Cambrian Glass And Mirror

"Life is for each man," states Eugene O'Neill, "a solitary cell whose walls are mirrors." In other words, one can fool himself, but a mirror reflects only the truth. In Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, mirrors are used as a literary device to convey a message. Dimmesdale, Chillingworth, Hester, and Pearl each judge themselves with mirrors.  Through the use of mirrors, The Scarlet Letter provides an insight into the faults, or lack thereof, of the four main characters.

The poem the Mirror is about beauty standards. She talks about how, as a mirror, she shows exactly what she sees and she tells no lies. The narrator states, “I am not cruel, only truthful.” When the narrator becomes a lake, she can also only show truth and reflection of one’s self. The Mirror represents the truth of who we actually are, even if society has portrayed us as or forced us to be someone else.

Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis recounts the conflicts and disillusionment as a result of living through the tyrannies of the Shah’s and the Islamic regimes. Her main motive was to keep alive the spirit of those Iranians who lost their lives in wars fought for freedom, suffered under repressive regimes or who were forced to leave their families. It highlights the daily conflict between tradition and modernity, West and East, dictatorship and individual freedom. Marjane has used several motifs, such as the veil, the mirror, background panels to emphasize on the situation in Iran and this essay focuses on how the veil becomes the dominant motif for portraying the suppression of individual freedom, knowledge

When learning information about important facts, dates, and the influential people who made up U.S. history, I do not remember learning much of anything regarding the Irish, Chinese, or Japanese. Well, except for Pearl Harbor and the U.S. retaliating against Japan by dropping atomic bombs. I definitely learned that people from around the world immigrated by boat across vast amounts of ocean for a chance to thrive in the land of freedom called America. I learned that millions of people entered through Ellis Island in the late nineteenth century, looking upon the Statue of Liberty, in hopes of finding their right to life, liberty, and happiness. I learned that the majority of these people were stricken of their identities and provided new American names that were easier to pronounce. I did not however, learn about the great discrimination and hardship that these people suffered at the hands of white Americans. The major theme presented is labor discrimination, unequal and unfair pay, long hours, and harsh working and living environments in regards to the Mexican Americans, Chinese, and Japanese. Takaki (2008) paints a vivid picture of discrimination and suffering of the people known as the “others” living and working in the multicultural “melting pot” United States, in his book A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America.

When all the knowledge in the world fails to bring you happiness in life, where do you turn? In the case of the Glass Siblings, the answer to this question is spiritual enlightenment. Specifically, they are interested in Eastern religious philosophies. References to these philosophies – such as Taoism, Buddhism, and Hinduism – are found throughout the Glass novellas. The beliefs of the various members of the Glass family are frequently revealed through the children they encounter or observe. Throughout the Glass stories, small children are portrayed as spiritually advanced, with much to teach adults.

After reading the novels assigned in this Asian American class, it seems that many Asian American experiences are similar. One similarity that is outstandingly prominent is how an outside culture impacts either directly or indirectly a foreign society. Often, the influences of the powerful yet glamorous American lifestyle lead to self-hatred of one's own society and culture. We see this in "Obasan," by Joy Kogawa, and in "Dogeaters," by Jessica Hagedorn, where many of the characters cease to acknowledge their own identity by living vicariously through movies, music and other American influences. In this essay, I will compare and contrast the portrayals of this self-hatred, and analyze how America

The thing that seems to be driving Stephen Glass is becoming a famous writer. Eventually writing something could get him a Pulitzer Prize. His life goals were to finish law school while working at “The New Republic” and rise to fame to get a Pulitzer-award (Ray, “Shattered Glass”). Stephen Glass says at the end of the film, “ You have to know who you’re writing for and you have to know what you’re good at. I record what people do. I find out what moves them, what scares them, and I write that down. That way they’re the ones telling the story. And you know what? Those kinds of pieces can win Pulitzer Prizes too” (Ray, “Shattered Glass”). He also knew that he was under a great deal of stress with both work and school that was a weakness for him. His other weakness was that he was dishonest with his peers about his work, which ended up getting him fired.

Last semester, I was a new member of the sorority Alpha Phi, prior to its dismissal from our campus. Following the removal of Alpha Phi and the press release of an article that discussed the removal of the sorority, my fellow new members and I faced a significant amount of slander and exclusion from our classmates and other greek life members. Despite the disrespectful comments and unwelcoming environment on the campus in which I had grown to love, I found reassurance in the support of the 29 other freshman and sophomore girls in my pledge class. This group of young women united to be the rock each other needed at a time when no one knew the facts of what was occurring. The compassion I felt from these young women who I had just been introduced

In the story, “The Mirror with Six Faces,” David Glen Larson, demonstrates that everyone has a unique soul that can overwhelm them. In the story, the character, Ruben, believes that he is possessed by an alien because he feels and thinks he is different because he is possessed. “She laughed. ‘Of course, Rubencito. Don’t you recognize it?’ She placed her hand over his and grinned. ‘That’s your soul’ ” (Line 87). In that moment, the reader realizes that Ruben feels different because he feels his soul. What describes the theme of this story is the character, the setting and the tone.

Tezcatlipoca’s mottled grey stone features irregular blotches over the figures surface, both specks of black and color dance throughout the surface. The surface seems polished and refined. The scale of the object is 7.3 in. x 6.4 in. x 3.5 in., making it slightly smaller than life size.

The Crooked Mirror is a astonishing, eloquently written memoir of the author's explorations of the history of Poland's Jewish residents mainly during the WWII era. The book reads like part memoir, part history and part biography. Steinman adroitly transitions back and forth from present to past. Her writing follows her several trips to Poland and surrounding areas in attempts to learn of the Jewish past of Poland and also the contemporary relations of the people of Poland and their posture toward their past.

Silko uses compelling structure through reflection and comparison to effectively express an engaging view on equality. Silko uses these together in unison to clearly express a view of equality. Silko presents “western ideas” with past Pueblo’s ideas then demonstrates their differences through comparisons. This structure establishes a clear, compelling and fascinating view on equality.

Pound, Ezra. "Sea Of Glass." Poets.org. Academy of American Poets, n.d. Web. Accessed 18 Aug. 2016. Published August 16, 2015.

Humankind has gone through many ages including the Stone Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age, the Middle ages, Machine age, and the period we are in today. Many valid arguments for what period we are in today including the Big Data Age, Social Age, or even Information Age. However, I think a valid argument can also be made for the Glass Age. Throughout this course we have covered many topics while using a wide variety of equipment and technology all made possible through the advancements of glass. From window panes absorbing UV radiation, microscope lenses or eye glasses, to the fiberoptic cable that keeps us in an information age. Todays world would not be possible without glass.

The story Medea in the Mirror was written by Jose Triana in the early 60s during the period of the Cuban revolution. The play clearly explores some thoughts similarly to the Roman edition of Medea myth written by Euripides. Medea in the Mirror furthermore represents Latin American plays base on Greek novels, because they all contain a sequence of similar elements such as, the outline of both plot, the task of the characters and the intrusion of songs. It can therefore observed that Jose Triana wrote Medea in the Mirror to shed light on the racial, gender,