St. Judith/Jutta St. Judith of Kulmsee‚ also known as St. Judith of Prussia‚ was born circa 1200 in Thuringia (central Germany). She died on May 12‚ 1260 at Kulmsee in the Monastic State of the Teutonic Order. Judith imitated the life of St. Elizabeth of Hungary‚ who was the Duchess of Thuringia during her youth. Not much is known about her youth‚ but it is known that Judith was married at the age of 15 to a nobleman and bore his children. She raised her children in a contemplative and mystical
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Judith Butler questions the notion that certain gendered behaviors are a result of learning the performance of gender behavior‚ that which is associated with masculinity and femininity. She argues that it is a social construction that is only true to the extent of it being performed. Gender as defined in Undoing Gender is a “practice of improvisation within a scene of constraint‚” which is within a social context. The stylization of the body‚ gestures‚ movements and enactments create these
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Antigone through the lens of Judith Butler’s “Survivability‚ Vulnerability‚ and Affect” Introduction Antigone is tied by two key sentances to the message in Judith Bulter’s “Survivability‚ Vulnerability‚ and Affect”‚ “It has been since at least the time of Antigone‚ when she chose openly to mourn the death of one of her brothers even though it went against the sovereign law to do so. Why is it that governments so often seek to regulate and control who will be publicly grieved and two will not
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Another disadvantage Judith had to endure was the inability to make her own decisions‚ including but not limiting‚ rights to the money which she had collected‚ and the husband in which she would marry. Woolf expresses the weight of Judith’s opinion about her marriage‚ “Soon‚ however‚ before she was out of her teens‚ she was to be betrothed to the son of a neighboring wool-stapler.”(47). Woolf explains what would happen if Judith were to refused the arranged marriage‚ “the daughter who refused to
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that Judith is cold and distant‚ that she stands back and observes people like insects in some Biology experiment. But even through she’s uncomfortable stepping out from that safe observational position‚ she still does. She is engage by those around her. She is complex‚ not just a stereotype. She is not English spinster‚ or a bohemian. She is Judith and she seems to be doing just fine. The story shows how that the balance between self and society can me made. It could be argued that Judith is cold
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Sarah At age 19‚ Hungarian Judith Magyar Isaacson found herself forced into the infamous labor camp Auschwitz. However her dreams still remained to study literature at the Sorbonne. Judith kept her spirit alive throughout her time and Auschwitz‚ and later transfer to Lichentau‚ buy focusing on her dreams. She also kept her spirit alive by the focus of family‚ humor and creativity. However‚ her goals and positive mindset are not the only reasons she made it out alive. Judith experienced many different
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or characteristics of the human condition can you identify in Judith Wright’s Legend? How has the poet used specific language techniques to emphasise these attributes of life. Judith Wright’s ‘Legend’ responds to various aspects of the human condition present in our society today. The poem is focused primarily on the actions of a Blacksmith’s boy‚ a vassal for humanity’s growth in response to age and change. In stanza one‚ Judith Wright utilizes personification “rivers hindered him” and “thorn
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Laurice Pettiford Savannah State University April 6‚ 2014 The situation in Africa concerning the AIDS/HIV epidemic is that aids in Africa marks a really extreme severe development crisis in Africa. This is still today the worst affected area in the world. In sub-Saharan Africa about Forty-Two million people live with HIV/AIDS. The epidemic claimed almost about 2.4 million people in Africa and about 3.1 million lives are taken each year (HIV/AIDS Situation in Africa 2014). The average life
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Choosing a career that embodies all the important aspects Deciding on the right career for you can be hard with so many choices available. However‚ in spite of the present jobs climate and unemployment rates‚ there are several industries proving resilient with demand being fairly even for their services. One such example of these industries is electricians. Electricians earn quality wages and with their skill set always needed for installation‚ maintenance and repair work on a multitude of electrical
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fgsdfgfgsdfgsdfgsfdgs Poetry Our poetry unit will involve in-class and out-of-class reading of poetry and a discussion of‚ but not limited to speaker‚ point of view‚ tone‚ diction‚ syntax. We will begin with general discussions on reading and writing poetry in which we work together to form meaning from given poems. Students will look at samples of annotated poetry‚ close readings‚ and student essays on poetry. As the unit progresses students should become more independent and confident in
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