Essays on Xavier

Thesis Statement: War completely changes soldiers who participate in it. The experiences during war directly affect the mental, physical and emotional behavior of particular individuals who fight in it more so when loss of close friends is involved. Permanent and lasting scars occur to the personality of any soldier which may be relived through nightmares or worse still lose of limbs, faculty of speech or mental trauma. In the Three Day Road, this is exhibited when Xavier and Elijah who are best friends from childhood are separated by the cruelty of war with Elijah consumed as collateral damage in ...

Environmental Sociology

Introduction The risk associated with significant projects like the construction if the Belo Monte Dam tends to be quite big. Risks tend to affect people in various aspects, for instance, there is a risk that affects people in the individual context and those that affect them in the general aspects (Mythen 2004, p. 11). However, the manner in which people deal with the possibility of an adverse outcome, especially in an investment like the big dam tends to differ depending on the magnitude of the risk. Though the risks related to the project can cause dangerous and catastrophic problems, ...

Film Studies Portfolio

Xavier Dolan’s “Laurence Anyways” Film Review

An extremely ambitious project from a very young director, Xavier Dolan, the romantic drama “Laurence Anyways” follows the love story between Fred (Suzanne Clement) and Laurence (Melvin Poupad). Ironically, although they both have masculine names, Fred and Laurence are women. A transgender who had lived as a man, Laurence comes out with the revelation that he has always felt as a woman inside, and continuing his fake male life would kill him. The filmmaker situates this unique love story in the 1990s, a time when transsexuality was still considered an illness, and ...

1. Explain the actions of each character using one of the ethical theories discussed in the textbook. How would you have behaved if you were in the same position as Jean Grey in this case? On the basis of common morality, the characters in the book can be understood to have made their own decisions towards what they perceived to be the general principles by which people should live and interact with one another. Professor Xavier's concern for Jean Grey's problems seems evident in his valuation of her issues and desire to listen to her problems. These concerns underlie ...

Introduction

As a documentation of my personal experience, I got moved so much with anecdotes. Still, in the same line with my class work, I got to have a good experience with anecdotes. Therefore, it became my first choice when the teacher asked us to write about our personal experiences. The subject was within the context of the discussion. Furthermore, one can only get to have a feeling of an anecdote using the five senses. That is, the sense of touch, sight, hearing, smell and taste, through all these senses, I was able to in culminating my most interesting anecdote. ...

We live in a world where there is good and evil. Since time immemorial, stories told by humans have always had heroes and villains. Human culture has always been rife with tales of heroism, both real and fictional, wherein awe-inspiring individuals faced immense adversity only to overcome it and accomplish good in the end. In the last century, these stories have taken a new turn in introducing fictional characters that are superhuman. The heroes in such storylines who’re more commonly referred to as superheroes are capable of feats that, by any standard, far exceed human capabilities. It is ...

Description of Taxi service market structure in NSW

In this description, it is important to note that the taxi service plays a pivotal role in the transport industry in the NSW. It complements various other means of transport offered for the members of the public in the NSW region. The convenience of their almost spontaneous response and their ability to deliver door to door service to the public makes them very convenient (Abelson, 2008). The market in NSW is characterized by free entry into the market with the government only intervening in licensing of the taxis. According to the review of entry strategy to the market adopted ...

“Shocking cinemas of the seventies “by Xavier Mendik focuses on specific films from the 1970s, and I feel that majority of those films lie forgotten or hardly discussed. He sheds light on the social and cinematic issues that made the films from that era. Mendik provides the information to attract both consumer and academic readers. However, at times, his style becomes a bit too wordy and lengthy. Still, the book is readable, maintains a consistent tone and most readers can dig into useful information on the movies from the seventies. The chapter –“Another one from the fire” is from ...

Movies are a source of entertainment and act as agents of recreation. Around the world, millions of people at one point in their lives will admit to having watched a movie. Whether it is at the big screens, rental DVD’s or streaming online. With a larger followership, movies are popular with both the young and old, the polarity of the film may be due to the theme expressed, or the role the main actor plays in the movie. Furthermore, the popularity of the movie may be because of affiliation with another big box office hit of the year ...

Micro-fiction related to gender identity or childhood struggle with gender

A son will carry on the name of your family. A son will take care of you when you grow old. A son will give you money when you have retired. A son is a must have! But Xavier does not have any sons. His first born is a little girl. His next born is a little girl too. “Better luck next time”, croaks his old mother. “Maybe,” chokes his heart. Fate laughs, his next born is a girl too, and the next one as well. Thirteen years and four daughters later, Xavier does not believe in luck.

Micro-fiction that regards either love or hate

She was raised among fairytales. ...

Negative attitudes and behaviors by the students in the classroom are a matter of paramount importance and with serious consideration to teachers and principals not only because misbehavior has an effect on teaching in the classroom and the learning process. Behavioral problems in schools vary widely and exhibited by different age groups of students. This can be in the form of small breaches of discipline – such as sometimes talking when the teaching is in class and expects the student’s concentration or not carrying out assignments and work given. Other case considered extreme can include disturbing the class or defying ...