Etiquette

A misconception about gender equality is that the perpetual battle, has been triumphed. Contrastingly, mankind is not only fighting the same battles as the 1920s but finding new ones. In order to eradicate gender based barriers it is pivotal to determine the origin of female suppression. Throughout WWI, there were several major women’s rights movement that were prominent, however most resulted in minute progress. There were many events during the time that interrupted the momentum of the women’s…

Laos is a Southeast Asian landlocked country that is surrounded by Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Burma, and China. Laotians immigrated to the United States due to being drawn into the Cold War in 1975. Before immigrating to the United States they tried to flee to Thailand. This was due to the people’s Democratic Republic being proclaimed. Thousands of Laotians tried to move to Thailand for a better life in the mid 1980’s. Thailand had refugee camps set in place for the Laotians, but the living…

of shame and embarrassment on the part of individuals as they internalized the social proscription of their society. Elias demonstrated the civilizing process through an examination of etiquette books on the socially approved ways to perform such natural functions as the elimination of gas. Early works of etiquette that one should not greet someone who is defecating or not urinate in front of ladies. While feelings of embarrassment and shame over these issues were absent in middle ages, gradual…

Most religions share at least some similarities. Confucianism and Daoism heavily influence each other as they originated around the same time in china, 550 B.C.E. In both religions there is no god or angels present. They both participate in worship at shrines and temples. In both religions they focus on more of the present and being fulfilled rather than an after life. Both religions teach about living a well balance life and fulfilling your role with compassion, honor and respect. As a…

In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (1884/1994), the author teaches that the natural tends to outwit society. Twain (1884/1994) describes Huck's adventure when he camouflages himself as a girl in order to sneak into town without being detected to search for information about his death and finds a woman who continues to believe Huck’s lies even after she knows he had not been truthful earlier (pp. 75-83). The woman represents society while Huck represents nature. Although the…

My brain often focuses on certain English and grammar usage rules while typing a paper. On the contrary, this was not always my usual train of thought; I used to write without a care in the world. In other words, I was lazy and did not bother correcting poor English terms in my paragraphs. Moreover, I tried to slide past with the minimum amount of work possible. It was only recently that I began to care specifically about the rules that applied to my essays. I've given more thought to the…

student’s to friend my on, it just seems don’t have the respect, or commonsense they use to. However my teaching style hasn’t changed, I may be a “tough” teacher but for sensible reasons. If my student follows instructions, and knows proper in class etiquette, they will do fine. First Students are constantly using their smartphones while I am teaching. The problem with this is that the students aren’t giving me their undivided attention and aren’t listening to what I have to say. Because of…

Turkle and Joyce both feel that a call would have been intrusive and instead waited till they met in person to discuss the good news. They feel “constrained by a new etiquette but were also content to follow it.” (386) Why should we just go along with this new etiquette? Someone shouldn’t feel restrained by the social norms put in place that deem what is worthy of a phone call and what isn’t. Turkle makes us feel like we should fight against the ever growing power…

back to prehistoric ways and take on a savage nature. In the novel; Lord of The Flies, William Golding reveals through symbols and the character development of Jack and Ralph that man has the potential to resort back to basic animal nature when the etiquette of society is ripped from one’s conscious; ultimately ending in his psychological demise. When faced with a situation, a person tends to react differently than the person next to him. Some people may take on the leader role; others more of…

Imperialism is when a country extends its power over another country. Several smaller countries have been subjected to this as larger countries take over their country. The dominant country slowly removes original culture of the indigenous people who live in the country and replace it with their culture. Jamaica Kincaid has direct experience with the effects of imperialism as her country Antigua was under the influence of Great Britain until their independence in 1981. The authority that…