Our society has come a long way from the days of slavery; however, there are people that suffer from the effects of racism to this day. In Kate Chopin's "Desiree's Baby" she does a great job in describing words which relate to the theme of racism and gender bias. This story is about a woman that was abandoned when she was just a baby and founded by Madame Valmonde and took her in as her own. Armand was a boy that had just moved to the United States from Paris, he met Desiree once and did not notice her again until she was older, because she was as beautiful as can be, and he instantly fell in love with her appearance. Right away Armand and Desiree were married and they had a baby which was boy. When the boy was about three months old, Desiree starts to notice that her baby boy is different; meaning the way he looked such as his skin color. Armand starts to notice as well, and quickly avoids Desiree and the baby and even tells her to leave with the baby because the b

We are all materialistic, to one extent or another; but what are our motives when we pursue our materialism? Are we working towards happiness in our lives? Are we letting materialism become the most important part of our lives? Are there any emotional aspects of too much materialism? Through the American philosophy we learn that America is and has always been obsessed with material possessions. What is materialism? Materialism is the tendency to consider material possessions and physical comfort as more important than spiritual values. Lets face the facts; materialism is a major part of the world we live in, this is shown in the quote, "Materialism is fundamentally a doctrine concerning the character of the concrete natural world we inhabit" (Campbell). This explains that materialism is very important in the world we live in; so important that it is considered a doctrine of one's character. Keith Campbell shows that the more extreme materialistic individuals believe that the entire w

During the course of both English composition courses I took this year, which include English 101 and English 102, I have accomplished a variety of goals I once thought were unattainable. I have not only grown as a writer and a student, but as a person as well. I feel that through my experience of these English courses, I have gained the knowledge and confidence it takes to step out into the real world. To be quite honest, all my academic life, I always categorized writing under English class only; however, I recently realized that the skills you acquire in English courses, will be extremely beneficial to you. Whether it is writing a business letter, to a history essay, knowing how to write, is always a must. As a young child, I loved to write stories to my mom, while using my creative, deep imagination. Writing was always a way for me to escape my every day life and jump into a much more elaborate, carefree, world of creativity. Although, I always enjoyed writing, during high school

All major religions of the world such as, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism, teaches the Truth, instills morals, and teaches their followers to pray, to meditate, to reunify themselves with their source. Yet differences in these religions establish borders and serve to disprove beliefs of other religions that are contrary to their own. While most people look toward the differences to reject other religions, the similarities found between all religions give evidence that they have commonalities that do not separate them but compliment them. By focusing on the similarities between major religions, it is reasonable to assume that the differing views, with in these religions, are the cultures' interpretations of their experience with the transcendent in relationship to themselves and are ultimately referring to the same Ultimate Reality. Similarities are found in the development of religious ideas and traditions and their fundamental assumptions that the Ultimate is

The Tempest, written by William Shakespeare, lays out a magic world to the audience and shows the transformation of a magician from autocratic to kindness through his three- hour vengeance. As a major character, Prospero, the former Duke of Milan, uses his magic power to manipulate the play and shows the power of theater to the audience. While the magical tempest subsides, Prospero's mentality also changes to a moderate status. Through references to theater, Shakespeare creates Prospero's magic as a symbol to emphasize the power of theater. With the help of Prospero's magic powers, he finishes his vengeance on his enemies by presenting supernatural scenes on the stage, he orchestrates his daughter's marriage to the prince of Naples by directing the Masque, and he also interacts with the audience by making them feel involved in the play. Shakespeare makes Prospero gradually achieve his vengeance without hurting anyone by using magical theatrical effects against his

Barbara Hanawalt's, Childrearing Among the Lower Classes of Late Medieval England, examines the practices and pitfalls of parental dynamics during the late 13th and early 14th century in English villages such as Bedfordshire and Oxford, as well as the comparably larger city of London. Focusing on children's ages from the time of birth till their twelfth birthday, Hanawalt bases her research on coroner's inquests of the time to garner statistics from which she extrapolates evidence to support her conclusions. The coroner's inquests from this time period were required by law, and detailed in regards to the cause of death, the members of the household, and their activities at the time, their residences, and their occupations. Through these detailed transcripts, Hanawalt attempts to create a vignette of peasant life, and therefore the circumstances in which children were raised to the age of twelve, at which point they were considered adults by society during that time. Hanawalt's moti

Rene Descartes, a French philosopher, departed to Holland in order to pursue his dream of writing. During this period while he was in Holland, he wrote many works including one of his most known, Meditations on First Philosophy. In this work Descartes uses a specific method, sometimes referred to as the Cartesian Method and the Method of Universal Doubt, in order to reach a certain goal. In this paper I will be discussing the basic steps and goals of his method, while referring to the first four meditations in Descartes' Meditations on First Philosophy, to show how the method has been put into action. Descartes' method begins immediately in the first meditation, in Descartes' Meditations on First Philosophy, when he explains, "I have freed my mind of all cares, secured for myself a period of leisurely tranquility, and am with drawing into solitude" (Descartes 13). Descartes wants to be alone and have peace while writing his meditations so that he can be abl

My elder brother, Kenny, was born on the 7th of April 1980 in a remote village. At birth, he was dropped by a nurse. Unfortunately, he fell on his back and damaged his spinal cord. His lower body was paralyzed. All my parents' efforts to enable him walk were to no avail. When Kenny was five, my parents moved to the city, and he started kindergarten. Even though he was confined to a wheel chair, he was a happy child. At least that is what I was told. When he was fifteen, I was born and he loved me very much. He would pick me up, placed me on his laps and wheeled me around for as long as he was allowed to. For as long as I could remember, we were the closest siblings, and my mum nicknamed us "fraternal twins". In the 11th grade, Ken told my mum that he didn't want to stay in the school for special kids, where he was. Rather, he wanted a regular high school, and my mum enrolled him. For the first year, he was mocked, bullied and found it difficult to get between classes. He always told me 'perseverance is the key to s

Eating three meals a day, and making sure to incorporate all of the different food groups into those meals, is considered a social norm today. Going out to dinner at nice restaurants, meeting friends for lunch at cafes, or even enjoying a bag of popcorn at the movie theater are all included in our daily lives and routines. Eating is not only a main component of survival, but it has become a basis for human interaction. One of the biggest problems society faces today is people of all ages starving themselves to be thin, despite what it may be doing to their health. Deviance, although described in many different ways, is most commonly depicted as a violation of social norms. Eating a balanced and healthy diet is a norm in our society, people suffering from anorexia nervosa starve themselves on a daily basis and do not consume the nutrients their bodies need to remain healthy. Thus they are considered deviant. Robert Merton discusses deviance in some ways, from the functionalist perspec

When a student walks through the halls of a high school, they see light filled walls lined with lockers. Recently, these blank walls have given way to for-profit advertisements in cash-starved schools. Driven by the need to pay outside pensions, Americans are now debating whether ads should be placed. Both sides of this issue possess great evidence to prove their points. Ads should be put into schools because it would generate money to support the school supporters argue this and teach students about advertising. In a speech to the people of New Jersey, Governor Chris Christie states, "Ads would tear schools apart. There would be arguments for which ads are appropriate. Also, you don't want our American schools to turn in Advertising Agencies." (Hughes). If ads were to be put into schools, many parents feel that it would distract from the curriculum that is supposed to be taught to their children. For instance, a school could use a student work book that illustrates c

The history of Japan, and the history of Japanese goshikku, is based off a nation trying to find its own path in a world of international superpowers. One of the challenges that Japan often faces is having its culture, and social aspects; characterize, categorized, and then labeled as an offshoot of foreign ideologies. However, one key identifying factor of Japanese goshikku is the level of influence that Buddhist tradition has over it. Similar, but different to Christianity's influence over Western Gothic, Buddhist beliefs and traditions have helped to individualize Japanese goshikku. In Buddhism, there is a large push for equality in the world. The equality that most westerners think of, where "every person is created equal, and shall be treated equal to the utmost of one's ability" is not the same equality that has become an important aspect of Japanese goshikku. In goshikku, the focus of equality is pointed more towards the world's events and actions ultimately equaling out on the playing field. While whole groups of people, such as women, are held to a lower status than men, i

There are more than 14 million Americans on antidepressants. That is one out of every ten people in the United States. Consequently, only twenty five percent of people with depression have access to treatment. Therefore, a holistic approach is one way to handle depression, other than treating with antidepressants. Besides, Antidepressants can have serious side effects including, weight gain, lowering the libido, and can cause manic disorders which can lead to suicide. A lifestyle change is more effective when treating depression than with antidepressants; in fact, depression medications can do more harm than good. Introducing a change in diet is one way to help with depression. Specialists agree that a hea

In the United States, sports teams and athletes are revered as some of the most influential and idolized people in the country. Some fifty years ago, the biggest celebrities around were Albert Einstein, Clark Gable, and Frank Lloyd Wright. These aforementioned people were all from backgrounds outside of sports and this fact sheds light on the inner workings and normative behaviors of contemporary American life. From looking at this list of famous celebrities around the 1950's one could deduce that Albert Einstein's fame could lead to children developing a fascination for physics and/or a number of different scientific fields. A famous actor during his time, Clark Gable's popularity might possibly be commensurate with the amount of movie enthusiasts at that time in the United States and could ignite a fire for drama in many youths from coast to coast. Finally, a famous architect, Frank Lloyd Wright is popular due to his unprecedented style in building design and is unmatched (perhaps on

In his poem "Grass", Carl Sandburg emphasizes the need to remember the people who have died in war for the cause of freedom and chastises those who go about their daily lives taking their freedom for granted. The straightforward statements in the poem portray the author's disappointment of those who would forget, and Sandburg implores the reader to remember those lives lost in conflict. Sandburg uses personification and gives the grass human qualities to convey the reader that grass acts as a cover up of all the deaths, destruction and other historical memories. The poem illustrates how war is a destructive force through its strong imagery, repetition and personification of the grass. Sandburg starts the poem off with "Pile the bodies high at Austerlitz and Waterloo" (Sandburg). The word "pile" grabs the reader's attention and gives the reader a strong image of dead corpses piled on top of each other. Also, the words "Austerlitz" and "Waterloo" show us that this destructive force of war effects places a

What are plasmacytoma and multiple myeloma? Plasmacytoma is cancer where abnormal plasma cells called myeloma cells form a tumor in the bone. Multiple myeloma is when you have more than one tumor. Multiple myeloma is a rare and life-threatening cancer of the bone marrow. (Kindersley, 2004) When my husband was diagnosed with plasmacytoma in February of 2011, we were told that multiple myeloma was not hereditary, and his mother passed from multiple myeloma in 2005. After much research, I have found out that there is four times greater chance of getting it if a parent or sibling has had multiple myeloma. However, this has only been found in a small number of cases. Plasmacytoma comes from a type of white blood cell called a plasma cell. Normal white blood cells grow and produce antibodies to help fight off infections. These cells normally grow old, die, and new cells take their place. However, when the old cells do not die they form a mass or a tumor. These abnormal cells called myeloma

Sound is a longitudinal pressure wave of audible sound. It is a series of sound pressure waves that moves through air or other materials. These sound waves are created by the vibration of some object. The waves resolve what we hear based on pitch, amplitude, and timbre. The ear is a vital part of the human body's sensory system. The sense of hearing has two parts, the behavior of the anatomical apparatus and the neurological processing of the information acquired. The purpose of the human ear is to convert sound waves into nerve impulses. The nerve impulses are then perceived and interpreted by the brain as sound. The ear is comprised of three basic parts, including the outer ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear. Each part of the ear serves a specific purpose in the assignment of detecting and interpreting sound. The outer ear serves to collect and channel sound to the middle ear. It consists of two separate parts, both the pinna and the meatus. The pinna, the ear flap, is the first components and assists the sound waves to enter the ear. The second part, the meatus, is the ear canal, progresses the sound waves to the middle ear. The middle ear then tran

'Freedom of expression constitutes one of the essential foundations of a democratic society and one of the basic conditions for its progress and for each individual's self-fulfillment' (Robertson G., as cited in Petley 2009). The growing concern caused by the possible abuse of censorship in modern societies has raised numerous debates in regards to an appropriate balance between censorship and freedom of expression. This essay will argue that notwithstanding the fact that liberty of speech should hold a central place in today's world in order to be consistent with democratic values and public interest, nonetheless, this right can never be absolute due to possible repercussions resulting eventually in possible social chaos. Therefore, government's interference in some cases is necessary to not only preserve the balance against certain rights but also to comply with general duties involving responsibility for national security, protection of its citizens and prevention of public disorder

It is very interesting to go into details and study about Chaucer society from different aspects. During the era of the fourteen century, Chaucer society valued things, such as religion, and lost the value for things, such as, the hero aspect that we used to see in Beowulf. People didn't all live an equal life, but rather, they were divided into groups. Chaucer was born into Great Britain's middle class in or around 1343, but then placed in an aristocratic home as a page. This allowed Chaucer to understand the affairs of upper class-and middle-class, as well as their relationship to the lower-class. Because of this, he had an ability to uniquely write about those in all social ranks with humor and accuracy, while also reflecting the society's changes. He was also very well educated, which was not typical of his era, especially having been born into the middle-class family. The Canterbury Tales is set up so that each pilgrim tells a story on the way to Canterbury. Although he start

Vik Munäz wanted to change the lives of humans. To help them out and made their lives better. He was an artist that made millions with his pictures that he made out of all kinds of materials. The movie "Wasteland" shows how Vik tried to help these people that wanted help. Making them believe that they could have something better in their lives and can do whatever they want if they believe in themselves. He wanted to create pictures of them out of garbage and sell them to give the money to these people so they could have better lives. Vik went to Rio, Jardim Gramacho, the most giant landfill in Rio that brought seven tons of garbage to it daily. The reason he went there was to change the lives of the people that were working in the garbage, known as "pickers." They would go through the garbage that was dumped and pick out the recyclable materials. Vik watched this for a day before he found Isis, Zumbia, Tião, Irma, Magna, and Suelem. He took these six people and got their stories of w

Teenagers experience a great deal of life changing events and some studies even suggest that the teenage years may be the most stressful time in people lives. Academics' are the most effective in teenage depression; putting in effort to make exceptional grades, pass exams and having enough credits to graduate. Another cause of teenage depression is sleep deprivation, which consist of unhealthy sleeping habits due to studying late and fitting in a healthy social life. Teenagers also have worries about money as far as how they will pay for school events and keeping up with fashion trends to fit in to society are the most popular ways of money worries. Then there are relationship concerns with family, friends, and boyfriends or girlfriends. You have to maintain a healthy relationship and find solutions to relationship problems. Finally, the uncertainty of their future is a big worry and deals with a teenager's mental health. If these issues and worries are not balanced it causes

Malcolm X was a very powerful influential man in his time, as well as today. Malcolm Little, from the moment he was born, was influenced by racism. He had to endure its devastating effects his entire life and eventually, as he predicted, it was the end of him. The day Malcolm Little was born he was set on a predetermined path, shaped by racism, society, and his role in both. From a very early age Malcolm Little experienced racism and its effects up close and personal. Growing up in Nebraska, Malcolm and his family were forced to move due to the pressure and intimidation of the Ku-Klux-Klan. A young Malcolm was exposed to devastating open racism, and to the horrendous murder of his preacher father whose case was never solved. Not many years later Malcolm was exposed to racism of another type when his mother was forced into a mental institution by the constant barrage of questions from welfare workers that led her to losing her dignity, and soon after, her mind. Malcolm's life is

From the period of 1750-1914, many non Western countries such as China, Japan, Russia, and the Middle East were feeling the pressure from the West to modernize and industrialize. While Japan was quite successful in modernizing and industrializing through the Meiji Restoration, China never fully understood the need to modernize and industrialize which cause it to lag behind Japan, especially economically. One similarity between China and Japan's response to western imperialism was that both countries were forced to sign unequal treaties that would allow the West to trade with them. One difference in China and Japan's response to Western imperialism was that Japan realized it had to westernize, modernize, and cooperate with the West which Japan reacted to through the Meiji Restoration. However, China did not fully realize the need to westernize and modernize and instead continued to fight with the West instead of cooperating with them and many Chinese reacted in an anti- foreig

My mother has always been the back bone of our family. Many times if it was not for her sometimes I do not believe we would have survived. In the beginning of 2008, my mother begin to have monthly check-ups due to her thyroid. She usually went to our usual family Doctor named Dr. Campbell. Dr. Campbell did his usual routine when checking for thyroids, but this time while checking my mother he came across two large masses in her belly. Dr. Campbell immediately he knew that it was not normal, so referred my mother to a doctor named Dr. Johnny who is an oncologist. My mother went to Dr. Johnny who told her he wanted to immediately remove the two masses because they could be cancerous tumors, which is life threatening. On March 12, 2008 at 8:00 A.M., my mother went under the knife to have the two massive tumors removed. Around 12:00 noon, she came out of surgery successful. Dr. Johnny explained to my family and I that he was going to send the tumors off to a cancer center to be Check

In American history, the people of color narrative have historically been invisible; the dominant discourse of American society has been predominantly white with Eurocentric emphasis. Thus, we see the silencing of the narrative of minority groups in American history. In his literature The Price of Reconciliation, Ronald Walters argues for a Black political agenda that includes reparations; he believes that the legacy of slavery has produced a domino effect that produces the oppression of Blacks till this day. Conservatives on the other hand disagree with Walter's argument; they believe that reparation is unnecessary because America is now fair to Blacks. Furthermore, conservatives believe that Blacks should move on since slavery happened a long time ago. In order to understand Walter's argument we must understand his claim that Blacks still suffer from the legacy of slavery. In addition, we must analyze his argument for Black reparation. To comprehend the impact of reparation we must a

Humanism is a concept that is centered in human needs, interests, and the welfare of humans. In other words; humanism is an action verb that is based solely in the assistance of humans by other humans. The concept of humanism has many definitions and variations. However, this concept that I mentioned above is solely in accordance with the topic of this book. I mentioned humanism because the book that I am reviewing is called Humanitarian Reason: A Moral History of the Present by Didier Fassin University of California Press 2011. In this book, Fassin attempts to dissect human behavior and its effect on other humans. He also sought to show that humanitarianism affects both the " receiver and the giver"(Fassin p.3). The giver often has a psychological need that drives his or her spirit of giving; often this is linked to ones spirituality. In this case your inner sense of being. The humanitarian reason or humanism is the whole reasons d're of our existence. Human