Essays on Harshness

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Proposal Peculiar historical, cultural and philosophical foundations of East Asian states have facilitated relative homogeneity in local artistic endeavors, though certain peculiar details of art in such countries as China, Korea and Japan might alter greatly. Also, in light of historical trends and events, China became an Sesshū Tōyō a source inspiration for many Japanese artists, as it is shown by the body of research. However, it is still interesting to take a closer look at influences Chinese culture and representational conventions produce on Japanese art in relation to a certain period of time and certain variety of ...

Jack London's ‘To Build a Fire’ takes place within the sub- freezing Yukon of Alaska. The stories protagonist is an unnamed man who, besides the admonition of an experienced old man of Sulphur Creek decides to brave the merciless elements to meet his friends at a camp. Alongside him is his companion a large wolf dog. Readers are introduced to the setting at the beginning of the story as it states “day had dawned cold and gray” he continues with the statement “there seemed to be an indescribable darkness over the face of things” (London 64). This presents as ...

The aim of this essay is to present you with a close reading of a specific paragraph from the short story by Katherine Mansfield ‘The Woman at the store’. The paragraph which has been chosen to be presented in this essay is the one of the first meeting of the three men with the Woman, the main female figure and protagonist of this short story. It is a paragraph which describes the situation of confronting each other. The essay is structured in three steps. Each step emphasizes and highlights one particular aspect of the essay. The first step is the writing of ...

Life in prison without the possibility of parole is such a harsh sentence especially for children. These children are condemned to die in prison without having room to reform and have a second chance in life. An article titled “Life without Parole? No Child Deserves That” by Jody Kent Lavy, appeared in the Washington Post, A19 on June 27, 2013. The article addresses this issue and points out how these children are denied a chance to live a second life, considering that their actions might have been influenced by factors beyond their control. It happens that the United States of America is the ...

The government of the United Kingdom is composed of three branches. The three branches are the executive, the legislature and the judiciary. The nexus of these three branches of government lies in their positions vis a vis the law. The legislature is tasked with formulating the laws, the executive with executing the law and the judiciary with the task of interpreting the law. This submission will be seeking to dwell on the Judiciary’s function of interpreting the law. The submission will be specifically focusing on the various approaches, rules and other assistance which members of the judiciary use when ...

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The Great Moderation is a period characterized by a decreasing trend in aggregate volatility of the economy experienced in the U.S. since the mid 1980s. At the beginning of the Great Moderation, the variability of quarterly real GDP decreased by half (from 5.4 percent in 1980 to 2.1 in 1986). At the same time, the variability of the quarterly inflation reduced by two thirds measured in standard deviation. For the past 25 years the U.S. has enjoyed less instability of the economy than the prior years. However, this was interrupted by the 1990-91 and 2001 recessions. Although it has been ...

The expansion of the American railroad system in the 19th century brought with it unprecedented economic and cultural change – which also happened at an unprecedented pace. It is almost impossible for us, in the early 21st century, to conceive the complete transformation that the railroad was responsible for – both directly and indirectly. Westland and Clark (12) compare the impact of the railroad on ordinary life with the impact of the internet on our generation. Indeed, in 1900 the railroad was responsible for 15% of American GDP – roughly equivalent to the internet’s impact on the American economy. Early in ...

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The issue of gender of the criminal offenders has been subjected to various researches. The highlight on gender scrutinizes how female offenders are treated against the male offenders when they committed murder, one of the most serious crimes across societies. Generally, most studies observe that female offenders are sentenced to lesser punishments than the male offenders. According to Hedderman and Dowds (1997, p. 8), women receive less harsh treatment that the male offenders. However, some studies contradict these gender generalizations. For instance, Kennedy (2005, p. 21), affirmed that when women commit a serious offense such as murder, which are ...

The author, Thomas Lanier "Tennessee" Williams III, was an American writer that worked mainly as a playwright in the American theater. He also published novels, poetry, short stories, screenplays, essays, and a great volume of memoirs. He received most of the top theatrical awards for his works on the stage, with A Streetcar Named Desire receiving the great Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1948. Up to date, he is considered among the best known classical writers in the American fields of theatre. Most of the themes dominant his works (loneliness, desire, sickness, death, alcoholism, depression, etc) are mined from his ...