Orient

can make right what you feel in the moment. This relates to some aspects of Gnosticism. Gnostic hierarchal implies bodies do not matter as much, so do what you want with them. Like Smith proposes, our hearts are propelled by our natural desires and orient us to an end goal or telos. Summer and Thomas, who are the two characters in the movie, quickly become intrigued by one another. There is no consensual dating between the two because they both live by different personal ethics. Summer and…

In one of my favorite Stephen King interviews, for The Atlantic, he talks at length about the vital importance of a good opening line. “There are all sorts of theories,” he says, “it’s a tricky thing.” “But there’s one thing” he’s sure about: “An opening line should invite the reader to begin the story. It should say: Listen. Come in here. You want to know about this.” King’s discussion of opening lines is compelling because of his dual focus as an avid reader and a prodigious writer of…

1. Richter chooses five main characters around whom to orient the OT timeline. Whom did she choose and why did she choose them? Richter chooses Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, and David (p 49-56). She uses these five main characters because each one plays a key role in the redemption story. Adam is important because everything started with him. Without him, nothing would be. Noah is important because God used him to begin again. He destroyed all the evil and wickedness and started again with Noah.…

the ottomans proved to be the event that spurred the need to search for other ways to attain the products of the east. It was well into the 18th century that the west could take a proper look at the Orient - one with the outlandish tales and one that could be compared to the advancements made by the Orient. Products that are unusual to the westerners have caught quite a lot of attention. It was one of the reasons that the demand for products such as spices and silk increased. Commodities such…

from a negative perspective. For John Mackenzie and Burton, in dismissing the view of Edward Said of the ‘Occident’s’ representation of the ‘Orient’, Burton as discussed by Bratlinger, states that many critics have faulted Edward Said’s Orientalism as “painting too negative and too literary a picture of western ‘discursive’ picture constructions of ‘the Orient’(Bratlinger 56). Mackenzie in opposing the Orientalism views, argues that “ By creating a monolithic and binary vision of the past they…

The regulatory focus theory states that “consumers orient their behavior either through prevention [maintenance] or promotion [self-improvement] focus” (ppt ch 5). To refer back to the previous example, North Face is a perfect example of the regulatory focus theory. North Face marketer may choose to orient their jackets towards prevention. Thus, the jacket would be promoted as one of the warmest coats on the market. In this case…

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala is a booker prize winner best known for her novel Heat and Dust published in 1975 Jhabvala has written many novels, screenplays, and short stories such as To Whom She Will 1955, Like Birds, Like Fishes 1963, and Get Ready for Battle 1962. Jhabvala considers herself as a citizen of both worlds east and west. The narrator in Heat and Dust is eager to know the real story behind Olivia -her grandfather's wife- and her elopement with an Indian prince, by going to the same places…

Racial assortment within a society additionally contributes to the breakdown of a regulated system, showing how a population cannot be restricted. A controlling force, like the British empire cannot sustain its influence after India’s natives respect their own culture and other ethnic groups. The reason why Aziz is so successful, is due to the fact that he accepts British people. He seeks the opportunities and benefits that resonate with possessing many social interactions over a wide range of a…

I like plays that make me think. Of One Chord presented me with a scenario where my best friend’s girlfriend had died and my girlfriend who I love is abusing me. I had to ask myself what I would do in the face of such inner torment. The senior theater project Of One Chord employs the elements inherit to drama—performance, lines, set, and props—to communicate that suicide is not the answer to pain. Katie accurately embodied the character Michelle’s hurt and hate. Her body language suggested…

The former dominate; the latter must be dominated” (Said 1994: 36). For him, Orientalism was a ‘discourse’ in the Foucauldian sense of the term: ‘an enormously systematic discipline by which European culture was able to manage—and even produce—the Orient ....during the post-Enlightenment period’ (Said 1994:…