How Julia Kristeva ’s theory of ’Abjection ’ works in relation to the film ’Alien ’ (1979). The ’abject ’ is a complex psychological concept developed by Julia Kristeva in her book "Powers of Horror: an Essay in Abjection" (1980). "Abject" is that which "…disturbs identity‚ system‚ order." Essentially anything that threatens to destabilise the "symbolic order" with the reminder of the "semiotic order". Throughout this essay I am going to talk about Kristeva ’s theory of abjection and relate it
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Julia Darling’s ”The Dress”. “The Dress” is a short story about a dysfunctional family‚ consisting of two sisters‚ Flora and Rachel‚ and their mother. Flora has stolen Rachel’s dress‚ spilled a drink upon it and afterwards buried it in the garden. The conflict erupts during their mother’s birthday meal at a restaurant. Once at home again from the restaurant the crisis results in both girls leaving the house – leaving their mother behind‚ alone‚ with a glass of wine. The setting of the story
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Civil Disobedience Julia Nadeane Savage 12.11.12 AP English Language Ms. Walker 5B As long as there is structured society‚ there will always be conformity. Failure to comply to this conformity could mean nothing more than getting a funny look‚ but sometimes it has more drastic consequences. There is a certain mob mentality that contributes to the concept of morals. In the past‚ people have said black people shouldn’t be able to go to school. Before that‚ it was understood by most that
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Clothes make the difference People have a lot of different perceptions about the way that people dress these days. When you see a man or a woman in a suit‚ what do you normally think? Most would say they look like a “business person” or they look like they are going somewhere “important”. This is one of the many out looks people have about people and their dressings. Whether people like to admit it‚ the way you dress says a lot about who you are and they type of personality you hold. This
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at the end of the month. We may love indulging on junk food‚ but hate the dreadful feeling afterwards. We may desire an attribute about someone‚ such as their empathy‚ but dislike their bad temper‚ and this is how the term “ambivalence” emerges. Julia Serrano introduces us to the term “ambivalence” in her book” Excluded: Making Feminist and Queer Movements More Inclusive”. Per Serrano‚ ambivalence is when we simultaneously hold both positive and negative feelings about something. Ambivalence often
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author‚ Julia Alvarez has achieved in doing so‚ in her book‚ “In the Time of The Butterflies.” Julia Alvarez introduces this idea of how fiction is her way of understanding history when attempting to recreate the story of the Mirabal sisters. When Julia Alvarez creates her novel‚ she says‚ “I wanted to immerse my readers in an epoch in the life of the Dominican Republic that I believe can only finally be understood by fiction‚ only finally be redeemed by the imagination”(p324). As Julia Alvarez states
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Reading Log Summary: "I stand here ironing" is about a mother reflecting on the past she shared with her daughter Emily. Their life consisted of many unfortunate events beginning with Emily’s father abandoning them at a very young age. The mother couldn’t afford to spend much time with her to provide enough love and affection as she struggled to make ends meet. This lead Emily to have a rough childhood plagued with illness‚ insecurity and unhappiness. Although she had a difficult childhood‚ Emily
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Insuring the Prosperity of Our Nation: In the Home and with our Youth “If we are to reach real peace in this world… we shall have to begin with children” (Mahatma Gandhi). Mahatma Gandhi and Julia Castillo‚ both argue that in order for real change to happen we must start to instill good values and morals into the younger generation. Castillo‚ author of “The Obligation”‚ states that it is our obligation to reach out to those in need to have a better future for all. She believes that everyone has
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Mrs. Julia Steel is a patient I have had the pleasure of meeting with recently. As discussed during the appointment‚ Mrs. Steel is a 72 year old retired‚ married woman. Collectively‚ Mrs. Steel’s family history includes the following information: one son at the age of 40 who is being treated for high blood pressure‚ father’s record showed background of heart disease and deceased at the age of 90 due to a brain aneurysm‚ mother’s record provided extensive history with heart disease and deceased
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Julia Ducournau’s Raw is an intense tale of how suppression and being socially naïve can have powerful ramifications. Summary The movie focuses on the life of Justine (Garance Marillier) a teenager who lives in a very stringent household. Justine’s life is completely micromanaged by her parents down to the vegetarian meals that she’s allowed to consume. She’s sent off to veterinarian school which seems to be her first chance at being on her own but that’s quickly dispelled when we learn her sister
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