Vanity

According to Carol S. Dweck’s article Transforming Students’ Motivation to learn, there are two kinds of students, which are fixed mindset and growth mindset. Students who believe intelligence is fixed that could not be changed by education and experience is called fixed mindset. On the other hand, growth mindset is students who believe that intelligence could be cultivated through effort and education. Thus, these two kinds of mindsets could straightly influence once ability for working. It is…

Lauryn Hill is a famous songwriter and poet whose work is balanced between sacred and secular. Even though all of her songs and poems are not about religion they still have strong meanings. In 2002 Lauryn Hill released a song called “The Mystery of Iniquity.” Through this song Ms. Hill expresses how the government attempts to hide the their unfair treatment. During the Era of slavery the unfair and brutal treatment of blacks was obvious, but in modern times the government is now hiding the their…

Every Christian will face temptation at some point in their life. The devil wants their soul and tempts them according to their sin nature. Each human is created differently and with that, each person has been given their own set of obstacles which can benefit God, or the devil. Although everyone has different battles, there is one shared by all: choosing God or the devil. This internal struggle is known as psychomachia and is analyzed by C.S. Lewis in the Screwtape Letters. The Screwtape…

Introduction Early Puritans established many small towns in the new frontier which came to be known as New England. In these new towns, small commonwealths, otherwise known as families, created the framework for everyday life. The basic structure of a Puritan family was patriarchal. This type of structure creates very defined gender roles in a society. All of the governmental, ideological, and social values of a society must mirror the structures of each other in order for the society to…

cruel people can be, and animal testing is high on the list. Imagine a beloved animal, caged in stainless steel, shaking, being analyzed for the effects of a new ingredient in a beauty product. Millions are drawn to protest the tests conducted for vanity, and some countries have already placed laws in action to ban the practice. The fight continues in the U.S. for the welfare of animals that are still undergoing vile tests so that people can have cosmetic products. The cry for justice grows…

A Short Story Versus A Poem Even though the poem, “The Chimney Sweeper” by William Blake, was written during the time of the Romantic era and the short story,“Araby” by James Joyce, was written in the Modern era, it is obvious of the many different similarities and differences that the two works share. James Joyce could possibly be considered a Romantic writer due to the fact that he incorporates a child as his protagonist. They both start off with a dark setting to set the tone anger and/or…

Gover, C. Jane, The Positive Image: Women Photographers in Turn of the Century America. New York: State University of New York Press, 1988 In the opening chapter ‘There Will Be a New Era,’ Gover outlines the relationship between women and photography from its early pioneer days to the end of the nineteenth century, stating the importance of Eastman’s advertisements in attracting women to the medium by depicting them as fully independent despite the restrictions they still faced. Gover begins…

The United States of America is the land of the free and the home of the brave according to the Star-Spangled Banner, the country’s national anthem. Americans tell their children from a young age that capitalism persists as the only economic system that works, that communism exists as an evil form of government. Many Americans look down on communism because many leaders of communist countries have corrupt actions. Instead of following the design and intention of communion by distributing the…

that bolting-hutch of beastliness, that swollen parcel of dropsies, that huge bombard of sack, that stuffed cloakbag of guts, that roasted Manningtree ox with the pudding in his belly, that reverend Vice, that gray iniquity, that father ruffian, that vanity in years? (2.4.…

For example, both writers use an ample amount of biblical allusions. In Bradstreet’s works, she talks about “all’s vanity” (line 36), which is a reference to the Bible, meaning that all is temporary or meaningless. Also, she mentions “dust” (lines 15 and 39) in her poems, which is a reference to the Book of Genesis. In Edwards’ case, he touches upon many biblical allusions…