Reading this statement the my first understanding of the quote is defined as, having a society where “fantasies” are demanded by order and are also created by order. This might first be hard to understand but while looking through the work of Laura Mulvey we come to understand that “phantasy” is a mixture of sexual desire and self-image. Mulvey states, “During its history, the cinema seems to have evolved a particular illusion of reality in which this contradiction between libido and ego has found a beautifully complementary phantasy world.” (VP & NC pg. 308).…
Karen Armstrong, a former Roman Catholic sister, was sure that the West was simply pretending to be tolerant and liberal towards other cultures and religions and yet at the same time were extremely ignorant. So, Armstrong went out to help solve misunderstandings of other cultures and religions. Most recently, she has claimed that religion is not simply a belief. Rather, she views religion as a specific type of art. More specifically, Armstrong compared religion to poetry, which, like religion, must be focused on and studied for lengthy periods to be properly understood.…
At this training, the homicide investigation of Imette St. Guillen was used as an exemplar. The case details, evidence recovered and investigative practices used to solve this case were thoroughly discussed. I will review this case and discuss how forensic science was instrumental in assisting the criminal justice system in securing a verdict against Darryl Littlejohn. Imette St. Guillen was a 24 year old graduate student at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. On February 25, 2006, she was out drinking with her friend at a SOHO nightclub called The Pioneer.…
Anne Spencer and Modern Feminism Anne Spencer was a lot of things; a poet, a teacher, a daughter, a wife, an artist, a scholar, a mother, a black activist, and she was recently recognized as a feminist. She is known today for the extremely modern ideologies that she believed in and communicated in her works. The feminist messages expressed by Anne Spencer and the modern feminists of today showcase a multitude of similarities; however the audiences and the methods used to share those ideals are vastly different. The Message…
This podcast talks about Jesus Christ from a historical perspective through the book Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth and its author, Reza Aslan. This book dives into the historical perspective of Jesus of Nazareth and discusses Reza’s own religious journey. Religion is defined by the book to a a social institution involving beliefs and practices based on recognizing the sacred. There are several concepts from the lecture and book can be seen through this podcast. Religion is very complex as shown by Emile Durkheim thought of religion involves things that surpass the limits of our knowledge.…
Anne Bradstreet was not only of the first of female poets of England, but was also one of the first American residential poets of the New World. This being considered, she was a highly influential woman. With her writing she brought light to subjects she thought were worth writing about. Those subjects included: the role of women, her faith, and theological and scientific trends of the European world. INSERT QUOTE…
The Modern Library has attempted to stage a comeback by launching a large and ambitious series of handsomely produced volumes, most of which are indeed by leading authorities. Not so this slim work on Islamic history, a scandalously apologetic and misleading account written by a former nun with an ax to grind. The apologetics start with the Prophet Muhammad and conclude with the present day. Armstrong goes out of her way to soften every hard edge, explain away every unpleasantness, and hide what she cannot otherwise account for.…
Lindsey Arthur: Dedicated Leader and Community Helper The candidate must be willing to put hard work, dedication, and effort into helping the community. Lindsey Arthur is willing to put hard work, dedication, and effort into helping the community. She has shown these traits by being a great leader and by helping build over a hundred homes in the Muncie community. Her dedication has made working for Habitat For Humanity fun and a privilege for many.…
“ A Mother’s controlling habits” A mothers role is to love their child unconditionally and want the best for them. But their constant constructive criticism can turn a loving mother into a nagging one. In the short story "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan, Ni Kans mother is constantly pushing her to strive for the "American Dream. " Just like any mother would like to guide their child which is understandable, but for them to dictate their life is completely wrong. Ni Kans mother should have guided her to the right path instead of telling her how to live her life, Ni Kans mother should not have a say towards her future and here is a few reasons why is because this may lead a child to become rebellious and demonstrating hostile to others, dictating…
Jill Bolte Taylor’s bestseller, My Stroke of Insight, is a polished literary work that can be easily read by a large audience. You don’t need to have the knowledge of a brain scientist to follow along; in fact, the second and third chapter has a summarized introduction to simple science of our bodies and our brain including hemispheric asymmetries. Readers are able to flow through Taylor’s exploration of new sensations from heavy reliance on her right hemisphere. This amalgamation of all little details of Jill’s life pre-stroke all the way through her eight year in recovery In 1996 and at age 37, Taylor had a severe hemorrhage in the left hemisphere that had debilitating effects on her perception, movement, coordination, thought processes…
Author Kristine Kathryn Rusch has written many things, in many different pen names, some of which under her own; something that has led her to win quite a few awards for. She writes mainstream, romance (Kristine Grayson), science fiction, fantasy, non- fiction (one that includes a book about writing), and mystery (Kris Nelscott); which by the way, is just about every genre there is out there. Her husband, Dean Wesley Smith is also a writer, and together have written some things together that they publish under the names of Kathryn Wesley or Sandy Schofield. Her work is published in over ten languages and over ten countries around the world.…
The United Methodist Church may soon undergo what “ten years ago would be considered a schism” due to the recent election of their first openly gay bishop, Karen Oliveto, this past November (MacDonald). This phrase is referencing the Great Schism of the Roman Catholic Church. As homosexuality is a highly controversial topic within the church, the United Methodist Church is in a unique position in regards to what they will and will not allow. Clearly stated in the church’s Book of Discipline is the prohibition of openly gay ministers being ordained; yet one was just ordained as a bishop. Accepting the LGBT community is seen to be living out the gospel by loving all of God’s children, while also pursuing justice and equality for all humans.…
According to a contributor at Fox News, Steven Crowder, religious extremism is not the only kind of extremism in the world. He states that a more alarming form of extremism is called secular extremism. Secular extremism demonstrates the same terrorist ideologies but is seen in a more positive light, as its battle is ‘moral’ against that of the ‘evil’ theistic terrorists in the world. He uses the example of James Lee, who held innocent people hostage in the Discovery Center building to further his cause of saving the environment, to demonstrate this concept (Crowder, 2010). This helps us differentiate between the kinds of extremisms that exist in the society in relation to religion.…
Destruction was inevitable. The brooding hatred and disunity in the air tasted sour. It was only a matter of time before the disagreements evolved into war, hatred into evil, affecting not only individual people, but the entire society that they have built themselves. The lack of acceptance is the root cause of this situation; it spills aggressiveness and the desire to fight into the boiling cauldron of a crumbling society. Diane Glancy is one of the two authors who emphasizes the importance of acceptance to a society in her poem “Without Title”, sharing her personal experience and addressing the struggle her father has to go through from the absence of his culture in his new life.…
English Commentary: Points of View by Lucinda Roy The poem “Points of View” by Lucinda Roy juxtapositions the stratum of society who live a frugal life and those who live a lavish one. In the modern age we still have people who are deprived of basic necessities like food, water, clothes, houses, etc. and on the contrary there are people who live an opulent lifestyle. Lucinda Roy has used water as a medium to express her concern towards these prevalent disparities.…