Monogamy

Smoke Signals follows two young Native Americans, Victor Joseph and Thomas Builds-the-Fire, who must journey far from their home to retrieve the remnants of Arnold Joseph – the father of Victor and rescuer of Thomas. Victor is an ornery, resentful youth who constantly berates others including Thomas; he has deep trust issues and views the world in a cynical manner. Meanwhile, Thomas is inquisitive and enjoys partaking in the oral tradition by incessantly delivering tales to anyone. While dead…

Since the earliest writings on political thought, political society’s effects on an individual 's life has been discussed. Political theorists differ in their ideas of individuals positions in society; theorist Hobbes believes that the rights of individuals are subservient to the rights of a monarch, as a opposed to the more democratic writings of Locke which focus on individual rights. Regardless, the idea of why societies have been formed has been discussed frequently. In later writings, a new…

“Everyone belongs to everyone else,” exclaims the voice in the dream of the innocence in Aldous Huxley’s future world - the hypnopaedic observation deterring singleness in friendship and love (Huxley, 35). In a sense in this “brave new world,” Huxley illustrates a society to achieve a state of stability, a loss of individuality, and the undoing of Mother Nature must occur. Along the extensive use of hypnopaedic training, fetal conditioning, and the ability of convention, any individual can be…

A hybrid is a mixture of elements that create something new and different. A hybridity is a mixture of separate races or cultures that when combined turn into a mixed race and/or culture that has aspects of both seen throughout. Hybridity was very common during the colonial age when European explorers and settlers mixed with the natives found in areas that they had colonized. This was prevalent in New Spain in the generations following the conquest of the Indians of Peru as seen through both the…

Who Am I? A question that arose frequently during this semester. I am a senior at the University of West Georgia, 21 years old, a girlfriend, daughter, and an outgoing friend. These are the general descriptions I can say about myself. This semester I analyzed this question frequently to analyze my “inner self”. Analyzing my inner self was difficult for me because, I had difficulty expressing my emotions. To analyze my emotions, freedom, and inner self this essay will be autoethnographical.…

Governments of totalitarian states often impose extreme control over information and language, as this ensures the maintenance of the status quo within their societies. The governments in the worlds of 1984 and Brave New World implement these strategies to good effect, thus strengthening their positions as the supreme authorities. Oceania’s citizens suffer heavily, living impoverished lives at the hands of their governments, while the World State severely limits the freedom and autonomy of its…

Sexuality is more than just sexual activity. It is a part of what makes us human and it is anything that constructs sexual feelings. Unfortunately, individuals are restrained from expressing and embracing such art. Certainly, there are expectations imposed on society as individuals are caged up trying to live up to such conservative expectations and traditions of purity and heterogeneity (Kilgore and Ranu 359). Therefore, sexuality is influenced by various aspects in our life from past to…

The Karen People Ethnicity The Karen people are an ethnic group living in South-East Asia with their own distinct languages and culture. The Karen people who are from Burma are ethnically distinct from other groups living in Burma and Thailand. The Karen are unique in which it is not necessary to have Karen parents in order to be Karen. To be the Karen people, a person must identify himself or herself as Karen by knowing Karen culture and customs as well as speak a Karen language. The Karen are…

The Salem Witch Trials The Salem witch trials took place between February of 1692 and May of 1693, by the end of the trials hundreds were accused of witchcraft, nineteen were executed and several more died while imprisoned awaiting either trial or execution. Some of the ‘symptoms’ associated with witchcraft could have included fever, contortions due to excessive pain, stress, asthma, guilt, boredom, child abuse, epilepsy, and delusional psychosis. One scientist did research and found that the…

Huxley develops a warning about the structure of societies by showing how the society in Brave New World creates a loss of individuality, creativity, and freedom of thought, while also misusing technology. In addition to this, he uses imagery and allusions to highlight the negative effect these things have on the citizens of Brave New World. In Brave New World, Huxley warns readers against a loss of individuality as well as a loss of deep personal relationships. By mass producing twins,…