A. Philip Randolph

accompanied by one or more fictional characters and their adventures shared through the written word. Using the literary works of: “Alice in Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll, “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” by Frank Baum, “His Dark Materials: The Subtle Knife” by Philip Pullman, “Reckless” by Cornelia Funke, and also by Funke “Inkheart.” I intend to delve into the history and meaning behind how and why they work. ROOTS OF PORTALS In 1858, George MacDonald wrote “Phantases.” Upon which it was thought…

Comparing Poetry by William Shakespeare and Phillip Sidney William Shakespeare and Phillip Sidney’s sonnets (specifically, 130 for Shakespeare and 7 for Sidney) do similar things like comparing women to things in nature, but they come up with different conclusions in the end. For example, one could say that Shakespeare compares the woman in his poem to nature in order to prove that it isn’t necessary to be similar nature to make her beautiful and rare. Then, Sidney compares his lady, Stella, to…

. Ethical Dilemmas Name- Ravi Ranjan Roll No- 2015233 Section- D A PRISON CELL UPGRADE With the change in the living style of common man, we also observed the change in the condition of prisoners in jail. Prisoner cell these days consists of hygienic kitchen, cross ventilation chambers, large sitting area, etc. Whether prison cell upgrade is ethical or not is totally depends upon the nature of crime the prisoner did. Based on the level of crime, prisoner should be…

Stanley Milgram’s Obedience to Authority: Then and Now Austin Groshens PSYC C101 December 3, 2017 Cerro Coso Community College Stanley Milgram’s Obedience to Authority: Then and Now Stanley Milgram’s 1963 experiment on obedience tested an individual’s wiliness to follow the instructions of authority figures. Milgram wanted to determine if people would harm others, even giving them a shock at the level as to cause death, on the orders of another. The results showed people, when…

In 1973 Philip Zimbardo published his research paper known as the “Stanford Prison Study.” Zimbardo wanted to study the different role of authority and obedience in a simulated prison he created, this was also true in the film “Stanford prison Experiment,” bother film and research were very similar, but the film not only show how the groups conform to their roles but also the warden, he became so hungry in finding answer to his questions that he would stop at nothing. Thus, his experiment ended…

1. Sonnet 18 Perhaps one of Shakespeare’s most famous sonnets, Sonnet 18 presents an idea of permanence, or rather, stability. The speaker begins by asking whether he should or will compare "thee" to a summer day. The speaker says that this “thee” is more lovely and more even-tempered, by listing the cons of summer: winds shake the buds that emerged in Spring, summer ends too quickly, and the sun can get too hot or be obscured by clouds. The speaker goes on to say that everything beautiful…

“How Do I Love Thee” , by Elizabeth Barrett Browning , is an English sonnet , written in 1845. It has fourteen lines in total. It has ten syllables per line. The type of poem supports the theme of the poem. Sonnets are considered the poetic language of love. The type of poem helps support the passion in the poem and magnifies it even more. The love in this poem , would not be properly displayed if it was written in any other form of poetry. The rhyme scheme for “How Do I Love Thee” is not the…

English essay Symbolism behind objects and their importance in describing Gregor, Grete and their relation The metamorphosis is a novel written by Franz Kafka and published in 1915. In this novel the author tells the story of Gregor Samsa, a travelling salesman who lived with his family, and sustained financially till the day we woke up to realize he had transformed into a "monstrous vermin" . Gregor ends up dying due to starvation and he is thrown to the garbage. The cause of death of…

According to psychologist Philip Zimbardo, situational variables are the variables in which human behavior is manipulated due to the circumstances that they are put in. Zimbardo stated that humans are more prone to influences caused by the external environment, or “situation” as they can sometimes overwhelm humans, tempting them to do things that are beyond imagination (Dreifus, 2007). Zimbardo further proved his “situational variable” theory by organizing the Stanford Prison Experiment in 1971,…

Based on the understanding of the experiment, ethics in research, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) and American Society of Criminology (ASC) Code of Ethics, it is in my opinion that the experiments were unethical. The experiment was about teachers administering electronic shocks to learners, pretenders, for each incorrect answer given. The teachers were the actual subject of the experiment but were not aware. Milgram may have succeeded in proving the concept of obedient to authority…