Through the Looking-Glass

narrator touches upon important sociological concepts, including status in society and its rules, social consciousness, the motivations of suicide, the normality of action, the idea of the “organized game,” the language of movement, the notion of the looking-glass self, and the concept of the “marginal man.” With a status in society comes responsibilities. As Ralph Linton said in his essay, Status and Role, “[Status and role] become models for organizing the attitudes and behavior of the…

the monarchy of England. Familhy legend has it that King James I actually ‘knighted’ a lion of beef or mutton at the table of Sir Richard Houghton, one of Carroll’s ancestors; this incident has been thought to hav inspired the sequence in Through the Looking-Glass in which the Red Queen introduces the leg of mutton to Alice: ‘Alice-Mutton: Mutton- Alice.’ The Rreverend Dodgson was said to be an austere, puritanical and authoritative Victorian man, while his mother was considered to be the…

about glass railings, you might think about them being used in fancy houses and commercial buildings. However, they can actually work well outside as well. These are a few reasons why you may want to consider choosing glass railings for your outdoor deck. 1. It's Easy to Take Care Of With more traditional wooden rails, you have to worry about sanding and painting every few years. You might also have to worry about rot at some point. With glass railings, however, this is not an issue. Glass…

even though their properties of convex plus concave clear items had long been known. Glass of reasonable quality had become relatively cheap and in the major glass-making centers of Venice and Florence techniques for grinding and polishing glass had reached a high state of development.…

use of symbols to understand their environment, as well as egocentricity (McLeod 5-10). The preoperational stage can be seen in most children’s literature allowing a child to relate to a character better, for example, in Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking-Glass, Alice, the main character, in Chapter 1 plays pretend as a parent to the black cat and also constantly pleads to her family “Let’s pretend (2).” The most identifiable characteristic of the preoperational stage, egocentricity, is defined…

No Glass Somewhere I read the story of a little boy whose parents were very poor. That little boy loved toy soldiers and he sometimes would stand for hours looking at them through the storefront glass window of the toy store. He wished with all of his little heart for just one toy soldier. One day as he walked toward his home from the toy store, he was struck by an automobile, and taken to the hospital for treatment and recovery. The nurses propped him up on his bed and brought toy soldiers.…

Owens-Illinois (O-I) is the world’s leading glass packaging manufacturer. The global headquarters is located in Perrysburg, Ohio, USA. O-I has about 80 plants in 23 different countries around the world and employs about 27,000 people worldwide. They have over 2,100 different patents around the globe and offer 10,000+ products. In 2015 alone, O-I produced a staggering $6.2 billion in net sales. Needless to say, Owens-Illinois is a leader within the glass manufacturing industry and is well-known…

church with such great lighting coming through the inside, while the sun hits the windows from the outside. During Gothic period and the Renaissance the stained glass windows was one of the best technique in Gothic Cathedrals. It has the most beautiful and inspiring stained glass windows that tell biblical stories from The Holy Bible. In the medieval century, Gothic Cathedrals had unique stained glass windows that were high above to allow light to shine through and make the features come to…

The book Ensnared has many interesting characters. There are three main characters in the story and one main antagonist. The story is about the main characters going through harsh trials that different worlds and the antagonist brings them. The characters all undergo changes from events that affected them in both positive and negative ways. Alyssa Gardner is the main character and protagonist of the book Ensnared. She is introduced in chapter one while she is on the memory train. Alyssa is…

Alyss Heart, a poor 7 year-old little girl. This book will tell you all about how this event had changed Alyss’ life forever and affected her life in her other world. In The Looking Glass Wars, Beddor uses imagery and Alyss’ actions to reveal how she changes throughout the story. In the beginning of The Looking Glass Wars novel Alyss’ character is described as gifted, precocious and altruistic. The author shows how Alyss is gifted and precocious by stating that “Imagination was an…