Abstract Several weeks later, Portia finds that Anna has been reading her diary. Though the plot follows Portia's relationship with Eddie, the novel's real tension lies between Portia and Anna, as the girl comes to grief against the shoals of Anna's glittering, urbane cynicism. Portia is the representative of the blind innocence of childhood. Both Portia and Anna are innocents (though of a slightly different sort). Anna represents this self-denied innocence and the primary tension between her and Portia comes from the idea that while Anna has denied herself innocence, Portia is reveling in it.
Abstract This paper examines the life of Anna Freud (1895-1982), the daughter of Sigmund Freud, the founder of the psychoanalytical school of psychology. The paper maintains that Anna presents a fascinating study into the validity of her father's theory about "family romance" and the subconscious attraction children have for their opposite sex parent. The paper studies the life and work of Anna Freud and how she lived most of her life in the shadow of her famous father. The paper also looks at how Anna carved out her own individual identity through her pioneering work on child psychoanalysis, ego psychology and the use of defense mechanism in psychiatry, eventually winning acknowledgement as a leader in both the Vienna and British psychoanalytic societies.
Outline
Early Life and Education
The Turning Point
Her Major Contribution
Conclusion
From the Paper "Anna, the youngest of six children, was born to Sigmund and Martha Bernays Freud in Vienna, Austria, on December 3, 1895. She must have been a lively and naughty child as is reflected in a letter that Freud wrote to his friend Fliess in 1899 remarking: "Anna has become downright beautiful through naughtiness." (Quoted in "Life and Work of Anna Freud" 2005) From the beginning, Anna was not particularly close to her mother, but formed a special bond with her father. As a young girl, she lived in the shadow of her elder sister, Sophie, who was more beautiful. Not able to compete to her elder sister in looks, Anna decided to excel in intellect and the family appropriately called them "the beauty and the brain." ("Anna Freud" n.d.)"
This paper discusses the life and work of Anna Freud, the originator of child psychoanalysis and daughter of Sigmund Freud, the originator of psychology.
2,920 words (approx. 11.7 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 86.95
Abstract This paper explains that Anna Freud was dedicated to her father all through her lifetime and had a close relationship with him rather than with her mother and siblings. The author points out that Anna Freud extended the principle of psychoanalysis to children, but found that her father's 'Little Hans' analysis did not apply to children. The paper relates that Anna Freud thought, when one feature or another of a child's development critically lags behind the rest, the clinician should cite this difficult stage and focus the child's analysis on this specific lag.
From the Paper "Additionally, her role as a teacher in a school helped her to acquire the insight into ego psychology. She established the Hampstead Child Therapy Course and Clinic in London in 1947 and worked as its director after 1952. She was the author of numerous scientific books and papers and she assisted in setting up the yearly periodical Psychoanalytic Study of the Child, in 1945. She was full of activity on almost all days working on something original or improving something that was old. The succession of projects she handled came so frequently that she did not have any break between projects."
Tags: application, teacher, america, labels, development
A look at the argument that Frou-Frou can be closely compared to Anna among the characteristics of each's relationship with Alexei Vronsky in Leo Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina".
1,642 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 0 sources, 2005, $ 53.95
Abstract This paper examines how Anna and Vronsky continue an intense relationship although it is considered wrong under Russian societal standards in Leo Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina". It looks at how this relationship goes through many stages, which can be paralleled through Vronsky's relationship with his racehorse Frou-Frou. This paper analyzes the details that prove this parallel.
From the Paper "Additionally, Frou-Frou's behavior and physical appearance during Vronsky's first visit closely resemble Tolstoy's description of Anna. Frou-Frou is "of unusually wide girth," while Anna is described as "carrying her rather full body" (181, 63). The physical attributes of the horse Vronsky adores closely mirror the initial physical attraction Vronsky has for Anna. Although it may typically be improper to compare a woman with a horse, the physical descriptions are similar. Also, as Vronsky approaches Frou-Frou "the more excited she grew" (182). Frou-Frou's behavior indicates a reciprocated feeling for Vronsky, which Anna also possesses. "
Abstract This paper presents an over all view about the political career and military life of Santa Anna. It presents an over all thesis on the practical life of Santa Anna.
Abstract This paper focuses on the life and accomplishments of humanist Anna Arnold Hedgeman. Details about her achievements as a mentor and civil rights leader are provided. The main idea of the paper focuses on race relations among African-Americans and the civil rights movement.
From the Paper "Anna Arnold Hedgeman was born on July 5, 1899, in Marshalltown, Iowa. She was one of five children born, her father being a son of slaves. Hedgeman was well educated, for she attended high school in St. Paul, Minnesota, and later received a degree in English from the Methodist college of Hamline University. Growing up, Hedgeman became a very articulate, outspoken person. Throughout college, she grew very interested in the social injustices and racial inequality of African-Americans. In the ensuing decades of her life, Hedgeman devoted all of her time and energy to assisting many organizations and administrations that were intent on fighting for the rights of workers and for the better welfare of humanity. She acted as a teacher, consultant, and lecturer to these various groups, and eventually she owned her own consulting firm, Hedgeman Consulting Services. The focus of this paper will be to show how Anna Arnold Hedgeman's concern for national and global equality led to her eventual involvement in the Civil Rights Movement and the March on Washington."
Tags: african, amerian, blacks, whites, discrimination, equality, race, studies, law
Abstract This paper compares and contrasts the Greek Poet Sappho and the Russian Poet Anna Akhmatova. Each poet is discussed individually in terms of history, style, overall influence on their era, major emphases, relevant political issues, and life/cultural/societal crises that influenced their work.
From the Paper "Aeolic dialect (many meters) was used in Sappho's poetry and she became known for her Sapphic Stanza. She wrote mainly for young women. Her principal subject was love and the expression of her feelings for women, her daughter and nature. She also composed songs or poems to celebrate marriage and tell of the events of the wedding day. In the second and third centuries B.C. her poems were collected and edited into nine books. Her work influenced readers, scholars and Roman poets among whom there were: Catullus, Ovid and Horace. By the fifth century A.D., Sappho's poetry was virtually forgotten."
"While exemplifying personal or confessional poetry, Anna achieved universal appeal pro artistic and emotional integrity. Her primary subject was love, mostly frustrated, tragic love with an intensely feminine accent. She later added civic, patriotic and religious themes without sacrificing personal intensity or artistic conscience."
Abstract This paper examines the theories of Anna Wierzbicka and her use of a "metalanguage" in order to solve the ambiguities and culture-contextual problems inherent in language. The paper argues the absurdity of Wierzbicka's theory.
From the Paper "In her piece, "Speech Acts and Speech Genres Across Languages and Cultures", Anna Wierzbicka attempts to construct a 'metalanguage' for linguists to define foreign terms and concepts. (1992) This metalanguage, as it was proposed, would eliminate the ambiguity of using culturally loaded words when attempting to define speech acts, genres, and events in other languages. While her initial premise concerning culturally loaded text was intriguing; the attempted creation of a pseudo-scientific 'metalanguage' was not only absurd, but also defied her own initial discussion on the specific cultural context of speech acts."
Tags: language, linguistics, proto, speech, wierzbicka, anna, matalanguage, culture
Abstract This essay is creative writing describing three people that are the author's heroes: Anna Kournikova, Julia Roberts and Ralph Nader and why they have become heroes to many people. The paper studies the achievements and lives of each of these celebrities and explains their heroic qualities and character. The essay gives reasons for why these specific people are considered heroes to so many people.
From the Paper "My first hero is Julia Fiona Roberts, the youngest of the three children of Walter and Betty Roberts who was born on October 28, 1967. She grew up in Smyrna, Georgia, USA. Her parents ran a small workshop for actors and writers in Piedmont Park Atlanta. Little Julia had a tragic childhood. When she was only four years old her parents got divorced because of financial difficulties. At the age of ten Julia's father, Walter, died of cancer. From Internet reference: ?In school children teased her because of her thick glasses and her big mouth.? Just three days after receiving her diploma from Campbell High School, she joined her sister, Lisa, in New York City, intent on becoming an actress. ?I had convinced myself that I had three choices,? she said in an interview with Myra Forsberg for The New York Times (March 18, 1996). "I could get married, I could go to college, or I could move to New York. Nobody was asking to get married, And I didn"t want to go away to school, so I moved.? She made the right choice. Julia modeled first and later she became an actress. Released in March 1990, Pretty Women was the most
Successful romantic comedy at the box office in recent film history (Wayne Wilson 12). The papers wrote about her and the whole world talked about her. As statistics show, superstar Julia Roberts is the highest-paid actress in history. According to The New York Times, Julia is the only female star who can pull in $100 million in domestic ticket sales in movie after movie (Wilson 5). In an interview from the "Celebrity Profile" program, I have learned that when not working, Julia divides her time between a house that she owns in Los Angeles and a ranch in Montana that she shares with the actor Kiefer Sutherland, who was one of her costars in Flatliners. While Julia Roberts continues to charm the world with her beautiful smile, my second hero Anna Kournikova has become one of the best tennis players currently."
Abstract This essay discusses Anna Trapnel's "Report and Plea," which is a narration of her trip to Cornwall and her imprisonment and release. We see that much of her prophecy revolved around criticizing Cromwell.
Abstract This paper will discuss Anna Bernard Shaw and her influence upon the Women's Suffrage movement, which, at the turn of the century, started a great upheaval in the advancement of women taking an active part in the voting process. Her story will be told and her accomplishments revealed, to give the scope of a woman who was willing to go to any lengths to create an equal participation of the female gender in the politics of her day.
Abstract This paper explains that poet Anna Akhmatova, born in Odessa, Russia, in 1889, began writing poetry at the age of eleven and experienced lifelong grief and heartache, which is clearly illustrated in her poetry. The author believes that the "Requiem", a set of fifteen thematically linked verses written in 1935, is one of Akhmatova's best pieces. The paper relates that anyone reading "Requiem" could identify with Verse Four because it describes the time Akhmatova looks back on her life wishing someone would have warned her of the troubles that lay ahead.
From the Paper "Akhmatova's use of describing emotions felt collectively by the masses of women makes the reader associate with them. One can almost imagine how it would feel to know that your loved one is innocent but locked away, to wait only to hear that the sentence is death, to be strong yet look so weak and desperate. Once these feelings have captured the reader, they become more and more vivid as one finds out Akhmatova's feelings as an individual:
?At dawn they came and took you away.
You were my dead: I walked behind.
In the dark room children cried,
The holy candle gasped for air.?"
Abstract This paper explains that Anna Akhmatova, a famous Russian poet during Josef Stalin's regime, provides her own interpretation of life in her country during this period in the poem, "Requiem," first published in 1963. The author points out that Akhmatova, using clear and direct feminist language, considers a woman's suffering a far greater atrocity under Stalin's tyrannical rule than the combined death and suffering of Russia's sons and husbands because women must witness more deaths and sufferings than the males they are trying to protect. The paper relates that death, in "Requiem," is depicted as a welcome 'escape' from the reality; synonymous with the idea of death is succumbing to insanity or madness, another option in which the voice can also 'escape' the hard realities she can no longer accept and witness as she lives.
From the Paper "Suffering and death are made possible through gassing, being gunned down, poisoning, or inflicting a deadly disease. These are enumerated to elicit feelings of fear, terror, and hopelessness, emotions that the voice also feels. But Akhmatova goes beyond this kind of interpretation: as expressed in the poem, the woman states that she will be able to withstand all these forms of suffering, for this is not equal with the kind of suffering that cannot be depicted accurately by the poem's language and words. This part of the poem brings into lucidity the poet's interpretation and understanding of what suffering means for women, which is more emotional rather than physical."
Tags: feminist, language, narrative, prison, stalin
Abstract The paper finds a fusion of Tolstoy's essay, "Why do Men Stupefy Themselves?" and "Anna Karenina" concerning the nature of substance abuse, its role in society, and its use and effects on a personal level. The arguments are heavily supported with quotes from both texts.
From the Paper ""Our workers know one thing only-" complains Sviyzhansky, a marshal of nobility, to Levin, "how to get drunk as a pig, and while drunk break everything you give him" . Sviyzhansky's remark suggests a prominence of uncivilized peasants whose reckless lives are comfortably distanced from those of the upper class. Yet this distinction along class boundaries is far from accurate. Tolstoy asserts, "...it is impossible to avoid understanding that the use of stupefiers... in the higher or lower circles of society, is evoked by one and the same cause, the need to stifle the voice of conscience ...." . Indeed, a closer examination of drinking in the novel finds that nobles and peasants alike are equally vulnerable to the allure of tobacco and alcohol."
Abstract This paper relates that Anna Mancini's "Maat Revealed: Philosophy of Justice in Ancient Egypt" states that, unlike ancient Rome, Egypt did not transmit any legal system in writing but rather had an idea of justice, which modern minds can hardly understand. The paper presents a brief chapter by chapter review and summary of the book and concludes that the contribution Mancini may have made to the field is almost entirely drowned out in her long angry criticism against scholars who have not come to the same conclusion as herself. Therefore, the book does not contribute to Egyptology, the history of religions, or the modern philosophy of law.
From the Paper The author also claims that the ancient Egyptians were in no way religious but rather entirely scientific, although she caveats that the ancient Egyptian concept of science was in no way the same as our own. She cites overtly religious overtones in temple rituals as signs of the corruption of the pure Egyptian scientific understanding of the rites, dismisses immediately anything with magical significance, and then evidences the lack of any sort of energy exchange left in the dissected ritual remains as "proof" that Egyptian "religion" had suffered a complete break down. "
Tags: justice original afterlife repetitions, dream language
