The Gilded Age (the Late 1860s - 1890s) was the time period following the Civil War that brought in much-needed Industrial, populous, and economic growth for the United States of America. Although this period garnered essential evolution, this state-wide technical progression brought upon political, economic, and social issues with it. Problems of the era included “Political Machines”, marginalizing the vote of the citizen, poor treatment of Industrial workers, and a few more to name. Resolutions to bring much-needed reform was...
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Introduction Nihilism, as the latin name for it describes, literally means “nothing”. It was a developing philosophy primarily during the time of Nietzsche when he had proclaimed his famous quote that “God is dead”. Nietzsche had simply believed that as people evolved, God was no longer needed as a means of meaning and order in the lives of people. Free will was the major idea being thrown around at the time, as well as beliefs in humanism and existentialism. People...
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9/11 occurred on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. 9/11 was an extremely unprepared for event and caused for the United States of America to be a very vulnerable target. The morning of September 11, 2001, 19 terrorists were able to hijack four planes that were departing from the Boston’s Logan airport, they choose planes that had farther journey’s ahead of them knowing that they would be filled with enough fuel to carry out their attack. The terrorist’s main mission was to...
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I have been stuck with reading and writing for past 13 years. I have always been highly value reading and writing, but my feeling to them has always been complex. I hated writing once and I loved it later. I liked reading, but it bothered me sometimes. Along the side from primary school to middle school and from high school to university, I keep running into new difficulties. These problems made me headache but solving them was pretty worthwhile. This...
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An entire colony in North America has mysteriously gone missing. Scientists and researchers cannot seem to discover the exact reason that the colonists suddenly disappeared, yet many intriguing and detailed theories have been presented. Many of them contain scientific evidence, but there’s not enough to prove if it’s right or wrong. Some theories, however, are simply just guesses based on the cultures and traditions of the neighboring Native American tribes. The Roanoke Colony was established in August of 1587, and...
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What’s Wrong with the American Education System? In many fields, the United States is often referred to as the world's best nation. It may be one of the greatest, but in education, it's far from it. Of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's 34 nations in total, it ranks only 14th in art, 23rd in science, and 24th in literacy. Despite America’s status as a country, America’s education is failing because of the large emphasis on technology entering the...
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The speech “Miss Polly Baker, before a Court of Judicature,” was given in a court in 1747. Miss Polly Baker who lives in New England was prosecuted for the fifth time for having children without marriage. She represents her financial instability, so she is unable to hire an attorney to argue for her. She is addressing her difficulties and the worse time she is suffering from and making an effort to convince the court to pass out with her punishment...
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Horror and Comedy are complete opposites, yet they seem to work rather well together. The genre of horror-comedy was first introduced into film in 1922, with D.W. Griffith’s One Exciting Night. And since then, countless comedy horror films have been made. The thing is, both horror and comedy are two genres with huge varieties within them. For example, Napoleon Dynamite and Superbad. Both of these two films are classified as comedies, yet their style of comedy and style, in general,...
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There are many bilingual and multicultural people in the world today. For many, the alternatives of that language they use, and the way they use it, correspond to what social or cultural community they belong to. Amy Tan may be a Chinese yank writer she portrays this well in her short essay 'Mother Tongue.' Tan grew up in two vastly different worlds, using different 'Englishes.' The first world, which consists of her close family friends, and loved ones, how she...
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“My Sister’s Keeper” is a drama film indicating a story about two sisters: Kate who is battling cancer and the other, Anna, who is a perfect donor to keep her sister alive. In the story, Kate Fitzgerald, the elder sister, is diagnosed of having acute promyelocytic leukaemia. In order to save their children, the parents decide to have another daughter, Anna Fitzgerald, as Kate saviour sister through vitro fertilization. Anna is genetically match to her older sister and is available...
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Background: The rise in popularity of fantasy and historical genres in film and television such as Game of Thrones, Lord of the Rings and Handmaid's Tale while performing well with audiences and popular culture have continually portrayed women in ways that perpetuate gender norms and stereotypes. Historical fantasy's use of female subordinance or the portrayal of sexual dominance is often looked over or accepted by the masses, as the basis of its inspiration gained from the real European Middle Ages...
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In the play, Death of a Salesman by Author Miller, the play focuses on the nostalgic dreams of the main character. The Lomans, especially Willy, pay particular attention to these dreams while fearing that these goals are unreachable. Yet this fear is necessary to the hope; Willy would much rather dream than succeed. It is the destruction of his dream that destroys him, not its failure. Willy Loman, the central character of the play, dreams of achieving the American Dream,...
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The New Historicist literary lens allows for critical analysis of literature among the American canon. In particular, Louis Montrose’s theory explores historical and cultural context in order to better understand a piece of literature. Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut, serves as a cryptic piece of Postmodern literature that can benefit from such analysis. The depiction of the novel's central character, Billy Pilgrim, is heavily deduced from the real-life experiences of the author. Billy Pilgrim utilizes a variety of tools, such as...
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Since the beginning of time people have been exercising their social media skills without even being aware of it. Referencing, telling stories, creating an identity for themselves and simply sharing information are all things that eventually escalated into the social media platforms we all know and love today. The first social media site ever created was called Six Degrees, it was created in 1997. It filled all the criteria of social media such as allowing people to create a personal...
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In Existentialism, there are many figureheads like Jean-Paul Sarte, Søren Kierkegaard, Martin Heidegger, and many others with different key doctrines. Freidrich Nietzsche and Albert Camus are important to the Existentialist Movement with Nietzsche being a pioneer for the movement and Camus writing many books and novels with Existentialist ideas. With Camus, it was absurd and with Nietzsche, it was the will to power. Both have similarities and differences Albert Camus was a French Algerian novelist who, denied being a philosopher,...
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The Salem Witch Trials era during the late 1600s was a time where suspicion and the belief in the supernatural cultivated. To get an understanding of the Salem Witch Trials, one must first understand its origins. The Salem Witch Trials commenced around the early months of 1692 when a group of young residents in Salem Village, Massachusetts, professed to be possessed by the devil and accused a number of local women of witchcraft. To add on, in the course of...
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A stereotype is a perception that an individual within a certain social setting shares common characteristics. In other words, it is a belief about a person that is based on the perception of the cultural values of the society they come from. Indeed, the concept of stereotype in which people are judged primarily on the traits associated with their origin is well ingrained in American society. The idea uses statistical discrimination in which a previous set of statistical data associated...
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In life and education, individuals who stray from the norm are branded as delusional outcasts instead of innovators or visionaries. Jon Krakauer investigates this in his book, Into the Wild. The book explores the final months of adventurer and transcendentalist, Christopher McCandless; McCandless abandoned the trappings of wealth and higher education to explore the Alaskan wilderness. While some Americans have questioned McCandless’s motives and legacy, Krakauer’s Into the Wild shed light on McCandless’ desire for enlightenment and what inspired his...
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Berkoff's theatre is commonly known as total theatre. His key conventions were physical theatre, aggressive direct address, archaic text mixed with expletives, monologues with ensemble mime, multi role and cross gender casting, surreal representation of ordinary, settings/events and elaborate transitions With regards to physical theatre (his most well-known convention) he liked the actors becoming props and even using them to create the scenery. He also liked the actors to create sound effects and use mime. His theatre used a mixture...
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Introduction Johnson and Johnson`s is one of the well-known companies in the world. It is developed in 1886 by three brothers, Robert wood Johnson, James Wood Johnson, and Edward Mead Johnson. It is a fortune 500 Pharmaceutical and consumers packaged goods manufactured multinational company. It has more than 265 operating companies in more than 60 countries approximately 126500 peoplesss. Moreover, company launched number of products among them Johnson baby powder was most prominent in market. Its success leads to the...
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Introduction Christmas, a festival celebrated by millions around the world, is a time of joy, reflection, and cultural expression. Though rooted in the Christian tradition marking the birth of Jesus Christ, the way Christmas is celebrated varies significantly across different countries, reflecting unique cultural identities. These diverse practices, shaped by historical, geographical, and cultural influences, offer a fascinating lens through which to understand global cultural dynamics. In examining these traditions, one gains insight into not only the universal themes of...
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A parent is an individual who has the most influential impact on a child, and therefore play an important role in preparing the child for their future. However, what defines a good and influential parent? In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus is a strong father figure who has put in continuous amounts of effort into parenting Jem and Scout. This leads to Jem and Scout being comfortable in openly expressing their opinions, even if they are against social...
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In the United States, there has been a series of entertainment mediums since its conception. As technology and ideas grow and evolve, more things are created. Thus in the boom of industry, the technology in entertainment did not fall behind. As the United States rolled into recovery from WWI the film industry kept a steady pace for the previous two decades. The film industry came into the United States like wildfire. The appeal of film was the access that people...
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Improving accountability and transparency of public spending can improve the financial management in the Malaysian public sector. Transparency is operating in such a way that is easy for others to see what actions are performed. Transparency implies openness, communication and accountability. Accountability however is an aspect of governance that has been subject to discussions related to problems in the public sector, non-profit and private sector that denotes answerability, blameworthiness, liability and he expectation of account giving. The fall of the...
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Since the beginning of time, gender and gender norms has been a constant tug of war battle. Because I am a woman, I deserve this right. Because I am a man, I have the authority to tell women what they can and cannot do, etc. In the previous few decades, gender norms have not been prevalent in society, however gender roles and expectations have been seen in some of the oldest literature. In this essay, I will argue that women...
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Humans ability to reason and use logic is clouded by the fear of uncertainty. The longing for concrete facts is what has created a world where uncertainty and faith are feared because they have become synonyms of ambiguity. However, this fantasized dystopian world eventually becomes dull and somber. When a person’s health has been compromised, the patient often is looking for anything that will make them whole again. To begin healing, the patient has two options, the first being conventional...
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Palliative care improves the quality of life and diminishes symptoms for individuals diagnosed with a serious illness. Also, it assists patients to understand all of their choices for medical treatment. It is useful at any stage of the illness, but is most effective if provided from the point of diagnosis. It can be provided to the patient along with curative treatment; therefore, it is not a requirement of the patient to stop any treatment that might cure the serious illness....
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The art, architecture, and beliefs of Ancient Egypt have a very influential impact on shaping today’s modern world. Although when many think about Ancient Egypt, they don’t think about its influence, it’s very prominent. The art, architecture, and beliefs were also just generally a huge part of Ancient Egyptian culture. These three aspects shaped much of the culture, and still do shape much of Egypt’s modern culture. All Ancient Egyptian art served a purpose because they believed that practical purpose...
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Muslims have been faced with stereotypes since the 7th century AD or the Byzantine Empire era. But what started and continued the stereotype has been through the usage of media. Whether it be in the form of a movie, T.V. shows, or news, the concept of presenting Muslims as terrorists has existed for decades. However, today, some media reinforces, challenges or equally challenges and reinforces this stereotype. And one of the media that equally reinforces and challenges this stereotype is...
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As it is apparent to everyone, if human beings and other living organisms born, grow and die, in order to survive, they need water, air, food, and as one of main necessities medicine. Since humans exist, they face different types of illnesses, pains, wounds and they search for solutions to these. In ancient Egypt, people used to have medical treatment that was learned from Ancient Mesopotamian civilization. But due to geographical changes and different living standards, they needed to develop...
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