Narcissistic rage

Narcissism, a trait some find unbearable, but a trait many people possess. To an extent, being narcissistic doesn’t sound all that awful. By definition, it is a noun, meaning inordinate fascination with oneself; excessive self love; vanity. In this definition, narcissism can only be applied to one person. One person can be narcissistic, a whole group of people can be, but what about a whole culture? A country? An entire race? According to Greek mythology, the word “narcissist”, came from the…

Arrogance on the part of the meritorious is even more offensive to us than the arrogance of those without merit: for merit itself is offensive” (Nietzsche 139).In this quote, Nietzsche denounces the idea of intrinsic merit and necessary differentiation between persons, calling it offensive, similar to society’s stigmatization of mental illness. Throughout the novel The Catcher in the Rye, the author J.D. Salinger frequently alludes to Roland Barthes’ quote that “literature is the question minus…

smartphone or another digital device (Oxford Dictionary), today many selfies are taken by individuals are then uploaded to social media sites such as Facebook, and Instagram. Concern has been raised whether taking a large magnitude of selfies creates narcissistic tendencies in people. By investigating selfies I hope to show that while selfies can cause narcissism, there are positive factors for taking selfies. Using both a positivist and an interpretive approach allows…

Jerrold Post (2005) provides an overview of the complex approach to assessing the personalities of political leaders in hopes of developing an objective personality profile. The basic foundation involved in assessing a political personality combines identifying and evaluating the influence of key events and patterns in the individual's life chronology, a longitudinal analysis, and an in-depth examination of specific characteristics relevant to the role of a leader, a cross-sectional analysis…

It is known as narcissistic personality disorder or NPD. NPD is an inflated sense of their own self importance, a deep need for admiration, and a lack of empathy for others. But behind all this is a fragile self esteem that's vulnerable to the slightest criticism. It causes…

Introduction Ricardo Leyva Ramirez (Richards) was born on February 28th, 1980 in El Paso, Texas. He was born into a Mexican-American family, and he was the youngest out of five children. Richards had four brothers and one sister. Richards loved his younger brother Joseph, who was born with defects. He grew up with both parents, but his father was abusive, which made Richards very upset to see his father abuse his brothers. According to a short documentary, Richards was a happy child despite the…

To be or not to be deceitful is a question that many often face. Works of literature commonly include characters who intentionally deceive others. These characters’ dishonesty often leads to distrust between them, testing each character’s morals. In his play Hamlet, William Shakespeare, incorporates characters with deceitful minds illustrate distrust between the Hamlet’s family and friends of the family. Throughout Hamlet a web of deceit develops because of the actions of Hamlet, Claudius,…

In Star Wars, one of the main characters, Princess Leia, was raised in a royal setting by Senator Bail Organa of Alderaan and his wife. However, throughout her childhood, Leia sensed that she differed from her other family members and that she was missing a connection. Later in the series, it is revealed that Leia has a twin brother, Luke, which she was able to sense through the Force. Both she and her brother inherited the Force from their Jedi father Anakin Skywalker. She later discovers that…

Those who view social media sites as harmful and non-beneficial would say that social media sites turn people into shallow, status-seeking narcissists. Yet actually, social media sites do not turn people into narcissists but can instead reinforce narcissistic behavior. The internet and social media sites are a tool that has many functions and one of these functions is the ability to share personal content such as photos and videos. Rosen discusses this in Virtual Friendship and the New…

Sandra is a female who stated that she is 35 years old. She described herself as Zambian. She moved to New York in 2003. On the maternal side of Sandra’s family, her grandmother Mary who is 71 years old, is still alive and is known to have an alcohol problem, diabetes and Hypertension/ High blood pressure. One the other hand, Sandra’s grandfather Gabriel was born in Angola but birth date is unknown. He is known to have alcohol problems and cancer. Sandra’s grandfather Gabriel was both…