« Self-fulfillment The controversy surrounding self-fulfilling prophecies, while originally centered on proving their existence, has recently settled on the ...» Document abstract
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SummaryThe controversy surrounding self-fulfilling prophecies, while originally centered on proving their existence, has recently settled on the probability of such phenomenon occurring in a natural environment. While not directly cited in this resource guide, the original “Pygmalion Effect” experiment by Robert Rosenthal and Leonore Jacobson, while a success in its own self-absorbed goals, failed to make any connections outside of its own hypothesis. The Harvard professor and elementary school principal proved that teacher expectation can directly influence student achievement, but the experiment, conducted in a fixed environment, did not initially translate to the naturalistic world. The original teachers, the independent variables of the test, were told what to expect from their students, and although those students, a heterogeneous mixture of academic potentials, did in fact respond with positive correlation to the subsequent behaviors of their teachers, there was no guarantee that such cause and effect would occur in a literal classroom. In a series of experiments that followed in the decade after Rosenthal and Jacobson’s revolutionary yet flawed research, the naturalistic implications of the Pygmalion Effect were established, answering the question of whether or not teachers do make such drastic predictions, basing their expectations on first impressions and superficial observations and inadvertently fulfilling their own prophecies concerning their students.
Table of Contents- Most of the peer-reviewed journal articles concerning self-fulfilling prophecies acknowledge their existence, especially in the classroom.
- The other journal articles have taken the conclusions of Lee Jussim further.
- Teacher expectations and observations, as stated before, occur naturally.
- Popular media, for the most part, has focused on why such negative perceptions of adolescents exist in contemporary society.
- This image, as stated by Veronica Lacey in an issue of the Toronto Star, is 'that of a lost generation.
- The birth of MTV has definitely added a modern twist to the self-fulfilling prophecy.
- And not much can be expected from a 'lost generation.?
« As philosophers from Plato to Thomas Aquinas have explained, the free will is synonymous with self-fulfillment and happiness, for it is "impossible for a man ...» Document abstract
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SummaryIn the sixteenth century, the ideal was inseparable from the ruling class: it was a kind of self-fulfilling prophecy, the aristocracy establishing itself as the ideal while simultaneously defining the ideal. The members of the nobility lived in tightly-monitored roles. Idealism was not about the individual but about the preservation of the entire image, for this image of power and money subordinated the lower classes. A role is an expectation, a state of identity foreclosure, and individuality is lost in the midst of societal expectation. These lords and ladies, courtiers and princes, idolized for their fortune and influence, were secretly stripped of any freedom, of any choice, for the sake of the whole. It would be decades before the very essence of humanity, free will, would be remembered in both literature and society. Baldesar Castiglione realizes the necessity of roles in European life during this period.
Table of Contents- It can be argued that the role of the courtier is a choice, that an individual born to a noble family is bound to that family by chains or force.
- Free will could still exist within the confines of expectation, exercised above and beyond the duties of the courtier
- The portrayal of the upper class as slaves to their own idealism is an image in direct contrast to that often associated with the aristocracy.
- The first and most severe restriction placed on the courtier is class.
- The courtier's role is that of a direct extension of his lord, and a great deal of emphasis is placed on his reputation as it is also the reputation of the prince.
- These marriages, almost always arranged or influenced, sometimes even at the moment of conception, allow no room for true love.
- The affair is required of the courtier, for the foremost rule in matters of courtly love is that 'marriage is no real excuse for not loving?
- Above all else the courtier must retain his honor and reputation as a symbol of the idealism under which he suffers.
- From birth the courtier is raised as a member of the ruling class, and through life his courtiership is created
« something other than self-realization, but rather to live the so-called human dream of unnecessary financial gain and hunt for self-fulfillment- we will not ...» Document abstract
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SummaryThe enigma that is the essence of consciousness in modern society can be readily explained and analyzed by anyone with the ability to do so and does not necessitate the so-called authoritative citations that we so emphatically consider reliable sources. It doesn’t really take a Ph.D. to write an insightful paper about it and the perceived implications that such topic poses on our sense of reality. We all possess a very individualized consciousness limited to our own individual perspective- a consciousness that at its very core relies not on external merit, but more so on the fundamental disposition of the person in question.
Table of Contents- The enigma that is the essence of consciousness in modern society can be readily explained and analyzed by anyone with the ability to do so and does not necessitate the so-called authoritative citations that we so emphatically consider reliable sources.
- Surely we can all agree that we live in a world of turmoil and suffering is as certain as death
- Considering how sensitive ancient civilization were to higher systems of understanding, it doesn't seem far-fetched to assume that we, as a modern civilization, have deviated from the more effective track under the pretense of our booming technology
- In fact, it's a reality that such a make-up is wholly psychological and an illusion, where as the essence conveyed in most genuine mystical processes benefit our health, our minds, and most importantly our spiritual vision, the goal of such processes being enlightenment
- Enlightenment threatens the vices of modern man, the likes of which opposes a large percentage of what has become part of our mainstream subculture through expensive justifications by the collective
« as "[folklore] recast from an object of knowledge into an object of consumption" and which is produced and consumed "in order to achieve self-fulfillment" (223 ...» Document abstract
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SummaryIn Niel Brügger’s essay “What about the Postmodern?” Brügger relates Lyotard’s idea of the narrative of emancipation, writing that “[in such narratives] it is not only important to legitimate denotative statements, which fall into the sphere of truth, but also to legitimate prescriptive statements, which fall into the sphere of justice,” and that such grand narratives are “no longer trustworthy” (80). In this paper I will first examine the function of the grand narrative in Don DeLillo’s White Noise and will then examine grand narratives in a range of short fiction. DeLillo’s characters, although espousing doctrines that would seem to subvert existing grand narratives, are building for themselves sets of new grand narratives, which are often precariously founded upon the old. There is a mediation at work in the text evident not just in the way Jack lives his life in the consumer world, bombarded by information, but also in the way Jack narrates this world. I will focus on how that narration is working.
Table of Contents- DeLillo's White Noise, on one layer, resembles Lyotard's emancipation narrative
- Both Jack and Murray's style of speech is similar to Jack's view of Hitler's style
- But this is not a problem in DeLillo's structuring of the narrative; rather, it is a problem the narrative sets forth
- Another example of the hyperreferential style of life occurs in Chapter
- The system had blessed my life
- I turn again to DeLillo critic Bruce Bawer to finalize my point of Jack's hyperreferentiality
- The irony with which Snow Crash is written prevents the Deliverator character from becoming a another Batman, Superman, or Dirty Harry
- the language reminds me of a child's simple plotting of a cowboys and Indians game, or the logic of a children's cartoon
« According to this author, "these adherents of the new religious movements seem to share a common search for self-fulfillment and what they construe as success ...» Document abstract
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SummaryOver the course of the late twentieth century, the development of mass media has enabled average citizens to explore a wide range of lifestyles and issues through the comfort of their homes. While the mass media has provided notable insights into critical political, social and economic issues, it has in some cases manipulated public understanding of situations and events. Nowhere is this more evident than in the context of religious cults. As examined and portrayed in the media, religious cults do nothing more than persuade weak, feeble-minded individuals to give up all of their wealth and worldly possessions. Even though cults do prey on the vulnerable, what is often missed in the popular media’s coverage of religious cults is that these organizations utilize a powerful tool to manipulate their followers: religion.With the realization that religion plays such a critical role in the development of cults, there is a clear impetus to examine this issue overall. Using this as a basis for research, this investigation seeks to examine two specific issues in the context of the manipulation used in religious cults. First, this investigation considers the techniques that cults use to manipulate converts. Second, this investigation considers the religious techniques that are used to accomplish manipulation of followers.
Table of Contents- With the realization that religion plays such a critical role in the development of cults, there is a clear impetus to examine this issue overall.
- The history of the Branch Davidians clearly demonstrates that this religious cult did indeed break from a more mainstream religious group in order to form its basis.
- Bainbridge and Stark (1987) in their examination of the construction of the cult argue that the cult is developed and maintained based on the religious promises that it makes to followers.
- He changed his interpretations at will, while his unsteady flock struggled to keep up?
- Unfortunately, when placed in this context, it is evident that religion only serves as an underlying foundation for the development and establishment of the cult.
« In contrast to his previously fiery, self-reliant nature, Rochester is now Jane has become Rochester's emotional fulfillment, which gives him life and a purpose ...» Document abstract
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SummaryJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë is a novel that focuses heavily on the protagonist’s sense of self-respect and her insistence on remaining true to her principles and standards despite all odds. One of the most fundamental aspects of Jane’s character is her refusal to sacrifice her own values for any person or under any circumstance. Thus, when complications to the marriage between Jane and the man she loves--Edward Rochester--arise, Jane refuses the union until conditions are met under which she can freely and wholeheartedly marry this man without sacrificing her self-dignity. Many elements of Jane Eyre develop and transform from the time at which Rochester first proposes to Jane to when she finally accepts his offer and marries him, in order for this union to permit Jane to preserve her self-identity and remain faithful to herself and her principles.
Table of Contents- The most apparent changes we see in Rochester from the time when Jane refuses his proposal to when she finally returns to him at the end of the novel are evident in his physical transformation
- Because Rochester's physical transformation has weakened his position of influence and authority, he is no longer simply the provider to a mistress
- Whereas Rochester was previously eager to dress Jane up in fineries for the wedding, he now understands that 'fine clothes and jewels' are 'not worth a fillip?
- Jane would not have been, on the other hand, morally justified in marriage had Rochester wedded her while he was still married to Bertha Mason
- Finally, Jane also needed to have established her independence and her own identity in order to uphold her personal convictions in marrying Rochester
- Jane Eyre is a character widely known for her strength and preservation of principles and values despite all odds
« literature majors who believe too blindly in the imagination, imagining the fulfillment of their been a love affair with words, my soul mate, my self-expression ...» Document abstract
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SummaryWhen I was a child, I told myself I would read every book ever written. In the two-floored, two-roomed library of my small New Hampshire town, I thought nothing could stop me from reading the world. Innocent naivety yes, but so much the foundation of who I am and why I find myself writing this open letter.
If I could only leave Emerson College with one lesson learned, it would be the utter importance of personal experience. There are too many movies about filmmakers, books about authors, and plays about producers. I have spent four years watching fellow students slave over their art, only to realize in the end they forgot to live the inspiration. The literature majors who believe too blindly in the imagination, imagining the fulfillment of their goals and nothing else. They are learning to be better teachers, they believe, but literature is only Frankenstein’s monster, built piecemeal from experiences understood only when the books placed back on the shelves. Live, I tell them. Live and then teach the world to the world, not its imitation. Live and then speak of literature, not as the imitation, but the thing to imitate.
If I could only leave Emerson College with one lesson learned, it would be the utter importance of personal experience. There are too many movies about filmmakers, books about authors, and plays about producers. I have spent four years watching fellow students slave over their art, only to realize in the end they forgot to live the inspiration. The literature majors who believe too blindly in the imagination, imagining the fulfillment of their goals and nothing else. They are learning to be better teachers, they believe, but literature is only Frankenstein’s monster, built piecemeal from experiences understood only when the books placed back on the shelves. Live, I tell them. Live and then teach the world to the world, not its imitation. Live and then speak of literature, not as the imitation, but the thing to imitate.
Table of Contents« Yet, the lawyer's charity cannot be honestly considered a fulfillment of the In another aspect, the narrator's self-preoccupation and self-justification gives ...» Document abstract
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SummaryNothing so aggravates an earnest person as a passive resistance,” concludes the lawyer in Melville’s “Bartleby the Scrivener” (Arp and Johnson 589). This statement rings true, as any reader of the enigmatic short story will find himself or herself equally aggravated by the strange characteristics of Bartleby, the extra copyist. Herman Melville has baffled literary critics for decades with this short story; countless different theories have been suggested to explain his purpose for such an ambiguous character. These theories even include a variegated list of other authors on which Melville based the inscrutable character, including Edgar Allan Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne (McCall 14). However, none of these theories are as easily argued as one theory in particular. The characteristics of Bartleby make him a literary Christ-figure.
Key Words- Jesus, prophet Isaiah , Son of God
Key Words- Jesus, prophet Isaiah , Son of God
Table of Contents- As a Christ-figure, Bartleby can be described as mild, passive, or perhaps 'the least of all mankind.?
- In addition, Isaiah 53 has much to say about the character of our Savior Jesus Christ.
- Bartleby seems to have been sent to cause some change in the narrator's life.
- Correspondingly, Bartleby can also be seen as a Christ-figure.
- Melville puts an emphasis on the 'waning authority' of his Christian upbringing.
- The characteristics of Bartleby make him a literary Christ-figure.
« that his own demise would constitute the ultimate self-destruction while Like Bazarov, Anna understands readily that they can never find romantic fulfillment. ...» Document abstract
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SummaryOrganized religion epitomizes man’s need to give order and meaning to his life. Philosophy represents his effort to rationalize the principles of his faith and conduct. Acceptance of God or an all-powerful supreme being who governs the universe remains the cornerstone of most major religions, but the fate of civilization depends upon the actions of the individual. Yet, people often invest too much of themselves in their personal philosophies. Allowing one’s beliefs to determine his behavior may prove spiritually beneficial, but allowing those morals to dictate his emotions minimizes the human experience. Adherence to a strong belief system denotes weakness of character.
In the novel Fathers and Sons, inflexibility of beliefs leads to self-destruction
In the novel Fathers and Sons, inflexibility of beliefs leads to self-destruction
Table of Contents- Organized religion epitomizes man's need to give order and meaning to his life.
- In the novel Fathers and Sons, inflexibility of beliefs leads to self-destruction.
- He feels vulnerable because his own emotions defy the doctrines to which he clings so dearly.
- Similarly, Pavel Petrovich's unbending attitude proves his undoing.
- When one's principles make him feel superior to others, his relationships are doomed to failure.
- Nikolai realizes that his son's arrogance will widen the generation gap.
- On his deathbed, Bazarov finally understands that he cannot and never could control his life.
- In primitive times, cavemen in animal skins ruled the earth, clutching clubs and communicating through grunts.
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