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- 1991: Ralph Waldo Emerson 2
- ... an inspiration to the people, some background on his life is essential. Can you imagine living a life with all your loved ones passing away one by one? A persons life could collapse into severe depression, it could lose all hope and meaning. They could build a morbid outlook on life. Ralph Waldo Emerson suffered these things. He was born on May 25, 1803 and entered into a new world, a ... in 1834, Charles in 1836, and his son Waldo (from his second wife Lydia Jackson) in 1842. After such a traumatic life, you might expect that Emerson, like any other person, would collapse into severe depression, and lose meaning to his life. But Emerson was different. He found the answers within himself and rebounded into a mature man. After surviving a mentally hard life, Ralph Waldo Emerson seemed to gain more ... talks about how people sit around fires and shovel snow away. In the end Emerson says that a snow storm is like an architect covering all the hills. Thus, we now see what truly a great man Emerson was. We gain a deep respect for him when we consider the hardships that he had to face, how he endured those problems, and the minds that he opened and touched by ...
- 1992: Catcher In The Rye: Escape From The Truth
- ... the only example of childish behavior explained. Holden often resorts to this reaction when there is nothing else he can do. Holden can only protect him self for a short while. He soon falls into great depression and has a mental breakdown which leaves him institutionalized. His lies, his criticism, and his childish behavior got him little peace. His truth is shown and his only escape failed. Holden Caulfield, a child needs to be cared for and when they fall they must be caught. Holden is still a child, suffering from sever depression he does not have the strength to deal with the world as an adult.
- 1993: The Color Purple - The Struggl
- ... blacks were coming south and starting colleges for colored people. Booker T. Washington wrote, in his autobiography, ONE day, while at work in the coal-mine, I happened to overhear two miners talking about a great school for coloured people somewhere in Virginia. This was the first time that I had ever heard anything about any kind of school or college that was more pretentious than the little coloured school in ... First, the desire has to be there, then all the minority has to do is pattern themselves after someone else who has made it out of the ghetto. Even though this book is in the great depression , the lessons it teaches can still be applied in today's society. I think it is finally time black women earn the respect they deserve. I would like to thank Alice Walker for writing ...
- 1994: English Shakespeare
- ... him. In Leontes' chamber, he muses how he can only take out his revenge on the queen, but not on Polixenes who is too far away. We also learn Prince Mamillius has fallen sick over depression for losing his mother. Paulina arrives and presents Leontes' daughter to him. Leontes denies the child, but Paulina yells at him and insists it is his baby and not Polixenes'. Yet, he still yells at ... a ship sink (Antigonus') and he saw Antigonus mauled and killed by the bear, though he told the clown his name before he died. With the babe, the shepherd finds a pot of gold, prompting great rejoicing and a vow to raise the child. Time appears and announces 16 years has passed. He tells us Leontes has shut himself up, while his unknown daughter Perdita has grown and is being courted ... at the shepherd's house. The men plan to visit the shepherd in disguise. Before the shepherd's house, Autolycus (a thief) walks and spies the Clown going to market to buy supplies for a great feast. Autolycus approaches him and pretends to have been robbed. While the Clown helps him up, he picks the Clown's pocket, without him noticing. At the shepherds cottage, Florizel woos Perdita while she ...
- 1995: Tennyson as a Victorian
- ... laid them down together. Such rapid change in industry destroyed jobs as it provided new ones. The population shifted and left thousands housed in urban slums with bad water, no sanitation, and little food. The depression left whole factories unemployed, and with no means of producing goods. Yet, some people believed that the only way to control population growth was through starvation or self-control. Men, women, and children accustomed to ... out the view publically that the earth was older than the bible said it to be. People's beliefs were suddenly being shattered and the quest for answers was in need. The change caused a great deal of confusion and alarm, which prompted English writers to accept responsibility and write about new thoughts, beliefs, and feelings. Alfred Tennyson, who is a very famous poet, is often regarded as the chief representative ... more balanced estimate of Tennyson has begun to prevail, however, with the recognition of the enduring greatness of "Ulysses," some of Tennyson's best lyrics and above all the stature of In Memoriam as the great representative poem of the Victorian Age. It is now also recognized that the realistic and comic aspects of Tennyson's work are more important than they were thought to be during the period of ...
- 1996: John F. Kennedy and Cuba
- ... earth is now being monitored by satellites, submarines, and radar. This machinery needs regular maintenance, repair, and replacement. Every time this happens, the money goes into the MIC's pockets. World War II was a great example of how war boosts the economy, and how quickly the US can get out of a depression. Similarly, the ongoing situation in Vietnam was a great opportunity for the MIC to fatten its wallets. When Kennedy took the presidency, the situation in Vietnam had not yet escalated into an all out war. It was Kennedy's firm belief that Vietnam ...
- 1997: Female Circumcision
- ... passage for young girls into womanhood and marriage. Many practitioners say "[Circumcision is] an integral part of their culture and ethnic identity, and some perceive it as a religious obligation" (Abusharaf, 26). There is a great deal of pressure on families to have their daughters circumcised. The Samburu of Kenya say uncircumcised girls are unclean, promiscuous and immature. "An uncircumcised vulva is unclean and only the lowest prostitute would leave her ... bladder to the vagina. The fistula can cause frequent miscarriages due to urine seeping into the uterus. It should not be surprising that some or all of the above side effects may directly result in depression and anxiety for woman. Their chronic health problems, infertility or loss of a husband's attention due to difficult penetration usually causes the depression. What must a woman do to conform to society? "The acceptable image of a woman with a place in society [is] that of one who is circumcised, docile, fertile, marriageable, hardworking, asexual and obedient" ...
- 1998: Serial Killers 3
- ... abnormal adolescent lives. Ed Kemper beheaded his sister's dolls while playing execution games (Crime Library). Daydreaming, compulsive masturbation, isolation, chronic lying, and bed-wetting are common characteristics serial killers shared as youths. Research shows great similarities among the different killers, which suggests that they share a common illness. "An understanding of the nature of that illness and the ability to detect the appearance of this syndrome in children are the ... the wooing phase -- the killer lures his/her victim --and then the capture follows. The fifth phase is the murder, which provides an emotional high. Occurring after the killing, the last phase is one of depression, which will trigger the beginning again. "The most profound thing about when I killed a woman was the emptiness I felt right after; I felt like I wasn't even human anymore. But after several ... Crime Library). With the combination of a very powerful media and a society fascinated with gruesome, sadistic crimes, modern serial killers have been put in the spotlight. A serial murder fulfills the criteria for a great news story -- fear, outrage, innocence, violence -- all attractive to the media (Gest 53). Henry Lee Lucas described being a serial killer as "being like a movie star" you're just playing the part (Crime ...
- 1999: Stress On Police Officers
- ... be four factors: 1. Divorce. 2. Alcohol, not alcoholism. That was one of the early theories. But in actuality it was the use of alcohol right before the act to "get up the nerve". 3. Depression. 4. A failure to get help. (Most officers who commit suicide have no history of having sought counseling). All four factors are symptoms that can come from an officer's stress levels. Police suicide is ... seek out incidents that most people would not care to encounter in their lifetime. Many people seek out a job in police work for this challenge and the personal rewards it provides. Overcoming stress of great magnitude can provide great personal rewards, but these jobs can and do ruin many lives. Dr. George Everly, a noted researcher on emergency services stress, estimates that at any given time15-32% of all emergency responders will be ...
- 2000: How Does Shakespeare Use Hamle
- ... the audience without telling the other characters. It is usual that one discovers more of a character from a soliloquy than from the action of the play alone. Shakespeare uses the soliloquies in Hamlet to great effect; with Hamlet s state of mind, his indecision and his use of imagery. Hamlet s state of mind in his first soliloquy is deeply nihilistic; Shakespeare presents the world as an unneeded garden , rank ... e.g. when the players arrive - but even this, on reflection, leads to more soul searching in a soliloquy). Other aspects of Hamlet s character for the most part get swallowed up by this consuming depression, but certainly he is oppressed by the hypocrisy of his uncle. O villain, villain, smiling damned villain! and That one may smile, and smile, and be a villain are two fine examples, which do not ... regards Hamlet s state of mind prior to the play, but the hasty marriage between Gertrude and Claudius, so soon after old King Hamlet s death could be seen as a primary cause for his depression ( That it should come to this! But two months dead! Nay, not so much, not two ). Perhaps their union has undermined Hamlet s faith in people to such an extent that everyone and everything ...
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