18th century

detrimental to modern society. Two-time jeopardy winner, author Jacob Silverman, wrote “Terms of Service”, and he argues while the internet and social media keeps users connected, it’s nearly impossible for users to disconnect themselves in the 21st century, Social media and technology has become somewhat an addiction to user ,and he presents genuine solutions how to be smarter and aware users. Silverman begins establishing his credibility in the chapter, “The Social Rebellion” using legitimate…

literary piece from a dull and boring theme is truly amazing. Chopin’s rich, complete and full of meaning “The story of an hour” touches the reader’s feelings and mind by describing the feelings of a married woman and feminine identities in late 19th century, and helps the reader to have a better understanding of the married life of a woman in that period of time. In this story, Louise Mallard; the main character with a heart condition, hears that her husband is died in a train accident. At…

understanding such areas as geopolitics, economic and cultural globalization, global powers, and nationalism. Two such theorists, B.H. Liddell Hart and Sir Julian Corbett are particularly relevant in explaining the nature and character of war in the 21st Century. Hart, in imparting a modern definition…

revolution in technology has been the prime mover for NCW and hence the military’s harnessing the evolving technologies are at the fore front of NCW transformation. The transformation will significantly change the military operations in the 21st century. The modern militaries will transcend the 3rd generation warfare and will operate in an environment more akin to contemporary private sector organizations. Information Age militaries will differ from predecessors with respect to their strategy,…

Kate Chopin's allegory 'Story of an Hour' captures the social restraints imposed upon women in the late 19th century, detailing the struggle for female independence and freedom. Utilizing both direct and indirect characterization, Chopin's short story contains themes of societal repression of women, emancipation from the patriarchy and the pursuit of liberty, and the perils of marriage and monogamy. Chopin's use of a myriad of literary techniques such as imagery and repetition highlight the…

wallpaper becomes like bars, this a metaphor to the prison that she is kept in especially since her husband is at home with her in the evening but out and about in the daytime. The yellow wallpaper is symbolic of the constraints that women of the 19th century had to endure binding them to the home becoming a prison, forcing them to live within the confines of the man and the idea of a “woman’s role”. As the narrator creeps about the room like the woman in the wallpaper and peels back the…

The Victorian society was not divided simply horizontally by class, it was also divided vertically by gender. In both texts we are exposed to gender ideals The importance of a woman’s identity during the Victorian period was unquestionably measured in accordance with her sexual status. The existence of the fallen women was a concept that was prevalent during the Victorian period and is largely connected to sexual purity and an irrevocable loss of innocence. In both Goblin Market and Mary Barton…

Chinese settlers to the Taiwan frontier in the later time. However, Shepherd failed to analyze the identity change issues of Taiwan aborigines because he seemed to believe that governmental intervention for identity change was absent in the early 17th century. Based on the analysis of the Ming’s borderland policy, it is crucial to understand that ethnical identity is not irrevocable; instead, it can be varied within the local level, and the state could only play a limited role in the formation…

“Think You 're Escaping and Run into Yourself”: An Analysis of Memories as a Form of Escape in James Joyce’s “The Dead” In “The Dead,” James Joyce marks his characters’ lives with an overwhelming paralysis that they can only break away from by reliving their memories. This reconstruction of memories is especially relevant to Gabriel Conroy, a character whose self-consciousness and routine-driven existence enhance the stagnation he perceives in his life. Gabriel finds his salvation by revisiting…

The choice of teaching model used by a teacher varies depending on the learning theories that each teacher has been exposed to in the course of their training. In conjunction, teachers develop ideas and beliefs about how they are supposed to approach the issue of making children learn. Some use what they have been taught throughout study in order to form their own opinions on how to approach literacy development among students, while others use different theories by different theorists (Luke,…