Saturday, August 17, 2019
Disability and Individual Disabled Person
* Explain the potential impact of disability on the outcomes and life chances of children and young people (CYP 3. 7 3. 1) The potential impact of disability on the outcomes and life chances of children and young people are that they get physical impairments and chronic medical conditions may compromise healthy development and disrupt their educational experiences. Adper childrenââ¬â¢s all round development, move on further into the future to have financial difficulties and restricted opportunities and career paths.All of these outcomes can destabilize families and relationships causing stress and depression. * The importance of positive attitudes towards disability and specific requirements helps a person with additional needs to feel more valued and equal to every other child or young person, it also prevents isolation of a child. A positive attitude ensures inclusive and tting. It builds positive relationships so that everyone in the setting and in the world feels respected, sa fe and happy where they live, and spend their time. Explain the social and medical models of disability and the impact of each on practice (CYP3. 7 3. 3) The medical model promotes the view of a disabled person as dependent and needing to be cured or cared for, and it justifies the way in which disabled people have been systematically excluded from society. The disabled person is the problem, not society. Control resides firmly with professionals; choices for the individual are limited to the options provided and approved by the ââ¬Ëhelping' expert.The medical model is sometimes known as the ââ¬Ëindividual modelââ¬â¢ because it promotes the notion that it is the individual disabled person who must adapt to the way in which society is constructed and organised. By labelling a child because of their disability can prevent us from seeing the child as a whole person like their gender, culture and social background the medical models is a traditional view of disability and that through medical intervention the person can be cured where in fact in ost cases there is no cure. They expect disabled people to change to fit into society. * Explain the different types of support that are available for disabled children and young people and those with specific requirements (CYP3. 7 3. 4) Specialised servicesà ââ¬â in my setting we have a special educational needs coordinator and we use other services such as physio therapist, speech therapists, school nurse, social services we use these services in order to provide the right care for the children in need.
Friday, August 16, 2019
It’s tough being a teenager
The life of a teenager in modern Britain is not easy. There are many different problems young people are forced to deal with in this day and age. The problems of a teenager range from pressures of school exams and completion of tedious work, up to the rapidly increasingly problem of drug abuse. The pressures of exams and schoolwork are a noticeably smaller problem for teenagers in comparison to drug abuse or committing violent street crime. Never the less it is still a problem that makes many peoples lives an unpleasant and traumatic time. The pressure that teenagers are under is due to the climax of school attendance the final G. C. S. E examination which can be either a declaration of a pupil's intelligence and will lead to university placements and an exiting career, or a crippling blow that ends a person's dream of a certain job prospect or placement in further education. Either way the pressure is the same. The most drastic source of teenage problems originates from drug abuse. Due to the common use of drugs and the availability of a vast array of mind altering substances an increasingly social problem is arising. The problems caused from the use of drugs include street crime which is becoming ever more violent in a desperate attempt to evade capture due to the high tech protection systems of homes and shops. Another common outlet which addicts feed their habit with is car theft. The most commonly used people to carry out jobs such as violent killings and car crime a part of a gang which is dependent on drug use. The problems of teenagers are widely publicised in the media and often over exaggerate things and often overlooked as well as things being overlooked. The media has a very important role in a teenagers life, it tells people what is acceptable with regards to fashion and Forces boundaries to be forged within society such as people who skate and listen to heavy metal and the people that listen to trance music and take drugs. The teenage years are also a time where many people feel they must rebel against society through dressing a certain way and acting against a typical stereotype which is in its self a contradictory term when a lot of people rebel and seek individuality by doing the same thing as the previous generations and no doubt the future generations will too feel a need to rebel against their stereotypical role in society. The teenage years are not all bad though the only reason teenagers have a negative reputation for drugs and alcohol abuse and the like is because the people who commit crime are the only ones paid attention to by the media. A Persons teen years are about discovery and freedom with the only real responsibility being school work and the need to find out what they want to do with their lives. Whatever the attitude of teen age years good or bad they are only lived through once and when they have gone they will only ever be looked back on with envois memories. A time where people can enjoy there lives before being thrust into the very difficult and serious world of war and politics and being dependant on working for a living and becoming an adult.
Thursday, August 15, 2019
How Does Emily Dickinson Try to Describe a Psychological State in Her Poem “I Felt a Funeral in My Brain”
How does Emily Dickinson try to describe a psychological state in her poem ââ¬Å"I felt a Funeral in my Brain? â⬠Emily Dickson was born in 1830, in the town of Amherst, Massachusetts. She grew up in a prominent and prosperous household in which she was raised as a cultured Christian woman. The sixteenth centaury was a very historical period in America. During this time slavery had been abolished, women were campaigning for rights, gold was discovered and America was going through a depression. Transcendentalism was one of the most important movements of the time. Rad alsoà We grow accustomed to the darkThe poem ââ¬Å"I felt a Funeral in my Brainâ⬠appears to convey the experience of a mind facing its own collapse. ââ¬Å"Funeral in my Brainâ⬠is a metaphor for the death of the mind. Throughout the poem Dickinson expresses the idea of a breakdown which is both psychological and physical. The opening stanza presents the metaphor of a funeral that is used throughout the poem to convey the sense of a breakdown. ââ¬Å"Brainâ⬠à refers to both the concrete physical organ and to the abstract idea of the speakerââ¬â¢s mind; such dual meanings are used throughout the poem to convey the physical and mental effects of the breakdown.The noun ââ¬Å"Funeralâ⬠refers to the speakers psychological mind in which she feels like is slowly dying. The speaker is experiencing synaesthesia as well as feeling detached from her body and her thoughts, she is also having difficulty organising her thoughts. Both ââ¬Å"Funeralâ⬠and â⠬Å"Brainâ⬠have capital letters which emphasise the importance of their impact and the theme throughout the poem. Both words are polar opposites as you wouldnââ¬â¢t relate your brain which is the most powerful and most important organ to that of a funeral which is related to death, sadness and sorrow.This therefore implies that the speaker is experiencing a depression of the mind. The fact that the speaker ââ¬Å"feltâ⬠a funeral in her brain suggests that the funeral is psychological instead of a physical event. The speaker expresses her feelings instead of delineating them. A funeral is also a religious event which is held in a place of worship. This illustrates the importance of religion during the 16th century and the impact it had on the lives of people during that period.The second line of the stanza ââ¬Å"And Mourners to and froâ⬠is a metaphorical way of explaining her state of mind and expressing the pain in her mind it also suggests that the mourners co uld possibly be one of the reasons why the speaker is in a depression. ââ¬Å"To and froâ⬠means to move back and forth; the mourners may be stuck in her head as she is thinking about them, they are not leaving her mind, they continue to confuse her and disconnect her with her thoughts. Another interpretation could be that the mourners are trying to tell her something or try and make her aware. Mournersâ⬠refers to a group of people, this suggests that society may be against her and her beliefs; they are not allowing her to have a thought process but are trying to confuse her. A ââ¬Å"mournerâ⬠is a person or persons in this case who expresse grief and sorrow while attending a funeral; which is in the speakerââ¬â¢s brain. In addition this links to the funeral in her brain it implies that she may have a headache from the ââ¬Å"mournersâ⬠confusing her or by staying in her mind, they may be depressing her even more.The speaker creates imagery by trying to expr ess the funeral in her brain as a physical event instead of a psychological one. The speaker implies that she is actually attending a funeral, to her it seems real but to others it may suggest a sense of madness and loss of reality. In the third and fourth line of the first stanza Dickson uses a metaphor to describe and create imagery of the speakers mind. ââ¬Å"Kept treading-treading- till it seemed that sense was breaking throughâ⬠she uses a verb ââ¬Å"treadingâ⬠to emphasis the effect of the mourners.The verb ââ¬Å"treading ââ¬Å"implies that the mourners are walking on, over or along her. They are trying to trample or crush her both physically and mentally. ââ¬Å"Treadingâ⬠is repeated through repetition to exaggerate what the mourners are doing to her. It indicates a pressure that is pushing her down. Treading is a harsh word, the fact that itââ¬â¢s repeated suggests that itââ¬â¢s ongoing; they are not stopping. The mourners may be treading so that th e speaker begins to understand, they may be treading to bring out a sense of reality back in to her, they are trying to wake her up.This links to the idea of sleep paralysis; she may be dreaming and not aware. Dickinson also uses alliteration to emphasis and enhances the word ââ¬Å"treadingâ⬠. ââ¬Å"That sense was breaking throughâ⬠this implies that the speaker is understanding what is going on , things are starting to make sense to her as the mourners were treading which sparked something in her brain to understand. On the other hand there are many different things which could be breaking through to her.It may be that the mourners are pushing her to make sense or that she finally understood herself and her own sense and beliefs were sinking in. Her ââ¬Å"senseâ⬠(or knowledge) of what is occurring begins ââ¬Å"breaking throughâ⬠to climax in some kind of understanding about her impending devastation. Like the word brain, which has two meanings, the word sen se can also refer to the speakerââ¬â¢s physical senses, which are likewise affected by the mourners plaguing her mind. In addition I felt a cleaving in my mind compares to I felt a funeral in my brain in many ways.The poet has been in a depression and unhealthy mental state. In the first stanza she feels like her brain is splitting and she is trying to gather herself but could not succeed. In comparison to the speaker in Dickinson poem ââ¬Å"that sense was breaking throughâ⬠She described her condition in simple clear words such as ââ¬Å"cleaving, brain, seam by seamâ⬠just like Dickinson has delineated the speakers condition in words that everyone can relate to and understand such as ââ¬Å"funeral, brain â⬠¦Ã¢â¬ the poem is also similar to that of Dickinsonââ¬â¢s because the speakers both experience a depression of the mind. I felt a funeral in my brainâ⬠and ââ¬Å"I felt a cleaving in my mindâ⬠however the speaker feels a funeral in her brain a nd the other in her mind. Even though both are similar your brain is an organ whereas your mind is originated in your brain but is manifested in thought and emotion. On the other hand a psychological depression is possible in both your mind and brain. In the second stanza of Dickinsonââ¬â¢s ââ¬Å" I felt a funeral in my brainâ⬠The mourners are all seated, representing a quiet moment, perhaps marking the end of the speakerââ¬â¢s initial panic or mental chaos.However, the respite is short-lived, and the ââ¬Å"Service, like a Drumâ⬠begins a fresh assault on both her physical senses and mind. The sound of the drum, like the treading of the mourners, is another attack on her sanity, an attack so fierce that she feels her mind ââ¬Å"going numb. â⬠Numbness is a physical sensation that stands as another example of the speakerââ¬â¢s struggle to convey her experience in understandable physical terms. ââ¬Å"A Service like a Drumâ⬠is a metaphor giving refere nce to the normalcy of everyday life that people went on living while she was falling apart and breaking down.This line implies that her ââ¬Å"funeralâ⬠is more like a performance rather than a religious gathering as a ââ¬Å"drumâ⬠is not the usual instrument which is played at a funeral or a service. A drum is however an upbeat and continuous musical instrument. This may suggest that her headache is still there. ââ¬Å"A service like a drumâ⬠also conveys military imagery since the mourners are all seated, no one is standing and a drum is on beat. This implies the idea of conformity during the sixteenth centaury. It also uggests that her ââ¬Å"funeral serviceâ⬠was like any other, it was normal, nothing out of the ordinary occurred. This may also imply that the speaker feels tense as a drum makes a pressuring beat which is never ending. This refers to the first line ââ¬Å"And they all were seatedâ⬠. ââ¬Å"Theyâ⬠conveys the idea that society was t ogether and she was alone. This therefore gives reference to isolation. The speaker could have said ââ¬Å"weâ⬠instead of ââ¬Å"theyâ⬠which portrays that the speaker was not part of their group and didnââ¬â¢t conform.This implies that she had different views and beliefs to that of society which led to her being an outcast. Dickinson uses repetition when delineating the sound of the drum and her psychological state. ââ¬Å"Kept beating-beating-till I thought my mind was going numbâ⬠This chips away at her mind until she canââ¬â¢t endure anymore so it goes numb. The word beating is also used as a homonym, being used as the verb beating in that it is not only the sound of the beating of the drum, but the beating down of a person. The ââ¬Å"beatingâ⬠goes on until she can endure no more until she ââ¬Å"goes numbâ⬠.It implies the psychological torture of her interaction with people and how it lost any meaning and just droned on an on in her mind, torme nting her in its absence of actual meaning. It was the psychological beating and the metaphor of beating like a drum, as well as the abuse that it felt like. The repetition of the verb ââ¬Å"beatingâ⬠emphasises the fact that the drum or in fact society wonââ¬â¢t stop pressurising her and continues to feed information to her even though she doesnââ¬â¢t want to hear it. It also suggests that the service was very long as it kept ââ¬Å"beating beating ââ¬Å".The speaker is affected by the beating of the drum as her mind goes ââ¬Å"numbâ⬠which suggests that her condition is deteriorating and the drum beat is fading into her mind. The beliefs of Society are starting to sink in to her head. The words ââ¬Å"Drumâ⬠and ââ¬Å"Numbâ⬠rhyme in the stanza which correlates the difference between them and implies that the drum makes her mind go numb. This second stanza is similar to that of I felt a cleaving in my mind, as in this stanza she tried to follow her th oughts and the thoughts before however it was out of sequence.They were like ââ¬Å"balls on the floorâ⬠slipping away, discrete, and incoherent and out of reach. This compares to that of her mind going ââ¬Å"numbâ⬠because of the beating of the drum. In the third stanza of Dickinsonââ¬â¢s poem the speaker implies that the ââ¬Å"funeralâ⬠has to come to an end as ââ¬Å"And then I heard them lift a boxâ⬠suggests that her casket is being carried out to be put into her grave. This creates imagery as it leads to delineate her physiological state. ââ¬Å"And creak across my soulâ⬠the word ââ¬Å"soulâ⬠refers to a spiritual and religious state of mind. ââ¬Å"Creakâ⬠leads us to think that the soul must be made of wood.When the mourners lifted the coffin they tore at her soul as if the death of her mind was still not the end. The fact that they creaked across her soul suggests that they wanted there to be nothing left of her, implying that all t hat they had already done to her was not the end, but there was more suffering left even though she thought it was over. Dickinson uses a metaphor ââ¬Å"creak across my soulâ⬠to portray the speaker as suffering even at her funeral. If you creak it implies that you are hiding something as you walk carefully. This links to ââ¬Å"with those same boats of lead, againâ⬠.Lead is a very heavy metal so the fact that the mourners are wearing boots of lead at her funeral and ââ¬Å"creakingâ⬠across her soul suggest how un thoughtful they are and how much hate they have towards her as if you creak across someone soul with boots of lead you intend to crush them. The speaker implies that she has seen those boots of lead before ââ¬Å"sameâ⬠and ââ¬Å"againâ⬠implies that the person who is wearing the boots was the one who caused her the pain and suffering that she experienced and has now come back at her ââ¬Å"funeralâ⬠wearing the boots to remind her of every thing that happened; like a flashback.The fact that the person creaked across her soul in boots of lead is peculiar as when you creak you walk slowly, trying not to get caught. But if you creak while wearing boots of lead which is a heavy metal itââ¬â¢s like you know what youââ¬â¢re doing , the person may have wanted to slowly creak across her soul to remind of her of her past. The last line of the stanza ââ¬Å"Then space-began to tollâ⬠implies that after they have walked across the speaker's soul, ââ¬Å"Spaceâ⬠begins to ââ¬Å"tollâ⬠like a bell. Church bells often toll at the end of a service, so we're in religious territory.She imagines that her mind or soul is like an entire universe containing a vast empty space. With their departure, the world around her rings out with sound, almost chaotically, with no sense or reason, as there is no longer a functioning mind to make sense of all the noise. The speaker begins to understand that this is really it for h er. The fourth stanza continues the ending of the third stanza. All existence has been transformed to an ââ¬Å"ear,â⬠The ringing bell of heaven both symbolizes church bells ringing for the death of her sanity and the random noises and sounds f the world around her. She can no longer make sense of reality; it exists completely in the forms of sensations, intense sounds, without a mind to bring order to it all. Although the poem is surreal throughout, it grows more and more surreal as it progresses echoing the loss of her sanity. While she is left alone with the silence inside her mind because at this point her mind is for the most part gone, with only a little bit left; she no longer has racing thoughts because her brain has separated from the world. The ââ¬Å"Spaceâ⬠from line 12 turns into the ââ¬Å"Heavensâ⬠that ring like a bell.Dickinson has zoomed out from the funeral scene. ââ¬Å"Beingâ⬠is a generic term for existence. We say ââ¬Å"human beings,â⬠for example, to refer to human existence. If being is an ear, that makes us into passive receivers of the noise of the universe. We can't control what we hear. The tolling of the bell is a repetitive sound that reminds us of the ââ¬Å"treadingââ¬âtreadingâ⬠of the first stanza or the ââ¬Å"beatingââ¬âbeatingâ⬠of the second. Dickinson refers to ââ¬Å"if all the heavens were a bellâ⬠which suggests that the speaker thinks that heaven is calling out for her to come, ringing for her through the sound of a bell. And being but an earâ⬠implies that she can only hear but cannot respond, so the heavens are ringing for her and she can hear them only. The speaker may feel as if the church bells are ringing inside her head. This creates religious imagery as ââ¬Å"Heavenâ⬠relates to religion. ââ¬Å"And I and silence, some strange race, wrecked solitary hereâ⬠the speaker suggests that all she has is silence and herself which implies that she feels isolated. She feels as if ââ¬Å"silenceâ⬠is her only companion and she feels united with silence.The speaker emphasises her isolation by describing herself and the other race as ââ¬Å"wrecked solitary, hereâ⬠telling us that there is no hope for her or others like her, that are broken or alone. The ââ¬Å"Silenceâ⬠can also be another reference to her isolation with its implication of separation from the rest of the world. While they are described as an ââ¬Å"earâ⬠she is trapped alone in silence. This would make her (the silent one) useless to everyone else (the ear). Further, the implication is that she does not need communication with others; with the ââ¬Å"earâ⬠seem to rely on, it is something that they share from which she is excluded.The speaker thinks that she and Silence belong to the same ââ¬Å"Race,â⬠or type of individual. We don't know why Silence would be in a world filled with the sound of a bell, but Silence is the negative side o f sound. Both the speaker and Silence are passive and empty. In the last stanza it turns out she did have a little bit of reason left. The plank of reason breaks like rotting wood and she plunges deeper and deeper into insanity, allowing her toà viewà the world multiple times through the eyes of madness her insanity allows her to see multiple worlds, not visible to the sane.Dickinson twists our notions about insanity with her last line. Only through madness can we truly know the world as it is. However, since youââ¬â¢re mad there is no way you can communicate this knowledge to others, hence the ambiguity of the last line; she knows all about the world, thanks to her madness she is able to see it from new perspectives, but since she is mad there is no way to communicate this information intelligibly to others who arenââ¬â¢t mad. ââ¬Å"And then a plank in reason brokeâ⬠this implies that she may have fallen through the cracks of religion, standing on a plank that is ro oting.This suggests the hypocracy behind religion as religion is seen as pure and the answer to everything especially during the sixteenth centaury. This can also be interpreted as her logic or common sense disintegrated; she lost touch with reality and her own sense of reason. Dickinson uses a metaphor to portray her loss with reality ââ¬Å"and then a plank in reason brokeâ⬠. ââ¬Å"And I dropped down, and down, And hit a world at every plungeâ⬠à She falls past ââ¬Å"worlds,â⬠which may stand for her past; in any case, she is losing her connections to reality.Her descent is described as ââ¬Å"plunges,â⬠suggesting the speed and force of her fall into psychological chaos. She hit a ââ¬Å"worldâ⬠the speaker doesnââ¬â¢t specifically say what world she hit but it does suggest her psychological state deteriorating. The word ââ¬Å"Andâ⬠is used at the beginning of every line in this final stanza, giving further rhythm to the descent. The fact tha t she hit a world at every plunge also suggests the speed and force of her fall into psychological chaos and the fact that her life flashes before her life. At the end of her fall, or at least the end of the poem, she ââ¬Å"Finished knowing. It makes sense for someone who has lost their power of reason or intelligence to not be able to know things anymore.The last word of the poem, ââ¬Å"thenââ¬â,â⬠does not finish or end her experience but leaves open the door for the nightmare-horror of madness. The meter of the poem is in the classical ballad meter style of Dickinson, and gives the poem a sombre tone. The ABDB rhyme scheme carries us through the poem until the use of slant rhyme wakes us up in the last stanza. The poem is structured with 4 lines for every stanza. The themes of the poem are in capitals in every line of every stanza. I, Funeral, Brain, Mourners, Kept, Senseâ⬠etc. Dickinson uses many dashes and comas in this poem. In conclusion, Dickinson tries to d escribe a psychological state in her poem ââ¬Å"I felt a funeral in my Brian ââ¬Å"through the language she uses such as metaphors and the structure of her stanzas which include punctuation. The funeral in her brain symbolizesà the end of one state of conscious and way of thinking about the world to be replaced by a newer state of being which is impacted through the period of time and the way religion influenced her.
Wednesday, August 14, 2019
Feminism & Postcolonialism in Charlotte Brontëââ¬â¢s Jane Eyre Essay
As a representative work of a female author who was well ahead of her times, Jane Eyre can safely be regarded as the magnum opus of Charlotte Bronte. A literary career that spanned for a meager six years, it was really incredible as to how Charlotte Bronte could excel so much as a novelist so as to be able to pen down the account of a lonely and principled woman who has since been looked up as the very epitome of womanhood, let alone the politic of feminism. Moreover, elements of postcolonialism and their influence on individual behavior can also be traced in the polarized character sketching of Jane Eyre and Bertha Mason. In contemporary literature, gender and postcolonial discourses do not seem to rest solely on any stereotypical convention of characterization. Instead, such approaches tend to de-categorize women according to their individual identity. In other words, a female character in todayââ¬â¢s literature would rather have patchy dispositions, as opposed to having lofty and focused ideals. What makes Jane Eyre a true critique of postcolonial and feminist literature is its assimilation of the contradictory traits of womanhood ââ¬â good and bad, elegance and vileness, civility and impudence ââ¬â within a single narrative framework. In the light of this observation, this paper attempts to justify Charlotte Bronteââ¬â¢s Jane Eyre as a fictional illustration of feminism and postcolonialism. To substantiate the thesis, the paper will look into chapters 26 and 27 ââ¬â a transitory phase in the storyline of Jane Eyre. Most of Charlotte Bronteââ¬â¢s novels, including Shirley (1849) and Villette (1853), deal with a vivid picture of colonial Europe and document how social conventions are shaped and redressed by colonial aggressions. At the end of chapter 26 of Jane Eyre, Mr. Rochester asks Jane to accompany him to France ââ¬â a place not colonized by Great Britain. This shows how the concepts of meta-colonization were imbued in the authorââ¬â¢s mind while writing the novel. What it also brings out is how the male protagonists of Bronte, while most of whom have a sardonic and bipolar attitude to romantic relationships, invariably prefer women having a distinct colonial background in order to rule out the possibility of a foreign intrusion into their hardnosed Victorian veils. Meyer points out that there is a fusion of postcolonial societal doctrines and racial synthesis in the way Bronte treats her women characters in Emma (1853) and Jane Eyre. This hints at a dichotomy of social prejudices regarding how a common European would respond to the color of human skin on one hand, and how it would be treated as a benchmark for social permissibility. The paradigm of postcolonialism is embedded at the heart of the novel when Mrs. Reed grows an aversion to little Jane on the ground of her ethnic background, alien to the formerââ¬â¢s own (249). Meyer further discusses the literary tropes Bronte uses in Jane Eyre to signify race relations prevalent in contemporary English societies. Bronte, according to Meyer, uses the concept of blackness in a figurative way to connect the actual history of British colonization with racial ââ¬Å"othernessâ⬠. This psychological practice of attributing ââ¬Å"othernessâ⬠to was a result of a colonizerââ¬â¢s preoccupation with Whiteness. There is a paradigmatic shift from literature to life, however, in the way Bronte pinpoints the presence of both class and race discrimination in the British society. She does this to unmask the patriarchal impositions that were central to the overall aura of dominance practiced by the British over their colonies. The politics of feminism in Jane Eyre is quite complex in nature, simply because a number of related factors are interwoven in the plot. Quoting Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Meyer argues that Jane Eyre and Bertha Mason represent two distinct leagues of feminism. While Jane is a sober and progressive woman capable of bettering her situation on her own accord, Bertha Mason is a compulsive character, almost an obstacle character, lying beyond the scope of self-improvement or redemption. Bertha Mason is a representative of the aboriginal race, precariously positioned between human and bestial instincts. In dealing with the development of a meaningful character, Bertha Mason is deliberately stripped of the very qualities that are bestowed to Jane Eyre. Consequently, Jane grows to be the epitome of womanhood with all her feminine virtues (250). But Meyer does not take Spivakââ¬â¢s argument at face value. She further questions the validity of the claim that Spivak makes about the correlation between feminism and imperialism in Jane Eyre. If imperialism can be cited as a tentative offshoot of postcolonialism, it would be easier to substantiate the thesis. From imperialistic perspectives, Bertha Mason qualifies as a colonial woman who is supposed to have an individualistic entity of her own. But then again she is also portrayed as a native woman, which seems to obfuscate the earlier attribution to imperialism. Going by Meyerââ¬â¢s argument, it is clear that traits of both imperialism and postcolonialism cannot coexist within a single character, and if it does, one must remain dormant for the other to thrive (250-1). Hence, it is logically better to link patriarchy with colonial dominance, as both have their origins rooted in the nineteenth century British high-bloodedness that had historically been proved to be discriminating on gender issues. Rositsa Kronast examines Bronteââ¬â¢s introduction of the ââ¬Å"female colonial Otherâ⬠in the context of a male dominated regime. Citing Jane Eyre as her principle reference, along with Jean Rhysââ¬â¢ Wide Sargasso Sea, Kronast shows how the tables can turn with changes in power and hierarchy. It may be noted, however, that this change may or may not come from internal agents. As is the case with Jane Eyre and Bertha Mason, the change is imposed by the Victorian norms that were outright puritanical. Consequently, Jane, despite being a woman of substance, is pitted against seemingly insolvable situations especially when her love affair with Mr. Rochester comes under serious threat from Bertha Mason. While Jane is drained of her power, Bertha Mason steps in as an empowered woman, capable of inflicting great damage at a public level. The reversal of fortune is only possible because the Victorian times in colonial England allowed for total submission of women before male whims. The Victorian concept of womanhood that Jane embodies is based on relative compatibility with men. Women were seen to be playing second fiddles to their gender counterparts in a number of roles ââ¬â from mother to wife (3). What is interesting to note from Kronastââ¬â¢s argument is that if Jane is the Other woman, she is at once powerless and empowered. This brings us to the same logical fallacy that has been mentioned earlier in the paper ââ¬â two contradictory traits cannot control a characterââ¬â¢s life in any way. So to put matters in the right context, it is reasonable to infer that the Creole woman portrayed by Bertha Mason must give in to the authorââ¬â¢s intention of representing the colonized face of womanhood, in order to accommodate for a lofty and ideal feminine role for the individualistic Jane (Staines 42). In essence, reading into the feministic and postcolonial components in Charlotte Bronteââ¬â¢s Jane Eyre brings out the difference between what is intrinsically feminine and what is not. It is basically a novel based on modern concepts of feminism. Janeââ¬â¢s personality exudes a rich ardor of feminine grace and beauty. Postcolonialism, on the other hand, is only introduced for putting the concept of feminism into perspective. Therefore, Jane and Bertha continue to hold their respective positions of significance, with the latter playing the role of a borderline character. Works Cited Kronast, Rositsa. The Creole Woman and the Problem of Agency in Charlotte Bronteââ¬â¢s ââ¬Å"Jane Eyreâ⬠and Jean Rhysââ¬â¢s ââ¬Å"Wide Sargasso Seaâ⬠. Munich: GRIN Verlag, 2010. Meyer, Susan L. ââ¬Å"Colonialism and the Figurative Strategy of Jane Eyre. â⬠Victorian Studies. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 1990. Staines, David. Margaret Laurence: critical reflections. Ottawa, Ontario: University of Ottawa Press, 2001.
Tuesday, August 13, 2019
International Migration to the UK Essay Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 2750 words
International Migration to the UK - Essay Example This aspect will be an advantage of the usage of this method since the respondent may even give extra information that will make the interview more detailed and comprehensive. This method of data collection will be also imperative because the respondent will be able to give information about their values, attitudes, and opinions and they will be able to explain how they contextualize the issues that are contained in the interview. Another strength of the use of the in-depth semi-structured interview is that data can be collected from an informal atmosphere. This aspect will make the respondent be open, may give more information without fear and may disclose much detail that they cannot offer when the information is collected from a formal setting. This aspect makes the information that is obtained to be more detailed than the use of the interviews that require a formal setting. Finally, this method of data collection is flexible and as the interview is taking place the order of quest ions can be adjusted and may result in no conflict of the issues or inadequacy. However, this type of method of data collection has its shortcoming as it is used for the data collection. The major disadvantage is that the few interviews of this nature can be undertaken because each one of them takes a longer time to be completed. The other shortcoming of this method of study is the comparison of the information obtained from the in-depth semi-structured interviews is difficult since the answers to various questions are not ordered.
Monday, August 12, 2019
Rewrite Essay Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 500 words - 8
Rewrite - Essay Example This only shows that hospital associated infection is a serious issue that needs to be taken seriously. HAI cause preventable deaths and complications in the hospital environment. Hospital workers, including the healthcare providers, use their hands during most of their dealings with the patients. The hands carry millions and millions of microorganisms, including viruses, bacteria and fungi which can easily be transmitted to the next patient the healthcare worker touches, when adequate measures are not put in place. Poor hand hygiene results to the contamination of the hands of the personnel especially when they attend to patients with airborne diseases, so it is easy to see how this can cause HAI. Studies show that hand washing is important in health care facilities in order to minimize infections. However, the statistics show that there is a great problem in the implementation of hand washing among health care personnel because of the increased number of HAI. Using the current literature and program from IHI and Voss and Widmer, the question arises: Does an educational intervention increase hand washing among nurses and care providers? Hand washing by health care providers has differed because of two aspects, perception and practice (Ebbing et al, 2010). Normally, healthcare providers wash their hands when the hands are soiled, gritty, or sticky or after using the toilet. Generally, these actions are the result of what was learned during childhood. Beyond that, there are no other norms or habits regarding washing hands beyond these personal hygiene actions. There are practices, however, that do not necessarily cause the healthcare provider to wash their hands, including touching patients, taking the blood pressure of patients or just the touching of the healthcare environment (Ansie, 2008). The fact remains that the healthcare providers
Sunday, August 11, 2019
Read the instruction (Different hobbies) Essay Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 250 words
Read the instruction (Different hobbies) - Essay Example I enjoyed purchasing a parrot and then setting it free from the cage. As I grew up, I developed a hobby of planting trees. This was also a good hobby. I planted at least one tree every week in my surroundings. Another very good hobby that I have is reading books. I love reading books of all genres including fiction stories, poetry, novels, and dramas. I like reading childrenââ¬â¢s literature as well as adult literature. I believe that reading a variety of literature diversifies the readerââ¬â¢s opinion and broadens his vision. One bad hobby that I have had for a long time is playing video games. I have spent a lot of time aimlessly playing computer games. Undoubtedly, it might be a good idea if played for a short while, but not when one spends hours playing them. As I gained more education, I developed a hobby of teaching. I fancy the idea of being a teacher because it is one of the most respectable professions. A pedagogue teaches hundreds of students every year, which serves as a way to broaden his social network. The teacher remains updated on the latest discoveries in knowledge, and knowledge is power. Through this reflection, I have reached the conclusion that most of my hobbies are good and only a few can be classified as
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