Superficial charm

discussion regarding Daisy’s voice, where his ignorant ideals reveals, “It was full of money - that was the inexhaustible charm that rose and fell in it, the jingly of it, the cymbals’ song of it… High in a white palace that King’s daughter, the golden girl…” (Fitzgerald 115). Gatsby metaphorically describes Daisy’s voice to be materialistically rich, signifying the superficial pursuit in the American Dream. In addition, the use of epistrophe, “it”, resonates with the metaphoric sound imagery of…

According to Criminology Today, the term psychopath is defined as “an individual who has a personality disorder, especially one manifested in aggressively antisocial behavior, and who is lacking empathy” (Schmalleger 126). The term sociopath is also used interchangeably with psychopath with some differences. When most individuals think of a psychopath, they think of a seriously deranged serial killer, and they are mostly correct, however, it is much more than that. The one major attribute to…

others using deception and manipulation. (Rauthmann & Will, 2011). Psychopathy consists of thrill-seeking, manipulation and antisocial behaviour (Williams, Nathanson, & Paulhus, 2003). It can be separated into primary (shallow, empathy deficits, superficial charm) and secondary (impulsivity, social…

opposition to the interests of Sanjeev, the male counterpart and husband of the story. Though he has no interest in these objects, it appears that his wife, Twinkle, takes a sort of novel interest in them while Sanjeev seems to be oblivious to their charms. “We should call the realtor. Tell him theirs all this nonsense left behind. Tell him to take it away,” Sanjeev had said after deciding the objects were silly as he examined them alongside his wife. While he had had not appreciated their…

Will women ever be granted full equality? Given how much time American society has had to resolve this topic, it seems almost ludicrous that this question must be asked. But it must be asked. Though over a century has passed since the Modernist period, the struggle for gender equality is still a very real, ongoing battle. Progress has been made, however. This progress can be largely attributed to the women who subtly or explicitly endeavored to change the social constructs that defined the…

Traditionally study of women and minority history is not a huge thing until the 1970s. Things are bit different when it comes to the study of the French Revolution, because it is all about the revolution of the minority: the poor. While the poor may get special treatment, one figure that typically gets glossed over is Marie Antoinette. She is often tossed aside as a two-dimensional character of history; the frivolous spendthrift who ruined the French economy, brought not only her ruin, but the…

Introduction Unfortunately, there is always a stigma that comes along with mental illnesses. For example, if someone has crohn’s disease the person is deemed fine, just has a minor illness. But, for a person with a mental illness, it defines who they are as a person. They are not deemed normal or okay to society. Society allows the illness to define who they are instead of them being a great person who happens to have a mental illness or disorder. Whether the person is born with the illness or…

Chronicle of a Death Foretold is about society; in particular, it explores the male-dominated culture present in mid-20th century Colombian society, and the injustice towards women that stems from this. Gabriel Garcia-Marquez uses irony and diction in order to depict the dominant attributes of men, which are made apparent through the characterisation of Santiago Nasar and Bayardo San Roman as brutal, virile, and all-powerful. This serves to fulfil his purpose of criticising the misogynistic…

“We Need to Talk about Kevin” was released in 2011 is the film I chose for my film analysis. Out of the five films that I could choose from, I watched We Need to Talk About Kevin interested me the most and I acknowledged many interesting, and unique cinematic techniques that I was eager to talk about. The two minute sequence that I have chosen I felt was particularly interesting. In those two minutes of footage the personalities of Eva, Francis, Kevin and Celia are portrayed perfectly and…

Introduction Although psychopathy is often believed to be only a term used for criminals, research has found that that is in fact not the case. According to Lipman, one percent of the population of the human race is estimated to be clinically psychopathy (2013). This is roughly seventy million people worldwide and around the world, and there are roughly nine million people incarcerated. However, it is believed that only twenty-five percent of incarcerated criminals are truly psychopathy.…