Metanarrative

famous theologians, Thomas Muentzer and Gerrard Winstanley, so that political discourse does not make facile Biblical interpretation. The apocalyptic language of Daniel is of significant scholarly interest, especially in regards to the biblical metanarrative, but Rowland advocate for a rebalance in Danielic exegesis. Rowland poignantly comments that the scriptures are not for appropriation, political or otherwise; of this he critiques the two theologians in discussion. He seeks to reverse the…

An important observation from the PCR process is the idea of going back to nature to seek answers to the challenges that we are faced with. The One who created the planets took into consideration the fact that bacteria such as Thermos Aquaticus would need a special chemical composition to be able to live in that environment that it stays in. It appears that there is a strong evidence that indeed creation, as told by the Bible, is not some kind of myth. Therefore, whenever we are faced with such…

1. ‘Primary socialisation’ refers to the process in which we learn a culture’s values and norms from our immediate family. This takes place during the formative years of childhood. In ‘primary socialisation’, we also learn our language and build a moral framework. 2. ‘Resocialization’ occurs when there is a change of social environment. Moreover, ‘resocialization’ may also refer to an individual who relocates himself to another culture. As a result, he has to dismiss what has hitherto been his…

Why would an author or in this case a cartoonist write/draw himself into the story? The use of self-insertion adds to the effectiveness of the writer and in this instance, Art Spiegelman uses the concept of self-insertion to effectively tell the story of the Holocaust and tell the story with a post-memory twist. Primarily, the use of self-insertion creates a sense of ethos with the audience. Rather than acting as a regular character, the cartoonist sits in for the reader herself. Acting as a…

2. The Crying of Lot 49: modernism or postmodernism? In my arguing that The Crying of Lot 49 can also be construed as a late-modernist text, I will turn to Harvey’s essay ‘The Cry from Within or Without? Pynchon and the Modern – Postmodern Divide’ where he fervently argues against McHale’s ‘claim’ that The Crying of Lot 49 is fundamentally a modernist text by presenting two core arguments relating to a) intertextuality and b) Oedipa’s search for truth. Before I will dispute any arguments of…

Ian McEwan’s Atonement explores the highly enthralling themes of war and the subsequent horrors, corruption, and the power of language and story-telling, a theme prevalent internationally or otherwise in every piece of literature. McEwan utilises and vast plethora of techniques and literary conventions in order to allow a deeper insight into these predominant themes. McEwan uses techniques including imagery and pathos to powerfully illustrate his Realist view of war. Within part II and III,…

of the Navajo points out, “General Kearny wrote, "The United States would protect the persons "and property of all quiet and peaceful inhabitants "within its boundaries against their enemies: "the Eutaws, Navajos and others.” In addition to metanarratives that perpetuated the ideals of the manifest destiny and the Navajo’s being moved to Basque Redondo, it was pointed out in the film, The Long Walk: Tears of the Navajo that, “Another…

Compare and contrast different sociological perspectives on religion There are varied perspectives on religions role in society. Functionalists see religion as featuring in all societies, serving as a unifying force that strengthens the value consensus. Durkheim argued that religion performed an important function of acting as a ‘social cement’, in other words, it provides a set of moral values that forms a ‘collective conscience’ ensuring social stability, therefore preventing anomie. Many…

Discovery as a process produces challenges, nevertheless can the impact of discovery be ultimately joyful? Simon Nasht’s documentary ‘Frank Hurley: The Man Who Made History’ (TMWMH) and Richard Flanagan’s ‘The Narrow Road to The Deep North’ (‘Narrow Road’) reveal that although discovery can create joy for some, it does not necessarily mean joy for all. These texts expose that challenges evoke and emotional discovery that can range from fulfilment to despair, rediscovery is completed in the hope…

Steve and the Cracking of Spirit While Steve provides a variety of resources for the articulation of potentially resistive politics within spaces of control, in recognizing memes as pharmakon, any modal analysis would be remiss without acknowledging the potentially negative side effects. Specifically, the Old Economy Steve meme promotes generational conflict that can reify the dissociative logics that embolden the proletarianizing force of control. Specifically, while the criticism offered by…