The Inheritors

Starting in the 1900’s Europe descended of Africa, and set out to colonize it in the hopes of spreading out with the eventual intent of conquering the entire continent. This initial interactions with the African natives set up standards of treatment that would continue to prevail even through World War 2. Looking into some of the early ideas and practices of the first colonizers, readers will gain a better understanding of how certain ideas and stereotypes came about, and how these moved and…

The historic tradition of the Spanish people has determined the way of being of its people. Inheritors of a culture that mixes various religions and ideologies, the Spanish have developed a marked hospitable, open and cordial faces accent with a protective need for their unity as a country, a task which strove to establish for centuries. Some of the most distinctive cultural features of Spaniards are: regionalist sense The Spaniards fight for the traditions and history preservation with passion…

used to show the necessity to keep an alert eye over society. It was from the laws and culture of their aristocratic society that made life treacherous. The aristocrats wanted to preserve land, power, and wealth in their family by creating sole inheritors and marital laws to retain this wealth. As reported by Catherine on General Tilney, “He told me the other day that he only valued money as it allowed him to promote the happiness of his children”(416). General Tilney had told this to Catherine…

William Golding “The writer probably knows what he meant when he wrote a book, but he should immediately forget what he meant when he's written it” (Golding). Golding was a teacher, author, and even served in the Royal Navy, where he fought during World War II. Even though he was mainly known as a novelist, he also wrote some plays, poetry, short stories and essays. Years later, after the war he wrote Lord of the Flies. Events in his life even inspired the novel. Twenty-nine years later,…

Reading my Bible this morning, while enjoying a breakfast wrap I came across Genesis 35:18. At first glance it would be easy to skip over to other verses, but some subtle meaning tugged at my curiosity. The her in particular is Rachel, the wife of Jacob, whose life-story thus far has been one struggle after another. From just what the Bible informs us of her we learn that she has seen little good. While she was the favored wife of Jacob it was her sister, Leah, that married him first, and it…

and attractiveness of belonging to old money. Nick describes Daisy’s voice as being “full of money—that was the inexhaustible charm that rose and fell in it” (Fitzgerald, 115). At the same time, the nouveau riche population is looked down upon by inheritors of old money who consider themselves to be socially superior. This is exemplified by Daisy’s decision in choosing Tom over Gatsby upon discovery of the origins of the latter’s fortune, as she knew the elitist society of East Egg would never…

Who is the heir? This is an age-old question. Simply, an heir is the person who inherits a decedent’s property if the decedent left no will. (If the decedent left a will, those who inherit are typically called beneficiaries, not heirs.) Throughout history the answer to who is an heir has changed many times. Keep in mind that statute determines who the heir is. There is no “right” of inheritance. The law has long dealt with family relationships and procreation. Legislatures have passed laws to…

Discarded and abandoned by his real parents, he was adopted by Reed and Francis Albee, inheritors of the multi- million dollar fortune of the American Theater. Frances was Reed’s third wife who was twenty three years younger than him. Albee lived an extremely comfortable life. He started writing poetry at six and began attending theatre at…

Muslims should aim to become better individuals and this also applies to the individual in other religions; everyone should aim to better. The Quran is available for all Muslims to read, understand and follow the teachings. Muslims are no doubt the inheritors of vibrant and rich history. However, the strengths, flows and weaknesses of the religion need to be assessed with openness and in context. Religions affect individuals at three interconnected levels namely personal, political and social;…

year or once in a month similar kind of offerings could be made, for the spirits who irrespective of their habitations receive the virtuous-result of the oblations. These actions have been prescribed by the Vedas for our kith and kin as well as inheritors and offspring’s that finally adds up to our other virtuous karma sustaining the spiritual light in our souls. The oblations offered by us also hints at the truth that those spirits did not have righteous off-springs in their previous lives…