Cultural/ Societal/Demographic The need for portable water purification systems across America is rapidly growing. Individuals all over the world invest in portable water filters for various reasons. Outdoor enthusiasts, survivalist, and individuals living in third world countries; consider it an emerging necessity. Lifestyle Trends Outdoor Enthusiast: Hunting, fishing, camping, and backpacking are just some of the activities that an outdoor enthusiast revels. There is no particular profile when
Survivalism: the Art of Self-Preservation Self-preservation is defined as the protection of oneself from harm or death, especially regarded as a base instinct in human beings and animals. It drives us to do things we otherwise would not do, to accomplish things we didn’t know were possible. Self-preservation can often be found throughout history and literature, always in the most desperate of times. Nowhere is it more prominent than in the history and literature surrounding the Holocaust, during
Hume Thomas Hobbes in Chapter 13 of Leviathan, and David Hume in Section 3 of An Enquiry Concerning the Princples of Morals, give views of human nature. Hobbes’ view captures survivalism as significant in our nature but cannot account for altruism. We cover Hobbes’ theory with a theory of Varied Levels of Survivalism, explaining a larger body of behavior with the foundation Hobbes gives. Hume gives a scenario which does not directly prove fruitful, but he does capture selfless behavior. We
Sociological Perspective Imagination is another word for possibilities or a way to see things through the minds eye. It's vision that isn't accomplished through our senses. The sociological perspective adds society and it's overall purpose. Three of the main perspectives of sociological are the functionalist perspective, conflict perspective and the symboilc interactionist perspective. Each consist of theories on how society operates and believes the concept proves it. The first concept examines
An Ethnography of Modern Witches The growing practice of Neo-Paganism in America has caused many to turn their heads. The misunderstanding of the religion has caused many to equate the practitioners with the popular conception of typical "witches," that perform black magic rituals, satanic sacrifices, and engage in devil-inspired orgies. After many years, the Neo-Pagan community has cleared up many misconceptions through the showing that many of them do not engage in activities, and are rather
British schoolboys-are stranded on a tropical island. In an attempt to recreate the culture they left behind, they elect Ralph to lead, with the intellectual Piggy as counselor. But Jack also wants to be the leader and lures the boys to the savage survivalism of his tribe. The novel gives us a glimpse of the savagery that underlies even the most civilized human-beings. Lord of the flies, written by William Golding, has four very important dynamic characters. Jack Merridew is a-critical dynamic character-in
are just a few among many others, however these issues truly defined the war. “The Night Patrol” looks at only a few of the issues and struggles that the soldiers faced on a day to day basis. West uses the poem to show the reader a pure sense of survivalism, helping the reader see how every soldier was faced with the constant struggle for survival, something very prominent among the soldiers in the trenches, and especially relevant to the ones who entered no man’s land. A quote from the poem to support
In the article, Offense, Defense, and the Security Dilemma, Robert Jervis argues that the security dilemma is more lethal and that the international conflict is more likely to occur when the offense has an advantage over defense. Robert Jervis also maintains that, when a defense is prominent the chance of war and conflict decreases exponentially. Throughout the article, Jervis makes multiple compelling arguments regarding the offense-defense balance and the security dilemma. The security dilemma
"The Future . . . something which everyone reaches at the rate of sixty minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is." C.S. Lewis (Goodreads, 2015). Speculative fiction is a genre that lets authors express what they conceive in their minds, is a possibility for the not so distant future. It lets people explore the ideas of a dystopian/utopian/post – apocalyptic future where life has changed for ether better or worse. It allows people to compare cultural, social and historical context of the real
John Steinbeck (1902-1968) was an award winning American author who published novels, short stories, screenplays, and travel narratives. Steinbeck’s highly detailed and in-depth writing style contributed to him producing emotionally moving works of literature. Focusing on the cruelty and hopelessness of the world, Steinbeck can be accredited as a naturalistic writer as he exemplified these ideas in many of his works. Growing up in a fertile valley, Steinbeck “developed a deep appreciation for the
The Oklahoma City Bombing was a domestic terrorist bomb attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City in April 19, 1995. It was lead by Timothy McVeigh, an Army veteran of the Persian Gulf War. The explosive was a homemade bomb which was built by McVeigh and the help of Terry Nichols; the bomb consisted of a deadly cocktail and was put inside a rented Ryder truck in front of the Murrah Federal Building . McVeigh then proceeded out of the truck and headed towards his getaway
The struggle of these second generational daughter’s to find their own niche is discussed more at length by Ben Xu from St. Mary’s college of California in his academic journal, Memory And The Ethnic Self: Reading Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club, where he states “The daughters, unlike their mothers, are American not by choice, but by birth. Neither the Chinese nor the American culture is equipped to define them except in rather superficial terms.” (Xu 15) his analysis paints a dark picture for average
The second part of the volume consists of a collection of essays that focus on filmmaking. The opening chapter takes us for a life-journey to the holy city of Benares, the city of death, through the eyes of the maverick filmmaker Robert Gardner. Schmitz follows Gardner’s esoteric steps from the Ghats to the holy river of Ganges, in a transcendental journey from life to death and back to life as documented in Gardner’s Forest of Bliss (1986). Schmitz highlights the authoritative and idiosyncratic
Robinson Crusoe: A Man's Discovery of Himself, Civilization, and God. Just about everyone can recite the highlights of Robinson's adventures: A man is shipwrecked without resources on a desert island, survives for years by his own wits, undergoes immeasurable anguish as a result of his isolation, discovers a footprint in the sand that belongs to Friday, and is finally rescued from his exile. Unfortunately, all of this is wrong. But more significant than any of these details is that our overall