Abstract This paper discusses Chaucer's "Man of Law's Tale", focusing on the constant victimization of the heroine, Constance. In particular, the paper explores Constance's two greatest enemies, the Sultaness and Lady Donegild, and demonstrates not only how this tone of constant victimization functions in the text, but also how its influences may eventually empower Constance. The paper concludes that "The Man of Law's Tale" is a story of victimization and of faith. Despite Constance's difficult life, at its conclusion she falls to her knees and praises God. Thus, the world may victimize us, but we can always return to our faith.
From the Paper "Donegild's death leads to the resolution of the tale, with Constance regaining her husband and reuniting with her father. Ironically, with both mothers-in-law out of the way, Constance ceases to be victimized. She actually orchestrates her own reunion with her father, which for a woman who has declined to even reveal her real name for most of her lifetime, is a surprising show of agency. In one of her few moments of speech, Constantine reveals her identity and seems to chide her father forever sending her to Syria."
Abstract In Constance Beresford-Howe's novel "The Book of Eve" the character of Eva is transformed in the course of the narrative. As this paper will show, at the opening of the novel Eva rejects the ethical standards of society in favor of a higher morality.
Abstract This paper presents a book review of "Strong of Body, Brave and Noble: Chivalry and Society in Medieval France" by Constance Britain Bouchard (Cornell University Press: 1998). The book is a synthesis of recent scholarship and focuses on new interpretations and research presented in a manner accessible to undergraduates.
Abstract This paper deals with the way our mind interprets what our eyes see, sometimes creating visual tricks like the Kanisza triangle, the Rubik's face-vase, the classic Muller-Lyer illusion and the Necker cube (illustrations included). Perceptual Psychology, the Gestalt principles of grouping, depth perception and perceptual constancy are also discussed with reference to Stephen Pinker and David Marr.
From the Paper "Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder and indeed it is this humble organ that perceives everything that is resplendent in the world. But in strictly scientific terms what we experience is nothing more than the constant bombardment of countless stimuli pulsing with information that needs to be decoded. So, cocooned within a world of darkness, how does the mind translate this flood of sensation? How does the eye transform light into neural messages? And how from this living neurochemistry do we create conscious experiences? This paper attempts to answer these questions whilst highlighting the challenges that the mind faces when replacing the loss of information in the transition from the world outside to the world within."
Abstract The paper compares Constance Curry's book "Silver Rights" to Tim Tyson's book "Blood Done Sign My Name". The paper relates that Curry's work is a tale about the ability of the human spirit to overcome and triumph negative forces of racism and mistrust, whereas Tyson's work, in contrast, is about how South Carolinian blacks, long socially and legally oppressed, eventually used street violence to ensure that the violence done unto them was punished.
From the Paper "Silver Rights specifically grapples with the complicity of the state's legal system in African-American disenfranchisement. When Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was enacted as part of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 it prohibited "discrimination on the basis of race, color, and national origin in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance" and its implications for student education were profound ("Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 2007, U.S. Department of Justice Website). In an attempt to circumvent the strictures of the federal law, the state government of Mississippi passed a "Freedom of Choice" law."
Abstract The paper shows how prostitution has existed for as long as history has been recorded and beyond. It defines the term prostitution and shows its history from the time of the Bible through the Middle Ages and finally the history of prostitution in the United States. The paper also examines prostitution in America today.
From the Paper "During the 1800s, America was expanding. Men were often alone on the frontier for months to even years at a time. When women finally arrived, many of them were part of a family, but many more came seeing an opportunity. Prostitution now spanned three major subcultures. Women in it strictly for the money made up five to ten percent of the first subculture. The second subculture was male; 'sporting males' were encouraged to hire prostitutes. The third subculture was organized brothels. Men could find hundreds of brothels in St. Louis, Philadelphia, and Chicago, and as the Westward Expansion carried people further west, you could find them in all the "rip-roaring" mining towns of the west too, like San Francisco, Denver, Virginia City, and Sacramento."
Abstract A discussion of the movie Amadeus; which was directed by Milos Forman, and released during 1984. This paper shows how the film is an adaptation of Peter Shaffer's Broadway hit, and is considered as an expansion of a Viennese 'urban legend' concerning the death of the great musical genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The paper discusses the storyline in the film and touches on the music which appeared in the movie.
From the Paper "Salieri now had his big plan for the final demise of Mozart, and the beginning of fame for himself. He put on a costume that Leopold had on at a party while visiting Mozart, and then went to visit with Mozart. During this visit, he pretended to be a mysterious benefactor and commissions the backbreaking "Requiem," which eventually cost Mozart his health and life. Salieri knew that with Mozart's lifestyle, that Mozart didn't have much longer to live, so with the "Requiem" in hand, he planned for it to be played at a mass for Mozart, taking all credit for the composition, which would be the beginning of his fame. The plan didn't work and the "Requiem" wasn't finished until later by Mozart's pupil Sussmayer. Also, there was no great mass for Mozart. All that Salieri gained was guilt, which followed him to his last days."
Examines the portrayal of Dido, the Phoenician widow of Sychaeus, by Christine de Pizan in her 1405 "Book of the City of Ladies", compared to Dante Alighieri's "Divine Comedy" and Virgil's "Aeneid".
Abstract Christine de Pizan's "Book of the City of Ladies" (1405) was written to counteract the lies and misrepresentations about women's character that the author found in the male dominated world of literature. The paper shows that Pizan's main example was Dido, the Phoenician widow of Sychaeus, who escaped her brother's tyranny by fleeing from Tyre to North Africa. There she founded and ruled over the great city of Carthage. The paper explains how, in her book, Pizan went about rehabilitating Dido's reputation by recounting her great prudence as leader of her people and her constancy in love. It shows how this account of Dido counteracts, in very different ways, the versions of Dido's career in Virgil's "Aeneid" and in Dante's "Divine Comedy" in which she is portrayed as "one of the most vilified women of world literature".
From the Paper "That is all that is left of the woman who was also famous for outwitting various male leaders and for her successful founding and leadership of a great state. Clearly Dante had a somewhat different way of looking at Dido than Virgil did. For Dante she was merely the embodiment of the female sins of lust (for Aeneas) and infidelity (to the memory of Sychaeus) for which so many famous women seemed to find themselves in the second circle of the Inferno--where more women than are found than in any other circle in Dante's Hell. But in the Aeneid Dido is clearly a woman of considerable power and great accomplishments. She is also clearly seen as worthy of Aeneas and is practically a female version of the hero. She is widowed, forced to flee, founds a new city, and her descendants become a powerful civilization--under the protection of Juno. Aeneas' wife dies at the fall of Troy, he is forced to flee and, eventually, he arrives in Italy to fulfill his destiny and found a great race--under the protection of Venus."
Abstract This paper is on David Hilbert and mathematics. He became famous for developing his "axiomatic" and "existential" methods. His proposal in 1900 of twenty-three problems for the coming century set the course of much subsequent mathematics. It was in this context that Hilbert came to be seen as the person who set the foundation for many mathematical questions.
Abstract The sari is the primary element of women's wear in India. In the urban centers of India, however, it is blue jeans, T-shirts, and baseball caps that mark a glamorous wardrobe. The sari represents a mainstay of the global fashion market. Now, the sari remains as the central symbol of constancy and culture within India.
Abstract The paper deals with the issue of women's status within a society that is run by patriarchal values. It shows how Eva struggles to attain personal freedom, since she finds herself confined in a very unfulfilled and unhappy marriage. Eventually, she is able to liberate herself from the constraints under which she must operate by renaming herself with her own values.
Abstract This paper discusses how real estate markets are often influenced in a positive manner during times when the economy is sluggish. It looks at how sales traditionally rise or remain high and how interest rates tend to drop steadily and dramatically, attracting consumers to the market. It analyzes how this is due, in part, to the fact that real estate and housing markets are directly affected by consumer behavior, which often is unexpected during times when the stability of the economy is questionable. It looks at how consumers often seek out ventures that will guarantee them some type of financial stability during times when the overall dependability and constancy of the economy remains questionable.
From the Paper "One reason real estate thrives in times of economic hardship is that people seek out homeownership as a means to invest in something stable, safe and secure (Cendant, 2002). During times when the economy is stagnant or flailing, customers typically are ready to invest in long term purchases that are likely to offer value and service for their money (Cendant, 2002). Buying a home is one manner in which consumers are provided with the most value and service for every dollar they spend, especially when housing prices are falling and more homes can be purchased for less money."
Abstract This paper examines how the topic of sin is viewed in various works of literature. The texts explored are Thomas Hardy's "Tess of the D'Urbervilles", Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter", D.H. Lawrence's "Lady Chatterley's Lover", "Hippolytus" by Euripides and "The Canterbury Tales" by Geoffrey Chaucer.
From the Paper "Their growing love is deliberately contrasted with Clifford's unhappiness in spring, a time of year he views as disrupting the industrial order that he values. Lawrence often compares the mechanistic world of industrialize Britain with the world of nature, and the fecundity and sexuality of the natural world is seen as distorted by the mechanistic world that has developed in this century. In such a comparison, Clifford is on the side of the industrial world, while Connie comes out on the side of the natural world. Yet, this is not what society wants women to be, and yet it is also the reason women were so restricted by society, because they were viewed as dangerous threats to the natural order because of their inherent sexuality."
Abstract This paper discusses Gestalt therapy in terms of its goals, concepts, approaches, and components. The paper also discusses the major ideas of Gestalt therapy including individuals seeking closure, constancy and wholeness and looks at how the Gestalt therapist works with clients.
From the Paper "Gestalt psychology emerged from a German movement that was a reaction against structural psychology. According to James F Brennan, underlying Gestalt psychology was the nativistic proposition that the organization of mental activity predisposes the individual to interact with the environment in characteristic ways. The goals of Gestalt psychology and therapy are to investigate the organization of mental activity while determining the exact nature of the interaction between the person and the environment. The principles of Gestalt psychology are described by..."
Abstract This paper looks at the core aspects of the patent doctor relationship. It shows how the better the relationship between the physician and the patient, in form of knowledge, mutual respect, trustworthiness, sharing of values and views about disease and life and time available, the better is the knowledge of the illness of the patient. This leads to an increase in the accuracy of diagnosis and also enhances the knowledge of the patient. Using the five essential factors determining effective physician-patient relationship presented by Earl Mgebroff in "The Physician-Patient Relationship - Perspectives after 40 Years of Family Practice" ("integrity, positivism, mutuality, constancy, and spirituality"), this paper confirms that the personal and professional integrity by the individual physicians is considered as the most important strategy to establish effective patient and doctor relationship.
From the Paper "A core aspect of the patent doctor relationship from physician's perspective is the facilitator of learning from the patient regarding his symptoms, concerns and values. With such facts the physician examines the patient, understands the symptoms and devises the diagnosis to represent the symptoms and their reasons to the patient and to advise a treatment. The doctor patient relationship from ethical perspective is explained in terms of the ways the objectives of beneficence, maleficence, autonomy and justice are accomplished. The degree of patient-doctor relationship is quite significant to both of them. The better relationship in form of knowledge, mutual respect, trustworthiness, sharing of values and views about disease and life and time available, the better is the knowledge of diseases of patient, increasing the accuracy of diagnosis and enhancing the knowledge of patient on the diseases. This entails a positive influence on the medical profession. (Medicine)"
