Universal Time

smoke. Whereas, stealing they must put themselves in a situation of being a victim of a robbery. Thus, no rational person would want to steal if they too would face the same crime but only to become a victim. Hence, if everyone in society took the time to analyze their action, society would be a thoughtful place to be in. The only problem with this rule is people who are intolerable religious can use this rule to justify wrong doings to non-believers and those who don’t follow the same belief…

on what went wrong they didn't know what to look for that was right. Gatsby only thought about his life with Daisy, he thought about all of the good times they had. Gatsby believed that if he was ever going to be happy again, he would have to recreate what first made him happy. Nick was fascinated by Gatsby, while he was living he would spend his time wondering…

Septimus’s Fragmentation of Time in the Face of Societal Convention Throughout Mrs. Dalloway, Virginia Woolf critiques veterans’ task of assimilation into London society once they return from the fronts. The character Septimus Warren Smith has returned from the war suffering from shell shock and hallucinations, yet society expects him to reinstitute himself into London life. Woolf highlights the experience of this veteran as he spirals into madness, stemming from his wartime past as well as…

caused irreparable damage. By the age of thirteen, Genie had no real capacity to learn language. This phenomena of severely decreased ability to learn something as someone ages is called a “critical period.” Something is expected to develop within this time and if it does not, it is significantly harder or even impossible to learn certain information or develop certain skills (Genie). Famous development psychologist, Noam Chomsky argues children are not taught grammar but acquire it through…

Although Animal Farm is quite a short book, there is time for George Orwell to develop characters in a manner that makes them appealing (or appalling) to the readers. His greatest success in this area is Boxer, with his mottoes, "Napoleon is always right" and "I will work harder". On the symbolic level, Boxer represents the Russian workers who trusted Stalin and made enormous sacrifices to ensure the success of the October Revolution. In the book he is one of the most sympathetically drawn…

“Some change represents progress, some do not, and nevertheless change is universal.”(Page 214 Seefeldt) Teaching children change is vastly important due to frequency that it happens, laws and rules change almost every day. Also on top of that there are constantly being new people elected into the office. The last concept behind…

the men go through a midlife crisis as they are not satisfied with their accomplishments in life and are experiencing a period of turmoil. The study was done on men who were 40 and later on women, although in a small scale compare to men. In modern times critics disagree with Daniel Levinson theory as false. The Modern perspective on midlife transition suggests that there is no midlife crisis and is fiction and that people in their midlife make only small or if not any changes to their life. The…

Working Thesis: People are attracted to mysteries because they provide an escape from reality, immerse them into the world where the impossible becomes possible, and let them travel through time and space. Thesis: Mysteries teleport individuals to the world of magic and superstition. Jonathan Gottschall’s The Storytelling Animal provided the topic of creativity for the research project. In chapter 3 “Hell Is Story-Friendly” Gottschall claims that people are attracted to fiction, to violent…

ability to organise the basic rules of language, but cannot fully utilize this skill without the presence of other humans. Yet it over stresses the role of “knowledge of competence and functions” in acquiring a language, and hence fails to notice universal principles that guide language acquisition. You can use Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory to explain how language, culture, and instructional support can influence learner development. The theory specially emphasizes the integration of social,…

bridge in Santa Monica overlooking the beach I take a deep sigh of relief that I’m back on the ground safe. The air was so summery it was refreshing to be in weather I can enjoy for a change. I have family that I look forward to seeing and spending time with. Making unforgettable memories in adventurous unfamiliar places was always something I enjoyed since a child. It’s a wonderful feeling to travel and get away from everyday life. Doing things I love that I can’t do on a daily basis. I…