Essays on Mirror

Philosopher Jacques Lacan describes the mirror stage in psychoanalysis as the moment when someone (usually an infant around six months of age) recognizes themselves in the mirror: "The child, at an age when he is for a time, however short, outdone by the chimpanzee in instrumental intelligence, can nevertheless already recognize as such his own image in a mirror" (Lacan). This is meant to be the moment where we are able to understand our own appearance and transcribe it onto another object. In the case of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's short story "The Yellow Wallpaper," the unnamed narrator of the story begins ...

‘You have to close your eyes,’ Megan said. Smiling, Frankie closed her eyes and allowed Megan to lead her into the room.‘Okay,’ said Megan, ‘open!’

Frankie opened her eyes and stared. There, on her chest of drawers, propped against the wall, was a beautiful mirror. It was large in size – Frankie could see her and Megan’s full reflections from their thighs upwards – and it was framed in white marble, carved into the shapes of flowers and leaves, running down the side of the mirror.

‘It’s beautiful.’ Frankie ran her hand down the side of the mirror, pausing ...

Mirror stage is an important term in Jacques Lacan’s psychoanalytic theory. In his early works, in particular, in the report of the Fourteenth International Psychoanalytical Congress in Marienbad, Lacan considered the mirror stage as a phase in development of a child aged 6 to 18 months. Beginning from the 1950s, Lacan described the mirror stage not as a certain moment in the life of a child, but as a subjectivity structure or paradigm of Imaginary. There were several scientists who greatly contributed to the study of the mirror stage. Among them there is Jacques Lacan, who made this concept known to the public. ...

Abstract

A 'mirror-tracing task' (or mirror-tracing test) is a psychological test used to measure a variety of functions such as learning, transfer of information from one brain hemisphere to the other, and other perceptual/motor skills. In the test, two hypotheses were formulated in a bid to understand the concept of spatial perception, transfer of abilities and gender differences. On the first hypothesis, Continuous exposure to the mirror-tracing test will lead to improved mirror tracing skill; we needed to look at the influence of practising on the mirror tracing skill. 243 subjects were continuously exposed to the test for seven days and the results ...

The most vital agencies in the world utilize Continuity of Operations (COOP) systems and sites in order to safeguard the stability of their operations in case of a website crash and network disaster. It is assumed that businesses and agencies do not rely on uploading their data to their main domain site only and do not have just a single backup of information. In most cases high level organizations have an entire COOP protocol that includes a mirror site. COOP plans have become such a vital component of client service. Protected the established lines of communication between agencies and organizations is also a COOP ...

Lab Report

Introduction The purpose of the experiment was to show how prism separates white light into its component colors and to show how different colors are refracted at different angles through a prism. It was hypothesized that violet color would be the most refracted because it had the lowest wavelength.

Materials

- Light source - Trapezoid from Ray Optics Kit - Blank White Paper

Procedure

The light source was placed in a ray box mode on a sheet of blank white paper and a single white ray was selected by turning the wheel. Trapezoid was positioned such that its acute angle side faced ...

Pablo Picasso is the traditional depiction of the mistress looking into the mirror. The X-ray reveals that Picasso originally portrays the body of a young woman with curved hips and her back facing the viewer. The high-quality printing gives this fine art a vivid and sharp appearance. This artwork uses a medium of cover stock to produce the coat with a silken finish to protect the ink and create an elegant look. This versatile art strikes a balance between value and quality. The cubism style of artwork is an important contribution in the development of art in the modern culture in this century. Picasso ...

Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo is a master's class in subtle and effective filmmaking - its noirish tale of obsession and loss is considered one of his best works. This is due in no small part to the directors' use of the various elements of film as a mirror. Hitchcock intends to create a sense of repetition and a cyclical nature to the life of the characters in the film; following Scottie (James Stewart) through his descent and ascent into madness deals significantly with themes of duality and obsession. Furthermore, the use of film as a mirror onto ourselves is made very clear in the audience's ...

Introduction

When the first crude telescopes grazed the vast space, the 17th century and astronomers such as Kepler and Galileo was already making discoveries of such as the moon craters, the rings of the planet Saturn, and the giant planet Jupiter. These discoveries paved the way for a more extensive exploration of the cosmos, which was ultimately revolutionized by the birth of the Hubble telescope. In April 1990, word’s most advanced space telescope named after the astronomer Edwin P. Hubble was launched at 353 miles above the earth’s surface with a mission to see deeper into space and beyond. The ...

Fiction Representation of crime

Fiction Representation of crime: The specific images of authorities and crime effects attempt to offer security and protect the entire society from evil saturating the dramatic programming on the television, have a specific and potential influence on the same society. They create a public perception of the way crime is handled and the specific crime solving tools that are used in a real situation world. The criminal minds are one of the most popular and highly rated series that is broadcasted among others ("Criminal Minds Season 1 Episode-by-Episode Commentary & Summary - Quick let on Criminal Minds Season 1 (TV Show)," n.d.). ...

For the purpose of my project, I decided on living ‘mirror-free’ for at least four days. After many hours of thinking, I decided upon a mirror as the item for my project. As the world is advancing, we are becoming more and more technology-dependent. Almost everyone dreads the prospect of living without internet or cell phone for more than a few hours at the very most. However, no matter how much we advance in technology, there are some things in life that are extremely essential to provide us with the inner worth that makes us keep going forward. We find ...

Humean Supervenience (henceforth HS) is a metaphysical doctrine postulated by David Lewis. According to Lewis, HS is the doctrine that “all the world has is a vast mosaic of particular facts. We have an arrangement of qualities; and nothing more. There is no difference without difference in the arrangement of qualities; and everything else supervenes on that” (Karakostas 1). Thus, there is a distribution of local, intrinsic, qualitative properties that require more than spatiotemporal point. Spatiotemporal or occupational relations exist between the points to hold between point-objects and space-time, or both. These relations, however, do not supervene on the local, intrinsic, ...

A New Perspective A New Perspective The Story through the eyes of Magic Mirror Belonging to the Queen of a prosperous kingdom, I am a mirror imbued with magical properties. Ever since I came to senses, I have known the power of my magical abilities. I have the right answer for every question of my master. Unfortunately, I was not possessed by someone wise who could understand my significance and employ me judiciously. The Queen who owns me had nothing to do with the real beauty of life but her fair skin and external facade. Ever since she ...

Abstract

This paper analyzes leading theories of thoughts on the physical basis for empathy. Human emotions have long been the subject of philosophical inquiries and only recently has the advent of pychology allowed us to study the physical brain structures fueling these discoveries. Researchers have seen that cells called mirror cells and certain assemblies of parts of the brain are strongly associated with our ability to empathize, though much research needs to be done for this conclusions to be verified and expanded. Empathy is intrinsic to the human experience. Some would argue empathy is the trait that makes us ...

Chuck Close’s “Frank”: Everyman as Art

The late author Douglas Adams said that art is holding a mirror up to the Universe – although he then pointed out that there was not a mirror big enough, since the Universe was infinite in size. So what’s an artist to do? American artist Chuck Close brings that mirror down to size by making his subject huge. In “Frank” (1969), a grey-toned acrylic painting of a black-and-white photograph, an everyday man becomes a monumental work of art. Close shows that the everyman is just as valid a subject for art than classical themes or the upper class. It has only been very recently ...

Introduction

The use of imagery and cognitive maps in enhancing memory and learning has been a subject of interest for many psychologists since the establishment of the first psychological laboratory by Wundt (Goldstein, 2010). Although other theories have gained more popularity in the field of learning, imagery and cognitive mapping continue to be the subject of many studies and to be used in developing ways to enhance learning. In this regard, this paper provides a brief discussion on imagery and cognitive mapping, their applications, how they improve long-term memory, and how they are enabled by mirror neurons.

Definitions and Applications of Imagery and Cognitive Mapping

According to Goldstein (2010), ...

BUSINESS LAW

PART A 1. A contract refers to an agreement or a promise that is legally enforceable (Carter, 2006). In most cases, two parties are involved in making the agreement. For an agreement to be considered to be a contract, it must have some basic elements. The first basic element of a simple contract is offer (Allan and Hiscok). In general, terms, offer is the willingness that a party to the contract may express to certain terms of the contract. The offer is mostly made with the intention that the agreement immediately becomes binding after the offer has been accepted by the offeree ( ...

INTRODUCTION

A lack of time is one of the most common problems people face in 21st century. The average people who have nine to five jobs piled on top of personal stress of life, is carried around on their shoulders all day. When they get home they want to be able to relax after work and be entertained. In today’s media driven society that means spending more time in front of the TV. Because of this, the entertainment industry has been more and more focused on the idea of producing TV shows that will claim their attention and keep ...

Stars are heavenly bodies that are spherical in shape and shine because of nucleic and thermal fusion of radioactive particles within them and this is only for part of its life since the hydrogen may burn out or gets exhausted. Some of them can be seen at night from the earth but just as points because of their great distances .The sun is a star that is closest to the earth, whose mass makes up 99% of the solar system and chemically made up of hydrogen that fires it up and it also contains helium. It has great influences on ...

Speed of Light

Armand H. Louis Fizeau Armand H. Louis Fizeau was a famous French physicist. He was born in the city of Paris (France) on September 23, 1819. Louis’s earliest work was basically focused on improvements of photographic processes. In year 1849 by measuring speed of light he became the first one to have such measurements taken on earth. In this process he had used a narrow ray of light which was reflected by a mirror placed approximately eight kilometer away. He died on 18 September, 1896 at Venteuil .

Objective

The primary objective of this experiment was to measure the speed of light ...

Chemistry

Trizivir: Ingredients: 3 synthetic nucleoside analogues with inhibitory activity against HIV-1. “A recently approved antiretroviral looks like a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI), but it acts like a protease inhibitor” (Portyansky 1999).

Active Ingredients:

1. abacavir sulfate, 300 mg (aka Ziagen™) 2. lamivudine, 150 mg (aka EIVIR™ or 3TC™) 3. zidovudine, 300 mg (aka RETROVIR™ or azidothymidine, ZDV or AZT because of Azide functional group).

Additives:

1. titanium dioxide 2. hypromellose 3. yellow iron oxide

Coating on Tablets

Is FD&C Blue No. 2, hypromellose, polyethylene glycol, titanium dioxide and yellow iron oxide

Inactive Ingredients: 1. sodium starch glycolate ...

The Impact of Racial Ethnic Americans.

Introduction

The purpose of this presentation is to explore ways in which people of color and minority groups are represented in various cultural forms. It is hoped that this would create greater understanding of how these images are connected to particular events in their American history. Art, music, film, literary forms are some artifacts that would be highlighted as references. Importantly, perceptions of ethnicity and racial profiling have all emerged from these socio- cultural factors. Consequently, the writer chooses to divide this paper into two distinct components. First, a brief discussion of the films ‘ethic notions,’ ‘spirit of crazy ...

Foundation Course – Researching Psychology

Abstract Page The research being conducted has practical, theoretical and scientific value in the research field. Lacanian discourse analysis helps identify the treatment in psychoanalysis, can be applied to studying mental and social characteristics of a language spoken by various minorities. An interviewer and an interviewee took part in a research; the conversation was written down and attached to the paper on the consent of the interviewee. The theory of Lacanian Discursive Analysis has been applied to the paper in order to identify the symbolic and the imaginary unconscious reflected in the language spoken. In the first section ...

This book is a sequel of another book by the same author – The Four Agreements – which was written for people of all ages and culture around the world. The author believes that is the book is about things that are beyond words; those that can be experienced from one’s own eyes. Although he had many time previously, it was his son who was more successful in getting this message across to his acquaintances. Therefore, he has chosen to honor his son in this book. Here also, he has chosen to write in first-person to address the spiritually inclined. ...

In A Room of One’s Own, which is based on lectures she gave at two women’s colleges at the University of Cambridge in England, Virginia Woolf (1928) is trying to answer an unframed question about women and fiction. She says that “a woman must have money and she must have a room of her own if she is to write fiction.”(4). I argue that Woolf is right, but that a woman needs money to stop being just a reflection of a man. Woolf asks why men write about women. She says that men are attracted to the subject of women, ...

The tensions associated with robotic development in modern culture mirror many of the tensions that have informed the interactions that people have with technological advances. While the twentieth century began in an atmosphere of optimism in the face of the technological promise of the twentieth century, the events that the new technology brought to pass served as a major impediment to the development of that optimism. Between the years 1914 and 1945, the world saw the advent of the armored tank, the bomber and fighter in the air, rockets carrying bombs, mustard gas and other biological weapons, the use of ...

The debate between Nature and Nurture within psychology is a great concern to a large extent, particularly in regards to the extent to which selected aspects of behavior are a product of either acquired (learned characteristics) or inherited (genetic). All aspects of human behavior are in one way or another affected by both nurture and nature (N & N). To start with, it is coherent to first differentiate the two terms; Nurture is a term that refers to all environmental influences after conception which in this case could be an experience, while Nature basically is that which is generic or inherited (Hockenbury, 2011, ...

Introduction

Artists Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol were among the first Pop artist in America; their artwork made them very famous in America and across the globe. Pop art is referred to as an art movement that began in 1950s in Great Britain and later spread to United States of America in the late 1950s.It is a type is art that showcases challenge to cultures of fine art through involving imagery from renown cultures like news, advertising and many others. This paper will clearly show the comparison between the motives for painting, personal life, works of art, style of painting and ...

Communication is a very important tool for our everyday life. The human race, since the days when no language had developed, knew the significance of communication. They used it to pass important information about their culture using wall drawings and to this day, we can use those wall drawings to visualize their lives. Writing is one way that authors can use to communicate to their readers and share their emotions (Watson 56). Authors employ different themes and symbolism to bring out ideologies and to capture our imagination. This paper will focus on the themes from a variety of novels and see ...

Observational learning is present in human’s life from the very beginning. It is a specific learning process based on the observation of the other people’s behavior as a source of getting new knowledge. Observational learning is essential for motor skills acquisition during all period of human life. It is one of the most important abilities of human brain that is always changing and is connected with the vision. These synapses hit a peak at 10 months and then they gradually fall till 10 years age when they flatten out. This pattern plays the key role for the observational learning ...

Creative Writing

Part 1

Sometimes she wished she had never seen the advertisement. She sat in her room, with all the windows and doors closed. She was not sure of what would happen next. She wished she could go back in time and redo the things again. Only if she had a time machine to go back two weeks! Alice was a lovely girl in her teens. She was the heartthrob of all in her school. The boys used to try to woo her with their advances and chivalrous attitude. They would buy her a cup of coffee or drink, and seek chances ...

Lab Partner’s Name(s)

Group Number TA’s Name Abstract The permeability of free space is an important physical constant when dealing with electromagnetic theory in physics. By carrying out this lab experiment knowledge about procedure to find this physical constant was gained. During this experiment several safety issues as well as various careful measures were taken as group members were dealing with current and sensitive balancing device.

Objectives

Purpose of this experiment was to calculate an experimental value for μ0, the permeability of free space after balancing repulsive magnetic force between two wires with antiparallel currents by utilizing a known gravitational ...

The 1958 thriller Vertigo, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, is commonly considered to be one of the finest films ever made, and one of the best works of Hitchcock’s career. The tale of a former police officer (James Stewart) who must deal with his issues with heights while also tracking a woman through two different lifetimes, Vertigo is a masterclass in filmmaking’s most subtle and effective techniques, resulting in a work that stands the test of time. Through its innovative use of mise-en-scene, music, performance and more, the film allows for a stunning look into paranoia and duality, raising questions about identity and ...

Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been is a short literary fiction story by Joyce Carol Oates. This story first appeared in the Epoch Magazine the fall 1966 edition. It is a story about a 15 year old self absorbed girl named Connie. Connie lives with her mother, sister and a father who is hardly ever at home. Connie’s mother often compares her to her sister and criticizes her and this makes her hate her mother. Her resentment towards her mother makes her avoid staying home and she spends most of her time with friends at the malls, movies and restaurants. ...

Abstract

The aim of this study was tocompare fitness and dieting habits between female and male college students and tries to understand the difference in these habits between genders. The study also tried to determine how the students perceived themselves and how the society influences their perception of an ideal body size. Questionnaires were administered for purposes of data collection. They were used in assessing the dieting and fitness habits of both male and female college students. They were also used in the determination of the extent of influence that the society has on the dieting habits and fitness ...

Consciousness is defined as an inner feeling of selfhood and awareness of external objects. The issue of consciousness is widely discussed and researched. The more humans know about the space and the world around, the more they want to know about themselves. Consciousness as a scientific notion is investigated by philosophers, psychologists, physiatrists, biologists etc. Last time people start thinking of the fact that they are not the only living creatures, which possess consciousness. Mammals, birds, insects demonstrate behavior that can be evaluated as appearance of consciousness. Rene Descartes thought that animals have no soul therefore they cannot posses ...

Abstract

The chocolate industry is extremely core in the economy of India. There are key players in the chocolate market with Cadbury leading a fleet of other companies like Nestle, Amul Milk, 5-Star and Bars Count Lines Wafer Panned Premium. The latest company to the market is the Lindet Company. Cadbury Company enjoys the largest market share of 70% while the rest share the remaining 30%. Cadbury has remained dominant following its uniqueness in production, marketing and location of its selling points. The company is extremely keen on these sets of marketing elements to ensure the best share of the ...

Characters

1. The Superheroes

a. Fundamental Truth: he is the head of the Superhero Alliance and chairs the meetings. He represents the belief that morals are defined by an individual’s ability to recognise right from wrong.

b. Inner Meaning: she represents the hidden meaning in things – she is always looking to find valuable, moral lessons from her adventures.

c. The Imprinter: he is a strong, upstanding hero who represents the ability to stand by your morals and make the right decision without changing who you are for anybody. He recognises that morals are something that should be stuck to, no matter ...

Introduction:

The word Renaissance literally means rebirth and it refers to how this era seemed to spring from the earlier Dark and Middle Ages with renewed spirit and restored interest in the classical Greek and Roman Civilizations. In reality it did not leap forth like Minerva from the head of Zeus, it evolved from changes introduced in the Middle Ages. The Middle Ages were a time of turmoil that emerged from the fragmented society that survived the fall of the Roman Empire and ended with the birth of the Renaissance. It roughly encompasses the start if the second millennium and runs ...

A picture is worth a thousand words, definitely pictures can express human thoughts, emotions and dreams that can never be uttered by the lips. Back then, people can record physical appearance and historical events through paintings. On the other hand, a Frenchman named Joseph Niepce took the first permanent photograph in 1827 (Madgwick, 28). Photography made it easier for people to record history without resorting to paint the entire scenery that they see. Rich men and women, especially those who belong to the aristocracy choose photography for their personal portraits; adding a touch of modernism to their noble countenance. In short, the ...

What is the connection between the notion of SOUL and the individual’s sense of SELF-identity?

In order to find a connection between the notion of soul and the individual’s sense of self-identity, it is very important to know their definitions. Soul has been defined in various ways by religion and philosophers. It is claimed that a soul is the essence or immaterial aspect that human beings have that show their individuality and humanity. It is stated that the mind and self are synonymous with the soul (Chalmers). There are others who believe that a soul is immortal, therefore, cannot die. Individual’s sense of self-identity has been the subject of scrutiny by many philosophers. The sense ...

A self-portrait is an artistic representation of an artist, painted, sculptured, drawn, or photographed by the artist. Several artists have used self-portraits to highlight different aspects about themselves that they believe other artists might not critically bring out in their representations. Since the advent of the mirror in the fifteenth century, modeling artworks have greatly improved with self-portraits becoming some of the new advents that came with the mirror. For whatever reason an artist might choose to construct a self-portrait, almost all the artists in all media from sculptors to painters have attempted this exploration of self. Jean Fouquet's self-portrait ( ...

Introduction

Thin-film optics is a division of optics that deals with the very thin structured layers of materials. The condition of exhibiting thin-film optics is that the thickness of the layers of the material should in order of visible light wavelength usually about 500nm. At this scale, layers can have remarkable reflective properties based on the difference in refractive index and wave interference between layers, the substrate and the air. The effects called thin-film interference alters the way the optic transmits and reflects light and they are observable in oil slicks and soap bubbles. A dielectric mirror also called is ...

Analysis of a quote by Simon Critchley on love and its relation to the novel ‘Wuthering Heights’by Emily Brontë - Reflections on the quote and the extent to which its truth is experienced through the reading of the ‘Wuthering Heights’ – Examples of the quote’s demonstration in the context and plot of the novel [The author’s name]

Abstract

This paper will present you with the demonstration of a quote. The quote is written and said by Simon Critchley and it is about love. Simon Critchley is an English philosopher who serves the field of philosophy. Critchley (2009) states that ...

Introduction

With people becoming more conscious of the detrimental effects of fossil fuel, the demand for green sources of energy is on a rise. The Sun is the source of all the energy in this world. Even if a small percentage of solar irradiance is collected every day then all the problems related to the scarcity of sufficient energy will be solved. However, it is not very easy to collect and store solar energy in an effective way. Solar Collectors also known as Solar Thermal Collectors are designed to absorb solar energy from solar radiation which is then reduced to heat water ...

Introduction

The purpose of this lab experiment is to investigate the laws of reflection and refraction. Determine the relationship between: distance of an object in front and the distance of the image behind, the angle of incidence and the angle of reflection of different light rays.

Θ1 = Θ2The angle of incidence equals the angle of refraction. n = c / v The index of refraction, the speed is faster in a vacuum than in a material. n1 sin Θ1 = n2 sin Θ2The rays of light bend when either entering or leaving through water and traveling through the air. When light/rays pass through ...

The instrument in constructing the gender values in supporting the general patriarch particularly to define the concept of gaze was proposed by Laura Mulvey. It relates to the Freudian principles of psychoanalysis. This term is also evident in art history defied as the strange sense on how the world looks back at us. It does not really refer to someone but instead something that imagined by us in other’s field. It serves as a disturbance on the visual field of the unconscious mind; it is generally a partial perception that always there to tell us that something is beyond our ...

A thunderous ringing noise roused the somnolent house on Maple Street, number 92, lulled in soporific breeze of the autumn night. A corpulent, pale yellow fingered hand picked up the receiver of an obsolescent, antiquated phone, the noise of which perforated the bucolically alveolated inside of the house. “Yes?” A raucous and slightly hoarse voice breathed languidly. “Detective Davidson? It’s lieutenant Kowalsky… I apologize for calling this early, but we need you over at the high school… there’s been a murder,” the voice was cacophonous and discombobulated. “I’ll be right there,” Maximilian ...

Introduction

The American healthcare system is the most expensive in the world as indicated by mirror reports in 2010, 2007, 2006, and 2004 (Davis, Stremikis, Squires & Schoen, 2014, p. 7). According to Bhattacharya & Hyde, (2013, p. 251), by 1960, America’s expenditure on healthcare was low to an extent that it could only spend a twentieth of her Gross Domestic Product on healthcare costs. The U.S. ranks the first in term of cost related problems since the price elasticity of healthcare services in America is relatively elastic. Considering that many people are price sensitive, they opt for alternative care other than ...

Introduction

Business ownership and management play a vital role in the progress and development of a company. Certainly, there are different types of entities that follow particular policies of formulation and establishment. The Acme Fireworks is a special type of company considering changing its entity from the sole proprietorship. There are special laws that govern business contracts. Primarily, Acme will have to choose whether to go for those contracts governed by the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) or the Common Law. The new business relationship that the company will enter requires a change in its entity formation, particularly because of the consideration of the laws. ...

In Susan Hayward’s summary of David Bordwell in “Classical Hollywood Cinema,” the author relates how the dominant ideology of American culture in the 1930s and 1940s was often conveyed in the films of the era. This particular genre of film follows a narrative tendency towards literalism and dramatic formula over nuance and complexity: “The narrative of [classical Hollywood cinema] reposes upon the triad ‘order/disorder/order-restored,’ also known as disruption/resolution” (Hayward 82). Through these styles of filmmaking, a consistent, accessible reality is created in which to impart the dominant ideology of the time. In the case of The Best Years of Our ...

What are the implications?

During adolescence it’s usual for young people to think a lot about how their bodies look. During the teen years their bodies and appearance go through lots of changes and youngsters often compare their bodies with others. Meanwhile a positive attitude to your body is an important part of a healthy self-esteem. The standards of beauty are very wobble and change from decade to decade. If we look through the pages of history, we see that for insance in Western Europe in the Middle Ages the main attributes of beauty and femininity were considered to be small height, blond hair, ...

The tradition of celebrating Halloween dates back from the ancient legends and folklore across the world. In Catholic countries, November 1 is the All Saints Day, which marks a special celebration of the saints’ good deeds here on earth. November 2 is considered as the All Hallows Eve, a day said to believe that spirits of the dead return to the land to visit their loved ones. Originally, the tradition of Halloween dates back since the Middle Ages, based on the ancient pagan festivity in Ireland. This celebration is called ‘Samhain,’ (pronounced as sow-een) which means ‘the end of summer’. This ...

Cyber-hate

Cyber-hate is an offence of propagating hate majorly through the internet. It is rampant in the 21st century due availability of devices which enable access to the internet such as smartphones, tablets and computers. Cybercrime has become such a thorny issue that combating it has become the main agenda of many a government. The social websites were also invented in the 21st century. Cyber-hate is so important a topic since it addresses the issues at stake and pertinent to the human race, the shortcomings that come with them and probably considers recommendations for combat of such vices. Cyber-hate can cause trauma ...

Oscar Wilde said, “Yes: I am a dreamer. For a dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world.” This punishment that Oscar Wilde speaks of us is what makes self-actualization an incomparably rewarding but also increasingly lonely path. But the gift of fulfillment, wonder, and delight that it offers keeps us going, keeps us evolving towards a higher consciousness. Dreaming is an entryway into that endless field of energy. Modern day dysfunction undercuts the spiritual aspect of existence with its focus on the material ...

Part 2: A Different Mirror [Chapter 1]

Rather than an unfolding, sanitized look at America’s historical past leading to its present in terms of ethnic diversity, Takaki takes the reader on a mini lecture-tour across time. In the chapter discussion he re-routes the audience to consider that the ideals and decisions of the U.S. forefathers (i.e. Thomas Jefferson) held the initial power and responsibility to establish the tone, power structure and belief of what evolved to become ‘American’ culture. Takaki agrees that the “narrow” focus “widely shared” is a generally accepted sense that an ‘American’ is a so-called designated ‘white’ person having descended from an Anglo Europe. The ...

Literature possesses a vast territory for expressing meaningful human feelings, abstract emotions, or themes. Desperation and comfort is a common theme in literature, encompassed in short stories, poems and dramas and reflected differently through the mechanisms of each literary genres, the style of each literary piece or the personality of the authors. Various literary genres like short stories, poems or dramas, possess their unique mechanisms for reflecting the theme of desperation and comfort. Looking at Dylan Thomas’ “Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night”, the poet uses techniques specific to poetry space for transmitting his desperate adversity to resisting ...

Scholars and acolytes of Gertrude Stein prefer to refer to her as "The Mother of Us All" as the attribution of her last dramaturgical opera inspired by the figure of the American feminist Susan B. Anthony. This definition would suggest a bond of deferential respect and intimate cultural affiliation by certain groups of writers and critics positioned on the edge of the traditional culture. All these scholars were gathered around Gertrude Stein as around a true pioneer of feminism and gender studies. The linguistic revolution that took place in hers works was astonishing and impressed all of them. She was a giant, a ...

The title has many references in its natural context. This means that it has a lot of cliché’s to it. The soliloquy therefore depends on a specific decipher. In this context, it is the opening line. Gibson’s hamlet is one of the best because he places less emphasis on the opening line. This allows people to focus more on the power and gravity of the soliloquy. People have the feeling of understanding the soliloquy in a better manner. The reader feels like an actor reading the script rather than a man having thoughts to him. It is easier to pay attention ...

The movie is interesting and educative. It shows that the wicked shall not thrive. Blood in the movie symbolizes purity as her mother wished she should have a pure heart. The dwarves said she is pure and will be going to heal the land. Blood in most fairy tales symbolizes purity of the heart. A child learns that being pure at heart is a good thing. The apple in this fairy tale symbolizes poison. It also symbolizes deceptive behavior from the beginning where William plucks the apple for Snow White, but deceptively eats it. The wicked queen gives her the poisonous ...