Pierre-Joseph Proudhon

At the time Conrad wrote this novel the “Scramble for Africa” was taking place. Many Europeans nations were in competition with each other to see who could have the most wealth and power: this was accomplished through the colonization of Africa. Conrad had worked as a sailor and spent some time commanding a steamship along the Belgian Congo. The colony that had received the most brutal treatment was the one along the Belgian Congo. The natives received one of the worst treatments from the…

Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness represents this overwhelming divide between what we namely think of as civilized people and those who are not encroached by rules and regulations. Surprisingly, the sailor retelling his journey in Africa, Charles Marlow, realizes that in fact, there is little that separates himself from the natives living within tribal territories in the jungle. Furthermore, Conrad ironically denotes this fear that we all have of being free from society’s chains placed upon us.…

In William Paden’s chapter entitled “Myth”, from Religious Worlds: The Comparative Study of Religion, Paden explores the role of myth in relation to religion, and how the two create a reality that humans exist and partake in. Paden’s definition of myth indicates that myth is used as a way to explain what is difficult to understand and makes sense of the world by forming narratives. These narratives become integral parts of a culture and create a reality that gives truth to the myths told. The…

Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson. Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson is a fiction novel about a kid named David. An epic, something like a superhero, killed David’s father and David will go to the end of the world to gain revenge on his father’s death. Sanderson mainly focuses around dystopian and fictional novels. such as well known authors such as James Dashner and Suzanne Collins. This book takes play in a city called newcago which is most likely present day Chicago. The world has no light thanks…

Harland Sanders Harland Sanders was by far the most unique entrepreneur we have seen so far, but I would argue he is nowhere near the top of the Pantheon. There was nothing extraordinary about Sanders that I did not see in any other entrepreneurs we have looked at, and there were many characteristics the other entrepreneurs possessed that Sanders did not. He was an entrepreneur, he was not a great entrepreneur. Growing up, he encountered adversity quite often, so he knew how to deal with…

Bruce Nauman: Malice Bruce Nauman’s Malice presents a lithograph that is very dark and underdeveloped. The print shows the word “Malice” at the top and is produced again in a mirror image on the bottom of the piece. While it’s easy to assume the meaning of the piece with the knowledge of the definition of the word malice, I believe this work is trying to acquire a deeper sense of interpretation. Nauman implies this with his dark line and almost hatch like application of ink and tusche. The work…

Joseph Campbell was a scholar who studied ancient mythology for many years. He came up with the idea of the Hero’s Journey. The Hero’s Journey says that all the heroes will come across many processes throughout their journey. Each of the processes gets the hero closer to his/her prize. Perhaps I am not a hero, but I have experienced many things on leaving my home state and coming to a foreign one. My life as a kid is just like Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey because I have had to leave my…

The Hungarian Revolution of 1956, or the Hungarian Uprising of 1956 became a revolt between the Hungarian People’s Republic and the Soviet Union. The hotspot began October 23, and lasted until November 10th, 1956. It started when student began demonstrated against the Soviet Iron Fist rule. This cause attraction from thousands of citizens as they were marching through central Budapest to the Parliament building; they were trying to broadcast the whole situation and give the Soviet their…

1. The genre of this story would be Myth because it is an ancient greek story that is referring to how and why the spider was created. Although it may not be completely real it explains some practice, rite, and phenomenon of nature. 2. This is a traditional and legendary story, concerning the attitude and arrogance of a maiden named Arachne who claims to be the best weaver. She is soon put into her place by her own creator in which she challenged to be better than. This myth is not only a story…

In the novel, “The Heart of Darkness”, there were many things that happened to Kurtz. Many people would just listen to him rather than talk to him. He was an intelligent man and he inspired many people. A person who was living to get to listen to him was Marlow. I believe that while Kurtz was in the jungle, he found out who he truly was. He went into the jungle knowing full knowledge of what he was getting himself into, he found his inner savage. He turned from his old ways and turned into the…