Essays on Betrayal

In the captivating world of “House of the Dragon,” Rhaenyra Targaryen, initially played by the actress Milly Alcock, emerges as a formidable character, defying societal norms and challenging the traditional constraints imposed upon women in leadership roles. It is fascinating to explore the significance of Rhaenyra’s image for modern women aspiring to lead, showcasing her fierce ambition, resilience, and determination to claim the Iron Throne. As Rhaenyra’s journey is analyzed, it becomes apparent how her portrayal as a powerful and multifaceted leader not only empowers audiences but also serves as a compelling reminder of the potential and strength ...

Film Studies

In this essay, we are going to talk about a movie ‘Tape’ directed by Richard Linklater. In order to reveal the main idea of the movie, we are going to analyze it due to the list of following aspects: setting, characterization, plot, structure, a point of view, theme, etc. As there only three characters in the movie, we are going to choose one and provide his full analyses. In order to achieve the best result, we will provide a complete wide picture of characters’ relations with each other. 1. Setting The first scene of the film as all the ...

In “Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings: A Review,” C.S. Lewis famously said: “The value of myth is that it takes all the things you know and restores to them the rich significance which has been hidden by the veil of familiarity” (Lewis). The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, and The Fellowship of the Ring, are two examples of fantasy novels that support this statement. The former tells the story of some children who are evacuated to the countryside, only to discover the land of Narnia in a wardrobe. The book evokes themes such as good vs. ...

Introduction

Sexual behavior has a direct impact on the family life experience as sexual activity is an essential part of a healthy relationship. But, sexual activity can also cause disruption and confrontation in family life when one or both partners are indulging in sexual activity outside their relationship. Many couples and families are broken due to the sexual behaviors of partners. The worst case is when partners hide their sexual activity from each other or have secret relationships. Such scenarios have a negative influence on the family life and changes the family dynamic in many cases, as people cannot ignore ...

This essay is an analysis to Richard Ford’s “Under the Radar”. Ford’s story, despite short, conveys a deep and textured plot and along with perplexing characters. The story revolves around the theme of early marriage, infidelity among professionals and the consequences in the revelation of these actions. There is not a hint of happiness or closure at the end and it leaves the reader free to think up of the ending on their own, with the lingering opinions on mistrust and deception. “Under the Radar” starts off with a young couple, Marjorie Reeves and her husband, Steven ...

Is Edward Snowden a Traitor or a Hero?

In this research paper, we would like to talk about the controversy that chases the society on every corner of the 21st century and how our beloved Social Media can become a reason of the risk. Also, the main topic of our research is a life story of one of the most controversial personalities alive nowadays. He is a true superhero. The authorities hate him, simple people rely on him. The man who was not afraid to disclose the confidential data of the US government in order to protect the people of the whole wide world. One may say ...

The short story “The Storm” by Chopin describes the events that happen during a storm, and, consequently, brings out the characters of those involved in the story. Among the characters in the story is Calixta, who plays the role of a homemaker and has several character traits as shown in the story. Chopin describes the character of Calixta through her interactions with numerous other characters, some of whom belong to her family as well as others who are not part of her family. Kate Chopin’s “The Storm” is an interesting take as shown by the theme and the ...

Abstract

The article “Divorce Trends and Patterns in the Western World: A socio-legal overview”, written by Tony Fahey, contains a profound overview of all the patterns and trends in divorce in the modern world in developed countries of the Western World. It regards the definition of the world “divorce” and its meaning, the causes and reasons of divorce, the legal process, and usual consequences thereof. Tony Fahey has made a deep investigation of marital breakdown in the modern society over half of a century. The author indicates that though the number of divorces has radically increased recently, the reasons of ...

“Et tu, Brute?” Many people recognize this pithy question as Julius Caesar’s last words upon seeing Roman senator Marcus Julius Brutus, with whom he had a relationship akin to that of a father and son, among his murderers on March 15, 44 BC. The phrase roughly translates to, “You too, Brutus?”. However, there is no historical evidence these were Caesar’s last words; more likely; they were popularized by William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar in the sixteenth century. Known as the Ides of March, Caesar’s death is one of the most famous political overthrows in all of ...

A marriage union is anchored on faithfulness and a promise to withhold the fidelity of the house to one partner for a lifetime. Society has always held that infidelity is a wrong thing if not hurtful to the people. It tends to affect the marriage if it is discovered and if the marriage does not end peacefully, then the people leave in hate and fear of maiming or even killing each other. Sex is a pleasure, and past experiences with specific people tend to stick to the mind. There is a notion that states that individuals that engage in ...

Introduction

Akira Kurosawa's Ran is based on the 16th Century play, King Lear, by William Shakespeare. The main plots behind the two works are identical. Besides Ran’s adapted parallel characters like Hidetora, there are theme similarities and differences. In both stories, a leader decides to divide his kingdom among three heirs and a child identifies their father’s undoing in both. The similarities and differences in the plots of the two works underpin major similarities and differences in themes. For example, both works capture the theme of conflict between authority and challenge within the family albeit not exactly in ...

Introduction

Some people may be confused when it comes to give the definition of whistleblowing, According to Weimer (2014), whistleblowing is the manifestation of an ethical concept implying spreading information of somebody, who is in danger or in a risky situation among some higher-ranked officials, so in case of being accused a person will be fined or sanctioned. The concern raised may be raised externally or internally in order to inform people about wrongdoings. There are many complaints, which can be viewed as whistleblowing. For such issues the protection by law has to be provided. These complaints are criminal offences ...

Introduction

Leadership is defined as the ability of an individual to lead and actuate others through his/her actions. A leader can guide individuals, as well as, organizations to follow a certain path. Leaders are responsible for doing right things for selves and with others. They are the ones who set particular direction as well as the vision which not just help them but others too. Leadership is not restricted to organizations, but it has been witnessed in public sectors, politics and even at our houses. The perception that all leaders practice good leadership qualities is not true. It is not ...

The loss of motivation and one’s bearing in life also often leads to a loss of confidence and direction. This proves more significantly relevant to people who are older which is the case seen in Fusi Bergman and Miss Hancock. Both characters believed and were proud of their particular set of skills and abilities. The two short stories God is not a Fish Inspector and The Metaphor both tackles the theme of conformity and betrayal. Whereas one emphasized a way of life guided through religion, the other showed one that focuses on strict compliance to order and discipline. ...

I. TOPIC: Whistleblowing Since the subject-matter of the essay is whistleblowing, there is a need of clear definition of this concept within the frameworks of this paper. As a rule whistleblowing is understood by many people as an ethical concept implying spreading information of somebody’s wrongdoings among some higher-ranked officials, so that the accused person will be sanctioned of fined (Weimer, 2014). As usual, this concept is used within the context of corporate working end employed work in some private firms and corporations (Johnson, 2003). However nowadays we can see that “whistleblowing” has become a tangible part of ...

Abstract

Multiculturalism refers to the integration of different cultures to confide to a single national culture or social viewpoint. Thus, multiculturalism is an accommodative social perspective that entails integrating divergent social and cultural practices to a unified accord. With regards to the Australian multiculturalism programs, it would be imperative to conclude that it has had a share of challenges in implementing this policy, but at the same time reaped a lot from this policy. Thus, amidst challenges that come with settling people with diverse interests, Australia has had some gains out of its efforts to integrate people of different social ...

Masculinity also known as manhood is a set of behaviors, roles and attributes that are associated with men or boys in the society. Primarily, manliness is a social construct that is composed of both biologically-created and socially-defined factors. In Puerto Rico, a real man is exhibited by traits like courage, assertiveness and independence. The society in Puerto Rico has placed more emphasis on power and masculinity with great regards to responsibility and consequences. In Puerto Rico, the Machismo is a masculine concept that is associated with a sense of masculine pride. The man in this society is tasked with ...

Hester is the hero of the novel. She is portrayed as an energetic, lovely, lively, and glad lady. When she is initially introduced in the story, there is as of now an embarrassment joined to her name that is symbolized by the red letter "A". She holds her head high and stays in full general visibility without shedding a tear when she goes to jail. Her soul is likewise reflected in her brightening the red letter with gold string. Hester's quality of character out in the open, is truth be told, her method for steeling herself against her inward ...

Why Married Couples have Divorces

Marriage is not an easy task. Most of the couples even having good intentions end up their relation in divorce. There are many reasons married people get divorces. In this paper, major reasons are explained in detail. Married couples have divorce because of extramarital affairs. AARP published report in 2004, in which it is mentioned that infidelity plays an important role in explaining the reason of filing for divorce. Spouse begins to cheat each other because of many reasons, such as emotional abuse, physical and verbal abuse, differences in interests, anger, unequal appetite for sexual relations (AARP). Physical, emotional, ...

The movie, Woman in the Dunes, is a Japanese movie that was directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara in 1964.The movie was drawn from Kobe Abe’s novel, with the same title used in the movie. The movie explains the life of a teacher, Niki Junpei, who gets lost in a new environment full of sand dunes. Niki faces challenges trying to understand his identity and the new life he finds himself in after he was abducted by the sand dunes residents. He is forced to live with a widowed young woman, Kyoko Kishida, who has been condemned to dig sand ...

Status is a common term in every society with structure since some members set the pace while the rest follow. Pride is therefore a familiar scenario as members of a certain social status seek recognition and respect from the rest of the population. Pride is a prevailing theme in the Antigone and tempest plays that feature characters who demonstrated pride in different degrees. Both plays feature historical societies where power wrangles defined every society. They also feature members of high social status and close to power. Antigone emerged at a time of national tension when the king needed to ...

Abstract

The book The Tragedy of Othello, The Moor of Venice was written by the most famous poet of the world, William Shakespeare. This is a story about love, jealousy, and revenge. Othello, the protagonists in the story, is a Moor and a general in the army. His role in the Venetian army makes him a significant figure. Upon his promotion, Othello became the main victim when Iago and Rodrigo connived against him in order to destroy him. The jealousy of Rodrigo powered his hatred towards the man. Othello’s downfall was almost assured because of Iago’s flawless plotting ...

Introduction:

general overview of the research project; outlining of the main objectives of the work.

Project 1: Theoretical part.

Examination of Aristotle’s theory of tragedy, represented in his treatise “Poetics”; outlining the main points delivered by the authors; giving definitions to the philosophical concepts of Aristotle’s theory explaining their essence in artistic context.

Project 2: Practical Part.

Matching the main principles of tragedy to the play written by the great Shakespeare; analyzing the congruence of the tragedy principles delivered by the philosopher of the Antiquity to the tragedy produced be the Medieval playwright; the researches own speculation about the concept of tragedy its main features in ...

Larry Canupp

Lane-343 Death of a Salesman Describe the ways in which Willy's death is foreshadowed in the first act in the play. Willy’s suicide is foreshadowed in Act one through the accident scene. When he arrives home, his wife is the first to ask whether he was involved in an accident as had been previously involved and he retorts that nothing happened. He then reveals that he kept falling into trances and almost knocked down a young boy. When they go to bed, they are woken up by the grumblings of Willy; the sons also begin to think he ...

The Music industry is ever full of juicy dramas. Friends and partners alike are turning foes day after day in what is majorly caused by a strong feeling of betrayal. It is normal to hear of conflicts between two or more rappers in the music industry as each musician is always looking for a top selling point to gain niche popularity. However, it always turns so unprofessional when two collaborating rappers are engrossed in a conflict of a song they were to release together. Gucci mane and Young Jeezey once found themselves in this kind of conflit in 2005 ...

Question 1

It needs to be reckoned that the films made in Asia over the past decades have truly come to excel in the form of cinematic art, and have gained enormous popularity as well as critical acclaim all over the world. If one delves into a few of the iconic Asian films ever made in the history of cinema, it can be comprehended that these films explore the thematic content of the dichotomy between the spirit of emancipation of the individual and the constrictions of the societal norms or the cultural community. A close scrutiny of a few iconic films ...

Theater Studies: Stage Production of August Wilson

Introduction The play fences, written by August Wilson, received recognition in the 1950s but became produced in 1983. It entails the sixth piece comprised in August Wilson’s ten part “Pittsburgh Cycle” which revolves around the exploration of the evolution of African-American experiences as well as the examination of racial relations. The play employs a setting based on activities carried out in 1957 where a small dirt front yard of the Maxson household depicts an ancient two-story brick house set back off a small alley. The picture portrayed in the setting entails the impoverished inner-city Hill District in Pittsburgh. ...

Black Kettle was a man who was a warrior, a hero, a peacemaker and a leader of the Native American Indian Tribe, Cheyenne. He was someone who always thought of his people first and did everything he could, to protect them. He guided them to choose the path of peace and live with resistance for their survival with the whites. Nonetheless, his efforts for finding peace did not turn in his favor. Black Kettle was born in 1803 in the Southern Cheyenne tribe in Black Hills. He proved himself over time and became Chief of his council of forty-four ...

Hellena’s Character

In the play titled “The Rovel”, it is essentially evident that Hellena is the character that perfectly represents Aphra Behn. In essence, Alphra Behn believed that women had been trivialized in the society to an extent that their sexuality was used to humiliate them and facilitate the dominance of men. Importantly, she focused on the feminization of roles in the society such that women’s identity was mainly based on sexuality rather than character. Importantly, she has particular interest in the struggle that women have to undergo in order to fight for their space in the society and be ...

Introduction

Over the time, society, and the United States citizens have blamed the media as portraying black women in a negative light. However, the roles that the black American women play are a result of their willingness, and as such, they are indeed the cause of the negative portrayal that they receive. Apparently, several black American women in the United States are willing to take up any role and undertake in with the intention of earning some dollars and improving their living standards. Readiness to take up roles, which encompass violence, mismanagement of money, poor etiquette, and rowdy behavior, are ...

Introduction

The Mexican Mafia or La eMe is a ruthless California prison gang. Formed in the 1950s initially to stay safe inside the prison complex especially from the violence perpetrated by other gangs. The La eMe comprised of a small band of gang leaders of other gangs. This gang at present has allegiance with over one thousand street gangs in Los Angeles alone. The La eMe imposes a code of conduct for other gang members to follow. In addition, it takes a tax for protection purposes. The prison gang operates based on a separate code. The contents include lifetime membership, ...

The Song Irreplaceable, which is sung by Beyoncé and the play A Doll's House written by Henrik Ibsen, share a common theme that is broken marriage or love. In the play, Norah, the protagonist leaves her marriage to seek inner peace and find out who she is because of her husband’s betrayal. From the beginning of the play, Mr. Trovald is in control of the marriage, and it never seemed that Norah could have the courage to move out (Ibsen 5). She leaves her keys and wedding ring and slams the door behind her. In the song, Beyoncé ...

Tokubei and Ohatsu’s story is inspirational in its portrayal of the extent lovers will go to for the accomplishment of their love. However, although inspirational in nature, their actions and motivations are illogical if viewed in a sense of self-preservation. One of the bigger themes, honesty, is expressed in the story through both characters. This honesty, although oftentimes a good virtue, has become their undoing. Love preceded reason in their motivation, leading to them having thought of no other options for salvation aside from death. Tokubei, had to face the choice of loving and marrying a woman of ...

Did Booker T. Washington's philosophy and actions betray the interest of African Americans? Washington’s philosophical statement was not only a betrayal to the African Americans, but was a grand ridicule to the blacks who had been pushed to the periphery of social underpinnings. Indeed, Washington’s statement did not go so well with the African American who deemed it as a ridicule of the highest degree. One would ask a simple yet a very critical question; how could two races be urged to work together, while be instructed to hold to their racial lineages? This is the blackmail ...

Othello is one of William Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy plays and this may be because it has as its central theme an experience feared by everyone and yet common to everyone and that is betrayal. The Oxford Dictionary gives three definitions of ‘to betray’: “to treacherously reveal (information), be gravely disloyal to” and to “unintentionally reveal; be evidence of” and through the use of dramatic irony, metaphor and antithesis, all of these definitions of betrayal are shown in the play. The character that best represents betrayal in Othello is clearly Iago who exemplifies the first two definitions cited ...

Introduction

In the contemporary world, divorce is among the growing social problems, especially in the western countries. The divorce rate in the countries such as Czech Republic, Spain, Portugal, United Kingdom, United States, Denmark, Sweden, and Canada among other developed countries is alarming. For instance, the 1,083 divorces were recorded in Luxembourg in 2009, which was an increase from 1,052 from 2009 (Eurostat 2010, p.35). Sociologists consider the deteriorating rate of divorce as a social problem that can be solved by preventing unwise marriage rather than keeping people together in the happy marriages. While some sociologist suggests that ...

Repression is a term that is usually used by psychoanalysts to refer to suppression or avoidance of psychologically painful incidences. Despite its frequent use, psychoanalysts, as well as nonpsychoanalysts, use the term in reference to the various context that involves psychogenic amnesia or traumatic memory loss. In this paper, the use of the term by Sigmund Freud and Jennifer Freyd is examined to illustrate similarities as well as the differences in the utilization of the term. Freud uses repression in the illustration of psychoanalysis technique of his patients who presented neurological pathology after psychologically traumatizing events. Usually, Freud cases ...

One of the very instrumental aspects of American domination on the global scale has been its foreign policy and the subsequent consequences the policies they have had. In an effort to comprehensively evaluate America’s foreign policy and understand its effectiveness, the focus of this investigation is in analyzing and assessing the degree of effectiveness that the American foreign policy had in Vietnam. It focuses on evaluating the effectiveness of President Nixon’s Vietnamization policy. The investigation will delve into the analysis of the goals of Vietnamization and the subsequent effects that did accrue from the implementation of the ...

When persons give a speech or even to write a speech, the greatest fear is in whether or not the audience will be interested enough to listen or read to the end. But in 1775, one man forgot these fears and created a speech that still captures the heart of almost every American citizen. Henry’s speech was riveting and the ending was so powerful that educators today continue to use this speech as a part of the lectures on developing rhetoric in persuasive speeches. Patrick presented his speech to convince the representatives in the House of Burgesses that ...

Margaret Atwood is the promising Canadian author who has written a number of famous poems and novels. She is mainly known as a great novelist and champion of the cause of Canadian literature. Atwood focuses on the binarity of existential experience in Canada. Land and mind, wilderness and civilization, alienation and identity are the opposing elements in Canadian life and she has immensely tried to create a sense of existential experience in her works. She “spent much of her early life in the northern Ontario and Quebec bush country” (Oxford Companion 31). Atwood’s famous dystopian fiction, The Handmaid's ...

Authors, just like any other artists, have different approaches through which they divulge their intended message to the target audience. The ability to capture the readers’ interest and concentration, therefore, largely depends on how creative the authors or artists use this freedom. However, for authors, the most commonly preferred approach is through manipulation of characters by assigning them roles that communicate certain messages to the audience. In this story, for instance, the major themes of the story as well as the artistic prowess of the author have been largely brought out through Dmitri Gurov, the protagonist in the text, ...

The message of love in this book is just timeless. It showcases the concept of love in our midst and those who we interact with. Sometimes the people that we love most and express our love to don’t end up loving us back. We also don’t express the same love to the people who show us, love. Sometimes we don’t give people who love us the opportunity to demonstrate their love to us. As the author claims, there may be two people who are equally good, equally beautiful and also equally gifted but there will be ...

The setting of this film is set to give the audience a quick glimpse of what live is for all the characters in this film. It is set on a stage in that it opens up to a scene in the household of Oblonsky that shows a pleasant scene far from what transpires after that. The audience gets to understand and comprehend the dramatic changes that take place in the movie by trying to relate the initial scenes of bliss and the inevitable tragedies that happen. The happy moments in the initial stages blur the tragedies that occur in ...

In My Last Duchess, a Duke shows his guest the painting of his late wife and gradually reveals how her perceived infidelity enraged him into killing her. Browning narrates the scene through the voice of the duke, allowing understanding to dawn naturally on the reader as though they are hearing the story firsthand. This makes the horror of the poem a personal experience for the reader, who uncovers clues throughout about the death of the Duchess, feels as though they are engaging personally with the Duke, and finally, comes to realize the crime of the story and apply that ...

Different characteristics of living in the "fortress" that are discussed Counseling Military Families by Lynn K. Hall

The main characteristics of life of a military couple are frequent separations from relatives, geographical relocations, total dedication to the proposed mission of the county, early retirement, ability of the whole family to adjust to changes rapidly, feeling of detachment from the society and others. (Hall, 2008) While examining the military society, it becomes vivid that this group of people should be characterized as the warrior society, which has own rules and regulations of life. Living in the ‘Fortress’ represents the most frequent issues people face living with a military. The everyday life of a military family requires the ...

Based on the Family Systems Stressor-Strength Inventory, or FS3I, the Smith family is relatively stressed with a score of forty-two. However, given the children are in an adjustment period, and are unable to carry on with regular activities, and the parents are unable to reassure them affirmatively about their mother’s health, the family is doing well concerning present stressors . What is stressing the family most is lack of achievement, primarily based on Mr. Smith’s emotions, and lack of family communication. They are no longer speaking to one another openly about their feelings, and Mr. Smith revealed that ...

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is a psychiatric condition that affects an individual after a continued exposure to traumatic or shocking events. It is an emotional distress that exists in someone’s life after a painful experience, and this affects his or her ordinary life and functioning. Some of the traumatic events that can lead to PTSD are accidents, violence, human or naturally caused disasters, wars, death, high conflict divorce, and the most common one is military combat. PTSD is a disorder that mostly affects war veterans because of the life-threatening events they experience and witness during wars. Post-traumatic stress disorder ...

Infidelity and Scandal in “The Storm” and Other 19th Century Writing

Many authors and artists in the nineteenth century tackled a great number of pressing issues in their time, particularly relating closely to the nature of adultery and infidelity. In the world of art, Augustus Leopold Egg’s famous triptych Past and Present demonstrated a husband’s discovery of his wife’s infidelity, and the consequences that ensued, creating a subtle breakdown of the traditional family unit that was thought to be impenetrable in the 19th century. Prominent writers like Leo Tolstoy and Kate Chopin also tackled this issue as well – Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina explores the inherent acceptance of male infidelity and ...

Women of today are stronger. Their status is changing from the past to the present. Years ago, women are considered responsible only as wives. Simply listened to their husbands, became fulltime wives; they never enjoyed life and focused on how to serve their husbands, and no freedom to express themselves as women. Men believed that women have no right to pursue their career other than being homemakers and mothers; looked down by men. At present, women are more active in their role in the society, conscious about their status and they progress in view of their rights as well. ...

“Macbeth” is one of the greatest literary works of William Shakespeare. This play proves why Shakespeare is still the most influential English author. Shakespeare has tried to portray mordant psychosomatic and political effects when people do not hesitate in taking help of evil for fulfilling their aspiration of power. The play is believed to be written in the beginning of the seventeenth century but it still pleases people who love English literature. This paper intends to discuss the “Macbeth” and presents a succinct analysis of the play along with discussing all other related aspects.

The play takes place ...

We begin by reading a tragic denouement ending of Mark’s story. Jesus is arrested by the authorities and leads to desertion. Jesus second sermon speaks of powers that are toppled by Human. When Mark narrates the moment, disciples were caught off guard. The passion narrative is filled with execution. We cannot understand this message and the hope it bears unless we come to terms with terrible realism. Mark begins the Passion narrative with two stories where Jesus is the King and the other one a Banquet. Each prepares the reader for the tragic turn. The plot is about to take ...

Introduction

There are fundamental gender differences in organizational management styles, values, leadership strategies and policy preferences, which constitute barriers to women’s ascendancy to the highest levels of leadership. These differences not only condition women’s leadership/managerial styles, but also shape the effectiveness of any such styles, which in turn reflect on their participation in public administration. This paper distils the existent conceptual, theoretical and empirical models on public administration, gender disparities, and underlying factors that prevent women’s upward mobility as well as the subsequent effect on organizational outcomes. Ultimately, however, management and leadership styles in any context continue ...

The Ancient World was always an important literature field depicting mythological heroes and events. It was the ancient literature that became an important heritage of Europe. A deep implication is often hidden in every work. Gods, demi-gods, strong warriors were the main characters highlighted in the ancient literature. For example, Homer's Iliad and Euripides' Medea possess some bright and memorable heroes that should be singled out. Thus, let us take a look at the major characters of the above mentioned works. Being a protagonist of Homer's Iliad, harsh and unforgiving warrior Achilles is one of the most complex characters ...

Introduction

Marriage counseling is indeed an important function which enables the couples to identify the root causes of problems existing in the marriage. Couples often experience challenges in their marriage at some point in time and may, therefore, decide to seek professional assistance. The existing problems in the marriage are usually caused by a number of factors including disorders and also the socio-cultural differences existing between the individuals (Dattilio, 1998). Conversely, the therapists need to examine the issues critically in order to guide the couple effectively, thus assisting them come up with viable solutions (Dattilio, 1998). The paper provides information on ...

Introduction

Infidelity refers to the act of unfaithfulness by a sexual partner and in most cases a spouse. It could also be regarded as a situation in which a spouse is adulterous or a partner is disloyal. Infidelity normally causes a lot of havoc in a relationship because of the betrayal of trust that is associated with it. As such, the partner who has been cheated on tends to harbor a lot of bitterness and anger. In my case, I would forgive my partner for cheating on me because of a number of reasons. Furthermore, I would do so through a step-by-step process which would ensure that the same problem ...

It seems that there is no subject surrounded in so much taboo as when it comes to sexual attitudes and behaviors. With such a myriad of what is considered “normal” within a certain society or culture, trying to identify what is socially acceptable can be, at times, tricky. Media bombards viewers with images of scantily clad individuals in various adulterous escapades and the spam folders of emails are chock full of advertisements for discreet illicit affairs. With companies catering towards married individuals boasting over 20 million customers (Woo, 2013), is it possible that humans are not meant to be monogamous? ...

Introduction

Literature has for long time been used as a communication's path in society from one generation to the other. It is widely used as a way of expressing one’s thoughts and sentiments. Moreover, scholars use literature as a platform to criticize their opponents’ style of approaching issues and propose alternative solutions to the underlying issue. Literature could be expressed orally or in written form in the current century; literature is preserved as video and audio tapes, published articles or scholarly books.

In-depth Analysis

William Shakespeare is one of the ancient scholars who expressed their feelings, opinions and intuitions through writing. In one ...

Edgar Allan Poe’s short story, The Cask of Amontillado, is a confession of a murder that occurred 50 years prior, whereby the narrator was never caught or tried despite his wrongdoing. It tells of one man’s hatred against an unsuspecting individual, whom the narrator has been plotting to kill because of alleged insults the individual made towards him (Baraban 47). All throughout the story, it was never revealed what these remarks were, but which apparently wounded the narrator’s ego so much that he wanted to exact vengeance on the person. Betrayal is also a central theme in the story ...

Abstract

Charles Bukowski’s book “the Devil was Hot” is a short story concerning business and friendship with the devil. As the writer begins, he seems to have had wrangles with his wife called Flo before he decides to drive off west towards the beach. At the beach, he is exposed to a roaring sound from the nearby building. A barker claims to have a devil in the cage, and he shows him to the public at a costs of 25 cents. The writer then pays for the penny so as to glimpse the devil who later starts talking to him like had known ...

Introduction

Wide Sargasso Sea was written in 1966 novel by Dominica born renowned writer Jean Rhys. This post-colonial parallel novel has put the author in the limelight being her most successful novel. This novel is a premonition of charlottes Bronte’s novel of Jane Eyre 1847 novel. This is a revelation of a relationship that casts a patriarchal society in which she is neither a black nor a white European with her European white boyfriend. This is a sour and unhappy marriage, which makes her appear demonic or devilish woman. The novel shortly tries to analyze the main themes of racial inequality and harshness of displacement and ...