Crime against humanity

author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, is one of the many authors that wrote a novel that contradicted the conformist culture. In the novel, one of the main characters, Randle McMurphy is sent to a mental hospital for observation after committing a crime of rape. McMurphy contradicts…

Literature has become the expression of human's thought and emotion. The word literature is derived from Latin word Litteraturae which means “writings” (Abrams 177). According to Castle, literature is a written work which contain special form of language which are "more evocative and connotative than other forms of writing" (Castle 6). Thus, literature refers to the fictional and imaginative writings. Novel is one of literary works which contains interesting and imaginative sequence of actions…

One of the most amazing things about literature is how there is always some way to compare any two types of work. There is also always some way that two works are similar. The Glass Castle and A Raisin in the Sun are two works that are completely different in almost every way. The two are different in the way that the two have a completely different American Dream that they are trying to achieve, the struggles that the families go through, and that The Glass Castle is a memoir, while A Raisin in…

The importance of culture among social workers is to recognize how culture affects the behavior of individuals and groups, culture can be used as a source of strength to distinguish the differences that can create social boundaries. According to the Council on Social Work Education, Policy 2.1.4 states that, “Social workers understand how diversity characterizes and shapes the human experience and is critical to the formation of identity.” As we read the case of Isabella aka Izzy, we will use…

Societal values have always been a source of conflict due to the views or opinions of one society or culture that often contradict the views of another. Proposals of societal change often create tension between those that oppose the transformation and those that approve of it. Individualism and uniformity are two forces that are constantly dueling for dominance across the globe, and the severity of competition differs depending on the variation of the melting pot of cultures within a society.…

History. It is defined as “a chronological record of significant events (as affecting a nation or institution) often including an explanation of their causes” by the Merriam-Webster dictionary. By high school students, it is often described as the class they hate the most. It is hated because it is exactly that - the study of the events that have led us to today. It can bring about controversy, it can bring about confusion, but most of all, it can bring about a sense of shame as the writers of…

“The calling of the humanities is to make us truly human in the best sense of the word” (Miller). We are shaped by our experiences as humans and as the saying goes, life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you react to it. What determines the actions we take? The humanities. That goes to show that the importance of humanities cannot be overemphasized. The chasm that exists between both the STEM and humanities has proven to be nothing short of a bane on the growth of the…

The past has always had a profound influence on the present, and for contemporary designers there is significant value in the study of design history. Unfortunately, at a time when incredible value is placed on novelty and individual creativity, the narratives of the past often fall on deaf ears, written off as mere nostalgia (Hunt 2014, 1). Focusing on landscape architecture, this essay will defend the presence of history in contemporary thought and promote an active and critical engagement…

Along with these historical moments being adjusted to better fit a narrative, Carey’s incorporation of magical realism compels the narrative to drift further from being a fact-based to more of a folkloric piece. These elements include the banshee, rat catcher, and a magnificent horseman who appears as a “wraith-like boy” (Clancy 175). The newspaper articles from The Jerilderie Gazette and The Morning Chronicle are also used to show the subjectivity experienced by Ned Kelly. In an interview with…

My rite of passage occurred when I was thirteen years old as I was forced to leave my childhood behind and become an adult. In my Mexican culture a quinceañera marks the transition from childhood to womanhood; however I fast-forward the preparation for my coming of age ceremony. I clearly remember my rite of passage ceremony: It was the day that my parents returned to Durango, Mexico and I stayed behind to permanently live with one of my older siblings. A few months before my rite of passage my…