Transcendence

The concept of the New German School, while vague, had a huge effect on the world of music. It is a group of musicians who aimed to expand upon the legacy of Beethoven and further the German narrative. The New German School was not a set “club” or meeting group of composers. Rather, they were musicians who Franz Brendel, a philosopher whose influential writings impacted the musical sphere, grouped together and praised. The three he frequently praised on high were Hector Berlioz, Franz Liszt, and…

Holocaust survivor, Elie Wiesel, observed the actions of his fellow sufferers and in his publication, Night, stated, “We should show God that even here, in this enclosed hell, we were capable of singing his praises”(). As demonstrated in this passage by Wiesel that despite the injustices that prove to continuously leave the victims battered and broken, they are able to carry themselves upon the backs of one another to support their beliefs, and keep their dignity in tact. It is through instances…

were mostly tourists. I heard many different NORM BREAKING OBSERVATION 4 languages mostly Chinese, although there was a lovely French couple, and two very polite Swedish families that I observed. As the space was so vast it did not seem as though the 50 or so people in the area were crowded by any means. Two large groups, with 10+ each, of Asian people who were surprisingly pushy and dominating of the decks. They crowded people off, including small children who needed to be closer for a…

The Vision of Death in Emily Dickinson’s poems “I heard a Fly buzz—when I died—” and “Because I could not stop for Death—” In the poems “I heard a Fly buzz—when I died—”and “Because I could not stop for Death---” poet Emily Dickinson depicts two beliefs (views?) regarding her vision of death and dying. She also expresses her view of life by looking through the lens of death. In Emily Dickinson’s poems, she portrays two different views on life. In “I heard a Fly buzz---when I died---” she…

In this novel, Cosette plays a specific role on how society react to people of the lower class. Her introduction into the novel shows how her physical and impoverished appearances cause others to call her ugly despite the fact that her beauty is covered up by her rank in the social hierarchy. Later on, however, Cosette’s internal qualities bring about a shift in the story and her hidden beauty is finally visible for others to notice. Victor Hugo, in Les Misérables, describes society’s focus on…

Emily Dickinson’s poem, “The Sky is low--the Clouds are mean” is a lyrical poem that depicts nature through a non-traditional perspective. While nature in poetry is often portrayed as being beautiful, peaceful, and essentially flawless, in this poem Dickinson intends for the audience to view nature from a different perspective. The entirety of the poem follows with a sad, dull tone while describing nature on a cold, windy, and cloudy day. Dickinson is careful to emulate aspects of a cloudy day…

These three forms are relief, ease, and transcendence (Petiprin, n.d., para. 2). In the theory, these three forms of comfort are addressed in four contexts including physical, psychospiritual, sociocultural, and environmental (as cited in Masters, 2014, p. 73). Kolcaba believes comfort is more than…

Yesterday by Sammyann is a love story about the intersection between current and past lives. While the idea of a romance that transcends the boundaries of time is an appealing one, I feel like this book missed the mark. Between the incomplete character development, the unrealistic and unresolved storylines, and the flimsy connection between the past and the present, the reader is left with many more questions than answers after the resolution in the final chapter. While dedicated romantics—and…

The argument put forward in this paper is that the role of Civil Society has become extremely significant in International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law due to its contributions in developing and implementing their rules and principles. This development has revolutionized the International System as the ability of individuals to act on issues of concern for humanity is slowly becoming of increasing relevance on global platforms. Therefore, the study of International…

In the words of Sandy Flitterman-Lewis—she describes that “psychoanalysis has provided a useful way of discussing our relationship with the cinema” due to it’s similarities to the human tendency in dream to “relate ‘stories told in images’” and our movie watching experiences. To this analysis, she notes that the framework has it’s foundation called the “cinematic apparatus”. Which includes the conditions of the film projection, the film itself as a text and the “mental machinery of…