Essays on Obsession

Written in 1759, Voltaire’s Candide is an adventure novel that tracks the life of Candide, an innocent boy who is desperately in love with a girl. However, this love story is unusual in that Candide embarks on a number of journeys and faces tough situations, and all underneath a satiric writing style. Candide teases the archetypal coming-of-age novel and particularly literature’s representation of romantic love. As Nelly Severin points out: ‘Some critics have seen in Candide a parody of “romance” and Voltaire certainly used an array of “romance” commonplaces, such as shipwrecks, pirates, bastard births, abductions and ...

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Abnormal Psychology Media Promotions Affecting Anorexia Nervosa and Obesity Parenting Magazine Article Lay Audience Media Promotions Affecting Anorexia Nervosa and Obesity Eating habits are greatly influenced by what people see online or on TV. Media covers a variety of things, from products helpful in losing weight to junk food and enticing eatables. Therefore, it is necessary to explore the effect of media on people in terms of their dietary habits. This paper addresses the cause-effect relationship between media and weight-related issues. Eating disorders and obesity are the most discussed topics nowadays, especially among children and adolescents. Our society has ...

This paper will look at love, sex and gender within the backdrop of postmodernism, existentialism and orientalism in the novels The Women of Algiers in Their Apartment by Assia Djebar, Foam of the Daze by Boris Vian and The Lover by Marguerite Duras. In the novels love/ and sex are shown as something that a woman has no control over, something that destroys due to its intensity, and something that forever changes a person, respectively. While gender is seen as being something that disenfranchises women in a male dominant, unequal society and something that can destroy a man if ...

The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald has its setting in the fictional town of West Egg and presents societal problems caused by greed and obsession for status and money. Through the book, Fitzgerald addresses various themes including resistance to change and social upheaval that contribute to the disruption of the American dream. The novel creates an impression of the history of America including how economic prosperity became part of the US and how the evolution of jazz music and criminal activities were the results of individualism and obsession for wealth. Through the main character, the novel shows how excess ...

Video Reflection Exercise 1-Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Description of Video:An 8 minute documentary on an individual's struggle and recovery from obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Includes interview footage with a clinician who practices cognitive behavior therapy (CBT). Filmed in London (Ontario, Canada) and produced by Michael Woods. Question Submission Procedures and Deadlines:I suggest that you keep these questions nearby and answer them during the video. You will be able to pause and rewind the video if necessary. Your final submission must be typed. You may use this as a template to type in your answers.

Questions: Please answer the following questions after/while viewing the video.

1. How does the patient define “obsessions” and “compulsions”?

Obsessions:

Obsessions are ...

Nowadays, it is impossible to imagine life without social networking sites. Every person, from teenagers to adults reaching middle-age, is or has been registered on one or more web platforms used for communication. Recently, socialization process has shifted from face-to-face communication to chats and texting, as well as the exchange of visual data. Originally created as an application for sharing visual content, Instagram has become the most powerful social network in terms of its influence on society. The permanent flow of photos of various people, places, food and clothes is shaping the modern understanding of the standards of beauty, ...

The films that will be examined in this paper have much in common though, at the same time they consist of different aspects in their plots and picture different characters (Hayward 67). The main issue that unites all these films is the theme of obsession. The meaning of this word in films is the same, but considering each character, it may have slightly different understanding. Each character has different aims and values and they act according to them (Parkinson 109). Nevertheless, there is one common and the most important characteristic feature in their behavior. It influences their lives and ...

The story The Birthmark is about Aylmer who is a scientist and philosopher. He is married to Georgiana. One day Aylmer asks her is she had ever thought about removing the birthmark that is on her face. At first Georgiana thinks he is joking, but when she realizes that he is serious, she tells him that she and many others see her birthmark as a blessing and charm. He says that it takes away from her face, which is almost perfect except for the birthmark. The birthmark is a small hand-shaped red mark that disappears when she blushes. Women ...

In A Street Car Named Desire and The Great Gatsby, Tennessee Williams and F. Scott Fitzgerald present characters who are destroyed by the worlds they live in. The settings of the stories prevent the protagonist’s dreams from being realized thus destroying their lives and later leading to their demise. In The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby fails to achieve the genuine love he spends his lifetime searching for because he ends up all alone. On the other hand, in A Street Car Named Desire, Blanche fails to find human compassion and kindness in the society she lived in. Therefore, ...

Education and Healthy lifestyle are the shaking pillars of the American Dream

The American dream is no a destination, but a journey – to paraphrase a famous saying. Insanely quick development and emancipation of society has led to change of the game. Today it is not enough to be either smart or beautiful; in order to get ahead of others in modern the world, one needs to be both. Higher education has always been an index of success. Just as a body image becoming nowadays. People aim to take care of their brains just as much as they take care about their bodies. Especially the latter has been elevated to the rank ...

The obsession with gold in California started in January 1848 when James Marshall found gold at approximately 40 miles from the Sutter’s Fort. All that followed after James’ find was extreme obsession to find the precious commodity not only in California but the rest of America. From the period henceforth, the prospect for gold became dramatic as everyone else was seeking to lay hands on the commodity (Brands 56). It is hard to imagine what could have happened if a whole population stopped their usual economic activities only to look for gold. James’ find not only transformed people’ ...

The main theme of the book, Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant, by Roz Chast, is a memoir of Roz’s own parents and the relationship she shares with them. It revolves around their lives and is communicated to the readers through cartoons and conversations. The narrative of the story is both factual and funny. It describes the ups and downs of the good old days as well. There are sketches that makes one laugh, and also sketches that leaves one in tears. The narrative is engaging and moving as well. The important theme that is depicted ...

mmmmm dd, yyyy Harvard Business Review and Dell worked together on a survey to find out the current business priorities among the companies. One striking finding came out which is that there was a 13% drop in the valuing of reducing or optimizing costs. Previously, this was held as a pillar among objectives as financial health would keep businesses surviving until they figure out the winning plays. Businesses were looking less at efficiency and more on growth-driven values like innovation and customer relationships. One insight is that companies have to be more circumspect about cost-cutting strategies which may turn-out ...

1. Why Hedda Gabler and not Hedda Tesman? Hedda belongs to the bourgeois class of her society. Using Hedda Gabler instead of Hedda Tesman is meant to show the audience how Ibsen's main protagonist prefers to identify herself. Hedda is the daughter of a general who ends up marrying into a lower class thereby lowering her social status. However, she still wants to identify herself as an aristocrat. People in Hedda's society enjoy privileges according to their social status. Belonging to the bourgeois class means that she does not enjoy as many benefits as she would enjoy under the ...

Reaction Paper Based on Reading Confusing Love with Obsession by Moore

Confusing Love with Obsession Character Assessment According to table 8.7, there are six styles of loving. Examining the meaning of each type, it is evident that the predominant form of love in the characters in the book Confusing Love With Obsession is mania type of loving. Mania type of love is defined as possessive, demanding and excitable (Miller, 2014). There are various traits that characterize people that would confuse love with obsession thus fitting the characters to Mania type of love. The first trait that is observed in those that confuse love with obsession is the fact that they ...

A Rose for Emily is a famous short story written by William Faulkner – an outstanding American writer. In the literary field there exist a great variety of interpretations of this story with an unusual ending. In my paper I will analyze how the oppression, domination and discrimination of women reflected in the short story. First of all, the perverse attitude towards the main character Miss Emily is seen in the authors writing style and depiction of the protagonist. The description of Emily’s appearance causes nothing but disgust: “small, fat woman in black, with a thin gold chain descending ...

Kim Kardashian in Public Eye

Celebrity has become a staple in households. The big growth in social media platforms, reality shows and mobile applications – all has made celebrity news and gossip more common at home, school and workplace. In sharing entertaining information (aka infotainment) users of social media and viewers of TV reality shows compete in sharing and spreading celebrity news and information. In recent years, Kim Kardashian – and her sisters – has emerged as power on social media platforms and TV among all age segments. This rise is partly justified by reasons related to rise of social media, partly by how Kardashian sells her ...

Introduction

The novel Kindred has written by Octavia Butler in 1979. This is a science fiction novel which contains high literature. The novel has different themes, one of them is ‘obsessive love.' In the novel, obsessive love can be found commonly in various characters. All the characters’ obsessive love is depicted from their acts. The author shows in the novel a direct comparison of Rufus slave owning behavior with his mother who plays an eminent role to spoil him. The ending of the novel is the true depiction that an individual who is on the right path never gets pain ...

Video Games and How They Inspire Aggressive Behaviour?

Thesis Statement- The use of video games should be closely monitored because it encourages aggressive behaviour. Video Games- Video games are played with the help of an electronic device such as a console or hand held device, with the help of which, the input is given and output is received on the screen. These games create a virtual world where the players imagine that they are mentally present in the game. These games are particularly popular among children, though the people of all ages like playing them. The history of video games dates back to 1940 when the first ...

Abstract

Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a syndrome, the causes of which rarely lie on the surface. It is characterized by obsessive thoughts (obsessions), for which a person responds with certain actions (compulsions). Obsession is a thought or desire that constantly emerges in the mind. It is difficult to control this thought or get rid of it, and it causes a lot of stress. In this paper I would like to tell what is obsessive-compulsive disorder, by what factors it may be caused, reasons of its appearance, what factors contribute to the development of this disease and how it is treated.

Briefly about OCD

Common ...

It is not about the weight. Eating disorders

The obsession with maintaining trim and fit model-like bodies has been increasing tremendously thanks to the numerous images of ideal bodies being flashed on mass media at every turn. As such, people are doing all in their power to attain certain figures and shapes and it all comes down to losing weight. However, the weight loss is coming at a lot of sweat to many people as they develop among other conditions a variety of eating disorders. These disorders refer to a range of psychological disorders that are characterized by disturbed or abnormal eating habits such as anorexia nervosa ...

Requiem for a Dream is the American motion picture shot in 2000 by Darren Aranofsky. Based on the novel of the same name by Hubert Selby, Jr., the film got a critical acclaim and is still considered one of the best films ever made. The film’s praised soundtrack composed by Clint Mansell inspired numerous filmmakers and musicians as well as charmed the audience who easily recognizes the string quartet melodies from Requiem for a Dream. The film tells the audience a story of four individuals connected by the drug addiction. The director shows the characters’ rapid decline splitting ...

Rock music has evolved over the ages and can be traced back to the years of the 1940s. Rock music emerged after fusion of different music genres like country music, jazz, blues western swing, rhythm and blues amongst other (Covach 3). The early rock musicians are like Little Richard, Bill Haley, and Chuck Berry. They are credited with the popularization of rock music in the world as they presented unique fashion styles, dance moves and even integrated pop culture in their music. Though this genre of music was in existence in early 1940, it came to acquire its name ...

Leadership Reflective Plan

Leadership is all about extrapolating one's vision of the future upon others and taking responsibility for the possible mistakes. People usually start following leaders when they have no other option. That is to say, people need a leader when they either have no vision of their own future or they are afraid of taking responsibility for their own mistakes. To this end, leadership studies imply a development of two major aspects such as endless passion that motivates surrounding people and some sort of fatalism that helps to take risky steps in the course of time. As for the theoretical ...

Creation is defined as the act of bringing something into existence, and the creation of man itself is normally attributed to procreation or an act of some divine being. Humans have for a long time marveled over the act of creation and its many varying concepts, including the prospect of creating another in their own image. In Mary Shelley’s fictional exploration of this theme in her novel Frankenstein, the rise and fall of scientist Victor Frankenstein showcases both the wonder and the downfall of mankind in his endless quest for the creative power of the divine. Once Victor ...

Vince Gilligan’s crime/family drama Breaking Bad (2008-2013) is often cited as one of the greatest television shows ever made, one of the best examples of the era of prestige cable drama. Telling the story of science teacher-turned-meth-cook Walter White (Bryan Cranston) and his burnout assistant Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul), Breaking Bad’s serialized narrative, layered performances and dedication to dynamic visual storytelling elevate it in ways not enjoyed by most cable dramas. Perhaps one of the most presentational and ambitious episodes of the series is the tenth episode of season three, “Fly,” directed by Rian Johnson. A classic ...

In terms of both our vocations and hobbies, we often aspire to become great. What happens, however, when this very desire consumes and overtakes us? The 2010 film "Black Swam" starring Natalie Portman as a high-profile ballet dancer, shows its viewers that unchecked ambition can be a dangerous and ultimately deadly thing. This message is achieved primarily through the film's use of detail-heavy camerawork, its character depiction, and its embrace of magical realism and distortions of reality. The main character Nina loses her identity, herself to become perfect and on this way to the culmination of her transformation she ...

There are probably very few people who have not heard the words from their wife or husband, “How much do you love me?” There are uncounted numbers of poems and song lyrics dedicated to the topic of the breadth and depth of undying passion. A constant stream of books such as “Men are from Mars; Women are from Venus” and “Passionate Marriage: Keeping Love and Intimacy Alive in Committed Relationships” tout philosophies for providing understanding and excitement for couples. Romantic love may lead to the life-long commitment of a monogamous relationship, but it is generally known that the first ...

David Fincher’s 1999 film adaptation of the Chuck Palahniuk novel Fight Club provides a uniquely slick, stylish filmic presentation of the book’s gritty, darkly comic sensibilities. Tracking the life of a disillusioned, emasculated, narrator (known only as Jack in the film, played by Edward Norton) and his newfound rebellion against the existential crises of modern American life with the help of charismatic lowlife Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt), Fight Club explores both the immense appeal of rebelling against the hegemonic systems set up for men in late capitalist society and the unique beauty and eroticism of masculinity. Director ...

Abstract

This paper presents a literature review on the effects of autism in early childhood development. Autism is a brain development disorder that has extremely debilitating effects on communicative and social development. Children suffering from autism exhibit different development patterns from their peers and develop at a much lower pace. They face considerable difficulties in understanding the feelings of others, as well as in interacting. These challenges can have adverse impacts on how they learn and develop. The symptoms of autism are varied and heterogeneous but involve repetitive behaviors, deficits in social relatedness and the presence of limited interests. The ...

The Relationship of Beauty and Death in Yukio Mishima’s “The Temple of the Golden Pavilion”

Introduction The novel written by Yukio Mishima represents a true incident happened in Japan in 1950, when a boy set fire to one of the most beautiful and well-known Zen temples. This event caused shock among the public and raised serious and controversial questions regarding the cultural and social issues in the country. In the trial, the boy claimed: “I hate myself, my evil, ugly, and stammering self”. In the result, it was concluded that the boy has burnt down the temple due to self-hate and obsession with everything beautiful. He could not help to remain calm when he ...

The Great Gatsby and the Cathedral

Introduction The film the Great Gatsby is adapted from the novel by the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald' written in 1925.It tells the story of young man who strives to become wealthy so as to win the heart of a lost love. The story is based during the prohibition era where sale of alcohol had been deemed illegal. The book is named after its major character, a 30 year old man, who was able to rise from an impoverished background in North Dakota to become one of the wealthiest men. Jay Gatsby is this man whose life rose ...

The Shawshank Redemption is a well-known, successful movie. It is popular among all ages and had been a pinnacle of appraisal since its release. Many people are inclined to find the meaning true freedom after watching this movie, as a basis of its influence. There are many philosophical elements in it, allowing significant influence by using cinematic arrangements, setting up hypo-realism storylines, and expressing philosophical content. All elements support the theme of the movie, which is the quest for freedom. There are plenty of cinematic forms used to support the theme of The Shawshank Redemption. The poster most commonly ...

Introduction

Eminem’s Stan presents a case of obsessive fan named Stan, who continuously corresponds to Eminem. Stan expects a response and an embrace from Eminem and expresses how he wishes to be like him and calls himself his biggest fan. Within the song, there is a significant theme that can be identified through the use of rhymes and imagery that shapes the meaning of the song. The language used in the song represents two different characters showcasing the artist-fan relationship and the possible consequences of over obsessing for a fan.

Rhymes

Some of the rhymes used by Eminem in the ...

IMPACT OF MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES ON SOCIETY

Abstract Media technologies have undergone significant evolution in the past few years involving many new considerations such as Web 3.0., social media, and satellite coverage. Both negative and positive implications of media technologies can be observed on social level. (Artz&Kamalipour, 2007). Therefore, the proposed research will set out to study how these technologies can be used towards the benefit of society by eliminating or avoiding the negatively influential areas. It will extend in several critical dimensions. For example, the purpose of the research is to investigate into different areas wherein different types of technologies are benefitting society. On the ...

One author, by the name of Robert Fulghum, made a famous poem entitled: All I ever need to know, I learned in kindergarten. The first part of the poem says:

And what to do and how to be I learned in kindergarten.

Wisdom was not at the top

Of the graduate school mountain, But there in the sandpile at Sunday school.” It was a simple poem but whenever I think about it, I could not resist the truth behind what Robert Fulghum said. Indeed, the basic things we need to know about life are learned in kindergarten. It is in kindergarten that I learned about ...

Introduction

William Blake is one of the most significant poets of the Romanticism movement of the late 18th and early 19th Century in Europe. His work encapsulates three major styles of artist, visionary, and mystic. His work continues to intrigue and fascinate readers since. Blake was born on 28th November 1957 and died seventy years, later on, 12th August 1827. He lived largely in London except for the three years between 1800 and 1803, when he lived in Bognor, Sussex. Most of Blake’s poems can be found in two collections, Songs of Innocence (1789), and Songs of Experience (1794). ...

Body Dysmorphic Disorder

Research Paper Introduction Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) has been an interest to numerous experts for decades. In the past, BDD is called 'dermatological hypochondriasis' and 'dysmorphophobia' (Wilhelm & Phillips, 2012, 3). However, experts became dissatisfied with such mere renaming of the disorder, and so they decided to give it a full and clear definition. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR), BDD is an obsession with a perceived deformity in one's appearance, or if the individual really has a minor physical defect, the burden and effect on the person is enormous (Wilhem & Phillips, 2012). This excessive ...

When evaluating the play, “Shadows on Oak Island,” it tells the story of a married couple, Jackson and Rene Barlow, who have lost their son. I attended the production of this play on DATE directed by Lindsay Smith. Glenn Dodson and Julie Reinagel were the star cast members playing married couple Jackson and Rene Barlow. This play worked because of the storyline and some of the mystery behind it but there were sidebars that could have been elaborated on or even explored. To try to cope with the circumstance that the Barlows have lost their son, they have went ...

Horace Walpole’s The Castle of Otranto which was written in 1764 during the Romantic period. Walpole was quite interested Gothic architecture and art. He went to great expense to decorate his home Strawberry Hill in the Gothic style. The Castle of Otranto is considered by most to be the first Gothic novel. The novel introduces many of the themes that are synonymous with Gothic literature. Some of the themes that are characteristic of a Gothic story are setting the scene in a castle, supernatural events, exaggerated emotions, women in fear of an evil man, along with a sense ...

Section 1 - The Use of Conflict Resolution Styles

This section is aimed at using five forms of conflict resolution styles. These include accommodating, avoiding, collaborative, competing and compromising. To manage conflict among four team members of a group, five different paragraphs are produced highlighting a specific conflict resolution style used for negotiation during discussion . This is done in the following manner:

Use of Accommodating Style

Based on this conflict resolution style, all the group members should be convinced to cooperate with each other instead of following an assertive approach. They must be convinced to preserve relationship with one another since they are academically required to work together, as a team, for ...

The episodes in ‘The Magic School Bus’ by Bruce Degen and Joanna Cole display a series of pediatric issues through an equal display of various adventures that children experience in a magic bus. ‘Gets Lost in Space’ is among the episodes in the series (The Magic School Bus) that vastly display an array of pediatric issues in the event of children’s development (Cole & Degen, 2009). The episode unfolds in both DVD and VHS media channels, which equally facilitate for the expression of development issues in children. The VHS media version runs for a maximum time of thirty minutes, ...

The classic novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald follows the life of Nick and Jay Gatsby in their pursuit to live life in the fast lane. Gatsby had eyes on Nick’s cousin, Daisy since the teenage years but lacked ways in which he would approach her. However, their future together does not come true because Daisy finds love in another man and marries him. Their marriage is on a rocky climb, and she rekindles her affair with Gatsby behind her husband’s back. All goes well till the husband knows of the secret affair and aims to end it ...

The short stories Devil of a Tale and Lord of the Castle describes situation when people got into a deal with the devil and ruined themselves. Even though it is clear that both Lady Katharine and the young lord did they by their own will, the repercussions followed. As wise and cunning as they were, their obsessions has led them to ruin because no one can got out a winner from dealings with the evil. The story Devil of a Tale shows how obsession got the character trapped. At a first glance, it seems that it is the devil ...

Abstract

The principal objective of the essay is to illustrate that people are subject to same obsessions and compulsion regardless of whether it happens obvious or latent. This is best illustrated by Sedari’s case, which features a lifetime dominated by case of obsessive compulsive disorder. In order to achieve the objective, various instances depicting effects of compulsive disorder are articulated through the life of David Sedaris especially during childhood. The use of irony, hyperbole and stereotypes makes Sedaris to bring up an interesting lifetime that is dominated by tics. In the first instance, it comes out that his state ...

Sometimes reality is not an effective medium by which to view the world. In such instances the human eye often looks beyond what is seen in order to reveal what is hidden in plain view, behind the known and mundane aspects that the world has to offer. In those moments it becomes obvious that no matter how mundane a thing is, no matter how commonplace it might seem, there is always something to be seen in the breaths between one click of the camera to the next. There is beauty throughout all aspects of the world, all one needs ...

Randall Kenan’s A Visitation of Spirits tells the story of Horace Cross, who is aged sixteen. Cross is plagued by problems that nag his impressionable spirit and sit in his mind in the form of loathsome demons. In one night, this climaxes into a horrible and tragic transformation. Reflecting on the fate of Horace, Reverend James Green (known as ‘Jimmy’) questions the values of the community in which they live and may have caused- even if by mere neglect- Horace’s fate. Jimmy focuses on the vicious cycle of poverty a community that hopes for the better, but ...

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Work ethics among Japanese youngsters are on the decline thanks to a long time obsession with entrance exams, insufficient career planning and excessive meddling from their parents resulting in them taking up part time jobs until they find suitable career options. Japanese Corporations are trying to steer clear of the long term obsession with top universities and entrance exams by tweaking their selection procedures to be independent of these factors. Youngsters in Canada and United States too are looking at short term and part time careers before taking up long term job options. Educators are now stressing on the need ...

Instrumentation for the Detection of Deception

Instrumentation for the Detection of Deception Specialists in the area of criminal law often face many challenges related to human factor. Deception is one of such challenges that hinder the process of solving the case. For this reason, certain techniques and instrumentation for the detection of deception were developed. Polygraph is probably the most known instrument created for such purposes. However, even the polygraph does not give the results of 100% accuracy. The test on polygraph is based on the physical reactions of an individual to one or another question that may indicate whether this individual is lying ...

Andre Breton a well renowned French writer and a poet were born in a modest family in Normandy. In his research, he mainly majored in psychiatry and medicine. During the World War II, he participated as a doctor in a neurological ward in Nantas where his research on the artistic tradition started. The main influences for his study were the anti-social behavior that was exhibited by some of his patients. For instance, Jacques Vache, a young patient at the age of 24 years committed suicide and wrote several letters that were published in an introductory essay called Letters de querre in 1919. The novelist married ...

Introduction and Thesis

First published in 1922, Virginia Woolf’s Jacob’s Room was her first novel to use modernist and impressionistic techniques. This paper will show that Woolf’s methodology (the way she wrote the novel) is intimately connected with the thematic preoccupations of the author: the method mirrors the message. Jacob’s Room is commonly seen as an indictment of the sterility and emptiness of modern civilization at the start of the twentieth century and it is true that at its heart is an existential angst that is presented vividly by Woolf. However, this paper will argue that Woolf uses ...

Introduction

Jewellery has been in existence since the early humans began to become civilized. The human desire is to be adorned with precious metals and gems. This has been evident since the Neolithic and Palaeolithic eras. The early humans made jewellery that was formed from claws, bones, teeth and shells. This has been documented by archaeologists. The Egyptians, the Romans and the Greeks applied distinct methods for the creation of jewellery (Cartlidge 1985; Dorner & Turner 1985; Druff and Dormer 1995; Druitt 1986; Falk 1989; Game and Goring 1998; Gilhooley and Costin 1998; Grant 2005; Grant 2007; Hinks 1983; Hughes 1972; ...

Eighteenth century how to become an icon in the history of fashion and influence our life

Embellishment, poise, elegance are some of the adjectives that can be used to describe the trend in art and architecture of 18th century. The age witnessed the most elegant and stylish way of fashion. It can also be called as a fashionable era. 18th Century era is generally known as the Age of Enlightenment. The beginning of this century experienced a significant change in culture, art and architecture. Fashion industry also was on its peak. The fashion centre in this era shifted from Versailles to Paris. The educated Aristocratic class was called bourgeoisie class. They settled down in Paris. The new ...

Influence in The Picture of Dorian Gray And The Book of Job

The Picture of Dorian gray is a novel written by Oscar Wilde. Dorian Gray is the main character in this book and it revolves around his life and how the characters in the novel influence the protagonist’s life. Dorian Gray is depicted as a wealthy, beautiful, and unspoiled male who changes his life completely by sinning and pleasure after meeting Lord Henry who totally influenced his life. Wilde writes a story whereby the main character Dorian Gray is influenced to embark on a hedonistic life; a life he had feared for a very long time. Dorian was an innocent man who was forced to ...

The book’s title gives a summary of the concepts explored in the book. Pollan creatively writes about nutrition to make the society acknowledge the need of assuming a habit of healthy living. In natural foods, the author means unprocessed food unlike the commonly consumed by the current generation that are highly processed. The author refers to modern day food as food- like substances. People eat these substances because they are edible and food-like (Pollan, 51). Pollan presents the modern day worry of food nutrition, regarding it as the American Paradox. He observes that the more people worry themselves about nutrition ...

A romantic short story 'The Birth Mark' authored by Nathaniel Hawthorne reflects upon human obsession with perfection. The protagonist Aylmer is an epitome of that obsession who in his pursuit of perfection does not hesitate to put his wife's life at risk. Aylmer is a reputed scientist whose beautiful wife Georgiana has a tiny hand-shaped birthmark on her left cheek. Aylmer considers it to be a blemish hindering his wife from becoming perfect in every sense of the term. Aylmer tries to enact the role of divine by making attempts to correct the flaw of Georgiana gifted by nature and ...

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a disease characterized by compulsive obsessions and compulsions interfering normal life. Obsessions are constantly arising unwanted views, concerns, thoughts, images or impulses that the patient cannot confront (Markarian et al., 2010). Compulsions are repetitive actions aiming at getting rid thereof (Markarian et al., 2010). Obsessions often cause anxiety and compulsive behavior or rituals serve to reduce this anxiety. As a result a person's life may be significantly impaired due to obsessive-compulsive disorder. Obsessive thoughts or actions can take much time and be so painful that the person is usually failing to have normal life. However, obsessional thoughts differ ...

It is fair to say that many of the citizens throughout the world, especially the developed nations, live as if there is an endless amount of natural resources to keep providing the world with everything we want. There is a very big desire for most people to want to buy more, have more, and do more. This happens even if the individual is unable to afford certain items; they still find a way to purchase what they want for the status quo part of it. Even if the citizens of planet Earth had the money to keep buying more new items, ...

Introduction

According to the National Institute of Mental Health (2010), there is no sustainable evidence that can justify the occurrence of obsessive-compulsive disorder to some people. Scholars argue that the obsessive-compulsive disorder is a trait passed down from the parent to their offspring. However, there are some families with history of OCD do not exhibit the obsessive-compulsive behaviors. Although the origins of OCD remain an enigma to the scientists, it is a psychological disorder that mostly affects the female population. For the sake of clarity, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder will be substituted as OCD in the text. OCD patients often deal with repetitive actions, ...

There a number of themes in Dickens ‘Great Expectations,’ but the theme of the age old problem of being a gentleman in any society surfaces through the character of Pip. In the past, the gentleman was any wealthy male whose status as a gentleman was determined by his clothes, wealth, and his family history. But, the gentleman is truly more than his physical appearance. A true gentleman should possess qualities that goes beyond one’s physical appearance or heritage and should include the personal qualities and traits of the individuals. The novel centres around Dickens ideal vision of a gentleman as one who ...