...“The Minister’s Black Veil” is a short story that uses the theme of guilt or a sin that is undisclosed. Since Nathaniel Hawthorne’s speciality seems to be describing the emotion a person feels when they are keeping a secret, he accurately captures the sentiment of guilt and shame that seems to claw the inside of a person’s consciousness. Hawthorne’s way of telling the story draws the reader in with his use of his vivid explanations and talented symbolism. Both of these things are an integral part of a short story, and they help the story ensue without losing the reader’s interest. In Hawthorne’s “The Minister’s Black Veil,” the use of diction helps to immerse the reader into the time period, the details make the reader feel the parishioners’...
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...The True Meaning to The Minister’s Black Veil A utopian society is thought of as an amazing place. In a utopian society everyday is always a beautiful familiar day, but a land where you can’t show your own beliefs or self expression does not sound that great. The Minister’s Black Veil by Nathaniel Hawthorne tells the story of a man known as Reverend Hooper. One day he begins to wear a black veil for some reason unknown to the citizens of the town. The citizens all begin to try and figure out why he now wears this black veil, and in this confusion chaos descends onto the town and Reverend Hooper. It is pretty obvious that Hawthorne is trying to show the flaws with a society that is supposed to be perfect, yet is so easily shattered to chaos...
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...In the affluent society, capitalism comes into its Own. The two mainsprings of its dynamic -- the escalation of commodity production and productive exploitation -- join and permeate all dimensions of private and public existence. The available material and intellectual resources (the potential of liberation) have so much outgrown the established institutions that only the systematic increase in waste, destruction, and management keeps the system going. The opposition which escapes suppression by the police, the courts, the representatives of the people, and the people themselves, finds expression in the diffused rebellion among the youth and the intelligentsia, and in the daily struggle of the persecuted minorities. The armed class struggle is waged outside: by the wretched of the earth who fight the affluent monster. The critical analysis of this society calls for new categories: moral, political, aesthetic. I shall try to develop them in the course of the discussion. The category of obscenity will serve as an introduction. This society is obscene in producing and indecently exposing a stifling abundance of wares while depriving its victims abroad of the necessities of life; obscene in stuffing itself and its garbage cans while poisoning and burning the scarce foodstuffs in the fields of its aggression; obscene in the words and smiles of its politicians and entertainers; in its prayers, in its ignorance, and in the wisdom of its kept intellectuals. Obscenity...
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...Ladha, a Muslim woman, was unsatisfied with the court’s verdict, arguing that all applicants must reveal their faces when receiving Canadian citizenship (2015). Ladha fails to acknowledge that Ishaq was willing to remove her veil in private for identification. Similarly, Ladha fails to recognize the value the niqab has for those that wear and instead compares it to a mask or any other face cover (2015). Ladha lacks the ability to strike a balance between empathy and objectivity. Although Ladha recognizes the importance of individual liberties of religion, she believes there should be limitations on some of those liberties such as the niqab. Ladha singles out the niqab as being the only form of religious attire which should be under those limitations, which is a form of discrimination. Likewise, she highlights that it is improper to run naked on the streets because there are norms of accepted standard and norms people in society have to abide by (Ladha 2015). Not only...
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...The use of text within to the visual arts can be traced back as far as the inscribed carvings found on cave walls created by the Indigenous population of Australia approximately 46000 years ago. However, over the past few years, the use of text in art, also known as the art of typography, has become a frequent means of communication for artists in the creation of their works. Text within art can be projected, scrawled, painted, computerised and carved to the point that a work may be created of nothing but language. The art of typography is the technique of arranging type in such a way that makes language visible. It treats fonts as individual entities to be enjoyed by the audience. Some artists deal with language as a character on its own as opposed to a surface to draw upon. These artists place texts in ways that are intended to stimulate the way an audience perceives a work, to evoke emotion or to create a statement. However, others, particularly graphic designers, tend to focus on the decorative powers of text. Regardless of the artist’s intentions, the appearance of text within art can shift our appreciation of their sound and meaning. Artists that explore text in art include: Barbara Kruger, Yukinori Yanagi, Katarzyna Kozyra, Jenny Holzer, Wenda Gu, Shirin Neshat, Miriam Stannage, Colin McCahon and Jenny Watson. Artists such as Jenny Holzer, Wenda Gu and Shirin Neshat explore the cultural implications of language in art and the importance of language to identity through...
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...Most countries whether developed or developing, consider teenage pregnancy a social taboo and this stigma can have negative effects the teenager's self-esteem and actualization. An example would be in certain African societies when a girl is found to be pregnant out of wedlock she is immediately labelled as damaged goods and most of the time she is subjected to abuse from the community and family this threatens the safety of herself and the child. However in the western countries most of the time for the teen moms to be able to cope with the stress of raising a child and the ongoing negativity surrounding them, most of them turn to drugs to cope. This will eventually lead to many addiction issues for the mother and the child might be born with a syndrome known as Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome that occurs when a baby is exposed...
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...perpetuates this inequality.• Religious beliefs function as a patriarchal ideology that legitimates female subordination. 3. EVIDENCE OF PATRIARCHYRELIGIOUS ORGANISATIONS• They are mainly male dominated despite the fact that women often participate more than men in organisations. For example, Orthodox Judaism and Catholicism forbid women to become priests. Armstrong sees women’s exclusion from the priesthood of most religions as evidence of marginalisation. View slide 4. PLACES OF WORSHIP• They often separate the sexes and marginalise women, e.g. seating them behind screens while the men occupy the central and more sacred spaces.• Women’s participation may be restricted, for example, not being able to preach or to read from sacred texts. Taboos that regard menstruation, pregnancy and childbirth as polluting may also prevent participation. For example, in Islam, menstruating women are not allowed to touch the Qur’an. Holm describes this as the devaluation of women in contemporary religion. View slide 5. SACRED TEXTS• They largely feature the doings of male gods, prophets ect, and are usually written and interpreted by men. Stories often reflect anti-female stereotypes, such as that of Eve who in the Judaeo-Christian story of Genesis, caused by humanity’s fall from grace and expulsion from the Garden of Eden. 6. RELIGIOUS LAWS AND CUSTOMS• These may give women fewer rights than men, e.g. in access to divorce, how many spouses they may marry, decision making, dress codes ect. Religious...
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...Ask for the grace to see the picture, hear the message or feel the feelings, from the other side. If it is a loved one you have lost, look at their face, feel their presence and ask how they would like you to feel—would they really want you to bear the burden of such sadness, especially if you could see and understand the beautiful place, the calling, the new experiences and vision that they now have. Hear their promise and take comfort in their smile. In spite of all past hurts, they love you. It was just time to journey on. Know that, though it seems realms away, through walls created by forgetfulness, and senses almost lost in the past—the place where we all abide is only a thin veil away. In that special place, that quiet place, in the temple of your heart, you can connect through that veil and know all is well. It is a part of a beautiful plan that was agreed, in a time before. There is growth for all and understandings to come, before the time of knowing and no more tears. For now trust and accept their blessings. Look with joy at all you have—the past pleasures and shared experiences. Don't dwell on perceived losses and especially not imagined losses, or fears for your loved one, or for your future. If you could see even a glimpse of all they would tell, you would feel such happiness for them—life’s heaviness and burdens all left behind. As you leave that quiet place, take a moment to realise that life loves you too. There can be beauty even in great loss and new beginnings...
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...possessed innumerable profane terms, some of which have direct lines to modern profanity. There was, of course, the pearly, carnal decadence of the elite, so often portrayed in the media – however, the milk baths and wine showers that come to mind were extravagances and eccentricities, leaving the rest of the people with a very different sexual life. Homosexuality and pedophilia were tenuous topic, despite their common recognition and plentiful literary references. Most important of all, perhaps, was a gaping chasm differing what was a 'normal' relationship in the Classical world and a modern relationship. To say the least, it was an exciting time to be vigorous and lascivious in Rome. To say the least, there is a large gulf between our own taboos and Roman sexual attitudes. The single most startling and definitive point of evidence to differentiate modern Western sexual attitudes...
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...representation of homosexuality in film or television, specifically relation to males, is that they are extravagant, flamboyant and often even pretentious. When all of these characters traits are combined into one they fall under the category of 'Camp'. Coming from the French word ‘se camper’ which translates to 'to flaunt' Camp was a part of the anti-academic defense of popular culture in the 1960s and gained popularity in the 1980s with the widespread adoption of postmodern views on art and culture. Male homosexuals are seen to often embrace their sexuality and this outlandish behavior is heavily emphasized in order to reinforce the audiences existing ideologies. However, this may also be a move to parade their identity, something which was seen taboo back in the early 20th century. "Camp was thus a way of performing a hitherto unseen identity: early camp style celebrated a certain degree of gender bending, wit, and aestheticism" This conveys how homosexuals used this idea of camp as a way expressing themselves in ways that were not traditionally allowed to and in a postmodern society, film and television take this idea and don’t show homosexuals as people who struggled, but people who had survived in a heavily homosexual, discriminated society. As a result through mediation this has developed into this idea of ‘camp’. “Campy, is one element of the 'gay sensibility'. Camp is self mocking, winking at the audience, and very smart humor. It isn't just dumb put downs, sophisticated gays...
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...memorial state as he painted the picture of detached houses made out of wood or clay and sometimes a combination of both, with some having zinc sheets for roofs and cement to cover the floor and walls. Houses are either round or rectangular and typically offer a veranda with two or three rooms that may function as the bedrooms or as a food storage area. The preparation of meals is done outdoor on stone. For food, rice is the stole staple food, consumed at virtually every meal, Mohammed joked without exaggeration, "If I haven't eaten rice today, then I haven't eaten." Other things are of course eaten; wide range of fruits and vegetables, ground provisions which are all grown by people themselves. He informed me that Jujuma does have a food taboo against pork. Religion was very important as his family prayed several times a day according to the five pillars of Islam. The style of clothing was that of cultural; majority of the...
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...the appearance of his father. The spirit tells Hamlet that he did not die peacefully, but instead his brother, Claudius, murdered him by pouring venom into his ear. Claudius usurped the throne and also married his brother´s wife, Gertrude. Hamlet swears to his father´s spirit that he is going to avenge his death, and he would commit this by acting insanity. There are actions in the play that would be almost impossible to achieve if Hamlet did not act like a mentally unstable person. The clues that we can find in this tragedy helps proving that Hamlet´s sanity is the motive behind his simulated madness. The first reason Hamlet has to make everyone think he had gone mad is to accomplish the freedom he gains because of this. Societies have taboos and social norms that people must follow to be accepted. However, there are some exceptions, like the mentally unstable or the insane, so Hamlet realizes that being crazy would...
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...Introduction Section 1-Identify Basic Appeal Section 2- Assess Business Environment a. Language, attitudes, religious beliefs, traditions, work ethic ( culture) The full name of Saudi Arabia is the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Arabic is the official language. In the 7th century, the successor of the Mohammed who was the founder of Islam established Arab empire. The 8th century is a heyday for Saudi Arabia, and its territory crosses Europe, Asia and Africa. However, in the 16th century, Arab empire was ruled by the Ottoman Empire. In the 19th century, The Great Britain invaded into Arab, it was divided into two parts, Hejaz and Nejd. In 1924, the chief of Hejaz in Saudi Arabia merged Nejd and then gradually unified the Arabian Peninsula. Finally, in September 1932, he declared the establishment of Saudi Arabia kingdom. Saudi Arabia is the birthplace of Islam. Islam has become the world’s second large religion. The founder Muhammad established Islam approximately A.D 600 in Mecca; the sacred city of Islam is located in Saudi Arabia. Islam prospers in northwestern Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, Pakistan, and some Southeast cities. Religion strongly affects consumption behavior of Arabian. For example, Muslim consumers are not allowed to consume alcohol and pork, besides that, the nation is governed under the Law of Islamic. Muslim pray five times a day, the local people usually go to the mosque to do religious service. Women must wear black robes in that day. ...
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...CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Female circumcision is a traditional practice performed on girl children as part of initiation rituals into adulthood. This inquiry seeks to demystify the secretiveness surrounding this practice, seeking to establish the reasons why female circumcision remains a taboo subject. In doing so, the researcher will attempt to establish the local community’s perception of female circumcision and elucidate some of the reasons practitioners cite as benefits of female circumcision. The research focuses on Mabvuku and Tafara suburbs because there are people of different ethnic groups with varying customs and values that shape their behaviour and way of life. Mabvuku and Tafara have an unusually high concentration of people of Malawian, Mozambican and Zambian origin who migrated to seek work mostly before the Zimbabwean independence. Due to this diversity, women and girls who have undergone female circumcision were interviewed. Mabvuku is a high-density suburb some seventeen kilometres east of Harare. It is classified as a suburb or township of Harare, with the Harare City Council constituting local government. This inquiry is exploratory, descriptive and qualitative in nature, based on interviews with women who had undergone the practice in Mabvuku-Tafara. The inquiry can be termed therefore, a qualitative research done through a case study design. This research method is preferred because the researcher is exploring a subjective understanding of social reality...
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...through Jack’s head? How did he abandon sanity and reason so easily? Was another aspect, one not so obviously stated, in play? Then, there are characters like Roger. Now, if Jack was a small sign of something mentally unhealthy affecting the island than Roger is a neon Vegas-headliner advertisement complete with dancing girls and a trumpet player. All joking matter aside, Roger was always swept with sinister thoughts from the moment he first threw rocks at the “littlun’s.” While throwing stones seems like a childish pastime for a bully like Roger, his actions become worse the longer he spent with bad influences such as Jack, the tribe’s hunting habits, and the sessions of torture through the hunter’s ritual dance or Jack’s commands. The taboo spirit Roger feels as he tosses rocks near kids fades away gradually until he overrules what he had learned in England and acts out against the rules, believing that he has the power. Roger goes from sticking a swine, to throwing stones at the twins, to causing the death of Piggy! William Golding even describes what Roger feels in chapter eleven stating, “High overhead, Roger, with a sense of delirious abandonment, leaned al his weight on the lever.” Delirious abandonment? The words may seem long, but this terminology can directly translate to “crazed disregard.” Would a proper English choirboy disregard a falling rock about to topple another child? Such vocabulary would better fit a rogue psychopath or convict, but not someone Roger’s age...
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