Essays on Defiance

Long Response

While sexuality remains a talking point in the modern society, many people are still being discriminated based on their sexual identities. It is essential to note that several people have become victims of racial discrimination as well as heterosexism in the modern society. While many people have fought to change the perception of the offenders, the battle against lesbianism is still alive in the society as many individuals do not consider it a cultural norm. Culturally acceptable codes of behavior have dictated that a particular behavior has to be observed by the members of the society to help nurture ...

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Introduction The Boston Tea Party was an important episode in the history of America which gave way to the American War of Independence. This war was fought to highlight the oppressive measures by Britain, or the mother country as it was known. The Boston Tea Party is the reaction to the attitude of Britain towards its American colonies. According to TH Breen, ordinary people in predominantly rural communities were the highlight of the ensuing American Revolution (Carp, 421). This essay begins with the non-importation agreement in Boston. This is followed by the lapse of the ...

Why the War for Independence was Justified Rebellion?

The American Revolution or the War for Independence was a justified rebellion because people should be allowed to freely make their own choices within the boundaries of any governmental institution. The British government at the time had according to Thomas Jefferson become destructive of one’s right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. How unfairly it was for Great Britain to impose a tax on the American colonies? There was also no representation in parliament. This was unfair to the colonists, and it needed to be abolished. The politics of taxing the colonists would only benefit the ...

Final Essay: Robert Bresson’s Dictum & Film Analysis of “A Man Escaped”

Introduction The modern film-viewer may anticipate feeling abashed, or risk feeling bored when scrutinizing an old, black-and-white movie that lacks an action package. However, Robert Bresson’s film made in 1956, A Man Escaped, offers a compelling example of filmmaking skills which captivate the attention of its audience. One of Director Robert Bresson’s favorite dictums asserts that “What is for the eye must not duplicate what is for the ear” (“Notes on Sound”). Control of narrative space, and command of sound perspective strategies in the film demonstrate an exercise of the filmmaker’s philosophy. The film analysis herein, ...

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Akira Kurosawa's Ran is based on the 16th Century play, King Lear, by William Shakespeare. The main plots behind the two works are identical. Besides Ran’s adapted parallel characters like Hidetora, there are theme similarities and differences. In both stories, a leader decides to divide his kingdom among three heirs and a child identifies their father’s undoing in both. The similarities and differences in the plots of the two works underpin major similarities and differences in themes. For example, both works capture the theme of conflict between authority and challenge within the family albeit not exactly in ...

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Parents have been accorded the critical responsibility of taking good care of their children, molding, correcting them and making sure that they become acceptable and meaningful members of the society. Time and again, children go wrong, and parents are left with the responsibility of correcting them and making sure that the children do the right thing. It is, however, evident that a good percentage of parents spank their kids when they go wrong. Researchers have also passionately provided their views on this issue. For example, according to a study done by Gershoff (2013), "We found that spanking was associated ...

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David Foster Wallace was an American writer whose work includes novels, essays, and short stories. He is a professor of creative writing. His most famous work was his novel Infinite Jest, and The Pale Cream. He has been recognized by various institutions and persons for his elaborate work in the development of English literature. Wallace work include both fiction and non-fiction work. His work is mostly concerned in moving beyond the metafiction and the irony that is associated with postmodernism. Some of his other nonfiction works include the John McCain 2000 presidential bid and the September 11 attacks. We ...

Q#1 David Bowe is the identified fashion icon. Regarding self-concept and perception, Bowe had a real self, which was the most natural demeanor and personality in real life. Primarily, it was observed when he was away from the media and public eye. On the other hand, he also had the ideal self, which was a creation of the public and celebrity persona which most people knew. The first areas of focus here is the real self of Bowe before he became the star icon most people know. The real self of the fashion icon was manifested since his childhood. ...

1. Do you take Antigone’s or Creon’s point of view? Defend your decision. I would take Creon’s point of view. First, the play depicts Creon as showing a strong stance on campaigning against corruption and corrupt individuals. It's true that as long as individuals may divert from the ethical path by losing the way to engage in intentional bribery and corruption. Creon says that people have often succumbed to the hope of gain, thereby making him suspect that almost everyone at one point has been involved in bribery to betray their public duty. He is categorical ...

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When people live in a society, they are imparted with specific values and norms which shape their understanding of different things. One of the unique understanding that people develop is their notion of how they expect the government to work. They also develop unique belief on what they expect the political system to do for them (Roskin, et al. 106). These beliefs towards the government or the political system that individuals of a given society develop are what are referred to as the political culture of a nation. The political culture varies from one nation to another. There are ...

Antigone is a tragedy written by Greek playwright Sophocles in the year 442 BCE. The play carries on in a series of plays such as Oedipus the King and Oedipus at Colonus as well as Seven Against Thebes, which tell the tale of social classes, family feuds, and civil law in ancient times. The play tells about the reversal of fortunes between people in the high social class who are forced to live very lowly lives and to suffer emotionally and physically due to the operation of the constitution. The play deals with the burial of Antigone’s brother ...

Chinua Achebe manages, in a highly entertaining and educative way, to present the theme of collectivism in the Nigeria before the merciless yet highly effective occupation of the British in Nigeria. The Ibo society that forms the setting of the book is a microcosm of not just Nigeria but also the rest of the Eastern countries. Chinua Achebe tells the story of the people of Igbo land of Eastern Nigeria before and immediately after their contact with the Western culture. The story revolves around the life of Okwonkwo, a tragic hero, depicting his birth, how he rises from a ...

In her novel, Not so quiet, Smith demonstrates the changing effects the Great War had on culture and identity by presenting contrasting perspectives of the war and the importance of national service The theme of war is widely tackled in the book. Hellen Zenna Smith, through her diaries, portrays a scene where the negative consequences of war are explicitly stated. As an ambulance driver, she ferries soldiers who are victims of war as she worked at the French front (Smith 6). There are harsh living conditions and filthy environment that encourages the presence of lice. The women also have ...

In the poem “Paradise Lost” John Milton addresses a number of issues. One of the major themes of the poem is obedience and temptation. The author provides us with an interesting idea of freedom in terms of Christianity. The whole book is focused on the notion of Christianity. Milton mostly focuses on the idea of freedom when we face Eve and Adam. From stanzas 1-55 in Book III, Milton mentions the thought of freedom while speaking about this nature. On the other hand, freedom is mentioned to portray God himself, the primary conceived Son, the godlikeness of God, the ...

According to Khalaf and Khalaf, the veil concept has its origins in Egypt where it represented a movement that was based and grounded in the Islamic faith and religious tradition. It embodied a moral and behavioral code of conduct or dressing that sought to distinguish the pure Islamists from the secularists. It must have also come to Beirut from Turkey and Iran where similar dressing codes of the hijab were strictly observed and sometimes legislated by the state, particularly in education. The Ottoman laws on clothing for example emphasized on head coverings to show rank and honor in the ...