presentation of mental instability in The Bell Jar and Ariel. The point of living has been a theme in literature that has been used on many occasions‚ Hamlet sums it up with the question “To be or not to be”. The myth of Sisyphus also investigates the real point in living. Plath’s work is an altogether more tortured catalogue of mental illness and summing up the answer to Camus’ question. [A] Plath expresses sequences of mental instability throughout her work‚ The Bell Jar often references this with the
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and of human relationships to man himself. MARX‚ Zur Judenfrage (1844) It has often been mistaken that racism only exists between those who are black and white. This of course‚ has largely been influenced by colonialism and slavery in the New World. Carlos Hoyt Jr in his article‚ ‘The Pedagogy of the Meaning of Racism: Reconciling a Discordant Discourse‚’ states that although several key concepts
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There Are Black BY JIMMY SANTIAGO BACA There are black guards slamming cell gates on black men‚ And brown guards saying hello to brown men with numbers on their backs‚ And white guards laughing with white cons‚ and red guards‚ few‚ say nothing to red inmate as they walk by to chow and cells There you have it‚ the little antpile‚ convicts marching in straight lines‚ guards flying on badged wings‚ permits to sting‚ to glut themselves at the cost of secluding themselves from their
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Criticisms for “The Bell Curve” As the book breeches many controversial subjects about race and intelligence‚ there have been many people who have said that the findings in Herrnstein and Murray’s joint publication are not only filled with bias‚ but also fail to represent common testing errors that may leave the minority at a disadvantage. In an article entitled “Bias in mental testing since Bias in Mental Testing”‚ Robert Brown and his colleague Cecil Reynolds refute the use of cognitive assessment
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Sexual culture has changed over the past fifty years with the emergence of technology. Rhoads discusses the emergence of hookup culture in today’s society. College students as well as people not on college campuses are seeking out casual sex. The author also compares and contrasts how both men and women feel after their casual sexual encounter. Men often feel happy after a one-night stand whereas women feel vulnerable and unsatisfied. This may have to do with the male to female ratio on college campuses
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In the case of the Sandy Hook Massacre‚ gunman Adam Lanza was consumed with the massive variety of weapons. He also had a huge obsession with violent video games such as Call of Duty‚ it has been said. The walls of his bedroom‚ where he had spent a majority of his time‚ were covered with posters of weapons and even tanks. This was claimed to have been seen by a plumber who worked in the home at one point.“The kids who play these games know all about guns. I’m not blaming the games for what happened
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The Sandy Hook Massacre and Its Effects on Gun Control The Sandy Hook Massacre is the second deadliest shooting by a single person in American history. According to CNN‚ this tragic attack took place at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown‚ Connecticut on December 14‚ 2012. The shooter‚ Adam Lanza‚ brought three guns into the school‚ two of which were pistols‚ and one of which was an assault rifle. To get into the building‚ which had an updated security system‚ he shot his own way into the
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A Double Standard In “A double standard for “Hooking Up”: How far have we come towards gender equality?” Rachel Allison and Barbara Risman offer a current study with students from 22 colleges‚ and universities in the United States. Focusing on‚ if the students approve of casual sex‚ and are men and women viewed differently. Allison and Risman are determining if inequality occurs‚ and if there’s still a stigma with both sexes with casual sexual encounters. “Our results confirm previous research findings
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As we stumbled into the line of the Taco Bell off of 41‚ I popped an Altoid in my mouth‚ hiding the vigorous scent of Fireball Whiskey. Next to me‚ our safety is rocking back and forth as a sweat trickled down his forehead. The four of us stepped into line. The lady in front of me flinched as I overstepped and slightly crushed the corner of her clogs and her big toe. Leisurely‚ I backed out of line‚ to complete my task‚ returning moments later. Time froze in anticipation. Tap. Tap. Tap. My foot
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Composition 23 September 2014 Statement on the Sandy Hook Elementary School Shootings Analysis President Obama’s comments are expected‚ necessary‚ and typical of a posttraumatic event happening somewhere in the United States. People of America need the reassurance that everything is going to be all right and we look to our president for that reassurance. Being a president‚ Obama has to deliver great speeches‚ and the Statement on the Sandy Hook Elementary School Shootings‚ being one of them. He
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