English 1005: First Written Assignment Staging Caliban Shakespeare’s The Tempest has portrayed and presented Caliban in various perspectives. The primary point of concern is colonialism. In several instances, the presentation and staging of Caliban have changed from that of half-animal to “others” in the current colonial times. The character, Césaire’s Caliban, is ethnically mistreated for being black. The suggestion is that The Tempest is a modification to black theatre adaptation. As an adaptation, this essay stages Caliban in the modern staging of The Tempest. The epicenter is colonialism in the pre-colonial times. One of the core ways to stage the Caliban is as the “other.” In William Shakespeare’s’ The Tempest, Caliban has been presented as part and parcel of the colonial paradigm. Concerning the suggestions given by Prospero, Caliban attempted to rate Miranda. The native is thus, a rapist as he admits his guilt. He remarks as follows: O ho, O ho! Wouldn’t have been done! Thou didst prevent me. I had peopled else this isle with Caliban (I.ii.419-421) The acknowledgment is a justification of the colonial setting backgrounds of…
Sex and human trafficking Abstract In a world full of criminal activities, sex and human trafficking are modern-day forms of slavery. Human trafficking involves the illegal trade of human beings for sex or labor. It is a form of modern slavery where individuals are traded for sex. Globally, it is estimated that 4.5 million people are victims of sex trafficking. This paper discusses the concepts of sex and human trafficking, their definitions, the effects and the. The paper finds women and girls to be the primary victims of human trafficking, making about 70% of all the cases reported. The techniques used by the sex traffickers include guerilla pimping (use of threats, violence, intimidation and aggression) and finesse pimping (use of compassion, kindness, and promises to lure the victims). The article also cites challenges that governments face in trying to combat this growing business and provides some tips on how to overcome those challenges. The paper ends with a call for action from governments and agencies to bring to an end this inhumane business. Everyone should be vigilant and criminalize the…
Religion in Sixteenth- and Seventeenth-Century European Art Art and religion have been in existence over time, and the two aspects have a significant relation. Individuals, alike, have had different perspectives on the relationship between art and religion and how art impart value on spirituality. For instance, while the Protestants in the 16th century criticized the cult images, the other religious believers from the Catholic Church ardently embraced the spiritual power of art. According to Catholicism, visual art played an essential role in guiding the faithful (Veldman, 1999). The individuals believed that the technique was as crucial as the written or spoken word and even more significant because they could easily be understood and accessed by the learned and unlearned. Moreover, the emphasis from the Church on art’s pastoral role necessitated the artists to experiment with the new and more direct means to engage their viewers. Thus, art played an essential role in religion in joining the faithful. However, some artists like Michelangelo have their relationship strained, especially with the Catholic as he grew to detest the opulence and corruption of…
Management of Thrombophilia Thrombophilia is a term used to define a situation where the blood has an extreme tendency to clot. Adverse pregnancy results, for example, miscarriages and pre-eclampsia, are related to thrombophilia and thrombotic devices. Furthermore, the antithrombotic interferences, such as reduced molecular-weight heparin, have been examined in women recognized by the result of early pregnancy. However, the outcomes have been unpredictable. Therefore, this might reproduce heterogeneity, not only the study groups but also the disorder procedures, leading to a lack of stratification to direct antithrombotic interferences. Moreover, the gestation changes at low-molecular-weight heparin initiation treatment may be crucial. Despite inadequate proof of effectiveness, low-molecular-weight heparin is always utilized trying to control these problems, due to insufficient of different actual management as well as its apparent security in pregnancy. The study emphases on various articles studying in what way the inherited thrombophilia management has been improved by the obtainability of point of care coagulation nursing knowledge. Management of Thrombophilia Inherited thrombophilia contributes to a developed predisposition to thrombotic activities. The dangers of thrombophilia activities are increased when patients are…
Visual Culture in the context of Cultural Studies The thesis will explore Visual Culture in the context of Cultural Studies. According to Chmielecki (2015, p.95), vital culture the notion of the image and its role in contemporary culture is dominant compared to language in the development of visual cultural studies rooted in the semiotics of the image and communication theory. In this perceptive, pictorial turns are seen as a mirror reflection of linguistics turns and academic movement that has increased self-consciousness about the belief of the importance of sight and its correlatives in workings of cultures. The rationale of this research is to understand the notion of visual culture by looking at the idea of visual and then the concept of culture and how these two relate to each other. Besides, the integration of visual cultures in the curricula as means of increasing the relevancy of visual learning for students and the inclusion of the learning culture in classrooms serves to facilitate the development of higher-order thinking skills in students. Also, it can assist students in navigating through a seemingly…
Optical Art in The Creative Arts Introduction For centuries, artists have been intrigued by the nature of optical effects, illusions, and perceptions. The creative arts are considered a natural aspect of humanity as it is a field aimed at helping individuals learn through seeing and understanding memorized information and patterns. Optical art generates perceptive responses with the dynamic qualities that provide sensations and illusions to the individuals (Rogers, 2014). Further, optical art is portrayed as a higher Science that is linked to delicate retinal art based on the theories of visual illusions and the perceptions of various movements. In this paper, there will be a detailed analysis of the history of optical illusions in art, the most relevant key features, extraordinary contributions, and the impact of optical arts in the field of creative arts. History of Optical Art The 1950s were characterized by new ideologies that included psychology and technology, which later bloomed into movements. Optical art was first used as a term by Donald Judd while reviewing optical paintings done by Julian Stanczak. However, it gained publicity in 1964…
Cultural and Social Historians in 1940s and 1950s The Cold War was an extension of World War II, between the United States and the Soviet Union. The two states supported different sides of the war at the beginning of the war, as the United States supported the United Kingdom by offering support. However, the U.S. was provoked into war against Germany due to the Pearl Harbor attack, which inevitably got it to be on one side with the Soviet Union. When the war was over, the U.S and the Soviet Union continued to be angry at each other because of the U.S delayed participation in the war leading to the death of many Russians, and the fear of the U.S that the Soviet Union would control the world by expanding communism. To control the world control by communism, the U.S. developed containment as a strategy to empower nations so that they could not adopt communism, which further deteriorated the tension between the two states. Social, cultural and cliometric historians have documented a lot of information about the life of Americans…
Artificial intelligence (AI) Artificial intelligence (AI) remains one of the fields of technology that continues to witness rapid growth around the world. As a result, it continues to capture the attention of various stakeholders such as policymakers, commercial investors, and defence intellectuals, among many others. That is, artificial intelligence is a vital global issue that focuses on addressing security challenges in future. Many industries continue to implement AI technologies aimed to transform and improve predictions and decision-making. Such techniques include machine learning (ML), information, data, and sensor fusion. Nevertheless, the deployment of AI presents problems such as operations and monitoring, as well as verification and validation. Addressing these problems will help solve practitioners’ issues and concerns such as trust, effectiveness, and robustness of the AI methods. Blasch’s article focuses on the deployment of AI systems in national security by exploring how the application of standards would address practitioners’ trust-related issues. Article Summary The article explores the application of best practices in the deployment of AI systems aimed to boost widespread acceptance of such technologies. The report has several sections, such…
Indian Removal Act of 1830 Question 1 President Andrew Jackson advocated for the Indian Removal Act of 1830 that forced the southeastern natives to relocate to the west of Mississippi River. The law was established to free land for the white settlers by using the army as well as militia to forcefully evict the Native Americans to augment the Trail of Tears history. The Americans moving west searched for the opportunities to own land based on the Homestead Act. The mining and the gold opportunities also resulted in the westward expansion with the effect of the railroad that ensured the supplies were available. At the same time, the cattle industry and the adventure of the Wild West continued the surge that resulted in the clashes between the Natives and the Americans moving west. As the prospective gold miners occupied the West Mississippi, violent conflict erupted over the natural resources and land. The occupations also affected the culture, politics, religion, and the lands of the Native Americans to further the clashes. Question 2 W.E.B Du Bois, African American scholar, describes the…
Art of Love; Equality While reading the book “art of love “by Erich Fromm, a found beautiful pieces of the article that describe love from different perspectives. This author refers to a problematic accumulation that comes from being sensible of our existence. Essential loneliness making us thinking of isolation in the giant world (Erich Fromm 1). However, while reading the book I got captivated to base my interest in looking at the theory of love and the problematic matter to human existence. My goal in this paper is to bring this source into a discussion of how we love impacts equality, how it starts and ends in consideration of human existence. To achieve this goal, I have organized my paper in a systematic manner providing instances of human differences and the tendencies of the abolition of this difference in adjacent relation to the idea and also the understanding of fairness. Equality in an advanced society is meant to be fair as referring to a religious context that we are all children of God. We share a lot and we are…