Noblesse oblige

William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily” discusses the complacency of neighbors, death and decay, and the dissolution of the South. While these three factors are literal within the story, there are deeper levels of each that contribute to the others. The decay would not persist without complacency, but there would be no reason for complacency if Emily’s nobility was not dissolving. The complacency of the town towards the deaths surrounding Emily represents the inability of the South to fight off the

As stated “Wool became the backbone and driving force of the medieval English economy between the late 13th century and the late 15th century, and at the time the trade was described as the jewel in the realm” (Cottin,31). This destroyed the Noblesse Oblige, which provide Serfs housing and food to eat, In exchange for their labor. Now nowhere to go, they became refugees in their own

society, which segregated whites, blacks, rich and poor "Of course a Grierson would not think seriously of a Northerner, a day laborer." But there were still others, older people, who said that even grief could not cause a real lady to forget noblesse oblige (FAULKNER, pp. 213, 214). We find, then, that the catastrophe in this tale is Homer's poisoning, since we can define this term, according to Aristotle as "a pernicious and painful action, such as deaths on the scene, vehement pains, wounds and

The transformation process redefines a story to make it accessible to the culture and values of a contemporary context. The manipulation of medium, genre, setting, characters and plot enables the transformed text to be understood and connect with a new audience. Amy Heckerling’s post-modern film transformation Clueless (1995) is derived from Jane Austen’s classic novel Emma (1816) with both texts comparable as they use satire to address similar values. The shift in context enables the texts to reinforce

religions to which he refers. For example, he at times misunderstands the scriptures he cites. The fundamental teaching of the Bhagavad-Gita, for example, is not “selfless…. duty,” which he is seemingly paralleling to the Protestant concept of noblesse oblige. But it is indeed the more demanding Hindu practice (yoga) of disinterested action, which demands renunciation of the fruits of any deed. Professor Niebuhr views interfaith dialogue as a means to overpower the “absolutism” of fundamentalism in

Over the course of many centuries, museums have become public institutions available to all classes, stemming from the emergence of a more influential lower class (Lehman 2009). Prior to this, museums followed noblesse oblige, and believed it was their duty to guide, educate, and demonstrate higher standards for the masses. These notions of class divide have not subsided even since museums have become public, and this tension has transformed and continues to manifest

A Rose For Emily", Emily Grierson kills her lover Homer Barron after being in love with him for about a year. She then sleeps next to the body in the upstairs bedroom of her home, loving it as if Homer were still alive. She then closes up the upstairs, never seeing the body again. There are three different motives that can be looked at as to why Emily killed Homer. She wanted to exercise power, she couldn't accept that Homer was a homosexual, and she didn't want another man to be taken away from

‘Conservatism merely reflects the interests of the privileged and prosperous.’ Discuss (45) This statement is asking whether all forms of conservatism’s values and actions in the past are because they wish to reflect the interests of those in society who are better off, sacrificing the interests of the less well off in doing so. The current debate is very unclear as opinion on this does, and always has varied greatly. Generally, left-wing labour supporters believe this statement is true whereas

You’re in a small town, everyone there is racist, and everyone there disrespects black men and women day after day. You are asked to take a case involving defending a black man from a rape charge. How much good do you have to do in that town to be seen as a hero to not only your racist neighbors but to everyone spectating your life? This is the situation Atticus Finch from the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” was placed in, and we need to give him the credit he deserves. Unfortunately, Christopher Metress

Conservatism as a Tension between Paternalism and Libertarianism There are many different strands of conservatism within the ideology, the most significant of which in modern terms are paternalism and libertarianism. This conflict can be illustrated by the rival traditions of one-nation conservatism and New Right, or in particular neoliberal, conservatism. The basic idea of paternalism is to have authority over people for their own good. Whereas continental conservatives