...Bondage is also presented in erotic and mainstream literary forms, including cartoons and magazines, and depicted in erotic art, such as some of the works of Gustave Doré and John Everett Millais. The mythical Andromeda was a popular subject for bondage in art by painters including Rembrandt's Andromeda Chained to the Rocks (1630), Théodore Chassériau (1840), Edward Poynter (1869) and Gustave Doré (1869). Other popular scenarios for bondage in art was that of Angelica from the fifteenth century epic poem Orlando Innamorato, which is itself a continuation of the romantic epic saga Orlando Furioso, which is similar to that of Andromeda in that the heroine is offered as a sacrifice to the sea gods; and the damsel in distress theme. The damsel in distress theme was also used in The Perils of Pauline (1914) motion picture serial, which found Pearl White in mortal danger on a weekly basis. Depictions of bondage in art may be erotic, in which case they would tend to depict a young woman in danger and fear, and some are BDSM in style. Bizarre was a fetish and bondage magazine published between 1946-1959 by bondage artist John Willie. It included drawings and photographs using professional bondage models in bondage or sadomasochistic scenes. Sweet Gwendoline was the main female character in his works, published largely in the 1950s and 60's, and possibly the most famous bondage icon after Bettie Page. She was repeatedly depicted as the stereotypical naïve blonde damsel in distress. ...
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...psychological or spiritual reasons. The Christian worldview perceives life through the scripture and scripture clearly teaches that supernatural, spiritual forces are at work in this world (Anderson, 2006). Anderson gives a description of what symptoms and signs to look for when counseling people. People often complain during counseling sessions of physical symptoms, which disappear after they resolve their personal and spiritual conflicts and find their freedom in Christ (Anderson, 2006). He further discusses how to counsel people and how to incorporate biblical understanding and scriptures in the counseling sessions. Anderson discusses what the Word of Gods says and describes how to break the bondage that the devil bestows on people. This book is designed to help people understand the different bondage that the devil has on some people. The author descriptions and examples of the counseling sessions catch the reader’s attention and draw them in to want to read more. The description that the author gives helps future counselors to understand how to help people who are controlled by the devil. The book helps strengthen you and help Christians to understand that there is power in the name of Jesus and we as Christians have power over the devil. We cannot rescue people from the bonds of spiritual blindness or demonic influence unless we first overpower their captors (Anderson, 2006). Christian counselors must first understand the power of God before they can effectively help their clients...
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...When individuals are denied the right to reap the benefits of freedom it is expected from them to ask why they are denied such a right. It would then be expected for those in bondage to strive to attain their desired freedom. As seen in Douglass’s slave narrative and Rowlandson’s captivity narrative, the deprivation of their freedom lead them to exceed racial and gender boundaries in order to struggle for power that was denied to them by their environment and cultural expectations. Wherever an individual may be, their surrounding environment serves as a constant reminder of their status or role in society. Frederick Douglass was born a slave in the state of Maryland. Being a slave state, Maryland served as a constant reminder to Douglass of his status in the “peculiar institution.” His environment also depicted the suggested racial inferiority of African-Americans to their white slaveholders. This would cause Douglass from an early age to exercise his agency and question why this was so; “The white children could tell their ages. I could not tell why I ought to be deprived of the same privilege” (Cain 1022). His location in Maryland, however, did reduce the obstacles involved with escaping from slavery. Maryland shared a border line with the northern free-states and it also had a harbor that would provide ships as a means of escape. The knowledge of the close proximity of free-states would help keep the notion of running away alive in Douglass’s mind. An environment...
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...Nonetheless the tour of Europe that was described in My Bondage is perhaps the most obvious and important difference between the two autobiographies. During his tour unlike his treatment in the United States as he said that he was, "seated beside white people… dine at the same table…and no one was offended" (Douglass,1855,273). Even more impressive was that Douglass stated that he met, "nothing to remind me of my complexion" while he was regarded and treated at every turn with kindness and deference paid to white people. (Douglass, 1855, 273). As fantastic as this was for Douglass, it was interesting that he did not mention this tour in the first autobiography, however, this is mostly due to the years that separated the two texts. More importantly, it showcases the incredible amount of discrimination present in the United States but its absence in Europe. Despite the amount of physical and emotional distress of many African Americans caused by the terrible treatment of white people in America, Douglass was not in distress in Europe. These quotes of positive inclusiveness regarding Douglass' complexion show the remarkable difference regarding not only the difference of race in regard to different countries, but also the time...
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...Frederick Douglass’s experience during the time of slavery was both narrated by himself however varying in the amount of information provided in both My Bondage and My Freedom as well as in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass; An American Slave, Written by Himself. Although they both contain similar facts of information about himself and his experience, they are different because My Bondage and My Freedom contains more content on Douglass’s background history prior to becoming owned by masters giving this narrative a different focus. This differs from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass; An American Slave, Written by Himself because this narrative only briefly spoke about Douglass's background facts and rather moved quickly into what he saw and experienced as a slave making this more of his focus in this narrative....
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...Slavery in not a thing we do any more, but at one point African Americans were the ones slaved and they were willing to fight for equal rights. The passage “My Bondage and My Freedom” is an autobiography by Fredrick Douglass that he wrote in the 1800s. Autobiography is about his life and how he felt in being a slave. Fredrick tells about his life very briefly to show or give an idea how his life was. As a child he liked to read and study. Mrs. Auld teacher him to read but her husband found out, but her husband was against it so he was warned no to teach him no more. He still continued his education secretly, he would tell his friends to teach him in exchange of something. He also saved up money to buy a latest version of a book that was been...
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...individuality, crushing oppression, and intense racism. The turning point in Douglass’s slavery is his stay with slaveholder Covey. The fight with Covey forms the central moment of the text where he is able to symbolically break free from bondage and become an autonomous human being thus enabling his later escape....
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...Slavery is dead, right? Today, approximately 21 million men, women, and children are in some form of slavery. Specifically 11.7 million are in debt bondage. Debt bondage occurs as part of a loan repayment. Often times, the person becomes tricked into working to pay off a fictitious debt for little to no pay. Debt bondage is happening all over the world, but more specifically in Africa, the Caribbean, and South-East Asia. This act of abuse goes against article four - freedom from slavery. Debt bonding is a violation of the victim’s human rights and we should work to end this modern day slavery. Many times people are promised passage to another country, and told they will be provide a job and money that could be sent back to their family. Upon...
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...Theory Critique: The Bondage Breaker By Dr. Neil T. Anderson Concise Summary of Theory In his book, “The Bondage Breaker,” Neil T. Anderson seeks to reveal the why’s and how’s of spiritual warfare and exposes the many tricks Satan uses to take over the minds of many Christians. His tricks include outright lies, deception, and the lure of knowledge and power. Dr. Andersons approach differs greatly from the models we have studied previously in this class as he presents a theoretical model for overcoming negative thoughts, habitual sins and irrational feelings (Anderson, 2000). As well, Anderson seeks to clarify the nature of spiritual conflicts and offers a plan as to how they can be resolved through the power of Jesus name. Satan does not have equal power with God as he has been disarmed and is already a defeated foe, but if he can deceive people into believing he has equal power, than he wins. Anderson (2000) states, “You have been given authority over the kingdom of darkness, but if you don’t believe it and exercise it, it’s as if you didn’t have it” (Anderson, 1993, p. 80). All in all, Christians must believe and understand that Christ died on the cross to set them free, so therefore, they are no longer a product of their sinful past. Dr. Anderson offers a seven-step process in helping Christians find freedom in Christ (Anderson, pgs. 201-252). Step 1: “Counterfeit vs. Real” is where an individual must renounce any activity or group which denies Jesus Christ or...
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...not spare the energy or confidence to succeed. Although slavery is less recognizable it occurs four times as much as it did in the 1800s. Fredrick Douglass lived both free and a slave but his details of slave life are still relevant in today’s contemporary slavery. A few other types of modern day slavery that is still going on today is; debt bondage, sexual slavery, child labor and wage slavery. Slavery such as debt bondage and sexual slavery is cause by unfortunate families. Families that suffered in a huge debt and wasn’t able to pay it off in one generation had to carry the balance to the next generation and to the next until it is paid off. However debt bondage is when one person gives a loan to another person and in repayment the person receiving the loan provides labor to liquidate the amount owed. In most cases when the amount of labor is assessed it isn’t applied to the actual debt owed. The time or duration of labor is not defined to a specific amount. The person could work till the day that person dies and still not have fully repaid the loan. In modern day it occurs mostly in south Asia. Sexual slavery also ties in with bondage because...
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...duration may be undefined. Debt bondage can be passed on from generation to generation. The issue of bonded labor may receive marginal attention globally, but bonded labor is the most extensive form of slavery in the world today. There were approximately 18 to 20.5 million bonded laborers in the world at the end of 2011, almost 90% of whom were in South Asia. This means that approximately half of the slaves in the world are bonded laborers in South Asia, particularly in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and in America and Africa. In America In the Americas, peonage was extended to include criminal peonage, where prisoners sentenced to hard labor were 'farmed out' to private or governmental groups. Peonage is a type of involuntary servitude of laborers (peons) having little control over their employment conditions. Peonage existed historically during the colonial period, especially in Latin America. As the New Mexico laws supported peonage, the US Congress passed an anti-peonage law on March 2, 1867. The current version of this statute is codified at Chapter 21-I of 42 U.S.C. § 1994 and makes no specific mention of New Mexico. In Africa Africa has its own unique version of debt bondage. Afrocentric academics claim that this was a much milder form of debt bondage compared to that experienced elsewhere, since it would occur on a family or community basis where social ties existed between debtor and creditor. Pawnship, or debt bondage slavery, involves the use of...
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...diversion. On his part, Pitful prison noticed that through the span of five summers, a custodian at the National Zoo took after more than 700 zoo guests and found that it didn't make a difference what was in plain view, individuals were treating the shows like wallpaper. Most zoo books are little, and as opposed to advancing appreciation for or comprehension of creatures, signs regularly give minimal more data than a creature's species, eating regimen, and characteristic extent. Also they also based their argument that Creatures, typical conduct is at times talked about, significantly less watched because their normal need infrequently met Another normal contention that zoos frequently use to legitimize keeping wild creatures in bondage is the case that they are attempting to shield species from elimination. Keeping animals in zoo may sound like a respectable objective; however, zoo authorities typically support colorful or...
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...Banneker's assertion decision improves his validity. Benjamin Banneker addresses Thomas Jefferson as "sir" all through the letter in lines 1,15,18,26, and 42. This custom to Jefferson adds to Banneker"s ethos by showing his appreciation for the expected beneficiary. Jefferson will probably listen to the substance of the contention when he realizes that he is regarded. The abnormal state of instruction exhibited by Banneker's words is another contributing element to his believability on his position against bondage....
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...Ojiji Iwa (2010) and, Emi Mi, Emi Re (2010) which was nominated for Best African Indigenous Director at ZAFAA 2010 AWARDS held in London. Dr Olayiwola is highly interested in researches on film theory and praxis. Abstract The origin of video film genre in Nigeria is shrouded in conflicting views and contentions. Indigenous film historians and critics are yet to agree on who could be credited as the initiator of the video revolution in Nigeria. While some available documents trace this genre to Kenneth Nnebue’s Living in Bondage produced in 1992, arguments at other quarters present the Yoruba filmmakers as the pioneers of the bourgeoning video film industry in Nigeria, and thus accuse others of subverting history in favor of their region. This paper, therefore, investigates the contributions of the Yoruba travelling theatre practitioners to the emergence of what is now known as the Nigerian video film industry, and concludes that while Living in Bondage may have popularized the genre, the Yoruba popular theatre practitioners initiated video film production in Nigeria. 183 The Journal of Pan African Studies,...
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...Story of an Hour: The need to be free “Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin is about Mrs. Louise Mallard, a woman with heart troubles, her husband Brently Mallard who had her under his bondage, Mrs. Mallard sister Josephine who cared very much about her and treated her gently and Mr. Mallard’s friend Richard who was the bearer of the news of Mr. Mallard’s death. When Mrs. Mallard got the news of her husband’s death, she was heartbroken at first and she wept. After some time alone in her room with the many thoughts that flooded her, Mrs. Mallard finally realized that she was living in captivity and now she was finally free. On her way to the door she saw her husband who is supposed to be dead, alive at the bottom of the stares and her heart gave way, her sudden need for freedom was...
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