Frederick W. Smith

“We are shameful of who we are and are always locating our identity.” In NW, Zadie Smith portrays Keisha Blake’s loyalty and disloyalty among friends and lovers, but she overall depicts her struggle to remain loyal to her own identity. Through Keisha Blake’s changing image and relationship to her identity, Zadie Smith explores how outside forces can shape an identity and complicate an individual’s connection to their own identity. Keisha Blake changes her name to Natalie in order to escape the…

Was Marxist economist Prabhat Patnaik correct when he stated: “Even reformed capitalism cannot give equal opportunity”? The sole purpose for the emergence of capitalism was to promote equal opportunity in achieving success through the maximisation of profit. Capitalism embodied an Enlightenment agenda of freedom through trade and equality under the law. Although in a way this concept influenced the notion of the “American Dream” it nonetheless failed as it based its success on extrinsic…

The Pink Rock: The pink rock represents the paperweight that started Winston’s rebellion against the party system. This was the first act of outward rebellion. This rock of wonder turned Winston’s once naive mind to something that produced hate towards the system. Since the government does not like the middle class to purchase items from shops he could get into trouble just for being in their, let alone purchasing the worthless item. The weight is a piece of coral wrapped in glass. It catches…

For hundreds and hundreds of years, woman all over the world have been struggling to be seen as an equal gender to men. From gaining rights in political areas to gaining rights to wear what woman want, people are always putting up a fight for equality. In this essay, I am going to talk about all the amazing woman who helped us get to where we are today. First, I am going to tell you about Malala Yousafzai. As a child, Malala believed strongly in fair education across genders. She was born July…

Women throughout history have not been treated the same way as men however, this did not discourage them. One excellent example of women being extraordinary is Frances Perkins a young lady who grew up in a Republican household and whose parents made sure she understood the importance of hard work and her education. The interesting fact about Perkins life is that even though it was rare during her time period her parents expected her to go to college. Once in college, Mount Holyoke, she was…

1) The two sides of Adam Smith is that he was a economist and a philosopher of ethics. He created a book called “Theory of Moral Sentiments” which is a develop comprehensive and version of moral sentimentalism. When he was a economist he had created a book called “The Wealth of Nations”. 2. The conflict spiral is known to patterns of escalation and equilibrium in conflict. It contains the five basic strategies that are contending, yielding, problem solving, withdrawing and inaction. It is a…

Even though people said the Titanic was unsinkable, it still sunk. The Titanic had about 2,208 people on board and 1,503 people died. When the Titanic was sinking 28 people got on a lifeboat and 63 could have fit on. The next morning 300 and more dead bodies were pulled out of the sea the next morning after the titanic sunk. Some people say the captain was turning and accidentally swiped against an iceberg and got hit and some other people say the captain got drunk and wasn't paying attention…

The name O’Brien is problematic because it is actually a surname that is translated into two different names, Bran which means “Raven” symbolizes death, loss, and mystery. However, the name could also be translated into Brion, which means “high place”. O’Brien being a problematic name fits very well with the antagonist of the story, O’Brien. This is because the character, O’Brien, is extremely problematic. In the novel, O’Brien is the obstacle blocking the path to Winston’s success. Furthermore,…

The first source strongly supports the value of democratic socialism and modern liberalism, which both believe that government has an obligation to intervenes and control its economy to ensure economic equality among its nations. Before socialism and modern liberalism were embraced, the Laissez-fair capitalism and classical liberalism values were the foundation of the economic system. People pursued individual interests more than collective wills and Capitalist business owners supported economic…

The relationship between my faith and my work as a therapist is very interesting to me. I was born and raised a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) also known as Mormons. When I was two my family moved to a home in Provo, Utah where my father became a professor at Brigham Young University which is owned and run by the LDS Church. The area where I lived was about 99% Mormon. In fourth grade there was only one student in my entire grade-level who was not a member of the…