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The Concrete of Ambiguity Making judgements is an inherent part of human nature. We are programmed into making assumptions, our minds riddled with stereotypes and ideas as to what arbitrary things have to say about someone. But as society grows and evolves, as does the way it conditions use, and as we ourselves grow, so do the ways that we perceive things, and add our own experience to that which society has taught us. In The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne explores the ways in which…

Transformations of the Morrigan: Dark Goddess to Great Queen Any precursory search will reveal that The Morrigan can be a paradoxical figure and the truth about her may not be easily uncovered. She is a goddess steeped in myth, history, and contradictions and one must unravel these questions and fit the remaining pieces together in a cultural context to gain a true understanding of her nature and position. At various times she has been seen as a beautiful maiden, a faery queen, a…

Chapter 1 every Trip is a Quest (Except When It 's not) Summary: Foster discusses the idea that though many details are different, every quest has the similar archetype or makeup. There is always a protagonist on a quest, a place they must go, a stated reason to go to their location, and challenges and trials they encounter on their way. Also, Foster states the reason any quest truly occurs is self-knowledge. This is proven by the fact people who go on quests are young, showing they have an…

On Friday, October 21st, 2016, at approximately 10 pm, I sat in my room, on my bed. Numb. Without feeling. Wondering what the absolute hell had just happened. Thoughts running through my mind without being processed. Phone blowing up from others asking, wondering, judging. I was annoyed, irritated, in shock, beyond mad, disappointed, and above all, very intoxicated. Feelings ran through my mind, and yet I simply sat and stared at the white ceiling of my room. Eventually, sleep overtook and what…

→ 1. AGREE or DISAGREE: Hawthorne made it clear that, by the end of the book, the Puritans had learned something from Hester’s punishment. Why or why not? I firmly believe that in his novel, The Scarlet Letter, the author Nathaniel Hawthorne developed the idea that the Puritans had not learned something from Hester 's punishment. The first method that Hawthorne employed to build the concept that the Puritans had not learned something from Hester 's punishment was to describe how the Puritans…

Scientists have discovered that during life on Earth there has been 5 mass extinctions. These mass extinctions are said to be a normal part  of life and might even be an important factor for life on Earth. The main mass extinctions that have been discovered are the Ordovician Mass Extinction, the Devonian, Permian, Triassic, and the Cretaceous Mass Extinction. Scientists now even believe that we are not only part of the problem but the main subjects of the sixth mass extinction caused by…

Eating is not just meant to fill the stomach. It is an essential part of living, having food at one's disposal, being able to consume a decent amount of food, and knowing what and how to eat are all viewed as a good fortune. Chinese people believe to obtain physical as well as mental harmony and inner peace, a good meal is essential. After many difficult years of war and hunger, living standards in China are now as high as ever before and of course ingredients are also easier to obtain compared…

In Mary Shelley’s gothic novel Frankenstein, the scientist, Victor Frankenstein discusses his passion for bringing to life his own creation. After Elizabeth becomes ill, and his mother passes away, Frankenstein becomes determined to find a way to bring the dead to life, and alter the cycles of life. He becomes intrigued and inspired by natural philosophy, especially the ideas of chemistry and alchemy through his studies at the University of Ingolstadt. Victor’s fascination in creating such an…

The economic impact that fishing and hunting has in New York is easily seen in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-associated report. This report states that in 2006, a total of 1.2 million resident sportsmen in New York spent $5 million a day for an annual total of $1.8 billion. This amount of money definitely has an economic impact on the state of New York as well as an impact on many lives. The 1.2 million resident sportsmen in New York…

As a rule, the gill area is greater in fast-moving crabs (Portunids) than in sluggish bottom dwellers; decreases progressively from wholly aquatic, to intertidal, to land species; and is greater in young crabs than in older crabs. Often the gills are enclosed in protective chambers, and ventilation is provided by specialized appendages that create the respiratory current. As in cephalopod mollusks, oxygen utilization is relatively high—up to 70 percent of the oxygen is extracted from the water…