Purity

Purity and Danger: Dracula, the Urban Gothic, and the Late Victorian Degeneracy Crisis by Kathleen L. Spencer- Formative Assignment In ‘Purity and Danger: Dracula, the Urban Gothic, and the Late Victorian Degeneracy Crisis’, Spencer posits that the Dracula’s evil lies in his otherness, revealing the Victorian anxiety that the British Empire might be overthrown by foreign powers. She notes that “in such a society, the universe is dualistic; what is inside is good, what is outside is bad” , and…

society is one that values traits presumed masculine over those that are feminine, and applies it to the culture’s ideal image. The widespread use of male pronouns to refer to the population serves as a prime example. Hofstadter’s Person Paper on Purity Language makes this clear, as race is used to create analogy that reveals the…

The main characters in the book Purity Reigns, by Stephanie Perry Moore, are Laurel Shadrach, Branson Price, and Brittany Cox. The protagonist is Laurel because the book is about her and her decisions. The antagonist is Branson because he is going against her wishes by pressuring her into something she doesn't want to do. Laurel, Branson, and Brittany are all seniors in high school this year (Moore 11). Laurel is a tall, dark haired girl. She is very popular around school. She has the strongest…

In Mary Douglas’s excerpt Purity and Danger, she says, “where there is dirt there is a system” (36). Douglas is saying that yes, things can be dirty, but we are the ones who define why something is dirty. By doing so, we create a system. The system is just the ideas we make up of what is considered dirty and what is considered sanitary. Since we are the ones who define the system of dirt, everyone’s system could be different. That means that someone’s idea of dirt differs to someone else’s…

Potter’s face went slack, morphing into a defensive glare which burned Draco with ire, “So still all blood purity with you then? I can’t say I’m disappointed Malfoy. I thought you’d changed.” He had changed damn it! How could he believe in blood purity when one of the brightest witches of our age, and perhaps all time was a muggleborn? “Just a faux pas! I haven’t believed in blood purity for years now. My parents just brought me up that way! I didn’t know any better.” Potter looked soft now as…

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In another essay, The Virgin and the State, Ortner tackles the background and evolution of the pureness ideology of women held within many cultures. While the idea of purity had been around any many societies, the biggest surge in the idea of women having purity begins with the formation of stations and stratifications in society. When states begin to form from hunter-gatherer societies, distinct roles and ranks in society start to emerge. People are divided by wealth, power, and ranks. To rise…

limpieza de sagre endured in New Spain to fit growing concerns of racial mixing in colonial Mexico. In addition to connecting the transatlantic notion of limpieza de sangre, Martinez's analysis on the rise of criollismo and other factors that developed purity of blood as it relates to whiteness remains a strong aspect of her work. While her analysis on the role of Africans and women to the development of limpieza de sangre and the sistema de castas remains underexamined, her inclusion of Native…

In the beginning, there was Adam and Eve. They lived in the Garden of Eden where all their needs were met and thrived in the purity and goodness of God. One day, unfortunately, Eve was deceived by the serpent and she ate the fruit of knowledge between good and evil. Her purity was stripped from her at that moment and was thrown into the world of sin. Whether you categorize yourself as a religious person or not, the story of Eve and the forbidden fruit is a familiar story. The story is so…

The article assigned to complete was titled, Problems of Purity and Novel Ritual Solutions, by Dr. Karapanagiotis. The article answered questions regarding the rules that Hindu followers felt were being violated with cyber-worship. The article concluded that Vishnu cares more about intentional devotion, rather than rules. With new knowledge of the importance of a Vaishnava devotee’s heart, exceeding the violations of Hindu rules. I understand that Vaishnava traditions uphold love, sincerity, and…