Raquel Mann Professor Shottenkirk PHIL 2101 November 11 2017 Mary Wollstonecraft: A Vindication of the Rights of Women Many arguments have been put forth to justify man’s cruelty over woman‚ and explain how women are unable to attain their righteousness due to their insufficient strength. However‚ Wollstonecraft repeats‚ if women have souls then there should be no fundamental difference between men and women in pursuing and attaining virtue. Women aren’t a group of short lived things. Men
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Mary Ainsworth is a developmental psychologist best-known for her "Strange Situation" assessment of early childhood attachment. We also call the “Strange Situation” assessment the Attachment Theory. The Attachment Theory is centered on the emotional bonds between people and suggests that our earliest attachments can leave a lasting mark on our lives. Ainsworth’s theory involves four categories of different behaviors: separation anxiety‚ the infants willingness to explore‚ stranger anxiety‚ and reunion
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In Jasper’s case opium represents the exact opposite‚ it is the agent of his madness‚ it doesn’t stop it but it enhances it. He uses opium as a means to summon into his mind the act of murder. Even before he actually kills Edwin he imagines doing it while under the influence of opium. After the killing is done‚ Jasper visits opium den and there he relives it again. For Jasper opium is not a means to oblivion‚ but the vehicle to remembrance‚ it triggers his memory and enhances his senses. It brings
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In the text Frankenstein‚ the author’s goal was to portray two key points. The first point is the flaws and evils that pollute humanity on a consistent basis. The second point is that people are willing to go very far and forsake their sense of right and wrong for the sake of their own personal gain and social status. When Doctor Victor Frankenstein created his beast‚ Frankenstein‚ he hardly considered the repercussions that may come with making the monster or how his neighbor villagers would react
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Regarding the question‚ “Do you think that this [Victor’s tragic fate] is the true cause of his suffering? Yes‚ the answer to question is very much so true. His suffering is due to the fact that he relentlessly searched for knowledge. He worked night and day to the point of sickness for his cause. His quote even shows how dedicated he is to fulfilling his scientific goal. Victor says‚ “One man’s life or death were but a small price to pay for the acquirement of knowledge which I sought‚ for the dominion
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The ability for a scientist to create is powerful‚ and should be considered seriously‚ with a drive to create for the overall benefit for the public and not for business‚ fame‚ or own desire. From a young age Frankenstein took interest in re-animating life‚ even though his professors discouraged it‚ but his drive for re-animating life was supposedly to be for the good of the public because he wanted to be able to “ ...[discover] if [he] could banish disease from the frame and render man invulnerable
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The study of the Attachment by Harry Harlow and Mary Ainsworth The word love brings us many meanings. But how do we learn to love? Is it something that we born with‚ like kind of pre-programmed behaviour or is it a something that we learn during our development? Do we bound to others because of something that we receive on exchange or the constant proximity forms the bound? The comprehension of what defines emotional attachments or the emotional bounding to others‚ either in humans or other
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Dr. Bianca Tredennick English 102-10 February 14‚ 2007 “But Sorrow Only Increased with Knowledge:” A Critique on Romantic Ideals in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein Romantics‚ individuals living during 1789-1830‚ expressed their ideas and imaginations in attempt to escape the conformity and imitation of the past Neo-Classical era. These individuals focused on surpassing the boundaries of human nature as well as their personal experiences spiritually‚ psychologically‚ physically and emotionally. These
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reading is not at the top of the to-do list. It does however help if the novel is replaceable and interesting. The structure should be easily maneuverable‚ and the words should not be too challenging that it will just discourage the reader. Although Mary Shelly’s novel‚ Frankenstein is consider a “classic” literature it was found ineffective for today audience. Through its predicable storyline its confusing structure this novel is just another typical science-fiction thriller. One of the biggest
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Scientific discovery is neither innately good nor bad; however‚ it does require the responsible yielding of that knowledge and the proper relaying to the scientific community. In the letters‚ the reader is introduced to Victor Frankenstein‚ on the verge of death‚ who even then speaks warmly of his scientific ambitions that he has since left in the dust and is now lonely himself. Speaking to Walton who is on his own journey of scientific discovery‚ Victor recognizes the mistake Walton is apt to make
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