Irrationality

King Lear is another famous tragedy by William Shakespeare that includes women, both virtuous and evil, whom lead to destruction by play’s end. King Lear includes three female characters: Cordelia, Regan, and Goneril. While all three women are daughters of King Lear, Goneril and Regan are portrayed as lying, hypocritical, greedy, and selfish monsters while Cordelia is the only daughter who truly loves and cares for their father. “In spite of her virtue and piety, she is presented as a woman who…

‘The Wasteland’ has been psycho-analytically studied to understand the poet’s psyche, the metaphor of images, symbols, etc. for new untouched and unexplored findings in the genre of practical criticism. The poem has been deciphered on the basis of three psychoanalytic models (a) Lacan’s ‘Language and Unconscious’ (b) C.G. Jung’s ‘Collective Unconscious’ and (c) Northrop Frye’s ‘Archetypal Criticism’. Lacan’s ‘Language and Unconscious’, attempts to read ‘The Wasteland’ in the likeness of…

In order to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s one must show symptoms of dementia, in which one must suffer a decline in mental ability severe enough to interfere with daily life. Even though the symptoms of dementia can vary, the most common signs are memory issues, communication and language impairment, and the loss of ability to focus and pay attention. According to Alzheimer’s Association (2001), “There are multiple cognitive deficits, which include memory impairment and at least one of the…

There is a very large group of unskilled workers in the United States labor force today, and many of them do get paid the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. The condition of the lower class in the United States today is at a very low point due to the immense income inequality and unemployment rates. Not only are the economic conditions substandard, but also the lower class environment. Many of them are living in very bad conditions and are struggling to make ends meet. There has been a…

“Long ago in a galaxy far, far away…” Perhaps the most recognized opening lines to any film. Star Wars, the famous modern epic, changed the way we created movies. With visual effects and a compelling plot far beyond its day, it pushed the film industry to become more innovative, resulting in the multimillion dollar blockbusters we are so accustomed to today. Where did it all begin? Was it the genius of George Lucas alone or did he receive some help along the way? The answer is a combination of…

John the Savage expresses, "… I don 't want comfort. I want God, I want poetry, I want real danger, I want freedom, I want goodness. I want sin” (Huxley 240). Aldous Huxley delineates in his satirical piece of fiction, Brave New World, a dystopia where all supposed human beings are deprived of the natural beauties experienced in our world today. Two predominant aspects exhibited in Huxley’s novel include his views on the veracity of a Utopia and his predominant messages exhibited to his audience…

The Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite tells the story of the god of beauty’s encounter with mortal Anchises. Plagued with an overwhelming desire of lust instilled in her by Zeus, the myth goes on to tell how Aphrodite seduced Anchises into sleeping with her. At first glance, the tale seems so embodied with sexual elements and hedonism that it leaves readers wondering if there is any underlying greater meaning to the story aside from the pursuit of pleasure. Careful analysis of the myth conveys an…

Mill argued that under freedom of thought the majority of opinions are unsound because society does not consider the minority’s point of view. He believed that the truth could only come from the requirements of an open inquiry to all and not just to the ones that may prove to be right. In other words manipulated and unfairly just actions will produce the wrong outcome. He felt that if the truth was invigorated and supported by becoming exposed and criticized then issue could be viewed as…

has not received complete acceptance. Butcher explained that there are signs that a person exhibits when there is a possible psychological problem. The associated signs are suffering, maladaptiveness, statistical, deviancy, social discomfort, irrationality, dangerousness, and violation of the standards of society. If a person violates and disobeys against the standards of society, they reflect abnormal behavior. Exposing oneself or others to danger, attempting to commit suicide, or screaming…

4) Martin Luther King explained the term of his action called “Civil disobedience”. And it is nothing new. As reference the Bible, he gives the example of the refusal of some Jews to listen the law of Nebuchadnezzar which was unconfirmed to the religious and ethical law. In the same way that some Christians refused to listen to the unjust law to the Roman empire. This civil disobedience leads to the creation of academy freedom a degree due to the civil disobedience of Socrates. Consequently, all…