...Throughout the two novels, Thomas Hardy’s “Tess of the d’Urbervilles” and Joseph Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness,” the common theme of oppression by using psychological methods prevails. Tess’ parents and Alec can control her by leveraging guilt as a way of victimization which ultimately seals her fate. Mr. Kurtz in” Heart of Darkness” takes control over the weaker African natives to force them into submission. Both stories have this underlying theme of power and domination resulting in feelings of slavery and victims of fate. “Tess of the d’Urbervilles” is a tale of the tragic life of Tess that results when she accidentally kills Prince, the family horse. Tess’ parents use the guilt that she feels to exploit her and force her to work for the family. Therefore, she encounters Alec, who ultimately rapes and impregnates Tess. Instead of Alec being condemned for his actions, Tess is publically criticized and cast aside for this act, even though she was the victim. The cruel hand of fate hangs over all the characters and actions of the novel, as Tess’ story is defined by the bad things that happen to her. Thomas Hardy himself, as the author of the book, naturally causes the many unfair coincidences and plot twists that beset Tess, however as the person telling the story, he also manages to appear as her only champion against an unjust world. Tess's difficult situations are described as mere sport for the "President of the People who will never die," which is very...
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...also major themes throughout Greek tragedies are fate and sight. Fate, described as unescapable, and sight, described as blindness vs. knowledge, both are incorporated into Sophocles’ play. The main character, Oedipus, is the king of Thebes and viewed as their savior against the sphinx. Oedipus the king, is one of the best known Greek plays, in my opinion, mainly because of Oedipus’ blindness to how his actions were making his fate come true. This particular play gives insight on the Greek concepts of fate and sight with the different prophecies told by an insightful yet blind prophet, Tiresias. Through many examples in this play, fate and sight are intertwined...
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... Island. We learned from the story that the value Aeneas places on his family is particularly evident in the scene which he escorts his father and son out of Troy, bearing his elderly father on his back. He behave no less honorable towards the gods, always seeking to find out their wishes and conform to them as fully as possible. His ability to accept his destined path despite his unhappiness in doing so, makes him a grateful hero and worthy of the honor of the gods deposited upon him. His pilgrimage never loses connection with spirituality. Aeneas was continually enriching his spirituality and reminded by the gods his duty. His words to Dido in books four and six expressed his commitment to obey fate rather than indulge his feeling of genuine romantic love. Aeneas’s self personal investment in the future of Rome increased as the story progressed. The events of book five , in which the Trojans sail away from Carthage toward Italy, and book six, in which Aeneas visited his father in the realm of the death, depict Aeneas’s growth as a leader. In book five, he showed his sympathy for the affliction of others by allowing the impaired and unwilling to stay behind. He also grows in compassion in the underworld when he observed the lot of the unburied dead. He carried these lessons into the war that followed, taking care to ensure the proper burial of both ally and enemy. Whereas, Odysseus was often self investing...
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...The Faith 2 Fate Advance Care Planning Ministry at Gravel Hill Baptist Church established Life Documents Day, to raise ongoing revenue to support its work of providing essential life-planning legal documents free-of-charge to low-income senior citizens Several years ago, The Faith 2 Fate Advance Care Planning Ministry began participating in the Faith to Faith Advance Care Planning Initiative created by Senior Connections, The Capital Area Agency on Aging, a non-profit senior services organization in Central Virginia. The Faith 2 Fate Advance Care Planning Initiative provides these free documents to those senior citizens who so desperately needed them, but otherwise would never get them. The Faith 2 Fate Advance Care Planning Initiative, was...
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...acclaimed entries of Homer's Iliad, and is rich in imagery and point by point symbolism. The Shield of Achilles is immense, substantial, and round. There are a few concentric circles on the shield, each portraying diverse scenes. Then again shield of Aeneas' delineates Rome so completely; the shield specifically relates Aeneas' destiny to the fate of Rome. The Shield indicates hard battled Roman triumphs and military victories spoke to as minutes when the protection of the city-state and its amazingness was in intense peril. Aeneas' shield had a more positive and cheerful undercurrent by depicting Rome's...
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...Purpose To assess your ability to: define biodiversity explain how species diversity arises explain the patterns of biodiversity on Earth list several regions of high biodiversity (e.g., biodiversity hotspots) discuss how interactions among species affect their fates and that of communities discuss why the special properties of a community are important explain the relationship between species diversity and community stability discuss the role of disturbance in a community discuss how disturbance affects a community identify the major terrestrial biomes identify the environmental conditions that control the distribution of the major terrestrial biomes identify the activities that threaten global forests discuss activities that can be taken to preserve global forests discuss the impact of road construction on the Earth's forests discuss how vertical stratification differentiates life zones in oceans discuss why coral reefs, mangroves, estuaries, and wetlands are biologically important identify the locations of the world's most extensive grasslands discuss human-mediated activities that degrade the world's grasslands identify the original purposes of parks and nature preserves in North America identify the major benefits of biodiversity discuss the major human-caused threats to biodiversity discuss in what ways we humans can reduce the human-caused threats to biodiversity define wilderness discuss why wilderness areas are both important and controversial ...
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...with all foreign Jews being expelled from Sighet. Yet, even with such drastic changes, the Jews of Sighet somehow just brush it off as though it nothing had occurred, and thus “the deportees were quickly forgotten...rumored to be working...and even...content with their fate” (Wiesel 6 emphasis added). The “forgotten” Jews had once been the neighbors and friends of those in Sighet. Yet, as foreigners are snatched away from their homes, the Sighet Jews dismiss them almost without a second though, merely spreading a rumor that the stolen Jews were content with whatever happened to them....
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...“‘Texts explore, support or subvert notions of identity.’ Discuss this statement making detailed reference to the excerpt from The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros.” • The except “The Three Sisters” is chapter 41 from the novel The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros published in 1984. • The chapter starts of by talking about three sisters, aunts, and they are las comadres and that is a Spanish term given to Godmother, ‘one with laughter like tin and on with eyes of a cat and one with hands like porcelain’. This gave a thought of maybe witches and further research of the novel/chapter reveals that they are representations of the “three fates” of ancient mythology and these are women who decide, death, birth and lengths of lives. • Lucy and Rachel’s baby sister died, and there was wake or a viewing that happened in their home, ‘anybody who had ever wondered what color the walls were came and came to look at that little thumb of a human in a box like candy’. • Esperanza then makes a wishes and the sister who had ‘marble hands’ called her over to tell her something. o “When you leave you must remember to come back for the others. A circle, understand? You will always be Esperanza. You will always be Mango Street. You can’t erase what you know. You can’t forget who you are. … You must remember to come back. For the ones who cannot leave as easily as you.” • “The story approaches the fantastical here (in Esperanza’s point of view), as the sisters seem to read...
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...Many religions, especially Christianity, had power over the most important and strongest countries and kingdoms around the planet. They made the world bow below their power for almost a thousand years. During this time, imagination and alterations were avoided and it was unlawful from numerous regions to go against the mighty norm of the community and it was seen as an ungodly warning on the greatest powers. The time period was seen as in the middle of two ages of history which was very dissimilar in every way and was later seen as the Dark Ages where a large portion of the planet stopped and was not successful in anything other than religion. The planet was mostly separated into multiple areas of religion and depending on the area, the impact was diverse. The Arabic, the Byzantine, and the Roman Catholic, split the philosophy of early Greece and all of these separations would have varied philosophies attached to their geographical region. Considering the Middle Ages to what was outlined in Sophie’s World, numerous important Christians in this time period were philosophers as well...
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...He obviously does not make the correct choice and keeps his reputation going thus keeping his position of power. He instead could have made the right choice and possibly lose his power, but he would still know that he saved the lives of innocent people. For him power was more important than the lives of his fellow community men this can be seen when he says, “postponement speaks a floundering on my part, reprieve or pardon must cast doubt upon the guilt of them that died till now (Miller 129). His moral decision came down to personal benefit vs the lives of others. His fate would have been effected because he would have lost power and authority. The riot would have displaced him from his authority, but doing the right thing would have made him advance morally. When the town over – Andover has a rebellion he knows he must vastly continue on with the executions or he risks losing power. Rev Parris says, “there will be faction here, feeding on the news… I fear there will be riot here”, after he hearing this news he wants the hangings to take place soon ; showing that he is afraid to lose is valued power. Judge Danforth. morally chooses the wrong thing to save his fate –...
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...The Parable of the Sadhu Case Recount 1 New Zealander came staggering with a body Dumped the almost naked, barefooted Sadhu at McCoy’s feet and left McCoy took his pulse; Stephen and 4 Swiss gave outer clothings Japanese refused to transport the Sadhu down to the hut with their horse Stephen attempted to help the Sadhu but was suffering from altitude sickness McCoy took off, leaving the Sadhu with Stephen Sherpas carried Sadhu down to a rock at 15,000 feet; Japanese gave the Sadhu food and drink Sadhu was last seen throwing rocks at dogs Fate of Sadhu unknown What happened high on the Himalayan pass? Describe all the people who were there. Why is the incident so important and memorable for McCoy? Sadhu • Hindu monk • Renounce material attachments, food, clothing and shelter • Leaves behind all material attachments • Lives in caves, forests and temples • Never ending pilgrimage • Rugged life (eg. early morning bath in cold mountain) • Wears little or no clothing Source: http://www.ehow.com/how_4425905_become-hindu-sadhu.html Why is the incident so important and memorable for McCoy? • Doesn’t know the final outcome • Lessons about the corporate world was learnt What do you think is the “basic ethical dilemma” referred to by McCoy? Basic Ethical Dilemma Should McCoy have done more? What factors may have influenced the various hikers’ decisionmaking? The perception among some that “the Sadhu has himself to blame for the...
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...1. Describe what the Latino Paradox means in your own words as described in the film shown in class. Provide one example of this. In the Latino film, a public health official said of immigrant health, “They’re doing something right.” The Latino Paradox means that Latino immigrants are healthier than the average American, even though they have lower income and education. The paradox is that people from low socioeconomic status tends to have worse health and higher death rates compared to every other groups in the world; however, Latinos in the United States have a low mortality rate even though they are part of the low socioeconomic status. In the Latino film, the 2. What conditions in the Bernals’ lives protect or promote their health? Some...
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...POWELL ESSAY Laurel Osgood Dr. Powell H. English III 19 August 2024. The quote "There may be no secrets in small towns, but there are no strangers either" reflects the complexities of small-town life, highlighting how personal secrets are hard to keep in such a close-knit community. In Spoon River Anthology, Edgar Lee Masters uses a series of epitaphs to share personal stories and secrets, offering a deep look into the lives and hidden truths of the townspeople. These epitaphs provide a rich and often critical perspective on human nature and small-town life, revealing the hidden layers of society and exploring how their experiences shape their lives and legacies. In Spoon River Anthology, numerous townspeople experience misogyny, highlighting...
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...Euripides’ Hippolytus Artemis’ informative speech to Hippolytus not only displays the dramatic irony present throughout the play, but also solidifies many predominant themes present during the play. This passage summarizes the entire play as Artemis describes the plans of the characters, going on to blame Phaedra, the Nurse, Aphrodite, and Theseus. (Halleran, 276) Through Artemis’ passage (Euripides, 1283-1312), the truth about Phaedra and Hippolytus, unknown and misunderstood by Theseus, finally surfaces. As Artemis reveals the plot to Theseus in the passage, the themes of honour and relationship between man and god are evident. Hippolytus’ relationship with the goddesses Artemis and Aphrodite, along with his honour and pride, are well established directly from the prologue, and further solidified in this passage by Artemis. Hippolytus is extremely devoted to the goddess Artemis, honouring her by choosing to remain sexually chaste. His ability to remain sexually chaste, along with his strong will to pursue hunting activities explains the relationship he has with the goddess. Artemis displays honour for Hippolytus in this passage, informing Theseus the reason for her presence is, “[…] to reveal [his] son’s mind/ as just, so that [Hippolytus] may die with a good reputation.” (Euripides, 1298-1299) Artemis begins by mentioning her primary reason for being present is a result of her desire for Hippolytus to die with a good reputation. Artemis further reveals Hippolytus’...
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...doesn’t stick to societal customs, it is the mother, and not the father who is to be held responsible. The fear of such a dishonor explains the absolute devotion that a lot of mothers have a comparison with their kids. owing to the belief that a mother’s manners directly affects negatively or positively the prospect and fate of her children, a lot of women come to believe that their kids will succeed in life if they put up with and endure all kinds of ill-treatments from their co-wives, in-laws as well as husbands for the welfare of their kids. They endeavor to be obedient, loving, polite and kind to their husbands regardless of the price they have to pay. The eventual prize of all these virtues is successful and blessed kids. In conversations, people were keen on comparing and contrasting Sogolon’s reserve with the self-importance and hatred of Soussoum Berete, her co-wife. It was argued that it since the former had been a commendable mother as well as wife, God had given power to her...
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