Eros

Jane represents a contrast between many characters, including Mr. Rochester, St. John, Blanche Ingram, and Bertha Mason. In Mr. Rochester and Bertha’s case, Jane provides a contrast of light versus dark. Blanche Ingram represents wealth, beauty, and the cusp of the ideal female in the 18th century, while Jane is a lowly, unattractive governess at the time. St. John provides a religious and moralistic value unlike Jane, who represents a pragmatic realism. Even though Rochester is not described as…

Throughout history, humans particularly have always found ways to disagree with one on another in a subtle way. Intellectual philosophers mostly have often debated on theories sort of such as kind of do we kind of have very free will? And does God exist, for all intents and purposes contrary to popular belief. Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980) basically was a very French philosopher, author and developed existentialism the philosophy of existence, the freedom of the generally individual pretty human…

and reduced to the status of mere instruments or else regarded as if they were capable of representing her...sexulization is one way of fixing disadvantaged persons in their disadvantage, to their clear detriment and within a narrow and repressive eros(Bartky,26-27) The sexualization of women is used as a tool to keep a woman in her theoretical space. Women in dominant society’s perspective are nothing more than an object and tool of pleasure. To them, a woman has no worth outside of her sexual…

The Modern and Post-Modern periods seem to be closely connected with each other because the 20th century marks the time when the former ends and the latter begins (Hoffman, Hoffman, Robison, & Lawrence, 2005, p. 3). Nevertheless, political thoughts are still separated by space and time. They each have a take on how politics should work (and by extension, how life should be). Thus, it is essential to differentiate the concepts by discussing the trends and perspectives set by political thinkers…

(225). She figures that her marriage to Torvald explicitly defines a father/daughter relationship, like she just changed ownership from her father to Torvald. Dr. Rank’s relationship with Nora appears to be plutonic and Storge but turns out to be Eros. Dr. Rank’s feelings for Nora proves to be a dramatic irony, considering the fact that the readers knew how he felt but Nora didn’t have a clue. Miss Linde also had some suspicions about it and when she asks Nora, she says, “Ah, that was Dr.…

ASSESSING COMPETENCE Given the information provided, what else would you want to know about Edward? It would be important to know the competence levels of Edward to participate in the legal process as well as his mental ability to tell all the facts concerning the crime he is accused to have committed. Whom would you want to interview for collateral contact about him and what information could they provide you to help determine competency? The appropriate person to interview about Edward’s…

Behaviorist perspective Behavioral psychology which is also known as behaviorism is the theory of learning which is built on the idea that behaviors are conditioned responses. People learn from their environment. There are two main approaches to conditioned learning; classical conditioning and operant conditioning. Classical conditioning is based on natural reflexes and neutral stimuli. Russian psychologist Ivan Pavlov is one of the most famous psychologists in behaviorism. Pavlov conditioned…

To be cosmopolitan, do you need to have left the country? Is it possible to truly know about other parts of the world without first travelling there? Sure, cultures and people and places can be studied, but can you really understand it if you haven’t seen and experienced it? Because Puss, in Angela Carter’s “Puss-in-Boots” believes that he is a cosmopolitan, but never shows any signs of having ever left Italy. Without any doubt, Puss is knowledgeable about the world around him. He references…

“There is no life without death, no good without evil, no love without hate, and no infirmity without health.” Throughout history, many people have heard references of the Yoruba religion Santeria, thanks to popular culture. There have been many artists that have created records dedicated to the African diasporic religion, for example Ricky Ricardo’s very own “Babalu Aye” and Sublimes “Santeria”. Santeria a religion of peace, nature, and respect to the orishas. It is not only a religion…

Sigmund Freud and Sophocles were two intellectuals who dealt with vastly different issues. Freud was the first psychoanalyst, pioneering the subconscious and unconscious mind, while Sophocles was an ancient Greek playwright and tragedian. Living many centuries apart, Freud and Sophocles happened to connect intellectually on one point, this point being the scenario presented in Sopohcles’ Oedipus Rex. Freud was interested in psychosexual development and theorized that, in accordance with his…