Essays on Scorn

The French monarch’s totalitarian authority stirred the French revolution between the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century. It is during this period that ideals of equality, human rights, social difference and citizenships were manifested. The French revolution inspired some architecture styles including neo-classicism (Soboul, 1974) The Bastille was a symbol of King Louis’s absolute power and dictatorial authority. Political prisoners and anyone who dared to challenge the monarchy was locked up at the Bastille. Those imprisoned at this royal fortress were victims of the King’s direct orders. The prisoners did not undergo any trial to prove ...

Abstract

The main purpose of this paper is to study the Book of Job, which is the part of the Christian Old Testament. It is highlighted in the story that the power and the wisdom of a human being can never be equal to the divine justice. Along with that, it is shown that a person, who can be patient, loyal, just and loving, finally gets remunerated. While working on this essay, I have analyzed the tragedies of Job as well as of his friends. Apart from it, I have also argued that this story leaves more questions than answers, ...

Below is a link to a news article regarding Lesbians Gay Bisexuals and Transgender.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/transgender-woman-chases-dream-crowned-beauty-queen-article-1.1377776

Summary of Contents

The article features the story of one Dani St. James, formerly Daniel, who now aspires to become Miss Diamond Queen 2013. The article offers testament of how far she has come since her sex reassignment three years ago. The article also features pictures of a as a boy and a young man and those after a sex reassignment.

Analysis

More often than not, people do not understand the dynamics that surround transgender people. Some people do not identify themselves with the sex they were assigned at birth based on their genitalia. While some adopt mannerisms consistent with the assumed gender, others go as ...

Introduction

Plato in his work The Republic dialogues with other great thinkers of his era in an endeavor to develop a perfect governance system. In the dialogue, various elements of the government become prominent. The key elements are justice and leadership of the city. The dialogue seeks debate on and develops a system of governance or a city where there are minimal disputes and perfect leadership. The main argument in the platonic dialogue is that the other governments that Plato approached with varying scorn were ineffective in running a state; on their stead, Plato proposed his version on a republic. His ideas on how the ...

Often in life we find ourselves torn between doing the morally right thing and the legally right thing. What is legal sometimes is not morally right. On the other hand, defying the law to fulfill a moral obligation might see one sent to jail. This paper discusses the conflict between moral and legal choices in the play Dollhouse. How do the characters find their moral issues in conflict with legal choices? In act one, we hear Nora tell her friend Mrs. Linde how she illegally obtained money so that her husband and her could travel to Italy. Her husband ...

Having just seen the move Flight recently, I can say that I was truly immersed in this movie all the way throughout the film. The way that the film took an unexpected turn, surprised its captive audience. Denzel Washington was brilliant throughout the film – whether he was portraying a self-confident pilot or else a down fallen has-been. The movie did a lot to contribute to the emotions belonging to the script. Songs such as “Alcohol” and “Going down” made the audience fully aware of the state of mind of the main actor, Denzel Washington, the pilot. From the beginning of the ...

Except from “The Catastrophe of Liberation” by Herbert Marcuse

Marcuse pours scorn on the notion of liberation. He seeks to digress from the discourse on liberation and instead inquires of the audience to exercise a critical thought as to the benefits of liberation. Critical concerns that Marcuse raises include whether the people are better off and whether the victims and collective sacrifice made in defence of the standard of living are worthy. He inquires of man and nature have effectively reconciled and gotten to the point of no return. One only needs to think within the confines of Marcuse’s philosophy to understand his frustration with life. Indeed, he ...

One of the reasons why William Shakespeare’s tragic play Hamlet remains such a popular work of literature, both for dramatic representation in its original form as well as for adaptation into more modern contexts, is that the themes and events in the play reflect truths about humanity than remain accurate in modern times. There are still taboo relationships that should not take place, at least according to the majority opinion among humanity; there are still times when it is difficult to know just when to take drastic action; and try as we may, it is still impossible to separate ...

Religion is defined as a belief. It is associated with discipline, either in mental, physical or psychological (Howe 1). It is identified as what underpins logic and emotions in everybody. In recent years, the place of any religion in the society has significantly been contentious. Unsurprisingly, there have been factions that compete within the religion that is contained in the society. Whatever the form, religion may have major social impact in certain societies. This can either be evil or good (Howe 1). In fact, religion plays a role in the world today since there is no person who does not need ...

I would like to agree with most of the findings and opinions expressed by the writer of this invaluable article. Since we are in a competitively diverse society, it is inevitable that we have to embrace comparison as one of our traits. However, in doing this, we should be in a position of to understand its two fold consequences (Adamic, L., 2007).

Similarly, I also accept the fact that it is good because it can help people to improve their performance. As she argues, it does this through motivating individuals and eventually boosting their self esteem. Actually, a motivated fellow will be ...

Nativism has long been a central human behavior, dating back to the very beginning of time. Outsiders in majority cultures suffer in many ways. Their linguistic hurdles in interacting with the majority culture open them up to the victimization that comes with being cheated. Whether taking place in ancient times or during the twenty-first century, it has been very difficult, at times, for new immigrants to succeed in their new land. Sometimes they go to a land that does not have enough opportunities for their new residents, and so things become tense between the original residents and the newcomers. So many ...