Lesbians are seen as many things in a variety of political theories, ideas, and convictions. Within the topic of homosexuality, there are many diverse and complex issues.
Lesbians are seen as many things in a variety of political theories, ideas, and convictions. Within the topic of homosexuality, there are many diverse and complex issues, which are interconnected in one way or another and form the lifestyle of an individual. Three authors set out to present the issue of homosexuality from three different perspectives, describing causes and reasons. Within the selected readings of Simone de Beauvior, Adrianne Rich and Jane Rule one finds ideas which interconnect to form interesting points as to homosexuality being used as an escape or the result of influential motherly love; the ways women adapt to claim themselves manly or feminine types of lesbians; significant points where homosexuality lacks acceptance and is therefore hidden behind compulsory heterosexuality. Even though, a woman may appear to posses a male characteristic that does not mean that she is to be ultimately categorized, as a victim of homosexuality. For those who introduce male hormones into their bodies, the results prove to be that of progressive growth of facial hair. Their sexuality is in no way determined by any anatomical fate. (Beauvoir 403) So even though hormones and anatomy set the scene for a sexual relation to surface, this does not necessarily make either of the parties involved in it, homosexual. Attraction between two women develops, because of both
James Joyce's Dublin
IS DUBLIN A BACKGROUND OR CHARACTER IN THE WRITINGS OF JAMES JOYCE? 'Ulysses is no more about Dublin than Moby Dick is about a whale - but no less' Benstock 1972, in Gunn and Hart 2004 The modern Dublin of the early twentieth century was the first city of Ireland, the second city of the British Empire and the seventh of Christendom (Attridge 2004). James Joyce insisted that this city had not been represented before in literature, rendering its representation by him problematic in his writings: Dubliners, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Ulysses and Finnegans Wake. He employed description, mimetic specificity and narrative symbolism in different works to achieve slightly different objectives, all the while recognising Dublin as his previous home that he had chosen to be exiled from. To assess whether Dublin is intended and/or acknowledged as a background or a character in Joyce's works, its representation should be analysed, from the sterile specifics of listed street names, through contested ideas of place and identity within a historical context, to the notion of a living city with its own personality and voice. Of all Joyce's works, it is Ulysses, the 'novel to end all novels' (Levin 1941 in Johnson 1993) that provides the richest representation of Dublin, and will be used most to ascertain Dublin's status in the writings of Joyce. In the novel, Dublin is drawn
Writers seem to find greatest expression when writing about the power of memories over the present. On the basis of your reading of Ishiguros The Remains of the Day and of your selection of Hardys poem
"Writers seem to find greatest expression when writing about the power of memories over the present." On the basis of your reading of Ishiguro's The Remains of the Day and of your selection of Hardy's poems, discuss your response to this comment. In the course of your writing show how your ideas have been illuminated by your response to Gurney's play Love Letters. 'Veteris vestigia flammae'. Translated as 'the sparkles of my former flame'1, in just the epigraph of his poetry Thomas Hardy captured the allure that memories can hold for writers. It captures the past's beauty and power, as Hardy reveals his regret at opportunities missed through his poetry of 1912-13, as Stevens denies the power of time and memories in Kazuo Ishiguro's The Remains of the Day, and as A.R. Gurney explores memories' permanence in Love Letters. Each work is connected by loss, allowing the writers to access the deepest realms of human emotion as their characters deal with past mistakes. This is evident where Hardy explores memories' pain, particularly in The Phantom Horsewoman. This poem expresses his feelings during his pilgrimage to Cornwall after his wife Emma's death to revisit his memories of their courtship that were so different from those of their eventual estrangement. The persona remains anonymous, watching a man and contemplating what thoughts torment him - although this device could
Wollstonecraft critique on Rousseau
What is Wollstonecraft's critique of Rousseau's theory, and in what ways might her notion of education transcend Rousseau's? An Essay for Pols 101 Page 2 of 9 Name: ID Number: - This paper will look at the theories of Mary Wollstonecraft toward the rights of females and equality. Wollstonecraft is considered a pioneer for both feminist thought and an advocate for equality. As such her writings are a critique on most writings of the 'Enlightenment era', however, this essay will take a look at Wollstonecraft's critique on Jean-Jacques Rousseau's theories and in particular theories on education and female's place in society. Rousseau's political philosophy heavily influenced the French Revolution and much of his work was agreed on by Wollstonecraft. Wollstonecraft however, asks why Rousseau's theories on education of the whole person can't be expanded for women also. She also questions Rousseau's writings on the place of women and why it is that their natural potential isn't allowed to unfold. As Rousseau's ideas on both education and a woman's place in society are found intertwined in his writings, this paper will first show Rousseau's ideas followed by Wollstonecraft's theories. Finally this paper will look deeper into both Enlightenment writers' ideas on what education is, who should be educated and if Wollstonecraft's notion of education is in fact transcending to
Choose a short section (1-3) pages from Lawrence Sterne's The Life and Options of Tristram Shady; analyse the passage in detail and explain its relevance to the structure of the novel as a whole.
English: Narrative and Culture: EN1007 - First Essay. Choose a short section (1-3) pages from any of the texts you have read on the course so far; analyse the passage in detail and explain its relevance to the structure of the novel as a whole. You should make specific reference to the narrative devices employed in the passage, such as: narrative voice, focalisation, repetition, time shift (analepsis/ prolepsis), self-reflexivity, realism &c. Lawrence Sterne's The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman is essentially a reflection on the nature of literature. As indicated by the title, the novel is autobiographical of the fictional character Tristram Shandy. However, the novel largely concerns itself with events occurring before the applied author's birth, including his father Walter's pre-occupation with the importance of a proper name to a man's character, his Uncle Toby's hobby of re-enacting famous battles, and the death of Yorick the Parson from the ill-effects of rumour. Sterne's narrative logic focuses on the possibilities of writing over the exigencies of plot. Each time we think that we may be given some insight to a previous storyline the text veers off on another digression, 'Digressions, incontestably, are the sunshine; - they are the life, the soul of reading; - take them out of this book for instance; - you might as well take the book along with
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Ian J. Campbell's, Murder at the Abbaye is the story of twenty Canadian soldiers murdered during World War Two at the Abbaye d'Ardenne in Normandy France. Campbell wrote Murder at the Abbaye in 1996 after a visit to Normandy sparked a personal interest in the incident. He also felt that there was a lack of publication and particularly, accurate information on the subject. Campbell felt that the brutal truth, which has been buried for over a half century, was owed to the Canadian soldiers who lost their lives there. In reviewing this book I plan to analyze Campbell's writing and fairly review the book on a number of different levels. Writing this book was a huge project for the Campbell. Years of research on his behalf were necessary in order to write a fair and accurate book. I plan to assess the research, as well as the writing style of the author. This is Ian J. Campbell's only book and there are no reviews available for it, so I have nothing to compare my review to. I felt that the book was written with a clear precise layout, organized very well. The most impressive part of the book was the incredible amount of research done by Campbell. Researching this topic would be very difficult due to the time period in which it took place and the fact that most of the families of the victims have been dead for a while. Campbell however managed to do a great job, with the
Speaker Analysis
Speaker Analysis "The Audacity of Hope" was not originally a book by Barack Obama. In his memoirs Dreams from my Father it is the title of a sermon that Reverend Wright gives. In that sermon Wright speaks of a harpist on a mountain looking down at the world, but also daring to hope for a better future. In The Audacity of Hope, the 2006 book by Barack Obama, he strives to take a similar role to the harpist, commenting on the current state of Washington politics, while throwing out suggestions and ideas for a better future. Obama establishes the dichotomy of truth and lies, makes use of parallelism to reinforce his points, and employs careful diction meant to showcase his concerns with politics as usual. By presenting himself as a detached narrator, Obama can, free from his identity as a senator, voice with disdain his thoughts on sensationalist media and his disappointed expectations regarding his colleague's style-over-substance manner of politics. Obama throughout the passages makes use of parallelisms in order to drive home his points on the truth and appearances in politics. Towards the beginning of the passage he uses one such instance when talking about the truth saying, "The truth may cause consternation; the truth will be attacked" (Obama 127). The point of this repeated sentence structure is to reinforce within the reader that there exists a correlation between doing
Discuss the significance of narrative perspective in Melvilles Benito Cereno and Douglass Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Discuss the significance of narrative perspective in Melville's Benito Cereno and Douglass' Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. Herman Melville's Benito Cereno and Frederick Douglass' Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, Written by Himself are two very different texts, both dealing with aspects of slavery in the early 19th century. The first is a work of fiction, told from a third person perspective whereas the latter: an autobiography, following the author's life from childhood to his state of affairs at the time of writing. The narrative structures in both these novels are significant within their own texts but are also interesting to compare because of the way they both portray the theme of slavery. The narrative perspective of Benito Cereno is that of Captain Amasa Delano, of the Bachelor's Delight. However, he is not the protagonist of the tale, but merely a naive spectator of the events that mainly concern the eponymous Benito Cereno. His naivety is parallel to that of the first time reader. There is a mystery on board the San Dominick, one that is both obvious and yet so well hidden that it is difficult to figure out. For first time readers, this mystery is so frustrating because it seems obvious that there is something gone amiss on board the San Dominick but Delano, dismisses them so as to throw off readers from probing the truth.
Assess the artistic and religious purpose and significance of the book of Kells.
Assess the artistic and religious purpose and significance of the book of Kells. The Book of Kells is an ancient Irish manuscript that contains elaborately decorated versions of the four gospels. The book has a deep significance and as well as being a crowning glory of the Celtic Art form1 many deem it to be one of the most beautiful religious manuscripts in the world. It is evident that when the book was created it would have been viewed as a consecrated object and one that paid tribute to the word of God through its lavish and elaborate decorations. The book also helps convey to convey the fundamental message of Christianity, as well as symbolically portraying Christ by various different artistic techniques. Yet, despite the books reputation, surprisingly little can be said conclusively about its history. Although tradition states that the book is the work of St Columba, an Irish saint who died at the end of the sixth century, this is seen as rather unlikely by modern day scholars, who do not believe the book to have been written any earlier than the end of the seventh century due to its style of wording and decorations. Due to these beliefs, the book would have been more commonly referred to as the 'Book of Columba' and such a reference can be found in the 'Annals of Ulster' in 1007. Here, it is documented how the book was stolen from the Great Stone Church of Kells and
The implications of Ambrosios development extend beyond the walls of a comfortingly exotic monastery in Madrid - the burial vaults hold dangers more real than can be registered by a pleasurable shudder Howard Anderson On what groun
"The implications of Ambrosio's development extend beyond the walls of a comfortingly exotic monastery in Madrid - the burial vaults hold dangers more real than can be registered by a pleasurable shudder" - Howard Anderson On what grounds could you sustain/dismiss so large a claim? "Lust, murder, incest and every atrocity that can disgrace human nature, brought together, without the apology of probability, or even possibility, for their introduction1" was the welcoming The British Critic in 1796 bestowed upon Matthew Lewis' gothic novel, The Monk. This is what sums up the novel in general, grasping its violence as well as the complicated nature of its foundations in a brief sentence. The foundation of the violence plaguing the novel is implicit in the development of the hero whose repressed religious upbringing transforms him into an antihero. However, for all the supernatural and religious aspects in the novel, which contribute to its 'atrocity', it is Ambrosio's terrifying progress into a state of sin, violence and insatiable sexual desire that becomes the subject of terror within the novel. Having spent most of his life in the monastery, Ambrosio has grown up to become Madrid's most reverent and pious monk. However, after establishing his respectable career as an abbot and orator, an inspiration of immeasurable faith, he is seduced by a woman pretending to be a noviciate