Courtship

Amongst the flying insects, bees are also closely related to wasps and ants, known for their ability to pollinate and for producing honey and beeswax. Bees are a monophyletic lineage within the super family, Apoidea and are presently considered a clade, called Anthophila. There are nearly 20,000 known species of bees in seven recognized biological families. They are found on every continent except Antarctica, in every habitat on the planet that contains insect-pollinated flowering plants. Some…

The Strength of a woman: The Role of Women in British Literature In the 1800’s, women in Britain saw changes occur as they started a movement demanding that their voices be heard. British women saw writing as their opportunity to take their place alongside their male counterparts in society to present their viewpoints heard. Even though women had been writing, their voices were subdued and often silenced next to male writers. Elizabeth Browning’s writings reflected her beliefs throughout all…

The Knight’s Tale vs. The Miller’s Tale In the book Canterbury tales, The Knight’s Tale and The Miller’s Tale are a portrayal of love which is greatly romanticized. Both stories are romances, even though The Miller's Tale is not portrayed as gallant like The Knight's Tale. In The Miller's Tale, love is basic and primitive. It is shown to be an impulsive incident of physical desire and the swiftest method of fulfilling it. In a classic romance, such as The Knight's Tale, love is a glamorized,…

The astonishing poem of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight written by an unknown author who maybe is Geoffrey Chaucer; however, there are many translations and variation. Readers are best familiar with J.R.R Tolkien version of the poem. He developed a story of putting Sir Gawain through a series of events and adventures designed to test his courage and devotion to the code of chivalry. Throughout his journey he has demonstrated his loyalty to his King and Queen along with chivalric qualities of a…

where he learned about German Romanticism (Encyclopaedia Britannica 1). Then in the summer of 1836, whilst traveling in Switzerland, Longfellow met Fanny Appelton, the daughter of a wealthy Boston Merchant named Nathan Appleton. At first their courtship was hairy. But Franny had a change of heart and they were wed in the summer of 1843. “The Bridge” is a record of Longfellow’s sufferings in this period of trying to win her over (American National Biography; Oxford University Press 2). But on…

Couples in My Culture While my parents gave me important values that I now carry with me in viewing relationship if I had to point at a relationship I would have to choose that of my maternal grandparents. Growing up I always looked up to them as one of the happiest couple I have laid eyes on. It was a love that radiated as soon as they walked through the door. While I grew up assuming that they were married, I found out that they were not later on during my adult years. This was a partnership…

As we delve deeper into our theories on interpersonal communication, we begin to learn more about ourselves and how to interact with the people around us. Whether they are in our lives on a personal, professional or combined capacity. This week I have decided to look at the theories of Interactional View and Genderlect Styles (Griffin, 2015). When we study Interactional View, a theory developed by Paul Watzlawick, we can see how communication has shaped us into the people we are today.…

Within narratives throughout the centuries, some protagonists have been set in a frame where readers question the sanity of the main character by the end of the novel. In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, some believe Hamlet is indeed insane by the end of the play whether it was due to circumstances or not. Don Quixote is a similar but different story. It presents a case of insanity, but it becomes a little more specific as symptoms begin come across more clearly. As a psychology double major, the…

participated in. She was nosy as hell, always had to know what was going on, and called us (her children) sometimes as many as five times a day. It drove me crazy. She had been married to my dad for over fifty years so their relationship and courtship was one that we talked about a lot. They got married when my mom was seventeen and my dad was twenty-one. They had traveled all over in the years they were married. That was one of their favorite things to do was take vacations. They had…

significant issues such as love and emotion, which must be inherently influenced by their own context. The ‘Sonnets of the Portuguese’ by Elizabeth Barret Browning (EBB) were initially private, personal reflections and a poetic documentation of her courtship with Robert Browning during the Victorian period. ‘The Great Gatsby’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a longer text where the characters are strongly developed and falsely striving to live and accomplish the American Dream. Love is deliberately…