HONOUR AND SHAME IN THE MED. By the end of the 1950s a group of anthropologists‚ led by J. G. Peristiany‚ started a discussion about the existence of the Mediterranean as a territory characterized by some common features that assured its cultural homogeneity. One of the main publications that contributed to found the anthropology of the Mediterranean was the anthology Honour and Shame: The Values of Mediterranean Society edited by Peristiany (1966). Even if Peristiany and Pitt-Rivers have claimed
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We all have experienced an embarrassing moment in our lives. Like the time someone tripped in front of everyone‚ spilt a drink on themselves‚ called someone the wrong name‚ and sang the wrong lyric to a song. In these situations‚ do we end up dwelling on that moment or do we make the best of it and laugh in the end? For me‚ I laugh. Even though at the time we may not think that an embarrassing moment is funny‚ later on down the road we may turn back and see how precious that memory was. My most
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Anne Bradstreet’s poem‚ The Author to her Book‚ metaphorically describes a mother’s feelings towards her book being published without permission. The lines 10 and 20 indicate a shift of a gradual change in tone‚ from critical and embarrassed to acceptance. The baby described in the poem figuratively represents her book and her life. Primarily‚ the imagery contributes to the complex attitude of the speaker due to the descriptions of her flaws and errors that she has had in her life (book) that has
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Chloe Hopwood My Polish Teacher’s Tie During Carla’s voyage of discovery‚ she begins to lean a lot of things about herself which she had never come to realise were her main characteristics which together‚ all created the self conscious woman she is. Ashamed of her career‚ Carla is portrayed to under estimate what she is capable of. This assumption is created from the extrinsic feedback others give her and the way they fluctuate their personas. ‘Oh‚ er- Mrs‚ er- Carter’ Showing very little knowledge
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An unforgettable memory The silence was so dense and heavy I could almost feel it but it was always like that between me and dad. He had told me to go grocery shopping with him because we had come back after the summer vacation and there was no proper and edible grocery at home‚ so we were headed to the local store. Dad was really sick and weak after the flight back from our homeland so I made myself do all the shopping quickly so that he wouldn’t have to tire himself. And whenever I am in
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I chose to conduct my exploriment in one of the aisles in CostCo. I went around one pm on Saturday to ensure that it would be busy‚ but I didn’t expect the place to be so crowded. I hoped the large number of people there would result in a wide variety of reactions. I began the exercise with a feeling of extreme nervousness. This was the same feeling that caused me to delay trying this experiment until the Saturday before it was due. The large number of people shopping that afternoon didn’t
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The Father Essay By Matt Leibel In the story “The Father”‚ by Hugh Garner‚ it will show the dynamics of a strained relationship between a father and son. Also it will show that a father’s insecurities and inconsideration can put a strain on a John’s (father) and Johnny’s relationship. This story demonstrates when John realizes his guilt and trying to reconcile it’s too late. John’s unfavorable characteristics have caused the strained relationship between him and his son. John is an insecure man
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Redemption in Kite Runner Guilt can drive people to the ground. It can ruin ones life from top to bottom. Some people spend their whole life being guilty and they lose sight of what is really important in life. They spend way too much time trying to redeem themselves and it is in their conscious forever. In the case of Amir‚ he spends his entire childhood and midlife trying to redeem himself. He feels guilty for many reasons and all of his struggles in the novel are because of his feelings of guilt
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If the thought of war which is a bunch of people trying to kill another group of people doesn’t scare you then when you have people who are in charge of the soldiers’ lives that are corrupt shows how trivial the soldier’s life can be. During the scenes of action especially with Col. Dax running trying to regiment 701 out of the trenches again shows the madness that is in this film. Dax tries to get them out of the trenches but the soldiers will not move because they know they will die. When Dax goes
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Eric’s attitude towards various characters changes over the course of the play. In the beginning‚ Eric and Shelia appear to have a fairly typical sibling relationship with Eric’s obvious drunkenness- ‘Eric suddenly guffaws’ obviously exasperating Shelia- ‘You’re squiffy’‚ who is excited because she is celebrating her engagement party. By the end of the play‚ Eric and Shelia appear to have improved their relationship with each other‚ as Eric starts to agree with Shelia ‘she’s right’‚ but lost a great
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