Helen In Schindler's List

It is easy to blame someone for what you do, but it is very hard to accept the consequences that this can unchained. Throughout human history, there has been a believe of a mythical force that some call god, others fate and others universal order. But all of the eras, humans have believed in a superior force; and they think that the reason they exist is to feel secure. Personally, I’m a catholic that believes in god, but I think god gave us humans the most precious gift, Decision. This Decision power making can be a humongous advantage or a problem depending of how you use it. The negative trait of a decision is the consequences you get for it. In Macbeth from Shakespeare, Macbeth is predicted by some witches that he will be king. Macbeth after

Helen faced a terrible divorce, like many people have in this world. Put yourself in her place, a husband for 18 years leaves, more like throws you out of your house, of course Helen is feeling unloved and of course heart broken because she has no one to turn too. She always depended on Charles because she left her family to make him happy. Even made her put her mother in a nursing home. After she realizes that she has found happiness with Orlando, she goes through with the divorce, and tells the judge she wants nothing he can have everything as long as he pays for her mother’s nursing home and her lawyers

Laurell K. Hamilton spoke in great words that, “there are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds.” Hamilton embodied a central state of mind of a person who is mentally ill. The wounds mentioned are those caused, and worsened, by traumatic events and public perception of a person with a mental illness. The women in the short stories that have been read embody an internal injury caused by an outward force. In “Story of an Hour”, “Rose for Emily”, and “Yellow Wallpaper” it is impactfully shown how traumatic life experiences can lead to and worsen mental illnesses.

Kathryn Merteuil, the primary antagonist in Cruel Intentions, is the master at manipulating both men and women. She is the most popular girl at her school and bases the entirety of her self-worth on her perception that everyone either wants her or wants to be her. In order to maintain her appearance, Kathryn binges and purges and has a heavy cocaine addiction. Although well liked and popular, Kathryn holds no stable relationships and is easily upset and irritated when things do not go her way. Although this film’s focus is not Kathryn’s mental health diagnosis, Kathryn’s actions and unstable emotions are arguably that of a patient with Borderline Personality Disorder.

The bizarre fact regarding people, is they can be given everything necessary to live: food, water, shelter yet the way a person interacts with the world is majorly influenced by numerous other factors. Intimate relationships, such as the consistent involvement of family, is one factor that has an immense impact on how humans respond to different situations in life. Melinda Sordino, a high school student at Merryweather high, had been raped, at a party a couple weeks before freshman year. She deeply felt that nobody cared leading her to have socially distant herself from everyone and no longer putting any mindfulness into her outward appearance. Just in the matter of a few weeks, an entirely new Melinda had been fashioned without even the slightest acknowledgment or concern from her parents causing a chain of followed reactions.

Why do we blame the victim? Some psychologist argue that victims are to blame in certain cases, they don’t say things like a women’s clothes were too provocative or she was asking for it. They do however state that people claim the status of victim by assigning blame to others, which allows a person to disown any responsibility for one 's behavior and its outcome. Since it has become a trend in our society today to become a victim people may place themselves in certain situations to become a victim. In certain situations it becomes hard to argue that a victim isn’t the person to blame, for example if one contracts lung disease because of smoking. Do you blame the cigarette company or the person? This is the basis of their arguments, the silver lining between what defines a victim and what doesn’t.

Once again, Jane is unfairly judged and it appears to her that the new life she seeks is long gone. She’s labeled as the outcast, similar to the way she’s treated at Gateshead. (Moseley 3) Jane is stricken; however, Helen Burns assuages the pain. Jane’s friendship with Helen Burns plays a crucial role in controlling her zealous manner. Helen is the archetype of a pure-hearted, caring person with genuine intentions. Her ability to withstand unfair treatment while she maintains her composure provides a role model for Jane to look up to. It’s this persona that Jane desperately needs at this point in her life, especially following the humiliation by Mr. Brocklehurst concerning her fate at Lowood. She teaches Jane the importance of self-control and

Being a victim is something many people struggle with each day. Having experiences that can harm or injure one is life changing, and it is usually not for the better. It harms people in mental and physical ways.Victim experiences are scary and usually end up with innocent people dying, living in fear, and remembering all the tragedies. Many people live in fear because of the harsh times they went through. The movie Schindler's List won an Oscar for portraying the events that happen during the Holocaust. Elie Wiesel, a holocaust survivor wrote a memoir on his experiences during the camps he was put into and how it changed him. Pearl harbor was a tragic attack on Hawaii that only last two hours, but was extremely devastating. All of these life changing events happen, because one

The addition of Helen Burns in Jane’s life leaves a permanent mark as Helen becomes a role model for Jane, by being a patient, forgiving, and wise individual. Helen was sent out of history class and told to stand in the middle of the schoolroom, Jane was shocked at how patiently she accepted the punishment, ‘’I expected she would show sign of great distress and shame; but to my surprise she neither wept or blushed.’’ Helen demonstrates her patience by remaining calm during her punishment, and not wavering during any of her hardships. She has the propensity to face any difficult situation in a peaceful and patient manner. Being at the young age of around thirteen, one would expect her to be fearful or intolerant of her punishments, but she maintains

Rachel is a survivor of the Holocaust. She has lost all her family except for grandfather and her younger brother, Yacov. In the concentration camps, the Nazi took advantage of her in the most horrifying way. They beat and branded her. After the war, she was released and smuggled into Palestine. She had hoped to reunited with her grandfather but instead she was put in a home with many other families. The Jews, her own people, shunned her and would go near her. They called her horrible things like tradior and Nazi. They bullied her until she thought she was worthless, unloved, and ugly inside and out. Rachel closed herself off from others. It was through her friends, family, and faith that she finally started to heal. This process was not easy.

She was sexually abused as a child by her father. She rationalized his abuse as a desire to be closer to his only daughter. However, Tracy failed to realize that if her father was lonely and frustrated, he had alternatives to molesting his own daughter. Tracy attributed his sexual abuse to him being lonely and frustrated. Another example is Louise as she was spending her life waiting for her idealized father to come back. Unable to face how callous and irresponsible he had been she used extensive rationalization to keep him godlike. Her rationalization enabled her to deny her rage at him for abandoning her. These two examples show how victims can make the unacceptable acceptable with even the worst

Although people that are confident enough to take responsibility for their actions and choices know that they are also responsible for the consequences, most people are incapable of seeing what they did wrong and blame the outcome on other reasons. This blame can lead to unjust and immoral consequences that are not deserving of certain people, this can be seen in today’s society.

A trait that stands out in the book is the symptom of bodily memories. In Melinda’s case, during a frog dissection in her science class, she remembers the opening up and even says, “She doesn’t say a word. She is already dead. A scream starts in my gut – I can feel the cut, smell the dirt, feel the leaves in my hair.” (81). One of the other symptoms that Melinda has is self-harm. The first time that this is shown in the book, Melinda says this, “I open up a paper clip and scratch it across the inside of my left wrist. Pitiful. If a suicide attempt is a cry for help, then what is this? A whimper, a peep?” (87). Melinda also has a hard time talking to her parents about the rape to which she says, “How can I talk to them about that night? How can I start?” (72). Some victims recover from such a traumatic experience, while others don’t and live a lifetime of depression and must undergo intense therapy. In Melinda’s case, she finds redemption by talking to her parents and the guidance counselor, and putting her faith into her teachers, friends, and her art project at school. Because rape can affect anybody anywhere, everyone should be aware of the circumstances, and how to deal with it.

Blame is guilt put onto someone after an event has occurred with some sort of consequence. Most people resort to blame in fear of having to deal with the consequences. Blame is a factor in Romeo and Juliet because they blame multiple people for their misfortunes with their true love. The quote, "We live in a culture of blame. People will blame anyone or anything for their misery sooner than take the responsibility to own it and make it better” said by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend describes what people do when their is blame about to be put on someone.

Blame is the unjust assignment to someone who is innocent of the accused action. When one resorts to blaming, the accuser uses this defense to victimize themselves, therefore, making the opposing argument seem as if they are in the wrong. This is explained in the quote “We live in a culture of blame. People will blame anyone or anything for their misery sooner than take the responsibility to own it and make it better. "