The Effect of Bad Parents‚ Emotional Deprivation and Shame on Adolescent Characters in the Works of Alan Duff Hannah J. Manning A thesis submitted for the degree of Master of Arts in English At the University of Otago‚ Dunedin‚ New Zealand Date: 10th December 2010 Hannah Manning Abstract I The detrimental consequence that an inadequate‚ unloving and abusive childhood can have on the psychological development and psychic stability of a child or teenager is a prevalent theme in Duff’s
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shared and equally common to both‚ it is still the right of one of the two individuals. Again‚ so many oppositions make true union nearly impossible over a time span. Shame enters the relation consistently because of the abundance of dead objects‚ and the individuals are forced to combat this shame‚ but this fight to eliminate shame is the very reason why no love is pure. Paragraph after paragraph‚ Hegel follows the same basic pattern: definition of terms‚ argument‚ counter argument‚ a counter argument
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There is an instrument to measure if one relates to life with shame or guilt (differentiation between shame‚ guilt‚ humiliation and embarrassment are presented by the author): the TASCA. This is where the ten guideposts of wholehearted living are useful. After we understand what triggers shame for us‚ we can be inspired by how others gained their resilience. The way from shame to wholeheartedness goes through vulnerability. In the words of David Foster Wallace: “What
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Fallacy in Fred Ribkoff’s Shame‚ guilt‚ empathy‚ and the search for identity in Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman Modern tragedies are a direct representation of many people’s life in the present day. Some would be able to realize their tragic flaws and try to distinguish their identity or purpose‚ but for some‚ raw emotions can blind them from realizing and can end in tragedy. In Fred Ribkoff’s Shame‚ Guilt‚ Empathy‚ and the Search for Identity in Arthur Miller’s Death of A Salesman discusses
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The Scaffold: Revision In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter Hawthorne uses the recurring motif of the scaffolding in order to symbolize shame and public confession. Through various chapters Hawthorne uses the scaffolding to depict Hester’s shame‚ Dimmesdale’s struggle‚ and later his confession. In the beginning of the novel the scaffold served to symbolize Hester’s public humiliation. As her punishment Hester had to stand on the scaffold as her form of public humiliation. The symbolism
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is a story of sin and redemption. Chapter 2 1. They thought she was an adulterer and a shame. 2. Hester is young‚ tall‚ elegant‚ beautiful‚ a proud woman‚ yet serious. She carries a baby named Pearl. She wears an "A" on her chest. The latter sets her apart from the rest of the women physically. 3. Hester is strong in public considering the humility she goes through with grace. She doesn’t hide her shame by not trying to hide her daughter‚ Pearl. 4. She accepts her humanity and sin rather
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Success Isn’t All That Sweet‚” writer Laurence Shames emphasizes that people should accept failure as a having positive instead of purely negative attributes [is this really his point? Simplifying it thus changes his meaning]. Shames’s purpose is to clarify the true meaning of success and what people can learn from the process of becoming a successful person‚ rather than what it looks like when a person ends up with what society may label success. Shames adopts an ironic tone and uses an organic arrangement
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“The More Factor”: The Final Frontier – Fact or Fiction In the essay “The More Factor‚” author Laurence Shames honestly presents the backstory of America in desperate need of more. Shames begins with an illustration from the 1880s‚ in which large amounts of land in Texas would be developed into towns with unnecessary accessories. After building the towns‚ most residents would move on‚ but some would stay to appear as current residents for a census to determine the variety of a city. Afterwards
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In her studies she came across people that were more resilient to shame and enjoyed life more‚ she defined them as the wholehearted people and looked for the traits that differentiate their actions‚ that set them apart. I was very attracted to the idea that I can have access to knowledge about what happy‚ wholehearted
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Study Questions: “Anxiety” (pp. 94-98) Your answers to these questions are not graded based on grammatical accuracy‚ and longer does not always = better. Just answer the questions thoughtfully. Some can be answered in just a sentence‚ and others take a few sentences. YOUR NAME: Lim‚ Sung Jun 1. What is Collier’s thesis? Based on your own experiences‚ do you think Collier’s thesis is valid? Explain. A: Collier’s thesis is that the idea of spending two months on the fabled Argentine pamas
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