Guile Influence On American Culture

When one has the power to manipulate and deceive others, one can even get away with a hideous crime. In Roald Dahl’s “Lamb to the Slaughter”, Mary Maloney, a pregnant woman, viciously pounds her unfaithful husband with a frozen lamb after learning about his affair. She takes advantage of the preconception that women are always the victims of a patriarchal society and that they are portrayed to be weak and submissive. Not only does she successfully deceive her husband and kills him, but she also cleverly deceives the police to destroy the weapon. Ultimately, it is her manipulative, ruthless, and decisive disposition that allows her to deceive the police and escape from being arrested.

American Lore is just like any other lore it has myths, legends, and fairy tales, but American lore shows the history of America and how we live today, with a twist to the story. With Legends, myths, and fairy tales it expresses the way americans think and how creative we can be to come up with these stories from things that could actually happen. Legends are based on historical facts Myths are based on religion and gods and goddesses. Fairy Tales are made believe not real, includes special creatures. Tall tales and legends are more based in American lore and is heavily based on history and the many traditional stories that are spread from generation to generation. American lore is based on, “power social status and prestige, control or dominance over people and resources. Achievement which is a personal success through demonstrating competence according to social standards . Hedonism pleasure or sensuous

One of the first archetypes found is The Trickster, Odysseus is categorized as the trickster because he uses his wits to get out of situations that cannot be solved by brute force. Odysseus must come up with a plan to save his men and himself from the Cyclops that is keeping them captive in his cave. He said, “And now I ponder how to hurt him worst” (960). He had to come up with a way to defeat a monster that was capable of killing them all. After he had found a way to defeat the Cyclops it asked his name. Instead of giving the Cyclops his name he said, “My name is Nohbdy: mother, father, and friends, everybody calls me Nohbdy” (961). This would have saved Odysseus from getting

Arguably, empathy, a weakness, allowed the Greeks to outwit the Trojans through deception. The Greeks played to the Trojans’ greatest fault when a helpless Greek prisoner confessed his false story about his life as a sacrifice and the reason behind the construction of the Trojan Horse.

It is with great pleasure that I recommend Shawn Stitt for admission to the graduate program of his choosing. I first came to know Shawn through an undergraduate course of mine, Folksongs and Ballads. The course comprised of a diversified look at American culture through folk traditions and songs, which weaves the appalachian culture in the east, cajun culture in the southwest, and a widespread look at the effect of the African-American diaspora on American culture. Shawn distinguished himself by submitting an exceptionally well-researched and interesting essay on the influence and communal purpose of the organ throughout American culture that characterized the intersectionality of music and its communities. His ability to communicate his thesis in a clear, concise and well researched manner distinguished him from his fellow classmates. Overall, I would rank him in the 95th percentile of students that I have taught in the past several years in respect of his writing ability and research skills. Shawn is the first pupil I have given a letter of recommendation for in my countless years as a tenured professor at the University of Maryland. Moreover, his prominent research abilities and inquisitive nature in my area of

Inadvertently, such witch trials for the suspects that are branded as possible butchers can be deemed irrelevant. As the reasons why these undertakings are committed, are “rarely” due to “a sudden explosion of rage” (Fox and DeLateur 126). Acts of shocking display conducted by likely candidates who capture the attention of those around them are considered “yellow flags” that are overlooked until “blood has spilled” shedding light during “the aftermath of tragedy” and become the topic for Monday night quarterbacking interpretations (Fox and DeLateur 133). When singled out, considered troublemakers are brought to the forefront often doing more harm than good, in forced interventions meant to guide them onto the right path. Already holding onto feelings of oppression such actions “can easily be” misconstrued, only adding to the hurt pot already wavering, in turn “encouraging a violent outburst” (Fox and

Deception in ancient Greece meant something almost entirely different than it does in the modern United States. For example, today, ‘deception’ is used most frequently in talking about a bad one night stands and how one member of the ‘night out’ cannot believe that he/she was fooled by someone just for sex. In ancient Greece, however, deception was most commonly attributed to females, and it played on the point that women were out to foil men’s plans of fulfilling their destiny in their manhood. Some of the most prominent female deceivers in Greek literature are the goddess Demeter, Penelope, the wife of Odysseus, and the goddess Athene.

Nature dictates that survival is the key to life, improving one’s own situation is in higher consideration than improving the wellbeing of a mass. Humans are naturally corrupted in such a way that they manipulate events to their own liking and prosperity. In “The Crucible,” written by Arthur Miller, characters in Salem are driven by self-promoting ulterior motives through righteous justification. Consistently, Salemites undermine others in effort to establish self-gain. This dissembling triggers a mass adherence for a selfish cause. Righteous justification for self-promoting ulterior economic or social gains are not only exposed and characterized by Arthur Miller, but are still relevant throughout modern society.

Even though both Samberg and Behymer are both German in origin, our family is quite Irish. We do have more German in us, but that does not make us any less proud to Irish. John and Sara Giblin are among our Irish ancestors. They traveled to America during a time of unrest in America and after a horrible tragedy in Ireland. It was not always easy for John and Sara, but they went through everything for their children. The Giblins went through many struggles in their life to give their children a better chance at life and we should value what they did.

We welcome you to join us in taking part in reading the Common Book, and participating in our schedule of events this semester in order to contemplate the influences of America's culture on many of her southern brothers and sisters, and the rich heritage that they lie weave into the American

Often the desire to commit a crime can be driven by the proposition of the emotional gain, sometimes one as frivolous as pure amusement. Though it may be considered pure evil, some people

To be able to protect people they both use their intellect and guile to trick their enemies to defeat them. They would trick monsters by eating lotus flowers or getting them drunk before killing them. An example of this can be seen when Gilgamesh is fighting Humbaba, as he makes sure that he attacks when Humbaba’s cloak of fear is at its lowest. In the process of challenging the monsters that threatened the people, Gilgamesh and Odysseus were guided by strong moral goals and virtues (Ankumah,2014). They wanted to be godlike and show courage and brave leadership.

In the beginning of the 1600s, the first English settlements were established in America. Over time, as they started building their colonies, the migration and population growth of the Europeans increased. This change affected American life in both, positive and negative ways. The English introduced various crops to the natives such as, corn, potatoes, beans and many more. With the help of the natives, this led the agricultural growth in America to increase. They also introduced tobacco, which soon dominated the trade routes and medicinal usage was also practiced. The English established political and religious institutions and educated the locals living in the New World. Advanced weaponry was brought by the English which the natives soon learned

As it would be, every generation wants their own place apart of culture; this idea becomes more pronounced in the mid 20th century. New ideas, new technology, and historic events were impacting those times, which in turn, swept the nation with new ideologies. The world wars changed everything, which led society to start fresh again. War babies and baby boomers were apart of this fresh new start. With the flourishing economy, American culture grew in the lime light around the world. The influences of new culture and the drive for change set the wheels in motion for a new world. Looking at how these influences took shape in society is crucial to understanding the counter culture. And in society there are many roles being played: the economic

Greek mythology details the famed Trojan War, which spanned ten years, pitted the Greeks against the Trojans, and had no clear victor for most of the battle. However, when the Greek warrior Odysseus devised the wooden horse scheme, pure guile allowed the Greeks to emerge as the champion. Specifically, through constructing a wooden horse, hiding Greek soldiers within, and lying to the Trojans that the horse is a farewell gift, the Greeks set up the “clever ambush” (Franko) necessary for them to destroy the Trojans. Yet, the Trojan Horse is not the sole example demonstrating the Greeks’ deft manipulation nor the successful outcomes stemming from deceit. In Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey, deceit is framed as a heroic trait, given that numerous characters exclusively depend on deception and are divinely rewarded for their deceit.