criticized the concept of marriage in that it merely creates unnecessary bondage between men and women2. However‚ despite their seemingly radical perspectives‚ their rational thoughts were ultimately confined in medieval thinking. Abelard‚ even after his castration‚ could not free himself from the typical masculine idea of medieval Europe that men are the sole purpose for the existence of women. Abelard in the third letter constantly asked Heloise to live a pious life‚ not
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New World Ghosts (Henry James‚ ‘The Jolly Corner’) You might remember the image from the first lecture on the module: 70th birthday portrait (1913) of HJ by John Singer Sargent in the National Portrait Gallery. PP2 Five years earlier‚ ‘The Jolly Corner’ was published in the English Review (December 1908). HJ first had the idea in August 1906. There are different definitions of the short story. But if we follow The Complete Tales of HJ‚ ed. by Leon Edel‚ it was HJ’s 108th published
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were not entitled to a trial by jury or the assumption of innocence until proven guilty. Most of the lynching was death by hanging or shooting‚ or both. However‚ many were of a more gruesome nature some burning at the stake‚ maiming‚ dismemberment‚ castration‚ and other brutal methods of physical torture. According to author Robert A. Gibson “lynching therefore was a cruel combination of racism and sadism‚ which was utilized primary to sustain the caste in the South. Many white people
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In the fairy tale “Rapunzel”‚ the dreamer‚ Rapunzel‚ successfully passes through all the Freudian psychosexual stages of development. Symbolism helps to illustrate the dreamer’s movement through the five stages. The Witch portrays the super-ego figure in “Rapunzel”. Rapunzel’s mother plays the Id figure. The events of Rapunzel’s life lead the reader to identify the dream as more of a nightmare. Her father agrees to give Rapunzel to a witch‚ who then locks Rapunzel in a tall tower; only rescued by
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Homosexuality has been around for hundreds of years and exists in many species of animals including humans‚ but why are humans the only species that seem to reject the idea? Homosexuality goes back as far as the B.C.s and was widely accepted‚ then over the years some parts of humanity have evolved into hating others around them based on sexual orientation. People could be worrying about war and murder‚ yet they choose to argue over topics involving who a man or woman happens to love. Why do people
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chain‚ an iron crook around the neck‚ a ring about the ankle‚ and confinement in the dungeon.” He then went on to state‚ “There have been instances of slitting of ears‚ breaking of limbs‚ so as to make amputation necessary‚ beating out of eyes‚ and castration.” After what seemed like an eternity. Some changes began to happen to start to end this awful‚ awful tradition. In 1861‚ there began a mighty war. This war was Civil War. It was the war between the Union‚ or the North side and Confederacy‚ or the
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completely ruling the acts as right or wrong. “Relativism is the idea that one’s beliefs and values are understood in terms of one’s society‚ culture‚ or even one’s own individual values (Mosser‚ 2010). Therefore‚ by relativism acts like polygamy‚ female castration‚ terrorism and infanticide are example of acts that are considered wrong for most Americans but in the cultures that practice these acts they see nothing wrong
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The hijras of India are unlike any you might see in any other part of the world. You might have occasionally come across men dressed as women‚ wearing garishly bright makeup. They immediately attract attention to themselves for all the wrong reasons and most often win ridicule. We are really not sure if eunuch‚ transvestite‚ gay or transgender is actually the right term for a hijra as their social mores are very unique and are almost above classification by western terms. One can attempt to
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The Psychodynamic Approach Key Assumptions: * Assumes that a large part of out mental life operates at an unconscious level * It is assumed that unconscious sexual and aggressive instincts drive behaviour * The personality is made up of the id‚ the ego and the superego‚ which are in constant conflict * Defence mechanisms protect individuals from anxiety producing thoughts * It is assumed that early childhood experiences are important to understanding current behaviour
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and girls develop the Electra complex. This is where they reject their desires for the parent of the opposite sex and this rejection forces them to identify with the same sex parent. The identification is more powerful for boys because they have castration fear if they don’t reject attraction for mother. They realize that their father stands in the way of the
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