Normality

As the story started it is explained that there was nothing out the ordinary, no harsh or extreme weathers or events. “The weather was sublime. My mother was busy in the kitchen.” (Wiesel 10). Normality at its finest, the Wiesel’s carried out their daily chores and what they considered just another day at home. The superb weather assured them to have no concern of any surprises because it was a quaint perfect town where nothing special happened…

The concept of defamiliarization is the act of ordinary things being “presented to the mind in an unusual way” by the author. Initially describing normal, everyday, almost boring events, only to disrupt this sense of normality at the very end, taking what is familiar and making it strange. The disruption of the reader’s expectation is what we call a Defamiliarization effect. In Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis, the author makes the reader experience a familiar object or situation in a new way,…

As a nation, we face a crisis. We cannot see it, we cannot hear it, we can not touch it, taste it, or smell it. It is all in our heads, and frankly, it is mental. There are an increasing number of mental disorders that are affecting the lives of all those involved, and yet, no one seems to acknowledge the seriousness and depravity of the situation. The taboo of mental disorders precedes the treatment and acknowledgement of them, leading to many ignoring their symptoms and struggles for the sake…

We all have something deep inside of us, that makes us crave horror. Is it true, or is it just a myth that people choose to believe in? In the article that Stephen King had wrote, “Strawberry Spring” he says that the it is apart of the “Human Condition” to have a dark. Stephen King also rightly claims that humans crave horror to face our fears and show that we are not afraid, also to re-establish our emotions or normalcy, and to experience this peculiar sort of fun episode. In order for humans…

Baseball is a game of extreme statistics, especially in the MLB. Sabermetrics is becoming a very popular cultural term for average Americans. After the release of Moneyball a film that showed the importance of statistical analysis in baseball, the culture was hooked on Sabermetrics. This project will analyze earned run average (ERA) and some of the variables that play a pertinent role in determining a great ERA. ERA is the most popular metric used to decide whether a pitcher is deemed great,…

Not so long ago, I was in desperation to find myself a new career, which would lead me to satisfaction with what I am doing for a living. However, soon I realised with a support of my family and friends, who know me and my abilities so well that a role of a midwife would be the most quintessential answer to all my needs. I based my decision not only on a fact that I have been always appreciated an interaction and helping others but also on my fascination with foetal development, physiology of…

Nine Horses: Concepts without Correlation “Nine Horses”, by Billy Collins, is a set of poems that address the various problems in today’s world. Each poem tackles an issue in society. For example, “Royal Aristocrat”, talks about the fear of not impacting the world, or not doing anything worthwhile with our lives. Another poem, “Velocity”, teaches the reader to to think into the future, and about how we all speed through our lives. This speeding is what results in the advancement of the human…

The horrors of conflict include events from World War One and post-apocalyptic environments, both events can be presented through the harrowing and saddening works of both Wilfred Owen and Cormac McCarthy. Both texts look at the horrors that have derived from conflict including: nature turning against humanity; the loss of civilisation; the loss of faith and the idea of morality. Steven Frye notes that the themes within The Road “deal directly with violence, human degradation, and both human and…

With nearly 50million people living organically in Mexico, the language is over 90 percent Spanish and the religion predominantly of the country is Catholicism. The fasting growing faith in the country is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS). It started in 1875 with the second president of the church, Brigham Young. The president sent six missionaries to begin preaching the gospel. By 1912, there was roughly 4000 members in the country. By 1983 a Mormon temple was erected to…

are not contextualized. Even if she believes that the action would be wrong if it was committed in her own culture, she will not condemn a member of another culture for the same action, if it is acceptable to their people. According to Benedict, “normality is culturally defined.” (p.136) In Benedict’s view, the way that people see moral issues is shaped by the traditions of their society. She argues that these habits are what morality is defined by, not any overlying truths. There are cultures…