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Primary Sources of the Early Christian ChurchThe Christian Church was one of the most influential establishments during the medieval periods. With its selection of art, writing, education and the study of Latin, the Christian Church quickly became a cultural influence across Europe. The relationship between the Christian Church and women during this era was one of oppression and inequality. The roles that were available within this community, such as bishops and priests, were restricted to the male population and although there were roles that eventually became available to females within the Church, for example nuns, these positions were heavily controlled by the men of the faith. There are many primary sources available for a researcher wishing to examine the relationship between women and the Church from the years 1100-1500 AD. Some informative primary sources reveal themselves in letters written between women involved in the Church and also within documents that were kept by bishops that were used to document the nunneries an |
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The Concept of LoveHow can the emotion Love truly be defined Everyone at some point in their lives have experienced it. Love is a variety of different feelings, states, and attitudes that ranges from interpersonal tenderness to contentment. It can be in relation to an emotion of strong appeal and personal fondness. The feeling can be righteous when representing human kindness, concern, and affection. Love seems to be the main underlying goal that we all search for at some point in our lifetimes. It is the one thing that we all in mankind have in common. There are many different types of love and how we as individuals may perceive it. Many scientist, philosophers and psychologist have spoke upon love from various angles but not have yet fairly established common terms on the meaning of love. Can the feeling be best examined from a biological, philosophy or psychology point of view Research has concluded that all the disciplines are important in analyzing love; however, more research needs to be done in |
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I, Too by Langston HughesLangston Hughes was born in 1902 in Joplin, Missouri. During Hughes' lifetime he published many different works including poems, novels, and even children's books. His work reflects the time period of the Harlem Renaissance. During this time, New York was hosting the most extraordinary forms of art. The best way to receive the message that Hughes is delivering while reading his work, is to read it out loud in spoken language. Langston Hughes' poetry and work in general is very easy to read and understand then the works of Emily Dickinson or T.S. Eliot. Most of Hughes' work is about being an African American living in America in the 1920's, and the struggle of being treated fairly. In the poem "I, Too" by Langston Hughes, Hughes writes about an African American servant who dreams of being treated equally at his own job. He tells how the servant is ordered to eat his dinner in the kitchen while the boss had company. This was some |
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Analysis of A Clean, Well-Lighted PlaceThe short story "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place," written by Ernest Hemingway, is about two waiters in a Spanish café who are discussing their last customer of the night, an elderly and lonely drunk man. Hemingway uses a writing style that is straightforward and rarely incorporates adjectives, but his story is loaded with symbolism. "A Clean Well-Lighted Place," is a classic example of Hemingway's style, brief and direct, like something you would read in a news article. A typical example of the author's style is showcased in the following exchange between the younger of the two waiters and the old man, "The old man looked at him. 'Another Brandy,' he said. 'You'll be drunk,' the waiter said. The old man looked at him. The waiter went away" (Hemingway). Hemingway d |
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Capital Punishment and Crime DetterenceAbstract Capital punishment has long been a topic of great debate in our society. In this paper I will discuss the history of punishment in society that lead to the use of capital punishment. In addition, I will also present evidence that shows that there is racial and socioeconomic disparity, in the application of capital punishment within our legal system. I will look at theories of deterrence, retribution, and just deserts, and analyze the deterrent effect that statistics show capital punishment has on our society. Evidence will show that there is not enough data to support the finding that capital punishment significantly deters crime in our society. The Effects of Capital Punishment on Crime Deterrence The topic of capital punishment is one of the most frequently debated topics in our criminal justice field. Many people believe that discussions regarding capital punishment are really discussions of the moral values of our society (Banks, 2013). Society has a variety of motives fo |
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Gunga Din and Heart of DarknessOn the surface, both Joseph Conrad's novel Heart of Darkness and the 1939 film Gunga Din are tales of great adventure and great prosperity obtained in foreign lands. Beneath these basic archetypal storylines, however, lies a wholly European perspective: in each work, European protagonists seek adventure and wealth in a distinctly European sense, concerned primarily with benefitting themselves as members of Western society while overlooking any negative consequences. These European characters, then, must necessarily have non-European counterparts who form the reverse side of the Western imperialist narrative. In both stories, this opposing group consists of indigenous peoples who function as the objects-in contrast to the agents-of exploitation and colonization. It is in the disparate representations, descriptions, and judgements of these native societies and European civilization that imperialistic biases are most evident. Through both film and literature, Heart of Darkness and |
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Business, Ethics and MoralsAre you a leader or a follower? No matter what anyone does in life there is always a leader or some form of leadership involved. According to the author, Andrew J. Dubrin, leadership can be defined as the ability to inspire confidence and support among the people who are needed to achieve organizational goals (Dubrin 2). In leadership there are several traits that define good leadership, traits such as general personality traits or task-related personality traits and cognitive factors of leadership. Along with good leadership there have to be morals and things have to be completed ethically. Can really define ethics? According to Webster dictionary ethics can be defined as "a system of moral principles" (Webster dictionary). Also according to Webster dictionary moral can be defined as "of, pertaining to, or concerned with the principles or rules of right conduct or the distinction between right and wrong; ethical" (Webster dictionary). Knowing these two definitions |
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Ideological Differences in the Outbreak of the Cold WarThe aim of this essay is to evaluate the importance of the ideological differences in the outbreak of the Cold War. The Cold War begins with the end of the Second World War (WWII) in 1945, when the world was left crippled and needed to be reconstructed in some manner. For this, it depended on the two great post-war superpowers: the USA and the USSR. The opposing ideologies that both countries supported made it very difficult to make agreements and a rivalry begun. The Americans supported Capitalism, which meant minimum interference of state in economy, competition and individual reward, and the right of voting, variety of political parties and freedom of speech and press among others (liberal democracy). On the other hand, the USSR supported Communism, which meant interference of state in economy, everyone working for a collective good, the state distribution of goods, no individual freedoms and no political parties (one party state). Thus, this enormous gap between ideologies was very |
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Business Overview - Quick EatsDescription Quick Eats is a fast casual convenience café. It uses the slogan "College Made Easier". It's located in Hillwood Commons, Liu Post. The main focus is to serve tasty food that taste good while being affordable. Quick Eats does not only offer food, but offers a range of items a student might need around campus. The products and/or services provided by your business In the convenience section Quick Eats offers: Groceries, snack foods, candy, toiletries, soft drinks, protein bars, tobacco products, and newspapers, school supplies, skin & beauty products, coffee/tea, Slurpee's, smoothies, and shakes (chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, banana cookies& cream). Quick Eats food options are: Hamburger's (S, M, L, XXL, XXXL), Sandwiches (grilled chicken, crispy chicken, Cajun chicken, turkey burger), turkey burger, veggie burger, hot dog, chili dog, chicken strips, salad. Quick eats also offers a pastry section consisting of: homemade pies, cakes, and cookies. Quick |
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Mesopotamians and the Hammurabi CodeAncient times consisted of laws, people and formation completely different from which the world we live in today. Women were born into a society where they were to abide by the eye of a man. During the Mesopotamian era the Hammurabi code was the written legal system for society based on gender and social status. Han Dynasty was a time period in which women abided by three ancient customs. Patriarchy plays a significant role in both ancient time periods. "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth." A paraphrase of a collection of 282 laws known as the Hammurabi's code. The King of Babylon King Hammurabi purposely established a collection of reasonable and unchanging set of laws that addressed common problems in his kingdom. Within these laws many were directed to household expectations in which dominancy of men over women was highly favored. Ancient China consisted of a time period known as the Han Dynasty in which Ban Zhao was the leading female Confucian scholar. She wrote an article which addressed the obligations and moral instructions for women. Including three ancient customs to abide by; indicate that she is weak, practice labor and consider her primary duty to b |
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Iliad Character Analysis - Hector"Iliad" – one of the oldest surviving monuments of ancient Greek literature, the epic poem attributed to Homer. Illiad describes the events of the Trojan War; mainly the siege of the Troy, death and glory of main characters. One of the main characters is Hector, in Greek legend; he is the chief warrior of the Trojan army. Overall Hector is represented as a character that mostly leaves positive feedback on its readers. He is a caring father and husband, good warrior and good image of his country, Homer actually seem to have sympathy towards Hector's character. Hector shows philates (love, mercy) to his people and family, but his hubris (pride) leads him to face his moira (fate). His obedience to Trojans mostly develops sympathy towards him but some poor choices he makes throughout the war causes him to be a very tragic character. Hector throughout the poem really caring for his people and his family. Hectors philates and respect to his people really well described and shown in |
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Knowledge in Mary Shelley's FrankensteinAlbert Einstein once said, "As our circle of knowledge expands, so does the circumference of darkness surrounding it." Science and scientists exist to create knowledge; however, it is often taken out of context and seen as monstrous or immoral. Victor Frankenstein, in Frankenstein, generates knowledge in the form of his creature's animation. Frankenstein obsesses over creating life, but then abandons his creation. His neglect of his creation as well as his misunderstanding of the implications of his research establishes his immorality. At the same time, the creature desires to learn, seeking out knowledge so that one day he might fit in with society. As Mary Shelley amply demonstrates throughout the novel, it is not the attainment of knowledge that is "bad" or immoral, but the ways in which knowledge is used by those who possess it. Under most circumstances, the attainment of knowledge is desirable: especially when it is for the benefit of society. Frankenstein's |
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A Brief History of Native AmericansChange happened fast in the late 1800's. While "progress" was great for some, it also spelled the end of hundred of years of Native American tradition. It was hard to believe that the American West and East were part of the same country. The West was primarily an area of homestead farmers, miners, and cattle ranchers. While Easterners tried to make their way farther and farther west with the growth of industry and railways, Native Americans desperately clung to the hopes of maintaining their territory and tribal traditions. Conflict between whites settlers and Native Americans had been around since the earliest settlements. Now that industry was expanding so rapidly, the fight for land brought a whole new face to these disagreements. The need for land, as well as the feeling of supe |
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Demons of RashomonRashomon is a Japanese crime drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa, adapted from the two short stories "Rashomon" and "In a Grove", written by Ryunosuke Akutagawa. The film uses multiple narrators to tell the story of the death of a samurai. The storytelling and narration is twofold in the film, with men intermittently shown sitting under Rashomon gate for shelter from the rain, discussing the investigation done by the police into the death of the samurai, while a film portrayal of the actual events takes the spotlight. The police bring in several people to testify: the man who reported the crime, the bandit accused murderer, the widow of the murdered man, and a shaman through which the police could communicate with the dead man himself. The main motif of the story is the unreliable narrator, with the testimonies from each witness repeatedly called into question. The premise of the film is therefore a discussion into whether or not people are fundamentally unscrupu |
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Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant by Ann TylerAt the center of every family lies problems. Ann Tyler's "Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant," told from the points of view of three children, Cody, Ezra, and Jenny, and their mother, Pearl, is about how growing up in a dysfunctional family affected all of members of the family. Pearl, Cody and Jenny's troubled past complicates their relationship as a family. Pearl is so busy coping with her own problems that she becomes blind to the impact of her own role in her children's life. Pearl is an independent woman who "didn't allow any tears" (pg. 14). She holds herself in high esteem and takes pride in doing everything herself. She is mentally unstable and "often lost her temper" then "slapped the nearest cheek" (pg. 14). She abuses her children physically and emotionally. In addition, she is a rigid perfectionist, so she "felt an indulgent kind of scorn for her children" (pg. 16). She is never pleased with any of her or her ch |
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William Shakespeare and Thomas KydBy the point of adolescence, arguably every individual in the western world will have heard of William Shakespeare in one way or another- whether it be from a play that was put on by the high school drama department, or merely by seeing his name as they aimlessly flip through HBO and come across "that one Leonardo DiCaprio movie". Relatively everyone in the English speaking world currently possess some level of knowledge in regards to Shakespeare, but, how many of those same individuals can say they have even heard of Thomas Kyd? Shakespeare, in a way, is a brand. He's a high end label (and debatably an overrated one) that everyone knows and regards without any question or consideration as to why; he's this idea of monumental brilliance that society has told us we must accept because it is simply a matter of fact. So, there's "monumentally brilliant" Shakespeare whose name is embedded in the realm of "historical genius"- and then there's Kyd. Why is it tha |
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Short Fiction Analysis - 2 B R 0 2 B by Kurt VonnegutPublished in January of 1962, Kurt Vonnegut's 2 B R 0 2 B focuses on a not so distant future in which human beings have cured disease, conquered old age, and even cheated death. In this story, Vonnegut displays his image of a dystopian society through the use of imagery, theme, and time period. In 2 B R 0 2 B, (where the number 0 is pronounced as "naught" to rephrase Hamlet's iconic question) "There were no prisons, no slums, no insane asylums, no cripples, no poverty, no wars. All diseases were conquered. So was old age. Death, barring accidents, was an adventure for volunteers." (2). This number, 2 B R 0 N B, is the number one dials to reach an assisted suicide parlor, which is used to maintain the population of the United States at a strict forty million. Volunteers are presented to the chambers, (due to old age being cured by modern medicine), each death allowing another birth to take the place of the life (or lives) just taken. The main protagonist, Edward K. Wehling, Jr. relucta |
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The Scientific RevolutionThe scientific revolution changed the way we look at society and nature. The scientific revolution began in Europe which influenced the enlightenment period. Though there is no specific date of when the scientific revolution started, it is said that it began when Nicolaus Copernicus published his work The revolution of the heavenly spheres in 1543. The ending of the scientific revolution or its completion is considered when Issac Newton published his work Principia. The zeitgeist of the scientific revolution influenced the emergence of modern science, the developments in mathematics, physics, astronomy, biology and chemistry which revolutionized our view in society and nature. Before the scientific revolution or the middle ages, philosophers were only interested in the intention or final cause of things. They wanted to know what was the purpose for which something existed. They we |
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It's OK to be DifferentIll, foolish, mad, stupid, idiotic, senseless and absurd are often some of the names that those who differ from societal norms get called on a daily basis. We often debase those whom we do not understand, especially if they are different from us in a highly recognizable way. In 1819, E.T.A. Hoffman wrote Councillor Krespel, which is the story of a man who is often judged, ridiculed and admired, by those around him, for his abnormal and frequently indecent behavior. Instead of being rewarded for his unique and thought provoking ideals, he is not respected and often only looked at for entertainment. It is often argued by scholars that Krespel is a controlling, manipulative man who strives for total dominance over his daughter. In my interpretation of the novel, I shall argue that Krespel is not a controlling solipsist, but rather a misconceived artist who comes to a redefining self-revelation through the loss of his daughter. Krespel is often seen as odd because he makes the familiar |
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Ludlow by David MasonWhen a reader picks up a book, they will most likely expect the pages to be adorned with the classic structure of what is called 'prose', which is defined as "the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse." Prose is not organized according to any specific verse structure, and significance lies with the sentence, not the line; hence the exclusion of line breaks in prose writing. It can be seen as a rather dull expression, as prose is what's normally expected when one picks up a book. However, the book Ludlow, by David Mason, surprises and entices the reader with its non-traditional style of writing, as Mason writes in poetry, which compliments the book better than classic prose style could. The first thing that writing in poetry adds to this book is extra emotion. Poetry is usually romanticized and written in a uniquely artistic way to evoke a specific emotion from the reader. One of the simplest ways Mas |
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Colbie Caillat and Gypsy HeartAmerican pop artist and Grammy Award winner, Colbie Caillat released her fifth album "Gypsy Heart". On that album, Colbie Caillat brings to life her song called "Try". The combined powerful lyrics and accompanying video is both an inspirational and rhetorical piece that clearly sends the message to women, both young and old, that you can feel beautiful and be beautiful by just being you. Her inspiration for the song was her own experience and the impact that photo shopping has had on her life. Caillat's smooth voice and uplifting tone conveys the message of self-love, aimed specifically at women. Caillat begins her song by saying "put your make up on, get your nails done, curl your hair, run the extra mile, keep it slim, so they like you, do they like you"? (Try, Colbie Caillat) She continues to say, " you don't have to try so hard, |
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Thomas Cole and Cultural Form Painting'Thomas Cole's painting of the oxbow-shaped bend formed by the Connecticut River just south of Northampton, Massachusetts, has long been recognized as one of the outstanding works in the American landscape tradition.'1 Many admired Cole's work throughout his lifetime. As founding father of the Hudson River School, he influenced numerous other artists of his time including Asher B. Durand and Fredrick Edwin Church, both of whom eventually went on to create paintings commemorating Cole. 'The Oxbow' in particular is an expression of westward expansion across American during the 19th century, a movement that shaped America. This image visually displays a divide; half of the painting shows a raging thunderstorm, where land is untouched and wild, whilst the other half, where the river is visible, displays cultivated land where its clear the fields have been cultured which suggests settlements have been made. Its well known that whilst other Hudson River School artists had a tend |
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River Town And Cultural CompetencyIntercultural competence is very important when traveling to countries that have different beliefs, routines, and way of doing things. Peter Hessler got the opportunity to travel to Fuling, China in order to teach young college students English literature. During his time there he learned a lot about their culture and the many differences between how they do things in Fuling verses the United States. I believe that Peter wasn't able to meet intercultural competence for a couple reasons such as actions made by him in class that go against cultural norms, and the incident when Adam and Peter played basketball. I also believe that he came close to reaching cultural competence because he was able to speak the language, talk to the people that were from there and he was actually interested in the culture and wanted to learn more about it. It's important for those that are traveling to another country to have cultural competence because without it they could disrespect the other culture and |
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Consciousness Through Family Connections"It's not the presence of someone that brings meaning to your life but it's the way that someone touches your heart which gives your life a beautiful meaning." (Azgraybebly Josland) The dictionary defines a relationship as a connection, association, or involvement, or an emotional or other connection between people. As humans, we have a need to belong, to unite with others. The relationships we have with others enable us to contribute to our social network, which provides us with emotional connections, and fulfilling our general need for belonging. These connections come in many forms – friends, co-workers, family, intimate partners. Of these, family relationships are the most essential. The bonds formed with parents and siblings dramatically influence our lives, and can have both positive and negative impressions. The relationships I developed and embraced within my own family have contributed significantly to who I have become. Through The Story of Maggie, found in |
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Gracie's Choice - Child Advocate CenterI have been the Director of Gracie's Choice, a child advocate center, for fifteen years. Our volunteers and employees are responsible for assisting children and families in crisis. Courts commonly appoint child advocates to speak on the behalf of children whose life may be in question, such as in cases of neglect and abuse. Child advocates are either employees or trained volunteers. Volunteer child advocates must take training courses through an advocacy agency. The volunteers will be asking me questions on what this job entails. Each individual wants to gather a better understanding of what he or she must do. I have been assigned volunteers to ask me questions. In addition, I will be answering the most frequently asked questions about being an employee at Gracie's Choice. To begin, all the volunteers have asked how I became a director. I first started this job as a volunteer similar to the majority of you sitting here. I often wondered what my days would consist of. I had to go thr |
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