Grappling

As a child develops, they look up to their parents for guidance, whether it be good support or bad support. In Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman and William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, paternal guidance is present. In particular, Biff Loman in the play DOAS and Laertes in Hamlet both believe they are superior to women, believe success is inevitable, and have difficulty with impulse control. Ultimately, as a result of poor paternal influences, both characters have confused values. Superiority to…

Today’s women face many challenges in their plight to be healthy and whole in body, mind, and spirit. Although women’s issues are not a one-size-fits-all proposition, there are some common concerns for women across the life span. Previous research indicates that as women pass through the various seasons of life, they encounter many complications, particular to women, that threaten their ability to live well-adjusted lives (Clarke & Griffin, 2007; Deanow, 2011; Hart, 2003; Hyman, 2007; Marshall,…

The social aspects of sexual identity and gender identity in the contemporary Australian society are strongly reflected by the existing culture in the ADF as well as the government. Men with their ideas of manhood have been socially inclined to think that certain roles or professions do not belong to women. For instance, warfare and other activities related to the military profession are taken to be purely male areas. Therefore, it does not come as a surprise to know that the ADF is dominated by…

There are conflicting views on the degree of damage that access to Internet can do to our society. A large number of people claim that as more and more people become familiar with Internet, the potential of its damage grows to an uncontrollable rate. Whereas some people claim that any regulation to limit the access of Internet is an act of violation against their first amendment rights. Because in some cases there are no restriction to what can be put one the internet, what can be viewed on the…

In today’s society, euphemisms and political correctness often mask the dark and seldom discussed crudeness of slavery to avoid expressing the true damage it inflicts. Toni Morrison lifts this veil as she successfully attempts to inform readers in unrestricted detail of the animalistic treatment endured by the black population in her novel, Beloved. Through explicit scenes of abuse and recollections of memories once locked away, Morrison gives audiences an insight into the torture that convinces…

“I was born twice: first as a baby girl, on a remarkably smogless Detroit day and January of 1960; and then again, as teenager boy, in an emergency room near Petoskey, Michigan, in August of 1974.” (pg.3) Middlesex, by Jeffery Eugenides. Middlesex is a remarkable non-fiction about an individual born with intersexuality. The first half of the book briefly about the family’s background; how and why the grandparents immigrated to the United States. Desdemona and Lefty once were brother and sister,…

When people think of theme they see universal truths, but do they envision a child portraying it? The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is a work of fiction about a young boy who journeys across the American South with a runaway slave. As Huck travels, he encounters many obstacles along the way that each portray a theme Mark Twain is trying to convey to his audience. Huckleberry Finn’s encounter with the civilized world shows the true nature of the townspeople. This is seen first when…

For instance, while Tess valued her independence as a woman, many of her elders believed it was more important that she quickly find an honorable man to marry. Angel experiences entrapment when his decision to not study religion, leads to him grappling what to do with his life, as his father denied paying for his education at Cambridge University. Additionally, similar to Tess, Angel is caught in a transitional time period where his family’s traditional beliefs conflicted with his modern…

Bending the Culture: Hybridization of Punjabi Ethos in Gurinder Chadha’s Bend it Like Beckham “Sometimes we feel we straddle two cultures; at other times, that we fall between two stools.” - Salman Rushdie ‘Diaspora is the term used to describe any population which is considered deterritorialized, dislocated and disintegrated fostering feels of ‘unbelongingness’ and ‘dispossession’. The…

Moore’s War on Heresy is a masterful work that brings to light his years of grappling with this very issue. Early in his career Moore argued in support of the “Cathar” heresy, but his views gradually began to change and his study is the culmination of his new thoughts and ideas on medieval heresy, particularly in the twelfth century…