Lauren Slater Essays

Defining Freedom as found in the themes of Huckleberry Finn “ The truth is that I love feeling alive. I love feeling free. So if I can’t have those things I feel like a caged animal. I’d rather be dead. And it’s real simple. And I think it’s not that uncommon.” Angelina Jolie defines her idea of freedom as having independence in life without the feeling of being enclosed in a rigid civilization. This quote directs to Jim and Huck’s pursuit of freedom as they begin their journey to escape from social

be easier them getting a dog or a cat. In the article, Wild Obsession, Lauren Slater states “privately owning exotic animals is currently permitted in a handful of states with essentially no restrictions: You must have a licence to own a dog, but you are free to purchase a lion or baboon and keep it as a pet.” due to this lack of registration on exotic animals we have no idea how many are currently in the United States. Slater mentions that there are at least five thousand tigers here in the United

In The Nightingale by Lauren Slater in pages 330-370,Isabelle and Vianne have found them self in some trouble. Vianne has Sturmbannfuhrer Von Richter billeting at her house. He in nothing like Captain Beck, Ritcher is cruel and abuses his power. He has come to question Viannne now; Henri Navarre has been captured and suspects Vianna is lying about her acquaintance with him. Isabelle is also in a world of trouble, as Isabelle was in a safe house with some airman the SS agent’s and Gestapo rushed in

Opening Skinners Box In Lauren Slater book “Opening Skinner’s Box” her main argument is about who Skinner was and what he did. Some might ask why do we need to know about Skinner if we have never heard of someone with that name? Basically why was he important or what he did was important? Slater mentions that skinner had a daughter was he using her to help him find out new experiments? According to Slater “There’s a man called Skinner.” He was born in March 20, 1904 In Pennsylvania where he also

You see twenty dollar's fall out of a person's pocket, are you going to keep it for yourself or give it back to the unknowing person? The decision is your to make...not quite. In Lauren Slater's book, Opening Skinner’s Box, Slater studies B.F Skinner's experiments on reactions. In Slater's own research she meets Jerome Kagan who believes free will exist and even jumps under his desk to prove it. However, I disagree with Kagan's claim that by diving under his desk he is proving he has free will because

In the book “Opening Skinner’s Box”, Lauren Slater discusses many complicated ideas relating to certain experiments of recent times. In every chapter, she focuses on one specific experiment and poses many controversial thoughts. One of the chapters I found most interesting was the second chapter titled “Obscura”. In it she walks readers through the experiments of Stanley Milgram and questions the purpose, results, usefulness, and morality of the experiments. To begin, the purpose of the experiments

a book set up differently than I’ve ever read. Lauren Slater narrates a series of compelling experiments in the form of stories in a given chapter. Each chapter follows a different innovative thinker or scientist while Slater provides her own take and response to the experiment. Each experimenter thought differently than anyone else during their time and often performed dangerous and innovative experiments to get their psychiatric analysis. Slater starts off by talking about the title of her book

mind has the capability to recall and judge. Due to such dynamics, the mind should be considered as a crucial attribute in the daily lives of us humans as it can either daunt us or help us. However, the mind can be controlled to a certain extent. Lauren Slater, author of “Who Holds the Clicker?,” mentions in her essay how Mario, a patient being treated for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), undergoes brain surgery. The doctor used Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) to control Mario’s mind. After all, his

Millions of innocent people killed, but how? In the second chapter of Lauren Slater’s book, Opening Skinner’s Box, an experiment is described that attempts to explain the mysteries of obedience and authority. Milgram’s experiment, that tricks subjects into believing that they have killed someone of their own free will, seems to point to the fact that a situation has the larger effect on how someone acts, than their personality. Slater writes that Milgram agreed with this and that he believed that any

In the book, Opening Skinner’s Box, by Lauren Slater is a really interesting, mind boggling book. In chapter 2, Obscura, talks about this Yale assistant professor named Stanley Milgram who decides to conduct an experiment on obedience to authority. Milgram himself seemed to have a strong appealing and curiosity to the way people behaved and acted. Stanley loved to experiment on the way humans adapt and react to such situations. He would point up at the sky for no reason, and timed how long it took

In the beginning of the play there should be a long shot with the actor’s head and feet. Hamlet- a prince who is not insane speaks with the accent of a prince and with the rhythm of an intellectual. He never mumbles and his voice gains speed and depth the more upset he because. Hamlet takes the dagger out of his pocket. The light flashes to a scene of King Claudius with someone holding a dagger to his throat. This flash happens within half of a second but has the right effect on the viewer.  The

The Little Mermaid: Hegemonic Femininity The transition from a girl to a woman is created by the socially constructed ideals of femininity often depicted in commercials, books, and mainly films. One of the famous animated princess Disney films, The Little Mermaid can be easily added to yet another Disney film portraying hegemonic femininity. In the 1989 film The Little Mermaid, (Ron Clements, John Musker) a beautiful, young mermaid is willing to make a risky deal with an evil sea-witch because she

Money may be a figure to most but when an open opportunity is handed to you what would you do? A simple eight-hour shift may consist of taking orders, satisfying customers’ needs, having to over-look a group of associates, in addition to satisfying a customer one on one: having to appease indecisive customers with the struggle of the two different aspects of buying one based on spending budget and another on personal style.There is more than what meets the eye when it come to purchasing high end

Ralph Lauren has lived a very successful life and will continue to impact the fashion industry in the future. He has created many great designs and trends and his brand will continue to do so. He once said “People ask how can a Jewish kid from the Bronx do preppy clothes? Does it have to do with class and money? It has to do with dreams.” showing his story on how he went from a poor kid with good style to a rich man with amazing style. He was a boy with dreams that soon became his reality. Ralph

As the crowd watches, Hester Prynn, holding an infant, walks down from the prison door and makes her way to the scaffold, where she is to be publicly condemned. Both The Scarlet Letter and The Crucible were intended to teach and instruct through didactic texts. The authors conveyed this through bringing attention to specific details and the decisions of the characters in their writing. Three lessons that were included in both the play and the novel were the overcoming of the stereotypes and bias

Friendship~ in A Separate Peace by John knowles One cannot be friends with someone who they see as a competition or a threat to their success. The story A Separate Peace by John Knowles is a coming of age realistic fiction novel. It is set in 1842 during World War II at an all boys academy; Devon School. The boys there are trained to join the army. Once they reach the age of 18, they are recruited into the army and have to fight for the country. The story displays the negative aspects of friendship

Huckleberry Finn and Civilization Merriam Webster defines the act of being civilized as being brought “out of a savage, uneducated, or unrefined state,” (Webster) yet within The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huck’s interactions with supposedly civilized society depicts civilization as both savage and hypocritical. Although the members of educated society perceive themselves to be sophisticated and refined, whereas the lowest class members are viewed as barbaric, Huck’s encounters with Miss Watson

Bayard puts distance between himself and his father’s legacy by leaving to go college as a Law Major. Since the day Bayard and Ringo killed Grumby and nailed his body to the old compress, Bayard has struggled with the reality that he took someone’s life. This event makes him realize how much death the war had caused. As well as the war, Colonel Sartoris was the cause of many deaths because of his vengeful nature. As Bayard is readying to leave Professor Wilkins' house he realizes he is the head of

The Progression of Vogue Over Many Decades “ In Vogue is a serious,sometimes minute chronicle of the 115 year history of Vogue magazine - or “ The Bible” as the fashion afflicted call it”( Gale Library). Vogue is and has always been well known for their input on fashion in the fashion industry. Vogue often is a trendsetter and has been for 115 years and counting. The magazine is known as the bible because it's the start. The beginning of what the new fashion will be for the next week, month or

Identify the company and the type of products/services it sells David Jones is an Australian company, it was founded in 1838. The company was created by David Jones, who was a welsh immigrant. David jones is claimed to be one of the oldest running department store in the world still operating under its original name. It currently has 39 stores located in most Australian states. David Jones sells anything from homeware to the latest fashionable clothes. They sell products from brands such as, Country