The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals

In “Shooting an Elephant,” from The Norton Reader, George Orwell explains his personal experience in an imperialistic county where he feels as though he is forced to shoot an elephant that had escaped into a town killing a man. His thoughts were not set on killing the wild animal but under circumstances, Orwell felt as though he would be seen as a fool to the natives if he did not live up to the expectation of the natives to kill the elephant. Once Orwell shot the elephant he had to watch as it…

There are always more than two themes in a story. If there was just one then i would get to the point of where the author is just repeating themselves. A theme in a novel often reveals the author's opinions on life and one does not simply have one opinion on one subject, throughout their whole life.In The Giver their are many themes that give the book depth and meaning, that the book woulld be boring without. A few of these themes are more important than others. Throughout The Giver, the…

According to Paul Ekman, Ph.D., emotions is what unifies all of humankind, also, that all individuals have the same emotions. There is evidence that there are about six or seven types of emotions. But what are the characteristics of emotions? Paul Ekman informs us that one of the first characteristics of an emotion it that it’s unbidden. Unbidden is arising without conscious effort, we don’t choose to have an emotion. For example, we don’t get to say, “alright now I’m going to be happy”. But…

returns the puppy to his rightful place after it escapes. Since the commercial has this view on the main character, the viewers idealize this man because he drinks Budweiser but also makes smart decisions as a responsible adult. With the dog in the picture, it also shows the audience a whole different type of responsibility. This responsibility that the man possesses shows that he is responsible for others around him and makes dog owners understand this because of the constant care and attention…

different terms is that they are all opposites. While in definition, it may seem so, it isn’t so black and white. The gray area is what is explored in Caruthers’s collection of photographs, Tryouts, and Kivel’s piece, The Act-Like-A-Man Box. Our textbook definition man and woman is represented by Fragonard’s painting The Swing, and Atwood’s depiction of her main characters in The Handmaid’s Tale. All of these texts lead us to believe that one’s personal identity is dependent on the portrayal of…

that Spiegelman uses is the unique technique of combining comic art and narrative, to represent a new and innovative way to tell the survival story of Artie’s father. Evidently, the most rare aspect of the book is that the characters are drawn as animals, instead of using humans. This can be seen as both a strength and weakness of the book. Some people believe that depicting the Jews as low-level rodents is disrespectful…

that is not as evident. Instead of using the motion displayed solely from body language to assert the theme of the painting like Diskobolos does, the Sleeping Satyr also adds the element of facial expression. The satyr initially appears motionless as he is sleeping; however, his illusory facial expression and open mouth indicates that he is in the midst of sleeping. Nevertheless, both sculptures use body movement to contribute to the tone of their work and introduce new perspectives that deviate…

Does it mean that you will embrace violent animals without thinking? You should not touch males either” My brother told me as if admonishing me. I embraced my brother and told him playfully, "See, I showed my affection by touching you. You are a male. What was the damage? Tell me.” My brother…

can include facial expressions, gestures, how we dress, our general appearance etc. This aspect can be used as a tool to move up in the scientific world and improve interpersonal skills with clients. Michael Argyle is a world-renowned social psychochologist who formulated a set of non-verbal communication codes outlining the diversity and significance of this…

The thing that interest me the most about humanities is the creation of different cultures through the help of many different historical figures. I know of many different important people in history such as Alexander the Great, Aristotle, Plato, Julias Cesar, and so on.. I want to learn about how these different people singlehandedly developed different societies and cultures the way that they did. When I was young I took a large interest in history even in elementary school I always found the…