The Stranger

becoming accepted in the late 70’s, police classified it as “stranger killing” (Haggerty 2009) which is appropriate because until then, homicide had been viewed as such a personal, passionate crime. At first glance, it may seem that until the 70’s people just didn’t kill people they didn’t know. However, serial homicide is definitely not a product of the 70’s, nor is it a product of American culture. Consider Jack the Ripper, a “stranger killer” who was responsible for the brutal murders of…

In the novel The Bean Trees, by Barbara Kingsolver, the main protagonist, Taylor, realizes the existence of kindness among strangers she has met in bitter society by finding her family in Tucson. Furthermore, she has acquired maternal qualities through taking care of her daughter Turtle and also through the influence of how others have treated her with friendliness. The novel begins with Taylor determining to move out from her hometown in Kentucky after realizing most of the young women around…

Das Blaue Licht (The Blue Light) (1932) is a German film by Leni Riefenstahl that tells a story surrounding a woman named Junta. Leni Riefenstahl was one of the most influential filmmakers in Germany who was later hired by Adolf Hitler to make propaganda films. This film was written, produced, and directed by Riefenstahl. She even starred in it playing the role of Junta. The film, running eighty-six minutes, features little dialogue between characters. Instead, the film is simple and tugs at…

when researching New Zealand and Australia, I came across that strangers may use sarcasm and insults with one another. In the United States, this is not common, as it is customary to treat complete strangers with respect and only joke with and insult those who one is familiar with. I feel that if I go in knowing that the interactions of strangers are different than here in America, I can shake it off and even participate when a stranger is sarcastic to me. Another challenge is that I will be…

In this video, the experts are putting Mary Ainsworth’s “Strange Situation” from the lecture Development II into practice. Before the stranger entered the room, Seoeon was sitting down while holding onto his father’s knee. When the stranger sits down on a chair…

feels as though Henry sees her as more of a masculine woman. Elisa turns to her garden to mask her true feelings. While gardening one day, a stranger stops by their farm. This stranger cons, uses, and makes Elisa feel good, just to make her give him what he needs. This stranger in return uncovers Eliza’s inner feelings, and emotions. Elisa flirts with stranger and eventually gets her feelings hurt. Elisa’s unhappiness with her life can be shown through her love for her chrysanthemums, her…

In a world with immorality and unfairness, humans find ways to fix these issues in order to bring a more just society. People find their sense of justice through numerous means. Many people seek their sense of justice through religious texts. The Old and New Testaments are examples of scriptures that demonstrate the meaning of what justice signifies. These texts illustrate God’s love for humanity and how God saves humans from harm. Reading both scriptures together can aid humans in attaining a…

They are happy to be handled by strangers as they prefer human company than being alone. Seven/eight months - (Specific/ Primary attachments) - At this age babies start to miss key people in their life and show signs of distress for example, crying when a parent leaves the room. A baby will make one strong attachment, usually with their mother. They show wariness to strangers and sometimes this can be turned into fear if the stranger tries to for example touch the baby. From eight…

My construct changed along the lines of this corollary because of strangers on the metro. I often smile at strangers because it is a nice thing to do and I am almost always smiling anyway, so why not. But I have found that smiling at people on the metro is rarely received. It is ignored, whereas if I am walking somewhere I might get a smile…

with a mother, baby and a complete stranger. They are eight steps of procedure, each lasting three minutes. First, the baby was shown its mother accompanied by random stranger for about two minutes. Once the baby had a short look, the baby was left alone in the room with its mother for 3 minutes. Soon after, the stranger walked in and stayed with the mother and baby for another 3 minutes. The fourth trial, the mother leaves the infant alone with the complete stranger. After every episode,…