Transcendence

Born in 1830, Emily Dickinson is a poet whose “genius for metaphorical invention is scarcely inferior to that of Shakespeare.” (Hughes) But unlike other poets who experience life first-handed like Shakespeare, Emily spent her life mostly isolated from society. Since she did not have direct contact with the outside world, her experiences of life came mostly from the people surrounded her and books, and they, nevertheless, has tremendous influence on her work religiously and psychologically. On…

childhood he portrayed the life of the gangster from his childhood perspective and started Goodfellas with the line: "As far back as I can remember, I've always wanted to be a gangster.". In a way he painted a portrait of gangster royalty just like Velasquez did. What this did in the film itself could be the same thing that happened in this film, it introduced instability in a previously stable system of representation, or at least it seemed like a stable system of representation, but there are…

The Nacirema people that developed in the geographic region between land occupied by the Canadian Cree and the Yaqui of Mexico is one of the most widely known and studied civilizations in the present. However, despite all the attention given to the Nacirema culture, especially within higher academic circles, several aspects of their ethos have remained elusive and enigmatic. Of particular interest are the mysterious rituals undertaken by the Nacirema which often reveal the inner workings of…

languid feel to the poem, and is full of lively oscillations in tone and mood. The narrator is pulled in conflicting directions: now towards death, now towards the sensuous pleasures of this world, now towards transcendence of the everyday. Keats feels weighed down by melancholy, as is presented in the first stanza of the poem, ‘My heart aches, and a drowsy numbness pains…’ This open admittance of unashamed sadness is…

Introduction The Queen vs Dudley and Stephens is a historical judicial case that questions the vague boundaries between basic survival needs and the immorality of murder. Essentially, this case puts Maslow’s hierarchy of needs up directly up against God’s Ten Commandments. This essay will analyze the ethicality behind the murder in the Queen vs Dudley Stephens case and whether punishment was appropriate under the circumstances. In July of 1884, an English crew of four men were cast away in a…

everyday life unable to be separate from the person, neither from nurses in some moments that are so valuable for both. A nurse spends life in the art of becoming human and helping to find sense in their lives, standardize rhythms, and simplifying transcendence. It’s sad, stressful seeing health from the patient’s perspective or presupposition beyond death, but nurses allow a patient to advocate and help guide them to desired outcomes. An 85-year-old woman has been a patient in hemodialysis…

exploring the arts of the language and its uses to explain different human phenomena. This essay will examine Steiner’s theory of antisemitism and his understanding of the Shoah. To fully understand Steiner’s views on the Shoah and his blackmail of transcendence theory, there is a need to understand Steiner’s fundamental views on Jewish tradition and history. Steiner was born and raised in Paris and lived there until he moved to New York with his parents and sister when he was eleven. Steiner’s…

Path to Enlightenment Siddhartha, a novel written by Herman Hesse, recognized by many as his most influential literary work. Siddhartha depicted the life of a noble young Brahmin, Siddhartha, journey to find spiritual enlightenment. Living in both spiritual world and the material world of is an essential component in Siddhartha’s path to enlightenment. One may not notice it from a surface, but with a keen observation, the novel will reveal common elements in Abraham Maslow, “Hierarchy of…

surpass humans as the next platform of man. The shift in focus from the strength of the body to the strength of the brain as the key piece of evolution through both the dawn of man and artificial intelligence is represented in Her through the transcendence of matter in the operating systems.…

She is who retains feminist ideas while also maintaining her relationships, but most importantly her marriage. The Feminist Wife does not buy into the idea that a woman’s sole purpose in life is to search for the man of her dreams in order to live happily ever after. She is aware that this is a socially constructed idea that has been perpetuated in the media and that this notion is not imbedded within nature. She does not believe in the idea that the wife and husband are meant to be. Instead,…