Desertion

While Mao’s political agenda is often derided, the challenges he tackled and achieved success over in his early years of leadership are overlooked by many. China had faced a weak central government under the Qing Dynasty Mao provided a strong central government that alleviated poor conditions subsequent to Imperial China. Mao intended to bring social reforms, improve sanitation, reducing the spread of disease and bridge the gap of gender inequality by introducing women’s rights. Essentially, as…

UNIFORM CIVIL CODE 1. INTRODUCTION The Uniform Civil Code is the code which arches over the Civil Law Code and administers the secular Civil Law rules to govern all people irrespective of their gender, caste, religion and tribe. The Uniform Civil Code mainly deals with issues related to acquisition and administration of property, marriage, divorce and adoption. An attempt to establish a Uniform Civil Code has also been made in the Directive Principles of State Policy of the Constitution of India…

The film relies on a plethora of visual imagery to convey a feeling of desolation and desertion on Earth (Pike 115). This manipulation of visuals, referred to in Critical Studies as visual design, is a form of peripheral communication; the pro-environmental message being sent peripherally is the summation of all the visual elements used to…

I researched the change from fault to no fault divorce in Nebraska during the late 20th century. Fault divorce was one party filing for divorce, claiming that the other party was guilty for ruining the marriage, while in no fault divorce no blame was placed on either party. The change started in 1969, with California dismantling their fault based divorce system and then implementing the no fault divorce system. Almost all states followed California soon after and adopted their own no fault…

Huger of Knowledge in Life: An Evaluation of Myself as a Philosopher A philosopher is nothing else but a friend and lover of wisdom. But why should we care about the study of philosophy? Many people have categorized philosophy as boring, irrelevant, absurd, and even as a waste of time. But the truth is that philosophy is much more than just bunch of unresolved question that leads you nowhere. We believe that there must be a precise answer for everything. But life is much more complex than a…

The applicant requests an upgrade of his under other than honorable conditions discharge to honorable. The applicant seeks relief, contending, in effect, that he was honorably discharged in 2005. He served in Iraq and participated in over 400 combat missions for which he was awarded the Combat Infantryman badge. He decided to reenlist to further his service, however, he suffered a serious traumatic event in his life that led to his actions and resulted in a UOTHC discharge. He states that…

Gender inequality and biases have evidently impacted the fundamentals cultures globally, hindering women and girls from reaching their full potential in society. It is through networking that people are able to connect with influential leaders who inspire others with their strong opinions to opt for a change in order for women to be recognized in society. Charlotte Perkins Gilman was an early feminist, author and sociologist, born in Hartford, Connecticut in 1860, who encouraged women to gain…

Charles Perrault’s “Little Red Riding Hood” and Brothers Grimm’s “Hansel and Gretel” are two well-known fairytales in today’s society. Both tales incorporate the key literary elements that define a typical fairy tale. The significance in these specific elements comes from the effect they have on the plot and the consequential moral of the tale. Although “Little Red Riding Hood and “Hansel and Gretel” are two texts with distinct differences regarding their plots, the characters, setting, and…

Slave revolts were common throughout the 1700s, and even beyond that time frame. Many slaves revolted in retaliation against their masters. Many slave owners often live in fear, due to the uprising of slave revolts. It was also understandable why many slaves revolted in the first place. The slaves were taken away from their homes and traded off, without a say in the matter. Many of them that were brought over on slave ships died during the voyage to American, because of lack of proper nutrients…

To you at least she was always a dream” (122). Dorian readily accepts this rhetoric, and “The tragedy of Sybil’s later suicide, brought about by utter despair at her desertion, is lost on Dorian, who instead enjoys the dramatic intrigue of the occasion” (Duggan). Here, in his essay The Conflict Between Aestheticism and Morality in Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray, Patrick Duggan describes Dorian’s immediate reaction…