While I was reading “QUEERS READ THIS”‚ I noticed a lot of the things mentioned in the reading can also be applied to other oppressed groups and it’s interesting how many of the concepts that was mention in the reading is still so relevant in today’s society. The readings defining straightness as normality‚ was interesting because before this my understanding of the word straight was that it meant heterosexual. However‚ after giving the word and meaning more thought‚ the definition of normality seems
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where facts and evidence is needed in order to prove a point. With that‚ the importance once placed piously on religion seemed to have lost its vigor. However‚ the position in which religion currently stand does not entirely change the fact that it is still unduly important to individuals all across the globe to have something to believe in and to hope for (concept of Heaven and Hell). Science is one of the pertinent factors that had caused the shift in the importance of religion yet for some it has
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How is Shakespeare’s work still relevant today? Not only was Shakespeare so well accomplished in his writing skills that he has become one of the most important figures in the history of the English language‚ but most of his work were written on such basic human themes that they will‚ and have been understood for all time. A huge part of the appeal of Shakespeare’s plays is that they deal with basic human emotions‚ and mistakes that are present in everyone. For example‚ many people can relate
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advancement‚ gives more credit to Sherlock Holmes than he deserves. The fact is civic management has been around since biblical times. I do agree‚ however‚ that the logical techniques of investigation that Sherlock Holmes practiced is as valid and relevant today as it was nearly a century ago. First Sherlock Holmes was not the initiator of public administration‚ like I said earlier managing people‚ helping to solve their problems‚ and settle disputes has been around since biblical times. For example
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who are eligible to do so‚ vote to elect representatives for our state and country. As American citizens‚ we are extremely privileged to live in a country where we are free to be who we want and basically do what we want. Yes‚ under a democracy we still have laws we have to abide by‚ but overall‚ we have the most freedom out of any other country in this world. According to ait.org‚ a democratic government exists to serve the people‚ but citizens in democracies must also agree to abide by the rules
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question being asked of us is if the US Constitution is still relevant in today’s world‚ and I do believe it is. The U.S constitution affects every single citizen living in the United States. The U.S constitution was written on September 17‚ 1787 and still is relevant to this day. The constitution was written more than one-hundred years ago but still effects the citizens every single day. Several reasons as to why I believe it is still relevant today is because the government works based off of the constitution
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King Lear is still relevant today as its main concepts can be applied to ordinary life. Ultimately‚ poor judgement‚ power struggles amongst parents and children‚ and possessive power are common between my personal family experiences and King Lear. The experiences of poor judgement in my family resemble to those in King Lear. My eldest brother‚ Alan‚ has a relationship with my parents that can be compared to Cordelia’s relationship with King Lear. Alan was never a diligent student in school and
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see why Shakespeare has been studied for hundreds of years since it was written. While many people believe Shakespeare still needs to be taught‚ there are some people that wonder why Shakespeare is still taught in schools. While his writing style may be hard to understand at times‚ Shakespeare is still relevant to today’s society. His plays offer unique takes on life that are still important to this day. King Lear‚ in particular‚ shows that making decisions solely based off of emotion will lead to
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normalities are still applied and used today. Some of those morals‚ practices‚ and norms from back then are actually frowned upon in today’s society. You may be surprised to hear that some of the frowned upon actions from their time are actually still being practiced in countries other than America. You may also be surprised with the now acceptable normalities of today’s society. Either way‚ you most likely have your own opinion on what should and shouldn’t be accepted in society today and if you were
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Even if they aren’t as defined as they were one-hundred or two-hundred years ago they are still present in society today. People within the same class‚ most of the time economic‚ tend to live around‚ work or go to school with‚ and hang out with other people of the same class and that has always been that way; possibly even more so in the book Jane Eyre. Classes were even more separate than they are today when the book was written and published back in October of 1847. It was highly unlikely and
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