...Freedom--claimed and Lost In Kate Chopin’s “The story of an hour,” a woman who is a Person that openly portrays the true feelings of a woman who feels trapped inside her marriage. In the period in which she lived, there were only two alternatives for Louise Mallard to achieve personal freedom—either she or her husband must die. Having no personal freedom, the only way Mrs. Mallard could express her lack of freedom through a physical illness. Someone can choose to die, in a moment, as an escape to freedom. Mrs. Mallard’s death was a result of her loss of the freedom she had, when she supposed Mr. Mallard dead. Upon hearing the news of her husband’s death, Mrs. Mallard lets out a brief cry. Then she quickly retreats to her room where time seems to slow. The choice of words used by Chopin “sank”, “pressed down”, “roomy armchair”, “haunted her body” pulls us to empathize with her life which sounds, heavy and burdensome, and it’s been this way for a long time. They weight is not the weight of her loss, it is the weight of her life. As, Mrs. Mallard sits in her chair, She views nature and life going on outside her window. She sees and experiences freedom, a contradiction to her life with Mr. Mallard She begins to realize that Tension grow as she is sitting in the chair and at the same time being pulled out of it; There is something coming towards her that she would have to fight off. However, she accepts this something, which is her new freedom from her marriage, the thing...
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...until in the end you lost some of yourself and gained a new experience. Former Vietnam veteran O’brien knew war was a bitch, and he tried conveying that by using a selection of detail so the reader may infer inherent importance of any details that he shares, undertone which implies a meaning that usually points towards the underlying theme of a work, metaphors to enhance his writing in “The Things They Carried.” The way he formatted his book consequently so the structure stood out and which made it not so eloquent. His tone was easy to detect because it was either to inform or persuade us to believe his anecdotes or analogies about the war. The mind and imagination or a powerful tool, but it's not the best when you live in fear. “How crazy it was that people who were so incredibly alive could get so incredibly dead.” (pg 212) O’brien uses a selection of detail to concretize a feeling the soldiers had. In the dark nights the soldiers lost their sanity. An example would be Rat Kiley, who started visualizing himself dead and to get away from it all, he shot himself in the foot. Speaking or writing about hard times makes it easier to get past them, but what if you have no...
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...Wordsworth’s Poetry William Wordsworth ← Analysis → Wordsworth’s monumental poetic legacy rests on a large number of important poems, varying in length and weight from the short, simple lyrics of the 1790s to the vast expanses of The Prelude, thirteen books long in its 1808 edition. But the themes that run through Wordsworth’s poetry, and the language and imagery he uses to embody those themes, remain remarkably consistent throughout the Wordsworth canon, adhering largely to the tenets Wordsworth set out for himself in the 1802 preface to Lyrical Ballads. Here, Wordsworth argues that poetry should be written in the natural language of common speech, rather than in the lofty and elaborate dictions that were then considered “poetic.” He argues that poetry should offer access to the emotions contained in memory. And he argues that the first principle of poetry should be pleasure, that the chief duty of poetry is to provide pleasure through a rhythmic and beautiful expression of feeling—for all human sympathy, he claims, is based on a subtle pleasure principle that is “the naked and native dignity of man.” Recovering “the naked and native dignity of man” makes up a significant part of Wordsworth’s poetic project, and he follows his own advice from the 1802 preface. Wordsworth’s style remains plain-spoken and easy to understand even today, though the rhythms and idioms of common English have changed from those of the early nineteenth century. Many of Wordsworth’s poems (including...
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...1. Shipping and airfreight services and determine the most appropriate transport method and route and protection/security options 1) 3 air cargo services: * Worldwide customs and forwarding agents * DHL * FedEx 3 shipping services: * K-line Japan * Worldwide customs and forwarding agents * NYK Container Line 2) The configuration and carrying capacities of 2 types of aircraft and 2 ocean vessels that go to Japan. There are many types of aircraft which go to Japan from Australia, two of these are: * Airbus a330-300 Range: 11,750 km Overall length: 63.96 m Height: 16.83 m Max Payload: 45.9 tonnes Freight Capacity: LD3 capacity under floor: 32 Max pallet number under floor: 9+5 LD3 Bulk hold volume: 19.7 m3 Total volume (Bulk loading): 162.8 m3 * Boeing 777-300ER Range: 14,340 km Overall length: 73.9 m Height: 19.7 m Cargo door dimension | Width * height | Front | 340 * 167 | Rear | 178 * 167 | bulk | 97 * 110 | Load capacity and temperature of Cargo Comp’t | Load capacity | Temperature | Front | 9,797 kg | 4~10 °c | Rear | 9,797 kg | 4~10 °c | Bulk | 2,925 kg | Normal 4~10 °cVent 18~24 °c | Also, there are several types of ocean vessels. 2 types of ocean vessels are used for shipping: * Container ship Container ships are cargo ships that carry all of their load in truck-size intermodal containers. Container ship capacity is measured in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU). Typical...
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...symbolic of a savior, or Jesus Christ, taking the eternal blemish of mortal sins upon himself so the baptized, and practiced, Christians are void of being dealt an otherwise infinite damnation of their souls. Christ's sacrifice for the atonement would satisfy the need for an eternal justice system to be activated. In likeness of the short stories, "Killings" by Andre Dubus and "By and By" by Amy Bloom, the need for a final sacrifice to justify murders, or previous sins, is determined by the decisions of Matt Fowler in "Killings” and the Narrator in "By and By" as they decide to individually offer a sacrifice of themselves, as opposed to turning to a system of justice outside of themselves (the government), and are forcing themselves to feel the weight that a savior, such as Jesus Christ, might have felt as they commence to take...
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...The science fiction short story Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. was originally published in Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine in 1961. The year was 2081 in a society where everyone was equal in strength, looks, smartness, quickness, and athleticism. The people who were better than others got handicaps put on them. These handicaps included weights strapped to their bodies, and radio transmitters that scattered the intelligent people’s thoughts. George, Harrison’s father, has 47 pounds worth of weights strapped to his body and a radio transmitter that scatters his thoughts about every 20 seconds. But on the other hand, Harrison’s mother, Hazel has no handicaps because she was considered to have an average intelligence. George and Hazel’s...
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...Is God Dead and Have We Killed Him? An Argument in Defense of Nietzsche's “Madman.” “Incipit tragoedia,” Nietzsche exclaims at the closing of The Gay Science, but what stands before this tragedy? What has happened to usher in such a fatal turn to the “goat song”? The answer lies in Nietzsche's claim that, “God is dead! God remains dead! And we have killed him!” (Nietzsche 141-142). There can be little argument that these enraged words of Nietzsche are reveled by atheists and agnostic alike. On the other hand, theists acquainted with his writings revile them. Are there grounds to be correspondingly joyous and offended? Does the announcement carry any concern? Can the proclamation carry both joy and offense? What if the passage is being taken too literally? This is what needs to be investigated! The real question then is what exactly Nietzsche means when he asserts, “God is Dead...And we have killed him!” (Nietzsche 141-142). In order to answer these questions, I intend to argue, through a critical exposition of Nietzsche’s claim, that God - that is the “cause” of Him - although not completely...
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...soldiers in the war, however in the concluding chapter “The Lives of the Dead,” it takes a different direction. Instead of focusing on the realities of combat, this chapter focuses on the childhood memory of the narrator and author O’Brien, showing us his first love, Linda, and how she had a tragic death. This departure from the war narrative is not a distraction but a deliberate choice that serves to connect the pain of losing his first love, Linda, with a broader theme of trauma. Through this chapter, the narrator proves that trauma is a persistent force, deeply embedded in memory and integral to human experience. In "The Lives of the Dead” O’Brien reflects on the impact that Linda had on his life. This personal loss marked his first encounter with death, a theme that resonates throughout the whole...
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...An Exegetical Evaluation of the Impacts of “God is Dead” Religion has been subject to various examinations throughout time; this historically dominant concept has offered much to the world, while sometimes being disadvantageous. Philosophers have looked to offer insight and understanding to the idea of a higher power, aiming to try to grasp its complex nature. Friedrich Nietzsche a 19th century philosopher takes a different approach to the idea of religion in his literary narrative “The Gay Science”. In this narrative Nietzsche makes the bold statement that “God is Dead” (Nietzsche 95), claiming that we are responsible. This is rather extreme statement in any context, however considering the time period in which he was writing, a time where...
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...the person seeking help-commonly referred to as psychoanalysis. Therapeutic relationships are characterized by mutual trust between the two players with the main objective of helping individuals to change unhealthy and/or destructive behaviors, emotions and thoughts. In this pursuit, therapists combine several techniques including psychodynamics, behavioral and cognitive approaches. Anorexia nervosa There are many and varied psychological disorders in this case, I will focus on anorexia nervosa and its treatment. Anorexia nervosa is a condition that is characterized by refusal to maintain a healthy body weight or intense fear of gaining weight. The patient feels inadequate when he senses he is fat. The condition mainly affects young women although other age groups can also be affected (Bateman & Holmes, 2005). When a patent has anorexia, the desire to lose weight becomes one’s most important preoccupation. The patient does not appreciate his/her condition and cannot see himself as he or she truly is. The patient is very disgusted by the way her/her body looks and thought about dieting, food and one’s body take most of their days. The patient has little time for friends, family and other activities that they used to enjoy. The skinnier the patient becomes, the better s/he feels. Mealtimes become very stressful and the patient thinks extensively only on what...
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...The movie Fat, Sick, & Nearly Dead was a good movie to inspire many people who want to get rid of something that bothers them. For example weight, migraines, and also your skin can clear up. According to this movie Phil shared the juice and people started to drink some and said if it worked for him it could work for me, and this inspired people to go out and do a 6 day juice run. This shows people that this movie showed how good it was by having one person inspired tons of others to try this juice run, and some people started getting results and it worked for them. Movies can make people feel like that was a really good movie or it was a horrid movie, but Fat, Sick, & Nearly Dead was a great movie in my opinion some may disagree but for...
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...crucial for Guy Montag, the society as a whole, as well the sanity of everybody. Montag is lost, depressed, and lonely because he felt as if a part of his life was missing. He would wander through the streets at night crying, wondering what was wrong with him, screaming to the skies about the constant weight on his shoulders. Over time, he began to stash books in his vents and pursue reading more. After this, he changed. He seemed lighter, happier, and overall more content with his life. The mere presence of books brought him such a great happiness and began to fulfill his need for knowledge. Clarisse McClellan also struggled with her desperation for knowledge. By the government, she was deemed “different” and “strange” due to the fact she adored reading, writing, and reading. People crossed streets to avoid her, students at school tormented her, and even parts of her own family disowned her. All these actions were a result of her need for knowledge. Ultimately, she ended up taking her own life because she felt so unwanted, she could not express her love for knowledge, and she felt as peculiar as a violin in a marching band. Citizens were burned and were willing to be burned alive if it meant that they were going to lose their books. These citizens were quite literally willing to die for knowledge, and the right to educate. Kids had lost all of their creativity and became almost robotic. They lost who they were and began to question their existence, solely because they had no way to...
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...Eve was tricked by the nahash, the nahash told her that God lied to them and that they will become like God if they eat from that tree that is why God didn’t want them to. But of course the nahash was wrong and Adam released original sin and things like death, disease, etc. into the world. Adam and Eve lost their original holiness and justice when God found out that they had disobeyed him. The Protoevangelium was then created between Eve and the nahash stating that the offspring of the nahash will strike at the heel of Eve’s offspring while the offspring of Eve will strike at the head of the nahash’s offspring. After that the world was filled with sin and to cleanse it or perform a type of baptism on the world God decided to destroy the world by flooding it and chose one pure man named Noah to lead the new non sinners of the world. But right after flooding it God saw his mistake on trying to destroy humanity and promised that he would never do this again. Today we can go through baptism to become right with God. God had a plan for us, to send...
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...Asthma HCS/245 May 23, 2015 Asthma What is Asthma? Asthma is a chronic disease that obstructs the flow of air, the obstruction is reversible. What is Asthma? • Inflammation (swelling) • Mucous in the airways • Tightening in muscles around the airways Asthma is most common chronic disease in childhood, almost 9 million children in America have asthma, (Over 100,000 in Wisconsin). Children under 6 years old have the highest rates for hospital admissions, this is the #1 reason children are admitted into hospitals and this is also one of the main reasons children are absent from school, children miss about 7 days of school due to asthma. Causes of Asthma: (There is no one single onset of Asthma) • Hereditary • Exposure to or not enough exposure to “triggers: • Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke • Air pollution Asthma is more common in families where someone already has the condition. If one parent has asthma, the chance of their child developing asthma is approximately double that of children whose parents don't have asthma. We also know that a mother has a greater risk of passing on asthma than a father, though the reasons are not clear. Environmental Tobacco Smoke is the #1 trigger of asthma, but also studies have shown that exposure to ETS can cause the onset of the disease of asthma. Having a plan and goals of asthma management is the next step that should be taken for children and adults after being diagnosed with this chronic respiratory...
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...God Is Dead: Evidence Concerning the Human Condition on Behalf of Friedrich Nietzsche The phrase “God is dead,” when heard outside of context, can fall on the ears of the religious as something strikingly blasphemous. It may fall on the ears of the secular as something quite nihilistic and pessimistic. When taken out of context, a very rich and thought-provoking idea can be completely lost to the emotional hostility provoked in the mind of anyone with staunchly held preconceived notions. “God is dead,” however dark the phrase may sound, is a call to self-reflection. It is a phrase that will, when read with a set of evidences, force the reader to reflect on the milestones that humanity has achieved, both socially and physically, in the small and largely unfettered existence which humanity has possessed. When pondered within context, it is an idea that will force any reader to realize that, since the beginning, mankind has been a creative and impeccably persevering lot that has existed for hundreds of thousands of years, largely due to an exceptional ability to adapt and change prevailing attitudes based on what is needed for survival....
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