Liminal being

A fundamental facet of empire is conflict, and throughout the early modern period, the Ottoman Empire of the Turks was in continual conflict with its European neighbors. In 1716, as part of an effort to protect British economic and political assets from this conflict in this trans-imperial borderland, Sir Edward Wortley Montagu was dispatched as ambassador to Istanbul. Accompanying him on the journey was his wife Mary, who would eventually become one of the most influential women in 18th century…

and some, if not all, serial killers want an audience. The media want an audience, too, because audiences make them money. In addition to this, another influence of the mass media concerns how the media fosters a culture of celebrity. Rather than being shamed by having the results of their actions splashed across every news outlet, serial killers tend to revel in their celebrity and actively seek out media attention. Ted Bundy, a…

When professional wrestler Mick Foley won the World Wrestling Entertainment World Heavyweight Title on Monday Night RAW at the end of 1998, he became a heroic character in the realm of pro wrestling, then at its height of popularity on cable television. Many considered Foley unusual as a heroic figure. His character blended masculine heroic qualities of tenacity, endurance, and hard work with characteristics not usually seen in the American hero: a need for communal acceptance, a desire for…

she was a horse. Section 2:Death as Right of Passage Topic Sentence: The perception of death and its importance varied with in characters, but those who found it important put forward a great amount of effort to grant the deceased her final wish of being buried in her home…

The topic of this essay will focus on a few of the interesting features of adolescent language and the subsequent attitudes towards them, mainly from the realm of adulthood. Adolescent language appears to experience the most change compared to the language use of either younger children or older speakers, and this is likely due to the idea that around the time of puberty, individuals undergo a large and impactful social change, as their environments, attitudes and stimuli change. As a result,…

Warriors in both the Greek classical tradition and Quentin Terentino’s movie, Kill Bill, represent the glorification of mimetic violence, vendetta and the conversion and mutilation of the enemy warrior into a state of bloody, pre-existence. However, whereas in classical myth male warriors were culturally expected to perpetuate violence and construct their heroic identity in opposition to their mother, the warrior-bride in kill bill constructs her heroic identity in accordance with her maternal…

Fiction of each era reflects the insecurities, concerns, and ideals of its generation, and through this genre, authors are able to construct entire universes of their own fantasy without fear of prosecution. These universes might contain characters that push boundaries of what is socially acceptable, but the authors need not be held accountable for their actions because after all, it is pure fiction. The same holds true for works of the 19th century, where authors question traditional Victorian…

symbolic of the pregnancy. Secondly, and perhaps less obvious is the train station, this is a liminal space within the story, it represents their relationship is at a crossroads. Hemmingway describes the rail way station in the first line stating, “On this side there was no shade and no trees and the station was between two lines of rails in the sun.” (114) This is symbolic of the choice that Jig is being forced to contemplate as she awaits the train. Further expanding on this the idea, the…

Alex’s procedure to do so is seen by her mother as a threat to her universal standards of what a being a girl encompasses, which follows the universal standards that Butler renounces. She, accordingly, takes it upon herself to thwart any further development of thoughts by her daughter, by trying to operate and strengthen the exact impression she has…

She is presented as nature’s playmate when she entertains herself in the forest. When in the Governor’s house, Pearl is overcome with “naughty merriment” – this house being the symbol for Puritanism and authority, it is significant that Pearl seems less agitated in more natural surroundings. Just as Puritanical society does not approve of Pearl in the novel, Pearl is made just as uncomfortable in the presence of Puritanical…