Memes In Susan Blackmore's Strange Creatures

However, the purpose of Outliers is not to brag about the lucks that successful people had, but to remind readers that opportunities are always available and that it solely depends on oneself to make each opportunity special and to make it to be the guide to one’s success. It is a waste of time and energy to believe that there will be that one perfect opportunity and complain when it does not come. In chapter two, Gladwell writes “Achievement is talent plus preparation”. (38) This quote exactly explains how that it is not about waiting for the one perfect opportunity, but always preparing, so one can be able to recognize and be ready for the opportunities that continuously show up in life. No one knows which event or chance will lead to success; either Bill Joy, Bill Gates, or the Beatles knew that certain events will lead them to success.

The usage of cosmetics in Ancient Greece was usually very subtle in order to appease to the males, who ironically wrote most accounts of makeup, in most of which they express their disapproval. Men as a whole believed the only time is was civilly acceptable for women to paint their faces was in the case that they pursued the position of being a hetaerae or a professional mistress. Generally, these women were granted more rights then the mundane lady. Despite the opposition of men, females continued

There are positive and negative impacts of mass media, which we must see as a dependable individual of a general public. We don't frequently consider how significantly the broad communications impacts the lies we let ourselves know. On TV, in films, and in promotions, we are fed information about how we should react in culture (Warren, 2014). A number of us have the expression; beauty is in the eye of the each person's preferences, however we know who the viewer truly is. The impact of mass media, referring to technologies of bill boards, bill-boards to radio, on the

Superficiality Harriet and David Lovatt set a goal that is based on a cultural myth and their ideals, unrecognizing that it is unattainable. The accomplishment of this “mission” becomes the sole and top item on their priority list. Nevertheless, not for the idyllic values they associate with their dream, but rather for the sake of achieve this reality. Ironically, they are willing to sacrifice the happiness of the rest of their children to do that, while overlooking the costs of this blind pursuit. Their tendency to repeat the word “happiness” is also a catalyst to this plagued perception of their quixotic vision.

Even though people didn’t think death as an valuable nor important thing, they thought death through obtaining glory is valuable. As stating “Win glory before death” with confident tone, it showed that winning the glory means to become successful which later lead to the death.Without gaining the glory may define as the failure according to the flow of the phrases. To gain the glory, people are acting violently and selfish before the time of death comes. This phrase arouse the sympathy of the people living in this time as competing until the

She usually did so by referring to society as “they” and then following with what society expects of a women. Such social constructs, however, are not followed by Emily, and that is her way of rebelling. In the poem “They shut me up in Prose,” Dickinson says “They put me in the Closet—/ Because they likes me “still”—“(Dickinson,3-4). This quote is aimed directly toward society when she used “They” and is talking about how she has been pushed away and frowned upon for not conforming to the traditional womanly tasks. but Emily continued to stand out and be an idol for many women who were afraid to stand for themselves.

Machiavelli’s views are based on a constant improvement of the state. In contrast, More’s ideas on a flawless civilization have the superior framework for a happy, comfortable, and stable society. In Utopia, the avoidance of war showcases true internal strength. Even though Machiavelli states, “war can’t be avoided, and putting it off will work to the advantage of others,” he fails to notice the strategic ways More describes in his preventions of war. Machiavelli’s brutish method to win wars leads to the downfall of his own population which More evades.

“None but those who experience them can conceive the enticements of science. In other studies you go as far as others have gone before you, and there is nothing more to know; but a scientific pursuit there is continual food for discovery and wonder.” (pg. 36) As shown, he has an itch yearning to be scratched, to be known as the one who went beyond any other scientist before him, and do what was believed to be impossible. However, advances in science are only beneficial when they make the lives of people easier, such as the lightbulb. The lightbulb allowed people to

Human beings are known to be selfish and I won 't deny that. We want to be the best and do the best. We love being the center of attention and most of the time we don 't care about others. That 's why, if we are told to choose a superpower, the first thought we have is "I want to be the strongest”, "I want to be the fastest”, or "I want to be the smartest”. We only think about superpowers like speed, strength, mind reading, being able to fly, and being invisible.

Euripides was also believed, by many scholars, to have been ahead of his time and was not popular among the public because he challenged the traditional Greek beliefs by using old myths to reflect and criticize modern Greek life. He also emphasized on issues in relation to women in his plays, and how he