The Plight

He is a grotesque creature whose looks repel all those who see him, dashing his hopes of ever being accepted into society. The saddening plight of this monster is made worse by the fact that he has nobody in his life to call a friend, not even the man who brought him to life. Midway through the tale, the monster discovers some books, among them is John Milton’s Paradise Lost, and the monster…

Summarize the key arguments of the readings Alexander Betts’ article, “From Persecution to Deprivation: How Refugee Norms Adapt at Implementation” sought to demonstrate that the variation in practice in the application of non-refoulement between South Africa and Botswana could not be explained by the variation in the institutionalization of international norms. Regime stretching is demonstrated through the case study of South Africa and Botswana as host states for Zimbabweans. South Africa…

Well known writer, Dave Eggers, in his nonfictional odyssey, Zeitoun, illustrates a muslim man’s struggle with Islamophobia during Hurricane Katrina. Egger’s purpose was to symbolize a turning point for many Muslims in the US, and through the complete governmental collapse following Hurricane Katrina, Muslims were discriminated against like never before, through the retelling of Zeitoun, his wife, Kathy, and other Muslims’ experiences. The theme of Islamophobia is common in Zeitoun and serves…

Early Jamestown: Why Did So Many Colonists Die? English royalty and noblemen were very optimistic after they heavily funded the Jamestown expedition with the belief that the settlement would be a strong foundation towards the goal of colonizing the fertile lands of the Eastern Americas. Accomplishing such a daunting task meant the country potentially could have an abundant population to spread Christianity towards, discover new riches as the Spanish previously had done, and maybe uncover the…

counseling for psychological issues that directly affect their day to day lives, such as grief do to the death of a loved one (as cited in Thompson, Bazile, Akbar, 2004, p. 20). Understanding barriers on an individual level allows counselors to grasp the plight of members and gain a perspective of the issues that hinder their ability to seek treatment, understand their behaviors, and interactions throughout the group…

The mainstream tale of America’s founding is as follows: tired of suffering under an unjust king, some brave ex-europeans created a new government, built on the tenets of democracy, freedom, and the pursuit of happiness for all. Yet even in its embryonic stages, this clean notion of America was marred by a dark culture of willful ignorance and cognitive dissonance. James himself is a single coconspirator in this mass-perversion of the pillars in which the country was founded on and his…

self-absorbed aristocracy, revolutionary fever, and a theme of resurrection in his novel as well as the French Revolution. Chocolate, carriages, and coins are all symbols of the aristocracy’s greed, cruelty, and pure ignorance towards the peasants’ plight. The upper class in France has a sense of entitlement rather than a feeling of responsibility to care for their lesser majority. A prime example of this pretentious attitude is Monseigneur, whose character serves as a representation of his…

1 The New Deal: America’s Demand to be Heard The great depression left many people without homes, food, jobs, hope, or individuality. The economy had taken a massive down turn following the “Roaring 20’s” and mostly the lower and middle class suffered from it (Davidson 514). The Depression was the result of an overly optimistic view on life and economy. People assumed that the stock market, which was their go-to source of money, would simply grow forever as an endless resource. However, what…

Societies normally contemplate of college education as a peculiar thing. Students and families capitalize a substantial amount of time and money in order to obtain a college degree. As a result of this plight of a college education, families and students limit the amount of how they might consume personal things. However, the benefits of a college degree does not receive so much attention, but it is vital to the well-being of a country. People do not understand the vitality of a college…

In the late 19th century famers were suffering due to the drastic challenges in the economy of the United States. After ending the Civil war, devastation came for the poor farmers worsening their economy, production in their lands, and future. They were trying to find an alley out of their nightmare that they were going through. One of the first issues that caused a struggle for the farmers was the high tariff on produce and imports. They were outraged with this injustice, this meant an…