Rebecca De Mornay

The distinction between autonomy and dependency is one of great importance in the field of philosophy and in answering the question of what it means to be human. Autonomy is the state of functioning independently, and it is known that the idea of autonomy is central to how human beings are understood. The rules of autonomy state that we can influence our own life and that we are shaped by our own decisions— by who we are and how we live. Therefore, it is difficult to think without any notions of…

Before I came to Florence, Italy, I used to dream about visiting Milan, Italy. The Reason I wanted to come to Italy was not only Milan is one of the major fashion-cities in the world, but also Italy is famous for the origin of a high-end fashion brand. But my main reason study abroad in Italy was only Milan, honestly, I didn’t even know about Florence that well. After I arrived in Florence, I realized that I was a big frog in a small pond, there were so many inspiring things I have not imagined…

Donatello, the early Italian Renaissance sculptor, was born Donato di Niccolo di Betto Bardi in Florence, Italy, sometime in 1386. His friends and family gave him the nickname “Donatello.” He was the son of Niccolo di Betto Bardi, a member of the Florentine Wool Combers Guild. Donatello (1386–1466) A sculptor who revolutionized the art in Florence during the early Renaissance. Born as Donato di Niccolo Bardi, he was an apprentice in the workshop of Lorenzo Ghiberti, and assisted Ghiberti in…

In 2013, some changes in the actions and networks were implemented by facilitating access to information in the units of Caxias do Sul and Duque de Caxias. This network consisted of wall newspaper, Corporate TV, posters etc. Company uses intranet in order to conduct periodic surveys to check the understanding and effectiveness of information and actions of the company. Tata Marcopolo: Tata…

In John Updike’s story “A&P,” the reader is brought through a casual summer day of work at a store named “A&P.” The story is told by the perspective of a normal young worker, Sammy, and he brings the reader through the rather boring lifestyle of a cashier at a convenience store. On that specific day, there are three beautiful girls who walk in the store wearing clothing that was against the clothing policy. At first Sammy, as well as all the other employees, was enjoying the sight and taking it…

superior to her husband, making their relationship unhealthy, as proven by "She was an unhappy woman, like any woman who has married someone she thinks is inferior to herself" (de Maupassant). Meanwhile, her greed is proven by "Mathilde suffered endlessly, feeling she deserved to enjoy every delicacy and expensive luxury" (de Maupassant) and by her mind trip to a world where she's rich and lives a luxurious life in the fourth paragraph of the text "The Necklace". The second clear difference…

Durante Alighieri, also known as Dante (meaning “he who gives” ) was born in Florence on May, 1265. He was born into a family with small nobility and a history of involvement in Florence complex political scene. His mother, Bella degli Abbati, came from a family of wealthy landowners but died a few years later after his birth. His father, Alighiero di Bellincione, whom Dante seemed to have avoid mentioning as much as possible, soon remarried with Lapa di Chiarissimo Cialuffi. His father made…

Structuralism Essay The Flowers by Alice Walker uses several structuralist concepts that can help the reader better understand the story. There are three different structuralist terms emphasized while reading the story: sign, code, and symbol. A sign, in a literary sense, is a thing that makes you think of something else without an obvious connection between the sign and object. Codes are a set of ideas, rules, letters, numbers, symbols, etc., that are used to represent another thing. A…

citizens. The Second Sex, Simone de Beauvoir, talks about gender, how women are considered secondary, and how society has identified thinks that specify as masculine and feminine. Discourse on Colonialism, Aime Cesaire, tries to describe the impact of colonialism on the colonized and the colonizer. Lastly, Second Letter on Algeria by Tocqueville, which talks about how people are uneducated and do not have any manners. These readings have supportive points to Scott's…

In the excerpts from his book, Paul Frankl introduced the concepts of symbols of mean and symbols of form. Separated into two sections, Frankl establishes a difference between the two and explains the “three degrees” of symbolism within a cathedral:1) natural objects, 2) works of man, and 3) symbols. In his exploration of these two types of symbolism, Frankl takes a great care to address linguistics and point out specific word choices he is making to avoid confusion. Throughout these excerpts,…