Civility

both “the beautiful illusion of the inner fantasy world” and “higher truth” (16). Dionysus is pleasure and primal, tied to the idea of “enchantment” (18). Tragedy was born out a desire for both the Apollo and Dionysus — the idea of structure and civility and the idea of pleasure and emotions. The artists were imitating both sides of the spectrum, “the Apolline dream artist” and the “Dionysiac ecstatic artist” (18), where the artist would be one and the same in tragedy, rather than separate…

¾ Term The link between Freud, Elias, and Goffman Freud, Elias, and Goffman all wrote books concerning the evolution of reflexive human behavior in modern society (1). Freud was intensely focused on proving his (at times erroneous or unprovable) assumptions about something as nebulous as human nature. Elias set out to provide historical context to the rise of civil discourse. Civil discourse, to Elias, would ultimately lead to the rise of the modern nation-state through providing an…

An eraser of a groups significance in historical context allows for such group to be marginalized because it belittles their importance and make them appear inferior. Veracruz, Mexico is a center in which slave trade occurred on a daily basis at the height of the slave trade in Mexico. Due to the fact that many indigenous individuals passed away due to diseases brought over to the Americas by Europeans. This made the demand for slaves go up in order to replace the workforce lost due to death by…

another. A common theme throughout science fiction is a prediction of how the human race would progress as time move forward. Often these futures portray a ruined society that has fallen apart after some key event or development, yet a façade of civility remains to cover the decay, these futures are called dystopias. One of the most obvious and widely recognized comments on the idea of a dystopia comes from George Orwell’s Animal Farm,” No one believes more firmly than Comrade Napoleon that all…

Imagine losing the ability to say a common vocabulary during school, a place where most spend a large amount of time in. Imagine suspensions for using the now forbidden word because a pledge that all students must abide by was written and given to each and every student. This idea of a pledge that takes away from students and even teachers should not be utilized in schools. Since the creation of the Bill of Rights in 1791, the First Amendment--the Freedom of Speech--has been in place to protect…

The American notion of Africa and Africans seemingly has always been unapologetically filled with convoluted racist overtones and simplifications. From being titled the land without law, civility, and modernity to being the land of exotic primitivism and savagery, Africa continues to be a widely misappropriated continent. Not only was the American psyche regarding Africa shaped by colonial imaginations and mythology, the sentiment heavily persists without much change. The misconceptions of this…

civilian becomes an inmate. They are stripped of identity, secular relevance, and financial status. Inmates are processed into incarceration, and enter the prison system with basic clothing, toiletries, and a bed. In order to survive and maintain civility, many inmates participate in bartering commissary. Bartering in the prison system marketplace is frowned upon by officials, but is inevitable, as the prison system has…

New Prison System Policies Charge Inmates for Medical Care Once imprisoned, a civilian no longer has the access to the luxuries of the free world. They are stripped of secular identity, and are processed into incarceration with a number, basic clothing, toiletries, and a bed. Due to rising health care costs among many correctional facilities, new policies have been allowed to charge inmates for medical services. Although the service fee aims to decrease abuse of the healthcare services within…

Imagine being in elementary school again. Not any elementary school, a low quality, high population, high poverty area of the U.S. the child then arrives at their elementary school to find no lunch because the federal programming couldn’t afford this school, plus the child didn’t have breakfast because their parents couldn 't afford it. That is if their parents are even around. Then the child arrives to class where they go through the day starving. This story is why we should halve the military…

The Inability to Embrace Reality in Heart of Darkness Humanity consistantly believes in various societal stereotypes without considering the legitimacy behind them. Students are taught from a young age that America is the shining beacon of light to which all other countries compare themselves. However, few have actually experienced the nuances of another country’s culture or learned to recognize the faults in their own. Joseph Conrad portrays Western civilization’s inability to embrace…