This paper is an explanation of the philosopher GWF Hegel's writings in the "Lordship and Bondage" section of his well-known book "Phenomenology of Spirit".
Abstract The paper explains the Hegelian entities of consciousness, self-consiousness, perception and the struggle for recognition, as well as their role in Hegel's writings of "Lordship and Bondage", contained in the book "Phenomenology of Spirit".
From the Paper "Though tedious to first decode, Hegel's writings on self-consciousness in sections 186-196 of "Phenomenology of Spirit", contain multilateral significance to the development of individuals as well as societal relations. The inward struggle of the individual to negatively recognize the unified duality of their condition is the foundation and mortar of Hegel's theory. Only by self-realizing under fear does Hegel believe a person achieves true self-consciousness and the ultimate achievement of the Absolute. Ironically, however, those who most deliberately attempt this process seem to jeopardize their own intended fate. In this essay I will seek to explain in further detail these phenomenon and the events surrounding them in Hegel's writing."
Abstract This paper is a comparative analysis of W. Somerset Maugham's novel "Of Human Bondage" and Virginia Woolf's book "To the Lighthouse". The author explains how each work presents a unique perspective on the purpose of the human existence evidenced through an assessment of literary approaches and biographical influences. Also considered are the literary styles, outlooks towards death and main characters.
From the Paper "The history of English literature can be said to resemble the lineage of a family tree. As generations pass, innovative ideologies are birthed and literature offshoots into new schools of thought. While each green branch is unique in its own right, it is also indebted to all those that came before. Hence, in this way no writer is ever wholly inventive or original. Consequently, authors Virginia Woolf and W. Somerset Maugham have more in common than either would admit to."
Abstract This paper explains that, in "The Social Contract", Jean Jacques Rousseau clarifies the idea of the social contract and the way the state should work together with its subjects to create a perfect and peaceful society. The author points out that Rousseau's opening statement that "Man is born free" is intriguing because, according to the rest of the section, this statement is not true; a child is obliged to be in bondage to its parents until it can leave the home on its own. The paper contends that, until lessons from the past can be recognized, books like "The Social Contract" will have academic value only; practical applicability is entirely dependent upon the human ability to recognize lessons, to adjust, and to evolve accordingly.
From the Paper "Rousseau makes a strong argument in his first book when he states, ?One thinks himself the master of others, and still remains a greater slave than they.? (Book I; ch.i). This is applicable to current society, which is more often than not subject to some or other less than laudable human trait such as greed or addiction. People are slaves to money, drugs, success or any other of a maze of possible enslavements. This was also true in Rousseau's time, and he recognized that human beings are in bondage since birth."
Tags: applicability, bondage, slavery, sovereignty, government
This paper compares the writings of George Washington, J. Hector St. John Crevecoeur and Theodore Roosevelt to the writings of Frederick Douglass as expressed in his book "My Bondage and My Freedom".
Abstract This paper explains that the hard work and sense of freedom mentioned by writers like Washington, Crevecoeur and others differs markedly from what Douglass says about the American ideal; this fact is not surprising because Douglass and his immediate ancestors did not come to America on their own but were removed by force from their native land and made to work as slaves. The author points out that Douglass never sees himself as an American because, as a slave, he was kept him from belonging to any society of free men until he left slavery and entered a new world. The paper relates that Douglass moved from one oppressed minority to another--the free slave constituting another oppressed group, but this did not make Douglass any less an American in cultural terms but never as the ideal and fully connected American referred to by Washington and Crevecoeur.
From the Paper "Douglass himself, however, suggests otherwise in some of hits statements, such as when he writes in an 1846 letter to Garrison that he has no nation of his own. This sense of not having a nation is clearly part of the life of early Americans who, at the time of the Revolutionary War, denied their ties to Britain and sought to create a nation because they did not have one. In the American tradition, Douglass harks back to this same idea, emerging as he did from a slave world where he had no nation, and then finding ways to recreate both himself and his ties with the country over time. His writings are clearly American as they express a similar dedication to certain core values which, admittedly, the nation has not always lived up to, as it should."
Abstract This paper introduces, discusses and analyzes the book "Beloved" by Toni Morrison. Specifically, the paper discusses how the concepts of bondage and freedom are inextricably linked to the process of forgetting and remembering in the book. "Beloved" is a haunting novel of racism, freedom, slavery and the past. The paper also looks at how the book graphically illustrates the importance of freedom and how it is impossible for some who have suffered the worst indignities to forget the past and move on toward the future.
From the Paper "Throughout this difficult and yet beautiful novel, the characters struggle with their past. They have all lived through slavery and they have all been forced to make terrible decisions in their lives. Sethe is forced to murder; Stamp Paid's wife became an unwilling mistress to their master's son, and Paul D endures wearing a bit in his mouth as punishment. All the evils slaves had to face come back in these memories, and it is no wonder they want to forget them. They are tales of horrible, inhumane cruelty, and these memories make the reader face many truths about society and slavery. Sethe may be free, but she is still a slave in many ways. She cannot buy groceries at the same time as whites. She is constantly reminded she is black and different. She has traded slavery for another kind of bondage, and that is one of the points Morrison is attempting to make with this book. "
Abstract This paper explains that, in Toni Morrison's "Beloved", the concepts of bondage and freedom are inextricably linked to the process of forgetting and remembering in the book. The author points out that "Beloved", which won a Pulitzer Prize for literature, is a haunting novel of racism, freedom, slavery and the past that give the reader new insight into the nightmare of slavery and the wonderful promise of freedom. The paper relates that the book graphically illustrates the importance of freedom and that it is impossible for someone who has suffered the worst indignities to forget the past and move on toward the future.
From the Paper "While the characters all try desperately to forget the past, they are not interested in the future, and this places them in a kind of "limbo." They are constantly reminded of the past, they cannot deal with it, and yet their lives hold no hope for the future. Sethe thinks to herself at one point, "But her brain was not interested in the future. Loaded with the past and hungry for more, it left her no room to imagine, let alone plan for, the next day. Exactly like that afternoon in the wild onions - where one more step was the most she could see of the future." Sethe and Denver really have no future, and they know that. Sethe will never find acceptance in a town that shuns her and neither will Denver. "
A review of the detox model presented in "Freedom from Addiction: Breaking the Bondage of Addiction and Finding Freedom in Christ", by Dr. Neil T. Anderson and Mike and Julia Quarles.
880 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 0 sources, 2007, $ 31.95
Abstract This paper reviews the book "Freedom from Addiction: Breaking the Bondage of Addiction and Finding Freedom in Christ", by authors Dr. Neil T. Anderson and Mike and Julia Quarles. It discusses the author's observations of how many Christians remain locked in their addictions, especially to alcohol and drug abuse. It then discusses the model that the book provides to help abusers solve their addictions through acceptance of Jesus Christ as the Higher Power.
From the Paper "As participants in traditional 12-Step Programs have sponsors, the counselor could also be a spiritual Seven Step sponsor. Together, the former addict and the counselor can review the Seven Steps together, ensuring that the addict remains bondage-free. The counselor can also assist in removing items of "false worship" from the former addict's home. These could include false idols and tools of the occult, such as innocent-looking tarot cards. The counselor could also be on the lookout for items which may trigger addictions, such as magazines showing glossy liquor ads or even hidden drug paraphernalia."
Abstract The paper examines "Born in Bondage: Growing Up Enslaved in the Antebellum South" that looks at the lives of children under the height of Southern slavery and how they were essentially considered economic assets. The paper contends that Schwartz fails to fully explore the emotional attachment slave owners developed toward slave children, and the lengths the slave community would go to in order to safeguard the children. The paper asserts that by expanding on these two key issues, Schwartz could have provided a more holistic overview of what it was like to live as a slave child.
Outline:
Introduction
Schwartz and the Lives of Slave Children
Owners and Slave Children
Slaves as Lobbyists
Conclusion
From the Paper "In Born in Bondage: Growing Up Enslaved in the Antebellum South, Marie Jenkins Schwartz offers a look at the typical life of a slave child, from fetal development through early adulthood (Schwartz, 2000). Schwartz uses a variety of tools, such as testimony from former slaves and slave owners, to construct a detailed account of how primarily economic factors influenced how slave children were raised. In the process of developing this argument, Schwartz offers an intriguing glimpse at two lines of inquiry that are not fully developed in her work. By focusing too heavily on the economic nature of the relationship between slave children, their owners, and the slave community, Schwartz fails to appreciate the emotional attachment some owners developed with the children, and the role slave community activism played in the children's upbringing."
Abstract This paper discusses the importance of the Ten Commandments that the Jewish people received from God. It examines each commandment individually, discussing its importance. The author also discusses why the Jews, and no other people, were specifically chosen to receive these commandments.
From the Paper "The Decalogue is designed for only the Jews. These ten laws that they have to abide by are written to ultimately free the Jews from sin. God targeted the Jews because this would be able to prove his power; by taking a nation that had nothing, and turning them into something great. The whole world would know Gods glory. The Decalogue are divine laws, they come straight from God himself and let his will be known. The Decalogue was designed to control external actions, but cannot control the inner thoughts and desires of the Israelites."
Abstract This paper is about the character Edna in "The Awakening." She is described as being a selfish person who will do anything to get her way. She destroys her home, her family, and the people she loves. The author explains how the character Edna has a hard time accepting reality and her death at the end of the story exemplifies her need to be free from the bondage she feels in her life.
From the Paper "Edna's unwillingness to stay in church, something that has held her back all her life, is suddenly an oppression she cannot handle. She lust for an exciting life and until she realized she could take control of her life when she learned how to swim every other area followed on her quest to be free. She wants an independence from the life she has been force to live.
"Chopin makes very clear that the thing Edna wants is not only her independence and an exciting life but she wants her freedom from her husband and children. One night when Edna's husband came home from the club he found one of the children sick in bed. After telling Edna, she had no intention of getting up out of bed."
Abstract This paper examines several different interpretations of Nirvana. The author begins with a concise definition of Nirvana, from Sanskrit. It examines different forms of Buddhism and details their individual definitions of Nirvana and what is means to attain this state. The paper then delves into the writings on the subject and analyzes Nirvana and how they relate to the teachings of Buddha. The author tries to determine whether or not Nirvana actually exists in a common form that people can understand and define.
From the Paper "The teaching of the Buddha was a way of liberation. There was no other object than the experience of Nirvana. The Buddha did not try to set forth a consistent philosophical system, attempting to satisfy the intellectual curiosity about ultimate things which expects answers in words. When the Buddha was questioned about the nature of Nirvana, the origin of the world, and the reality of the Self, the Buddha maintained a "noble silence" and stated that such questions were irrelevant and did not lead to the actual experience of liberation. It has been said that it was the inability of the Indian mind to rest content with that silence and the overwhelming urge for abstract metaphysical speculations regarding the nature of reality that led to the later developments of Buddhism, such a Mahayana Buddhism."
Abstract This paper analyzes a quote by Frederick Douglass and dicusses the definition of freedom. It talks about how, even after Frederick Douglass escaped from slavery, he was still not free. It dicussses different ways that freedom can be interpreted. The paper quotes from the Bill of Rights, the Constitution, the Emancipation Proclamation, and Douglass's autobiography "My Bondage and My Freedom". It concludes by discussing how, if Douglass were alive today, he still would not be free in the present sense of the word.
From the Paper "When Frederick Douglass escaped from his life of servitude, he was free from slave labor, he was able to work for a living, he could be married, and he was free to fight for the abolition of slavery, but he was not as free as an American should be. When Douglass first arrived in New York he was immediately made aware the dangers of being a fugitive slave. Shortly following his arrival in the North, Douglass met ?Allender's Jake,? a fellow fugitive slave that he had known while under servitude in Baltimore. Jake told Douglass that "the black men in New York were not to be trusted; that there were hired men on the lookout for fugitives from slavery, and who, for a few dollars, would betray [you] into the hands of slave-catchers" (Douglass, p. 338)."
Tags: african, emancipation, fugitive, history, literature, railroad, underground, war
Abstract This paper is on a section of the book of Exodus and details the covenant with God, deliverance of the Isrealites, and the conquest of the Promised Land. It analyzes the chapters from a literary perspective, taking into account the history of the time period. The six-page paper uses straightforward facts as well as thought-provoking analogies to get a point across.
From the Paper "The book of Exodus details a journey, marking the birth of Israel as a nation and as a church of God. God's constant interest in human affairs pushes Him to lead His people away from Egypt towards redemption, helping to restore them to their intended purpose. He provides them His servant, Moses, to help them understand His power and love. He leads them away from bondage and sin and introduces them to His law and, in this, His instructions for living. The book of Exodus displays deliverance, a covenant with God, and a conquest of the Promised Land."
Tags: 18, bible, bondage, covenant, deliverance, example, god, hebrews, isrealites, land, old, promised, sin, testament
Abstract "Thomas Jefferson was both a social conservative and a racist. Raised in an environment where slaveholding was the norm, Jefferson's exposure to African-Americans was largely limited to blacks in bondage, and he formulated his racial philosophy based almost solely on this experience.
From the Paper "Thomas Jefferson was both a social conservative and a racist. Raised in an environment where slaveholding was the norm, Jefferson's exposure to African-Americans was largely limited to blacks in bondage, and he formulated his racial philosophy based almost solely on this experience. Granted, the question of the morality of slavery weighed on Jefferson's mind throughout most of his adult life, and he periodically made attempts to prohibit the slave trade or even emancipate slaves. However, Jefferson clearly considered African-Americans inferior, and his crusade for emancipation entailed the deportation of manumitted slaves. Jefferson could not envision a society in which blacks and whites could live together as equals.
Jefferson grew up in colonial Virginia, where slaves ..."
Abstract This paper discusses the life and poetry of Jupiter Hammon, born a slave, sometime around 1720 and who was owned by the Lloyd family who lived on Long Island, New York. It examines how he learned to read and write, wrote several poems which later, after his death, were complied into books of poetry that are still in print today. It reviews some of his works and how he wrote not only about religion, but also about slavery and his feeling that all slaves should be freed from bondage. In his works, he was also the first black author to encourage other African-Americans to create their own nation and take their lives into their own hands. While at first his life seems to be a paradox, Hammon turned his life into a plea for freedom, peace and religious salvation. He died some time around 1800, and his burial place is unknown.
From the Paper "Jupiter Hammon is extremely significant to American literature and poetry because he was long considered to be the first published Black American author. Many historians gave this honor to Black poet Phillis Wheatley, who published her first book of poetry in 1773. However, Hammon's poem "'This was An Evening Thought. Salvation by Christ, with Penetential Cries: Composed by Jupiter Hammon, a Negro Belonging to Mr. Lloyd, of Queen's Village, on Long Island, the 25th of December, 1760,' was printed as a broadside in New York, evidently in 1761" (Brawley), which would date it at least 10 years before Wheatley's work. Today, while Lucy Terry, who wrote "Bar Fight" in 1746, has superceded Hammon as the first Black poet, he is still the first Black man to publish poetry in the United States."
