The Untouchable

In Homer’s Iliad Achilles embodies the struggle of the human condition. Achilles illustrates an extreme example of every man’s battle with mortality and imperfection. Trapped between the divine and the beasts, perfect dignity and irrational savagery, man is willing to destroy himself and those around him in the pursuit of greatness. Mankind is under the false impression that the universe owes us something and this idea fuels the disappointment and bitterness that follows injustice. As seen with…

Sausage Party is a film that chronicles the two-day awakening experienced by the produce and toiletries that occupy the shelves of Shopwell's as they struggle to grasp truth behind their truly unfortunate lives. The film features several anthropomorphic characters whom firmly believe that if they are pure and remain true to their faith they will be chosen by the gods and taken to "the Great Beyond." However, it is soon revealed that the gods are nothing more than mere humans with an insatiable…

The term Nationalism is universal. It is timeless and placeless. It was of great importance, pre independence as well as post independence. The term nationalism means love for one’s own country and respect for other countries. For people to express nationalism it is first necessary for them to identify themselves as belonging to a nation that is a large group of people who have something in common. We celebrate Republic Day, Independence Day but are they enough to show the sense of nationalism?…

nonviolent crimes committed by business and government professionals. The term White-Collar crime was first introduced by sociologist Edwin Sutherland in 1939. By introducing this term, Sutherland made the idea that "the wealthy and professional are untouchable" to be false in the eyes of justice. There is more to the FBI; it protects the people more closely than is even expected at most times.…

The Time of Greatness Time and reality are two coexisting forces; they are relative, yet bind every person. Few are lucky enough to have the privilege to be independent of these factors. It takes great skill to avoid, but even greater skill to manipulate either of them. Throughout the novel The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, reality is subjective, dictated by the events and people surrounding them. While many seem to be impervious, one of the characters is significantly less affected by…

while the viewers remain in the dark on the matter. While in prison he creates friendships and makes enemies along the way. One of those friends being Ellis Boyd Redding or as we know him, Red, a man who can get anything. Andy Dufesne becomes an untouchable after…

gestures, then there was something gorgeous about him, some heightened sensitivity to the promises of life, as if he were related to one of those intricate machines that register earthquakes ten thousand miles away”. Nick Illustrates Gatsby being an untouchable man, a man to be admired. In a similar way Nick describes Daisy with hyperbole, mentioning, “Her voice is full of money”. Nick suggests Daisy holds high regard for social class and wealth who values material goods, which highlights her…

Corporation” (Hanif 67). Being a Catholic Christian and a ‘choohra’ by caste, the term itself is derogatory and conveys at once society’s condensation and prejudice against the low caste sweepers and sweepresses; she encounters the shame of being an “untouchable” and…

Confucianism, Buddhism, & Hinduism Confucianism, Buddhism, and Hinduism are all religions based on ethics: the universal human assumption that peace and happiness can be gained when all people are wise and do well. Hinduism comprises so many different beliefs and rituals that some sociologists have suggested thinking of it as a grouping of interrelated religions. Two other religions of the Far East include Confucianism and Buddhism. These ethical religions have no gods, but advocate ethical and…

HINDU PEOPLE Hindu people also follow the tenets of Dharma, Karma, and Moksha. Dharma is the ultimate goal in Hinduism and is the “right way of living”. It also proposes that there is a way of living life according to your own path of truth and that these paths vary between all of us. On the other hand, Karma proposes that anything a person does, whether good or bad, will eventually return to them in this or a future life. This concept is closely related to that of reincarnation, doctrine in…