...The story of Adam and Eve in Genesis, and Prometheus in Theogony have many similarities. In particular, the role of the serpent and role of Prometheus complement each other. The serpent and Prometheus are both portrayed as sly-talking tricksters that reveal immortal knowledge to the humans of earth, and they are both punished for their actions. In both stories, Prometheus and the serpent are conniving characters that rebel against the higher authority figure. In Genesis the serpent is introduced as, “more crafty than any wild creature that the Lord God had made…[the serpent] said to the women, ‘is it true that God has forbidden you to eat any tree in the garden?’’ (Genesis, 3). The serpent later uses his craftiness to fool the women. The question that the serpent asks of the women is an example of the serpent’s devious ways. It is almost as if the serpent is asking a rhetorical question to the women, but mischievously asking her with the motive to make her want to act. Prometheus is also portrayed as a smooth talker attempting to trick Zeus. “‘Zeus most famed and greatest of eternal gods, take of these whichever the spirit within tells you.’ He spoke with the trick in mind” (Nelson, 44, 548-552). Prometheus attempts to deceive Zeus to take the bones covered in fat instead of the good meat covered by the stomach. However, Zeus sees through his deceit and names him a trickster; “Son of Iapetus, knowing thoughts beyond all, sir, you still have not forgotten your craft...
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...Throughout history, mankind has always found a need for answers and to express such answers through stories. Although influenced by nineteenth century Transcendentalism, dark romanticism showed a more realistic, dark side of humanity than regular romanticism. Edgar Allen Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne are the backbone of dark romantic literature, as illustrated through underlying meanings. As opposed to the perfectionist beliefs of Transcendentalism, the dark romantics emphasized human imperfection and sinfulness and tendency of self-destruction. By using the concept of obsession and exploration of nature, Poe and Hawthorne brought forth evidence that women in 19th century society endure mans judgement(??) while men themselves self-destruct from their own misinterpretation of human nature and a woman's capability to , which still continue to still prove relevant in modern society....
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...The Role of Women in Religion: The role of women in religious scripture dictates an inferior position in society. Beginning with the creation of Adam and then Eve, as his helpmate. Her purpose was that Adam would not be lonely. This origin provides the ground work for inequality of genders on the basis of religious scripture. The roles prescribed determined that women should be in a subordinate position to man. The female role and relationship with God is defined by the various books of the Old and New Testaments, the reported actions of Jesus Christ, and finally the Qur'an. Initially, Old Testament describes women as the corrupter of man. However, through interpreting the action of Jesus Christ, we see that he holds women in equal roles as men, to include mention of female apostles. The New Testament does not promote equality but does mention the acts of Jesus. Finally, the Qur'an places women in a subservient role allowing men to keep their under control, by any means. Interpretations of the Gods word under the disguise of organized religion are the product of the gender discrimination of the time and continue to paint women as lesser creatures in the eyes of God. The books of the Old Testament, and variations, are recognized by the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim faiths. Each paint women as the temptress responsible for the mistakes of men. Women were the cause of the first punishment given to mankind. Eve persuaded Adam to eat the forbidden fruit, from the...
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...Women had a minimal role in Greek society. How far do you agree? Discuss. As a woman living in the Classical Period of Greece, your life was controlled heavily by those around you. This is true, at least through the eyes of ancient male authors. Xenophon makes a statement in the Oeconomicus that embodies the entirety of the predominant male view on women’s place in society: ‘And since both the indoor and the outdoor tasks demand labour and attention, God from the first adapted the woman’s nature, I think, to the indoor and a man’s to the outdoor tasks and cares.’ (Xenophon, 1979; Sommerschield, 2015/16) These writings, however, are littered with the ancient stereotypes and fictions that populated the fringes of the male imagination when addressing the female role (Sommerschield, 2015/16). The culture of classical Grecian society was rife with...
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...Women Language In preparing this topic area candidates should study: * The forms and functions of talk; * Gender themes in writing; * Historical and contemporary changes. In particular, they should examine * Conversational styles * Representations in writing. | * How language reveals, embodies and sustains attitudes to gender. * How language users speak or write in (different and distinctive) ways that reflect their sex. The first of these is partly historic and bound up with the study of the position of men and women in society. It includes such things as the claim that language is used to control, dominate or patronize. This may be an objective study insofar as it measures or records what happens. But it may also be subjective in that such things as patronizing are determined by the feelings of the supposed victim of such behaviour. Your patronizing me needs me to feel that I am patronized. The second area of study recalls many discussions of the relative influence of nature and nurture, or of heredity and environment. Of this we can note two things immediately: * Education or social conditioning can influence gender attitudes in speaking and writing (for example, to make speech more or less politically correct), but * There are objective differences between the language of men and that of women (considered in the mass), and no education or social conditioning can wholly erase these differences. * women - talk more than men, talk...
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...Independence,” but was actually rooted back to the very same objective as “The Declaration of Independence.” Elizabeth Cady Stanton was one of the most influential women of the 19th century. Leading campaigns for women’s rights, Stanton’s goal was focused on "gaining opportunities for women such as; the right to appeal for a divorce, the right for complete custody of her own children, property rights, and her most fundamental demand at that time was for; women’s right to vote. Stanton was determined to put a stop to segregation between men and woman but also wished to instill independence and self-reliance in women nationwide. Within doing so, Stanton revised many imperative speeches, not only “The Declaration of Sentiments,” but also “The Woman’s Bible,” such speeches referred back to the original writings, such as; “The Declaration of Independence,” written by Thomas Jefferson, and “The Holy Bible,” written by the Apostles, this was done purposely prove a point, and to persuade the readers. By drawling references from original documents to her own delicate pleas to save the women...
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...Women are the counterparts of men. Their roles have changed over the course of time. In today’s society they are at their peak point. Because they exist in all parts of our society. From schools to hospitals, from business sector to space, from politics to football. They are everywhere and can do everything or, at least they think so, a man can. One may think that this is a good sign of cooperation between men and women. But is it in reality? It’s a man’s world and women should take their dirty hands off our business. In most of the ancient societies women were treated very badly. They were seen as scums. They couldn’t own a property or had individual freedom to get married. They were forced to walk behind their husbands and widows couldn’t remarry. They were inferior to men and source of temptation and evil. According to Greek mythology it was a woman called Pandora who opened the box that Zeus gave to her and brought plague and unhappiness to mankind. There are many other famous sayings that discredit women. Among these are; • Woman, you are the devil’s gateway.” Tertullian • Woman is the gate of the devil, the path of wickedness, the sting of the serpent, in a word a perilous object. St. Jerome • In fact, even though the man was created outside of paradise, he is found to be superior. Ambrose the bishop of Milan • Women are on earth to bear children. If they die in childbearing, it matters not; that is all they are here to do. Martin Luther Male dominancy went on until...
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...Maria Alejandrina Cervantes—Commentary—Chronicle of a Death Foretold “I dreamed that a woman was coming into the room with a little girl in her arms, and that the child was chewing without stopping to take a breath, and that half-chewed kernels of corn were falling into the woman’s brassiere. The woman said to me: ‘She crunches like a nutty nuthatch, kind of sloppy, kind of slurpy.’ Suddenly I felt the anxious fingers that were undoing the buttons of my shirt, and I caught the dangerous smell of the beast of love lying on my back, and I felt myself sinking into the delights of quicksand of her tenderness.” (89-90). Maria Alejandrina Cervantes, the voluptuous, tasteful, tender prostitute in Chronicle of a Death Foretold has more significance than meets the eye. Firstly, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the author of the book, uses magic realism in context with the character of Maria Alejandrina Cervantes in order to convey the notion of irony. After all, Marquez does indeed eulogistically portray whores as members of the upper classes. Throughout the book, there is a cynical tone and deathly images that lead to accentuate the negative effect of Santiago Nasar’s death on the society. Noting Santiago Nasar’s impact on the town, the book may be considered a symbol of the end of the world. This quote (referring to “I dreamed…out of my life.” [Marquez, 89-90]) amalgamates the motifs of dreams and magic realism regarding Maria Alejandrina Cervantes through the use of literacy devices to...
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...Life as a woman in Athens A historic view point by Cecil Fuson. Being a woman in Ancient Athens was not what the movies and Plays led me to believe. The Athenian Democracy was a democracy of the minority. Every man, no matter their class had equal say in the ruling of the government. But Women, Slaves and Foreigners had zero civil rights and no influence on how things were done. Because the Athenian’s were a very exclusive society, they rarely allowed outsiders share in the privileges the citizens had. As Such, Female Children were raised to serve. To produce new citizens for the polis. It was not uncommon for a young woman’s freedom to be restricted during their reproductive years. Or even to be married off to a family member. Doing so ensured that the financial resources were kept within the family. That leaves a very dark image of life for a woman in Athens. However this was not the way it was for all women. There were the Mistress of upper class. They were trained in the general arts. Thus allowing them to participate in debates and other acts that most women were cut off from. However life was not all peaches and cream for the mistress. They paid for their freedom. They gave up all possibility of having kids as well as of ever having a normal home life. Some believe that the Hetaera as they were called were borderline prostitutes. There was a big difference between the poor and wealthy families. Women from poor families, while not able to take part of normal...
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...the Agricultural Revolution and what role they played. With the help of archeologist and history recorded we are able to contrast the differences in history of views of power between men and women. There are three different stages of human development in history: hunting and gathering, farming, city life. A woman’s role changed during each of these stages. Prior to agricultural revolution, during the hunting and gathering stage, women had a very important role in gathering and creating sustainability and preservation of food. There was no private property and riches and they had no variation in wealth and power because everyone did a lot of the same work; hunting and gathering. Women where objects of warship and fertility gods. After the Agricultural Revolution the relationship between men and women changed due to the change in agriculture which became more advanced and women’s roles changed and therefore the view on the importance between a man and a woman also changed. Women where more independent and free in the hunting and gathering stage then they are today. Why did the relationship between men and women change after the Agricultural Revolution? It is natural human behavior to honor and respect those that provide for fellow mankind in the most prosperous of ways. With that being said, prior to the agricultural revolution men took a back seat in the development of gathering and planting for future storage of foods. Women took on the role of gathering and therefore naturally...
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...We need a president who can lead people to assert themselves in the protection our National Parks and entire environment. Similar to the issues addressed in Pope Francis’ “Laudato Si,” as a Church, we need to feel united with everything that exists on earth as God intended. Johnson's views encourage and thank those who protect our home and environment. It is necessary for mankind to make improvements in the world and we must work together in our own cultures to protect what was given to us on this world. For the sake of future generations, we are given the responsibility to maintain and enforce regulations that will preserve our earth as long as we live. Johnson strongly believes the EPA, also known as the Environmental Protection Agency, plays an important role in keeping the environment and citizens...
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...grounds that her health was not threatened. She had given up searching for a safe clinical abortion when two lawyers contacted her about her story. These lawyers were Linda Coffee and Sarah Weddington. John and Mary Doe, a couple that had offered their services in a previous abortion case, approached Coffee and Weddington who quickly included them in the case. Coffee and Wellington made a perfect couple of lawyers to head up the fight against the District Attorney of Texas, Henry Wade. Henry Wade chose one of his most capable lawyers, John Tolle, to defend him in this suit. Coffee and Weddington went off the argument that, "A woman is guaranteed the right to an abortion by her constitutional right to privacy. No state could interfere with a woman's decision to have an abortion which was a private matter." They based this on the first, fourth, fifth, eighth, ninth and fourteenth amendments. The first amendment protects a person's right to freedom of speech, which had been violated when a doctor was not aloud to talk to their patient about all forms of treatment. Coffee and Weddington stated that the fourth amendment, which protects a citizen from unreasonable search and seizure, should protect a person from being unlawfully questioned about their contraception. The Fifth Amendment creates privacy around citizens, which are safeguarded and should not be violated by the government. Coffee and Weddington used the eighth amendment, which guards against cruel and unusual punishment, in this...
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... Personality theory Personality is organic, edifying, communal, situational, relational, involves family, and environment in any occasion. Each individual has his or her own distinct, innate personality; intertwined with traits that define character, temperament, disposition, spirit, and personality. Philosophers put forward conjecture, speculation, and inference when understanding behaviors and personality. Philosophers’ research and findings fabricate a foundation for ongoing learning and exploration with unconfirmed information, hypothesis, and categorization providing the building blocks for humanity and mankind to progress and develop greater comprehension for future growth and appreciation. . What is Personality? Personality is a model of practical individuality, eternal qualities, and exclusive uniqueness that represent consistency and distinctiveness in one’s actions. Traits are undeniably exclusive; sometimes wide-ranging, often shared by species, but undeniably individual. Personality as defined is a sequence of comparative undeviating qualities and distinct attributes that provides constant and uniqueness to an individual’s conduct (Feist & Feist, 2009). Behavioral growth is the unique and distinct formation of each individual. Such attributes are; temperament, character, environment...
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...of sexual orientation being practiced because I have always seen and taught there is only one sexual orientation which is being attracted to other gender. There is certainly no chance or explanation that justices anyone sexual orientation and sexual fascination for same gender. Somewhat being the strictness of our religion and strict teachings we follow from our Holy Book. It is based on a vulgar action that even goes against evolution providing religious ground to state it wrong. • Gay marriage is anti-evolution and completely against nature. • All major religions of the world are opposed to it. • Gay sex is a form of idolatry where people worship each other. The mankind should not be endorsing these actions. • Gay marriage exposes us to even more risqué and improper behavior which does nothing for mankind. • As a future society, we will look back on the witch hunt that was used against religious institutions to support this cause and be filled with shame. It is astonishing yet new to me to see how across the globe people have completely different beliefs and view about the same topic. It’s unconditionally...
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...jacket, snowy trousers, a clear necktie, and varnished boots”(65). This description sounds more like civilization than the former, yet the same man that was described is the one responsible for the treatment of the natives in that station. The same man that holds the appearance of civility admits to forcing a native woman to cater to him. “’I’ve been teaching one of the native women about the station,’” he tells Marlow, “’it was difficult. She had distaste for the work.’” One may argue that at the time the novel was written, this was woman’s role in society and that this had been the status quo for centuries since the idea of women’s right and women’s suffrage had just been raised to light by NAWSA. However, society has moved past that because such roles no longer fit in with modern civilization. Perhaps the absence of these roles today proves people are more civilized than before. If people were less civilized then, and more civilized now, is mankind ever truly...
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