Praying with Anger

“A Poison Tree” by William Blake is ostensibly dealing with the narrator’s refusal to communicate his anger to a tree, but the overdetermined nature of the words Blake uses makes a final, correct determination of meaning impossible. In this paper, through a utilization of Derrida’s methods set forth in works such as Spectres of Marx and Dissemination, I will examine how the contradictory imperatives contained within the metaphors in this poem draw a reader away from their initial assumption (i.e…

the first episode Clymnestra was dressed in Greek clothing, a rusty red, revealing floor length dress. She was robed in the color twice, in the first and second episode. The choices of dressing her in red, a vibrant color associated with courage, anger, malice, wrath, love and power makes her stand out form the rest of the characters. The first episode she helplessly watched her favorite child being sacrificed, which drove her to rage. In the second episode she was dressed in red when she…

those who received a lower amount of electric shocks. It also showed that just by purposely setting weapons on the table caused the person to act more aggressively. Therefore, the weapons been present provoked participants a higher effect level of anger arousal than those participants who got the electric shots with badminton toys set on the table. This resulted in weapons been linked to aggression in the human brain. In other words, apparently we cannot ignore the presence of a weapon. Thus, we…

thirteen. With the anxiety and depression, there was also physical ailments, by the age of 15, this student was suffering with ulcers, perhaps cause by anger issues, depression, and anxiety. The early adolescents years are very difficult for any person, as they begin to mature, they begin to view things differently, and they often suffer from depression, anger, a lack of belonging, and insecurities, and for this student was not any different. This period of time certainly helped shape this…

Assignment 1: Planning & Engaging Stakeholders My MSWII filed placement is Ohio Guidestone (Central Ohio, 195 N. Grant Ave, Ste. 250, Columbus, Ohio, 43215). Ohio Guidestone is a diverse organization, dedicated to strengthening children, families and communities through behavioral health treatment and skill building services. Matching with NASW values, it provides a 360o support network like Home and Community Based Counseling and Support, Individual Youth Mentoring, Parent Mentoring, Early…

The events in our society had led to anger, and hatred toward Muslims. Hate crimes have increased immensely after the recent events as mention on The Rise of Hate Search article. The hatred has been present because there were many innocent lives that were lost due to inhumane events. The number…

Everyone gets hurt more than once in their lives, whether it is liked or not. But what really matters is how the pain that occured is handled. Some people try to keep it in and seem strong until they can’t anymore and then explode. Others will get stuck in the moment where their whole life changed. Some will learn from what happened and use that to help them grow. And for some people the answer could be to feel numb and emotionally shut down or to blame what happened on themselves. These certain…

respectfully, and during the time before the actual violence broke out. Propaganda can play a significant role in the theory of relative deprivation, in which frustration builds until an external queue occurs and turns the built-up frustration into anger, and…

Choices Become Habits Which Become Lifestyles Stressed. Wobbly. Uneasy. Shaky. Triggered. Pull out cigarette. Light up. Inhale. Exhale. Function again. Repeat. And repeat. And repeat again to the point that even the slightest inconvenience is what prompt the cycle. This particular example is in reference to something that unfortunately a whopping “36.5 million Americans” (CDC article, sect. 2) suffer with-- the endless habit of smoking cigarettes. Although every single human being…

“uncharacteristic of me,” 3 correlates to “neither characteristic nor uncharacteristic of me,” and 4 correlates to “characteristic of me.” Each of the four sections of items provides insight into four aggression factors (physical aggression, verbal aggression, anger, and hostility) that will eventually be used to determine one’s propensity for aggression and what type of behaviors they manifest as. Some examples of items in section 1 include statements such as “I get into fights a little more…