that the consumer may get confused due to a large number of advertisements. The timing of these advertisements is also very important as some of these may be considered as interruptions to personal lives. Both industrial and social media revolutions have facilitated the people and made their lives easier. There are more downsides of the social media revolution as compared to the industrial revolution.

Works Cited

BIBLIOGRAPHY Barca, Stefania. "Energy, Property and the Industrial Revolution Narrative." Ecological Economics (2011): 1309-1315.

Lad, Harshit. "The positive and Negative impact of Social Media on Education, Teenagers, Business and Society." International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Education, and Technology (2017): 19652-19657.

Library of Congress. "http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/primarysourcesets/industrial-revolution/pdf/teacher_guide.pdf." n.d. http://www.loc.gov. 18 July 2019.

Nothernhighlands. "https://www.northernhighlands.org/cms/lib5/NJ01000179/Centricity/Domain/98/Lesson%2063%20How%20was%20technology%20and%20social%20changes%20affecting%20the%20new%20balance%20of%20power%20in%201850-1900.pdf." n.d. https://www.northernhighlands.org. 18 July 2019.

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Two Kinds Of Families

Comparing Families

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As the dynamics of family diversity shift from primarily married households to a steady rise in single parent households, it is important to acknowledge the differences in both family types. These discrepancies still predominantly define the psychological and social upbringing of children and adolescents. The statistical rise of the probability of a child living with single or unmarried parents has also brought a rise in the family instability that a child is likely to experience. This goes on to coincide an increase in the number of family arrangements the child will live in. CITATION Bro15 \l 1033 (Brown) Therefore, a child living with married parents will know and understand stability much better than one with a single parent. Families having married parents will raise children surer of themselves and more psychologically capable than children that single parents will raise. Studies have proven that children who grow up in a household with married parents tend to perform better on educational and professional fronts later in life. CITATION Mur18 \l 1033 (Murry) These children also have better emotional strength and behavioral maturity. Social situations that tend to be stressful for children in single parent households might not faze children with married parent households as much. Other than the stability that married parents households provide, there is also a confidence in romantic commitments that families with married parents are likelier to lend to their children.

It is, however, pertinent that social biasness is understood when making this comparison. The social structure we live in is still skewed to only accept heterosexual married couples as the ‘ideal family’. A considerable proportion of social instability that a child or adolescent may face is also a result of the pressure the society will put on the child and their unmarried parent simply for not conforming. This primary difference between the two families should also be considered.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY Brown, Susan L., Wendy D. Manning, and J. Bart Stykes. "Family structure and child well‐being: Integrating family complexity." Journal of Marriage and Family (2015): 177-190. Print.

Murry, Velma McBride, and Melissa A. Lippold. "Parenting practices in diverse family structures: Examination of adolescents’ development and adjustment." Journal of Research on Adolescence (2018): 650-664. Print.

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Two Short Stories

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Raymond Carver’s short story “Fat” and Shermen Alexie’s “The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven” emphasize on the themes of identity and control. Craver in “Fat” revolves around the character of an unnamed woman who share her experience of work with her friend Rita. The narrative explains her feelings associated with her job of serving fat man. The character struggles to change herself and aspires for a better life. Alexie in “The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven” focuses on Native American identity by portraying the character of Victor. His native Indian identity becomes a threat for him as he is dislocated and fails too maintain his relationship with a white woman in Seattle. Both stories talks about the limitation of the choices available to the characters.

The plot in Craver’s story begins as an unnamed narrator starts talking with her friend Rita. Her conversation is about the fat people who she serves at the restaurant. The voice of the narrator appears to be complaining and exhibits her dissatisfaction associated with her job. The plot in Sherman’s story also uses same themes of dissatisfaction becoming apparent on the expressions of the native Indian boy as he leaves for Seattle. The problematic relationship of Victor with his white girl field also transmits the complaining voice of the speaker.

The central character in Craver’s story is the waitress who encounter fat men daily and her duty is to serve them. Her friend Rita is accompanying her and she share her feelings with her. Rita relies on the perspective and views of her friend. Rudy is the boyfriend of waitress and she is experiencing her complexities of life. The narrator mentions, “when he gets on me, I suddenly feel I am fat, I feel I am terrifically fat, so fat that Rudy is a tiny thing and hardly there at all” (Craver). The feelings of waitress reveals that her relationship with Rudy is not satisfactory. The main character in Sherman’s story is Victor who is experiencing the dark reality of his life due to his native Indian identity. Thomas and Junior are Victor’s childhood friends and both plays positive role in his life. Thomas accompanies the Indian guy to Phoenix for helping in collecting the ashes of his father. The authors of the stories have developed different characters for explaining the conflicts encountered by the leading characters.

Craver in “Fat” used the settings of a restaurant in which waitress meet different customers. Restaurant is used for portraying the complex life of waitress because she has to serve obese men always. The noises, chanting and talking at the restaurant reveals the daily life of the girl. The author has chosen the settings appropriately for exploring the themes in the life of a waitress. Sherman has used the settings of Spokane Indian Reservation that is a twenty-two stories building. The young boy is living in the area where the themes of poverty. Alcoholism and struggle are seen. The teens are seen taking drugs and struggling for their lives. The author has managed to create settings that transmits the feelings of struggle and dissatisfaction of the boy. The boy mentions, “to rise above the rest of the reservation like a fucking eagle or something. I was the new kind of warrior” (Sherman, 386). The text reveals the dissatisfaction of victor are due to the sub ordinary place where he is living.

Craver and Sherman use imagery in their stories for providing a clear depiction to the readers. Craver has attempted to use imagery for building deeper connection with the readers. It is visible as he mentions, “I turn on my back, and relax some, though it is against my will” (Craver). The scene allow readers to view the unsatisfying relationship of narrator with Rudy. The scene has been created for expressing the hidden emotions and feelings of the young girl. This depicts that the author has managed to use imagery for transmitting deeper meaning. Sherman has also used imagery for giving a clear picture to the readers. Imagery is visible as the author mentions, The boy states, “something I wonder if the people on the other end of the like know that I am Indian and if their voices would clamp if they did know” (Sherman, 387). The text allow readers to learn that the Indian identity has become a threat for Victor because he is always concerned about being watched or hiding his background. The scene portrays the hidden feelings and fears of Victor which allow readers to understand his difficulties.

Craver has attempted to explain the viewpoints of the character by making right choice of words. The use of simple language has added to the convenience and understanding of the readers. The views of narrator become apparent as she says, “my life is going to change. I feel it” (Craver). The perspective of the waitress depicts that she is struggling with her relationship due to her desire of getting better. The views also transmits the themes of change and control. She is willing to leave Rudy because this according to her will give her the opportunity of progressing in life. Sherman has also used similar technique of using simple language for making the meaning clear. The views of Victor are discernible as he says, “when one person starts to look at another like a criminal, then the love is over” (Sherman, 382). The thoughts of the boy depicts that he has accepted the reality of his troubled relationship with a white woman. He has realized that his identity and cultural difference will make it impossible to continue his relationship with the white girl. He comes to the conclusion that he is always seen as a criminal not because of his personal choices but due to his Indian identity.

The motive leading characters in both stories is to escape their reality and search for a better life. Craver has created the character of a girl who is struggling with her low-level job of waitress. Her motive is to het rid of her job and improves her life. The Native Indian guy in Sherman’s story expresses his feelings of fear and insecurity because of his non-American background. His motive is to change his identity for moving in the society and for interacting with the whites. The motive is also to escape black identity that becomes visible in his attempt of building a relationship with white woman in Seattle. This reveals the boy is struggling to accomplish his dream of having a better life in the country.

The comparison between the two stories depicts that the authors have used recurring themes of poverty, struggle and choice. The waitress in Craver’s story is undergoing personal conflict due to the tensions and her experiences with obese customers. This makes her realize that she has to get out of this unsatisfactory life by changing herself and making bold choices. Similar themes are used by Sherman for expressing the complexities of a native Indian guy.

Work Cited

BIBLIOGRAPHY Carver, Raymond. Will You Please Be Quiet. McGraw-Hill Education, 1976.

Subject: Literature

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Enlightenment ideas

The selected readings for this assignment are; “A modest proposal” by Jonathan Swift, “What is enlightenment?” by Immanuel Kant and “TARTUFFE” by Jean Baptist. The Age of Enlightenment spreads, sparkles and sparkles in the whole split up space of knowledge that has been broken into pieces. The sciences are separated from each other, the literature forms a separate area, the history also puts forward the requirement of independent development. The single is replaced by the plural. In the midst of all this, a religious fact is preserved.

A satire on English reality, a formidable warning to the writer to a society living under the laws of poverty. The author, together with the reader, proposes through the pages of the article in search of the ideal form of a just social order. satirical techniques in the play, the value of fantastic images and situations to emphasize the absurdity of what is happening. The image of Gulliver appears to us as a type of enlightener different from others- observing from the side and revealing the sores of human society. How to fit it all into a single common system of knowledge? To some extent, Kant has clearly indicated the limits of the arrogant pursuit of generalization. There are not many significant dates in the history of thought. Kantian criticism is a recognition of the powerlessness of reason.

Furthermore, if we talk about chronology in the exact sense of the word, the philosophy of the Enlightenment was formed and disappeared in less than a century. Now it is important that history perceives, and historical discourse includes internal coherence and its own dynamics of the development of ideas within the framework of some kind of ideological system - whether it is a mechanistic philosophy or the philosophy of the Enlightenment.

Work cited

Moliere, Jean-Baptiste Poquelin. Tartuffe. Oberon Books, 2015.

Swift, Jonathan, and Alex Wilson. A modest proposal. Info motions, Incorporated, 2000.

Turlington, Anita, et al. "Compact Anthology of World Literature II: Volumes 4, 5, and 6."

(2018).

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Unit Response Paper 2

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Comparison between Claudia and Pecola

In the novel, The Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison has mentioned the life story of a young black girl who is brought up in the hometown of Morrison of Lorain, Ohio after the Great Depression. In this novel, Toni has highlighted the struggle of a young child who went through an interview with Toni that she could not forget. She talks about child molestation, racism, domestic violence. At the same time, she shines a light on the harshness of life that Pecola went through. With the advancement of the novel, it is revealed that Pecola has been regarded ugly throughout her life for her mannerism and black skin. Different characters are being sketched by Toni Morrison in this novel. There are similarities and differences among various characters but the characters that are selected for making a comparison are Pecola Breedlove and Claudia. This fact cannot be denied that every character has its specialties that distinguishes one from the other but in the case of Claudia and Pecola, there are certain similarities between the two characters and at the same time, there would be witnessed some contrasting factors as well.

Similarities between Claudia and Pecola

Primary similarity that could be witnessed in both the characters is that both are young Black girls who went through a same type of trauma in their life. Both of the characters belong to a Black family. Both Pecola and Claudia became victims of racism because of their black skin and were treated badly by those for whom having white skin and black eyes mean one is praiseworthy (Moon,et,al,2018). They both were young girls so there was some commonality between their ideology as well. They used to be targeted by society and were criticized for being black. Another similarity is that they both belonged to a similar kind of family.

Claudia and Pecola grew up having the same kind of environment and atmosphere as they both belonged to poor families. Technically, both these characters share another common factor which was that they both were the narrators of this novel. Both characters suffered from racist beauty standards as well as material insecurity. The major similarity that has been witnessed in these characters are that both narrate the story and let the reader know what they both are suffering from and what is the perception and attitude of the society they are living in. Both Claudia and Pecola help in teaching a lesson to others, though the lesson is different but they both are educating others about the realities and dealings of life.

Both Pecola and Claudia are playing the role of the messengers (one is a messenger of hope and other is messenger of suffering). After critically analyzing the actions of both the characters, it won't be wrong to say that both of them saved their community in one manner or the other. Claudia inspired others to raise voice against the injustices and encouraged them to fight against the false standards that have been made by the society. On the other hand, Pecola by becoming the scapegoats saved her society as her suffering and pain made others realize that they are somehow lucky as they are suffering less than her.

Difference between Claudia and Pecola

After critically analyzing this novel "The Bluest Eyes" one could witness a number of differences that exist between the two characters. One of the most captivating differences that could be seen in both the characters is that Claudia is proud of belonging to the black community, who is happy with her dark eyes and skin color. On the other hand, it could be seen that Pecola Breedlove is a pessimist and passive character who is ashamed of her black skin and wants to make changes to her body so that she would be appreciated by the society.

The second difference that makes Claudia different from Pecola is that they both have contrasting families; Claudia's family loves her and they are very supportive of each other. She has a loving family who want to protect each other from the criticism and injustice of the society in which people are parted based on their color. In the case of Pecola, she has a discouraging family and most of the time she witnesses her parents fighting. She is not at all protected and supported by her family rather she is abused by her parents. Pecola's father is violent and after being humiliated several times he used to take out his frustration by abusing and hurting women in his life (Williams,et,al,2018). Her mother was also a lonely and cold woman who was not happy with her skin and was suffering from many other complexes. Both the families were opposite of each other. Ideology and mentally could be seen as another factor that makes the two characters different from each other. Pecola has been portrayed as a symbol of self-hatred member of the black community who wishes to changes their life and desires of having white beautiful skin and blue eyes. Pecola got a complex from the white people as compared to Claudia who does not want to change anything in her body and is a proud black woman.

Claudia provides support for other blacks rather Pecola is a victim who is being protected by Claudia and her sister. The suffering of both characters always makes them different. Claudia was tortured and efforts were made to make her believe that she is ugly because of her skin color but she was the one who did not accept the criticism rather fought with the society and never hated herself. On the other hand, Pecola suffered a lot as she did not restrict any of the criticism and torture and accepted the allegation that being born with black skin is a crime that they have to pay off.

Both the characters took the criticism of the society in two different ways. Claudia did not bother herself with society’s comments and believed in herself while Pecola was suppressed by the taunts of society. Claudia never took into account the criticism and did not let the society decided who she was. She did not allow society to judge her on a false basis, which decides whether she is included in the list of the beautiful people or not. Whereas, Pecola has been sketched as a passive, submissive and mysterious character who let the society dominate her. Pecola let the society decide the standard of beauty and let herself become the victim of an inferiority complex.

Another major difference that could be witnessed in both the characters are Claudia narrates some parts of the novel (De Freitas,et,al,2018). She describes that novel from the perspective of a child sometimes and at some points, she narrates the novel from the point of a black adult. After critically digging the details of the novel, it could be said that Claudia is a fighter whereas Pecola is the loser who does not fight against society. The fighting attitude of Claudia could be witnessed when she rejected to take the white doll that she was a gift. She used to destroy the toys that made her become more concerned about her black skin i.e. dolls with blue eyes and white skin.

Claudia is being portrayed as a brave character who is courageous enough to question the society if she disagrees with their perceptions while Pecola has been sketched as a coward who let other define what suppress her. Claudia was someone who taught others how to negate the thoughts that discourage one but on the other hand, Pocola was someone who made others realize that they are lucky as their suffering is much less than her. Pecola was the scapegoat for the rest of the community as her ugliness used to make another think that they are beautiful. Pecola's silence gave the opportunity of speaking to society. Analysis of both these characters shows that their family’s attitude and bonding was the driving force that made these two characters different from each other. Positive attitude of Claudia’s family portrayed her as a positive character whereas negative attitude of Pecola’s parents pushed her in to the darkness of inferiority. There are differences that one could find in both the characters but one of the primary differences was that Pecola suffered from the inferiority complex while no such feeling could be found in Claudia. It won't be wrong to say that the dialogue, action, and bonding of both the characters gives a clear indication of how different or similar they are. So, as a whole, it could be said that both the characters (Pecola and Claudia) are having a few of the similarities and differences that a reader could note by taking a look at both. Both are the part of the same society but their dialogue, actions, perception and bonding with family are different from each other. It has been witnessed throughout this novel that there are certain characteristics and qualities that distinguish these two characters from the rest.

Work Cited

De Freitas, Sandra. "A Psychoanalytical Study on the Importance of Skin Tone in Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye." (2019).m and Social Critique in Morrison's The Bluest Eye." Studies in American Fiction 45.1 (2018): 91-117.

Moon, Jina. "Beyond Heteronormativity in Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye and Home." 영어영문학 64.1 (2018): 61-76.

Williams, Jessica Horvath. "Unlike the Average Mental Disability as Narrative Form and Social Critique in Morrison's The Bluest Eye." Studies in American Fiction 45.1 (2018): 91-117.

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The poem "Out, Out—"is the masterpiece of Robert Frost; he beams light on an important and realistic matter of life. His poem folds the curtain away and reveals the world of reality in which the train of life goes on, no matter how much horrible events occur, it never even halts at a single station (Kearns and Katherine). Death, injuries, disasters, in short, nothing bad has the power to stop the everyday life of people in this world. Bad events give momentary shock and pain and turn into sad memories that jump into an individual's mind sometimes, but a person continues to "live."

Robert Frost has opened his poem in an interesting way. His poem keeps readers in interest and suspense, they remain on edge, and they stay unsure that the ending of this poem will be happy or sad. In the start of the poem, the poet has created a fascinating scene in the first six lines, in which everything sounds amusing. However, the first line gives an alarming sound, but poet calms his readers soon with lovely and amazing detail as “Sweet-scented stuff” that is given by sawdust “when the breeze drew across it.” In the next lines:

“Five mountain ranges one behind the other

Under the sunset far into Vermont. (‘Out, Out—’ By Robert Frost)”

By reading these lines together, the reader gets an impression that this poem is going to be about some landscape, beauty of nature, or about something pleasant and lovely. But instantly, in line number seven the poem get backs to alarm the readers again by repeating the words of the first line: “And the saw snarled and rattled, snarled and rattled.” The repetition of “snarled and rattle” strengthens the impact on readers that something odd is about to happen in the poem. The poet calms the readers again by telling in the next line that “nothing happened.” Here the reader starts getting a perspective that this poem is about some kind of chore that is part of everyday life, or maybe it will describe the philosophy of life later in the poem. The reader still remains curious as the poet is not breaking the element of surprise. In the next part of the same line “day was all but done” gives a clue that something strange is going to happen in this poem. The remaining part of the poem start describing the incident that happened, and readers get to know what the poem is about. It is about a boy who cuts his hand with a saw, and he needs it to be amputated. The boy is not in favor to remove it because according to him it is equal to death. He thinks his life will be entirely useless and empty with this disability and he can afford to lose his hand. On the other hand, he knows that the damage is too bad and it is impossible that he gets his hand back which is mentioned in the poem as: “He saw all was spoiled.” He shouts miserably that he does not want his hand to be cut, it is mentioned in the poem as: ‘Don’t let him cut my hand off—

The doctor, when he comes. Don’t let him, sister!’ Damage to this extent necessarily requires to sedate him to provide him medical attention that he needs but unluckily doing that leads to his death when people find out that he could not make it and fail in recovering from the anesthetic. The poet has poured the sadness of the boy in his poem at his own death. Moreover, the sadness of the boy in this poem may also be a cause of his death as the boy loses his hand and gets sad and depressed, he gives up soon by admitting that nothing good is going to happen for him now, his weak will power invites death sooner than it should have occurred. In the end, the poet gets more realistic and tells that the boy has been dead but others are not so everyone gets involved in their personal matters. Moreover, the fact that the poem quickly reveals the ending of the incident is because the poet is being realistic.

The poem is deeper in its meanings. It discusses an important message that death finds its way quicker to those who give up soon (Oster and Judith). The sooner one gives up, the sooner the angel of death finds that person and chapter of his/her life closes. Those who fight back and have strong will power can beat death at its way, and one must not lose hope in any situation. The case of the boy in this poem is an open example of those who choose to worry much and give up when they come across some horrible incidents like the one mentioned in the poem. In short, depression brings death earlier than it should happen (Pack and Robert). Will power, motivation, and courage are all that it takes to handle the toughest and horrible situations. Moreover, the fact that poet describes that everyone gets back to their work does not mean that the sister of the boy forgot about his death so easily as compared to the doctor or anyone else in the world. The poet tries to give a message that time is the best healer, sooner or later her pain will, and like everyone, she will get along with her life as well. Because it is the law of nature and that is how it is. Bad events happen but life goes, and there is nothing that can stop that.

Work Cited

Kearns, Katherine. Robert Frost and a Poetics of Appetite. Vol. 77. Cambridge University Press, 2009.

"‘Out, Out—’ By Robert Frost." Poetry Foundation. N.p., 2019. Web. 1 Mar. 2019.

Oster, Judith. Toward Robert Frost: The Reader and the Poet. University of Georgia Press, 1994.

Pack, Robert. Belief and Uncertainty in the Poetry of Robert Frost. Upne, 2004.

Subject: Literature

Pages: 3 Words: 900

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Greek Mindset

Aristotle

The three lives that Aristotle compared are distinctive and can be felt in modern day life. It can be said that the three types of life that Aristotle said were the only types can ever be thought of. The life of pleasure is the most common type as everyone seeks it, but it is eliminated by most because of vulgarity. The political life and lastly the contemplative one.

Virtue is an instinctive habit of a man to behave and act properly in a certain scenario. A virtue or a habit that is a part of a person’s permanent life is said to be a virtuous person. The presence of excellence makes up a virtuous man. The presence of something in between two harsh realities is defined as virtue by Aristotle. The Golden Mean as said by Aristotle by himself. The level of extremism and harshness has a midpoint and that is the Golden Mean.

The pursuit of happiness is not as simple as it can be said or ever defined. The term itself is head to define because happiness can mean anything for anyone. Some feel happiness differently while others feel happy in a total opposite way. The pleasure type of life is accounted for as pleasure can also have different meanings. If someone wants to be happy, the first thing he should do is limit his expectations and strive for own happiness. He should do and follow the dreams that he thinks will define him. People around us have the tendency to break us in parts, be with someone who loves and doesn’t expects anything in return. The true pursuit of happiness will start from there and it will go long way for him. This will make him happy without even expecting anything in return.

Section 2

The term classic or classical means that something very special and distinctive. The ancient Greeks were famous and known for their interest in art and philosophy. They excelled in these areas and still their work is being compared to modern day art.

The Hellenistic art period started right after the death of aAexander the great in 323BC. Hellenistic art can be said that it has diverged from the classical art as it can be seen from the sculptures and the mindset behind the Hellenistic art. The Greeks classical art style was famous all over the world and only thing that could make Hellenistic art acceptable was to borrow the concepts of classical art. Classical art was more of a philosophical one as it was meant for pleasure and to be recognized for the mindset behind it. On the other hand, the Hellenistic art never followed the concept of classical art of human anatomy, idealism and conceptualism. Hellenistic art depicts human emotions of every kind and how the human body works.

There were many western movements that were voicing for the revival of classical Greek art and philosophy. Johann Joachim Winckelmann is considered the father of Neoclassicism because of his writings and literary works. The age of enlightenment accorded the main movement for the revival of neoclassicism and it sustained until 21st century. There were many movements all over the world in this time period and the revival of classical arts was deemed important by many art and philosophy enthusiasts. This embarked the inclusion of classical sculptures, museums, buildings, painting, architectures, decorative arts, fashion and even in music too. the styles of Baroque and Rocco was pre-dominantly rejected as a result of these movement. The purity of and naturalistic art forms were to be revived against the odd styles.

These movements started from Europe as a result of some students who were impressed by classical art style and acknowledged the writing of Johann Winckelmann. From England to France and then to Sweden, these movements were spreading all over the world to revive the true art style of Ancient Greeks.

At present the art styles still are based upon the working of Greeks, that is the classical style and is appreciated all over the world. If classical style has still known its importance and has a fame, then this art style of Greeks can continue in the future as well. The present-day work being done on films, arts, music, literature is purely obtained from Greeks (Hodges 139-146). The list of Genre is huge, and it cannot be said which style will survive and will become classics of the future. Each genre represents its own variety and is unique in its own sense.

Thesis Statement

The lifestyle of Greeks and how they represented their thoughts is a mystery in its own world. A lot can still be learned from their philosophical mindset Aristotle being the proof.

Works Cited

Hodges, Donald A. "Contributions to Music Philosophy from the Ancient Greeks." A Concise Survey of Music Philosophy. Routledge, 2016. 139-146.

Subject: Literature

Pages: 2 Words: 600

Vampire's Daughter

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Vampire’s Daughter

Introduction

“Vampire’s Daughter” is one of the classic movies, made in 1936. It is an American vampire horror film produced by “Universal Pictures” and according to most of the critics and experts, it is the sequel of the film “Dracula” that was released in 1931. The movie Vampire’s Daughter is based on the story of a Countess “Marya Zaleska” who is the daughter of Count Dracula and is a vampire herself. The whole movie is based on the belief of the Marya that she would be free of the influence of her father after his death (Dracula's death) and would live a normal life. Another importance aspect of this movie is the battle between Dr. Garth and Countess. Dr. Jeffrey Garth is a psychiatrist to whom Marya returns after she fails to have a normal life. The battle between the Dr. Garth and the Countess starts because she wants to take revenge for her failure when she fails to have a normal life. Countess kidnaps Garth’s fiancé Janet and takes her to Transylvania.

Discussion

When this movie was released different critics comment upon it. After the successful release of the film, it was declared a little less than the original one but as a whole, it was a well-reviewed movie. After decades, severe criticism was seen over this movie and according to few critics, this movie has strong lesbian overtone that could be traced back right from the start of the advertisement and production. It has also been claimed that this tone of the movie was exploited in the early advertisement. There are many other sequels as well made by Universal production that were named after the main title Dracula. For example, in 1943 a trilogy was completed with the movie title "Son of Dracula".

Upon the release of this movie, “New York Times” gave a solid and albeit comment, somewhere tongue in cheek review. New York Times cited the film's blood-curdling events and also commented upon Gloria Holden’s performance, declaring her a remarkable convincing bat-woman. As a whole, it was said that the movie had both elements of terror and horror. Many other media houses wrote a lot about Vampire’s daughter before and after its release (Denny et al, pp.117-132). According to “Variety”, which is an American media house, it was a well-organized movie and also praised Holden’s performance. At the same time, “Variety” critically commented that Vampire's daughter is not as successful as the original at the box office. The later critic is split sharply and as per “Entertainment Weekly”, it is one of the most satisfying vampire pictures ever made. Entertainment Weekly also critically evaluate the work of the director Hillyer and appreciated his efforts regarding the visuals of this movie.

The practice of commenting and critically evaluating the performance of actors as well as the efforts of the director and production house is common, for decades. Likewise, it was seen in the case of “Vampire’s Daughter” where different critics highlighted both the negative and positive aspects of the film. One of the most exciting things about this movie is its comparison with other films which shows that this movie has a resemblance to other works as well. A critic and senior analyst, Ryan Cracknell, from Apollo Movie Guide, compared this movie with "reading a textbook". He also claimed that though, it provides insights into the perspectives regarding the foundation of the early horror movie (Benson et al, pp. 11-21). He also mentioned that this movie highlights the similarities being carried into the movie even half a century later. A lot has been written about the movie and this fact cannot be denied that on one side positive points were highlighted regarding the movie and on the other hand, negative aspects of the movie were also spotted. It won’t be wrong to say that there are mixed kind of comments regarding this movie i.e. some called it better than the original movie and some called it, little less than the original. According to Michael W. Philips, Vampire's daughter showed a marked improvement in the original film. He also claimed that more focus was shifted on the comic elements and not enough on the element of horror and suspense. Michael found Holden's and Pichel's portrayal stronger of all the characters of the movie by saying that he found all the other cast weak.

Another appealing point while reading about the critique on this movie is, it gave opportunities to see the basis upon which the movie is critically evaluated by the experts. Analysis of the movie critique shows that different media houses and media journalists are the key factors that point towards the strengths and weaknesses of a movie. Though, Vampire's daughter was released decades before, but still, there were seen lesbian implications. Studies show lesbian vampire has been a major trend and Joseph Sheridan Le Fan‘s novella “Carmilla” but in the film history, it was for the very first time that the lesbian element was incorporated in Vampire’s daughter. From the beginning of the film, the lesbian implication could be seen. Some of the scenes that directly spot on the lesbian implications were ignored and some were highlighted which shows that only some of the critics were aware of this aspect of the film (Wilk et al, 44-47). Some of the reviewers condemned the lesbian content and among those condemners is New York World-Telegram which spots a light in the Countess’s tendency of having an eye on the sweet young girls. According to Entertainment Weekly, it is hard to believe that the hot scene between Countess and Lili passed 30s censors. Vito Russo, a gay film historian in his book “The Celluloid Closet” talked about the attraction of Countess towards the women. Countess wanted to have the cure to her vampirism and the former position of mainstream psychiatry of homosexuality as it has been portrayed as a mental illness. Countess cruising on the London streets symbolizes her cruising for sex and presents society’s image of the lesbian as the soulless predator.

Conclusion

So taking a look at the above mentioned comments being written by different critics, media houses and analysts, it could be said that it is interesting to see various angles from which the characters, themes, and scenes of the movie were analyzed. Much has been written about “Vampire’s daughter” that shows how different areas of the movie are seen by different analysts. The major thing being seen in this movie is, the lesbian implication that was introduced for the very first time in any movie, though this theme has been part of the literature for long. It won't be wrong to say that both positive and negative things are highlighted and to some extent, this is the beauty of a movie when critics spot both (positive and negative) elements. So as a whole, it could be promulgated that it is the movie in which a vampire wanted to get off her vampirism and battled with Dr. Garth.

Works Cited

Benson, Chloe. "' She's That Kind of a Woman': Tracing the Gender and Sexual Politics of the Female Vampire via The Hunger and American Horror Story: Hotel." Gender and Contemporary Horror in Television. Emerald Publishing Limited, 2019. 11-21.

Denny, Matthew. "‘In Celebration of Her Wickedness?’: Critical Intertextuality and the Female Vampire in Byzantium." Gender and Contemporary Horror in Film. Emerald Publishing Limited, 2019. 117-132.

Wilk, Stephen R. "Ultraviolet, the Vampire Slayer." Optics and Photonics News 30.10 (2019): 44-47.

Subject: Literature

Pages: 4 Words: 1200

Vietnam War /Vietnamese American Experience Research Paper- ORAL HISTORY

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How Vietnamese war impact people?

I. Introduction

Vietnamese war has a great impact on the people till now. There are many peoples who saw the war by their selves. The Vietnamese peasants and guerrillas who fought to build a better world, the American population that mobilized to stop the military machine, and the soldiers of the North American army who little by little positioned themselves against the conflict and sabotaged the military policy of their country (Kerkvliet, 44). Some of the interviews guides us on an exciting journey through the ins and outs of politics and the hopes of the 60s and 70s, presenting us with the complete picture of a historic moment in history. the one that most of the citizens challenged the power of the minority and inspired an entire generation (O'Brien). It was very difficult event for all the people who faced the Vietnam war. There were the impacts that has long lasting effects.

A. Historical context and purpose

The school also meant a quick immersion in American life. "One of the main differences I noticed was that the school housed people of all skin colors,". "We had white, Asian and black children, and I was surprised:" What a different life we ​​had in Vietnam. "Her brother remembers her first day in elementary school: "I looked at the other children and I saw them very different, both because of their size, because of the clothes they were wearing and everything. And I asked myself, how am I going to be able to fit into this environment? But what happened was that he made a lot of friends. Actually, it was good to be different. "

II. Life History and Analysis

We are witnessing the flight of the family, in a story worthy of a thriller. An escape in which they had to leave behind, not only their home but also some members of the family they would not see again (Garfinkle, 34). Later they would become refugees and, finally, they would reach the United States where they would remain their lives; a life that would be marked forever by family members and the things they were forced to leave behind. In fact, my wanted to be a human rights lawyer, to try to avoid things that her family had to go through, although in the end she became a teacher in a public school in California. All we could do is his debut as a graphic novelist (Hess 24). A graphic novel that turns an intimate and personal story into a universal story. A story about the worst and the best of human beings in which, as we say, there are always reasons for hope .

A. Biographical Summary

My mom was born in Vietnam in November 1967 and grew up in Mog Cai, Vietnam. My grandfather worked as a peasant. My grandmother was a housewife. My mom had eight siblings. She was the third oldest female in the family. In early 1975, the entire family moved to the south side of Vietnam to do business, so they decided to stay in Long Khanh. My mom only attended school up to third grade. Due to racism going on between Vietnamese and Chinese people. My mom could not participate in public school because she was Chinese Vietnamese.

The only school that accepted her was a private school. Later, that school refused all Chinese- Vietnamese students, so she decided to work at my family’s bakery store. In 1989, my mom got married at the age of nineteen, and she gave birth to my older brother. In 1991, they took a boat and escaped to Hong Kong where my mom gave birth to me and my younger brother. After that, we moved back to Vietnam because the refugee camps in Hong Kong were closed down. In 2007, my uncle sponsored our family to America then in 2008 my mom gave birth to my sister.

B. Experiences

The government forces young man who are 18 years old or above to join the army. My mom family was living in Long Khanh throughout the war. None of our family are serving the military because everyone was very young at that time. The war that they live through affect them a lot because after the battle my grandfather lost all of his property, land, and money. We lost our identity after the war; many of the paperwork turned; we do not have a record of birthday. Everyone birthday and name are messed up, so my uncle will have my aunt birthday and vices and versa. Moreover, racist throughout Chinese and Vietnamese ethnic. If you are Chinese in early 1980 you are not allowed to attend school; the most school will not accept you. Most people have to pay a lot of money to participate in a private school; you are not allowed to take the college entrance exam either. Most place does not hire Chinese for work. The people who work for the government force everyone to buy “Cong chay’.“ A piece of paper cost 1 million Vietnamese dongs or more. Depend on how big is your business. The people do not know what it is they know that they have to pay.

D. Comparison

We also witness the defeat of the United States and, finally, the fall of South Vietnam (April 30, 1975). After the defeat, things did not improve because the indiscriminate massacres of the defenseless civil population came about because of their ideology. As you can imagine the family, whose parents were intellectuals and had been sympathizers of the French, should flee if they did not want to disappear at any time.

E. Reaction

I learn a lot of things throughout the interview. I have lived in Vietnam until I`m 13 years old so I learned quite a few about Vietnamese history. The school in Vietnam did not teach me these things; they never mention why there is a war, what is happening to the country, how people are suffered from starved and get killed by their citizens. People are getting taking advantage of their people their own country. All I learn is a beautiful country how Vietnam beat all the country trying to take over them; Ho Chi Minh is a hero who saved everyone life. I didn’t know how my parent cannot attend school. I thought maybe our family is so poor that they cannot afford the tuition. When I was a kid, my dad always asked me to help him read and write stuff. I did not know why. My mom just told me “ she cannot go school “ they didn’t explain any detail at all. I agree with my mom conclusion. I do not detect any biases that explain their view because she told me a similar thing in the book. Except her life wasn’t that hard to compare to those people in the book. My understanding of the period and the themes are the same. I

II. Conclusion

A story that could have been very different if, after World War II and the end of the Japanese occupation, the French had not decided to return to Vietnam. Beginning thus three decades of conflicts (Wiest). In fact, my family was different culture, so they were much more modern and tolerant than others dominated by the Communists. Following the history of their grandparents and their parents, we witnessed the defeat of the French, and the separation of Vietnam into two halves , the north (dominated by the communists), and the south, which had the support of the United States. From the migrations of Vietnamese from north to south and from the US entrance. in the conflict. story that could have been very different if, after World War II and the end of the Japanese occupation, the French had not decided to return to Vietnam. Beginning thus three decades of conflicts.

Following the history of their grandparents and their parents, we witnessed the defeat of the French, and the separation of Vietnam into two halves , the north (dominated by the communists), and the south, which had the support of the United States. From the migrations of Vietnamese from north to south and from the US entrance. in the conflict (Zhou).

We also witness the defeat of the United States and, finally, the fall of South Vietnam (April 30, 1975). After the defeat, things did not improve because the indiscriminate massacres of the defenseless civil population came about because of their ideology . As you can imagine the family, whose parents were intellectuals and had been sympathizers of the French, should flee if they did not want to disappear at any time.

Works Cited

Garfinkle, Adam. Telltale hearts: The origins and impact of the Vietnam anti-war movement. Macmillan, (1997).

Hess, Gary R. Vietnam and the United States: Origins and legacy of war. No. 7. Twayne Publishers, (1990).

O'Brien, Tim. From How to Tell a True War Story. Minnesota Center for Book Arts, (1987).

Kerkvliet, Benedict J. The power of everyday politics: How Vietnamese peasants transformed national policy. Cornell University Press, (2005).

Wiest, Andrew. The Vietnam War 1956-1975. Routledge, (2003).

Zhou, Min, and Carl Bankston. Growing up American: How Vietnamese children adapt to life in the United States. Russell Sage Foundation, (1998).

Subject: Literature

Pages: 5 Words: 1500

What College Can Mean To The Other America

What College Can Mean to the Other America

[Name of the Writer]

[Name of the Institution]

What College Can Mean to the Other America

Introduction

Mike Rose, in the Journal “What college can mean to other America” shed a light on an issue of significant importance whose roots has been deeply ingrained in the American society. Many agreeing to Rose consider that the issue poses a threat to the existence of American society. The issue that has been highlighted in the Journal describes; it has been evident in the past decades that numerous teenagers have opted to work in low paying dead-end jobs (Muller, 2014). A significant reason behind this is that many teenagers lack equal access to quality education. Sadly, due to the unforgiving nature of the economy of capitalist America, those who are already disenfranchised are continuously drifting out of from even those low-paying dead-end jobs. Policymakers, reformists, and educationists have put their heads together to find a robust plan to tackle this problem. Every time, a suggestion emanates from such meetings; every citizen must be provided with equal access to affordable and quality education. This paper intends to investigate what having access to affordable college could mean to America.

Discussion

According to numerous researchers, the problem of teenagers lacking access to affordable college and drifting out of college has serious consequences. Furthermore, they hold the view that teenagers not being able to go to affordable college makes them strip off their fundamental right to get educated. Moreover, according to many educationists, teenagers having access to affordable colleges would ultimately result in them actively participating in society. This argument is consolidated by the fact that education serves as a tool which pulls people out of poverty and put them on a course of greatness. Lastly, many believe that the capitalist nature of American economy restricts the growth of poor people and further mire them in poverty.

Education a fundamental right

Mike Rose in the Journal highlighted education is the fundamental right of every citizen. Furthermore, Mike Rose argues that there can significant positive changes in American society should every teenager has equal access to colleges. Logsdon in his publication said that everyone should take the responsibility of bringing reforms to the American education system (Logsdon, 1997). Furthermore, Logsdon has said that education is deemed as a fundamental human right in the majority of the countries around the world. Furthermore, Logsdon analyzed that because many countries have identified education and access to affordable education as a basic human right, they are able to become highly advanced and industrialized (Logsdon, 1997). Interestingly, Logsdon highlighted that education serves as a bridge that enables citizens to participate in democratic, political, and economic process in truest of sense (Logsdon, 1997). Logsdon has rightly pointed out that because teenagers are missing the facility of affordable education which makes them increasingly frustrated and disenfranchised (Logsdon, 1997). Moreover, while quality education is a right that should be protected, an affordable education is the right that should be given, no matter what. Additionally, society benefits from education collectively. For instance, should the upcoming generation be provided affordable education, there be a sharp decline in the crime rates. Hence, there are numerous visible changes from which the society is already benefitting. Many teenagers that get educated go on to do something productive and thus give back to society. Additionally, with access to affordable education, individuals are incorporated into society, who are enlightened and motivated to take society to unparalleled success, says Logsdon.

Education enables people to actively participate in society

What education provides to the individual is that it enables them to participate in society actively. It is evident that when there is an abundance of educated people in any society, there tends to exist numerous opportunities that would enable the educated people to give back to society. According to Li, with adequate education, people would be presented with numerous opportunities that would help them to understand the real meaning of living in a civilized and democratic society (Li, 2019). Li pointed out that the world has become a global village with civilized and mostly democratic societies all around the world (Li, 2019). In order to understand the real meaning of living in a civilized and democratic society, it is imperative to educate the upcoming generation. Without educating the younger generations, any society embarks on a course that leads to only decadence. Furthermore, Rose highlighted in the journal “What college can mean to other America” highlighted that smaller communities in the United States not only lack a quality education but are also missing out on affordable education. Li has consolidated this fact by arguing that smaller communities can embark on a journey to become bigger and highly organized community. Additionally, Li argues that with the recognition of the right of equal access to education, a society having various cultural and social elements would be shaped (Li, 2019). Li implies that a society having diverse roots enable its residents to participate and interact actively (Li, 2019).

Education as a tool to pull people out of poverty

It is incumbent on the Federal government to invest additional resources in the field of education, especially college-level education. MacNeil, Prater, & Busch recognize that following the completion of a college degree, an individual is on their way to land a full-time job (MacNeil, Prater, & Busch, 2009). With the government investing more resources into college-level education, individuals would never be indebted to student loans. Moreover, overall investment in education would mean that there is a little burden on the citizens in terms of finances, says MacNeil. According to MacNeil, Prater, & Busch, with up-to-date educational infrastructure, practices, and standards, the education system would produce individuals that would serve the country by working in different fields a substantive salary (MacNeil, Prater, & Busch, 2009). Therefore, having sound education provides individuals to avail bigger and better economic opportunities.

Capitalism exacerbating the issue of equal access to education

Capitalistic point of view states that every individual has freedom and equality. Roderick, Coca, Nagaoka think otherwise (Roderick, Coca & Nagaoka, 2011). They argue that this capitalistic perspective is true as far as the law is concerned (Roderick, Coca & Nagaoka, 2011). However, Roderick, Coca, Nagaoka links capitalism with increasing significant inequalities related to wealth (Roderick, Coca & Nagaoka, 2011). Roderick, Coca, Nagaoka have identified that about 1% of the wealthiest people have control over 34% of the wealth of the entire US. This 1%, apart from holding most of the wealth of the nation, wield significant power on the decision making the process. Roderick, Coca, Nagaoka argue that due to this fact there is little input from a common in the decision-making the process (Roderick, Coca & Nagaoka, 2011). Against this background, it becomes quite difficult for an individual to deal with the unforgiving nature of the capitalist economy.

Conclusion

Taking into consideration the discussion above, it is evident that the majority of the researchers agreed that access to education is a right that should be safeguarded at all costs (Muller, 2014). Furthermore, the researchers highlighted that by having the necessary skills and knowledge, a society can benefit collectively. Lastly, the capitalist nature of the economy has proven to be the biggest impediment in providing equal opportunities to every citizen. It is evident that teenagers with lack of access to an affordable college education have serious consequences for the American society collectively. The government must take drastic measures to ensure that maximum teenagers are provided with the facility of affordable and quality education. Failing to provide this basic human right, American society is bound to become decadent in the years to come.

References

Li, X. (2019). Challenging Both Rural Advantage and Disadvantage Narratives: The Effects of Family Factors on American Student College Expectations in the Early 2010s. Journal of Research in Rural Education (Online), 35(5), 1-16.

Logsdon, J. M. (1997). Not by Schools Alone: Sharing Responsibility for America's Education Reform. International Journal of Organizational Analysis, 5(3), 313.

MacNeil, A. J., Prater, D. L., & Busch, S. (2009). The effects of school culture and climate on student achievement. International Journal of Leadership in Education, 12(1), 73-84.

Muller, G. H. (2014). What College Can Mean to the Other America. The McGraw-Hill Reader: Issues Across the Disciplines. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Companies, 195-196.

Roderick, M., Coca, V., & Nagaoka, J. (2011). Potholes on the road to college: High school effects in shaping urban students’ participation in college application, four-year college enrollment, and college match. Sociology of Education, 84(3), 178-211.

Subject: Literature

Pages: 4 Words: 1200

What Does It Mean To Be Human?

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What Does it Mean to be Human?

Introduction

It has been centuries and decades that probed the philosophers, anthropologists, and psychologists to unearth the reality and assist in answering the basic question of this universal existence, that is what does it means to be human. However, considering the struggle and inquiry of every field for this important question has brought a different answer. Taking into account those multiple answers, the approach of philosophy towards this question is certainly different from the rest (Bourke, 2011). Considering the spectrum of being human, it is based upon the values we hold, the choices we make, those relationships we build as well as the relationship that we build with the nature around us, including the essence of our emotions and actions. All these elements are the basic entities for making a physical and biological system into a human.

To be human, it certainly means to be able to self-evaluation, considering one's actions and emotions. This evaluation can give an insight into a person to walk on a path of righteous and humanity (Bourke, 2011). This essence of humanity can be exemplified from many of the real-life examples, however, this paper will take the portrayal of Dekerd featured in the novel “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?”, as well as from K in the movies “Blade Runner 2049", to examine the evolution of humanity.

Based on the theme and question of this discussion, the current paper will attempt to provide an answer to the inquiry of what it means to be human with the help of two characters, their roles, actions and portrayal of humanity. Moreover, this paper will also provide a philosophical basis for the emerging themes of two featured characteristics. Hence, the main objective of this paper is to give an account of what is being human in reality.

Discussion

Upon all the definitions of humanity and humans, the actual explanation of this concept is very difficult to choose. However, the most important elements that make it easy to be human significantly includes the regulation of one’s emotions. Also, our choices and will makes us what we are (Bourke, 2011). The will to decide and to act is the greatest motive that serves in the way of being human. Based upon the philosophical views, to be humans also means to create ones life and to affect one’s self upon the existence of world along with giving more importance to the happiness of others (Bourke, 2011). In this way of defining the existence of humanity, empathy is another most important aspect that provides the essence to be more human. The attempts of answering this question have been tried by many of the philosophers and philanthropist, but here the focus on the explanation of Dekerd featured in the novel "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" (Dick, 1996), as well as from K in the movies "Blade Runner 2049”.

Overview to Deckard and K

Deckard is a fictional character of the famous science fictions novel and movie, named as "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?". However, K is the fictional characters in the famous movie "Blade Runner 2049", a sequel of "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?". The character of Deckard is a portrayal of human against the replicants in the movie named as androids. However, K is featured as the portrayal of replicant who fights against the humans in the start, but later on, he tends to choose his way which depicts him more human than the real humans (Dick, 1996).

The actions of these featured characters are different. However, the objectives are more or less similar. As Deckard fights against the survival of replicants, he tends to kill and destroy the replicants, that are androids. However, the objectives behind these actions are to fight for the survival of other peoples and also to make others save from the destruction that these replicants can bring (Dick, 1996).

On the other hand, K is a replicant who initially take up a mission against the human but later he rebel against the replicants and fight for the happiness of a daughter, to make her meet her father. The important objective of K in this way is to provide somebody happiness and to make them safe from the pain of loss (Villenueve, 2017). Furthermore, k is not a human, but his actions and self-evaluation of the emotion makes him more than a human.

What makes us human?

In the way of searching the answer this question that what makes us human?, the inquiry has pointed at multiple aspects such as whether humans are different sociologically and biologically as compared to the rest of the world. In the account of this explanation, it can be observed from the "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?", That being human means to have the ability to understand the emotions of another person as well as one’s self, also known as empathy. As in order to give an account to the perspective of being human Deckard can be observed in his humanistic attempt in this novel. However, the definition of being human to have two different prospects, and they can be compared by the analysis of the role and actions of Deckard and K in "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" and "Blade Runner 2049" (Villenueve, 2017).

Both the novel and movie tends to explain what it means to be human, but considering the aspect of humanity, both have highlighted a different aspect, as the character of Deckard is a human that leads a mission against the androids, which is solely for the cause of survival of his species, i.e., humans. In his journey, he faces difficulties and fights the evils so that he can save other peoples to the hazards of artificial intelligence known as androids. Hence, the Deckard sacrifices his peace and happiness for the sake of other's peace (Dick, 1996). Empathy has also been highlighted as one of the most prominent aspects of Deckard's humanity as compared to the Replicants also known as androids in the movie. Hence, based on the role of Deckard it can be seen that to be human it means to understand the feeling of others. Sacrifices also make us what we are, as did Deckard by fighting for the survival of others. The empathy test on androids is also a symbolization of the fact that emotions and empathy is the basic and core element of being human, and the absence of them is considered as being a replicant or mere a robot (Dick, 1996).

Keeping in the notice the other perspective of being human, the role of K in "Blade Runner 2049" is also taken into account. Considering K, contrary to the role of Deckard, K is a replicant also known as Android; however, being a replicant, he still chooses to fight for humanity. He sacrifices his whole being in order to save the life of a human. K tends to fight against his generation, to make a daughter to meet with his father. The person for whom he tends to fight is the one who has played a major role in the mission of vanishing them, but K still does not allow goodness to be faded in the mask of revenge. On the other hand, he fights until his last breath just for the happiness of others (Villenueve, 2017). K chooses to spend his life for some meaningful cause. In this way, the role played by K in the movie “Blade Runner 2049" is able to give us another insight about what it means to be human, and according to the role of K, to be human means to evaluate one's emotions and actions, and choose a motive that can bring happiness and peace to others. To be human also depends upon our will and choices as observed from the character of K, he is not a human biologically, but his actions prove him to have, more sacred place than humans (Bourke, 2011). Hence, the philosophical view which describes that being human is identified by the choices they make and their will to take actions towards the righteous seems supported by the role (Villenueve, 2017). Despite being replicants, he still showcases the action that takes to be humans by sacrificing his life and fighting for the happiness of others.

Both K and Deckard depicts that what it means to be humans, in their different circumstances, as Deckard representing the humans on the other hand K depicting the human instincts in modern era robots and replicants, which tends to show more human attributes than that of the so-called humans in real (Dick, 1996). The detailed account on the characters of K and Deckard is able to shed light that what it means to be human. Considerably, to be human, it requires to choose what a person himself is feeling as well as what others around are feeling. Also, empathy and the choice of actions are important in defining what is human and what is inhuman (Bourke, 2011).

Conclusions

The essence of being human is dependant on the choice of one’s actions and the evaluation of others as well as our feelings. The features of Deckard and K’s characters are able to conclude this thesis with the argument that to sacrifice for the happiness of others and to show empathy is what it means to be human.

Works Cited

Dick, Philip K. Do androids dream of electric sheep?. Del Rey Books, 1996.

Villenueve, D. "Blade Runner 2049.[Motion picture]." Los Angeles: Alcon Entertainment, Columbia Pictures, Bud Yorkin Productions, Torridon Films 16 (2017): 14.

Bourke, Joanna. What it Means to be Human: Reflections from 1791 to the Present. Counterpoint Press, 2011.

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Kings were free to do whatever they wanted to do. For them, their order was law and everything. Kings were the most privileged among all. They were the decision-makers and their words were the last decision. Women were taken as slaves of the kings, the very clear reason about making them slave was to please the kings and to obey them in their rooms and beds. Disobedience would result in bad consequences. No one could challenge the ones who had power at that time. After the prince enjoyed a one-night stand with a lady, she was taken by two men in a way that she would not make noises. The king had a wife but he used to bring girls and women to his palace for pleasure-seeking. Wrongdoings by the elites were appreciated for the reason that they had power and they could exercise laws; all others were the servants and slaves.

Rinaldo, who was a merchant, on his way back home gets hooked up with a lady who was a thief. Later on, she along with her fellows looted Rinaldo. Ronaldo was near to freezing death, was left with nothing. The maid of that lovely lady finds him and they both bring him inside their home. Lover of Marquis gave him food which was prepared for her lover and gives his dress to Rinaldo. They both made love and on his way back to the home, she gives him money and clothes. This is another example of a marital affair.

Marriage is considered as the social contract between two parties who are willing to spend the rest of their life with each other. They agree to be part of each other’s life and would take care of children for their happy life and ease. Marriage is sometimes disrespected in a way that married men and women disrespect their partners by starting affairs with others. There may be many reasons like money, pleasure-seeking, and status. In the story of Heptameron, the Proctor’s wife found a son from a good family, a son of lieutenant general for pleasure-seeking and status. His wife murdered him just to remove him from their way and to spend the rest of her life with another guy. Her murder was witnessed by her servants but they were given warning to keep their mouths shut. The body was burned. The murderer was sent to another place by giving him ten crowns and he was told to leave the palace and kingdom. The crimes committed by the elite class were always covered because of the influence and their high status as compared to the lower class. The mindset of that time can be considered as the colonial mindset because they would only think of themselves and didn’t consider for anyone else. Servants, workers and innocent people were killed for their favors and gains. Another example is that the queen and Elisor loved each other and the queen was already married but she was not able to live with him, instead, they only exchanged a ring which was cut into two pieces.

Marriage in both stories is presented in a way that both stories reflect that affairs in marriage can cause social evils in the society like murders and distrust among people which creates the gaps between people. Frustration in marriages may be one of the reasons to result in marital affairs. In both stories, marriage is not taken seriously, this shows being disrespectful for the partner for pleasure and for money.

Works Cited

Boccaccio, Giovanni. The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio. Vol. 2. Lawrence and Bullen, 1893.

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Women's Rights In Liberal Democratic Societies And Emerging Societies

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Women’s Rights in the Liberal Democratic and Emerging Societies

Introduction

In the emerging and liberal democratic societies, the rights of women are protected and debated for the people across the globe. Men for centuries have run governments and wrote the political philosophies where the experience of women was little to influence society. However, with the evolution of time and advancements of communities, various changes provide significant space for the women in the society. Women are more sensitive towards the subject, and they are dedicated in achieving their due rights in the male chauvinistic traditional societies of the 21st century. Every woman in the social context have the right and choice for example if someone wanted to be independent, she should be given freedom to achieve the opportunities and life goals.

Discussion

The rights of women have provided a new perspective on the subject of human rights. In the last few decades the contemporary feminist scholarships have required to analyze the liberalism on which the origin of formal fairness in the international human rights laws has been derived on various ways. In the liberal democracy, there are multiple critiques for the discussion that include androcentric construction of human rights with perpetuations of the false dichotomy between private and public circles. There is a relationship between women’s human rights and liberalism which will constitute a shift where feminist recognized that the consistency with men was incomplete. The mainstreaming of human rights theory carried gender-specific exploitations into the regularization of human truths. During the last few decades, the movement of human rights has also accepted the civil-political liberties and social-economic rights which are intractable.

The dominant liberal principle was carried over the post World War II was that men and women are the same in the analytical skill and volume for the distinct autonomy and freedom. These rights also include the afforded full citizenship along with opportunities, protections and attendant rights (Clark, 2018). The debates and occurrences like the academic basis for policy constructing within the UN Committee on the Status of Women and the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights for many decades. There is a concept of universality which rotates around the liberal conceptual basis of women moralities. Most of the concepts for the liberalization of women rights are derived from the scholars like John Locke’s Second Treatise on Government where he argues for the usual and absolute rights of human being. According to his philosophy, the rights of the humans seem to be worldwide, and it should take the preference above all the others.

These emerging provides that the principle of greater good should not guide state governments because every individual has the right to make fundamental choices which constitutes a better life. The main idea is that individual although their gender is rational enough to exercise their rights (Dahlerup, 2017). Further, the focus on the community circles provides the jurisdiction of human rights has depoliticized the experience of women in various sectors. In this regard, the false difference between public and private sphere agrees for the arrival of the state as non-gendered, and it covers how proper legal fairness contributes to the state as non-gendered and facilitate it as gender hierarchies.

There is an example to understand the phenomena like the marital rape which was not historically considered as a criminal act in various states (Donno, and Kreft, 2018). Zambia and Bahamas now follow the international bill of human rights which guaranteed the rights to be free in his/her choice. Despite the passing of specific laws, there are issues with domestic violence against women. Even in the developed states the rights of women are still not be given due to the dominant role of male and specific political purposes (Rizzo, 2017). A discussion is going on in the United States and across the globe that the agenda of sexual minorities and women is desirable and useful. The indicators of the human rights in the emerging societies use the masculine practice as the norm, and the achievement of women’s human rights is understood as comparative to the rights that are attained by the male members of a community (Valadez, 2018). International organizations and their data unfolded the fact that women are significantly discriminated so far and they fail to achieve the same rights as gained by the males.

The Gender Development Index and the Gender Empowerment Measure place significant stress on the factual associations to power and the rejection of communal and ideological affairs. For example, the high score of Commonwealth Caribbean states provide the realities of the gender-based operation in the lives of many women’s (WANG et al., 2017). The advancement of technology and even the world provides many feminists to remain concerned with the imprint that females no longer need aid and men are becoming more needy recipients. Other than the fulfillment of women rights the masculinization of both the growth and discourses of human rights. The gender equality is not separate from the sexual inequalities, age, ethnicity, race, and the class.

Conclusion

Concluding the discussion, the rights of women in the liberal democratic and emerging societies are advancing with the various reforms that are benefiting them. The progress of the reformation and evolving society is expanding the opportunities for the women to attain significant goals of their life. The evaluation of the gender equality and achievement of human rights can adequately capture the inequality in an intersectional and multidimensional way.

References

Clark, T. N. (2018). Citizen politics in post-industrial societies. Routledge.

Dahlerup, D. (2017). Has democracy failed women? John Wiley & Sons.

Donno, D., & Kreft, A. K. (2018). Authoritarian Institutions and Women’s Rights. Comparative Political Studies, 0010414018797954.

Rizzo, H. M. (2017). Islam, democracy and the status of women: the case of Kuwait. Routledge.

Valadez, J. (2018). Deliberative Democracy, Political Legitimacy, and Self-determination in Multi-cultural Societies. Routledge.

WANG, Y. T., Lindenfors, P., Sundström, A., Jansson, F., Paxton, P., & Lindberg, S. I. (2017). Women's rights in democratic transitions: A global sequence analysis, 1900–2012. European Journal of Political Research, 56(4), 735-756.

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