Oliver Twist, a novel written by one of history’s most well-known authors, Charles Dickens, shows exactly how brutal life can be for a person without a proper place in society. Set during the Industrial Revolution era of Great Britain, Oliver Twist is a boy born with no place in society and is cast off into one of the lowest rungs of the social ladder. Oliver frequently faces trials and tribulations that constantly buffet him in the stormy seas of life,...
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Charity will be a great topic for sermons in the church to talk about the good virtues of helping the poor. However, the topic, charity, may seem to be out of range for science except if the preacher happens to be a “preacher scientist”. Although people have to work for their money, but it is not unusual to find out that people often give out part of what they earn. We can assume that this is out of good will...
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To determine what the inconsistencies are in human behavior and motivations, and what it is that makes understanding them both quite complex, we must begin by analyzing and studying the vast range of human experiences. Both George Orwell’s 1984 (Novel) written in 1949 and psychological experiment, The Stanford Prison Experiment (film/experiment) delve into how society reacts to an individual/ group that are in a position of power and have the strength and capability to control the public. In George Orwell’s...
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Some people can find happiness in anything while others spend their lives seeking it and the later type of individuals often takes a path which can make them monsters in the eyes of our society. A very similar story is portrayed in the novel Strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson in 1886 and the movie Fight Club directed by David Fincher in 1999 which makes them an ideal comparison for this paper. In both...
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There are many impacting written pieces that contribute to the different images of the status of self. However, with the many varying narratives and tones by the authors who have written these pieces, some may provide a contrast with others. An example of this contrast is the division in the status of self is between childhood and adulthood as it develops in twentieth-century literature. Literary pieces such as James Joyce’s “Araby” and Anne Sexton’s “Cinderella” perfectly demonstrates this divide through...
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In Sophocles’ “Antigone,” the main character, Antigone, displayed strong determination and loyalty to her family and god. However, I sympathize more with Kreon because he was a man of his words and he refused to break social peace and state laws. Throughout the play, Kreon’s character exemplifies the traits of a tragic hero. Creon was suffering from his actions without knowing that he will be losing everything but the law. Compare to Antigone, Kreon regrets his decision and cannot alternate...
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Postpartum depression or postnatal depression is a widespread problem occuring in the mother, but also affecting father and child. INTRODUCTION Postpartum depression is one of the most common problems occur in the women after giving birth to their offspring. A study has shown that in developed countries 10-20% of mothers were affected by PPD. It can be last for about a year (Beck, 2006). Postpartum depression not only affect mother, but it also imparts detrimental impacts on corporal and cognitive...
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‘Macbeth’ written by William Shakespeare and ‘My last duchess’ written by Robert Browning are two of the most common examples linked to toxic masculinity. In today’s car driven and busy city world, toxic masculinity can often go unseen. However, it is present more commonly than many think within men and women.Shakespeare’s representation of masculinity within his work during the Elizabethan era takes many different forms, past and present. The 17th century play ‘Macbeth’ and in the 1842 poem ‘My last...
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Mark Twain began life in Florida, Missouri, where he was born on November 30, 1835. (“Major Works.”) Twain was originally named Samuel Langhorne Clemens, but later began using the pen name, Mark Twain. (“Major Works.”) He modeled his new name after terms that were used while he was on the river boat, mark meaning measure, and twain meaning two. (“Frequently Asked Questions”) Mark Twain wrote possibly one of his most famous books, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, in 1884. (“Adventures...
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Although working conditions for children have significantly improved over the years, the inequality between rich and poor education continues to result in the exploitation of children in the labour industry. 1.2 What is child labour? Child labour refers to the exploitation of children through work and employment that deprives them of their childhood, their potential and their dignity. (Worldvision.com.au, 2019) Child labourers often work unreasonable hours in dangerous conditions where they are vulnerable to abuse and mistreatment. Moreover, since their...
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Adolescence is defined as, the period of life when a child develops into an adult, the period from puberty to maturity terminating legally at the age of majority, the state or process of growing up, a stage of development (as of a language or culture)” by the Merriam-Webster dictionary. Holden Caulfield in experiencing adolescence in J.D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye. As Caulfield narrates his story from a 17-year-old perspective from a year before, he is depicted as a stable,...
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Introduction This investigative report will explore the impact of institutional evil sweatshops labour. This will include the analysis of key facts factors and how Catholic’s and other world religions approach to this issue. Finally, the attitudes and principles required to underpin a positive transformation, as well as proposed strategies to provide change, will be deduced. Intuitional evil is defined as evil contained within organisations or structures of human society, rather than a result wickedness (Sandford, 2018). Due to its ingrained...
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By definition, “rape culture” is an environment and sociological concept that rape is not only pervasive but also trivialized due to societal attitudes about gender and sexuality shaped by customs and stereotypes formed by society (Waweru Nduta, 2018). Although the term was generated recently, this horrendous pattern of ignorance reflects on an already existing custom that dates back to medieval times. Rape culture is present in our nation like cutlery in a house and has intensely increased over the years....
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“That's the so-called gun,” Ms. Ofrah explains. “Officer Cruise claims he saw it in the car door, and he assumed Khalil was reaching for it. The handle was thick enough, black enough, for him to assume it was a gun.” “And Khalil was black enough,” Daddy adds. A hairbrush. Khalil died over a fucking hairbrush.” This is the story that Angie Thomas tells through Starr in ‘The Hate U Give’, a heartfelt and passionate story of police brutality, racial profiling,...
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As individuals interact with the workplace environment, there occur situations where one cannot cope with associated demands and pressures. Besides affecting one’s physical and emotional health, the stress in the workplace can undermine one’s productivity hence harming the organization. The high incidence of workplace stress necessitates research into causes of stress and how the individual and the organization can contribute to stress management. Investing in stress management is important since the productivity of human resources is key to a firm’s...
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Trying hard in life leads to success, the inheritance of knowledge, and the expansion of self-esteem. A great man by the name of Mahatma Gandhi once said “Infinite striving to be the best is man's duty; It is its own reward. Everything else is in God's hands”. The definition of strive in the oxford dictionary is “to try very hard to achieve something”. Achieving takes time and continuous sheer determination and the more a person tries the better. Procrastination should...
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Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth and The Telltale Heart, a madman’s confession by Edgar Allen Poe demonstrate the debilitating effects of guilt plagued upon Macbeth, Lady Macbeth and the narrator, induced by a series of murders to resolve their own tensions. Both texts manage to portray guilt as an encroaching hallucination, though what defines Shakespeare’s play from Edgar Allen Poe’s short story is the effect guilt has on characters: Macbeth and Lady Macbeth gradually become paranoid tyrants, slaughtering whoever were deemed as...
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Sexism has been an evolving issue globally for decades. More specifically, women’s rights and inequality has been the topic of issue for hundreds of years. Sexism is something that has given women inconfidence and the ability to believe they are lesser than the men in this world. Before in Roman law, women couldn’t own a house without having to give it to their husbands immediate family if he passed away, they had no access to birth control or abortion, and...
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Jim Burden a very successful lawyer from New York City that tells a friend a story of his youth when he lives in Nebraska. He shared his memories of his good friend Antonia . This Chronicle makes up most of this novel. At the age of ten years old, Jim reaches Nebraska. He is on a train headed out west shortly after finding himself an orphan in Virginia, Jim gets his first look at Antonia and her family. They were...
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Throughout Poe's life, many challenges have been thrown at him, causing him to fall into a deep depression. He was born in 1809, and his mother sadly passed away 2 years later in 1811. Poe was adopted by the Allen family after her death, but his siblings stayed with different families. While he lived with the Allens, he went to good schools and lived in a welcoming community. Edgar was a good student, but when he entered college he started...
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Nowadays more and more startups and original ideas appear every month. Not all companies become successful, and not all startups can earn millions. But sometimes an original and socially useful idea becomes extremely popular. One of such enterprises is Uber - the most expensive startup in the world. The Uber brand is known worldwide as a convenient online brand for renting cars or providing service, which can be used through a special application or website. In addition, the company provides...
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We live in the digital era where everything moves fast and you have to keep up with the pace in order to get where you want to be. Digital marketing is nowadays found everywhere around. Social media took a very big step in helping brands create awareness and become successful. Brand endorsement and advertising are only two of the channels that sustain brands and propels them into this new era where everything one is interested in can be found a...
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We can see the world in colour due to receptors, known as rods and cones, which are found in our retina. They contain different pigments, which absorb certain wavelengths of light better than others. Rods do not mediate colour vision and are responsible for our ability to see in dim light as they have high photosensitivity. There are three types: blue-sensitive, green-sensitive and red-sensitive cones (short, medium and long wavelength cones with peak absorptions at 430, 530, 560nm.) When they...
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The Roman Catholic Church has failed to protect its church members from falling victim to sodomy to a larger extent. It is evident that the Church leadership has played a pivotal role in enabling the clergy and religious perpetrators to inflict such abuse on members of its congregation by way of concealed re-assignment, coverup and by sheltering the accused from accountability in the secular community. Although legal action may have been taken in some cases this was done illicitly, subjugating...
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Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray displays an interesting perception about humanity, concerning the balance between the concepts such as beauty, and narcissism. It shows both the highest and the lowest of Victorian society. Oscar Wilde focuses more on the lowest and presents a pessimistic and critical view on the Victorian era, showing the worst parts on full display in his novel. It tackles the aspects of humanity that often leads to its downfall, taking vanity and their physical...
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Essayist and dramatist James Baldwin was brought into the world on August 2, 1924, in Harlem, New York. One of the twentieth century's most prominent authors, Baldwin broke new scholarly ground with the investigation of racial and social issues in his numerous works. He was known for his papers on the black involvement in America. James Baldwin distributed the 1953 novel Go Tell It on the Mountain, proceeding to earn approval for his bits of knowledge on race, other world...
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David Hume’s work, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, questions the principle upon which inductive knowledge is formed. Hume brainstorms on many subjects concerning knowledge in which he appears to attack fake knowledge. The work is divided into twelve sections in which Hume tackles different but correlating aspects of knowledge. He believes that the paper is a correction of his earlier publication. The following article seeks to critique Hume’s argument of skeptical doubts concerning the operations of the understanding discussed in...
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World hunger is a critical problem that the world faces today and it is closely linked to many biological stressors that caused this issue at such a global scale. With the global population growing and urbanizing at such an exponential rate, a solution to end world hunger is becoming more challenging for scientists. Statistically, we would need to produce almost 100% more of the major food crops we do today, to have enough food by the year 2050 (Is There...
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A Business man, a carpenter, a farmer, a contractor, a paperboy, an army ambulance driver, an artist, a husband and a father who changed the way we imagine and brought a new face to the entertainment industry, Walter Elias Disney. A mysterious leader, respected by many but feared by them as well and his leadership approach took many shapes and turns throughout his career which was filled with ups and downs. Born in the year 1901 in Illinois Chicago, Walt...
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Issue The topic of gender bias has been constantly discussed by the public in society. For decades, people have been paying close attention to the news concerning gender bias. That is, people in the society have begun to realize the problem of gender bias, especially the gender bias in the workplace. Gender bias is a hot issue in the workplace, especially in industries like IT where the vast majority of staff are men. This has led to the society’s misconceptions...
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