Towards A Phenomenology Of Dwelling Summary

The House That Scratches the Surface With only five percent of the world population, the United States manages to hold twenty-five percent of the world’s prisoners, with a majority being incarcerated for drug crimes, with a disproportionate majority of those individuals being African-American. Eugene Jarecki’s 2012 documentary, The House I Live In, attempts to analyze and explain the far reaching causes and consequences of American drug policy on communities, individuals, and the country. This is done through multiple personal stories and the intertwining history and policy that have shaped their lives. The House I Live In is squarely directed at those who are in acceptance of the status quo regarding drug laws and offenders in this country.

Finally, the setting has many ironies as it relates to its connection to the novel. The setting of the Lisbon house is seen as a den of seclusion and isolation from the outside world as it depicts the Lisbon girls who are seemingly held inside. This is ironic because the main character’s entire life is based on her sexual expressions and freeness. This irony of the Lisbon house then completely contradicts the actions of Lux who even sneaks boys up to the roof of her house past her sleeping parents. The narrator describes, “Only the Lisbon house remained dark, a tunnel, an emptiness, past our smoke and flames”(88). Another irony found in the Lisbon house is its description as “an emptiness” when it in fact holds four young girls who are meant

Have you ever wondered what life is like for people in specific social classes and all the baggage that comes with being wealthy? In the article “Amber Waves of Green”, author Jon Ronson has sit downs with hard working americans making a income of $200 a week all the way up to $625,000 a week. In another writing titled “The Mansion”, written by Michael Lewis, allows the reader to get insight on what life is like as a middle class individual taking on a higher style of living. Within the two articles the reader can point out that both Jon Ronson and Michael Lewis disagree on living styles, what wealth can do for you, and how it can affect the people around you.

Dwelling about my own feelings led the direction of frustration and anger as I grew older, feeling for anybody’s feelings or situations, almost non-existent; don’t miss-understand, I had marvelous times and a caring person to an extent. Growing slowly into a person whose true character lived in a cage, confined to prison and when released, it was madness, not intending to only injure, I wanted to see blood, tasting this flavor in my mouth before a confrontation. Choosing who I wanted to associate with and if others left me alone there was no problem, although, at the end of the sixth grade the nestling soul fell asleep. There was a boy in school that began tormenting me every day walking home; undesirable name calling. Eventually deciding to

When you were young, you may have seen that one kid at school who did not belong to a friend group. You might have noticed how shy they would have been and how conflicted they might have felt. No friends to talk to, to laugh with, to play with. They would have seemed very dejected because they were not accepted by a group of friends. In class, they may not have raised their hand as often or communicated with others. Nobody would want to be that kid, but when someone is, others do nothing to help them even though in their place, we would also want help and acceptance. The novel, The House on Mango Street, by Sandra Cisneros shows that feeling like we are not accepted can have a big impact on us. The novel highlights a young girl, Esperanza, a Latina who lives in a neighborhood in Chicago who faces hardships and develops insecurities about herself that make her feel self conscious and judgemental towards herself. Cisneros argues that not feeling like we belong can affect our emotions negatively and make us more withdrawn and timid to prevent ourselves from being judged by others.

Released in 2012, The House I Live In is a documentary that focuses mainly on drug laws, their affects on communities and its place in the War on Drugs in America. This documentary takes a deeper look at all involved in this drug war. From the dealer, to the user, to the user’s family, to drug enforcement officers, and political officials, all are recognized. Many shocking statistics were brought to my attention, many regarding the amount of money spent by the US to get a grip on this war on drugs and it’s drug users/dealers, as well as, the number of arrests made for various offenses. In addition to the statistics, the criminal justice system was greatly focused on when discussing offenders, as well as, the reasons for which they had carried

The construction of the longhouse started with a foundation, which was tree trunks or posts dug into the ground. Next horizontal branches were laid across the foundation. Next bendy branches made in an ark were used as rafters (or the roof foundation) were placed on top of the foundation. More horizontal poles were placed on the rafters. The framework was then covered in elm bark and then the structure was built. In order to get a good house, the Mohawk had to take the bark off in the springtime. All the logs were fastened together with bark of or braided bark.

After the destruction in Germany due to the World War 2, the struggle for survival and inhabitation had been the most and immediate business for the people. The war caused the destruction of near one-fifth of the German houses between 1939 and 1945. In West Germany, there were required almost two and a half million houses for the refugees and another million for younger families. It was where the German philosopher Martin Heidegger’s Freiburg and Black forest were located. People shared accommodation there till they could find their own. Then arose the question of termed as “Wohnungsfrage” that means “Dwelling Question” due to this housing crisis. In its response Heidegger wrote his famous “Building Dwelling Thinking”.

fter the Ryanites managed to retake the Dweller city of Mother’s Den from the IDA, the Nightingales, as well as the Ryanites and Remnants of DHvKA and Dritte Zug respectively took a well-deserved period of rest and recreation for the next two weeks. For Ryanites such as the Silent Orphan, it meant being able to listen to yet another episode of Radio Free Catholic Education. Inside one of the empty hangers at Plaidstadt’s secret underground airfield, Virgil sat on top of a wooden create in one of its corners, listening to the latest episode of the Republic Program’s most renowned internet radio show. The Luftgeschwaders that were originally inside the hanger he was in had already left Plaidstadt, their intended destination unknown to him for security reasons.

Growing up and living in a small northern community with few amenities can be challenging; it can teach you that you can make the best out of anything. Although it has taken me years to appreciate the quality of life Terrace has given me, I have come to realize that Terrace offers a quality of life I could never have wished for.

The Abandoned house stood there, with fog rising to the sky. Lights flickered being the only light in the dark….. The fog dragged a cold breeze, that sent a chill up my spine, this house has been here forever and nothing like this has ever happened before, I gulped and strolled into the cold night fog. As I approached the house, the door slowly opens and a Shadow steps towards me. The weather just dropped like 40 degrees, I don't like this at all.

Anne Rademacher’s 2009 article ‘When Is Housing an Environmental Problem? Reforming Informality in Kathmandu’, written for Current Anthropology journal examines the conceptual and literal relationship between informal housing in the Nepalese capital and the natural environment. Rademacher demonstrates that through activism, residents of riparian slums (migrated from rural areas) on the Bishnumati Corridor, stereotypically viewed as a drain on the environment, have become pioneers for ecologically sustainable living through their resettlement in the city’s periphery. Additionally, this move has increased the migrants’ socio-economic status, as now they have the opportunity to formally earn and work their way back into urban activity. Rademacher

“You don’t need to tell me, Heidi,” Walther assured her. “Every single one of you can rest assured, knowing that I understand how hard this is for the Dwellers. And I’m sure that earlier today, you all had a brief glance into the difficulties surrounding their world.”

Wiley Cash is one of the world’s best storytellers whose unique way of involving his fictional characters has given him global recognition. A Land More Kind than Home is one of his best-selling fiction books that basically depicts a tragic morality tale that is spiced up by carnal sin and deceit. It is a story of faith and beliefs gone wrong. Different characters in the book take turns in the narration, among them are Adelaide Lyle, Clem and Jess Hall. Those spoken of by these characters include Ben Hall and his wife Julie Hall, and all of the characters tend to have experienced a traumatic event in their lives which they live with or try to deal with in their own way.

Lucy, Ichiro and Esperanza stress the importance of having a place – house - they belong in and wonder where home is for them, hoping the discovery of home will lead to self-realization. Lucy says: “…my mother had said to me many times: for my whole life I should make sure the roof over my head was my own; such a thing was important, especially if you were a woman.” (Kincaid, 144). The fact that she ended up renting an apartment with Peggy remarks that she has started the process of becoming independent, although the apartment is only hers as long as she can afford to pay the rent. Although the apartment is only temporarily hers, it is the money she earned that let her acquire the authority to live in it. Similarly, Esperanza states: “Not