...Divergent is all about identity about searching your soul and determining who you are and how you fit in as you emerge from adolescence to adulthood. The faction is built to have peace.Society has been broken down into five factions groups of people. The Amity are all about the farm, kindness, harmony and they are always happy who dress in shades of sorbet. The Candor run the judicial system and value honesty and order.They tell the truth, even when you wish they wouldn’t. The Erudite are the smart ones, the ones who value knowledge and logic. They know everything. They can tell truth because they have the facts. They wear conservative, dark blue. The Abnegation are known for their selflessness and modesty. They love to help others. They eat plain food, plat-based diet with no sauces and a minimum of seasoning. And the pierced and tatted Dauntless are the brave, fearless and free soldiers, protectors or police who protect the city. Beatrice Prior is a member of the Abnegation alongside her brother, and their parents They dress in drab colors, eat simply and are only allowed to steal a quick glance in the mirror once every three months when it's time for a haircut. Basically, they're no fun, and Beatrice has a wild streak in her that she's been forced to suppress. When she undergoes the aptitude test required of all teens, which determines which faction is the best reflection of one's true nature, her results are inconclusive. She's got pieces of a few different factions in...
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...Kylie Uy 10 - A English Term Paper The first main conflict of Divergent is man vs himself which is the struggle of Tris with her inner self. Since she is Divergent she cannot be selfless like her faction, she posses the traits of Dauntless, Abnegation and Erudite; therefore she cannot be in either of the five factions because she is incompatible. The second conflict was man vs man which is the conflict between Tris and Eric. Tris is not capable of being a fighter because she is not properly trained to be a fighter and Eric can see that; since Eric can see Tris being ever so vulnerable he takes this opportunity to attack her in a emotional and physical way. The third conflict is man vs society; for instance at the age of 16 everyone needs to undergo a certain test to help them figure out which faction they belong to, and if you cannot sustain the certain standards of the chosen faction you’ve chosen, it can result you to being factionless. Factionless is considered the least favored social class in this story. I believe that Tris being divergent is an example of inner conflict. Because she struggles within her inner peace, she cannot be classified as Abnegation; her test results were Dauntless, Erudite and Abnegation. Since she possesses three of these traits, she cannot live in a specific faction because she has other traits that conflict with the faction’s standards. In my opinion, I believe that she was not proactive because she chose Dauntless instead of Abnegation simply...
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...Tris began the novel timid and unsure of herself and her desires, which was characteristic of her Abnegation upbringing: he was never allowed to focus on herself, so she never knew exactly what she wanted. Upon choosing Dauntless her bravery obviously begins to blossom, but she experiences some other changes as well. She forges friendships and relationships central to her identity, with people who bring out the best in her. And she learns that though she has chosen another faction, she can still be selfless; and indeed she is,time and time again. By the end of the novel, she is fully aware of herself as Divergent - someone who does not fit in, but who cannot be controlled. There are many significant experiences to discuss, both good and bad, that shaped Tris as a person throughout her time in Dauntless.Compare and contrast this rigidly structured society with our own. Does one provide a more effective lifestyle than the other?The distinctions between Tris's society and our own are very apparent; their idea of becoming a good person involves selecting one virtue to cultivate their entire lives, while for us, being good and morally sound involves a mixture of all of their faction virtues and mor. Socially, we have much more freedom of choice, but is that freedom always a good thing? Studying any of the five virtues of Trs's world can indeed have positive effects on one's life. It all depends on perspective; either could be seen as the more effective lifestyle, depending on how you...
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...Chapter I THERE IS ONE mirror in my house. It is behind a sliding panel in the hallway upstairs. Our faction allows me to stand in front of it on the second day of every third month, the day my mother cuts my hair. I sit on the stool and my mother stands behind m e with the scissors, trimming. The strands fall on the floor in a dull, blond ring. When she finishes, she pulls my hair away from my face and twists it into a knot. I note how calm she looks and how focused she is. She is well-practiced in the art of losing herself. I can’t say the same of myself. I sneak a look at my reflection when she isn’t paying attention—not for the sake of vanity, but out of curiosity. A lot can happen to a person’s appearance in three months. In my reflection, I see a narrow face, wide, round eyes, and a long, thin nose—I still look like a little girl, though sometime in the last few months I turned sixteen. The other factions celebrate birthdays, but we don’t. It would be self-indulgent. “There,” she says when she pins the knot in place. Her eyes catch mine in the mirror. It is too late to look away, but instead of scolding me, she smiles at our reflection. I frown a little. Why doesn’t she reprimand me for staring at myself? “So today is the day,” she says. “Yes,” I reply. “Are you nervous?” I stare into my own eyes for a moment. Today is the day of the aptitude test that will show me which of the five factions I belong in. And tomorrow, at the Choosing Ceremony, I will decide on a f action;...
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...“The Lady in the Tower” is a story about King Henry VIII who had a lovely daughter named Mary. When Mary was a young girl, her father knew how beautiful she was going to be. Because her father wanted to protect her from the realities of the world, he decided to lock her in a tower. Then, so that anyone couldn’t come in the tower, he hired and trained a guard to kill anyone who tried to enter the tower. There was this one man name Oliver Cromwell who always came to see the princess, the princess asked him to save her from the tower. Oliver Cromwell tried to save her, but when he tried to enter the tower he was killed. Because the guard followed the orders the king gave him. Oliver Cromwell is responsible for his own death because he knew the consequences of going in the tower. Of all the charters Princess Mary is the least responsible person for Oliver Cromwell’s death. Some people may think that she is the most responsible, but that is wrong because she just wanted to get out the tower. The princess was tired of being in the tower .In the story it says that “as she often did, Mary asked him to please rescue her from her terrible fate. Although, the guard is not the most responsible, he is more responsible the princess Mary. Some people may say that he is most responsible because he killed the man. That is wrong because he was trained to kill anyone who tried to enter the tower. He was trained to protect the princess. In the story it says the king trained the guard...
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...Sexual selection is a “special case” of natural selection, which was introduced by Charles Darwin (who is best known for his evolution theory) in the late 1800’s. The term “sexual selection” is when one sex for certain characteristics in individuals is preferred than the opposite sex with different characteristics. In today’s society choosing the sex of your child is technically possible. Advances in fertility treatments allow doctors to identify male and female embryos. The treatment is an option for parents who either want to avoid passing sex-linked genetic disorders to their children, or for other cultural reasons. The debate for whether or not parents should be allowed to choose the sex of their baby is very heated, but in my opinion parents should not choose the sex of their baby for many reasons. One of the reasons would be the consideration of the population as a whole. The ratio of males to females is roughly 1:1 and that is due to nature choosing the sex for us. If parents were to choose the sex of their baby, there would be a massive affect on the gender balance in the population. For example, many countries such as China, Japan, and Vietnam prefer boys over girls, because in most cases, these countries think men take higher value because they are portrayed as leaders, the one with responsibility, the one who has abilities, is responsible for taking care of the family, bringing wealth to family, etc. On contrast, women are considered weak, submissive, obedient, etc...
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...|Life of Pi|Real World| When? (Perspectual)| At the age of 14 he studied Islam and Christianity. 1977 was when the family decided to emigrate to Canada (Age 16)| Life of Pi was published in 2001, believed to be written late 1990’s. “Now it looks like Life of Pi was this big monumental work, but when I was writing it, I was a poor writer living in Montreal.” – (Martel Yann)Yann started writing at the age of 27. | Where? (Locational)| Pondicherry India. (Hometown.) They also own the zoo. Due to new Government policies, Pi’s father decided to sell the zoo and emigrate his family into Canada. Also, Piscine Martel, when older, was speaking of the story in Toronto.|High school- Port Hope Ontario.University- Trent University (1981) Montreal is where he wrote the fantastic novel “Life Of Pi”This problem faced can happen anywhere in this world. | Who? (Charactural)| Piscine Patel, “Pi” an Indian boy, from Pondicherry.(Brought up as a Hindu, discovers Christianity and Islam) (Has a mom, brother and father, who die in the ship wreck while traveling the Pacific Ocean) Father:Santosh Patel| Yann Martel is a Spanish born Canadian writer. (Bachelor degree for Philosophy). It affected him spiritually, but I believe the whole word was struck by his imaginative yet true journey to believe in god. | What? (Thematic)| Pi’s father is emphatic about his kids being aware of the true nature of wild life (animals). Which then lead him to believe that Pi didn’t truly understand that the animals...
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...his/her choices! Write your OWN, brief, yet descriptive plot summary (overall or structure summary for certain nonfiction pieces). The main character Beatrice lives in a future Chicago in where people are divided into factions based upon their personalities. Abnegation, for the selfless, Amity, for the peaceful, Candor, for the honest, Dauntless, for the brave, and Erudite, for the intellectual. When it comes time for the choosing day, Beatrice discovers that she is Divergent, a very special case in where a person is no set faction. After surprising her family with the choice of dauntless, Beatrice is sent into the initiation protocol for the faction. Starting with jumping onto a moving train. From that moving train she then must jump off of that train onto a roof, then down into a pitch black hole. After that part they must go through three initiation trials which she goes through and is injected with this serum thing that the eurdites activate to take control of the dauntless, all except the divergents who are surprisingly revealed to us that four and tris’ (Beatrice’s dauntless name) mother are. Then all of the action starts to kick in. We have death all around us. To get to the final control room to stop this brainwashing experience tris loses her mother and father. But after all that is said and done she meets four again who she is in love with near the end of the book and hop on a train leading into the city, which leads to the sequel book. This is super brief and...
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...In the book Divergent by Veronica Roth, the author uses different elements of plot to create a story that, not only makes the reader think about the dystopian society and freedom of choice in which Beatrice Prior, the main character, lives. The society has a loss of individuality, by choosing between five different factions. The government is separated between the five factions to try to make the perfect society. The setting in Divergent takes place in futuristic Chicago, Illinois. In this place, everyone has a special job for the rest of their lives. Beatrice, the main character, is sixteen years old and has experienced what it is like to be selfless for the first sixteen years of her life. “Why doesn’t she reprimand me for staring at myself?”(2). Since day one, Beatrice was taught never to think of herself, but to think only of others. You are not even allowed to look at yourself in the mirror. The story begins when Beatrice takes her aptitude test and it comes back inconclusive. After the aptitude test on choosing day, Beatrice has to choose from five different factions; Abnegation (the selfless), Amity (the peaceful), Candor (the honest), Dauntless (the brave) and Erudite (the intelligent). After the aptitude test Beatrice get three results, Abnegation, Erudite and Dauntless. This makes her “divergent” and she is warned to never share this with anyone for fear of her life. “Divergence is extremely dangerous”(23). During the choosing ceremony, Beatrice surprises...
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...[pic] BROOKDALE OF UTICA Sunday’s Special November 22nd Soup of the Day Salad of the Day Homemade Clam Chowder Autumn Salad with Maple Balsamic Dressing LUNCH Teriyaki Chicken Roasted Rosemary Potatoes Roasted Broccoli Peach Pie Milk/ Coffee/ Tea DINNER Baked Mostaccioli Buttered Italian Mix Ice cream Coffee/Tea/Milk [pic] BROOKDALE OF UTICA Monday’s Special November 23rd Soup of the Day Salad of the Day Chicken Pot Pie Marinated Garden Salad LUNCH Beans & Frank’s Butter Winter Mix Pudding Coffee/Tea/Milk DINNER Hot Open Face Roasted Beef Sandwich Sauteed Spinach Sugar Cookie Coffee/Tea/Milk [pic] BROOKDALE OF UTICA Tuesday Special November 24th Soup of the Day Salad of the Day Onion Soup Mixed Green Salad LUNCH Meatloaf Mashed Potatoes Lemon Butter Corn Cake Coffee/Tea/Milk DINNER Sweet and Sour Pork Steamed Brown Rice Steamed Green Peas Fruited Gelatin Coffee/Tea/Milk [pic] BROOKDALE OF UTICA Wednesday Specials November 25th Soup of the Day Salad of the Day Tomato Vegetable Soup Sweet and Sour Cucumber Slices Salad LUNCH Beef Tips Egg Noodles Stir-Fried Carrots Pie Coffee/Tea/Milk DINNER Tuna Salad Plate Potato Salad Applesauce Snack Cake Coffee/Tea/Milk [pic] BROOKDALE OF UTICA Thursday’s Specials November 26th Soup of...
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...Pretend your Aksionov going to write a letter of plea to the Czar. Write a lette of plea stating your case and persuading the Czar that you are not guilty. Your honor , I am asking for your leniency in sentencing me and plea that your sentence be merciful. Please take into account what I am going to say as many lives are going to be touched and affected by your decision today. As you know your Honor, I was charged with murdering and thievery. I admit that I had a tea with the merchant, then went to bed in adjoining rooms, and later on I left before dawn. The following day I was cross-questioned by two soldiers, as if I were a thief or a robber. Afterwards I learned that the merchant with whom I spent with last night has been found with his throat cut. The soldiers searched my things and found an evidence. The evidence might be strong, the blood-stained knife in my bag and having thousand of rubles. But I could hardly utter a word and and only stammered : "I don't know-- not mine, then the police ordered the soldiers to bind me and to put me in the cart. I suppose, that these evidence aren't enough to prove me guilty. It was unfair to charge me of murdering and thievery, without having a witness that I killed the merchant. I assure you my honor, that I did not did this tragic tragedy. I'm not a kind of man who goes around doing these, It's going to look as though I'm guilty. I'm asking you to place yourself in my hands, although I know that is a difficult thing to do. There...
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...Dystopia – Divergent At the age of 16, the children have to take a psychological test, which indicates their best-suited faction. Later on, they’re allowed to choose any faction as their permanent group at the Choosing Ceremony. Is this our future community? And is this the best way to control the population? “Divergent” is a movie where people are divided into distinct factions based on their human virtues. This dystopia is a disguise of their problems of the future and it only gets worst. It may take places in the future but it seems like something that could happen in out time. We’re not too close to what is happing in “Divergent”. We’re slowly becoming a society who is divided into certain groups. Rich, poor, in-between people who don’t really know have to put themselves. But will the world like “Divergent” help the population or make even worse? In some way, it could really help people who don’t know what to do with their life, and here would a test really help them and guide them into a life that fits perfectly for you. But on the other hand, it could really end with a totally mess and totally chaos. If people don’t fit into the test and there come a difference result than expected, the government could take all the people that didn’t make it in the test, like they should do, and kill them. Only because they didn’t fit in the society that they created. It would make them question the government and it would in a revolution only because it would frustrate the...
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...Divergent Summary Introduction The dystopian novel Divergent was introduced to us by the main character, Tris. Tris was in her main faction, Abnegation She wears grey, she is selfless and cares about the people around her. On page 1, it says “There is ONE mirror in my house”. As being part of abnegation, your not suppose to attract attention to yourself or even look at yourself. Tris and her brother, caleb were getting ready for the aptitude test on that day and the choosing ceremony the next day. On page 2, Tris says to herself “And tomorrow, at the choosing ceremony, I will decide on a faction; I will decide the rest of my life; I will decide to stay with my family or abandon them”. Once you turn 16, you go to the choosing ceremony to...
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...their ability to work either mentally or physically. Since productive activity is very central for human’s existence, bourgeoisie gets a huge control over the society because they are in control of the means of the production. Usually the main purpose of the proletariat class is to either help the bourgeoisie organize for a revolution or to overthrow the current ruling class, and take over. Classes tend to be structurally in conflict. Class conflict usually occurs due to the relationship of power wherever a privet surplus exists. When class conflict occurs the struggle for political power arises. Struggles and conflicts also arise in the different divisions inside the same class due to power and status. (Naiman, 2012, p.64) In the movie Divergent the societies class division occurs in forms of fractions. In theory the fraction are supposed to be all set up to equally contribute to the society by their different virtues, there is still a class conflict occurring through out the movie. This society evolves through different types of production in which the upper class being Abnegation, the selfless class are trusted to run the government because they are public servants. The main class conflict in the movie arises for political power between Abnegation and Erudite. Erudite believe that they should be the rulers not abnegation. They use their knowledge to create serum making Dauntless their...
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...Entrepreneur ambidexterity Ambidexterity = the ability both to explore and “search for new, useful adaptions”, and exploit through “the use and propagation of known adaptions”. This is vital to the survival and performance of organizations. Firms should maintain a balance between exploration and exploitation. There has been scant attention to what makes an individual ambidexterious. Several reasons warrant the examination of entrepreneur ambidexterity in small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs): 1. Small business have limited resource endowments. Since exploration and exploitation compete for scarce resources, attention and organizational routines, the situation is likely to heighten the paradoxes facing entrepreneurs. 2. Most SMEs are owned and managed by one individual or a very small group of individuals: the owner-manager makes virtually all the strategic decisions. Ambidexterity: 1. Literally: the ability to use both hands with equal ease. 2. In management: used to refer to an organization’s ability to do two seemingly paradoxical things simultaneously: * To explore and exploit * Be efficient and be flexible * Align and adapt Distinction between exploration and exploitation (March): * Exploration: includes things like research, variation, risk-taking, experimentation, play, flexibility, discovery, innovation. * Exploitation: includes thing like improvement, choice, production, efficiency, implementation, execution...
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