Essays on Stranger

Sexual activity: Biastophilia

Biastophilia, referring to rape, represents the act of assaulting another person sexually without their consent. The victim experiences a surprise attack and continuous violent assault from a stranger as he or she struggles to attain organism and facilitated by an independent sexuoerotic arousal (Fierman 458). Biastophilia happens in different social contexts depending on the intention, social status, mental status, and the prevailing environmental factors. The following paper discusses the Biastophilia in two different social contexts. The first context represents a husband raping her wife (also referred to as marital Biastophilia) while the second context represents a mentally ill person ...

The Main Features of Introverts' behavior in the social environment

As is known, introversion is one of the most common categories or indicators to measure personality traits. Introverts are people whose personality traits are very different from those of other people, who can also be called extroverts. Introverts tend to accumulate their energy and direct it to their inner world, while extroverts waste their energy on the interaction with the outside world. If an extrovert needs a constant dialogue with the people, an introvert can successfully do without it. An introvert is capable of minimal contact, which is also necessary, but it happens rarely and only in the companies ...

After the carnage of 9/11, the international community turned its local and joint efforts to the struggle against terrorism and prevention of terroristic activities. Antiterrorism initiatives have been run by various international organizations, particularly by the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Committee, and by the United States government, which applies its resources to combat terroristic activities on a domestic scale and in countries overwhelmed by terroristic groups. As Chalk notes, “the coordinated terrorist strikes of 9/11 galvanized a [] response by the United States government to increase the country’s physical and financial security in the face of potential future attacks” (Chalk, ...

I. Vulnerability Assessments A wireless connection in the 20-people organization has the same vulnerabilities that other wireless network. A wireless network has the characteristic that virtually anyone inside the radius of the wireless network could have access to the network, have unauthorized access and create problems with the information flow. The information technicians of the company must consider the following risks and vulnerabilities of the network: Default Keys: They are the passwords that manufacturer brings into the router by default. Several administrators and final users forget to change the default password creating a risk for the organization. The NETGEAR ...

Introduction

Desirable Daughters is a novel by Bharati Mukherjee that seeks to illustrate the intricate relations that exist between the Indian caste system and the Western experiences of the immigrants in an effort towards reconciling the world views regarding the feminist gap between the two cultures. In a bid to reveal the intricacies of the caste system in India, Mukherjee delves deeper into the nature of three sisters in the novel and the circumstances they find themselves as they try to fit in different societies. From the outset, it is worth noting that the three sisters from Calcutta belong to ...

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Emily sat and explored just purchased ancient manuscript with unknown runes. She tried not to miss any symbol and understand its true meaning. For a long time she sat in front of her laptop monitor at her desk, surfing the Internet. After all, she could not hold everything in her head and her memory was not perfect. And it can filter out some information. For Emily it was very important, what she did, after all, she dedicated her life to this. Well, but when she was a child, she could not even imagine it. It was already too late ...

Predestination, otherwise known as destiny or fate, is a timeless construct which consists of past, present, and future at once. However, free will exists in the present state and constitutes humanity’s actions as they transpire moment to moment in a chronological fashion. Whereas the manifestations of free will are tangible and constant, destiny and fate represent more abstract ideas that are subject to change based upon the conscious choices and decisions that individuals make. In other words, free will and predestination are constantly interacting with each other. The decisions that we make using our own free will have ...

The teardrops of constellations are shimmering in the cloudless night sky. Another summer is fading away just like her hopes for his coming. Bit by bit coldness of the end of August steals all joy and summer plants that are never meant to be. Standing by the large study window and gazing into the darkness of garden Misha could feel how hot current of pain, despair and anger goes through the whole of her body and pinches her right into the heart thus spreading incurable venom of apathy through her veins. Suddenly burning emotions turn into cold indifference making ...

Review of the article “Chinese Table Manners: You Are How You Eat” by Eugene Cooper

It goes without saying that in today’s globalized world intercultural communication plays a significant role and requires a good knowledge of the culture within which communication happens, and it is not only because it is interesting, it has practical importance. One of the cultures that is worth paying attention to is the Chinese culture, as it differs from other cultures, especially European ones in many ways. Table etiquette can play a crucial role in doing business with a Chinese businessman. The Chinese table etiquette has become the main topic of the article “Chinese Table Manners: You Are How ...

The Name of the Class

Cross-Cultural Experiences in the movie “Outsourced” The customs and cultures of India were developed by the country’s traditions that date back almost a few thousands of years. The significance most of these cultural behavior and traditions have in the people of India can be elusive to the average American. For instance, the picture of Kaali (the goddess of destruction), carrying the severed head of a man, hung on the wall of Todd’s (the protagonist) bedroom, is quite a disconcerting picture for the average American. But in India, it is a picture of relief. Similarly, the intermittent animal ( ...

Introduction

Ethics refers to those things that are firmly accepted ideas about what we should do in given situations (Velasquez, Andre, Shanks, and Meyer). For example, ethics might refer to a standard that says that stealing or murder or assault is not the right thing to do, and so it imposes restrictions on those activities. Ethics also includes virtues, such as honesty, compassion, and loyalty. The right to life, the right to privacy, and the right to be safe are also embedded in ethics, whether stated directly or not. What these things have in common is that the standards of ...

Public goods game: a group of people play a public game which is based on voluntary contribution mechanism (VCM). VCM is the game in which subjects have a certain amount of endowment (20$ in this study) and decide to allocate the endowment between public account and private account. The contribution to public goods is multiply with marginal per capita return. Marginal per capita return is the ratio of benefit to cost if people decide to give 1$ from private account to public account. An outcome of each player is:

In which ei is the endowment of each subject ci ...

“The Namesake”, adapted from Jhumpa Lahiri’s novel shows us an amazing picture of two generations, who came from Calcutta.

The movie begins with a man in the train, reading “The Overcoat ”, written by famous Russian author Nikolai Gogol. The man, called Ashoke, is an ordinary Indian, who likes reading and this is his way of travelling. However, this time he is not able to enjoy the book as the friendly stranger starts the talk with him. The stranger advises him to leave India, discover other countries and expand his horizons, as Gogol did. Suddenly, the train crash interrupted their conversation. Ashoke survives and lying later in the bed, he understands, that the Gogol’s book is a guide ...

The Meaning of the novel The Stranger by Albert Camus

Albert Camus' creativity is one of the most important literature phenomenon of the 20th century. In his writings, the author considers the deep and complex issues related to human existence in the context of a total loss of faith. The novel The Stranger is considered the Camus' most important work. This story touches upon the problem of faith in God and the absurdity of life in detail. The theme of the absurd is not accidental for the culture of the 20th century, in which the universality of common sense and logical constructs lose their importance at all levels. A ...

Are most relationships nothing more than mere momentary impulses that fade with time? In everyday life, relationships are complex interactions that require nurturing, protection and consistency. In this respect, they are so much more than just about fiery first encounters. The literary work discussed for this paper was Katherine Mansfield’s short story entitled “Something Childish but Very Natural,” a literary piece published in 1914 about two characters, Henry and Edna, who meet each other randomly in a train station. In telling this story, Mansfield utilizes a lot figurative language and symbolism to tell the story of Henry and ...

Interpersonal Theory

Introduction When two individuals meet, those individuals may feel uncertainty and are motivated to communicate in order to reduce the amount of uncertainty. This is the idea of uncertainty reduction theory. Uncertainty reduction theory states that people attempt to understand interpersonal situation by reducing the amount of uncertainty. “Initial interactions between strangers are characterized by information seeking in order to reduce uncertainty” (UKY, 2016). This is done by seeking information in order to get to know the individual. Thus, reducing the amount of uncertainty that exists around the interpersonal communication. This paper discusses uncertainty reduction theory and explains the ...

Tim Harford, an English economist and journalist, shared his views on how frustration can make us more creative, on Ted Talk. The talk was based on some examples from daily life with regards to situations that may not be to our liking, but adjusting to those situations can help uncover the inner creative side by unfolding creative solutions to problems (Harford). The premise of Ted Talk is to provide a platform to leaders from different sectors, with the main topic of discussion on the ‘TED’, i.e. technology, entertainment and design, and ongoing discussion on global issues, science and business ...

Nelson Mandela was the first president of the Republic of South Africa elected in fully democratic elections. He served as president from 1994 to 1999. Before his presidency he was an outstanding fighter against apartheid and African National Congress (ANC). He was convicted and imprisoned for participating in an underground armed struggle. Mandela was a supporter of peaceful way of solving problems, although in the beginning of his political struggle armed resistance was the only effective type of fighting the regime.

How much powerful is the leader? What makes him powerful?

Nelson Mandela is a prominent leader. He decided to serve his term in prison rather than submit himself ...

19th of April 2016

Thesis Statement Many scholars and critics have sought to find some hidden meaning and messages in the works of Shakespeare. However, despite the abundance of allegory, sarcasm and on satire, the reader’s attention should not be diverted from the main problem that the author shows in “Othello” and this is the issue of race and discrimination within the society of those days. This topic has not yet been fully described and is of interest as it shows some controversial noted in terms of the understanding of racism as we know it now, and how people understood it in ...

Michael was doing what he was always doing on a Thursday night. He was seated comfortably in his armchair in the living room watching his favourite TV show, is home-made spaghetti Bolognese on his lap, and a cold beer on the table next to him. Mike was one of those guys, a creature of habit. Living alone for 3 years does that to you, I guess. Every weekday evening he would come home from work at somewhere between 5:30 and 6 pm, say hello to his cat Pontius, who didn’t seem to care whether he came home or ...

Karl Marx’s Theses on Feuerbach is an exclusive note written the document that includes eleven small pieces of notes, which describe the few light setting works of philosophy on the discovery of the new world. The thesis describes the breakthrough in the world of philosophy, from the world of idealism, to the world of Marxism (Jal, p 1). The hypotheses describe the whole process of transition of knowledge through the provision of the truth, by exerting reality, and the power of knowledge in knowledge attribution. The thesis describes the transition that the world undergoes due to changes in ...

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QUESTION ONE

Identify and describe as many distinct sub-systems of Cash Mountain as you can. For ANY TWO of your identified sub-systems, describe the following system components: Banking is one of the most important foundations in business or personal financial development. Technology has been evolving rapidly from physical traditional banking (Cayazzo, 2006). There before, customer were availing themselves to the bank for any transactions or inquiries. Then banks began the operation of automated teller machine (ATM) making it easier for bank customers to access cash at their convenience. ATMs have evolved to a point where a customer can withdraw ...

Dr. Spiegel`s interest and involvement in dealing with mass shooting started on February 23, 2012 when he received a strange letter from the unknown. This letter was written in a delusional manner and at the end of it there was a scream for help which said: “Your work may save my life, UPMC will not. Would you help?” (Spiegel, 2013) Although, because of his occupation Dr. Spiegel receives lots of strange letters and emails but this one caught his attention greatly. Without hesitation he wrote to UPMC about the author and content of letter. Something told Dr. Spiegel ...

Sexual assault within the boundaries of university campuses is a subject that has drawn widespread attention from both scholars, researchers, government agencies and non-governmental organizations (Gunraj 4). It has also elicited a strong reaction from various public forums including online encyclopedia writing platforms such as Wikipedia. For example, the article “Campus sexual assault” on Wikipedia is an example of a reaction from the public in regards to the topic. The article is accessible online on the Wikipedia website through the link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campus_sexual_assault#Explanations.Unfortunately, public opinions expressed in articles on online encyclopedias such as Wikipedia are not peer reviewed. Therefore, they ...

Introduction

Eva Hoffman’s Lost in Translation is a story of a young woman explaining her endeavors after migrating to Canada with her family at the age of 13. She then moves to the United States and later immigrates to London. Lost in Translation by Nicola Mones is a story of a young American woman who tries to fit in China as a translator. In Lost In Translation by Eva Hoffman and Lost In Translation by Nicole Mones, both Hoffman and Mones successfully cultivate our appreciation for cultural differences by exposing the reader to foreign languages and terms, by challenging ...

At the beginning of the book, Douglas talks about his early life. He tells of his parentage of whom he knew very little about. He did not have an idea of his birthday or the man who was his father though it was whispered that he could be the son of his master. Douglas was separated from his mother at an early age just like other slave children. His mother's love for him made travel by night just to spend some time with him. 'She made her journeys to see me in the night, travelling the whole distance on ...

Impact of Child Sexual Abuse Trauma

Impact of Child Sexual Abuse Trauma The subject of sexual abuse in children has elicited heated debates for decades now. Presently, virtually everyone claims to know what child sexual abuse is, what it entails, and why it is wrong. There exists an extensive literature on the traumatic effects that the vice has on both the victims and those connected to them. Ironically, knowledge of child sexual abuse seems to reinforce the vicious. Only a few decades ago, this subject was non-existent in scholarly debates yet the rate at which the cases occurred, and subsequently reported, were significantly lower. Today, ...

The novel "The Stranger" by Albert Camus is one of the most important and popular of his works. It has a direct connection with the philosophy of existentialism and the absurd like most of the works of the author. The writer once again demonstrates the human and social relationships, as well as the internal conflict of the man himself by the example of the protagonist's life and feelings. The problem of the story touches upon many issues, but one of the main problems is the existence of God. The life of the protagonist Meursault is the way to truth ...

Utilitarianism and Kantianism

Utilitarianism, Virtue ethics and Kantianism are examples of normative ethics. In these theories, there are three components which characterize every action: the consequences of the action, the action itself (which also include the motive of the action), and the agent (the doer). Utilitarianism deals with the consequences of the action. On the other hand, deontological theories (Kantianism and divine command theory) are concerned with motive/action. Virtue ethics, however, is concerned with the doer/agent (Stewart, 2009). Utilitarianism and Kantianism Utilitarianism. Utilitarianism is derived from the word utility. In utilitarianism, an action is deemed right only if its outcome is to ...