Kenneth J. Gergen

Sir James Matthew Barrie arrived into this world on May 9, 1860, in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland as the ninth of ten children. His father, although poor, found moderate success as a hardworking small town weaver. James’ parents, not wanting their children to know poverty, instilled in their children the values of ambition, hard work, and a thirst for education. His father, David, grew up without many opportunities, and after having ten children of his own knew he had to give them more than he…

Throughout the years, many people have come to love J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan. This is evident in the fact that there have been multiple renditions of it over the past century. Some of these include stage productions, ballets, and motion pictures. Audiences around the world are fascinated with the mystery and magic involved with Neverland. However, what most people fail to consider, is where the idea for the enchanting storyline developed. Most readers would be surprised to discover that a large…

He is worried about how the public will view the story in act 3. He wants to hide the fact that Eric stole money rather than deal with the issue that his son is at ‘rock bottom’ by saying "I've got to cover this up as soon as I can" we can see Birling’s blatant disregard to how someone that cannot get him any financial or social gain feels. Eric on the other hand fully admits his wrong doings and accepts responsibility. Birling being part of the older generation is represented as the exact…

The frantic scrambling of pencils on paper, and fingers on the keyboard are in pursuit of receiving full credit. That moment when time seems to move faster than I ever thought possible. If only I could squeeze a few more ounces of time out of what little I have left. These are the thoughts that surface in my mind on quite a routine basis. These thoughts are brought upon by an all too stressful reality that I for whatever reason am too stubborn to avoid. No matter how great of an attempt I make…

An unknown person once stated, “We ignore the ones that adore us, adore the ones that ignore us, hurt the ones that love us, and love the ones that hurt us.” This can be interpreted as humankind continuously wanting what isn’t theirs and constantly taking for granted what they do have. This quote can be supported through the texts,The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini and The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. These two authors use character relationships and theme to convey the selfishness of…

Priestly also knew that some of the children like the adults will not agree with his ideals, which is where Gerald comes in. Gerald is just like Mr. Birling as he does not think that he has done anything wrong. For these reason I dislike him. J. B. Priestly’s message (told via the inspector) tells us that we should have collective responsibility, and share our duties equally between us all. Do we really want to live in a world where those of higher class choose our fate, or do we want…

He was the top scientist at the Oscorp laboratory. He was designing a hover pad, and a chemical that is supposed to make a human stronger and better without any side affects. The government did not approve because of his one test failure of the many he had on animals. He was going to lose his job unless he proved that it worked on humans without side affects. He tested it on himself and became The Green Goblin. He killed his fellow scientist and the government people who would accept his ideas.…

Birling’s second prediction is that ‘there isn’t a chance of war’ but within three or four years World War 1 commenced so again he thinks he knows but he does not. Birling then makes a third prediction, that the great new ship, The Titanic, is ‘unsinkable’ and in a matter of days it sank, which for the third time proves that he thinks he knows the world but the fact that he is wrong in all three cases validates that he doesn’t know anything about the world at all. Then Birling states that he…

The role the federal government played in fostering participatory politics at the local level initiated when federal funds were given to city governments in Chicago as to “encourage citizen participation by establishing advisory councils, by holding public hearings on city programs, budgets, and legislation, and by asking for neighborhood input in physical planning” (Gentile & Simpson, 353). It is explained that the empowerment of people in participatory politics occurred through the…

The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye is a coming of age story (Bildungsroman). Discuss Holden’s journey to maturity. By the end of the novel does Holden finally accept that growing up is part of life and give in to the process of maturity or does he continue to resist it? “The Catcher in the rye” is a bildungsroman novel written by author J.D Salinger in 1951. The book depicts the life of a character named Holden Caulfield and depressed journey through maturity. The majority of people…