godmother. Emma requested the help of the quarter’s self-conflicted teacher Grant Wiggins, to find a way for Jefferson see the man he is. Grant is already struggling to find his place within the plantation and this task pushes him further into his own detached…
cars, it was an empty asphalt freeway and the faded smell of cigarettes was still faintly permeating Piper’s car. It was her first time in Los Angeles and the evening was drawing to a close. The sun was sinking into a bank of grey clouds. It threw a single column of orange light onto the city and the reflection from shiny buildings embellished the light, giving rise to a luminous array of discoveries. A loud honk protested behind her and the driver in the car looked at her with hard eyes. She…
icy disposition that provides a stark contrast to the fiery passion that was conveyed for Jane by Rochester. Unlike Rochester, St. John is very cold and calculating when it comes to his interactions with Jane (and others for that matter), seemingly detached from his emotions. After Jane had spent a few months living with St. John, he suddenly asks Jane if she would take his hand in marriage, evoking a less than desirable response. When faced with this question, Jane realizes that being “his…
numerous unavoidable circumstances, children grow under extremely diverse environments. Whereas the majority of children are exposed to healthy surroundings, others encounter various forms of traumatic events. Adverse childhood experiences within families have been found to come with detrimental repercussions as far as an individual’s mental and physical health is concerned (Anna E. Austin, 2014). However, various theoretical orientations are used to explain different tendencies and prescribe…
communicators. While having a good sense of communication is very important, the ability to mindfully listen is just as important for effective communication. One instance where failure to mindfully listen can drastically effect a relationship, is within a family. Over the weekend, I was able to witness this within a conversation between my dad and my sister. Throughout the conversation, they…
Society has made bounds of progress over the past century developing criminological theories to help explain criminality, deviance, and conformity. A good theory provides a foundational lens for one to interpret and understand why a crime is committed. These theories seek to uncover more than what researchers have discovered in the past in order to understand every aspect of why a crime occurs. This research paper will evaluate five different theories; social disorganization, anomie, general…
The truth is not simple. We assume that there is a distinctive division between the truth and fiction: one where there is only black and white without any overlap between the two possibilities. Yet, it appears they behave in a gradient manner instead of the stark dichromatic relationship that we originally inferred. For example, three pieces of poetic work published by separate authors offer the readers an insightful dialogue between the differing interpretations of the reality of working-class…
root and caused the younger generation to distance themselves from the older generation. The younger generation are detached that they do not understand the reasoning of the older parents. Moody’s mother is deathly afraid for Anne’s wellbeing when Anne informs her that she is participating in the NAACP protests. Her mother threatens her to stop or else she would not be able to return home. Not understanding her mother’s wishes, Anne mistakes her mother’s intensions. Rather than thinking of her…
this upcoming endeavour I was entering into. I had been feeling anxious and detached from my friends and family the weeks prior to finding the advertisement for the retreat at my local yoga studio one night. The words relaxation, recover and renewal were bolded on the sign, which immediately grasped my attention. It was fate. This discovery could not have shown itself at a better moment in my life. I took one of the flyers home that night and hung it on my bedroom wall. As the days passed, and…
Emiko’s Film making isolates her even more so because she no longer sees the world with her own eyes. She is a “fish in a glass bowl” this single view of the world causes her to be unable to view other opinions, allows her to attack people, and also detaches herself from the world. Film makers make film to show their opinion. Emiko denies that she “starts with themes and plots” but she really…