Tenseness

The 1972 World Chess Championships had a positive impact on views of society and politics within a time of détente and the Vietnam War within the cold war period, lessening tensions. The media portrayed the match as an ideological battle, exaggerating the political importance of the match, convincing society of the political importance of the match. The match attracted the attention of the Soviet Security Agency, the KGB, as well Henry Kissinger, the US National Security Advisor. Even though…

Posttraumatic stress disorder is defined on WebMD as, “a serious condition that can develop after a person has experienced or witnessed a traumatic or terrifying event in which serious physical harm occurred or was threatened (Posttraumatic).” What this definition does not inform you about is the thousands of lives that are affected by PTSD and the countless men and women who have taken their life. The war in Vietnam, the Iraq/Afghanistan conflict, and the advancements in modern combat have and…

Weep Not, Child begins at a peaceful time. There is a tenseness between the blacks and other races in their land, as there has always been. I guess this time could be thought of as the calm before the storm. The story mainly follows the life of Njoroge and his family members. Ngotho, Njoroge’s father, and both his wives and children all live together in the village. The elder wife, Njeri’s sons are Boro, Kori, and Kamau. The younger wife, Nyokabi, had two sons. Nyokabi’s eldest son,…

Psychoanalytic theory, popularized by Sigmund Freud allows for a deep understanding of human behavior on the psychological level. In terms of literary criticism, psychoanalysis provides a way to see how a character’s actions reflects on their psychological state. It allows the reader to see where their actions stem from. Applying Freud’s psychoanalytic to an analysis of Herman Melville’s Billy Budd, will shed light on certain aspects of the story. In particular, looking closely at the three main…

extreme displeasure, wrath, or animosity. Additionally, he considers that this feeling does vary extensively in different individuals and cultures. c. john Osborne conceives of anger as an everyday feeling that differs in terms of intensity, mild tenseness and rage. It is also considered a reaction to a threat that one possesses to an individual. Furthermore, it is like a warning bell that notifies a person…

John Flanagan: The Search for Identity John Flanagan’s characters are defined by their experiences and the people they grow up around. In Flanagan’s series, the characters he creates are nearly always portrayed as a young adult, which displays the development of his characters in the best light. This is why Ranger’s Apprentice features four separate books that all feature the development and coming of age for different characters: young Will and Horace become apprenticed in The Ruins of Gorlan,…

Marlowe, who played Lady Macbeth in a 1911 production of Macbeth, accentuated Lady Macbeth’s vulnerability in the sleepwalking scene. “Miss Marlowe keeps the scene always within the compass of her art to the end that it is moving and pathetic in its tenseness and utterance.” (Sothern and Marlowe In Revival of "Macbeth" 12). She was able to represent multiple sides of the character, without having to adhere to any standards. A photo of Marlowe taken by Arnold Genthe shows the instability and…

Under the Rug It had all started on a quite reasonably nice day. The sun was out, the birds chirping, the sky such a beautiful light blue. The clouds were Mr. Richter’s favorite, though. They always had been. He always thought they looked like cotton candy. Thick, melty, sugary cotton candy was his favorite. He often dreamed about it while he was away at work, his least favorite thing. He worked in an office, which is already terrifying enough. He was walking home from work that day, briefcase…

1. The most crucial part of the plot in Chapter 1 is when Nick goes to visit his cousin and her husband, Daisy and Tom Buchanan. This is an important part of chapter 1 because this is when the main characters of the story are introduced. Nick recounts his description of the main characters of the story as he is sitting around with them discussing seemingly unimportant things in which he makes you think are the way snobby, newly rich people talk everyday. 2. In the beginning of the novel, Nick…