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Writing The Idiot coincided with Dostoyevsky’s financial hardships which forced him and his wife Anna to move temporarily to Europe. Being in Europe and experiencing the constant lack of means, Dostoyevsky continuously maintained correspondence with his brother Mikhail, his close friend Maikov and his niece Sonia to whom he often confessed about his futile attempts to write a great novel and about the disappointing mediocrity he was receiving instead (Frank 245). In fact, Dostoyevsky dedicated…

throughout history has determined perceptions of what is a man and what’s a women. Considering this, there’s built in differences between the two, at the same time both categories are organized as completely unalike allowing gender presentations. Simone de Beauvoir argued that otherness is a core…

Dempster 4 With this line, she points to her own Christ like humility and, in reference to princes’ palaces, admonishes her brothers’ fortunes and pride, which puts her in the place of the perfect master. As an example of a good prince, the Duchess is just as willing to step down to the level of servant as she is willing to raise them up. Therefore, what makes a good prince and a bad prince is framed by the religious references because Christ raises up faithful servants and is humble, unlike…

Vista Maria first began as an orphanage by the Sisters of the Good Shepherd over 130 years ago. In 1883, 5 Sisters of the Good Shepherd came to Detroit to the Ward Mansion to establish their first home. As the Industrial Revolution went on, the home turned into 33 Sisters caring for more than 200 girls and young woman. Through the next 30 years, the home named the “House of Good Shepherd expanded their services, however did not have an adequate amount of land to provide these services. The…

aren’t the only ones impacted by fake appearance; adults also will try and appear better than they are to give off a certain Image. This trend didn’t dawn during the past ten years, appearance versus reality has been around as long as humanity. Guy De Maupassant pushes the image of a false reality in both of his short stories, The Jewels and The Necklace. Bling is used as a route to talk about two couples whose appearance hurt their reality. Jewelry is a long standing sign of wealth and…

The presence of challenging circumstances in literature, in most cases, serves the purpose of teaching the reader a lesson. Authors use these lessons to illustrate the ideas and messages they are attempting to shine light on in their works. Writers will often use the assistance of a character’s persona, as well as, a character’s response to the difficult situation that they encounter in a story in order for the lesson to be better perceived by the reader. The ideas and messages are meant to, in…

Keanah Santiago The Poem That Ruined My Life It was a dreary Saturday morning in England for all but me. Today my friend Marie de France was asked to be a court writer for the court of Henry II and his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine, and she chose me as her lady in waiting. We were walking in the marketplace when we got this news, and Marie was ecstatic. No one knew why they chose Marie, some say that Eleanor wanted to have someone in the court who had a french background besides herself. Others…

One day when I was young an elderly lady gave me a dollar (I don't know why but people love giving young kids money) my face had lit up with amazement at the fact that this women gave me so much money. I quickly ran to show my mother who intern said and I quote "that's nice Samaria" I thought her curt tone was from envy and jealousy at the fact that she didn't have a dollar like me so I cheerfully skipped away, my dollar in hand. I had not known that her lack of amazement was due to the fact…

John Stuart Mill and Alexis de Tocqueville, both were advocates for individual freedom, and liberty through democracy. Mill and Tocqueville both feared tyranny, and promoted democracy so that citizens could have individual liberties, and thoughts. Mill’s ideal citizen in a democracy would be participatory, and opinionated in their beliefs. His citizen would not curtail any other citizen’s belief, no matter how far off of their beliefs it is. Tocqueville’s ideal citizen would be one who…

Saint Philip Neri is an interesting person. He was born on July 21 in 1515 in Florence, Italy. Symbols that stand for Saint Philip Neri are, the rosary, lily, and an Angel holding a book. The rosary stands for his love and devotion for God. The lily symbolizing purity and humility and an Angel holding a book symbolizing wisdom. Saint Philip Neri died on May 26, 1595 in Rome, Italy. He was canonized on March 12, 1622 by Pope Gregory XV. We celebrate his feast day on May 26. Saint Philip Neri’s…