Detour

We as humans have always changed, from our everyday way of life to our perception of the universe. A thousand years can change a lot in society, and we see this in the Epic of Beowulf and the motion picture of Beowulf. They are separated in time and in the story to fit the audience of said time. The classic epic Beowulf differs significantly from the 2005 movie of its title directed by Sturla Gunnarsson. The differences included added characters, Beowulf is seeming more emotional and vulnerable…

same sex marriage is a diversion from a different sex union. Cockburn continues on the subject with the statement:" There 's a fork in the road for progressives. One path is sameness, expanding a troubled institution to same-sexers. But that path detours the real problems of relationships today and their official recognition" (Cockburn). Apparently it is up to the government to respect and validate the choices any person makes marriage-wise. Being a part of the LGBT community means that marrying…

reservoir, agricultural land and electric energy for the local residents. As in case for the Suez Canal, it is a connection between Europe and Asia, which provides an economical interesting trade route. Without this passage, trade ships had to make a detour around the African…

I pulled up to the entrance gate a little after 7 in the morning. I pushed the speaker button asking for security clearance to enter. The voice on the other end announced he was opening the gate and directed me to pull forward into the facility and turn left to report to the main office. I entered the office and introduced myself. The technician showed me where to sign in and handed me the necessary safety gear to tour the facility. I felt a little awkward since I am not used to not being able…

Pride and Insanity Theme is on of the most important aspects of any story, poem, or film. However, in many cases, there can be multiple themes in one story. For example, both “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe, and “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor revolve around multiple themes. Both the idea that pride can lead to one’s own downfall, and that insanity can drive an individual to do and say very strange, and in many cases abnormal, things. Many people, most people in…

one is with an ambition to succeed, the more likely they will become financially stable. This is even more so true compared to a foreigner who has lost the ability to become fluent in the native tongue. This young woman’s path has taken a lifelong detour that will be near impossible to reroute. Her slim chances of realizing the true “American Dream” have been taken away and handed down to her offspring. With little help from her financially struggling family she has been forced into the work…

flight. The plane was scheduled to leave at 8 pm. At around 6:30 we were still stuck in traffic and we were not near the airport. It was a good thing that we had a good taxi driver with us, he knew his way around the airport. The cab driver took a detour and found another way to get to the airport faster. Fortunately, there wasn’t as much traffic in the new route we took. As we were getting close to the airport, I noticed that my mom had started tearing up. I remember asking her why she was…

Imagine for a moment you are sitting in a courtroom in a custody battle. The judge ruled for the child to stay with their mother, however you see by the look on the child’s face that a mistake was made. Taking the best interest of the child is the goal in every custody hearing. Every child deserves structure in their life and to be with people who love them. Sometimes the best thing which many times can be the hardest is for them to be separated from their parents. On the other…

A Good Man is Hard to Find A Good Man is Hard to Find, is a short story written by Mary Flannery O’Connor, but she didn’t use her first name Mary. She was a writer of short stories and novels and her writings were filled with dark comedy and violence, usually mixed with moral and theological backgrounds. She was born in Savannah, Georgia on March 25, 1925. Both her parents came from Catholic families and her religion played a huge role in her writings. In the late 1930s, her father developed…

A reading of Walter Benjamin’s ‘Critique of Violence’ raises some question. What is the purpose of violence? What does it mean for modernity in terms of coloniality or postcoloniality? Does mythical violence lead to divine violence? Are the two intersected? Who owns what property – including land among other things? And is Critique of Violence applicable in postcolonial study? These questions are what this paper is pursuing. The main argument in this paper is that violence is about power-making…