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Heathcliff Mirrors Wuthering Heights
Heathcliff Mirrors Wuthering Heights
Introduction
Romance stories have formed a fundamental part of literature. Throughout history, writers and poets have composed volumes of literature with romance or love as the fundamental theme. This is often blended with other themes such as revenge and jealousy among others. This is the case for Emily Bonte’s Classic Novel titled “Wuthering Heights”. Wuthering Heights is a classic love story that mainly revolves around the life of Heathcliff, right from his childhood to his young adult years, with love and lust for revenge as the key themes.
This novel confirms the Sonsyrea Tate’s statement “You can leave home all you want, but home will never leave you.” This is especially for Heathcliff, where “home” would be considered a state of mind. It is evident that, despite the growth, maturity and the travelling that Heathcliff is still an embodiment of the features of his hometown, Wuthering Heights. This underlines the influence that one’s home or socialization has on the characteristics of an individual. His features and characteristics are a direct reflection of the things found in the society.
Heathcliff’s behavior is a culmination or the incarnation of the pauperized masses that suffer from the rejection of the system in Wuthering. His revenge is essentially an accumulation of class hatred against individuals who represent the privileged class. This is evidenced by the fact that his desire to revenge against Hindley started during his childhood when he states “I’m trying to settle how I shall pay Hindley back. I don’t care how long I wait, if I can only do it last. I hope he will not die before I do it” (Bonte, 1847).
On the same note, Heathcliff is seen as carrying an element of bitterness in his heart especially people above him such as Hindley. His rebellion is similar to the rebellion that children have staged against their parents. As Hindley and his wife bask in their warm premises close to the fireplace, the kids are having a spending their afternoon in the cold under the boring and endless preaching of Joseph. While Joseph is a devout servant, the children are far from passive victims shown by their open rebellion where they throw the religious books given to them to the doghouse. This is also reflected in the endurance that Heathcliff shows even in the face of torment from Hindley.
It goes without saying that Heathcliff’s idea of home is the driving force of the entire plot. As much as it is difficult to pin-point a positive aspect of the character, it is evident that the bitterness that he has and the revenge that he carries against Hindley and his family are all meant to underline the society as he thinks it should be. This is especially considering that the Heathcliff had been treated as an underdog in his past by the same people against whom he is revenging. As much as his hometown has shaped his characteristics, his desire to see a more equitable society where there are no restrictions on who gets married to who, or who associates with who drives the entire plot. This is especially while considering his fight to at least be associated with Catherine. He not only begs Catherine to always be with him whatever the form she takes, but also pressurizes his son to get married to Catherine’s daughter.
References
Bonte, Emily (1847). Wuthering Heights. London: Thomas Cautley Newby
Psychiatric Disorders Combat Related
Finding Books (Search Assignment)
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Psychiatric Disorders Combat Related
Peter, K. (2005). Encyclopedia of War and American Society. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE. Retrieved from http://sage- reference.com.libproxy.chapman.edu/view/war/n268.xml?rskey=rrVCMD&result=9&q=post%20traumatic%20stress%20disorder%20military
The article above, explains how psychiatric disorders occasionally develops as soldiers are exposed to complex combat zones. Combat stresses leads to physical and emotional fatigue over time, altering the way persons think and manage stress. In the event that service members fail to comprehend these changes and are not appropriately treated, they face the risk of developing a distorted personality. The capability to manage combat stress is a fundamental feature of excellent mental health in soldiers. Consequently, the difference between performance in training and performance under anxiety is imperative, and each service member ought to be exposed to combat instruction under stress.
One of the most ordinary mental disorders is Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and according to this article it is apparent that the disorder was formerly not understood. This article specifies that PTSD might lead to mental breakdown in service members, and as combat progresses, the mental disorder is becoming increasingly predominant. This article also specifies that the causes of Post traumatic stress disorder include physical fatigue, exposure to traumatic images as well as the horror experienced in the battle field. The scope of the disorder is prevalent, and may be treated by administering regimes of relaxation and rest (Peter, 2005).
By employing the CRAAP evaluation system, it is apparent that this article is contemporary. This is because it was published in 2005, and the links are efficient, and the old sources are also pertinent. The information is applicable to the topic, because it grants the causes, history of the condition, as well as ways of treating PTSD. This article is also reliable, because it is published in an encyclopedia that involves with the military and the consequences of ill health on the military. The precision and the rationale of the information presented in the article are also verified, since the anticipated audience includes students and the public.
2nd Assignment Research Notes
I performed a search in the sage e-reference part by typing the main words -post traumatic stress disorder, psychiatric disorders in the military.
From the outcome, I picked the article Psychiatric Disorders, Combat Related.
While perusing the article, I realized that it deals with all the relevant information for research.
The citation at the conclusion of the article establishes the authority of the article. This creates the perception that the article is authoritative.
The article was used as the first research source.
How the Research Led To a Deeper Understanding of the Topic and Research Process
In conducting this research, I was able to understand how psychiatric disorders occasionally develop as service men and women get exposed to complicated combat zones. I was also able to comprehend how PTSD affects not only the individual sufferer, but also their families. In conducting this research, I was able to understand the complexities of online research. These complexities include how to determine if an information source is credible, and valuable in regard to a topic. In conducting this research, I also understood how to manage towards producing results from the online research that are reliable, and valid. I was also able to understand while thinking throughout the research process, how to align my study objectives with the data compilation process.
Research Strategies
The success of any library research depends, partly, on the strategy one uses to find information. Since library resources are usually organized by subject categories, the words used for searching are important, mainly in the case of computerized search tools that have keyword search functionality (Joan, 2005). The question analysis procedure uses five steps in developing search vocabulary. The five steps are as follows:
Definition of the topic. Reflect on the topic, and note what one wants to know concerning the subject.
Identification of the main concepts in the topic. Examining the topic statement to classify the major concepts. Words that are not essential to the significance of the search should be omitted.
Finding Synonyms for the main concepts. This step important since the tools used in locating the information are published by different publishing companies and different companies may use dissimilar words for the same concept.
Devise ways to narrow the main concepts. If excessive information is published on the topic, one should devise ways of limiting the scope of the search.
Devise ways of broadening the main concepts. If the quantity of published information on the topic is inadequate, one ought to devise ways of broadening the topic in order to retrieve the required resources.
References
Joan, R. (2005). Developing Search Strategy. Retrieved from http://people.wcsu.edu/reitzj/res/strategy.html.
Peter, K. (2005). Encyclopedia of War and American Society. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
New America’s Social, Political, and Economic Identity between the Year 1776 – 1801
New America’s Social, Political, and Economic Identity between the Year 1776 – 1801
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The main basis of the struggle to create a new social, political, and economic identity between years 1776-1801 was disagreements over the extent to which the federal government should be powerful over the states since this was the basis over the disagreements regarding the ratification of the Constitution. The enlightment period brought about by the European colonialists accelerated the changes that took place between 1776-1801 including social, economic, and political in America. The key changes during this period were triggered by the deep division that covered the land as well as lack of a cohesive social and political structure.
The economic set up during this time was also very loose considering that many people at this time had individualistic thoughts. The slavery and the greed to prosperity by this time was a major obstacle to building a strong fabric of the economy and this was a major obstacle to the social and even political bonds. By the year 1795, the fabrics of the Whites and the Blacks in reference to their economic and social status were already hinged on their preferences and history. The Whites who had been the dominant race adopted a socio-economic setup that greatly locked the Blacks and other minor races out (Reed, 2019). One of the problems that related to a race-oriented socio-economic setup is that it only derived the efforts of that race. In reference to the slavery period and the dominance of the Whites, the other races felt neglected and thus the economic setup could not be easily established.
The making of America in its core social, economic, and political setup was at risk because of the post-colonial mentality that denied equal rights and access to the minorities. This even affected by the political and governance structure where there were frequent oppositions from Blacks and other minority groups (Harding, 2015). The need to shift from farming to mechanical economy was also a cause of alarm as this deprived many of jobs and this broke the already established economic setup. In spite of its positive impacts, the shift to urban life necessitated by urban employment and industrialization triggered the lack of balance between the input and output and this affected the economic fabric mainly in the early 1800s (Atkins, 2016).
Going by the Constitutional Convention of 1787, many failures and obstacles to building a strong fabric of social, economic and political are noticed. For example, the shift from slave-mentality labor to capitalist design in the work places and farms was not openly adopted by the wealthy people (Harding, 2015). This crated a scenario where the minorities were exploited and hardly given a chance to deliver in a positive way that limited the economic strength in the country. The struggles in this period mainly in economic and social fronts affected the progress made in the new land.
European colonists united in 1776 to separate from England, winning a revolution based on the principles of representative government, freedom of expression, and equality (Reed, 2019). By 1790s, the key changes in economic and political alignment had already been established that mainly touched on the role and powers of different individuals. The key changes during this period were triggered by the deep division that covered the land as well as lack of a cohesive social and political structure. The economic setup by this time was already tied to a multi-sided approach where the change from centralized politics to a diverse ruling obscured the transformation.
References
Atkins, J. (2016). From Confederation to Nation: The Early American Republic, 1789-1848. Routledge.
Harding, B. (2015). ” Breaking Up, and Moving Westward”: The Search for Identity in Post-Colonial America, 1787-1828.
Kennedy, C. S. (2015). The American Consul: A History of the United States Consular Service 1776–1924. New Academia Publishing.
Reed, I. A. (2019). Performative state-formation in the early American Republic. American Sociological Review, 84(2), 334-367.