Essays on Gossip

In this case, Benjamin has heard a lot of gossip about his new team leader, Alice Wong, the supervisor from the accounting department. As Benjamin’s friend and co-worker, there are several suggestions I have for him – before he begins working for Ms. Wong on a team. These suggestions include open-mindedness, being respectful and nonjudgmental, as well as advising Benjamin about the dangers of informal communication in the workplace. First, Benjamin should try to approach the opportunity to work under Ms. Wong with an open-minded attitude. He should bear in mind that, regardless of what he has heard about ...

It is the year 1921; a race riot is plaguing the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Armed White American men are destroying the once thriving and vibrant community of African Americans. Looters enter the African American owned buildings and businesses and many homes and infrastructures are on fire. Large trucks roll down the road, carrying stolen household goods from African American houses. Buck Colbert Franklin, a black attorney, is watching all these commotion from outside his burning law office. It took only two days for the Tulsa Race riot to make over 10,000 black residents homeless, and destroy ...

“A Rose for Emily,” published in 1930, is one of the classic short stories written by renowned author, William Faulkner. It is a story that has left many questions by readers in terms of the meaning or symbolism behind Emily Grierson’s character and the events that take place surrounding her life and death. The story has a macabre feel to it, as it is examines the possibly insanity of the main character and the strange decisions she has made in regard to the dead body of her father, and then Homer, the man she was hoping to marry. ...

RESEARCH PAPER: THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD

Introduction The novel Their Eyes Were Watching God authored by Zora Neale Hurston is a culmination of different themes touching on matters love and hatred, life and death, murder, and discovery of self-identity. Ultimately, the novel is packed with many themes and issues that affect the society woven to bring the message dexterously home (Lester 20). In essence, the novel is a classic that helps the reader to reflect about specific historical epochs in the way Hurston travels through time to explain issues of culture, tradition, love and pursuit for identity. It can be argued that the novel describes ...

Question 1

The function of gossip is to build strong bonds between individuals (Wert and Salovey 123). Individuals can share ideas, opinions, and emotions by finding common grounds that unite them. These points of convergence, whether positive or negative, unifies them in long-term friendships or a temporary association. Gossip also facilitates social comparisons that can either build up or tear down an individual. By comparing themselves with others, people gain insights into the validity of their opinions and beliefs, hence the description of gossip as “self-evaluative” (Wert and Salovey 123). Self-evaluation creates an avenue for identifying the shortfalls in one’s ...

Gossip Girl explores the world of upper class society through fashion and consumerist taste of young affluent women. Jennifer craik argues that fashion has the ability to convey disparate messages about society and economics. It has a message about cultural identity and distinctiveness. It also is an integral part of local inflections, shared knowledge, cultural sophistications, traditions and societal revolutions. Most of all, fashion sends messages about an individual’s social or economic wellbeing. One is able to easily discern that an individual works in a corporate or entertainment world by how they dress together with other cues like ...

Worshiping celebrity heroes is a worthwhile activity. Discuss

As far as it can be remembered in the history of the world, human beings have worshiped others who seemed to be bigger than the general public. Apparently, such “larger than life” people have sought for inspiration, as a way of running away from the routine, ordinary lives, as well as hope. In the current day, in the U.S., people have taken this practice to a higher new level. For instance, the social media such as Twitter and Facebook have greatly driven the fascination of wishing to know more about the lives of the celebrities (Cashmore, 2006). Notably, some ...

Kim Kardashian in Public Eye

Celebrity has become a staple in households. The big growth in social media platforms, reality shows and mobile applications – all has made celebrity news and gossip more common at home, school and workplace. In sharing entertaining information (aka infotainment) users of social media and viewers of TV reality shows compete in sharing and spreading celebrity news and information. In recent years, Kim Kardashian – and her sisters – has emerged as power on social media platforms and TV among all age segments. This rise is partly justified by reasons related to rise of social media, partly by how Kardashian sells her ...

`Indecision: After sending a reply to a message or after composing a message, the author feels a need to change the wording. This is in an attempt to ensure that the letter conveys the intended message in the best way. The need to change the wording after the message has been sent is a sign of indecision. However, the author describes people who do not mind sending the wrong message. This is illustrated by the sewer who stitched a sleeve wrongly. After noticing that the sleeve was stitched the wrong way down, she was willing to hand over the ...

Just about anywhere you go you can probably here someone gossiping about their friends, relatives, famous actors or singers. Gossip is everywhere and everyone gossips. There is no age limit, no set gender or race – everyone loves to chit chat. The little children in the sand box, teenagers in the mall, old ladies on the bus and grandpas on the benches – we all are guilty of gossiping every now and then or maybe even every day. You may hear your parent gossip about the neighbors or other family members. You most likely have heard you grandma gossip about the ...

We live in a world where toys are color-coded blue for boys and pink for girls. TV commercials for certain products food included are focused on men on one hand and others target women. Women have been cultured to be fond of “chick flicks” which are predominantly romantic comedies whereas men are meant to watch action movies and soccer. Roles and plays have been highly gendered. These cultural assumptions have been in existence since time immemorial. Therefore, the thesis by which this paper is guided is two-fold: there is a direct causative relationship between the cultural assumptions on gender ...

It has been well documented that Emily Dickinson wrote poetry for herself and her friends, not for publication. Her expression, found in her poetry, is an expression of self, often conflated as thoughts entered her mind from multiple directions creating mature works that bent and formed new visions different and fuller than that original image at the beginning of each poem. Emily Dickinson’s reclusive nature is revealed in much of her poetry. It is in those written lines where she explores her world. Her work, relegated to letters to her friends, was from her soul and not meant ...

David Sedaris’s Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk is a collection of short stories, which are thought-provoking, symbolic, interpretative and at times delusional. Through the world of animals, the author immerses the reader into the world of morals, contrasts and human-relatable relationship patterns. The main devices, used for this, are personification and irony. With personification it is more or less straightforward: animals represent people, which adds spice and expressiveness to the stories. Irony, however, is used in its full force, making each story somewhat grasping and multi-layer, adding deep surface meaning to it. Overall, the purpose of the book is to ...

Zora Neale Hurston’s long novel written in a short period of seven weeks is a veritable handbook of social philosophy mouthed by a not-so-literate woman, Janie Crawford. Janie had switched her surname to Killicks, Starks and Woods after the three husbands she had. It is little wonder that she was playfully called “Alphabet” by her childhood friends as she had many names at once even then. Her lack of learning is eventually her wisdom. Her communion with Nature was her true learning, the primordial learning of every sensitive being. She undergoes a thorough transformation as she travels to ...

In a system where all should by right be judged not by anything other than the acts they’ve committed, the idea that any injustice exists based upon discrimination is abhorrent to the concept of justice. No matter that it should not happen, the many opinions and facts that it does indeed occur have come to light through past generations in order to better shine a light upon the inequities of a system that has for too long leaned in a particular direction. There is no justice for those who are forced not only to pay for their true ...

One of the most famous protest songs in the 21st century is “Standing in the Way of Control, released by the Gossip trio in 2006 (Gossip - Standing In The Way Of Control). This track has been described as infectious and diva-sized smashing in a manner that has attracted a wide perspective of the audience. The song focuses on a protest against the manner America has a discriminate same-sex relationship. This song as released after President Bush’s regime made attempts to introduce the Federal Marriage Amendment that makes same-sex marriages illegal. The song, “Standing on the Way of ...

The open source intelligence mention in the article was most likely obtained from three sources, namely press reports, Taliban propaganda reports, and local hearsay, gossip and rumors. Press reports includes news stories and academic research from local, regional and international sources including as mainstream media such as the New York Times, academic journals including the Long War Journal as well as specialized media such as the Small Wars Journal Blog. In additional Taliban propaganda is most likely readily accessible in Afghanistan especially in Taliban controlled areas are well as those areas that are a target for Taliban action. Lastly, ...

Social Issues in the Films “Anna Karenina” and “The First Grader”

“Anna Karenina” is considered to be a great historical novel written by Russian world renowned novelist Lev Tolstoy. It is also a film directed by Joe Wright. It serves up all the important issues intertwined with tasty, thrilling, salacious and tantalizing gossip. It is a story with varied affairs, complete with sex, heartbreak and eventually, suicide-by-train (Anna Karenina). Having written the novel during the 1870s, there were lots of political and societal changes in Russia. The novel occurs against the backdrop of liberal reforms represented by Emperor Alexander II in the 1860s. These reforms involved prompt growth and development ...

Brief summary of presentation

Presentations are an integral part of everyday learning. They convey educative messages which the presenter must be creative enough to pass on to the audience which may be very diverse and of different opinions on many subjects. It therefore requires one to be ready before handling any topic or audience. Presentations look simple yet a few issues have to be put into considerations before they are used for any audience, first it has to be time specific in that they should be scheduled to avoid over or under emphasis on points addressed .proper planning of the presentation session must be ...

Although there are some similarities between the attitude of Daniel Orozco in Orientation and Jamaica Kincaid in Girl, there are austere differences in their attitudes towards their audience. In the short story Girl, Jamaica Kincaid portrays a mother imparting advice to her daughter as she prepares to face life as an adult. The short story by Kincaid shows the demeanor of a mother who admonishes and advices at the same time. On the other hand, Daniel Orozco explores the premise that all workplaces have secrets and gossips upon which people judge others. In his presentation, Daniel Orozco has the speaker in ...

Section 1: Absent worker

In this view, the scenario presented talks about a person who is not very much regular with his work at office. In my view he is not morally justified to neglegt his diuties presented. With regards to this concern, though it is his right to utilize all his earned leaves and access loss of the pay leaves when the ultimate needs arises, it is also equally important to balance is personal life with the office work. Definitely, there is a fundermental need to balance both aspects presented.

This goes ahead to communicate the basic binding agreement that comes as a priority when ...

CITE: USA Today, Oct. 2, 2013, page 34.

FACTS: Katherine Jackson, mother to Michael Jackson brought a suit on negligence against AEG Live LLC. AEG Live LLC was a concert promotion company that produced Jackson’s comeback concerts. Katherine argued that AEG Live LLC acted negligently in hiring the physician responsible for administering the medication that killed Michael. Conrad Murray, the physician, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in November 2011 for administering a propofol overdose that lead to the death of the singer.

In their negligence claim, the family sought to show that AEG Live LLC was responsible for hiring the ...

First and foremost Stanley Kowalski is a son of a Polish immigrant who lives in Elysian Fields in New Orleans in some room in a shabby settlement of the French. He is married to Stella the sister to Blanche Dubois. And they appear happy from their marriage contentment even though they live in strange and desolate shanty. Just moments after Blanches arrival Stanley comes in with duo friends Mitch who stays with his sick mother and Steve who lives with his partner upstairs. Stanley is less hospitable to Blanches as he expresses descent humor and apparent accommodation that is blended with an ...

Racism

There are two main questions that any person who follows Kantian Ethics must ask before they perform any action. Is the action the accepted norm, meaning will others act in the same manner? Will the act respect others and their shared goals? If the answer to either question is no, then under Kantian Ethics it is deemed that one should not perform the action. Immanuel Kant devised a theory by which a person must decide whether or not to perform an action not based on the outcome or consequences, but instead based upon whether or not those actions will fulfill a shared ...

In ‘A Rose for Emily’ William Faulkner uses the first person plural – ‘we’ – to narrate the story, and it is as if this unnamed, pluralized narrator speaks for the whole town in telling the story of Emily Grierson’s life. There is only one very significant moment when Faulkner switches from ‘we’ to ‘they.’ Overall, when the reader reaches the end of the story, it can be seen that Faulkner uses this unusual narrative device to satirize the town and to criticize its attitudes. Emily Grierson lives a solitary life, but comes from a formerly rich and important family. Because ...

Introduction

The ‘Petrified Man’ provides a broad perspective over which some issues can be drawn. The characters in the narrative establish the themes that form the basis of understanding of events, behaviors and various dimensions of the story. The short story is a conversation between two individuals Mrs. Fletcher and Leota. All the actions can only be evaluated and analyzed from the lenses of the conversation the two individuals have. The setting colloquy is a small town in America. The discussion between the two main characters is the perfect device that captures the pretentiousness and banality of human encounter. Welty defines the ...

It seems that, the more we reveal about ourselves willingly on the TV and on the internet, the more we expect others to respect our privacy. Moreover, while we gossip about others at will, we are shocked and offended to discover that others also gossip about us. Therefore, gossiping has a very subjective side to it, because it does not bother us as long as we are not the subject of the rumors. Either way, everybody is educated to consider that gossip is an ugly and despicable habit. As a result, gossip has been vilified as an unrespectable way of behavior, ...

Abstract

The project deals with the problem of bullying in the workplace. It was established that Federal Occupational Safety and Health Act and the Healthy Workplace Bill regulate interpersonal relationship and prohibit bullying in the workplace. The types of bullies and their activities are the focal points of the research paper. Since workplace assault poses a tremendous threat to physical and psychological well-being of victims, mental, emotional and physical consequences of bullying were given a particular focus in the concluding part of the project. Keywords: bullying, workplace, victim, physical, mental, abuse It so happens that people are split into two ...

Ten years ago, if someone were to use the phrase “#YOLO” you would have no clues as to what he or she meant. Since the rise of the Internet started in the early 90s, the network population has grown from millions to billions. Social media has become a regular stopping point for most, including actors, activists, government organizations as well as the public. Thus, I focus on seeking the answers to ascertain whether current social media is being utilized for the purposes, it was initially intended. In the article “Small Change, Why the revolution will not be tweeted,” Malcome Gladwell ...

Country of Origin

The country of origin that I identify with the most is Morocco. Located in the Africa, Morocco has a very diverse and vibrant culture. It is a multiethnic society, rich in religious activity as well as civilization and customs. Primarily, the citizens of Morocco are Arab in race. Being a part of this culture is something that I am very proud about.

Proverbs

My family identifies themselves as Moroccan. We are all proud of being a part of the culture this country provides us. There are many mottos and proverbs that have been passed down through the generations. This is surprising to others when ...

#YOLO. 10 years ago if someone were to say that phrase you would have no clue what they were talking about. Since the rise of the Internet started in the early 90s, the network population has grown from millions to billions. Social media has become a regular stopping point for most, including actors, activists, government organizations, and the everyday citizen. To me, this raises an important question: Is current social media being used for what it was intended for? In the article “Small Change, Why the revolution will not be tweeted,” Malcome Gladwell insists that social media be nothing ...

The Gothic genre of literature is a fascinating one, ostensibly drawing upon the fears of its era (mostly Victorian England) to tell tales of the grotesque and the supernatural. These tales in particular often focus on unconventional protagonists, the role of gender in relationships, and the violence that comes from crime, isolation, and alienation. There are many subgenres of Gothic fiction, one of the most prominent being Southern Gothic – Gothic tales that take place entirely in the American South. While both genres enjoy similar styles and concerns, their overall themes and applications deal with anxieties specific to their period; while ...

In order to understand the importance of respecting the privacy of everyone, it is important for one to recall the memorable lines from the United States of America Declaration of Independence “We hold these truthsthat all men are created equal they are powered by the God with certain unalienable rights” Critical analysis of the above statement shows that, privacy has become one of the biggest battlefields in the digital age not only in America but to the entire world. The main areas of concerns include; employer monitoring the employees in the workplace or outside, information brokers selling the company ...

Introduction

My leadership style is working with group of people to achieve specific goal. I believe the goal must be clear defined to everyone can reach that goal. It must inspire workers to work well enough short term and long term to accomplish these goals. Furthermore, I have clear and direct communication for each step to complete the goal (Milstead, 2004). In order to encourage workers to work hard, I believe the great way is reward the workers. However, the workers will be subject to negative consequence if he or she fails to produce require or expected out put, disobeys ...

In the analysis of how friendship is struck and maintained, Knapp’s staircase model of relationship progress becomes necessary. Developed in 1978, Knapp’s Staircase borrows so much premises from the concepts that define the social penetration philosophy (Schrodt 77). It gives an overview of how relationships are grown and sustained. The starting stage talks of initiation. This is the level where, for the first time, a person encounter the other. Here a decision of whether it is worthy to strike a conversation or not is finalized. The next stage is of experimentation. Here, the individuals who have met try to unravel ...

Celebrity worship syndrome has become a prevalent problem in the contemporary world. According to research carried out in America, there was evidence that a third of the population suffered from the condition or developing the same symptoms. The obsessed fans tend to create a certain connection with the celebrities, and some go to the extent of stalking them. Experts have discovered that celebrity adoration is accompanied by poor psychological well-being of a person. The discussion below will look into possible issues associated with .celebrity worship. One reason associated with this kind of worship is loneliness and shyness. These factors are different, but ...

Individual Rights

Individual Rights Individual Rights vis-à-vis Social Order Individual rights pertain to the liberties and freedoms embraced in the human rights of every person. These rights are validated, confirmed and guaranteed by the Bill of Rights and the Constitutional amendments. These rights include the freedom to practice (or not) religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, freedom of petition, right against self-incrimination, right against self-incrimination, right to due process, and other rights granted in criminal proceedings (US Constitution). In democracies, such as the United States, individual rights play a significant role in society. Social ...

Cyberbullying

Since its inception, people are always seen seeking refuge to the powers of the internet as it is now the quickest and most efficient way to perform tasks and activities normally requiring immense effort and time. From complex applications such as computing and analysis to simple applications such as chatting, and socializing; everything can be done through the internet. However, while the internet admittedly has its benefits, it also has setbacks and dangers as it now increases the severity of oppressive acts such as bullying and how it is done. In the United States, reports of cyberbullying continues to ...

Watson appreciates the test from a chemical point of view, but fails to see any practical utilization of it. His doubts are quickly shattered by Holmes’s explanation of the test’s significance in a crime investigation as he points out that: “had this test been invented, there are hundreds of men now walking the earth who would long ago have paid the penalty of their crimes” (Doyle, ASIS 16). Given the fact that branches of Forensics medicine such as blood stain pattern analysis or forensics toxicology arose in the second half of the nineteenth century (“forensic medicine”), Holmes is a fictional ...

Introduction This paper outlines in detail how the modern day Sherlock Holmes extends the cinematic concepts borrowed from the early classical conventions of Conan Doyle. The comparison and contrast are crucial in understanding whether changes, extensions or imitation of the previous works have altered or improved the literature. Therefore, this rhetorical analysis is geared towards examining the characters, scenes, settings, plots, themes, and literature style of the two chronologically divided works. Since the written texts and TV series are meant to satisfy the target audience, the bottom-line of scenic details is to be able to satisfactorily relay the messages ...

Emily Grierson

Emily Grierson is a typicalthe classic outsider who limits, controlling and controlslimiting the accessibilitytown’s access to her true identity. by remaining hidden. The main house that shields herEmily from the world suggests the mindsetmind of the woman inhabitingwho inhabits it: shuttered, dusty, dark and shuttereddark. The entityobject of the town’s intense scrutiny done by the town, Emily Grierson is a muted and mysterious and muted figure. At a specificOn one level, she exhibits traitsthe qualities of an eccentricthe stereotypical southern: exposed to bizarre “eccentric”: unbalanced, excessively tragic, and unbalancedsubject to bizarre behavior. Emily Grierson enforces her personalown sense of ...

The play Ma Rainey’s contains several characters who wield power over the other, and their circumstances. Power in this instance is an individual who has go the ability to influence another person’s circumstances by their actions or inactions. A person who thus has this attribute in them, gains the advantage of soliciting their partner’s bidding at will by playing into their power over them. Power in a character is an important ingredient in the play as it helps run the plot and sequence of the play by creating both opportunities and conflicts for the progression. In understanding ...

While using the language of the society during the communication in public, a person might find it hard to connect the words in a string that will truly convey the initially intended meaning; at the same time, the very same person might find no obstacles in socializing with close relatives, who belong to a small closed society called «family». For this reason, some people are inevitably forced to have two usually unbalanced identities: one for home and one for the society. As a consequence, one might face the necessity to loosen the family ties and primary identity and develop his or her new ...

The public opinion in China is shaped by the influence of the media to a considerable extent. The control of the media has spread to the realm of politics in the nation and thus, the media sector possesses incredible power, being supported by over 2,000 magazine and newspaper publications. Both these categories of print media fiercely compete for the attention of the public as well as the incentive of acquiring the lion’s share of a prized advertising market in the country. However, the state consistently monitors and reviews the policies of the media to gauge the extent of newspapers ...

Summary of The Collected Poems of Emily Dickinson

Summary Part I of the book The Collected Poems of Emily Dickinson contains poems pertaining to the nature of life. Poem I talks about how those who feel defeated all the time cherish success much more, as the first two lines state, “[s]uccess is counted sweetest by those who ne’er succeed”. Poem VII states the maladies of missed opportunities, which is undoubtedly a part of life. Poem X emphasizes on a book that recounts details on history, with the following lines signifying the identity of the subject: “[a] precious, mouldering pleasure ‘t is to meet an antique book”. The ...

Re: Social Media Presence

MEMO As you requested, I looked into how we can benefit from having a social media presence in addition to our web site. When I looked into it, I saw three main reasons to have a social media presence; to keep our existing clients happy, to attract new clients and to keep an eye on the competition.

Background

Social media is here to stay. While many businesses are now looking to take advantage of the targeted advertizing opportunities it offers, having a strong presence on the social media sites is as important. Many marketers feel that this presence is even more important than ...

Introduction

Feminism has in the past, created different perceptions, notions and ideas. The major ideas that have been discussed in several platforms about feminism include the role of relationship between men and women, especially in terms of gender equality, where feminists seek to have equal opportunities with men (Martin, Wood and Little p,10-24). These feminists believe that both men and women have equal responsibility and, therefore, should be given equal chances, which include equal pay for the same jobs, and equal considerations in employment opportunities. Secondly, the feminists have discussed in these platforms the privileges that are being taken for ...

Blair Waldorf is one of the main characters of the TV series Gossip Girl (Von, 2003). The show revolves around the life of teenagers and the typical issues of that age; love, sex, and conflict. Belonging to an elite family of New York, Blair is known as the Queen Bee of Manhattan's social scene. However, her actions are under the constant scrutiny of an anonymous blogger; Gossip Girl. This person continues to update New York’s youth via the digital world of technology. These posts did not only expose the scandalous life of the elites, but it was also ...

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

Executive summary.3 Introduction.3 A critical review of emotional intelligence..4

Components of emotional intelligence at work4

A non-directional cycle of components of emotional intelligence.5 Emotional intelligence; my personal experience.5 Analysis of the impact of emotional intelligence on my personal experience6 Strategies for developing emotional intelligence in the work place7 Conclusion8 Graphical representation of emotional intelligence in the work place.10 A quick analysis of the graphical representation..10 Psychometric display of emotional intelligence..11 Reference..12 Executive Summary Personality and emotions have a significant effect on the performance of individuals in the workplace; employers and employees alike. Their level ...

Synopsis

Synopsis

Both pre and post facilitation were particularly essential as through them, four salient points that informed my current understanding regarding toxic organizations emerged. The four salient points represents the manner in which a nurse in a toxic environment ought to think. The first salient point was noticing. This point was largely facilitated by application of the seven levels of corporate culture and ways of knowing on the two narratives. Foremost, based on the survival consciousness, it is worthwhile to assert that the toxic organization is characterized by an autocratic, uncaring and fear driven culture (Chinn& Kramer, 2011). This essentially evident ...

Yurt

The story “Yurt” by Ms. Hempel is based on school environment relationships. It focuses on showing how teachers relate with each other, the students and what activities they engage in after school. There are various characters in this short story, and this analysis is done based on one character, character, Ms. Hempel. This story offers unique and detailed insights of Ms. Hempel’s life as a teacher. She can be viewed as a major character in this story after observing how she interacted with the other teachers and also her students. According to the story, Ms. Hempel was a seventh grade middle ...

The post “Mean Girls and Gossip Girl” explains the plot of Gossip Girl as a “soap opera” about students who “are very rich, very greedy and they all dress like all they have to do all day is get ready to go to school.” I understood from the description the show’s theme and plot. The thesis about the writer’s expectations of the show and the disappointment in the show are in paragraph two and spread over three sentences. This should be in one sentence. The writer has offered the movie Mean Girls to use as a comparison to evaluate ...

Analysis of A Rose For Emily

In A Rose For Emily, William Faulkner created a unassuming protagonist that, by the end of the story, is revealed to be anything but a sweet and gentle old Southern lady. It is a story of the macabre and, ultimately, a story of sadness and insanity. The story also shows how desperation and unrequited love are transformed in Miss Emily into the ultimate form of obsession. A common theme running throughout A Rose For Emily is that of decay tucked neatly into the highly ordered but friendly veneer of Southern culture. This culture was itself by this point in an advanced state of ...

In ‘A Rose for Emily’ the central character is arguably the narrator. William Faulkner uses ‘we’ – the first person plural - to tell the story, and this anonymous narrator is the town itself almost telling us the dramatic events of Emily Grierson’s life. There is only a single very important moment when Faulkner changes for deliberate effect from ‘we’ to ‘they.’ Overall, when we come to the conclusion of the story, we understand that Faulkner uses this highly unusual and little-used narrative device to mock the townsfolk and to condemn the attitudes of the citizens. Emily Grierson lives ...

When reading or watching the latest news, sports news is always included. Whether it may be about football, basketball or other sports-related news, people immediately make it the subject of most discussions for that day. With the recent developments in the field of basketball and the incoming Olympics, many can now wonder how much are these players are getting for the issue to grow out of proportion. In the National Divisions, the NBA and NFL lockout is just one of the few issues that have been related to the financial stability of the leagues. Many fans have protested with ...

Book Review

Summary This act begins with Lady Sneerwell and Snake plotting to spread malicious gossip that will ruin the relationship of Charles s Surface and Maria so that Lady Sneerwell can have Charles for herself, and Charles’s brother, Joseph, can marry Maria – if the plans work. We are introduced to a world of backbiting and malicious gossip. Maria rejects the values of ther gossipy peers and refuses to believe any of the slanderous things she is told about the man she loves. Maria’s guardian, Sir Peter Teazle arrives on stage to reveal that his new wife – a country girl ...

In Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily,” the story is told through the collective consciousness of the town, acting as a narrator that constantly switches between events and events. Gossip is the means by which the combined information about Emily is disseminated throughout the town; this adds an air of mystery to the woman, as everyone wonders about her relationship with Homer. By the time the townspeople happen upon Homer’s body, they certainly learn that, but in the meantime, all they can do is speculate. Faulkner expresses this speculation and fascination with Emily’s activities by having the narration ...

Introduction

The media is quite a powerful entity which in the recent times has been viewed with skepticism and also suspicion depending on the context. The media has a right to provide information even on individuals but questions have been raised on how far they can go when it comes to invasion of privacy. On the other hand, in some nations such as Egypt, the media has provided a much needed tool for expression with insights from different parts of the world. This is important given the years of a repressive that the Egyptian people have had to endure. In the recent uprising against ...

INTRODUCTION

In “A Rose for Emily,” Emily Grierson is a lonely spinster, living on the fringes of the small town of Jackson, whose inhabitants constantly judge her for her loneliness. As a result, she begins to become somewhat eccentric, exacting her own brand of reality in her own home. After clearly becoming infatuated with a new man in town who spends a lot of time with her, the townspeople continue to gossip and scrutinize her every action, which become increasingly strange as time passes. Finally unlocking Emily’s home after her death, the town is faced with a brutal, horrifying truth that had long been ...

William Shakespeare’s Hamlet is arguably one of the most famous plays in world culture and, although it was first performed over four hundred year ago, it is still frequently staged and speaks anew to succeeding generations of theatre goers. It will be argued that Hamlet portrays what is in contemporary society still a devastating problem – the problems concerning the privacy and scrutiny of what we now call celebrities. Hamlet is, in terms of sixteenth century Denmark, a celebrity. He is the son of the recently deceased king and might even be regarded as his father’s natural successor. Towards ...