The Archers

Archer (2004) suggests that they are. Sexual Selection Theory and Social Role theory based on the evolution and social learning theory respectively; provide the basis for Archer’s (2004) meta-analytic review of “Sex Differences in Aggression in Real World-Settings.” Sexual Selection Theory (SST) [cited by Archer (2004)] explains the perceived gender difference in physical aggression as “a consequence of unequal…

In Shall We Tell the President? by Jeffery Archer Andrews is put into several situations that determine his fate. It should have been his skills to problem solve, however it was pure dumb luck that saved his life and job. As an author and a member of the British Parliament from 1969-74, Jeffrey Howard Archer’s career is reflected in his fiction and his fiction has influenced his career (“Archer” 21-2). In 1959 he trained to be an Army Officer and held a police officer position for five months…

portrayed innocence and naivety. May displayed the signs of a proper lady of the socially elite, frightening Archer. At this point in the novel, May’s extreme innocence and perfect behavior for her class shock Archer’s beliefs. She fits the guidelines for women following the very same social code Archer belongs to, which disturbs him as he realizes the repetitiveness of a woman like May Welland. Archer starts to recognize the repetitive nature that life with May will provide, as “[t]here was no…

to pull back the 100 pound bow string (Guttman). To pull back a longbow an archer needs to be more than just strong. It would be nearly impossible to hold the string back, aim at the target, and release so a different technique needs to be used. Instead the archer needs to pull back and release all in one fluid motion while being in a sideways position as demonstrated in Fig: 1 (Kagay). By using this technique the archer can safely and accurately shoot the bow. Just by adding one new weapon to…

still had to protect their home, which was usually a castle or a small town. To win a battle, there needed to be a strategy and a formation that the army fought in. Armies needed archers, a good defense, and strategies in order to win any battle in the Middle Ages. In order to win a battle, armies needed archers to shoot the enemy before they charged. The bow and arrow in the Middle Ages was very important to armies. The bow and arrow was not very common at the beginning of the era,…

Innocence by Edith Wharton celebrates the eloquence and elaborate structure of the high society in which the characters live, but through the use of characters Newland Archer, Julius Beaufort, and Ellen Olenska, satirizes the extreme actions and views of its members and their dependency on such a structure. Throughout the novel, Newland Archer complains…

The Archers Paradox What is it? Have you ever heard the term “Straight as an arrow”? Well, this isn’t exactly accurate. Arrows don’t exactly fly straight, they twist and bend as they fly. When you draw back and release your bowstring the large force of kinetic energy stored in the limbs gets transferred into the arrow and this force causes the spine of the arrow to start bending as it gets pushed forward. The archer’s paradox is this bending of the arrow around the bow as it is being loosed…

sixth-century B.C. author (Harrison 1112). One alleged problem is the dating of Nebuchadnezzar’s siege of Jerusalem in B.C. 605 (Walton 526). Critics assert that Jeremiah’s record of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign and Daniel’s are contradictory (Dan. 1:1; Jer. 46:2; Archer, A Survey of Old Testament Introduction, 364). Jeremiah claims Nebuchadnezzar’s reign began in Jehoiakim’s fourth year, whereas Daniel says it was Jehoiakim’s third. Furthermore, some critics point to the lack of historical…

represented by a set of arbitrary signs” (Wharton 145). Wharton’s novel tells the story of personal freedom, and how it is stifled by the rigid social conventions of the time (McWilliams 268). She tells this theme through the life story of Newland Archer, a restrained young attorney who is forced to live the conventional life that is expected of him, but…

The Doctor is amazed by Frimbo, his skills and his “supernatural” powers. The conjure-man takes Archer by surprise, when he reviles doctor’s past and plenty of its details. Frimbo’s striking knowledge of Doctor's social reality and his personal life is the reason the novel’s narrator states that “Dr. Archer had come to observe and found himself the object of the observation” (229). The physician thinks that Frimbo is an extraordinary man, and recognizes their “similarly reflective minds” (214).…