Flirting

According to The Way of the Samurai by William De Bary, “the business of the samurai is to reflect on his own station in life, to give loyal service to his master if he has one, to strengthen his fidelity in associations with friends, and, with due consideration of his own position, to devote himself to duty above all” (206). In Tokugawa Japan, this Way, also known as “bushido”, is what all samurai were set out to follow. A samurai adheres to the Neo-Confucian approach which “strives to fulfill…

The movie “Wag the Dog” is an outrageous film about a fictitious Presidential Campaign, whose media staff creates a fake war with Albania, in order to get their candidate reelected as President. In their effort to create this war, the media team for the President has to break every single rule in the PRSA Code of Ethics. Although their strategies and tactics may not be the most preferable, some techniques used throughout the film can correlate with the outside world, and even the election cycle…

thing about it, since black people could not testify in court and Caucasians would mostly side with the racism. For example the case of Emmett till, a 14 year old boy that was brutally murdered by a group of white men in mississippi for allegedly flirting with a white woman. He was beaten to death and thrown into a river so his body would become…

wonder how we looked to others in the start. Back when I swore the stars looked down on us with envy, jealous of how close we can be. That seemed like years ago rather than just months. I twist the strap of my bag at the thought, upset that we weren't flirting shamelessly. That we no longer looked like we have any…

I told you to stay away from her and yet, not only did you not stay away from her, but your what? Flirting with her in the middle of the library? Are you purposefully trying to piss me off!? Huh!?” He yelled as he reached down and pulled me to my feet by my shirt, then he slammed me into the wall. “Answer me!” He spat. “Ok, Ok!” I raised my arms up to protect my face. “I wasn’t flirting with her-” A punch to my stomach knocked the wind out of me and caused me to fall to my knees. He grabbed…

Odysseus’ Loyalty “‘Seven endless years I remained there, always drenching / with the tears the immortal clothes Calypso gave me. / Then, at last, when the eight came wheeling round, she insisted that I sail...’” (7.298-301). Odysseus, the main character in the book The Odyssey written by Homer, goes through many hard parts in a journey and survives them. Odysseus stays in many places in the Odyssey, such as Calypso's’ Island, which tests his strength and patience. Odysseus also stayed at many…

snuggled into their bed and thought about how their relationship had progressed. They had started off as friends, both enjoying joking and teasing each other. True to both of their natures, the teasing turned into innuendo, the innuendo into flirting, and the flirting leading to the first shy kiss. From the moment their lips first brushed she knew she would never be able to get enough of this man. Almost immediately, they become lovers, hot and anxious for each other, explosive. Not even…

Sexual harassment may create a devastating impact on individuals and can lead to a personal loss of morale and efficiency. Nevertheless, there is no easy description to define sexual harassment because different people have different perception. Besides, sexual harassment has been named “‘term of art’ that holds different meaning for different people” (U.S Merit System Protection Board, 1988, p.2). In this generation, sexual harassment has been defined as any unwanted or unwelcome conduct of a…

Together, George Milton and Lennie Smalls make a great team. They consider themselves “brothers,” and they come together in the face of loneliness. In the book Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck, the two main characters, George and Lennie, are best friends and are completely opposite of each other. George is small and Lennie is of great size. Even though Lennie is bigger, George helps Lennie tremendously due to the fact he promised Lennie’s aunt. He has the mentality of a young child…

In Americanah, a bestselling novel by Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the young Nigerian female protagonist Ifemelu, who had moved to America in hopes of creating a better life for herself, looks back on the stages and loves of her life as she prepares to return to Nigeria for the first time in many years. Adichie uses hair as a symbol to journey through the stages of Ifemelu’s life and relationships. A woman’s relationship with her hair can represent one’s struggle to find identity…