the marriage hinges on a constant iteration of the power relationship that holds them in an emotional stasis – unable to escape the prison of their own making. Martha however concludes the observation with‚ ‘It’s an excuse‚ anyway.’ She recognises that they are both looking for excuses for their plight – something that can be used to explain their
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Assignment: Philosopher Name: Nyambura Kimani Name: Sophocles Location: Greece Dates of Life: Born: Hippeios Colonus‚ Athens‚ Greece Died: 406 BC‚ Classical Athens Sophocles served as a general in the siege of Samos‚ in 440 B.C. It was on an island that challenged the authority of Athens. It is possible that he had served another term as a general in 426 B.C. or 415 B.C. He later took part in a commission to
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Nike and child labour Nike is a household name when it comes to sports apparel and equipment. It has worked hard to burnish its image‚ especially by garnering endorsements from big names in the sports world‚such as Michael Jordan. But in 1996 its silver image began to tarnish. It knew it was in trouble when an article on child labour in Pakistan appeared in Life magazine with a picture of a 12-year-old boy sewing a Nike soccer ball in a factory‚ and activists started showing up in front
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atmosphere of the novel- lively yet not because of their devotion to fighting for independence but constant bickering among fellow mates. Aziz‚ a young activist chastises Bakshiji for being late and the man who “walks in darkness” implicating the ignorance of Bakshiji and his lack of clear-sightedness has resulted in an uncoordinated committee. “Darkness” used to describe the nature of the head of the congregation further implies how poor co-ordination amongst Indians is a result of misguidance or
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I noticed my best friend wearing a pained expression on her face. She had been acting a little weird the last few weeks; instead of her usual bubbly self‚ she was zoning out during conversations and cancelling plans with “I don’t feel well” as an excuse. As I sat down thinking‚ “what’s wrong with her this time?” she whispered to me‚ “I have something I really need to tell you today.” Piecing together her distressed demeanor and her recent out-of-sorts behavior‚ I concluded that her boyfriend must
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Abortion : Another Name for Murder Every day‚ an overwhelming amount of human beings’ lives are terminated. The culprit: unwanted pregnancies. So what is one to do when they discover that they’re pregnant? They have some alternatives: (1) have the child and raise it (2) have the child‚ then give it up for adoption (3) get an abortion. Sadly‚ many women choose alternative three. A mother kills her baby because it is unwanted‚ yet she is not charged with murder. Is this right? It is wrong to kill
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the abuse‚ all 11 individuals charged have pleaded guilty to all the charges and have been sentenced (with custodial sentences for six former staff). The Crown Prosecution Service treated these offences as a disability hate crimes‚ crimes based on ignorance‚ prejudice and hate‚ and brought this aggravating factor to the attention of the court in sentencing. The report states that almost half of the patients at the Winterbourne View were placed far away from their homes. For just under half of the people
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The Quality of Light Modern society has become so trivialized that true reality is not obvious to most of us. We accept the thoughts and concepts of others to be fact‚ and excuse ourselves from the bright and painful essence of the universe in which we were born. All my life‚ I have only seen shadows. Like the prisoners in the allegory‚ I had my “legs and neck(s) chained” (para.1) from childhood so as to only see what was laid out before me. I was unable to see the truth of the shadows‚ and
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Fear. It’s a powerful force and often what both drives us and restricts us. Fear can be a powerful motivator to accomplish things that many would otherwise consider unimaginable- sometimes with a negative outcome. Consider the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War Two‚ in which fear that citizens of Japanese ancestry would act as spies caused America enact one of their worst human rights violations. Also consider the extreme case of Joseph Stalin‚ in which fear of betrayal and sabotage
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If you take Aquinas’ view that it is a faculty for reasoning of which we have a right to educate it‚ then going against your conscience would be going against God’s teachings‚ which is wrong. However‚ he also says that ignorance is no excuse‚ saying that if a person has not educated their conscience enough to make right decisions‚ then they are also wrong. Aquinas’ view is very contrasting to that of Butler‚ who also believes that it is religion based‚ but instead of our own
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