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Prose Assignment 1 Accusations of Conrad’s misrepresentation of women continually perpetuates feminist criticism of his work: his ‘man’s world’ texts are notorious for their exclusion and simplification of female characters, leaving them on the periphery of his fiction. ‘The Secret Agent’ may break this assumption. Significantly, Conrad self-declares the novel ‘Winnie Verloc’s story’ , thrusting a ‘female, working-class protagonist’ into the androcentric spheres of both Victorian London and…

Having graduated top of her class in law school and now works as a high- powered attorney, Brenda, carrying a large designer bag and leases a spacious house in an exclusively white neighborhood, is a second-generation Mexican American who has defied odds in the eyes of many people. How so? Compared to other races, Mexican Americans have been the least educated in the United States. An exuberant 47.3 percent of Mexican Americans compared to the 23 percent of African Americans, 15.2 percent of…

The order that Francis founded started with a simple idea of living a very poor life, preaching the teaching of Jesus and submission to the church or assistance to anyone in need. A main part of Francis’s vision involved helping those in need without receiving anything in return. But in spite of the success of the order he started, Francis decided to resign his position as the head of the order. His resignation emerges from his understanding that his movement has changed too much. Lepers play a…

Buddhism, the Creation, the Spread, and the Application At its starting point, Buddhism was but a tool to counteract the increasing power of the Brahman peoples, yet over time, Buddhism has become a lifestyle which appeals to a majority of the people in Asia, mostly China, however, it is important to consider the long history of Buddhism. The lifestyle dates back to the time of Siddhartha Gautama (563 BC - 483 BC) containing a long and rich history from when it was created, to how it spread, and…

I WILL NOT LET YOU DESTROY MY WORLD!” Goku screams at the top of his lungs as the cavern crumbles around him. The rage in his eyes envelopes him, causing his jet-black spiky hair to electrify and become golden. He bursts out of the ground, chasing Lord Beerus, the strongest opponent he’s ever faced, through the air. The clouds burst and swirl as Goku and Beerus trade punches in a furious aerial battle, all the while Japanese rock band FLOW’s “Hero – Song of Hope” plays. It’s a sight to behold as…

Ever look at crime and question if there is a specific pattern to how crime occurs? Thanks to past records and recent technology we can see that there are specific patterns in crime based on different variables. These variables can vary between the day of the week, time of day, weather patterns, and even the holidays just to name a few. The types of crimes can also change with the variables themselves. For example, violent and property crimes were significantly related to major holidays (Cohn, &…

ALAA ALASWANY'S THE YACOUBIAN BUILDING: A NEW HISTORICIST READING Mona A. M. Ahmed In his novel, The Yacoubian Building, Alaa Alaswany presents an accurate image of Modern Egypt; he masterfully depicts the social, political and economic conditions of the Egyptian society during the last few decades that preceded the publication of this successful literary work. The purpose of the present paper is to attempt a reading of…

Similar to the industrial revolution that vastly shifted the society that the canonical social theorists were living through, today’s society is going through its own revolution. This is a revolution of rapidly advancing technologies centered on the Internet and computer processing systems that have shaped the way that “modern” individuals communicate, connect and interact with one another. Central to this communication revolution has been the development of the mobile phone with internet…

New Testament were immediately accepted by the early church with only a few exceptions like Hebrews, James, and Jude. In recent years, the subject of why certain books were not accepted as Scripture has sparked interest in many people. Only the canonical Gospels in the New Testament date from the first century, while thirty so called “gospels” were written at least 100 years after Jesus came to earth. The church has known from the earliest days which books are God’s words and the Scriptures…

Introduction: Politeness can be found in different cultural and languages all over the world, and because of that, people from different culture might have different point of view when speaking of politeness. Throughout history, there have been studies and research on politeness, and one of the most significant and influential research on linguistic politeness would be Brown and Levinson's politeness theory. Even though Brown and Levinson's politeness theory of "face" has become a foundation of…