explained first as it contributes a great deal to supplying context behind the purpose the author intended the Golden Chain of Love to have. Being one of the few teachings that anyone heard in English it became an integral part in spreading Buddhism to the English-speaking population. Thus, the analysis will include information about the importance of it being written in English during the time when not sticking to traditions came with controversy and challenges. To continue, a linguistic…
Lee, or better known as Spike Lee to the rest of the world. Just through films, Spike Lee was able to stir up controversies within society through his bold statements while also revealing the darker aspects of world. By understanding more on the importance of Lee it is easier to understand the impact of how a single man’s idea, expressed through a…
well. The individual level also encompasses personality, which is a factor of the catalyst model. Clint embodied a violent personality, as the incident report specifically described him as a “moody and explosive teen”, amongst other factors such as being depressed, unstable, and controlling. Additionally, certain people do not have the type of personality where they’d be able to pick a fight with others. Clint, on the other hand, constantly got in fights at school to the point of expulsion. That…
Purpose: In Into the Wild, while Jon Krakauer shows the consequences of choosing living differently, he clarifies that Chris McCandless’s different life philosophy results in his overall happiness. Jon Krakauer uses Into the Wild to show that being ambitiously different causes overall happiness for the individual. McCandless believes happiness is connected with new experiences; therefore, the key to a happy life is to consistently go through change and chose a different life style (Krakauer…
the gospel of mark, the narration mentions that there were bystanders provoking Jesus to drink the sour wine while mocking him. Notice, the narrator does not specify who the bystanders were. Nowhere in the text, does Mark give reference to the Jews being the antagonist during the event. This can be interpreted that Mark’s main focus wasn’t to put blame on the Jews, rather put the attention around Jesus death. Moreover, it was already known to who the bystanders were. “It is clear enough that…
representing the characters as being part of a larger concept or even philosophy. Gender normative behaviors are described as behaviors that are directly imposed by a greater power (men) to somehow govern, or overrule its population. Those that differ or challenge these behaviors and expectations must be ridiculed or shunned. Thus, the stories to be discussed, suggest and indirectly (very subtly) ridicule the behavioral…
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway needs to be interpreted and understood for every chapter. Chapter 2 in particular is about Cohn travelling to New York in the winter to have his book published. While in New York the publishers praise his novel, he meets up with several women, and he wins a large sum of money playing cards. When he returns to Paris he is changed after reading “The Purple Land”, a romantic novel about a man’s travels, taking every word of it literally. Cohn first found…
Ernest Hemingway’s “In Our Time” is a novel full of short stories and vignettes written carefully to allow his audience see the turmoil of Word War 1 seen through a semi-autobiographical character Nick Adams. Hemingway’s writing style is concise and minimal, but through close reading of each sentence and each word, his words unfold to express a wide range of complex emotions and an underlying theme. The book illustrates that a rite of passage is an imperative or necessary developmental journey a…
The Burden of Masculinity and Femininity In Alice Munro and Ernest Hemingway’s stories the burden of masculinity and femininity means conforming because of the cultural norms in society. However in Munro’s stories the burden of femininity means the importance of conforming because of the consequences of rebelling while in Hemingway’s stories the burden of masculinity means the importance of conforming because of the need to maintain one’s masculinity, the stereotypical qualities expected in men…
moves to the suburbs, and has children¬, in that order,” (65). So critical in becoming “the exception” is the order in which these tasks are completed. The children come last so that they can ideally arrive in a stable home with sound foundations. But being unable to avoid early pregnancy and having a child terminates this path. The first steps of education become much harder to reach and progress down the path all but stops. The child, who blocked this first path, then becomes the alternate…