The views and beliefs of societies are often portrayed in the literature‚ art‚ and cinema of a certain era. The epic poems‚ The Iliad and Odyssey‚ give scholars and historians an idea how the Ancient Greek lived their everyday lives. By reading the two "novels‚" the reader is able to experience the three thousand years old society of Homer. The various similarities between our society and the societies depicted in the Iliad and the Odyssey are surprising profuse. To name a few: the superfluous
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the Galleria Shopping Mall” Hoagland depicts his niece’s shopping habits‚ mocking her snobby disposition. Hoagland writes in the poem: And here is my niece Lucinda‚ who is nine and a true daughter of Texas‚ who has developed the flounce of a pedigreed blonde and declares that her favorite sport is shopping. Hoagland is claiming Lucinda‚ the nine year-old niece from Texas‚ is just fitting into the social norm. At this point the reader would think Hoagland correlates his niece with being a
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In The Swimmer by John Cheever‚ the main character Neddy Merrill is introduced at a social gathering at a friend’s house with his wife while their children are at home. The story is set in suburbia which‚ during the time period‚ was a new emergence in American society and had become a symbol of status. Along with suburbia comes the idea of uniformity so naturally‚ everyone in the neighborhood had a pool‚ pools that Ned used as his way to reach home “by water†(American Literature‚ 2410). Throughout
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The Effects of an Invasion of Personal Space in a Public Setting Social norms are a part of any culture. Each society constructs its own norms. In each society norms tell a person how it is normal to behave. If someone deviates from the norm they risk rejection by society. Azar (2004) theorizes that we follow social norms not only because of conformity but also because there are benefits for us as well. Some examples are the feeling of being kind and the feeling of impressing others. Every society
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Robert Ludlum although widely known for his novels was a accomplished stage producer and actor. Robert Ludlum was born to an upper middle class family on May 25‚ 1927 in New York City. His early years were spent in the suburban community of Short Hills‚ New Jersey. Following his father’s death his mother enrolled him in a series of private schools in Connecticut. Even at a young age he was fascinated with acting and the theater. These early interests would be the first step in his life long path
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A plan began to formulate in his mind. He called for his planner and began to plan a ball. A Few Months Ago The day that Ella’s mother‚ Lucinda‚ died was the worst day of her life. All Ella could think about were the last words that her mother said to her. "Be kind and good to others‚ and courageous when no one else can be. Always be yourself and never forget to be the girl I taught you to
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goes. It’s understood that Ned apparently is basking in the picturesque‚ 1950’s‚ New England lifestyle complete with a beautiful wife‚ four daughters‚ and a white picket fence. As his journey continues‚ however‚ strange details are alluded to. "When Lucinda said that you couldn’t come‚ I thought I’d die‚" exclaims an overzealous Enid Bunker. One might wonder why Neddy’s wife would decline an invitation for her husband without letting him know. This points to marital problems between the couple‚ an indication
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Neddy has taken Lucinda‚ just as he took his comfortable life‚ for granted. We don’t know much about their marriage‚ but we know of Neddy’s affair with Shirley‚ an affair he treated lightly and to which he attached no meaning. Morshed 4 The changes in
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In 1986‚ the Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court case established that there could be separate but equal facilities for blacks and whites‚ giving support to Jim Crow laws. The Supreme Court did not begin to reverse Plessy until the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court case 58 years later‚ which established that segregating blacks and whites was unconstitutional and that separate could never be equal. After the period of reconstruction following the Civil War‚ many states in the south and
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graduated from Barbizon Modeling and Talent Agency in Wilmington‚ Delaware. Phillippe entered acting scene in 1992 in a soap opera called “One Life to Live” which was aired on ABC until 1993. This role earned him a few small parts in TV series as Matlock and Due South and films “Crimson Tide” in 1995 and “White Squall” in
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