Inner light

Generation episode “ The Inner Light” is a story about Captain Jean- Luc Picard, who was struck unconscious by the by an energy beam from an alien probe. He was unconscious for 25 minutes. While he was unconscious for 25 minutes, he experienced 40 years of a lifetime as Kamin, who has a lovely wife named Eline. The show was only 45 minutes long, but it reveals something true about life: the true of one must decide what is real and what is not to conduct one’s life. The “ Inner Light” discusses how one

Researching for the Religious Society of Friends or Quakers as they are called heavily reminds me of Social Work. Their core beliefs and values correlate very closely to Social Work’s own core beliefs and values. For my paper, I will discuss Quakerism, their practices, beliefs, values, and how Quakerism supports human rights and equality. A Brief History The Religious Society of Friends was founded by George Fox during the 1600s in England. The term “Quaker” was given to the group as a way to

Pre-Columbian archetypes in her art. The “Inner Light” series is no exception. Published in 2002, its unifying theme is the promise and metamorphosis of womanhood. The three selected photos, Pera/Pear, Semilla/Seed, and Cráneo/Skull, evoke Pre-Columbian themes of food, nature, death, and mythology. Pera features a solitary pear, with a portion removed. The cutout creates a yonic, or vulvar image. Veronica Volkow, a poet from Mexico, wrote the forward for “Inner Light” and it states, “Garduño shares with

In the reading “Journey by the Inner Light”, the author Meeta Kaur begins her story by discussing the routine of her hair baths and the importance of her long hair. As a child, Kaur didn't quite understand why she needed to take care of her long hair nor did she question why every woman in her family had long thick hair. When Kaur was in middle school, her mother allowed her to take a trip to India where she was able to learn more about her roots and culture. On the trip, Kaur began to read a bunch

A person has multiple identities depending on whom they interact with. Expectations from parents may yield a reserve obedient person while a night with friends may unmask the untamed fun individual hidden within oneself. In “A Journey by Inner Light”, Meeta Kaur wrote about her struggle to live as a Sikh woman in the United States. The Sikhs believed that the hair is a symbol of faith. Therefore, it should not be cut. American culture influenced her by being pressured to conform to America's standard

In an autobiographical story, “Journey by Inner Light,” the author Meeta Kaur shares her audiences her rebellion against her cultures of Sikhism. With her life feeling lost, Kaur began feeling dissatisfied and decided to cut her hair against her cultural belief in order to fit the young American lifestyle. She felt like she had lost her self-identity and her inner connections to her principles. As Kaur comes back home to her family, a mixed feelings of guilt and shame filled her when her mother saw

Recycling Wealth in the Inner City INTRODUCTION The modern story of developed areas is a move from the inner city to the suburbs. This decentralization of metropolitan areas has left urban areas neglected. Such a transformation has had negative consequences, because it has inherently meant the abandonment of those left behind in urban centers. Furthermore, the issue is complicated by the fact that the distinction between those moving to the suburbs and those left behind has been defined

traffic-free, green place of calm bounded by the rather hazy River Thames and in between the Fleet Street. The entrance through the gateways, possible to take either of the Inner or the Middle Temple which was apparently designed by an amateur of architecture, built in 1684 with brick and huge Ionic pilasters and a pediment. The Inner Template Gateway was made out of timber, plaster and brick with a pleasant looking room located over the gateway. Where the tides of history have shifted, the place being

The Inner-City Problems and Solving Them There are many problems that can be clearly seen in the inner city. Problems such as crime, poor housing (perhaps slums), and unemployment are all apparent. However unemployment levels are gradually dropping. Lack of money gives rise to the problems so are often seen in the lower class areas of cities. On the whole the perception of the inner-city areas has the image of poverty and overcrowding which faces many cities across

to poverty. The growth in blue-collar factory, transportation and construction jobs that were traditionally held by men has dissipated for a variety of reasons, from Globalization to the rise in Illegal Immigration. This structural change in the inner-city job market is of particular interest because of the amalgamation of both Economics and Poverty/Segregation issues. Without clearly defining and addressing this crucial structural issue, the war on poverty will be extremely difficult to successfully