Withers

Unjust Systems Sister Helen Prejean, in her book Dead Man Walking, uses statistics, stories of injustice, and her childhood experiences to relate discrimination and poverty in cities like New Orleans to the death penalty: both are unfair systems that need to be reformed. Prejean first demonstrates ethos, using anecdotes of her experiences as a white child in the segregated 1950’s to convince the reader of her understanding of discrimination. After ethos, Prejean uses logos in the form of…

Nearly half the world’s population estimated about 3 billion people live on less than $2.50 a day, and more than 1.3 billion people live in extreme poverty earning less than $1.25 a day, including 1 billion children worldwide living in poverty, and according to UNICEF, 22,000 children die each day due to poverty. More than 805 million people worldwide do not have enough food to eat, and about 750 million people lack adequate access to clean drinking water. Illness such as diarrhea caused by…

In The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, there is heavy emphasis on symbolism as representation of characters that can be related to symbolism found in two other plays, A Raisin In the Sun and The Death of A Salesman. In particular, these symbols reveal more to the characters than can just be seen from their words or actions and act as an indicator of growth or change or as a forewarning of their future. They are also connected by the main characters - three families of poorer status who…

Marriage finds its origin a simple barter transaction. A husband would haggle for an agreeable price and in return he would receive a wife. Somewhere along the way this unpoetic history has been convoluted into a notion that marriage will create ever lasting love. In reality, marriage will not create love between two people; it will either unite them as equals or separate them as adversaries. This simple truth is exemplified by the characters in “Say Yes” by Tobias Wolff, and as we see the…

This biological factor is an infectious disease called the withering syndrome. The withering syndrome is an epidemic that causes the muscular foot of the abalones to decay and wither away, leaving it unable to attach itself to a rock to feed, and eventually dying (Burton 2008). The withering syndrome is considered to be the major cause in the massive decline in White as well as other species of abalones such as the Black and Red…

make it grow, and how we care for it. One of the key elements for growing a relationship is respect, mutually. Any relationship is like a tree, and respect is the sunlight and water upon it. It is our choice if we want to water the plant, or let it wither away. What is respect? Respect is a key element to relationships, but what really is respect? Every household, culture, religion, and individual has their own definition of respect. According to Merriam Webster, a credible dictionary source,…

In a world marked by social and political turbulence, the voices of James Madison and Karl Marx resonate with profound insights into the nature of governance and societal organization. Madison's Federalist No. 2 - "The 'Madison' Federalist No. 10. Marx's Communist Manifesto offers divergent yet compelling perspectives on factionalism, government, and individuality. Madison advocates for a government that unifies factions while maintaining equality, while Marx proposes the dissolution of…

evaluate themselves instead of letting another force criticize them. This ultimately angers Okonkwo because he will not have access to his people for assistance in his mission to rid the Western influence and his level of respect in the clan would wither. No matter how hard he encourages his tribesmen to impede the madness, his attempts are always futile. While his people are torn apart by Christianity and surrendered to the invaders, Okonkwo remains confident, but his determination begins to…

This method of research focuses primarily on experiences of a person in the situation or circumstance. The method of qualitative research brings about the true understanding of the scene or circumstance that might be under investigation (Mesko & Bucar-Rucman, 2004). The research methods of criminology lie under the two basic philosophical traditions of social sciences. These are reflection of historical, intuitive method, and observational approach that shows that physical and social science…

In Candide, Voltaire savagely attacks several aspects and attitudes within 18th century European society. One such aspect of European society is the oppressive, demeaning and restrictive gender roles of women. Although the push towards gender equality took flight during the Enlightenment, women were still regarded as subservient creatures who exist only for the pleasure of men. Degraded and sexually objectified, the worth of a woman rested on her physical attractiveness to men who wanted to…