...At first glance, Roman Fever is nothing more than a catfight between two one-dimensional women. It is easy to place them in the ‘bitter, petty, and jealous old lady’ bin and move on. Yet upon analyzing Wharton's use of rhetorical devices, it is clear that appearances can be deceiving. Mrs Slade and Mrs Ansley have a bit more depth than they seem—though they are still bitter, petty, and jealous. Between the two women, their thoughts and actions are much more telling than their spoken words. Mrs Slade’s inner monologue, and even her wishful thinking, come in rapid-fire tricolon. she reminisces on her expeditions to “London, Paris, or Rome”. Mrs Slade reveals that she misses the quick-paced life she lived beside her lawyer husband. Even after...
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...masterpiece. Julie Christie plays Fiona, a woman suffering from the beginning stages of Alzheimer’s Disease. She and her husband, Grant (Gordon Pinsent), have not been apart from each other for nearly four and a half decades, so understandably he takes it quite hard when she decides it would be best for her to enter into a nursing hope for people suffering from Alzheimer’s. Over the course of time, Grant becomes somewhat alarmed, and even a little jealous, over the strength of friendship that she develops with a fellow patient named Aubrey. As can be expected, Grant has to struggle to come to terms with this new relationship and with Fiona’s fading memory. Although Julie Christie has been widely recognized for her performance (nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, winner of the BAFTA, Golden Globe, and National Board of Review, Screen Actors Guild for the same, as well as numerous film critics societies), and not to take anything away from that, the story is driven by Gordon Pinsent’s performance (he won the award for Outstanding Male Performance from the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television, and Radio Artists…they’re version of the SAG Awards). Also of note is Olympia Dukakis playing Marian, Aubrey’s wife, as she also needs to adjust to life with her husband, whom she has brought home from the nursing home. And speaking of her husband, Michael Murphy plays a daring role, not speaking a word as Aubrey. It is a real shame that there is no Oscar category...
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...different affects and types of desires and the other would be the comparisons that can be made back to jazz music. First I want to touch on her concepts of desire. Morrison is theorizing the nature of desire; particularly African American females desire (Cannon, 235). The desires of the two main characters in the novel are what give the story its flare and captivity of the reader. The first example would be the husband Joe. He gets caught up in a love triangle with his wife Violet and mistress eighteen year old Dorcas. First was his going and seeking out Dorcas and having found that sexual desire he yearned for he then kills her to “keep the feeling going” (Cannon, 235). This is what brings Violet’s emotions to light. With her finding out about her husband’s disloyalty drives her into an instant state of anger and depression. Initially Violet only understands sexual desire and that becomes confusing upon the finding of her husband’s doings. Now that everything is in the open her sexual desires then start to manifest into jealous rage. Her first outburst of this jealous rage is when she shows up to Dorcas’ funeral and starts slashing the dead girl’s face in an effort to ease the emotional stress that ensued. Added on top of that they now both go into a state of depression or emotional imprisonment as Joe is continuously looking and Dorcas’ picture and uncontrollably crying and his wife at first uneasy and confused then also begins to look at the girl and begin...
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...personalities get the best of us? “The Possibility of Evil”, a short story by Shirley Jackson focused on the odd behavior of Miss Strangeworth. Though Miss Strangeworth do not change throughout the story, people just don’t know how awful she is. Miss Strangeworth has written small anonyms notes filled with cruel comments about toward her towns folks throughout the story. Miss Strangeworth enjoyed writing harsh letters to her neighbors, showing her jealous personality towards her neighbors. After thinking for a minute, although she had been phrasing the letter in the back of her mind all the way home, she wrote on a pink sheet with harsh words. She was pleased with the letter. I suppose Miss Strangeworth wrote this letter because deep down, she does not have a family and by letting this person feel terrible, it supposedly makes her feel better. Maybe if Miss Strangeworth was a little more outgoing, she might find the things she wants in life. She selected a green sheet this time and wrote quickly with harsher words. Again, Miss Strangeworth wrote another nasty letter to one of her neighbors. I think that she wrote another letter since she is lonely and while this neighbor has a husband, she doesn’t; Miss Strangeworth yet again wants this person to feel unfortunate. This uncharacteristic behavior seems capable of deeply hurting people and it will certainly boomerang to her one day. Writing harsh letters to her neighbors were just one part to her entertainment, she also...
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...Legacy/Children of Alumni Assignment Instructions: Read all of Chapter 9a. Then answer questions 1-8 below in number format on the short story entitled “ONE MORE TIME” about Legacies/Children of Alumni on p. 403. To make sure you have the correct story, it begins with “I know a lot of people who whine and complain about the children of alumni…..” *See screenshot (file attached) Note: Do NOT answer the questions on any other story or a zero will be given. 1. What’s the issue at hand (question at issue)? 2. Is it significant? 3. a. List the claims being made (you need to find 6 + claims) b. Is there a factual basis to the claims? Why or why not? c.What kind of evidence is being provided in support of the claims? d. Is the use of statistics or other numerical evidence credible? 4. How credible is the speaker as well as the sources cited? 5. What assumptions are underlying any claims being made? (at least 3 + assumptions) 6. Is the language that is being used loaded or slanted in any way? (at least 3 +) 7. Are there any logical fallacies (pp. 396-399) in the argument? (you need to find at least 6+ fallacies). You need to identify which sentences in the story are fallacies and specify which fallacy (or fallacies) they violate. For example: “If we cut down on the number of legacy admissions, what would happen to the college budget? We might not even be able to keep things running!” Slippery Slope 8...
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...A 1. After the party on Saturday, he slept in on Sunday. Det er en forkert bøjning af verbet. 2. Television has taught me a lot about American culture. Learn betyder, at man studerer noget. Altså, at man lærer noget. Teach betyder, at man underviser noget. Altså, at man lærer andre noget. Der er altså brugt et forkert ordvalg. 3. Wayne and Coleen are thrilled with the wonderful addition to their family life. Wonderfully er et adverbium. Der skal i denne sætning bruges et adjektiv (wonderful), da det ligger sig op af addition, der er et navneord. 4. Everybody likes the sound of palm trees rustling in the wind, and children in particular feel comforted by it. Everybody er tredjeperson singularis. Derfor skal verbet have et S på. 5. Unfortunately, all his siblings are dead. Der skal bruges dead, der er adjektiv. Ikke death, der er substantiv. 6. Who started this fight? The boy whose nose are bleeding or the one who’s lying on the ground? Which bruges om ting eller dyr. Who bruges om mennesker. I denne sætning skal genitiv formen af who bruges, hvilket er whose. 7. The parents want Kevin to have as normal an upbringing as possible. A bruges foran en konsonant. An bruges foran en vokal. Derfor skal an bruges, da næste ord er upbringing. B 1. a) Verballed: Is. Fordi der kan sættes it foran. Subjekt: Woman. Fordi det er hende der udfører handlingen, det er hende der ER ingenting. b) Verballed: Is. Fordi der kan sættes it foran...
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...Legacy/Children of Alumni Assignment 6th edition Instructions: Read Chapter 9a. Answer questions 1-8 below in number format (not essay) on “ONE MORE TIME” Legacies/Children of Alumni on p. 403. To make sure you have the correct essay, it begins with “I know a lot of people who whine and complain about the children of alumni…..” Note: Do NOT answer the questions on any other story or a zero will be given. 1. What’s the issue at hand (question at issue)? 2. Is it significant? 3. a. List the claims being made (you need to find 6 + claims) b. Is there a factual basis to the claims? Why or why not? c.What kind of evidence is being provided in support of the claims? d. Is the use of statistics or other numerical evidence credible? 4. How credible is the speaker as well as the sources cited? 5. What assumptions are underlying any claims being made? (at least 3 + assumptions) 6. Is the language that is being used loaded or slanted in any way? (at least 3 +) 7. Are there any logical fallacies (pp. 394-397) in the argument? (you need to find at least 6+ fallacies). You need to identify which sentences in the story are fallacies and specify which fallacy (or fallacies) they violate. For example: “If we cut down on the number of legacy admissions, what would happen to the college budget? We might not even be able to keep things running!” Slippery Slope 8. Is there anything important being left out of the...
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...thoughts, feelings, and actions which follow threats to self-esteem and/or threats to the existence or quality of the relationship ... generated by the perception of a real or potential attraction between one's partner and a (perhaps imaginary) rival." (White, 1981, p. 24). In scenes of jealousy, there are typically a triad of people involved: a jealous and threatened individual, a partner of the opposite gender, and his/her third party rival. In the case of Othello, there are certainly three important people involved at the beginning: Iago being the jealous individual, Desdemona being the partner, and Othello being the third party rival. Iago definitely feels threatened by Othello’s dominance over him, both in his military rank and his relationship with Desdemona, as portrayed upon Iago’s words, “I hate the Moor!” (I,iii,377). Iago then manages to spread his jealousy to his impending victims, such as Othello; as the subject of his jealousy is partly the sheer beauty of Desdemona. In the plot of Othello, the most devious and perfect example of a human incarnation of the “greeneyed monster” is Iago. Iago originally becomes jealous when...
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...deals with producing the ideas necessary to solve the problem or determine a stance on the issue. Personal Challenge Considering the four stages in the creative process that work to solve an issue or problem, a personal challenge that I can apply the stages to would be in re-evaluating myself as a whole and making life changes to become a better wife, mother, and person in general. I used and applied three out of the six techniques described in Ch. 6 to determine which areas needed the most work. The first technique, “being observant,” help me realized how tired my husband has been in dealing with our children shown through his look, the faint circles under his eyes and slower movement in his style. I realize that I can be from more help and that there are little things that I could do around the house by using the second technique – “look for the imperfections” in things. The last technique “note your own and other’s dissatisfaction”, it make me realized what environment I am creating amongst my children. I become aware of the jealousy my older son experiences when I spend more time with his younger brother. Express the...
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...is shown Lady Macbeth as she encourages her husband Macbeth to kill Duncan and become king. Macbeth’s ambition to become king would have made him become king. However, it is important to note that his ambition to become king comes directly from the three witches. Macbeth’s ambition was amplified by Lady Macbeth as she strongly encouraged him. Lady Macbeth was written by Shakespeare with bad ambition. This becomes obvious as the book progressively goes on. Lady Macbeth ambition because so strong that she even unsexes herself “Come, you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, and fill me from the crown to the toe top-full of direst cruelty.” (1.5.31-34). Lady Macbeth climaxes when she talks in...
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...Clearly, Othello is guilty of misplaced trust--he believes a man whom he didn't feel was fit for the lieutenancy over his wife, and as you note, many factors contribute to the tragedy of the play. Ultimately, though, Othello is responsible for his own actions and is therefore at fault. While Othello does exercise poor judgment in whom to believe (especially for an experienced military leader), he deserves less blame for his downfall. He is a product of a prejudiced society, a society which uses him for his military prowess and exotic culture but then stereotypes him as animalistic, lustful, jealous, and violent. Iago knows that Othello is insecure in his relationship with Desdemona because of the difference in their race, age, and social class, and he uses that insecurity against the general. Thus, someone could validly argue that had it not been for stereotyping, Othello might not have fallen as he did. other factors contribute to his downfall as well. One of these is man's inability to view women without suspicion and jealousy. It is the idea of ownership that prevails in the way men view women. We see this idea Throughout the play. Desdemona is referred to as a treasure or a jewel, Cassio praises her as the "riches of the ship." Even though Othello loves Desdemona dearly, this tendency of men to want to control and the fear of losing runs deep within him. "We can call these delicate creatures ours, but not their appetites," Othello rages. It is easier for a man to trust...
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...needs to find out the kind of person they really are and to strive to become that individual. In the beginning Nora returns home from Christmas shopping and puts her packages on the table. Torvald, her husband, hears her and calls out “Is that my little lark twilling out there?” (pg.1282, Barnet, Burto, Cain. Introduction to Literature).Throughout the play he never calls her by her name until towards the end he has all little pet names for her. He comes out from the study. He expresses horror of debt. They discuss how their finances will improve as he got a new job as manager at the bank. Nora behaves like a little child and he enjoys treating her like one Nora’s friend, Mrs. Christine LInde, that she hasn’t seen in a long time returns to town. She explains to Nora that she hopes to find some work that isn’t too strenuous now that she is widowed, childless, and her husband left her no money. Nora then reveals to Christine how she borrowed money from Krogstad, whom is a lawyer and also works at the bank, that it really wasn’t money that her Papa had left her. She explains she had to do it to save Torvald’s life when he was very ill, to take a trip to Italy and she has never told him any different. Christine is awe from this at first and can’t believe Nora has never told her husband about this matter. Nora explains that she repays the money from a job in which she also does secretly copying papers by hand behind the locked door of her room and also form her housekeeping budget. Nora...
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...Week 1 Anth 315 Notes Theory of Evolution: * Gradualism * Speciation * Exchange genes. * Common ancestry. All species go back to a common ancestry. * Natural Selection * Variation * Inherited * Selection * Population will become better adapted to a particular environment. Evolutionary Psychology - 1992 An evolutionary psychological approach: 1. Humans are part of biology. 2. There is nothing special about the human brain 3. Human nature is innate 4. Human behavior is the product of both innate human nature and the environment. Cognitive Psychology 1. Actions are caused by mental processes. 2. The mind is a computer. 3. Humans descended from an ape like ancestor. Heredity 1. Makes offspring look like parents. 2. Genes are written in a molecule called DNA. 3. Children obtain 50 % of their genetic make-up from each parent. Mutations: 1. Mutations occur when a gene inside a cell changes. The evolution of the mind: Cognitive psychology and evolutionary biology meet when we begin discussing the mind evolving through the process of natural selection. What were the adaptive problems faced by our hominid ancestors? 1. Shelter 2. Food The Savannah Principal 1. The savannah principle holds that the human brain has undergone virtually little or no change in the last 10,000, years. Sugars and fats contain calories for survival. Week # 2 Sexual...
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...Both “Babylon revisited” and “roman fever” are, to a large extent, about characters unable to escape their pasts. Which character, Charlie Wales or Alida Slade, is more responsible, finally, for the manner in which their past catches up to them? NAME: INSTITUTION: Both “Babylon revisited” and “roman fever” are, to a large extent, about characters unable to escape their pasts. Which character, Charlie Wales or Alida Slade, is more responsible, finally, for the manner in which their past catches up to them? “Babylon revisited” In Babylon revisited, Charlie has returned back to Paris for a couple of reasons. Charlie found many things have changed as he had changed in character too. He had left for business in Prague after his plans in life were begin to shatter amongst them his wife’s death. Charlie went back to Paris to see her little daughter who was staying with her aunt after Helens death. Charlie took a taxi and started rolling over the city to see the different places he remembers. His thoughts started taunting him as he though of how he had spoiled everything for himself at the city. He claims that he wasn’t realizing any of his actions. It was two years when all this occured, everything was gone and Charlie himself was gone too. Charlie and his daughter Honoria were both happy to see each other after a long period of ten months. Charlie was welcomed at her sisters in laws place where her daughter stayed in the care of Marion. As the discussion between Charlie...
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...Woolf committed suicide by drowning herself in a river. The major theme in Virginia Woolf’s life is isolation. She lost many family members; she felt emotionally distant from her husband; but, most of all, she didn’t fit into the traditional values of her culture. This leads directly into Mrs. Dalloway, in which Clarissa — like Woolf — feels isolated in her life style. Mrs. Dalloway is set in post-WWI London. Taking place in a single day, the novella follows several characters as Clarissa Dalloway prepares for a high-profile party she is hosting that evening. The story opens with the omniscient, third-person narrator following Clarissa as she goes to buy flowers. With the stream-of-consciousness writing, her thoughts flow, uninterrupted. Despite her comfortable life style, she is shown to be full of doubts, regrets, and insecurities. For example, while shopping, she reflects on a past suitor, Peter Walsh; and she is disappointed that her daughter, Elizabeth, is not as socially conscious as herself. After a car backfires, the story shifts to the perspective of Septimus and Lucrezia Smith. Septimus is a mentally ill veteran of WWI; he is troubled by the sound of the car. Suffering from a form of PTSD, he feels as if he has lost a part of himself. As they wander, Lucrezia — his wife — feels alone. Her husband is not the same man he was. He has moments of lucidity. Yet, she feels she can no longer connect with him. Nonetheless, she remains devoted to Septimus, and wishes to help him...
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