was a major asset to the transcendental movement‚ and this short story is a perfect example why. In Nathaniel Hawthorne’sThe Birthmark‚ the main character‚ Aylmer‚ wants to have a perfect wife. His wife‚ Georgiana‚ is a very beautiful woman with just one flaw‚ the Birthmark on her face. As a scientist‚ Aylmer tries to create an elixir that will rid Georgiana of her birthmark‚ thus making her perfect. According to Hawthorne‚ however‚ this is not possible. During the transcendental phase of American
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makes him make a crucial mistake with the potion for Georgiana. After drinking the potion‚ and after every breath‚ Georgiana was losing life and dying. Georgiana says‚ "Aylmer‚ dearest Aylmer‚ I am Dying!" (2450). She was dying. Insisting that a birthmark was imperfection defect that what once considered a charm; the vanity of a person who thought his hands could change what nature created. All this because Aylmer wanted to dominate what he thought science could alter; the result‚ death of a perfect
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Style of Cause Canada (Attorney General) v. Bedford‚ [2013] 3 SCR 1101‚ 2013 SCC 72 Facts Three former or current prostitutes‚ Terri Jean Bedford‚ Amy Lebovitch and Valerie Scott claimed that three provisions of the Criminal Code‚ R.S.C. 1985‚ c. C46‚ infringed their rights under section 2 (b) and section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. They argued that the following provisions placed restrictions on prostitutions that jeopardies their safety‚ health and security: ⋅ section
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Good afternoon‚ My name is Anna and as you already know‚ I’m running for 9th grade rep on student council. Before I start‚ I would like to say good luck to my fellow candidates. I know that they have worked as hard as me. Dedicated. Responsible. And Enthusiastic. These are three words that describe me‚ and three reasons why you should vote for me. I cannot promise that if I am elected we will be allowed to have no tests or have no homework. But I can listen to what you‚ the students have to say
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The Shape of Things and The Birthmark have a lot of similarities and differences. Both pieces of literatures characters focused on a couple. A main character each piece of literature have the common objective of changing human imperfections to become more desirable and in the end‚ achieve similar results. However the Motives and other aspects differ in both pieces. The Shape of Things the story is about an graduate student in arts named Evelyn and an English major named Adam‚ who works at a museum
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The “Birthmark” by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a story that I know can still appeal to the current day and especially in the past history. The story takes place at a time when scientific discoveries and experiments were going on to try and have an understanding for everything since at the time scientist were very curious about almost everything. Unfortunately one of the experiments they would conduct were on humans. From the Story “The Birthmark” we easily learn that human experimentation is very frowned
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also evident in the story of The Birthmark. Hawthorne’s dark romanticism story mainly focuses on his belief of science‚ nature and religion. It illustrates how the attempt of changing a human being to your
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power of nature‚ natural beauty and emotion. Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ a romantic period author‚ wrote “The Birthmark” that became published in 1843. The story commences with Aylmer being introduced as an exceptional scientist and natural philosopher. Aylmer abandoned his experiments for a while to wed his wife Georgiana. However‚ Aylmer grows overly obsessed with the want of removing Georgiana’s birthmark morphing this love story into the death of Georgiana. In the short story
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Hawthorne is known for his works in the area of dark romanticism. His fascination with science and alchemy lead him to explore the consequences of human experimentation. This is evidenced by his two short stories: “Rappaccini’s Daughter” and “The Birthmark”. Both stories contain dark undertones and share the theme that science is dangerous. The scientists‚ Rappaccini and Aylmer‚ are obsessed with perfection and will stop at nothing to obtain it. The antagonists use their scientific abilities to manipulate
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