Double Fantasy

BIID, Bodily Integrity Identity Disorder, formally known as, apotemnophilia (love of amputation), is “a psychologically based condition in which an individual has a fantasy of having a missing limb”("Apotemnophilia ", 2016). In patients diagnosed with BIID who do not receive the surgery they need, the desire to have an amputation is so overbearing that they will go to extreme lengths to conduct the operation themselves. Patients have been known to “pour drain cleaner into her [their]…

Jane Eyre, written by Charlotte Bronte, is a significantly well-known and well discussed novel. As was expected at the time and the nature of novels by the Bronte sisters, the core focus of said novel by the readers was the romantic relationship between our protagonist Jane & the surly Mr Rochester, especially upon first reading of Janes arduous journey through life. The ‘will they, wont they’ nature of their relationship and natural inclination of readers to focus on the romantic theme within…

goodness’ sake don’t play that ghastly tune, Algy. How idiotic you are!” Algernon is being lighthearted towards Jack’s feelings, because he knows that Lady Bracknell is not fond of Jack. In the second act Algernon disrespects Jack by interfering with his double life. Algernon knows that Jack will not be pleases with him being at his house in the country. Algernon knows that it is Jack’s plan to kill off Earnest, but he uses this fake persona anyway to gain access to Cecily. Later on in act two,…

Their double suicide had to do with so much more than just their love. It had to do with a collection of all the elements through their lives that they had no control over like most suicides do. The act of it was for love, but it had to do with what they both…

Society’s views on rap and hip-hop music are often negative, despite other genres having similar social messages. One must ask themselves, why is hip hop and rap under such constant scrutiny? Authors Feagin, Vera, Batur, & Rose theorize, “From the start, the public viewed hip-hop culture and rap music through a racist lens. Rappers and rap fans were often portrayed as menacing Black adolescents, and rap music was vilified as violent and misogynistic” (qtd. in Sullivan 607). Although most people…

racial progress. She states “where might the hopes for social reformation more profitably lie? Certainly not in silence, and not in increasingly solipsistic space…, a retreat sustained by questionable faith in technological perfection and by suspect fantasies of self-reliance” (697). But it is important to realize that pursuing uplift ideology does not necessarily cost racial progress. It is just a derailment for the person who pursues technological advancement. With her unmatched skill as an…

who tortured them, and the girls started to list out the names of witches including Tituba and that is how the Salem trials began. “The more who, under torture, confessed to witchcraft, the harder it was to maintain that the whole business was mere fantasy.” Since each…

became more excessive than it was in the Baroque era. Sculpture became more delicately carved while architecture metamorphosed into a more decorative style. Paintings most often commissioned by the aristocracy used pastel colors, and showed themes of fantasy, pleasure, and sensuality. Women’s…

ability to "read" an artwork according to our preconceived notions about the world.” The author also said “Such unsettling imagery as Breton saw in Max Ernst’s collages-unrelated to our conventional frames of reference and marked by elisions and fantasy frequently associated with poetry-would become a…

Family has an unparalleled influence on a person. Literary pieces express the theme of family in varying ways. One of these ways is trauma, negative events that damage one’s mind. Family trauma can include death, abuse, and neglect. Childhood and family trauma effect a person throughout their life. Three stories that explore family trauma are “Fool for Love” by Same Shepard, “Any Minute Mom Should Come Blasting Through the Door” by David Ordan, and “Going for a Beer” by Robert Coover. “Fool…