...Turner chptr 2 Turner's rituals are the role played by liminality, structure, and communitas. Ritual serves, for Turner, the function of balancing structure and communitas. The individuals participating in the rituals are, temporarily, outside of the normal social structure, and thus, are in a liminal state. The initiate is first stripped of the social status that he or she possessed before the ritual, inducted into the liminal period of transition, and finally given his or her new status and reassimilated into society. He focuses entirely on the middle stage of rites of passage—the transitional or liminal stage. He notes, “The subject of passage ritual is, in the liminal period, structurally, if not physically, ‘invisible’”. That is, the status of liminal individuals is socially and structurally ambiguous. He develops this idea further in a concise definition of liminality that will inform his future writings: “Liminality may perhaps be regarded as the Nay to all positive structural assertions, but as in some sense the source of them all, and, more than that, as a realm of pure possibility whence novel configurations of ideas and relations may arise”. Turner also points out, that liminal individuals are polluting, and thus dangerous, to those who have not gone through the liminal period. In addition, liminal individuals have nothing: “no status, insignia, secular clothing, rank, kinship position, nothing to demarcate them structurally from their fellows”. The group of liminal...
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...another fierce rebellion that took place in the south, known as the Nat Turner's rebellion. To most African American people, especially in the south, Nat Turner is their hero, a fierce warrior who fought for their freedom and liberty. Several events took place before and after Nat Turner's rebellion, which changed the course of history. The two major events that have to be carefully noted are Nat Turner's inspiration for the rebellion, and the relationship between the North and South of America after the rebellion....
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...can happen to you later in life, for example skin cancer or hair loss, diabetics or an STD; but there is a good amount of diseases that are related to genetics or hereditary and some of which are even chromosome linked. One disease that is chromosome linked is Turner Syndrome named after Dr. Henry Turner who discovered the disorder in 1938. It occurs in female births only in about 1 in 20,000 births worldwide (National Human Genome Research Institute, 2011) and in the United States 60,000 female births are affected with 800 new cases diagnosed each year ( University of Utah, 2012). Turner Syndrome is caused by a missing X chromosome error during the formation of the egg to embryo. It is not yet known from which one of the parent’s chromosome causes this to happen. Turner Syndrome may be found during a mother’s pregnancy when performing an ultrasound test by observing for signs of poor development such as swollen hands and feet or for an irregular heart beat. (Collin, 2006) Other prenatal testing of cells from the fetus, blood hormone levels of luteinizing all of which can also help determine the suspicion (Zieve, 2008). It can also be detected at birth because of the heart problems and physical features observed. Turner Syndrome mostly affects the visual physical features of the female with few internal health problems. The most common physical malformation is height; females born with this Syndrome are shorter with an average height of 4ft 8in (University of Utah, 2012).This...
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...Toby Turner first joined YouTube on May 14, 2006, when he created a channel under the name of "Tobuscus".[1] The first video that remains on the channel is a sketch based on the 2006 film Click entitled "What I'd do with the Remote from Click".[7] One of Turner's most popular early videos is "Don't Tase Me, Bro!", a remixed recording of the University of Florida Taser incident in which his classmate Andrew Meyer was stunned with a taser gun by a police officer.[8] Interviewed about the video by MTV, Turner explained that, after watching the clip, "as soon as [he] heard [Andrew] yelling, [he] knew it would fit in a hip-hop song", and that he "wanted to give [Andrew] the profits" from sales of related merchandise.[8] The "Tobuscus" channel has since continued to focus on comedic skits and animated sketches. Turner's "Literal Trailers" series is one of his most popular, earning him mainstream recognition from CBS News, who described his rendition of the Dead Island trailer as "amazing" and "hilarious",[9] and Wired, who praised the Iron Man 3 video.[10]...
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...Like a Californian Stephen King once said, “Books and movies are like apples and oranges. They both are fruit, but taste completely different.” In the case of The Postman Always Rings Twice, King is correct. The Postman Always Rings Twice, written by James M. Cain in 1934, once a racy and scandalous misadventure into a world of crime and deceit in the American West, paved the way for hundreds of other novelists, both international and American, to script their own versions of the ultimate combination of sex, lies, and death. Cain’s The Postman Always Rings Twice proves to have its differences in comparison to Tay Garnett’s 1946 silver screen rendition of the novel featuring Lana Turner and John Garfield. While Cain’s novel is brisk, stiff and a bit harsh, Garnett’s Postman is brought to life with Turner and Garfield’s playful and witty banter, which makes the tale seem less gruesome than it actually is. In both art forms, the narrative revolves around Frank Chambers, a middle-aged drifter, who goes to work for a roadside restaurant proprietor, Nick, and his sultry wife, Cora: she will eventually seduce Frank into helping her kill her husband. A first murder attempt fails, but later the lovers drive their unknowing victim down from a cliff. A clever attorney tries hit best to push Frank into betraying Cora, but an even shrewder lawyer is on Frank and Cora's side. Nevertheless, a climate of mistrust surrounds Frank and Cora, and eventually they both pay for the crimes they have...
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...that focuses on a man named Nat Turner, a gifted black slave who convinced servants into a revolt against their masters. Oates describes these events through Nat Turner’s perspective while also recording his life and struggles. The book is an attempt to make Turner’s and his followers’ actions justifiable and explain that it led to what was probably the bloodiest slave revolt in American History [The Fires of Jubilee page ix]. According to Oates, Turner’s rebellion was the first step of many in the movement to free the United States. Oates book depicts the unjust treatment Serfs had to undergo, their struggle for freedom as well as the events occurring about fifty years prior to the civil war....
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...The dichotomy of the philosophy of the United States Constitution and the Institution of slavery existing together in the same society led to many explosive events, one of them was Nat Turner’s fierce rebellion. The Fires of Jubilee was researched and written by Stephen B. Oates his expertise being biographies of 19th century historical figures. The book is written as a dramatic narrative, but the research into the ambiguous character of Nat Turner and the events surrounding his life is thorough and extensive. A more perfect and horrendous thought experiment about political ethics, divinity, and morality and could not have been imagined than the real life events that preceded, culminated in, and followed the slave rebellion of Southampton...
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...People all over the world have taken a stand in history, Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela. Nat Turner was born in Virginia in 1800. He was a brave man that took a stand. He took a stand against slavery by leading people out of slavery. Slavery was a terrible thing, Nat Turner stood up and helped fight it. Nat Turner was brave to lead these people. Not only escaping and helping was his strong point, but he was smart. But he later did get executed for what he did even though they feared. But though during his execution, he wasn’t a bad man he actually had a small family that he loved dearly, that contained, a wife and a child, he also had many siblings. These are just some of the reasons Nat Turner has taken a stand in history. Nat Turner was a great leader that did rebel against slavery. He showed that slavery wasn’t right to him by helping people escape. Nearly one hundred seventy years ago, he helped one hundred slaves break free from cruel masters. “He pleaded not guilty, saying to his counsel that he didn’t feel guilty” from the book The Problem of Slavery in the Age of Emancipation . Nat Turner believed that what he did was right and he thought that he wasn’t guilty for doing his actions because he helped people escape from cruel masters and he thought they didn’t deserve to be slaves. Slavery...
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...In the August of 1831, Nathaniel “Nat” Turner led one of the only effective and sustained slave rebellions in U.S. history which left dozens, including young children, dead. Turner moved through the county, accompanied by his group of rebels. They went through houses, recruiting followers and killing whites. Nat Turner had gathered approximately 75 men, including five free black men, by the time the white population of Southampton had become aware of the insurrection. Despite the fact his insurgency was crushed, it created a wave of fear through the South and triggered a new surge of tyrannical legislation which forbade the movement, education, and assembly of slaves. It stiffened pro-slavery, anti-abolitionist convictions which continued in the district until the American Civil War in 1861. Historian Eric...
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...The 1831 Nat Turner Rebellion reflects the nature of relations between whites in the Antebellum South and slaves. The 48 hour rebellion ended in a loss of lives for 60 slaves, after the battle at Jerusalem. In Birth of a Nation they follow the life of Nat Turner, the leader of the Turner Rebellion. In the beginning, Nat is shown to the elders who declare he holds the holy marks and will one day be a leader. Mrs. Turner, the wife of Nat’s master, discovers he can read at a young age and makes him into a pastor. Soon after Mr. Turner dies Nat is forced to become a field hand, as Mr. Turners dying wish. When Nat grows up he becomes both a field hand and a pastor for the other slaves in his community. Sam, his once friend and now master, realizes...
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...Taylor StreetPhoenix AZ 85008Please do not hesitate if you have any questions or concerns to contact our association……..We are here to help!!Email Addresscrystall@trueleeblessed.com | | | | | | | [Recipient Name] [Address] [City, ST ZIP Code] | 5350 East Taylor Street Phoenix AZ 85008 | | | Your little girl and Turner Syndrome…. | | | | | | WHAT IS TURNER SYNDROME?Turner syndrome is when a female child is born with only one x chromosome rather than two. This can cause females to be short in stature.It can cause webbed necks. It can also cause low hairlines, drooped eyes and a lack of breast development. In some cases it also can cause infertility and lack of menstrual periods. Although there is no cure for Turner Syndrome, there are treatments that can help!! | | | What treatments are available?-Growth hormones can be used to help the females grow to normal heights.-Estrogen treatments can help breast development and having a menstrual cycle. However this specific treatment will not help create fertility.-With technologies continuous advancements. There are alternative methods to help females with Turner Syndrome to have children. | | What do I tell my little princess?Explain to your child that all children grow differently. Let them know that all children are special and unique and develop in unique ways. Help your child understand that this disease does not make them any less special. Help them understand that they are all beautiful...
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...1. The initial perception that Turner had about Cardullo is that he was smart, friendly and a charismatic personality. Hence Turner anticipated that he would be given a free hand in his marketing activities, thereby leading way to become the president within two years. With this initial perception in mind, Turner decided to take up this challenging role which had resulted otherwise as time progressed. Description: Turner initially had a wrong perception about Cardullo whom he thought would be very helpful and supporting. It was due to the confidence given to Turner by Cardullo in the new job and opportunities that propelled Turner to take up this job in Industrial Marketing which has not as lucrative as his earlier job in customer sales. The error in perception was to due to false commitments and offers made by Cardullo to Turner which he never completed and hence made Turner to think and regret his decision to join this organization. Solution: The solution to the above problem would be to provide clear job responsibilities to the employees as soon as the employee joins the organization and clearly state the expectation of the company from him. When the communication process is not clear and transparent; conflicts occur and leads to inefficiency in the work process which is unhealthy from the organization’s view point. 2. Turner wasn’t introduced to his team members upon his joining the company owing to the reason that all the members were pre-occupied with preparation...
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...Antwan Rowel Mr.Kimbrough History B20a MW 9:35 November 7, 2011 Fires of Jubilee Pt.4 In The Fires of Jubilee Nat Turner's Fierce Rebellion: Stephen Oates gives an account of the brief but deadly slave revolt in and around Southampton, Virginia. His controlling theme is that of religion and the profound influence that it had on the development of Nat Turner's charismatic persona and his rationale for engaging in a project of deliberate murder of people who had at least in the context of slavery as a given of Turner's experience, treated him quite decently. The effects of Nat Turner's rebellion were profound. The insurrection of Nat Turner was inspiration for all slaves, even if just 60 whites were killed to the 140 blacks. I am impressed by his courage. The attitudes of many plantation owners changed as a result of Nat. Many people had believed that slaves would never think of hurting their "loving, Christian" master. What Nat did scared many whites tremendously. The Virginia state legislature actually debated freeing all slaves to avoid future conflict. Of course this never happened but this was the first time that such an idea had ever been discussed. Many slave holders blamed the rebellion on the abolishment movement. The same year of Nat's rebellion, William Lloyd Garrison began publishing "The Liberator". Some people attributed this to the cause of the killings. Laws were passed that forbid teaching slaves to read or write. An educated slave could be a dangerous slave...
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...Islamic State talks: Iraq 'regrets' Iran absence Ibrahim al-Jaafari said Iran was a neighbour that had "assisted" Iraq Iraq's foreign minister has criticised the decision not to invite Iran to an international summit on the threat from Islamic State (IS) militants. Ibrahim al-Jaafari said the decision was "regrettable". Thirty countries pledged to join a US-led coalition against IS in Paris. Meanwhile the US has said that it carried out airstrikes south-west of Baghdad on Monday in support of Iraqi troops who were being attacked by IS fighters and who requested back-up. Officials say the strike reflects the recent decision by President Obama to attack IS positions wherever they are. Earlier US airstrikes in Iraq - conducted since August - were carried out to protect American interests and personnel, help Iraqi refugees and secure infrastructure. But Monday's strike was carried out directly to support Iraqi forces fighting the militants, officials say. 'Danger of terrorism' The US has denied a claim by the Iranian supreme leader that it had asked Iran for its military co-operation in the fight against IS, and said it would not co-operate with either Iran or Syria. Together, Iran and Syria share most of Iraq's borders, but relations between them and the US are fraught The talks had been called to agree a strategy to combat the group, which controls large parts of Iraq and Syria. The CIA estimates that Islamic State has between 20,000 and 31,000 fighters in Iraq and...
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...Nat Turner was born a week before Gabriel Prosser was executed. Prosser was a leader in a failed slave revolt to free slaves in Virginia.Turner was born in Southampton County, Virginia, on October 2, 1800. Nat Turner was an interesting individual he was intelligent and superstitious of what nature tells him. Turner was a preacher that would go to plantations across Virginia to preach to the slaves. This is what helped him get word to slaves of the revolt he was going to do. This revolt was one of the bloodiest and most effective ones that occurred in the south. Turner was sold out three times, his first master being Benjamen Turner, second was Samuel Turner and his final owners would be the Travis family. When Samuel Turner was his master he ran away from the plantation in the year 1821. Thirty days hiding in the woods, he had a visiion that instructed him to "return to his earthly master" (Nat Turners Rebellion)....
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