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The Happy Prince
The story shows how love and sacrifice can commend us to God. The prince depicted in the story is not a living prince but just a statue which is decorated with gold leaves and precious stones. He is known as a happy Prince because there is a smile on his lips; however, the smile fades slowly giving way to tears of the miseries he sees amongst the poor people (Wilde 5-11). The Prince acts responsibly and emphatically by giving out his gold leaves and expensive stones. There is also an introduction of the little swallow who was prince’s messenger. They both died helping the poor but their death did not mark the end of their mission of helping the poor. They served the poor even after they were made immortal and the angel chose them as the noblest things on earth. The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde explains the significance of charity, unselfish love and devotion by showing the Prince giving away his valuables to aid the poor.
The Happy Prince teaches a lesson concerning the importance of love and sacrifice in an individual’s life. Wilde makes the Prince’s heart look really amazing as he sacrifices his property, eyes and even beauty just to help the poor (Wilde 7-10). Interestingly, he achieves internal beauty even after being sent to the furnace simply because he is no longer outwardly beauty and therefore appears ugly to the onlookers who look at his physical body instead of his inner heart. Wilde portrays love and sacrifice as saving forces in this carnal world that is full of corruption, poverty and hypocrisy.
Also, there is a huge cavity created between the haves and the have-nots but the kings and rulers are never aware of poor people’s sufferings. The most precious issue mentioned in the fairy tale by Oscar is the misery people (the poor and the children) since they create an opportunity of offering help to them by sharing riches and happiness with others. The poor and the children seem to touch people’s hearts and bring people together. For instance, the Swallow is so much touched by the Prince’s sacrifice and passion towards the poor people. The Swallow decides to remain and stand strong behind the Prince despite the sufferings he undergoes such as lose of eyes and the fact that the prince remains ugly (Wilde 5-11).
Poverty and children has been depicted in a very beautiful manner. For instance, the son of a tailor who suffers from fever and is thirsty and asks for oranges, however, the tailor is too poor to buy oranges. This makes her poverty very touching and serious because it reaches an extent that her son cannot get even the cheap fruits that most people can afford. There is also another incident of a poor writer who is both cold and hungry. There are also children siting in dark lanes wearing starving faces.
This story helps in showing the need for showing compassion and sympathy to the poor and the children. Any action towards eradicating poverty and children happens to earn people respect and admiration to God. By assisting the poor, someone gets appreciation and love from God. The poor and the children act as real God’s children and therefore He would always appreciate and bless the empathizers of both the children and the poor (Wilde 5-7). From the Christian’s point of view, poor people and children stand a better chance of enjoying life in heaven compared with the rich. The Prince receives beauty and happiness as well as sufficiency in life just by helping the poor. The poor and the children are also good because they help us express our inner feelings and character. Helping the poor and young children is a show of charity and is a chance that everyone seeks (Wilde 8-10).
Wilde seems to depict the rich people as bad people who do not care about others. After the Swallow was sent by the Prince to report on the happenings in the city, he reported very surprising events. The condition of the rich people was quite terrible compared with the poor. The rich makes merry in their magnificent houses yet the poor are begging long the street (Wilde 5-9). Starving children especially the two boys who were both homeless and hungry was another sad scene that the Swallow reported to the Prince. Wilde claims that the rich enjoy their lives without caring for the ugliness and the misery of the city’s poor population and the children. Rulers and the people on the throne do not care about others unlike the poor who seem to care about each other especially the two boys who were lying in one another’s arm to keep them warm in the cold nights.
The Happy Prince is indeed a unique fairy tale that not only interests children but also important in instilling some values amongst the adults. Caring and loving are very important virtues in the society regardless of someone’s ethnicity, religion or race. The themes that Oscar Wilde has brought out have successfully portrayed lives of two different people whose dissimilarity is driven by social status. The poor and the children are always the subject of any challenge affecting the society while the rich normally act as the oppressors. This fairy tale teaches some the greatest values expected of everyone in the society to prevent sufferings of mankind.
Works Cited
Wilde, Oscar. The Happy Prince. Mankato, MN: Creative Education, 2007. Print.
Jada Miller
Jada Miller
Professor Hulsey
American Literature
04 April 2022
Motherly Love
The love a mother has for her child is unconditional words can not express the amount of pain and sacrifices a single mother makes for her family. During the early 1900s African Americans struggled everyday just to live. African Americans lived under a white man, and were forced to work everyday for a small amount. A black woman was continuously raped, abused, abducted from family, and was constantly treated like scum on a shoe. The story “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker isolates many issues women had during this dark time frame. The ongoing battle African Americans faced on a daily basis contributed to the main goal which was to seek change within society. If change was not appearing hatred began to build within one another leading many African Americans to turn on friends and family. In the story “Everyday Use” the reader witnesses a mother struggling to build a relationship with her daughter who is very stubborn. The unconditional love the narrator had for her daughter in the story “Everyday Use” helps demonstrate how hard single mothers worked for their families.
Growing up during racial segregation created fear and anger within the black community. Many African Americans were in disbelief that their skin color was the reason behind the whites’ inhumane behavior. African Americans suffered daily, and were left traumatized for the rest of their lives. Nearly impossible for a black person to support themselves because they did not have any rights at this time. The only thing they had was an slave number that was confidental to the slave owner if they were interested in selling their slaves. Growing up black children did not understand why they were treated unfairly. Experiencing white children in expensive clothing and shoes while they had to wear rags and shoes with holes and splinters inside of them. African Americans desired the life of a white family. They only dreamed about owning their own house and being able to provide for their family without having any problems. The narrator in the story “Everyday Use” did everything in her power to create a better life for her children. She worked all day just to have enough money for her kids, so they could attend school and have an education. In the story she states “I can work outside all day, breaking ice to get water for washing” (Walker 35). She was a hard working woman that was dedicated to making a change for her family. The journal article helps provide essential information on the mental state of a black woman. Studies show that all the heartache and pain black women receive due to the harsh environments they were brought into made them stronger and motivated them to strive for a better life (Whitsitt). Through all the obstacles the narrator experienced such as losing a house that she worked hard for due to a fire she remained positive and overcame everything that came her way. The short story helps educate readers that African Americans did not have any handouts in life and everything they had was worked hard for (Von). Throughout the years black women have proven that they are compatible with being successful in society and have gained the respect that they deserve.
Relationships between black families were not always perfect. Despite the many challenges they faced with one another, a lot of families slowly grew apart. Perhaps in the story “Everyday Use” the narrator’s daughter was eager for a change. Dee was an intelligent young lady, and physical appearance was nothing to be ashamed of. All her life she manifested in gold and glory and did not want to continue to live the way she did. As she grew older she began to teach herself how to properly fit in with the rich. Shortly she began to realize that her mother and sister were content in their way of living and she began to disown her own family. She was very disrespectful towards her mother and sister. Through all of Dee’s aggressive episodes her mother was extremely confused on why her daughter acted this way. The mother quoted “Sometimes I dream a dream in which Dee and I are suddenly brought together on a TV program of this sort”(Walker 315). Imagining how life would be if she could reunite with her daughter in a positive manner, and go back to how their relationship used to be. The journal article reinstates how a mother and daughter relationship can be a hassle and there would be a phase when a daughter and the mother will not speak for months at a time (Moore). Due to all the trauma Dee faced at a young age she is permanently scarred for life. During her childrenhood she always faced adversity from society and racial slurs from opinionated people. Dee was eager for a change because she did not want to relive her past life. The journal article defines mental health and coping mechanisms. The article states that many people tend to run away from their problems and create a new life for themselves. So they do not have to worry about any issues they had in their past lives (Valdez). While the narrator anxiously wanted her daughter back Dee was creating a new life for herself, so she could not go through the same pain she did as a child.
An average black family did not have much to live off of. They worked with the little they had and somewhat the knowledge they received. African Americans’ lives were a bit easier because of the lessons their ancestors taught them. Their ancestors taught them how to cook, clean, make clothing, and also how to cure many illnesses. In the story “Everyday Use” the narrator was on a strict budget, so her family would be well taken care of. Instead of building expensive bedding and blankets the women would make quilts out of cheap fabric. Even though the fabric was cheap the quilts were beautiful and very appreciated within the families. The narrator had many quilts each with a different meaning behind them. Making quilts for the family was a part of the culture and were non replaceable. Making quilts for your family just to stay warm at nights took many weeks to receive the final product. The quilts held so much importance within families that it could possibly lead into a disagreement. The story quotes “She held the quilts securely in her arms stroking them” (Walker 317). Begging the narrator for the quilt because of the meaning behind it. The quilt that Dee was begging for was made by her grandma who passed away. Journal articles help give the reader an idea of how deep the black culture is and how significant certain items are (Cowait). African American culture is very deep and spiritual even though some black families have experienced a rough path. Family has always been important to the black community because during this time that is all they had was each other. In the short story the author explains how hard a black mother works to make a way despite the circumstance ( S.Tk). In the story the quilt symbolizes determination, love, and willingness to grind so that her and her children can be comfortable with life.
The story “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker gives the reader an intake of real life struggles African Americans had to face. Not only was society against them because of their skin color they also had problems within their personal life. No matter how hard life got and how bad the narrator was treated by her own kids she never gave up. She never stopped loving and caring for her child even though Dee did not appreciate the sacrifices her mother made. The narrator never asked for pity through all the trials and tribulations; all she wanted was an understanding of why people acted the way they did towards her and her people. This story is very significant to the black community because many do not truly go into detail on the life of an African American woman. Black women are strong and very powerful they are the queens of the society and deserve all the respect they receive.
Work Cited
Cowart, D. (1996). Heritage and deracination in walker’s "everyday use". Studies in Short Fiction, 33(2), 171-184. Retrieved from http://ezproxy.nmjc.edu:2048/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/heritage-deracination-walkers-everyday-use/docview/195681019/se-2?accountid=12808
Everyday use – weber state university. (n.d.). Retrieved April 2, 2022, from https://faculty.weber.edu/jyoung/english%206710/everyday%20use.pdf
Moore, J. R. V. (2016). African american quilting and the art of being human: Theological aesthetics and womanist theological anthropology. Anglican Theological Review, 98(3), 457-478. Retrieved from http://ezproxy.nmjc.edu:2048/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/african-american-quilting-art-being-human/docview/1809013759/se-2?accountid=12808
S.,T.K. (2013). Womanism in the select works of alice walker (Order No. 27732536). Available from ProQuest One Literature. (2345931375). Retrieved from http://ezproxy.nmjc.edu:2048/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/womanism-select-works-alice-walker/docview/2345931375/se-2?accountid=12808
Whitsitt, S. (2000). In spite of it all: A reading of alice walker’s "everyday use".African American Review, 34(3), 443-459. Retrieved from http://ezproxy.nmjc.edu:2048/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/spite-all-reading-alice-walkers-everyday-use/docview/209803042/se-2?accountid=12808
Valdez, J. (2021). Scribbling women? race, gender, and womanhood in nineteenth-century american Women’s literature (Order No. 28717558). Available from ProQuest One Literature. (2572576777). Retrieved from http://ezproxy.nmjc.edu:2048/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/scribbling-women-race-gender-womanhood-nineteenth/docview/2572576777/se-2?accountid=12808
von Ammon, J. L. (1996). A selection of alice walker’s women: Ancestry, community, and the spirit (Order No. 9700197). Available from ProQuest One Literature. (304300613). Retrieved from http://ezproxy.nmjc.edu:2048/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/selection-alice-walkers-women-ancestry-community/docview/304300613/se-2?accountid=12808
Introduction to Psychology
Introduction to Psychology
Choose a teratogen and tell us what category of teratogen it is (drugs, environmental factors, infection, or maternal disease), the name of the teratogen you chose, and the effects it can have on a developing human.
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2. How much alcohol is safe, according to researchers, during pregnancy?
3. Summarize the work the Harlows did with their wire monkey mama and the cloth monkey mama. What was the set-up and what were the findings?
4. Choose one of Erikson’s eight stages and identify the age the stage covers, the conflict that needs to be resolved within that stage (the name of the stage itself), and describe a positive resolution to the stage and a negative resolution to that stage.
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5. How do the intelligence types change over the lifespan? Your answer should include both crystallized and fluid intelligence.
6. Compare and contrast two of the parenting styles (authoritarian, authoritative, permissive, or uninvolved).
7. Summarize drive-reduction theory, using the terms homeostasis and equilibrium in your answer.
8. Discuss the hypothalamus’ role in mediating hunger, using the terms lateral hypothalamus and ventromedial hypothalamus in your explanation.
9. Imagine that you are swimming and you think you see a shark. Discuss the James-Lange theory of emotion and what changes are happening to your body/mind, in what order, vs. what the Cannon-Bard model would say. Be specific.
10. Apply one of Freud’s Ego Defense Mechanisms to the following situation: a young mother, Anne, discovers her cholesterol levels are dangerously high. Her ego feels anxiety, as the superego wants her to go back to the doctor for a follow-up and her id prefers to ignore the test results. Choose a defense mechanism, list it here, and provide an example of what that might look like in this instance.
11.Rotter described an internal locus of control and an external locus. If a bestselling author points to her career success as reflective of her hard work, not luck, which locus would we say she had?
12. Bandura pointed to the importance of self-efficacy, or the idea that those who exhibit high self-efficacy (high levels of beliefs over our own abilities and effectiveness in reaching goals) often achieve greater success at work and persevere more in difficult situations. The rats-driving-cars study went hand-in-hand with this, as the rats who could drive the cars had higher self-efficacy (effectiveness in reaching their goals). What did we find in the driving rats’ fecal matter, vs. the passenger/non-driving rats?
13.Apply the findings from those who live in the “Blue Zone” to your life – identify two of the characteristics from the table that you already apply or can apply in your life, using specifics. (For example, if you hit the RecPlex for a spinning class every week, the characteristic would be “Innate Movement” and then you’d write that you go to spin class.)
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14.List three professions that risk burnout and what factors may contribute to that burnout.
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