Public display of affection

Karen Horney, a medical professional from Germany, had an early interest in psychoanalysis. Horney studied with Karl Abraham, a protégé of Sigmund Freud, however Horney came to disagree with a handful of Sigmund Freud’s theory, including his interpretation on the psychology of women. Horney believed that Freud had a “male bias in psychoanalytic thought”, Horney then introduced the concept of womb envy or the envy in which males feel due to the their lack of the ability to get pregnant, nurse,…

Love is a complicated thing. People don’t get to choose who they fall for; it is one of those things in life that people have no control over. In the novel I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson, one of the characters, Diana Sweetwine says, “You can’t help who you love, can you?” This idea that love cannot be controlled runs throughout the pages of the novel. The couples Noah and Brian, Diana and Guillermo, and Jude and Oscar all demonstrate that people can not help who they love. Two people…

there was not as much dating or courting taking place. However, one scene that stuck out was when a woman gave her fiancé a kiss. A window washer was standing next to the couple and felt compelled to look away despite it being an innocent kiss. This displays how physical…

Scarlet Letter: The Symbolism Behind the Character Pearl. Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote The Scarlet Letter in the 1850s. The plot of the story takes place in the seventeenth-century Puritan Massachusetts; the novel explains the trials and tribulations of Hester Prynne, who gives birth to her daughter Pearl after an affair with Reverend Dimmesdale. Hester Prynne was shamed and ridiculed and forced to wear an A on her breast to remind her and everyone else of her dirty deed. The A that Hester Prynne…

tomb is an example of the language a husband and wife use. In the letters the wife, Ha, uses a high honorifics for elders in the letters while the husband, Kwak Chu, uses a medium level honorifics meant for someone junior in age (Haboush 251). This displays the idea that the wife was beneath her husband and must respect him. The honorifics used in this letter are also likely due to the age difference between husband and wife. A husband was typically older than his wife, causing the age…

place were deemed unfair to the people, by the people. In the text, Marjane stated that the people had to change their lifestyles because of the Shah. Females were forced to wear veils or else they would be punished and there could be no public displays of affection because it was against the new rules. The Shah arrested numerous people who went against laws and a majority of times they were executed. Civil disobedience can be justified because of the unfair laws and unnecessary killings of the…

Dimmesdale successfully changes Pearl’s heart and gains her affection and her forgiveness. Dimmesdale’s forgiveness is only granted in part by his persecutors, Dimmesdale must also absolve himself. Dimmesdale found his own forgiveness in the woods with Hester and Pearl. Hester energizes Dimmesdale with the talk of…

research is developing further ethical discussions about moral responsibilities to ourselves as well as others in society in respect to emotion and feeling, for example people are less likely to do something that one may find emotionally disgusting in public. when it comes to moral conviction and decision-making, most people feel that other individuals should collectively agree with and support their own moral ways of thinking and feeling (Skitka et al., 2005). They believe others would be more…

Trimalchio sees himself in the ranks of the gods and emperors even though he is not able to hold real power. Moreover, Trimalchio has the “bronze beak of a ship” on display with the inscription, “To Gaius Pompeius Trimalchio, member of the sextet of the College of Augustus” (pg. 22) when a bronze beak of ship is supposed to be on display at the forum which signifies that a naval battle was won. Trimalchio has never been in a naval battle and is known to have an awful singing voice, so the…

tribute who wins the games is awarded with food and other essential supplies, therefore Katniss hopes to win in order to fulfill these needs for herself as well as her family. Another need displayed in the novel is the social need. This includes affection, friendship, belongingness and acceptance. Katniss has two significant friendships in the story, however her friendship with Peeta in particular helps support her through the trials of the hunger games. Peeta influences Katniss by inspiring her…