Obscenity

Man has innately feared the far-reaching and detrimental effects of disobedience. However, Oscar Wilde, an Irish novelist, argues that disobedience, man’s original trait, leads to societal progress. Not only is this true, but also disobedience within a society is vital in improving social structure and unity; consequently, a delicate balance of the amount and use of disobedience must be struck or anarchy and discord will ensue. Admittedly, denouncers of the varying effects of disobedience may…

lose control of your car, and you didn’t know it until you crashed. He also explains why we drive, and why we drive faster when periods of our life are not what we want them to be. Drivers all over the world know when they themselves have yelled obscenities at the top of their lungs, or asked a rhetorical question like, “Are you going to turn?” in reference to blinking turn…

Television and Videogames: The New Teaching Professors Who would believe an apocalyptic, zombie-killer game or series will make people smarter? Most people believe that mass media destroys your brain cells, but Steven Johnson and Tom Bissell prove this common assumption wrong. In his 2005 article for New York Times Magazine “Watching TV Makes You Smarter”, Johnson convincingly argues how modern shows are making people think more, thus exercising their minds. Supporting this point of view, in…

Linus 1 Anoivel Linus Stephens, Melissa English 135 04 October 2017 A Summary, Analysis & Response to “How to Tell a True War Story by Tim O’Brien” O'Brien’s “How to Tell a True War Story” tells a story about Rat Kiley, one that he premises is true. According to O’Brien, Rat's friend, Curt Lemon, was killed, and following this Rat writes to Lemon's sister as any good friend would. In his letter Rat talks about her brother and the crazy stunts he would pull. Rat believes the letter is touching…

One of the things that almost everyone can bank on in his or her life is having someone tell them what to do. Regardless of whom you are, someone will have more power over you at some point in your existence. It is almost as likely that at one time or another they will misuse that power. To sum it up briefly, as long as people have been around, one has found a way to gain the upper hand over the other. It doesn 't end there though; as long as this has been the case, the people being pushed…

Jerry Springer Show “JERRY! JERRY!” A common chant on the set of the Jerry Springer Show. What could this crowd possibly be cheering for? Maybe Jerry performs dare-devil acts, or perhaps he is a talented athlete? Unfortunately that is not the case. Jerry is mediating a fiery argument between two conflicting parties. On the outside it might seem Jerry is doing something productive and positive but sadly, Jerry assists and advocates savage ways in solving conflicts. Most of these conflicts consist…

Arguably one of the important decisions people have to make upon becoming parents is picking a name for their newborn child, a handle he can proudly use for the rest of his life. As the naming paradigm seems to be shifting towards more variety and creativity1, the artisans of new names have to pay attention to the thin line between unique and odd, culturally representative and obscure and powerful and offensive. If the impact of their choice was limited to themselves, the state would have no…

Some may argue that the internet is used for good, but it can also be argued that social media can have a negative effect on people. The amount of time spent on social media by teens and young adults has increased tremendously. Should people spend less time on social media? The negative effects of social media have always outweighed the good. There are many positive things open on the internet. If someone wanted to find an old friend or teacher they could use Facebook. If you have a business and…

Is seeing believing? America has been made off of violence and death. In the past we have had wars after wars and most of us don’t even know why. However, our government makes it seem like everything’s good and we are in peace now when really were not. As regular civilians we don’t get to know what actually is going on and why were in conflicts with foreign countries. Fictional literature is one of the only things we have that gives us deeper meaning in events that we usually don’t get to learn…

truths about the time. Premchand’s text starts off by an inductive generalization in equating the various luxurious pursuits, such as poetry, cuisine, games, music and dance, to the elite class whose lifestyles contained only aspects pertaining to obscenity, sensuality, enjoyment and pleasure as if trademarks of that higher class (182). When Premchand introduces the two jagidars, Mirza Sajjad Ali and Mir Roshan Ali, he elicits the topic of their well-off wealth and…