Daily Mirror

norms is almost always met with punishment in some form even if it’s just a weird look given to you by a passerby. The devotion and regularity of society to practice and enforce these norms in daily life has lead to a devoutness that mirrors that of a religion. The fact that we do these activities not only daily but for the most part without a conscious thought, and demonize those who break from these norms lead, in his article Children and Civility author Spencer Cahill to term the way we…

various characteristics that makes up oneself, such as handwriting, interests, beliefs, and aspirations. These built-in components are like fingerprints, with no one’s prints being identical to another. If we did not have differences, society would mirror a dystopic society, like the way Big Brother watches over Winston Smith in George Orwell’s, Nineteen Eighty-Four. For example, everyone were duplicates of each other, having the same rationale, beliefs, as well as thoughts (Orwell, 1949). Thus,…

In society, every person has a set of routines in which they carry out. Commonly, many people deem their everyday routines as mundane because they perform them on a daily basis. What people tend to be oblivious of is that most of their daily routines are constructed by society, every action one takes throughout their day is something they were taught by society. For example, the act of brushing one’s teeth or washing one’s hands after using the bathroom, are activities one is taught by their…

starting with an intimate use of space measuring approximately 12’ x 10.’ Additionally, 15 small white lights, suspended in air, “magically” illuminate the viewer, encapsulated by the reflections that radiate off the water in the sunken pool, the mirrors, and the lighting. The overall design and theme created by the artist encourages one to focus on self-reflection. Becoming one with our thoughts - if only for a minute - helps to promote a “positive…

during my Master’s program and I kept note through discernment and consciousness in my daily journey. During the prelude, the title is what attracted me to apprehend this course had something to do change. When trying to complete and absorb my assignments, I had a bit of trouble, until week three. Throughout this time, a lot of the information that I was registering had to deal with me and looking at myself in the mirror. After taking the time to really reflect, I also started to comprehend the…

) How did Picasso and Matisse differ in their views about the purpose of art? How did their styles differ? Which works best exemplify their different styles? A.1.) First with Pablo Picasso, he once said, “the purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off your souls". From his famous quote, we can gather that our lives require day by day measurements of art similar to how our body needs a clean and healthy bathe to remain perfect and sound. In other word, art is the essential request that…

I believe that it is essential to a student’s learning to be exposed to family diversity. In the classroom, this can come in many ways such as through the daily calendar, math problems, and what I will be focusing on, children’s literature (Nieto, Affirming Diversity, p. 356). A book that I remember reading in my k-12 experience that may not affirm diversity in family structure is The Cats of Krasinski Square by Karen Hesse. In this book, I believe that students could make the connection that…

cruelty in the Monster’s life and how it is created. The Monster forms an attachment to the DeLacey family and he hopes that they are the only people that won’t be frightened by his appearance. He learns to be intellectual when observing the family’s daily activities. The monster realizes that he does not belong to the normal society and does not have anyone but himself. Once he places himself in a vulnerable state, the family rejects him, and that rejection adds to the pain that he is already…

held in london in 1967, followed the next year when the second meeting was held in london in the form of a symposium on obesity. When people are obese they look for help. Some reasons may be that they don 't like looking at his or her self in the mirror every day and not have the confidence for his or her self being or some may do it just to get fit . One thing they all have in common is that they all look…

by Elie Wiesel, was set during WWII and also explained the holocaust and the events that take place during the war. In his novel, Wiesel wrote a quote that expresses,”I wanted to see myself in the mirror hanging on the opposite wall. I had not seen myself since the ghetto. From the depths of the mirror, a corpse gazed back at me. The look in his eyes, as they stared into mine, has never left me.” (Wiesel 109). This quote was from the end of the book and shows trauma, sadness and loss of hope.…