Flagellation

Since humanity first began to work together and build communities, a raging debate has waged on— should emphasis be placed on the rights of the individual, or the society? Those that allied with the latter molded a belief system known as collectivism. While seemingly ideal at first glance, in practice, the belief often leads to the loss of individuality amongst the citizens. Often, advocates of such a belief regard the individual as the hindrance of the state’s common good. Huxley 's "Brave New…

The church defines “good” and “bad,” “holy” and “sinful,” and the Catholic identity for him He resolves to become the most devoted to God by rendering himself to an ascetic lifestyle. He finds pleasure in his creative forms of self-flagellation. But before long, independence and control over his identity concern him again. These conflicts come to head when the priest at his school compels him to join the order. The priest, whose incessant repetition of the word power ironically draws…

Anna Lucas Mrs. Berry AP Literature IV- 7 18 January 2018 A Psychoanalytic Interpretation of The Poisonwood Bible “To be, or not to be” is at the crux of humanity’s downfall. To have a personhood is in absence of the “uncivilized” and “inhumane.” Colonialism fabricated dialectic oppositions of race to maintain economic dominance and secure a sense of self in the colonizer. Kingsolver’s postcolonial nineties novel, “The Poisonwood Bible”, she critiques imperialist, racist, sexist, and ablest…

The purpose of media is an important part of its eventual delivery, often impacting manner and intensity of the creators’ attempts to manipulate the emotions and inclinations of their audience. In an academic work, for example, the purpose is to convince a scholarly audience that a specific argument is true. However, in more mainstream works, such as novels - or even commercially produced cinema - the intention is to entertain rather than inform, with education either sidelined or unintentional…

Junipero Serra: A man of altruism or malice? “Remember my child; this is for your own good.” Serra would say to his children as one of his assistants flagellates them.” Those are the painful words that come to the mind of many Native Americans whenever they think of Junipero Serra, a man who was characterized by whipping himself and many Indians whenever they ran away from the missions. Although quite a controversial character, he is also remembered by the Catholic Church as an ambitious…

The romance, The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne takes place in Boston Massachusetts during the seventeenth century. In his romance, Hawthorne discusses the turbulent life of Hester Prynne, a Puritan woman who has been convicted of adultery. Hester is sentenced to wear a scarlet “A” on her chest to publicly shame her for her sin. Hester and her daughter Pearl become outcasts of society. Hester refuses to reveal Pearl’s father’s identity, her partner in sin. Hawthorne’s romance carries the…

Europe and The Black Death As the winter of 1348 subsided, the people of Europe finally envisioned the spring days ahead of them. Little did they know that the springtime would bring with it a deadly epidemic that no one could have possibly foreseen. The Black Death could not have arrived in Europe at a worse time as much of the population was already weakened from a scarcity of food due to overpopulation and famine. There was barely any time to react as the disease spread swiftly from its…

Truman was the most important in the deciding factor of this situation. He was immediately thrown into this position after President Roosevelt's death on April 1, 1945 (Jennings). Though Truman didn't know much about the situation, he was one hundred percent confused, he knew the war had to end so American lives could be saved, even though he was aware that alternatives to using the bomb existed (Bird). If Truman had been more informed on the atomic bomb, he might have made a better decision,…

The heart and brain are thought to be of two extremes: the emotional and the analytical, the semantic and the pragmatic. Conformity is a catch, feelings get in the way, and the common goal that is to be perceived is distorted. In Hawthorne’s novel, The Scarlet Letter, a woman named Hester Prynne commits adultery with a minister named Arthur Dimmesdale and only she is publicly scrutinized. Although this seems advantageous for Dimmesdale at first, this held in guilt destroys him and is reminded of…

Many of us are trapped in our old, hardened eating patterns. In fact, we might not even be aware of the patterns, but we do know that 1) we’d like to get healthier or leaner; 2) we have a hard time making eating changes; 3) we don’t always know how to change. Those are good realizations! It means we have to humble ourselves, and find a way to put ourselves into an area of uncertainty and discomfort in order to change. Some common eating patterns that are difficult to change: Snacking on…