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their paths have later diverged; some states, such as China, Cuba, and the Soviet Union, have democratized and opened their doors to foreign influence and trade, while others, such as North Korea, remain trapped in an ongoing period of Stalinist stasis. By analyzing the internal and external influences on each state, it is evident these factors are responsible for their respective divergences from Stalinism and Maoism, and several patterns offering…

A symbol of oppression for the German people, the Berlin Wall was a barrier that separated the city of Berlin in both the physical and metaphorical form of the word. Officially designated the “Anti-Fascist Protection Rampart” by the government of the German Democratic Republic, the wall split the city of Berlin into two segments. One half was controlled by the Soviet Union and the other half of Berlin was administered by an alliance of the three Western allied powers, comprised of the United…

Grenouille: An Ordered Mind Amidst a Chaotic World Readers of Patrick Süskind’s Perfume generally interpret Grenouille as fundamentally separate from other humans, as, unlike other humans, Grenouille has no smell. As a genius antihero, Grenouille has no love for humanity, nor does humanity like Grenouille. Grenouille’s revulsion towards chaos and love for order initially alienate him from humanity, but ultimately these allow him to ascend beyond humanity. Because Grenouille does not fit with…

Byron uses the image of the gondola as a synecdoche for the city of Venice. No other symbol fully encapsulates the fluidity and restlessness of the city, nor the pervasive intermixing of life and death that characterises Venice so fully. This is particularly true of Beppo, in which the gondola functions as a demonstration of the thin boundaries between the two seemingly antithetical states of life and death in Venice. The connection between the gondola and Venice is established in the opening…

spiritual person who helps Jane realize more about her own faith. Chapter 25: “It’s My Symbol and I’ll Cry If I Want To” • Some symbols are common and well known (Ex: river = change, flow, flood, or drought; rocks = resistance to change, permanence, stasis) • A conceit is an extended metaphor that occurs throughout a work • In conceits, the figurative device seems to be more important than the…

The most significant demonstration took place on October 9, 1989, where over 70,000 people met in Leipzig, carrying lit candles. Slowly, the crowd began walking around the city, past the Stasi headquarters, chanting "no violence" and "we are the people". In the weeks following, well over 420,000 protesters joined in the protests surfacing throughout East Germany. Exactly one month after the Prayers for Peace demonstration, the Berlin wall…

Her origin is death angst, the anxiety that occurs in vital destruction. (Kronfeld 1935, 378) Angst can not be reduced to a merely objectless form of fear, Glas continues (p. 46-48), for it implies that objectless emotions would be accepted in the domain of the intentionality. The self is, in the words of Kierkegaard, a relating to itself. This relating to itself, that constitutes the selfness, and gives the definition of the person meaning, exists in “that it relates to itself, because it…

According to Erickson’s stages of development theory my patient is in the adulthood stage ranging from 40-64 years of age. He’s 50 years old. This range represents generativity vs. stagnation and significant relationships are focused on those in the house hold and workmates. The primary concern is in guiding the next generation and contributing to society. My patient is the only source of income for his self and his family and has been for the past 30 years. He makes a decent amount of money and…

the course, is a goal I strive towards in this class. Notwithstanding William’s reply, comments on this piece from Michael and Carson reminded me that emotion void of substance is not ultimately effective – driving me to continue working to reach a stasis between an appeal to emotion and an appeal to knowledge. In my next response, I indicted the debate surrounding O’Neill’s overture without regard for the intricacies of his piece. While I consider this to be one of my better responses, the…

A complete wellness profile consists of a harmonious interconnection of: physical, mental, spiritual, and community wellbeing. A personal Blue Zone. A Blue Zone is a community where longevity is the norm. For generations, these societies have implemented a balance of wellbeing. Each of us desires to prolong our mortality and maintain a high quality of life. Although we may not live in a designed Blue Zone, we can attempt to create our own. As a physical therapist, I desire the same for…