A former captive’s narrative of his or her captivity often captivates a large audience. Readers and listeners are always engrossed when perusing a text or listening to an ex-captive’s narration of his or her time in captivity. Such narratives always involve stories of misery, suffering, and despair that attract the attention and sympathy of the audience. I Fall Asleep, Just Standing Like That by Xu Lizhi and The Caged Skylark by Gerard Manley Hopkins are poems that differ in genre...
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The Crucible is a play that was written by Arthur Miller in 1952. It is the play that preceded Death of a Salesman, his first success as a writer for which he won a Tony award and the Pulitzer Prize. The play is based on the Witch trials of Salem, Massachusetts where 20 women accused of being witches where hanged in 1692 This play by Arthur Miller was written to last, and it is part of the selective canon (texts...
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Despite the adaptation of a text to film benefiting from the opportunities and abilities bestowed to a director through the visual aspect of the medium, narrative complexity and depth of literary themes almost inevitably suffer a condensation. Ralph Fiennes’s adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Coriolanus is not immune to this trend, with temporal constraints forcing Fiennes to focus upon thematic elements of Shakespeare’s original work that he finds to be integral to his interpretation. Whereas Shakespeare’s characterization of key figures such...
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In The Chosen, the setting of each scene contributes to our understanding of the book’s central themes. The baseball field reveals the theme of conflict between two opposing forces, the hospital brings about different perceptions of the world, the library represents the characters’ expanding minds, and so on. The combination of settings and the sub-themes that develop within them help develop the book’s central theme – conflict between the secular and theological. The central theme of The Chosen is apparent...
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Commenting on the many economic and social problems that American society now confronts, Newsweek columnist Robert J. Samuelson recently wrote: 'We face a choice between a society where people accept modest sacrifices for a common good or a more contentious society where groups selfishly protect their own benefits.' Newsweek is not the only voice calling for a recognition of and commitment to the 'common good.' Daniel Callahan, an expert on bioethics, argues that solving the current crisis in our health...
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If Mel believes his view of the elderly couple is true love then who is this author to say that it’s an “emotional immaturity? ” Especially, when Campbell also states that “the reader can rightly infer that nothing he has ever felt as love could be favorably compared with what he found in the elderly man who was depressed because he couldn’t see his wife. ” It makes no sense for him to say Mel is emotionally immature, then turn...
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Throughout the ‘Republic’ Plato looks at many themes and uses a wide range of stories and myths to make and back up his various points. There are many different myths and stories used throughout this dialogue and it would be difficult to look at every single instance Plato reference one of these works, picking out some of the most interesting and key myths that are used. In Plato’s ‘Republic’, one of the things Plato does is use ‘Republic’ as a...
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Credit cards have revolutionized the concept of spending and financial management in the modern world. This essay delves into the multifaceted world of credit cards, exploring their functionality, benefits, risks, and impact on personal finance. Credit cards, essentially a form of plastic money, offer users the convenience of purchasing goods and services with the promise of paying back the borrowed amount at a later date. They have become an integral part of financial transactions, providing a secure and flexible way...
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One of the most pressing issues in the twenty-first Century is economic security along with the oppression of people. To understand just how much economic security impacts people it is crucial to understand just how problematic it is. Since the beginning of time oppression and economic instability have always gone hand in hand. Throughout history and culture, I was able to see how national and economic security along with inequality has changed and improved over time. The theme of the...
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Before pursuing my dream of furthering my education to become a teacher, I would get asked multiple different questions. “Why do you want to become a teacher?”, “What grade level would you prefer to teach?”, “Where and what type of school could you see yourself teaching?”, “Who do you want to be as a teacher?”. All of the questions seem rather simple and easy to answer. However, I feel as if these questions are rather difficult to answer. Even though...
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Children who commit minor unlawful behaviors were exposed to harsh punishment, therefore this is the inappropriate treatment for children in conflict with the law, as it disobeys act 108 of 1996 in section 28 of the constitution. In the 1990s South Africa introduced diversion to focus on the best interest of the child, providing appropriate treatment and punishment for children in conflict with the law (Steyn (2010). Z. K. Hamilton et al. (2006) define diversion as channel out, children in...
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Business ethics means applying or implementing set of appropriate business policies even if difficult obstacle comes in between for example obstacles like without bridging government laws, refraining from corrupt practices and other illegal practices. Ethics plays an important role in individual judgment and decision which lead to downfall or profit in businesses. When thinking about ethics, it consists of all the ingredient like integrity, honor, fairness, honesty, principles, moral, value, conscience, right and responsibility which made up the principles of...
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Economic system is the mechanism by which countries and governments manage wealth and exchange goods and services. The production factors, including land, capital, labor and entrepreneurship are used to regulate the systems. In other words, how the people of a nation joined together to create a complex whole and perform economic transactions between each other. Economic systems are complicated as they depend on the fact that millions of people work together in the market, driving supply and demand. For instance,...
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Mass media can be defined as technology that is intended to reach a mass audience. It is the primarily means of communication used to reach the huge majority of the general public. The most common platforms for mass media are newspapers, television, radio, magazines and the internet. Mass media has become more powerful over the years because of its usefulness as a medium for advertising and propaganda. The way in which mass media is being used to manipulate, persuade and...
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Ambiguity has been identified as one of the core aspects of poetry by many. Sir William Empson said of it: “The machinations of ambiguity are among the very roots of poetry”. This paper is a contemplation about the extent Empson’s utterance it truthful to. To understand significance of ambiguity it is important to be aware that it is only one of many points that were argued in the transition of literary criticism from simple unsubstantiated judgements to a proper respected...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt is famous for its many winged sayings. Perhaps the brightest of them was uttered by him during the struggle for the presidential post: “There is a mysterious cycle in human events. To some generations much is given. Of other generations much is expected. This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny”. These words of the thirty-second president of the United States of America are rightfully included in samples of American oratory. But it was not ordinary...
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Orson Scott Card called ‘Ender's Game’ a fantasy story which talks about how human and buggers can live in a space, and it can be enjoyed as a tale about how Ender who is six years old and monitors by his brother and his sister that are older than him tries to find a safe and quite place which has not fear and no one kills him. Even though his enemies tried to control his life and destroy him, he...
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For numerous amount of years, people have been compulsive consumers as the economy influenced materialism. Consumerism is the act of advertisements for getting people to buy what they don’t need even though they don’t have money. Materialism is considering materialistic possession for physical comfort instead of spiritual values. Usually, providing dishonest advertising, consumerism tricks shoppers into thinking they have to have that product to maintain their happiness. Sometimes people fall for the tricks and sneaky words of advertisements. Consumerism and...
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The term industrial revolution is an expression many historians use to define periods of technological changes that had its footprint on society and industry. In each Industrial Revolution, there were primary developments, principle advancements, and fundamental energies, occurring in driving nations. The underneath section gives a concise survey of each Industrial Revolution. The First Industrial Revolution The First Industrial Revolution was noted between 1784-1870, it started in the United Kingdom between. It emancipated the development of machines that replaced farms...
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Major depressive disorder (MDD), one of the leading causes of disability worldwide (Thornicroft et al., 2018), is a common psychological condition categorized under mood disorders in the DSM-5. Mood disorders consist of conditions that involve predominant problems with either mood or affect (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). According to the World Health Organisation, the prevalence of MDD in all age categories has increased in recent years, with over 300 million cases reported worldwide (Pan et al., 2018). Affecting one in six...
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Management education is increasingly becoming important and playing a central role in the success of managers and organizations worldwide. The importance of the education sector, particularly a professional discipline like management studies, is increasing day by day in our country. In India, Management education has seen a remarkable growth in recent years as reflected in the steep rise in the number of higher learning institutes offering programmes in management at various levels but it is a complex one. Management Education...
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“Art is a lie that brings us closer to the truth”, - Pablo Picasso. This quote by Pablo Picasso states that although what is depicted in a work of art may be fictional, the message that the art conveys is often truthful. Unlike art, language is often literal. Excluding some proverbs, language gives us clear messages in comparison to art. The messages expressed in words are often not dependent on one’s interpretation, or at least, not to the same extent...
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In this paper, I will be analyzing the key differences and similarities between an empire and a kingdom in the early 1500s to late 1700s in parts of Asia. Empire, states an area that is controlled by a centralized government with many countries ruled by one government. As for kingdom, representing a government that’s controlled by a dominant family with the roles inherited through generations. Although empires can have qualities that represent themselves as kingdoms, not all kingdoms are capable...
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Having sufficient energy can support for the country in the stage of developing country like Myanmar. This is focuses on estimation of electricity demand & supply rate for future which can be supported to reduce the energy gap in long-term. Based on the methodologies and framework constructed to define what action and plan should be taken to fulfill the electricity demand for our country Myanmar. In order to make the research problems more specific and to find a solution based...
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While some individual personality traits are mistaken for the signs of personality disorders, in some ways how a person acts can show clear signs of a type of personality disorder. There have been plenty of moments in the story ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ by Truman Capote that Holly Golightly showed she is suffering from Narcissistic Personality Disorder or NPD. Holly Golightly is suffering from Narcissistic Personality Disorder because, she shows the symptoms of unemotional traits, grandiosity, exaggerated feelings of self-importance, disregard...
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“As a woman I have no country. As a woman I want no country. As a woman, my country is the whole world” - quotes author, Virginia Woolf. In her novel, “Mrs. Dalloway” she focuses on the real world and interrogating her interests of feminist. Woolf informs her audience by displaying key words in the text of her views as a feminist and her beliefs. Woolf effectively appeals to her audience by past history on the social problem of women's...
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The word ‘Brexit’ is a combination of two words ‘Britain’ and ‘Exit’. The United Kingdom decided to leave the EU 3 years on June 2016. There were total of 72.2% voters and 51.9% voted in favor of Brexit and 42.1% vote against the notion. The supporters of Brexit won the margin by 3.8% which was enough for the government to come to the decision of leaving the European Union. The due date of leaving the EU was 29th March 2019...
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Introduction Nelson Mandela, a name synonymous with the relentless struggle for justice, equality, and freedom, stands as an emblem of hope in modern history. Born on July 18, 1918, in the tiny village of Qunu in South Africa's Eastern Cape Province, Mandela's life was a beacon that guided not just South Africa but the entire world toward a future free from racial segregation and oppression. His leadership in the African National Congress (ANC) and the efforts to dismantle the institutionalized...
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The struggle of racism has hurt many people of color, but has brought upon good fortune from their actions to be treated as citizens of the U.S. The movements that occurred during history, have shaped the black community, giving them hope for the future. These movements have also changed the minds of many whites to see the error in their ways and accept this change. Osha Gray Davidson wrote the book ‘The Best of Enemies’ and how it offered a...
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How is a ‘real’ American defined? A recent study revealed that a large amount of the American population could not show the location of Iowa on a map of the United States, so how Americans define patriotism could be very equivocal. The definition of patriotism according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary reads: “a feeling of love for his or her country and supports its authority and interests”. However, more recently it has become more evident that patriotism in America is coming...
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