main factor stopping Athens from becoming a democracy. Membership to the Areopagus lasted for life‚ and was confined to the ex-archons (who came from the two richest classes) One of the main powers the Areopagus had was supervision of the city’s affairs. The Areopagus was able to punish Athenian citizens without having to give them a reason. This meant that the Areopagus had extensive control over citizens lives. ‘Dragging the disorderly before the Areopagus‚ which criticised‚ threatened or punished
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Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote his great‚ philosophical novel‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ not only in the literal sense‚ but also symbolically to instill his strong ideas into the minds of his readers. Hawthorne uses artifacts like the rose bush‚ prison door‚ Pearl‚ and the scarlet letter to invoke and awaken the reader towards his meaning through symbolism. In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ the main character‚ Hester Prynne‚ develops before us as a strong willed woman who learns to adapt
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re-experience the trauma (flashbacks)‚ not able to sleep‚ worry constantly‚ have nightmares‚ experience anxiety and depression‚ lose trust in people‚ be irritable‚ have constant fear and worrying‚ be afraid of dying‚ be easily frightened‚ or feel shameful and guilty. PTSD can lead to other problems including drug or alcohol addiction‚ hypertension‚ self injury‚ and personality changes if not treated. PTSD interferes with a person’s daily life creating problems at work‚ with personal relationships
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During the 11th century C.E.‚ there were three major societies that were centered around the Mediterranean. The first society was the Catholic Kingdoms which was located in Western Europe (Crusades Map). The Catholic Kingdoms followed Christianity and the pope was established as the spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic Church. Popes also claimed papal supremacy which gave them authority over other secular rulers (Ellis 193). These secular rulers practiced feudalism which was a system where lords
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Mystic Sisterhood “There is a special place in hell for all women who don’t help other women” –Madeleine Albright A mystic sisterhood. In The Scarlet Letter‚ written by the Nathanial Hawthorne‚ speaks of the astounding life of Hester Prynne and her shameful yet intellectual experiences with the scarlet letter resting on her bosom. In the midst of her time bearing the scarlet letter however‚ Hester begins to feel a throb on her bosom whenever a certain person walks past her. This develops into a peculiar
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Sonnet 129 Shakespeare was one of the most influential writers of his time and fortunately we have the opportunity to study his work and interpret what his sonnets complex meanings could be. The sonnet that I chose is number 129 in his collection. I chose this sonnet because the theme and story really spoke to me and my current situation in life. I know how it is to long and lust for someone so much that it hurts beyond words. To lust and even have but know its not right. The love that Shakespeare
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“Shutting Shame Down” stopped me and made me think about the impact of shame in my life. The quote also made me think about how far the human race has fallen since creation. Over time‚ through sin‚ the human race has become used to feeling shamed and shameful; shame is a normal thing that everyone experiences. However‚ this was not how life was supposed to be. In the beginning God created everything and He saw that it was good. Now I cannot help but think what He sees when He looks down at us – it cannot
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“We gotta prove to the Mexicans how Mexican we are‚ and we gotta prove to the Americans how American we are‚ we gotta be more Mexican than the Mexicans and more American than the Americans‚ both at the same time. It’s exhausting‚” this is a quote from the movie Selena. Throughout my life‚ I’ve dealt with a lot of obstacles‚ but one I seem to continue to deal with is knowing my cultural heritage. I am a Mexican-American. Every day I have to deal with the struggles of not fully understanding what
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A Complex Desire Hamlet‚ by William Shakespeare‚ is a tragic play that revolves around the protagonist Prince Hamlet in the 16th century. His father‚ late King Hamlet‚ appears to Prince Hamlet in act one‚ scene five after his tragic death to relay his message of his death to his one and only son. However‚ it seems that the rational Hamlet has already started to go mad with grief because the Ghost is a visual and auditory hallucination of Hamlet’s. The Ghost mentions the two aspects of Oedipal desires
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Tamara Haddad Wilhite P.5 Scarlet Letter Dialectical Journal “Like anything that pertains to crime‚ it seemed never to have a youthful era… a wild rose-bush‚ in this month of June‚ with delicate gems‚ which might be imagined to offer their fragrance and fragile beauty to the prisoner as he went in” (Hawthorne 45). Hawthorne describes the door of the jail‚ as well as the rose bush to the side of it. I feel as if this is supposed to represent what Hester is about the experience: the harsh
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