1. The Roots of Psychology
The Burial of The Dead "April is the cruellest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with spring rain. ... What are the roots that clutch, what branches grow Out of this stony rubbish? ... A literal wasteland is described in the following section, with 'roots that clutch', implying an oppressive and claustrophobic atmosphere, further implied by the observation of the fact that 'There is shadow under this red rock'. ... Implications of death later are more obvious as 'the dead tree gives no shelter, the cricket no ...
When Mama gave the quilts to Maggie and did not let Dee take them away to hang them on her wall like in a museum to show off her perceived roots, to showcase her heritage. ... This was the social background of the period when Everyday Use was written and it is generally perceived to be Walker's criticism of the African American obsession with its African roots and it provides Walker's answer to what heritage means and how it should be handled, (Christian 7). ... Dee makes herself an outsider, in many respects the same as the white people she despises, and she would never be able to s...
The hummingbird myth is a continuous yet interrupted tale of a society who has been tricked into ignoring its own roots and has to make amends to the Mother Spirit before healing can begin. ... The tale foreshadows Tayo's story of damnation from his Native American roots by his family and himself. It is only his journey through the ceremony of purification that he connects with his roots and therefore begins to heal himself and his community. ...
It is for this reason that the more significant roots in the Cuban nationality are Spanish (Spain is in Europe and considered white) and African. ... These three roots - consisting of the native aborigines, mulattos, and massive migration of other countries shape the basis of traditions, culture, and popular beliefs. ... His poetry depicted some African culture, but essentially represented elements of musicality, rhythm, research of the Cuban roots, and other technical and formal features. ...
Desperate to escape the party's association with trade unions, Blair (and some of his predecessors) made way for New Labour's "ideology" of pragmatism and flexibility to emerge by clearing out the party's long held socialist and fundamentalist roots (Krieger 2001: 211). ... Recognizing Britain's role in the global community and its European roots, New Labour's spokesmen have made great efforts to emphasize the country's individualism, but at the same time balancing it with ideals of social justice and an embracement of it's multicultural character (Parekh 200...
Western drama as we know it today began in ancient Greece and has its roots in ancient ritual. ... Greek dramas tended to focus mainly around the gods that were worshipped at the time as well as providing a form of entertainment; its roots were in ancient religious rituals and the tradition of gods and mortals was carried on in drama for many years. ...
Some common themes did exist however, such as an interest in the roots of the African American experience in Africa and in the South, and a strong sense of racial pride and a desire for social and political equality. ... Countee Cullen used both African and European images to explore the African roots of black American life. ...
It has fundamental roots in both economic and political stigmas in the empire, ultimately catalysing each effect such as unrest in response to the emancipation of serfdom and its cruel backlash and the defeat of the nation in the Crimean wars. ... However economic stigma can also be seen as another fundamental, as it does also create roots in social and political to an extent. ...
Transpiration is the process where the plant uses its roots in conjunction with the xylem vessel to bring water to the leaves so it can be released into the atmosphere, "transpiration is essentially the evaporation of water from plant leaves to gain nutrition.... This is the topic of question because the plant's tolerance towards sodium chloride is relatively low; such amounts of this solution are said to cripple the plant's ability to photosynthesise if it enters the roots. ...
Although essentially "folk" musics of the United States their proliferation from their roots in cities such as New Orleans and Chicago to being almost universal is significant. ... The introduction of the electric guitar is significant as its roots lie as a European instrument of Middle Eastern descent, developed from the Lute and Oud. ...
Although Confucianism, Legalism and Daoism all had different teachings and roots from where they were established, their primary motive was to introduce a philosophy which gave human kind an ideal way of living life. ... The idea of punishment is used to keep order in society, actions of righteousness are practiced in religions such as Christianity, Islam and Judaism, and Daoism roots are evident in feng shui....
A climate had developed over the last few years of the 1960s due largely because of the publication of two papers: Lynn White's "The Historical Roots of our Ecologic Crisis" in March of 1967 and Garett Hardin's "The Tragedy of the Commons" in December of 1968. ... However, it was an essay in Aldo Leopold's A Sand County Almanac, "The Land Ethic," in which Leopold explicitly claimed that the roots of the ecological crisis were philosophical (Davis 73). ...
For example, tree roots and stumps are physically removed from the earth, thus, the soil is deprived of the nutrients and water absorbing properties, this wood would give when it naturally decays over time. Next, to remove the debris other than roots and stumps, logging companies typically set fire to the clear-cut area, inadvertently, causing a "scorched earth" scenario. ... Soil compaction leads to the ground being impermeable to water, the death of the microorganism and bacteria that live in the small air pockets in the soil, and lastly, the increased difficulty for new and existing tre...
Ghana - Under Economic Underdevelopment After its independence in 1957, Ghana appeared relatively prosperous compared with many other African countries. Agricultural crops, including yams, grains, cocoa, oil palms, kola nuts, and timber, formed the base of Ghana's economy, which was moderately sta...
Furthermore, Dee's ignorance regarding her roots is clear as she choses to ignore the truth about her family which has been shaped by strong, hard working women like her mother and grandmother and instead chooses to go by some arbitrary African name. ... Although later on Momma holds some resentment towards Dee, it is only after Dee changes and feels shame about her roots. ...
Capitalism best describes the contemporary economic and political systems in the world. These systems are characterized by private enterprise, that is, a country's economy is controlled by individuals whose aim is to make profits. Such private enterprises can only thrive where government policies pr...
Marxism Marx Karl Heinrich Marx was a revolutionary, sociologist, historian, and an economist. He was born on May 5, 1818 in Trier, Rhineland, Germany, or Prussia at that time. He was born into a professional family with deep Rabbinic roots. His father, Heinrich, at the time was a successful law...
"Fascism" When and why? Italy had suffered badly during the war - 460,000 soldiers were killed and the country was heavily in debt. the Italian army had been heavily defeated and had only won its first major victory at Vittorio Veneto in October 1918. Italy had been promised extra land by Britain and France during the war, but when the war ended it was not handed over. This made it look as if the Italian Government had been ignored. the governments after the war were weak. they were coalitions (made up of more than one party) and were not able to take decisions. ...
In contrast to Mena, Katherine Anne Porter, as stated by DeMoury, was born in Indian Creek, Texas to a land-poor family with Virginia and Kentucky roots. ... Mena still has her roots as an individual of Mexican decent, which automatically gives Mena a closer look into her stories culture. ...
It redistributes water from the roots up, and shuttles nutrients throughout the tree. ... Trees evince this characteristic as well, as species will vary depending on their environment, and at the same time, each individual tree can show astonishing variety; a tree may grow all its branches on a given side to capture the maximal amount of sunlight, or put roots down in a certain area due to rocky soil. ...
There is a sense that in recent years parties have become detached from their traditional roots in order to change public image. ... The Labour party also show signs of following their ideological roots upholding the welfare state wit the introduction of free university education and the centralization of fire and police services. ...
The relationship seen between the two is significant in regards to the spread of written language since much of the language within the Indus River Valley harkens its inspirational roots derived from the Fertile Crescent. ... Hinduism and Buddhism, which are widely known up until now as two large modern religions, trace its roots back from the region of the Indus River Valley. ...