Musings

The Musings of a Romanticist What does a freed soul contribute to a person’s life? Does it, let uninhibited actions flow free, corrupting human morals? Or does it free the soul from the clutches of an oppressive society? I thought that Nathaniel Hawthorne’s commentary on uniqueness was compelling. In the Scarlet Letter, he highlights the pros and cons of being yourself. Given that, he correspondingly shows the lack of individualism that can kill a person on the inside. Arthur Dimmesdale was a person

The Musings of a Romanticist What does Romanticism do to a person? Does it, let uninhibited actions flow free, corrupting human morals? Or does it free the soul from the clutches of society? I thought that Nathaniel Hawthorne’s commentary on uniqueness was compelling. In the Scarlet Letter, he highlights the pros and cons of being yourself. In that, he shows how the lack of individualism can kill a person on the inside. Examples include Roger Chillingworth and Arthur Dimmesdale, both characters

“…the science or art of ordering tones or sounds in succession…to produce a composition having unity and continuity”, music is the way people connect. Whether it is jazz, rap, or gospel music, a message is conveyed through the beats and lyrics. In Musing New Hoods by Guthrie Ramsey, it is stated that “…music and musical practices continue to play a crucial role in the creation, renegotiation, and critique of the authenticity trope” (Ramsey 310). The two movies, Do the Right Thing and Krush Groove

Nursing Philosophy: Musings on a Personal Practice Tiina Allen University of Texas at Arlington In partial fulfillment of the requirements of Transition to Professional Nursing NURS 3645 Jeanean Boyd, MSN, RN October 05, 2012 Online RN-BSN Nursing Philosophy: Musings on a Personal Practice We often hear that nursing is an art and a science, and I firmly believe that. The way a nurse blends those aspects

Random musings by Ian North to make Danny regret saying he would edit anything over summer. Did you know you have an unusually high RateMyProfessor score? Tied for highest I’ve seen. Now onto things for you to edit so you regret saying you would edit anything! Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse ……… Because the starving maniac killed and ate everything. Once upon a time there was a quiet little girl named Sprechen. She

“To Front or Not to Front: Musings on Codeswitching at Riverdale” Directions: Formulate a specific question that concerns something you would describe as an essential element/constituent of selfhood. Essay an argument that answers the question. Question: How does one’s verbal communication (in terms of dialects and accents) reflect or not reflect one’s sense of self? “Yo, it’s brick outside, b. I best be wearing a scarf.” “Ma, baire onek thandha. Ami ekta es-scarf porbho.” “Mami, hay mucho

Musings from Inside the Unisex Cell Here I am, a woman of transsexual surgical experience, sitting in this locked room. It is small as far as chambers go, roughly seven feet by four. To fit one more person in here with me would feel crowded, two other people, impossible. There are no windows; it could be the sunniest of summer days outside, or the darkest of bleak nights. The lighting, blindingly bright, is strictly artificial. Only a single door leading in or out. No bars – at least, not literally

The sonnets of Shakespeare often explore the deeper musings of the male narrator as he catalogues his continuous waxing on intrapersonal and interpersonal matters. Sonnet 80 does this beautifully as it discusses the narrator’s deepest fear that, “my [the narrator’s] love was my dismay.” The profoundly beautiful couplet perfectly accompanies the prior three quatrains, and a sailing metaphor is used throughout. The narrator, whom is addressing the young man, brings up his biggest quandary (the other

On Being Sane in Insane Places In the article “Mike’s Musings,” by Mike Smith he states, “Early on in my career I was told that psychiatric nurses detect and treat insanity, yet the true dilemma we face is that to detect and treat insanity we must first know what constitutes sanity.” Mike writes about how psychiatrists don’t know when people are actually sane and not insane, and when patients are diagnosed they aren’t treated correctly in or out of mental institutions. His article relates to Lauren

The Article, Musing New Hoods, Making New identities: Film, Hip-hop Culture, and Jazz Music by Guthrie P. Ramsey, Jr. addressed an important and conflicting aspect about the opportunities that African Americans feel they have in modern society. He continues to address the idea of “guiltsploitation”-feeling guilt for going against one's culture to move up in social class, an idea introduced by Henry Louis Gates and the different message that is received by society from the underlying message surrounding