...Incomplete Essay Man’s Search for Meaning is a relatively short but powerful novel about an experience through a concentration camp from the eyes of psychologist and author, Victor E. Frankel. “I had wanted simply to convey to the reader by way of a concrete example that life holds a potential meaning under any condition, even the most miserable ones.” (Victor Frankl). The first half of the book takes place in concentration camps throughout Europe, including the legendary Auschwitz. In his account of the camps, Frankl describes the nature of man when subjected to immense suffering. He gives large contrasts of prisoners giving in to the suffering and how they rise above it. His ideas deal with the value of life even at times of suffering and hopelessness and how everyone has to understand that. One of the main topics he discusses concerning suffering is that of hope. Without hope then there would be no point in anyone enduring the suffering with which they endured during these Nazi concentration camps. Frankl says that, “Every man was controlled by one thought only: to keep himself alive for the family waiting for him at home, and to save his friends. With no hesitation, therefore, he would arrange for another prisoner, another ‘number,’ to take his place in the transport.” This really shows how much suffering people went through just in hope of returning to loved ones. Another one of his lines from his book is, “Emotion, which is suffering, ceases to be suffering as...
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...Heart of Darkness Imperialism has always had certain negative effects. Not only are the victims of imperialism exploited economically but they are often bound to experience racism. The natives are forced to abandon their political and spiritual views to learn the ways of the imperialists. In Joseph Conrad's novel Heart of Darkness, Conrad describes the negative consequences affiliated with imperialism for not only the indigenous people, but also the imperialists themselves. In the beginning of the novel Heart of Darkness, Conrad shows that the British believed their imperialism had a positive influence on the Congolese by introducing them to civilization and the British way of life. "Hunters for gold or pursuers of fame, they all had gone out on that stream, bearing the sword, and often the torch, messengers of the might within the land, bearers of a spark from the sacred fire. What greatness had not floated on the ebb of that river into the mystery of an unknown earth! … The dreams of men, the seed of commonwealths, the germs of empires." (pp. 2-3 ll. 29-2). This is an optimistic statement describing the British mentality. They assume that they are imperializing for helpful reasons when they are truthfully just attempting to obtain Congo's resources. Marlow undermines the good intentions of the explorers. In the quote, "Mind, none of us would feel [...] at the back of it; not a sentimental pretence but an idea; and an unselfish belief in the idea." (pp. 4-5 ll. 26-5), Marlow...
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...to people he does not know for example when he says to a cab driver, "You know those ducks in that lagoon right near central park? That little lake? By any chance do you happen to know where they go, the ducks, when it gets all frozen over?∦"(60) This exhibits that Holden cares for some things, which means he has a will to meaning somewhere inside of him, he just needs to find it, like one of his teachers says, "∦but I can very clearly see you dying nobly, for some highly unworthy cause"(188) In this quote, Mr. Antolini is telling Holden that he believes he will do something worthy with his life, but it will not be something very useful. Man has free will acts as the second aspect of logotherapy. Viktor Frankl states, " Man's freedom is no freedom from conditions but rather freedom to take a stand on whatever conditions might confront him"(371) Holden Caulfield sometimes shows free will, "∦I...
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...The main protagonist of Ralph Ellison invisible man is not the only one who remains unseen as the novel unfolds. Another element also cloaked in invisibility follows our unknown character throughout the novel, changing both beat and tempo as the novel develops. Rather like the invisible man, the ongoing musical beat that runs through out the invisible man’ may not be visible yet it is very clearly felt and heard. It is the distinct incorporation of the inflowing musical beat that allows for an interloping of ideas based upon the visible, the invisible and the creative with the novel. The main theme within the ‘invisible man’ is that of the more obvious theme of invisibility. Ellison explores through the use of music such as in the form of jazz the moments or experiences where invisibility takes control. Such breaks in visibility signify a chance for the protagonist to escape and break the mould of the what can be called ‘constitutional visibility’ allowing for the exploration of ones own identity and individuality. An individuality and identity that is not in any way restricted to what is generally accepted as visible. Our Guarantee To You No Quibble Money Back Guarantee! We are so confident in our ability to produce top level academic work that we are prepared to back it with a "No Quibble, Money Back" guarantee! Such breaks that allow for such explorations to take place within the novel can be seen from the very beginning where in the prologue the protagonist recalls...
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...Fuck I Look Like Kai Davis Fuck I look like? No really, fuck I look like? I look like you got me fucked up is what I look like. You looking at me like I’m not supposed to be standing here next to you. Like, we in the same class but your idea of advance is too advanced And my mind can’t match you. I think it’s my vernacular, How I got half the consonants and twice the apostrophes So my philosophy can’t be valid. Like I speak slave and you speak slave master This isn’t a plantation, it’s a classroom. White people think they run shit because they got money to buy a thesaurus You say, "gargantuan", I say, "big as shit" -----------pause------------ Still, big as shit, it don’t really matter I guess AP stands for "asshole pretentiousness" And if you don’t know what that means, look it up, find a synonym You like doing that shit. You also seem to like judging a book by the color of its author Because apparently Maya Angelou is inferior due to her grammatical errors, But white man Mark Twain can write a whole novel in nothing but grammatical errors And that shit is a literate masterpiece! Well, I can’t help but to pardon my people’s slang because real niggas ain’t real niggas If they don’t got a twang, I won’t apologize. I won’t apologize for mean muggin' from the back of the classroom. Talking about existentialism like a motherfucking boss! It’s not your fault you can't vibe with me! Niggas ---Pause---- can’t vibe with me Either because as soon as I raise...
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...spend; meaning that the economic circulation in the region as a whole decreases. This loss of manufacturing is seen in the falling revenues of Morgan Moe. In many ways, the company has dealt with the difficult economic climate well. It has closed underperforming stores, consolidated the workforce, and reduced overhead. However, the laying off of many employees had some consequences. Negative press, internal rumors, and malcontent are spreading through the workforce. Websites like www.Ihatemorganmoe.blogspot.com are developing to further spread the discontent of laid-off workers. “Mans Search for Meaning” Upon reading this book, Jim Claussen, the Vice President of Human Relations, read a book by the psychologist Vicktor Frankl. Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl[ii] is the biography of a man surviving the German Concentration Camps during World War II. The book highlights three stages of decline: shock, apathy, and depersonalization followed by a period of recovery portrayed by: depersonalization, deformation,...
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...Summary In Man’s Search for Meaning, psychiatrist and neurologist Viktor Frankl (1905-1997) wrote about his time as a concentration camp inmate during the Second World War. One thing he found out was it was not about those who were physically strong, who survived longest in concentration camps, but those who had a sense of control over their environment. Viktor Frankl was one of the few, who survived in a place. This was in a place that eventually millions of people would die. After three years in various concentration camps, his camp Türkheim was liberated, upon which he returned to Vienna, where he was born. Frankl then spent the rest of his life teaching what he’d learned during the worst of times. That people can, and must, find meaning...
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...Causes of Imperialism Due to a need/want for raw materials, political power, and a greater expanse of industrially civil societies, imperialism was prominent in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Imperialism was a direct result of industrialization. Industrialized countries had a greater political power (military), more money, and a high standard of living for it's people, and with this came an influential power over other weaker, underdeveloped countries. In document 6, Rudyard Kipling (in his poem, “The White Man's Burden”) described imperialism from a social standpoint, saying that it was the duty of the white race to send their best men (“send forth the best ye breed”) to teach the weak countries/people to become a better society (“to serve your captives' need”). This idea of a stronger country helping a weaker one is shown again in document 7, where president McKinley explained that the US took over the Philippines because they were not fit to govern themselves, and that by taking them over, they would ultimately become a better civilization. Document 8 shows a political reason for imperialism, showing that the french were able to acquire more land through powerful military force. They had much more advanced weapons than those they intended to overpower, and thus could do as they pleased without great difficulty. Document 3 goes along with this idea of power, saying that imperialism originated in a country's political ambitions, such as the nation's...
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...Man’s Search for Meaning As I began reading Victor Frankl’s book, I automatically started thinking of all the horrors and victims of the Holocaust that I had read about in other books or movies I had watched on the subject. As I read further into the book I realized that Dr. Frankl’s point was not to recount the travesties of the concentration camps but to show that man has the power to choose to continue to live and have a meaningful existence. This discussed some of the atrocities of the camps but the author did not dwell on the people whose primary jobs were to work the prisoners to death literally or to extinguish those considered inferior. He chose to use and relate examples of life that gave meaning to human suffering. It is hard to fathom or truly understand the life in a concentration or prison camp and even harder to comprehend when a person has lost everything except his or her own bodies and free will. I was amazed that people were able to have faith that they would be rescued and not feel pity for themselves. People across the world say they are starved but in reality, most of us don’t even have a clue as to what true hunger and starvation feels like. Although I feel that Dr. Frankl’s experience is not unique, his ability to develop it into a theory was, especially under the circumstances which he began formulating his Logo therapy. The passage, “we really had nothing now except our bare bodies - even minus hair; all we possessed, literally, was our naked...
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...Man’s Search for Meaning Viktor Frankl's “Man’s Search for Meaning” is a story about his survival in Nazi concentration camps. He speaks about the flight and mindset he had in order to survive. This is a story that makes you feel that you can get through the toughest times if he could endure what he did especially in the Auschwitz concentration camp. Most of our complaints and problems are truly trivial compared to his life in the various camps for being a condemned Jew in Nazi Germany during World War II. While reading about Frankl’s life I could not believe I complain about trivial problems I have in todays world. The most significant idea I uncovered during my reading was that we have the freedom to control how we choose to react to situations and problems we step in to and inherit. Unlike an animal that reacts to stimuli, we have the freedom to think about how we want to act. No one can take away our ability to use the power of our mind to control our reactions. For me the most significant idea I uncovered during my reading was that human freedom is the freedom to control our attitude toward the situations we inherit. We do not have to respond to stimuli like animals, and no one can take this ultimate freedom away. I believe this idea of controlling my own freedom contributes significantly to my personal and professional life. I have truly adopted and follow a saying, “Don’t worry about the things you cannot change.” This to me is exactly what Frankl did living in the...
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...Analysis of The White Man’s Burden (1899) The poem The White Man’s Burden is about imperialism and how the powerful countries seized foreign land to become a power with colonies. The text talks about how the inhabitants of the lands acted differently due to culture difference, and how it was the white man’s burden to lecture them in their own values and culture. The title of the poem is The White Man’s Burden. This tells us what the poem is about, so it fits well to the text. The structure of the text is build up by 7 stanzas, which contains 4 lines each. In every stanza there is the end rime pattern: a, a, b, b. Every stanza starts with the sentence “Take up the White Man’s burden”, which is a typical thing for poems to do. A lot of poems repeat the same sentence over and over again. The poem has a normal rhythm, which is helped by the split in the middle of every sentence, which separates the line in 2. This helps give the poem a natural flow. The first part of the line is sort of an exclamation in all instances throughout the poem. The exclamation gets elaborated on in the second part of line, which functions as an explanation. Throughout the poem there is also a lot of metaphors, which helps color the poem, and activates the mind. The most common metaphor is of course the lead sentence in every stanza. The sentence “Take up the white man’s burden” is a symbol on the pressure the white men thought were being put on to their shoulders at the time. Also the part “Take...
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...1) What ideas made you pause for self-reflection while reading? What did you stop to think about? In Man’s Search For Meaning: I stop every few pages to reflect on, because I was trying to imagine how life was then and how it is now. Frankl and the other people in this book went through hell, and the only thing they had to hold on to was their faith and hope that one day they would see their loved ones once again. On page’s 4 and 5 it mentioned that they had numbers tattooed to their skin and on their close, the authorities were only interested in the captives numbers because if they wanted to make any charges against any of the prisoners all they had to do is look at their number. I could not even start to imagine what they went through and all they had to keep them going was the thought of loved ones and their faith. I could not even being to think about how they were all controlled as well, my husband will tell you good luck in trying to control Joy. I control what I do and when, I do compromise a lot to where I am not controlling everyone. But as I think about it they didn’t have too many choices like we do....
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...Analysis: The white man’s burden The white man’s burden is a poem written by Rudyard Kipling, a British author and poet with ori- gins in the British India. The poem was written in 1899 when Rudyard Kipling was 34 years old – it was posted in the magazine McClure’s with the subtitle “United States and the Philippine Islands”. “Take up the white man’s burden Send forth the best ye breed. Go bind your sons to exile To serve your captives need.” (Kipling; The white man’s burden; 1st stanza pt. 1) The poem is a quite long description of the burden mentioned in the title and refers to a bur- den, which the “white man” has put on his own shoulders. It is rather satirical when read, as the poem indirectly can be interpreted as a discrimination of the white mans (British) imperialistic in- spirations and perhaps even megalomania – as one might have expected from the author. The mean- ing of the title is interpreted as following: The burden of the white man is to “serve his captives need” as written in the first stanza. By this, Kipling refers to how the white man, with a perhaps imperialistic ideology, is to rule the people suppressed by the British colonies, later described as “new-caught, sullen peoples, half-devil and half-child” (Kipling; TWMB, 1st stanza pt. 2). This description of the captives is a caricatured pic- ture of what Kipling believes the white man saw his captives as, while implying the satiric element of the poem. Kipling presents the imperialistic view of the...
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...that ought to govern human conduct, the values worth pursuing, and the character traits deserving development in life.  Responsibility as a key concept of contemporary morality Although often used, the term is rarely explained in the business ethics literature. Max Weber 1919: separates the ethics of conviction from the ethics of responsibility. Walter Schulz 1972: defines responsibility as „self-commitment originating from freedom in worldly relationships,“ maintaining the polarity of responsibility (with an inner and an outer pole). Responsibility includes three components:  Subject: Authority: Contents: Who is responsible? To whom is one responsible? For what is one responsible? Viktor E. Frankl in “Man’s Search for Meaning“ (1984): “Freedom is only part of the story and half of the truth. Freedom is but the negative aspect of the whole phenomenon whose positive aspect is responsibility. In fact, freedom is in danger of degenerating into mere arbitrariness unless it is lived in terms of responsibility. That is why I recommend that the Statue of Liberty on the East Coast be supplemented by a Statue of Responsibility on the West...
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...Essay of “The White Man’s Burden” (1980), Jan Needle. This is a short story by Jan Needle. We follow the teenager Tony Robertson, who really wants to be friends with immigrants and thinks very positive of the multi-cultural society. It is pretty ironic that although his amiable behavior, two Paki-stanis eventually end up beating him up. Tony is liberal, he thinks that everyone should have the same chances, and he doesn’t prejudice anyone. “He’d brought Tony up to be liberal, to reckon on everybody being equal, having the same rights an so on.” (p. 42, top) “You could get robbed and kicked up by a white gang just as easy as a black” (p. 43 top) Tony is truly clearly thinking same about all ethnics group in the multicultural society. He is definitely setting a better example than some of the other boys at his school by being extremely tolerant. Tony has a very different attitude on immigrants than his father. This is showed in several of arguments and rows. “Every time they talked about something happening in the paper, even a strike by some poor starving hospital workers or something, he took the wrong side. It made Tony see red, get absolutely fuming” (p. 42, l. 11). “But what had gone wrong with Dad? …Defended them against all-comers. Then it had changed” (p. 42, bottom) These two quotes clearly state how upset Tony is with the way his father has changed to the other side. When Tony is questioning himself, “but what had gone wrong with Dad?”, it is very...
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