Nostalgia: Background: Swiss Mercenaries came down from the mountains to fight on behalf of European rulers in Distant Lands. Many of these mercenaries suffered from nostalgia. * Nostalgia was believed to be a medical disease. * Symptoms included anorexia‚ bouts of weeping and even suicide attempts. * For years‚ people believed only the Swiss were prone to it. * In 1688‚ Hofer suggested it was “a cerebral disease of essentially demonic cause” * In 1732‚ Scheuchzer said it was
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Stealing Stealing by Carol Ann Duffy was written in the 1980’s after Duffy had seen her neighbours snowman stolen from their front garden. Getting inspired by this‚ she had written this poem reflecting on the problems that occured in that moment‚ hence it was the time in Britain where unemployment was high due to Margaret Thatcher’s (the Prime Minister during the 1980’s) government policies. The poem starts with a rhetorical question‚ "The most unusual thing I ever stole?" This question seems
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Signs/Miracles Paper Jeffrey Kerns BIBL 323 This paper will cover the eight great sign miracles that Jesus performed amd recorded in the Gospel of John. First Sign/Miracle Turning Water into Wine: This miracle was performed at the wedding at Cana. 1 On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there‚ 2 and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. 3 When the wine was gone‚ Jesus’ mother said to him‚ “They have no
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hijdsfExplore the ways Shakespeare and Carol Ann Duffy present human weaknesses/ flaws in some of the characters they write about In Shakespeare’s play ‘Much Ado about Nothing’‚ Don John is a very important character. He is an illegitimate son‚ which automatically lowers him in the society of the Elizabethan age. He is isolated‚ ignored and rejected by everyone in his life‚ which is one of the reasons which seem to force him to behave as a villain. People expected this of him as they assumed that
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The article “Is Local: Global as Feminine: Masculine? Rethinking the Gender of Globalization” by Carla Freeman discusses the issue of gender categories of local and global and the author argues that we should not limit our perception of globalization as exclusively masculine. At the beginning the author outlines that the globalization theory was traditionally defined as "masculine" making it clear that the author did not define it as “masculine” by themselves. The author says that the "global processes
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with solely a kiss on the cheek. Later‚ crazed with guilt‚ Judas was said to have hung himself (Gospel of Matthew). He is the ultimate symbol of treachery and betrayal. Christianity would never have been the same without its ‘traitor’. After nearly two-thousand years the most hated man in history has returned‚ and this time it is through the eyes on the National Geographic Societies documentary‚ The Gospel of Judas. His depiction is viewed in a different light other than what the entire world has known
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sacred in Christianity. Separated in many sections‚ the Bible includes four gospels by four different authors that tell stories‚ miracles‚ parables‚ teaching and stories telling the world on Jesus’ life. The gospels are named after the four apostils Mark‚ Matthew‚ Luke and John. Each gospel has similarities and differences in many aspects‚ but they all have a common end: they all tell the story of Jesus of Nazareth. The Gospel of Mark is directed towards gentile Christians‚ because he has to explain
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Potter 1 Rebecca Potter Gray Section 4975 12 May 2015 Primary Source Analysis on The Feminine Mystique The Feminine Mystique is the title of a book written by Betty Friedan who has also founded The National Organization for Women (NOW) to help US women gain equal rights. She describes the "Feminine Mystique" as the heightened awareness of the expectations of women and how each woman has to fit a certain role as a little girl‚ an uneducated and unemployed teenager‚ and finally as a wife and mother
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“The Happy Housewife Heroine” image views woman’s only role as sexual: she is a maker of babies and exists to please and clean up after her husband‚ to not have any disturbing or challenging thoughts or ideas—for they would be unfeminine. The feminine mystique‚ is essentially‚ a glamorized version of the repression of women—and it is perpetuated by male editors back home from war who want women to remain at home‚ ready to comfort them and too helpless to challenge them. Friedan notes that as magazines
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Feminine Consciousness Reflected in Scarlett O¡¯Hara Abstract: Scarlett O¡¯Hara is undoubtedly the most charming character in Gone with the Wind. She is rebellious‚ unconventional and never submissive. This paper discusses features of feminine consciousness and demonstrates how they are reflected in Scarlett O¡¯Hara through analyses of her characteristics. Key words: feminine consciousness‚ Scarlett‚ rebellious‚ independent 1. Feminine consciousness Feminine consciousness is a cross-cultural
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