Summarize in a paragraph how‚ according to Shames‚ the frontier functions as a symbol of American consciousness. 2. What connections does Shames make between America’s frontier history and consumer behavior? 3. Why does Shames term the 1980s “an era of nostalgia” (para. 30)? 4. Characterize Shames’s attitude toward the American desire for more. How does his tone reveal his personal views on his subject? READING THE SIGNS 1. CONNECTING TEXTS Shames asserts that Americans have been infl uenced
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In David’s Story by Zoe Wicomb‚ Dulcie‚ a member of the guerilla unit‚ represents a traumatic past that “cannot be told‚ cannot be translated into words‚ into language we use for everyday matters” (Wicomb 151). Embedded in this trauma is shame‚ which causes Dulcie to be a shadowy figure throughout the novel. Thus‚ she becomes an “amnemonic trace” (Potamianou 963) of the past that David continually conceals‚ but in doing so‚ makes his involvement with the undisclosed mistreatment of Dulcie in the
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FOCUS ON SEXUAL ADDICTION The article is about sexual addiction and the tile is “The Role of Shame and Guilt in Hypersexual Behavior”. The article was written by Randy Gilliland‚ Mikle South‚ Bruce N. Carpenter‚ and Sam A. Hardy. The article was published in 2011 and the primary focus of the research is how shame and guilt affects sexual addiction recovery results. The hypothesis for the article is shame is maladaptive and more related to psychopathology than is guilt? Data was collected through
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based on the ancient ideals of shame‚ duty‚ and honor. The Japanese individual had a duty to society and family‚ and by fulfilling this duty‚ one could maintain their honor. However‚ if this duty was not completed‚ then the individual would fall into shame. Shame was to be avoided at all costs because all Japanese relationships were duty-based. An individual in shame must do as society dictates to regain their honor‚ and often society demanded high prices for shame. The ancient practice of hara-kiri
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period they were treated‚ but how the explains not the best. In the vignette‚ “A Rice Sandwich”(Ch.18)‚ I have chosen is the experience of shame. Because I can relate to this most of all can say they have felt some kind of shame. So Esperanza will tend to explain how she felt shameful of her differences to the other kids. A big thing I noticed she felt shame was what happened with the lunches. Everybody had their lunch at the canteen. Esperanza wanted to have her lunch there. Her mom finally wrote
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traditionalism are not subject to sexual shame. What remains is the repression of sexual deviance; we see what effects traditional sexual morality has on society today in the form of birth control politics‚ prohibitions against promiscuity and autoeroticism‚ and the concept of the virgin‚ amongst other artifacts of the past. The individual is pressured to abide by sexual norms simply by their antiquity. What is overt and intentional makes up only a fraction of sexual shame. Not only is lawmaking or undisguised
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Take everything from a man and with hope he will endure. Give a man the world and with shame he will crumble. Hope is the most imperative emotion humans possess; in the face of adversity‚ it is the endless well from which perseverance is drawn. In contrast‚ shame is destructive and insidious‚ interfering with all aspects of life. Perhaps‚ the best way to recognize the importance of hope is to imagine a world without it. If there was no hope for humanity‚ love‚ peace‚ recovery or the future‚ there
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reproductive system is functioning normally. Despite being a sigh of health‚ menstruation has been given very negative connotations. Menstruation is surrounded by shame that causes a reluctance to discuss the issue‚ leading to an innumerable amount of consequences. In this research paper‚ five main points will be discussed to prove and demonstrate the shame that women face because of their menstrual cycles. First‚ women are treated very differently while menstruating‚ both in a historical and modern context
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released from jail‚ two out of every three inmates in the US wind up behind bars again - a problem that contributes to the highest incarceration rate of any country in the world. New research suggests that the degree to which inmates’ express guilt or shame may provide an indicator of how likely they are to re-offend.
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The Ideological and Unsustainable Values of American Culture In The More Factor‚ by Laurence Shames‚ it is explained that the wholly American views of unending frontier‚ opportunity‚ and more have always been a part of who we are as a people. Over time these ideals and their growth have shifted from that of the physical world to that of economic expansion. Eventually society was faced with the realization that this growth is not sustainable‚ and that we must face this truth in order to reevaluate
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