Desertion

Damned, relationships cause mental stress in both groups of protagonists. Due to their reliance on others, Dick, Nicole, Gloria, and Anthony are all affected by: fear, lust, and hatred. In The Beautiful and Damned, Anthony grows up with a fear of desertion. By the time he was eleven years old, both of his parents had died and he had grown a feeling of detachment. When Anthony goes to visit his grandfather (whom Anthony depends on to inherit millions of dollars), Anthony tells him, “I’m best…

In every war, there is a winner and there is a loser. The final result of the war is a mix of successes by one side and failures by the other side. The Civil War follows the same trend as the South failed to withstand the Northern attacks. The South never had to conquer Washington or win the war, in reality, they only had to not lose. If the South could last long enough for the North to get tired of fighting, they would win the war. The Civil War could be interpreted as a race against time,…

Menagerie identifies the conquest of reality by illusion as a huge and growing aspect of the human condition in its time. The plot of the Glass Menagerie is structured around a series of abandonments. Mr. Jim Wingfield’s desertion of his family determines their life situation. Jim’s desertion of Laura is the center of the plays dramatic action; his abandonment of his family gives him the distance that allows him to shape their story into a…

1918.” One such case was that of Lance-Sergent Walton who was court-martialed due to his desertion near Ypres, France in November 1914. Although Walton presented evidence to support his claims that he deserted due to mental confusion and not by his own volition, he was executed by firing squad on March 23rd, 1915. Another such case was that of Sub-Lietenet Edwin Dyett, who in 1917 was executed for desertion even though during his arrest he displayed erratic behavior. It wasn’t until February 19,…

Humans like order. They like to have a set of rules to follow and then they like to bend those rules. Eventually they start to break the rules put in place to give them the structure they wanted. Religion is a structure humans crave. Due to this, every religion has rules that followers start to want to break. Divorce and remarriage have been just one of the laws brought to the forefront as one that should be examined. Gordon J. Wenham, William A. Heth, and Craig S. Keener are three authors who…

Today divorce is something we find more acceptable then it would be in our past generations. Divorce in our past generation was something that was frowned upon. Many people in the old generation took their marriage status vary seriously they both relied on each other for certain things. Divorce wasn’t the first option that the older generation thought about when times got tough. Divorce wasn’t an easy process to go through especially when children were involved. Today divorce seems so common…

According to law, marriage is a contractual relationship between two persons; it is also intended to be a happy union between the two. Marriage fulfills the need to love and be loved, and the need to belong; therefore, the marriage vows: “for better and for worse, in sickness and in health, till death do us apart” signifies that marriage is supposed to last a lifetime; but somewhere along the line, as a result of faults from one or both spouses, couples separate and then divorce. Divorce: a…

they can follow the three grounds of divorce. The three legal path is if they can work out a separation agreement, if there is desertion or adultery and if they can file claims for support and/or custody of any kids they might have. Separation agreement is a contract made between separated spouses outlining such things as the division of property and mutual obligation. Desertion is the physical absence of one spouse with the intention not to return. Adultery is the voluntary sexual relations…

Android 4F6, from Heather O’Neill’s futuristic world in the short story "The Dreamlife of Toasters” accidentally possessing the emotions “deemed unnecessary for their specific function in the world” (209) challenges the distinction between humans and their mechanical inferiors. Acting upon her unsolicited passion, the android is given the miracle of life, which causes her values to be compromised as her humanistic and robotic traits create internal conflict with respects to the decency shown…

2. Why does the author use the word “irony” when discussing the role of black soldiers in the “conquest” of the American west? Ironic because the black soldiers themselves victims of white prejudices and seen as inferior, assisted the white man in conquering Native Americans for their land. 3. Why does the author claim that black soldiers, who engaged in several battles with Indians, apparently had little to fear from Indians? Black soldiers had more altercations which lead to injuries and…