Essays on True Identity

Abstract

In a comprehensive, reachable way, Jerry Pipes and Victor Lee share their doctrines, faith, and ideas regarding the bedrock of the Church being situated in the strong pillar of family. Their image of family is both inspiring and pragmatic, concluding in an encouragement toward the building of the family church and the preservation of familial spiritual life. Their book Family to Family: Leaving a Lasting Legacy helps their readers understand that they have to go back to a bold and unyielding proclamation of the truthfulness of the Word of God. It clearly explains the nature of the Church's founding, ...

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In the play, A Doll’s House, different characters present varying characteristics that define their roles in the play. However, one of the key most impeccable characters from the play that creates some form of intrigue in terms of true identity is Nora Helmer. A review of the character projected by Nora indicates a significant shift in terms of character during the course of the play thereby highlighting some of the admirable qualities that one ought to expect from a woman in her status. In my view, the shift in terms of character projected by Nora during the course ...

Initial Tension

The initial conflict in this story is between Odysseus, his family, and the society. Telemachus' father is not in the kingdom. Calypso is obsessed with Odysseus and traps him on an island. He feels helpless as he thinks of a way to escape the island. Consequently, men with evil ambitions conspire to make Telemachus' mother their wife. Telemachus considers it so disrespectful, none of these men would even think of courting his mother if his dad were present. Furthermore, no one had confirmed that his father was dead. If anyone were to marry Odysseus wife, then they would assume ...

Monsters are creations usually found in fictional stories made by creative and innovative minds in order to bring fear in people. This fear, though fictitious in nature still allows people to become fascinated with the object that is causing the fear. The same thing can be said most especially of Jack the Ripper, whose true identity has still remained a mystery until this day. Various ideas have propped up regarding this mystery which has turned the serial killer into an icon and a symbol. The mystery is what allows imaginative minds to warp the reality to more closely resemble ...

The article “How Homophobia Hurts Everyone” by Warren J. Blumenfeld throws light on the fact that homophobia exists in this society and that each individual, irrespective of their sexual identity, is adversely affected by it. To explain this, the author cites his own childhood experience when he was harassed by his ‘normal’ peers for being ‘different’. Years of humiliation that continued right until his college days, inadvertently drew him apart from his younger sister, Susan. While the author was affected by the teasing, his attractive, smart, ‘normal’ sister, as he came to understand much later when the two spent ...

Sacrament is a term used in Christianity to refer to rites recognized by the Christian religion that are of significant importance to the Christian faith. The catechism of the Catholic believers denotes the sacraments as the efficacious signs mainly of grace, that according to the Catholic Church are or rather were instituted by Jesus Christ and entrusted to the religion through the church. The sacraments are believed to be the means by which divinity is revealed to the believers. These beliefs are the basis for sacramental theology. Da Vinci code symbols are picked from the art work of the ...

Introduction

In contemporary society, the term “lament” is used in everyday conversations, yet it is an old method of expression with a wide-ranging history in biblical and cultural contexts. In the Bible and ancient culture, lamentation was a specific practice used in written lyrical texts. In the Bible, the lament is applied as a prayerful plea to the creator or a dirge regarding the death of destruction of someone or something. In literary culture, lament has been used in poetry as well as prose writing for a long time. The Biblical book of Job provides a vivid example of lament. ...

Law

Alastair Brett v The Solicitors Regulation Authority [2014] EWHC 2974

In 2009, Patrick Foster, who was a media reporter of The Times, faced charges involving breach of code of conduct for violating the provisions of the Computer Misuse Act 1990. Foster hacked the personal email account of detective Richard Horton, who was a police blogger and used the code name “Nightjack” in his blog site. Foster was able to find out the true identity of “Nightjack” after hacking Horton’s yahoo account. As a result, Horton filed a case for injunction against The Times for and breaking into his email account ...

There were two kings from Persian monarchies whom both married beautiful women. The kings changed their way of living because they were both deceived by their wives in different occasions. The king of the Persian in the Hebrew Bible by the name Ahasuerus, though known as Xerxers in his Greek name. Xerxes loved his wife and also, he used to flatter with her magnificent beauty. One day, he asked her to unveil to the prince’s feast as a sign of showing the equal sociality, but she refuses to do so; she says that was like going physically naked, and ...

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‘Instructor’s Name’ ‘Subject’ Social Media usage is accelerating at a mammoth rate and the internet have literally shrunk our world, enabling us to carry it with us through our mobile phones. While this isn’t anything to be alarmed, this also gives rise to some challenging and new ethical concerns. Social networking has become an integral part of our culture, and this essay is an attempt to reflect upon the ethical implications of this phenomenon. In Utilitarianism the ethical value of a concept is measured solely by its resultant outcome or utility. Social sites, like Facebook and ...

More and more of people’s everyday lives are occurring online. Unlike many previous generations, the current generations are growing up in an increasingly isolated world, with much of their contact with other people taking place through the Internet. Of course, not all human interaction will fall by the wayside as a result of this increasingly-cyber world, but now much of the human interaction that used to take place in the “real world” occurs over the Internet. Using the Internet as a tool to find a romantic partner, for instance, is one way that the Internet has changed the face of human ...

“In giving her existence, a great law had been broken; and the result was a being whose elements were perhaps beautiful and brilliant, but all in disorder, or with an order peculiar to themselves, amidst which the point of variety and arrangement was difficult or impossible to be discovered” (Hawthorne, Chapter 6 p. 98). The quote above generalizes Pearl’s character. She was the daughter of Hester Prynne, a woman living in the standards of the Puritan society condemned by the people as ‘brazen hussy’ who bears the scarlet letter ‘A’ fantastically embroidered upon her bosom (Hawthorne, Chapter 2 p. 57). ...

Psychology

Tomboy is a movie of mistaken identity, and as the movie moves along, Mikäel, who is actually Laure, befriends Lisa with whom she moves around rather physically. Laure manages to hide her true identity, but when an altercation with one of the boys of their group leads to trouble, Laure’s mother is forced to reveal her true identity to the friends. When the boys try to physically manhandle Laure to see her feminism, Lisa comes to her rescue. When Lisa checks Laure’s sex after sometime and finds Mikäel to be Laure, Lisa accepts her as she ...

Marilyn Monroe came from a very ordinary background and went on to become extraordinary. Was she really extraordinary or the people around her and the media projected her as one? In order to understand this, it is essential to understand her mind. Maybe there is a side to her that nobody has seen. She is no fiction but a real woman, who made all those movies and did get married. She is not the fantasies that people built around her. People love fantasies more than the reality. Marilyn allowed them to fantasize about something else. The purpose of this paper is ...

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Hospitality has played a great role in the ancient Greek society, and this is highly evident in most of the classics written during those times. Homer’s Odyssey is a classic example of this fact. The Odyssey is one of the greatest masterpieces of Greek Literature. It is dated written between 750 and 650 B.C.E. (Notes, 1968) According to Fagles and Knox hospitality is understood to be a major part of the moral code. One of the most important factors that can be heavily noticed in this work of Homer is hospitality, with ...

In the play, Twelfth Night, by the stalwart playwright, William Shakespeare, the avid audience comes across the character of Viola who stands out from the rest with her actions, conviction and commitment. She never shows herself to be lovesick and is rather in true love and longs to be with the person whom she has lost her heart for. She faces the brunt of emotions as she falls in love with Orsino. Viola’s character with its depth strikes a chord with the audience. Viola is a character who dwells in the dichotomy of identity and her journey in the ...

The film “Namesake” directed by Mira Nair demonstrates the effects of global conscience and how it influences the general behaviors and cultural values of an individual. The film starts basically with a young man reading a novel by a famous artist who later influences his believes and consciences of his original culture. (Pilcher, Lydia D, Mira 22) The outcome of this influence intensifies and he finally gives in to this intensifying strong feeling to change his decision on the cultural value of his community. Although he was so much influenced by the strong desires that prompted him to change completely, he managed to get ...

Classic English Literature

Penelope Devereux was perhaps one of the finest exponents of the renaissance art and literature art historians. While she inspired some of the finest Elizabethan poetry and sonnet sequence by Sir Philip Sidney in Astrophel and Stella, it is with utmost curiosity that generations later, people sought to see this person in flesh. An undated photo which many historians claimed to be that of her and her sister Dorothy, and taken with many other paintings from Leicester House and listed among the paintings in the high gallery shows the two sisters in costumes worn in the late 1570s. While ...

Introduction

Personal identity is something, feature, behavior which is used to distinguish one person to another. A person is given an identity according to time he /she was born or place of origin or according to events that was happening at that time. The complexity of personal Identity comes to when two people of same body size, colour , sex, place of origin and same time of birth, seems diverse in their behavior and thinking capacity. It this divergence of persons that help us identify differently. The man cannot be the same all the time hence he/she cannot be ...

Thesis: The theme of disguise as brought out in THEODYSSEY, its significance, purpose, context and effectiveness.

1. Reasons why gods and mortal men use disguises. 2. Effectiveness and context of these disguises. 3. ATHENA disguised as a young boy. Reasons for this particular disguise and its effectiveness 4. ATHENA disguised as MENTES. The context in which she uses this disguise and its measure of success towards achieving her goals. 5. ATHENA disguised as TELEMACHUS. The reasons that inspired this disguise, its relevance and context in which it is used. 6. ATHNA disguised as MENTOR. Her prediction of what this disguise would have, its relevance towards a greater enlightenment if Greek society and ...

Comparing Z. Freud’s Conceptions and E. Erikson’s Theory of Psychosocial Development <Student’s Name> <University>

Psychosocial development theory is the theory of psychosocial reeks of personality, created by Eric Erickson, in which he describes the eight stages of personality development and focuses on the development of the individual I am. The issue of personality psychosocial development is not only of scientific interest. Psychoanalysis seeks and finds the roots of the problems in the various stages of childhood and adolescence. It turns out that not only all of us from childhood, but our ...

The stereotypes and bias have always put the minorities in the corner of the society where the dominant culture looks upon the members of such social groups with a vague outlook which in fact demeans the cultural root of the minority and challenges the tenets of humanity and equality among the members of the human race. Champion of the World by Maya Angelou and Fish Cheeks by Amy Tan explores the psyche of the individuals who belong to such minorities and create literary representation of the thoughts and views of the members of the communities in regard to the dominant ...

We live in a world obsessed with routine. Anyone who tries to do things differently is frowned upon. As such, the only decent thing to do is to conform. As a result, many people end up feeling alienated. They end up feeling isolated by the world which is supposed to nurture and celebrate them. Consequently, their true identity is not discovered. Despite these events, all is not lost. Some literature authors have realized this problem, and they have dared to be different. They have walked paths which not so many people have walked and changed the way the society thinks. Although ...

The use of music in the film industry is a very common practice. It plays an essential role in stressing the intended message as well as bringing out emotions and feeling that make the viewers connect with the movie and the characters in the cast. Music is a very powerful communication tool that is easily understood and therefore helpful in giving additional information about the characters in the movie as well as various activities. The use of music also gives a clear understanding of the main themes in the movie. Effective film directors invest and incorporate the use of music and other ...

Occupation: Criminal Mastermind

Age: Unknown Marital Status: Divorced Much of the Joker’s life remains a mystery. No evidence of his existence in the form of DNA records or fingerprints was available for the Police Department. He speaks of an abusive and alcoholic father and states his hatred of him. Ultimately, no reliable history can be made of the Joker due to constant shifting of his story. We are introduced to the Joker while he and a group of compatriots are robbing a bank. Systematically and calculatedly the accomplices were killed leaving only the Joker to make his escape with the bank money. ...

Synoptic gospels include Mathew, Mark, and Luke. They are called so because they all agree on the life of Jesus. The gospel of Mark was the original one, and was written in 70 CE. Both Mathew and Luke copy their work from Mark’s gospel and they do so with a lot of consistency. In fact, they at times use Greek words. John’s gospel, on the other hand, has a little influence from Mark’s gospel. It is believed to have come from Luke’s gospel. Originally, the book of John was more Gnostic, but after Johan nine community split, ...

Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House explores the dilemma of being a woman in late 19th century Norway. At the start of the play it is arguable that the Helmers appear to have a perfect marriage. However, this is only because Nora appears to conform to male patriarchal stereotypes about the role of women. As the play proceeds secrets from the past are revealed as are the other characters’ perceptions of Nora and this culminates in the final scene of the play in which Nora experiences an epiphany which reveals to herself her true identity, and the lies and misconceptions ...