Depiction

The earliest depiction of a person with Down syndrome was dated in 1515 in a Flemish painting. Doctor John Langdon Down described Down syndrome as a disorder in 1866, however he misunderstood on how the syndrome first came about. The cause to Down syndrome was discovered recently in 1959 as being the common cause of cognitive impairments. All individuals who contain down syndrome show symptoms of mild to moderate learning disability, distinctive facial features, and hypotonic in early infancy. Down

Emily Dickinson’s Depiction of Hope in Poetry Emily Dickinson wrote remarkable poetry that related her own life struggles to abstract concepts, in order to aid others going through similar situations as herself. Born in 1830 in Amherst, Massachusetts, she was taught Puritan and Christian beliefs at multiple academies and seminaries, even though she did not agree with most of the teachings. By 1850, Dickinson still was not married but in love with a wedded minister, causing extreme heartbreak which

Gender Depiction in Horror Films There has been a large variety of horror films produced throughout the last fifty years. People are always going to be frightened and scared by different types of horror films. But, what type of horror film scares more people, and were men or women more frightened by these horror films? Each one of the horror films had its own agenda to frighten its audience using several different methods of horror. Some of these methods were more so directed at the female

In time of nation-wide alienation and loss found in post-war America, it’s clear to see why a story like Double Indemnity was so well received. The story, as Paul Schrader says, addresses “[t]he disillusionment many soldiers, small businessmen and housewife/factory employees felt in returning to a peacetime economy was directly mirrored in the sordidness of the urban crime film” (Schrader, 9-10). It does this through the eyes of Neff, an insurance sales man, who plots what was supposed to be the

The Depiction of Women in "The Yellow Wallpaper," by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and "The Chrysanthemums," by John Steinbeck Identical twins have the same genes that make both of them look, think, and feel the same. Their likes and dislikes are the same; for instance, when one likes yellow, the other will like yellow. However, their fortunes are different; for instance, when one dies, the other will not die. Similarly, in literature, different authors have created a twin character in different eras

Racial tension between African Americans and whites caused an excessive amount of violence in the city of Rosewood. Citizens of Rosewood, Florida were victims of racial violence in 1923, which lead to eight documented deaths in the city. The city of Rosewood took a turn for the worst on January 1, 1923 when Frances “Fannie” Taylor claimed that she was assaulted by an African American man who enter her home without invitation. Many of the African American families that became involved knew that Mrs

You can be anything you want to be. This is a phrase that many parents and other adults tell children. However, in some parts of the world, the government places laws that restricts the freedom and rights of their citizens. So for these citizens, is this saying just a phrase or can it become a reality? An example of a strict government is the Fundamentalist country Iran during the late 20th century. The laws of Iran during this period of time were brought about due to a change of government, which

The Bible clearly shows that life begins at conception in many passages. There are several passages that portray babies in the womb as alive and real, individual people. It also states that God created and loves all life, and that all life is sacred to God, but especially humans, who are made in God’s image and likeness. Murder is condemned in the bible in many places. If an unborn baby is a human and murder of a human is condemned, than should not abortion also be condemned? Babies in their mothers

The Parable of the Alert Servant Made Simple (Mark 13:33-37) By Matthew Payne Jan 11, 2012 Mark 13:33-37 reads: "Take heed, watch and pray; for you do not know when the time is. It is like a man going out to a far country, who left his house and gave authority to his servants, and to each his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to watch. Watch therefore, for you do not know when the master of the house is coming--in the evening, at midnight, at the crowing of the rooster, or in the morning-- lest

One thing each and every one of us have is life, and no matter how gruesome the experience or how exalted and glorified some moments are, we none the less from time to time are bound to question if life, as we know it, is really worth living. This is neither an academic question, nor a philosophical exercise, even much less a polemic for exercising the mind, but a compelling question arising from hard, realistic, every-day living where none is exempted from the atrocious vagaries of living and everyone