Peculiar

a healthy mental process it elucidates the need to fit in,which confirms the theory that humans are social animals, conformity is considered a norm. A psychological question that’s been asked is why do certain people not conform, and why is that peculiar? Meursault is a character that is utterly careless about peoples ideas and opinions, he is honest to a fault, can’t vividly perceive reality as it is, which is why he refuses to conform to match his society’s ideals which creates conflict between

The lack of police in the city of Detroit can massively impact the crime rate to immense proportions. In the deterrence theory, crime can be prevented if the punishment is certain, severe and swift which means quick (Schram & Tibbetts, pg. 35). The reason why people do not commit crimes is not because of some deep moral reasons but because they fear getting caught and the consequences that come after. Cesare Baccaria, the father of Criminal Justice, stated that the most important element of deterrence

Heidegger states that when this question first presents itself it does indeed seem peculiar. The word is used in a way that attaches some sort of property to the existence of it (Heidegger 96). The definition of the nothing becomes that the nothing is the complete negation of the totality of beings (Heidegger 97). So the definition suggests

Camus’ Outlook on Ostracized Individuals and Foreign Friendships Within The Stranger, various characters suffer unavoidable ostracization due to their development of individual principles and beliefs, conflicting with the accepted societal standards set by the general public. In addition, many friendships within the novel appear as unrealistic, differing from mainstream and idealized relationships. A particular example within The Stranger includes the association between Meursault and Raymond, the

The story that talks about Mount Rushmore can be looked at in two perspectives. The four white faces were drilled and dynamited onto the Mount Rushmore that forms attractive carvings. The faces are of four leaders of the United States: George Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln. To some, especially most non-native Americans, its creation is indeed a struggle while it is also viewed as a desecration of sacred Sioux land. It is, indeed, true that Mount Rushmore has

story very few people are individual or do their own thing. There is a teenage girl who is different from others in her society. Bradbury states, “You are an odd one” (Bradbury 6). She is a very social girl in an anti-social community. “Oh were most peculiar” stated Bradbury (Bradbury 7). Most people in their city do not talk or do stuff with each other. You can find sameness everywhere in the novel. Three women are in the TV parlor watching

Would anyone ever think it was possible for such a well known author to be a complete fraud or in reality, be a completely different person? Christopher Marlowe is the true author of William Shakespeare’s plays and poems due to the fact that there is little evidence on the man from Stratford and Marlowe had a reason to fake his death to continue writing along with all of the similarities from their work. Considering all of the evidence presented, it seems to be highly unlikely that Shakespeare was

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets In this second volume, it’s a year later in Harry Potter’s life, which begins with Harry at home on summer break with his unpleasant aunt and uncle, The Dursleys, and their horrid son Dudley. Spending the summer with them has been dreadful, but Harry is finally packing his bags and getting ready to head back to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It’s then that a house-elf from Hogwarts named Dobby proclaims that if Harry returns to Hogwarts, disastrous

spokesman for slave-plantations. His perception of reality is that without slavery they won’t have any workers for their farms and food supply, fiber supply, and people wouldn’t make as much money. He had actually fought for the South’s slavery (or ‘peculiar institution). He feared that the Northern states would abolish slavery and he felt he needed to protect their way of life. Without money or workers children could starve and he knows that that isn’t right. His morals are to keep the farms and plantations

We look at the generation before us and seem to forget how much ideas have changed. Radical concepts are constantly developing, and my generation has a peculiar open-mindedness to this. Lately, there has been a lot of controversy about the LBGT community due to marital legislation that was in the process of getting passed. Growing up when this is much more accepted, I hardly blink an eye at the mention of it. My parents grew up in a time where this kind of thing was an uncomfortable/unaccepted topic