Category: Criticism

Illegal immigration is one of the major problems that border states face. Every year, thousands of illegal immigrants enter the border states from Mexico. Illegal immigration places more pressure on existing social facilities. This is despite the fact that illegal immigrants do not pay taxes. Therefore, border states have stringent policies that strive to reduce…

The Welsh School is so called because it was originally proposed by scholars based at the University of Wales, Abersytwyth like Ken Booth, Richard Wyn Jones and Andrew Linklater. They have drawn inspiration from the political theories of Immanuel Kant and Karl Marx as well as the Frankfurt School theories of Theodor Adorno, Max Horkheimer…

Opportunities to convey ones ideas to society through literature are effective tools that allow not only leaving a personal mark on history but also indicating an individual position on a specific topic or issue. However, when taking into account modern social norms and foundations, not all the categories of the population can count on such…

The connections between pleasure, contemplation, and judgment in aesthetic appreciation In aesthetic appreciation, when the object is contemplated, it is not only experienced by dint of sensory system but also enjoyed. Being rational creatures, people tend to judge the objects using their own standards of judgment based on interests. While contemplating them, they try to…

The argument that love is epistemically objectionable is based on the assumption that the standard epistemological norms are correct. The mainstream epistemological norms stress the importance of impartiality, truth, and rationality in beliefs and behavior. Therefore, the types of beliefs and behavior commonly associated with love and friendship are objectionable from the epistemic point of…

Table of Contents The Pittsburgh Cycle The Use of Music in Wilsons Literature Relationships between Family Members in Wilsons Literature The 4 Bs Works Cited The Pittsburgh Cycle The issue of race was especially problematic for the U.S. in the early 20th century due to the legacy of the rampant racism that plagued the previous…

Table of Contents Introduction Main body Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Decision-making in various situations depends on the paradigm a person uses to analyze the results of their actions and choices. Under these conditions, there are numerous theories that might be applicable to various situations to determine their nature and outcomes. For instance, consequentialism is a…

Overall, any work of literature should be analyzed from various standpoints such as for instance, cultural, social, historic etc, certainly if it is possible. It seems that only one approach cannot reflect all the complexity of art. Thus, it is difficult to single out only one method of criticism. However, I would like to focus…

Table of Contents Introduction Reflection on Kafkas Family Relations Theme of Alienation Episodic Incidents from the Life of the Author Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Metamorphosis is a work in which an exciting storyline develops from the beginning. The protagonist, Gregor, wakes up in the morning and finds that he has turned into an insect with…

Salvation is a short narrative by Langston Hughes, the famous Harlem Renaissance writer. The narrative addresses Langstons childhood experiences with issues of Christianity, faith, and salvation. Langston wrote the short narrative as an adult more than twenty years after this childhood experience. Salvation is quite a short narrative and it is biographical in nature. In…