The Third Gender

Kaleen Rodriguez ENC 1102 Exploratory Essay The Third Gender What is the role of the third gender in South Asia? How does Asian society identify the third gender? I walked into my best friend Joel’s room this morning extremely excited to have lunch with him after a long four months without seeing him and on my journey to his room I picked up a paper that was lying by his door. I picked it up and the title was â€Å"Hijra† as I continued to read this paper, it had me very intrigued, fast. It so happens that earlier that week I was talking to my mom about Pride Fest which is a LGBT festival here in South Florida.So, my question arose, how do others across the world view what we recognize as the LGBT community (Gay,Lesbian,Bi-sexual, and Transgender)? , and finding this paper only made my thought more concise, what is â€Å"The Third Gender†? In the west we have LGBT and we also have drag queens who are men who act as women for a short period of time under certain c ircumstances and it is acceptable. The definition of gender as a performative (Butler) is defined as how you act in your society. Doing research for this topic was significantly easy; finding various points of views was the harder part.Looking through scholarly essays I was able to find â€Å"With Respect to Sex: Negotiating Hijra Identity in South India† by Reddy, Gayatri and â€Å"The Hijras of India. †Ã‚   by Nanda, Serena. Two of which were my primary resources for what I am about to explain. In South Asia there is LGBT, but what they consider cross dressers, and transvestites are called Hijra’s which generally is considered a third gender role in India. Hijra’s are males who dress and act as females. There are rites of passage for becoming a Hijra.This rite of passage includes the act of removing the genitals and burying them in the ground which basically show they’re devotement to the Hijra life style, but less than 10% actually commit to eli minating their genitals (Gueste0d1c4). Hijra’s adopt female aspects and behavior. Some Hijra’s are sex workers and some are performers and that is how they earn a living, which causes them to live outside of the city in their own communities. The ones that live in the community and are sex workers live in worse conditions then those who are performers (Reddy, Gayatri ).By performer’s I mean Hijra’s do performances at weddings and festivals. All of their performances are focused and essentially done for Bahuchara Mata (Mother Goddesses), who is worshipped all over India. Mother Goddess is said to have given the Hijra’s a special place in Indian society, so because of this, all Hijra’s devote themselves to her. Overall besides the relationship with the Mother Goddess, the relationship that is most important in the Hijra community is the one with the Guru which is a master/teacher and also a Chela which is a disciple (Gueste0d1c4).Therefore, wh en a person wants join the Hijra community they are taken to a city called Bombay and become acquainted with one of the major Gurus, in total there are seven. (Reddy, Gayatri) Being on the outside looking in. What gives the Hijra’s power also eliminates their power in society because they emasculate themselves to prove they’re actually Hijra’s, but in that sense they could never be accepted in society because they could never be a man to produce children, which essentially is the role of a man.At times most Hijra’s are maltreated because of this. Hijra’s have rules under their own domain. The most prominent cultural aspect of the Hijra is the asexual description, although many Hijra’s are said to be homosexual (Nanda, Serena). They identify themselves as neither a man nor woman, being perfectly imperfect. As a Hijra, there are many times you might encounter a discourteous crowd and the way they show their response towards this is to lift the ir skirts or dresses and show their maimed genitals (Nanda, Serena).Taking a few moments in my day to question what the Hijra’s really feel do they feel that they are in the wrong body as many trans gender’s claim or do they just wish to be of the opposite sex? I wanted to see Hijra’s what they looked like, their gestures and all. I decided to YouTube a video on them and I was able to find it and many different answers to my question above. It came to my attention that more than half of the Hijra’s documented have been attracted to men from a very young age, or so they say.The first Hijra in this YouTube video began her story by saying that she always admired the woman lifestyle, wearing the gem in the middle of their eyebrows the clothing attire also known as a saree and as she grew up her walk became more feminine and the way she spoke only followed, basically insisting that she was born in the wrong body. Although, the other small percent in this video mostly agreed that as they grew up and were raised as a male, they just wanted to be like a woman but they are clear on the fact that they were or are men (Ambujablue's Channel).Becoming more engaged in the Hijra lifestyle I googled as a form of research and I simply typed in â€Å"Hijra Culture† the first thing that arose was a link to a slide show done in 2007. Here I found the history of Hijra’s regarding the Karma Sutra (an ancient Indian text), which is said to have mentioned a third gender (Gueste0d1c4). This to Hijra’s must mean the world, mostly because it somewhat proves that they’re not just getting the transgender idea from the western culture, but that it has existed in the Indian culture long before.Being a Hijra was said to be a disturbing view to the South Asian society, but after India gained their independence the anti-Hijra law was removed. In many different places where I tried to find a statistic of how many Hijras there are, I could not find an accurate number but there is said to be somewhere between 50,000 to 500,000 Hijras in South Asia (Gueste0d1c4). There are two significant theory’s about Hijra’s, one is that every Hijra’s starts as a sex worker, then performer. The second theory is that they are always separate, either a sex worker or a performer never both.Rules only exist within their society, and once outside of the Hijra community these rules don’t exist; they are simply seen as a transgender person. The Hijra’s are very prone to being infected with HIV/AIDS because of being sex workers. Truth be told, that is how they make a living even though their living is not anywhere near a good standing. It is very difficult for a Hijra to be invited to perform in a wedding or a child’s birth, so being sex workers is their best option. Hijra’s are not only maltreated emotionally but also physically.Those who are completely against the Hijra culture abuse them, b rutally. They beat them in their own homes, along the streets, in markets, even in police stations (Gueste0d1c4). Knowing this reminds me that this is something most transgender societies have in common, they are abused mostly verbally on the Western side but the physical abuse is still taking action. As I continued my research I attempted to find various points of view on the Hijra, little did I realize there are really only three; for, against, or nonchalant.I thought to myself well, most people in the Western society have altered their point of view to for or nonchalant on the transgender topic and are disclosing being against it. Meanwhile, maybe not as rapid but slowly, those on the other side of the world are adapting to this view or â€Å"Third Gender† as well. What I did as another form of research was conduct a survey in order to get a general outlook on what others believe or think about the Hijra. I surveyed a total of twenty people. Ten of which were my family and friends and ten who were complete strangers.The response I generally received was â€Å"whatever makes them happy† basically proving that the outlook is shifting drastically in comparison to a few years prior. I only received three responses out of twenty that were completely against the Hijra, and I also realized that those three people were all around the same age range which was 57-62. I believe that says something only because it is common that the older generations in our society are more likely to be against this â€Å"new† LGBT â€Å"trend† as they say. Only enforcing that as the generations increase it is becoming more accepted.All of this research has shown me that there is more to being a Hijra then what many of us know or think we know. It is something one must truly want and it is a decision you have to stick with no matter how challenging times may get. Works Cited: Ambujablue's Channel, . â€Å"Documentary . † Youtube . N. p. , 2008. Web. 1 9 Mar 2012. . Chisel, Jasmonae. â€Å"The Hijras of India†. Xavier University. Voice Lab no. 9. WorldPress. com Gueste0d1c4, India. N. p. , 2009. Web. 19 Mar 2012. . Meena Balaji and Ruth Lor Malloy. â€Å"Hijras: who we are† Think Asia, 1997. 32 pgs. Print. Nanda, Serena. â€Å"The Hijras of India. †Ã‚  Journal of Homosexuality  (1986): 35-54. Web. Reddy, Gayatri. â€Å"With Respect to Sex: Negotiating Hijra Identity in South India†. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago, 2005. 78-98. Print. Reddy, Gayatri. ‘Men’ Who Would Be Kings: Celibacy, Emasculation, and the Re-Production of Hijras in Contemporary Indian Politics. Social Research; Spring2003, Vol. 70 Issue 1. Print.

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ch Ado About Nothing Reflection In our grade ten English class we studied the book Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare. I found this book interesting to read because it was different from any other Shakespeare book I had ever read. Before this play I had only learned about tragedies but some of the parts of this play that I understood I found funny. I found this book very interesting because it was easy to follow and many lessons to be learned. In this play there are many things to be learned from it even though it is from over 400 years ago.The language that this play is written in is sometimes hard to understand but with some reading over and careful thought, I understood. I think that because of the time that it was written in, the language is suitable for circumstances that happen in this play. The language in the 21st century has dramatically changed since the time of Shakespeare. I think the value of learning about this old play is to gain an understanding of the lang uage and time of these people. This play was written in a time where women and men did not always choose who they got married to.Women did not have the same rights as men in the shakespearian time, therefore most women had arranged marriages. Men were allowed to do whatever they please, but women were expected to be put together all of the time. A family's reputation could be ruined by the action of one daughter, sister ect. In today’s society people do things that wouldn’t even be imaginable back then. We are surrounded by a society telling us that chastity is not important, that is something you would never hear of in the Shakespearean time. While read the play, Much Ado About Nothing, the importance of a foil character became clear.While Hero and Claudio seem to be the main characters, Benedick and Beatrice mirror there love story. They seem to go through the same types of conflict and in the end everything is resolved. Also while reading this play, the theme of mar riage as a form of entrapment for women becomes visible. Hero, being the only daughter of Leonato, would be able to inherit her father’s possessions if she married. Also marrying into a higher status was very traditional. By Hero marrying Claudio his status would be raised. This play, Much Ado About Nothing, is classified as a comedy.I believe that this is a comedy because of the the numerous jokes, lacking of deaths, and the marriage. A classic Shakespearean comedy consists of a conflict being resolved and a marriage. In this case it was a double wedding, Hero and Claudio’s and Beatrice and Benedick’s. The theme of our year, healing broken relationships, fits well with this play. After Claudio accuses Hero of being of unfaithful, Hero and her family must forgive Claudio for his false accusation. Leonato does forgive him and gives Hero to be his wife. There is a happy marriage at the end of the play and all relationships were healed.

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For many advocates, whether home school or public school, the environment offered by withers situation is definitely a determining factor as to whether their child should be home or publicly schooled. Proponents of homeschool think that children will thrive better in a safe, comfortable, familiar environment. Ironically, so do public school advocates. Homeschool parents believe that home is the safest, most secure environment for their children to learn. A decade ago a homeschooled teen had to miss out on school dances, band, sports, driver’s education and more. This is no longer the case. The options are endless depending on your local school district. Most junior and high schools support dual enrollment. This means that a child can be homeschooled and still go to the school for subject that the student along with the parents decides. This can be math, wood working, computer technology, and many more things. If the child is enrolled they are entitled to most if not all of the extracurricular activities that the school offers. In a home school setting, a child does not have to deal with fitting in, peer pressure, or cliques. Homeschool parents will argue that by homeschooling they prevent most of the negative social problems of school. Many argue that school is not like real life. In the real world you do get to choose who you associate with for the most part. You are not shoved into a room of your same age peers for 12 years or more. In public schools children are forced to deal with persecution because of the clothes they wear may not be the coolest, or their shoes may not be a brand name. Children are forced to deal with peer pressures to have sex, experiment with drugs, or truancy. Homeschool children are able to focus solely on their education. They are usually able to work at their own pace in their own style. While publicly schooled children are forced into a strict schedule, and everything is on a timed basis. Public school advocates argue that public school teaches the child to separate themselves from their parents, and begin to rely on themselves more. That it teaches responsibility. They also believe that the natural interaction between children in school is healthy, and it teaches them character, and individuality. As a matter of fact, many public school supporters believe that actual book learning is not as important as learning how to deal with others. Only you can decide which is more important for your child. Along with everything else, parents and their children have to consider the curriculum, and is this right for the individual circumstance. How your child learns is a major factor in determining if your child should be in public school or homeschooled. Most children learn the same basic skills whether they are public, or homeschooled. They learn to read, write, and basic math. Both sides agree that this is a good foundation. However, it is beyond the basics that the two types of schooling differ, and the argument begins. Homeschooled children tend to learn through individual experience. Regular public school children learn through relationships, and according to studies, that’s what builds character in a child. [www. publicschools. org]. this is clearly a huge argument in the war of Homeschool versus public school. Homeschool parents are able to choose the focus of their child’s education. Whether it is based on their religion and beliefs, or the child’s natural curiosity. This does not mean that a child is homeschooled based solely on religion or because they are religious. It simply gives parents an option to have religion incorporated in their children’s schooling. More parents said that they chose to homeschool a child in order to offer religious or moral instruction. This reason was given more than any other reason as the most important for homeschooling. This accounts for 36 percent of homeschooled students [The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) of the U. S.  Department of Education (USDOE) Institute of Education Sciences (IES)]. Public schools have eliminated religion because the government feels that it may offend someone if we pray a certain prayer that a student with a different religion may not. So, they decided to separate church and state. This means that there are no more prayers in public schools or their events. There are â€Å"moments of silence†. Thus, many homeschool parents incorporate it into their lessons. Public school bases their curriculum on state based lesson, which aim to make the students reach and hopefully surpass their goals. This curriculum is constantly changing with the times. A drawback of public education curriculum is that there is not a lot of time to spend in depth on one particular subject, but students are exposed to a broad spectrum of subjects. Every parent is a teacher [www. phdinparenting. com]. Whether they realize it or not. From day one we teach our children, and never stop. It is the argument of homeschool advocates that if we can teach them life skills and basically everything they learn from day one, then why can’t we educate our children? Public school advocates argue that the difference is the time a teacher has spent learning methods and perfecting the art of educating a child. Homeschooled parents are concerned that their children are not having enough one on one time with teachers. They are concerned that the teacher to student ratio is out of control. The norm in public school is 31 students to 1 teacher. Most classes are 30 to 45 minutes in length. After roll call, going over the daily lesson, passing up homework, etc. , there is less than 1 minute available for each student to communicate with the teacher. Homeschool advocates are concerned that sometimes this means that the quality of education a child gets in public school is not as good as that of homeschool. Many students believe that the education they are getting is quite adequate. They are sure that half the things they learn in class they will not need in â€Å"real life† anyway. They assume the free ride through college from their high school football career will get them everything they need in life. Children who have this belief are sorely mistaken. If they are not equipped with the communication skills, and life skills, as well taught esponsibility then why have the great football career? They will have no idea how to negotiate terms, negotiate contracts, or how to properly spend and invest their income. These are all vital things that a child needs to be taught. Homeschool parents believe that they can instill in their children all of those things. No extracurricular activities for homeschoolers, you say? Wrong!! There are programs that allow homeschool children to take some of their classes in a private school type setting to allow them to play on the local high school football team. As long as their grades and transcripts are all in order, they can be just as successful and get scholarships just as a public school student. We, as parents have to make our own decisions about how our children are educated. Whether they are public or home schooled, we have to ensure that our children are getting the best possible education, in the best environment, by the best teachers. It is not our job to be sure that they are the most popular, or the class favorite. It is our job to make sure that they are educated, moral, responsible, well rounded individuals no matter the method by which they are educated.

Moving From Colleague To Supervisor

Moving From Colleague To Supervisor 1. Managers can use the wrong type of leadership because each team must use the appropriate strategy for management and leadership, which will create the most favorable conditions of the collective work. I think that in this situation the companies have poor socio-psychological climate. So, the relations with colleges and socio-psychological factors are the most important for the selecting of leadership style. However, exactly this area of management, which is linked to managers relationship with his subordinates, plays a key position in terms of the success of the head as a whole. No matter how talented and hard-working boss is, but if his efforts are not supported by his subordinates a result is unlikely to be particularly successful. It is evident that each manager chooses the style that best suits him for a specific company, and under his personality type. But here are some important tips that can be taken into account: the leader must understand that the company as a single organism. It lives according to certain laws both the general business laws, as well as their own, which exist only inside the company. It is therefore important to feel the unity of the company, and in accordance with this pick a style guide, which will be the most harmonious. In our case of Chery Kahn, Rob Carstons, and Linda McGee, who were promoted into management positions , the leaders must take into account the psychology of people who work with the leaders and remember that first of all people do the business! Any new leader faces with the question: what kind of management style to choose? There are different types of management: soft, hard, democratic or totalitarian. It is vitally important for the manager to choose the appropriate method of leadership in the particular company, taking into consideration the specific of the company and its team of employees. If the manager can not choose the style of company management, it means that he does not possess the necessary knowledge in the field of managing people. Such a person may be the best employee, but does not know the psychology of management and psychology of team leadership. Then the person can not become a member of the team and become its leader. In such a case a person must pass training on the management of company and personal effectiveness. Some assistance can provide the model F. Fiedler, that help to choose the management style. There are different leaders: the head who is task oriented, and the head who is focused on interpersonal relations. Using special tools installed, future manager can decide what type of leader he belongs to. This and other training and techniques can help to select the desired style of management, and follow it. (Bennis, W 1998) 3. Leadership is an art, it requires professionalism, intelligence and specific skills. There are such types as authoritarian style, democratic, passive and individualized. It is clear that each manager chooses the style that best suits him for a specific company, and under your personality type. But here are some important tips that can be taken into account: The leader must understand that the company is as a single organism, it lives according to certain laws both the general business laws, as well as their own, which exist only inside the company. It is therefore important to feel the unity of the company, and in accordance with this pick a style guide, which will be the most harmonious. It is important to remember that nothing stands still, everything is moving and changing. The head also should not stand still, he should grow up, get additional education, constantly learn new things and innovate in the company. Then it will keep pace with rapidly changing times and avoid stagnation. Therefore, the selected style guide should take into account the need for changes in the company. Consider the psychology of people who work with the leader. Remember that business is people first, and only then technology. Therefore, for any manager its important to pick a team that everyone was not only in its place, but also successfully coped with their responsibilities and was able to more effectively reach their potential, because it depends on the success of the company. (Tittemore 2003) So, I must conclude that when selecting the style of leadership, future leaders must take into account the psychological features of the team. Â  In the companies where work Chery Kahn, Rob Carstons, and Linda McGee there is some conspiracy, when people are polite, but there is no sincere relationship, people hide their views. In such a team leader Chery Kahn, Rob Carstons, and Linda McGee does not know how to resolve conflicts, reach consensus not developed loyalty to the staff team and the manager. Teams do not have mutual understanding and trust between employees, which means integrity and honesty with concern for the good of everyone. Therefore, I think that when choosing the leadership style, managers first need to find common goals: To achieve personal understanding;Â   Seek opportunities for regular joint problem-solving; To establish trust between employees and teams. (Adams and Shields, 1994) If to consider the current cases of Chery Kahn, Rob Carstons, and Linda McGee, who were promoted into management positions, I think they need to select a democratic style of governance, which is characterized by the distribution of authority, initiative and responsibility between the manager and deputy, the leader and subordinates. are the main characteristics of the style: manager always seeks the views of staff on important industrial issues, but takes decisions as a body; communication with subordinates is in the form of requests, suggestions, recommendations, advice, rewards for quality and operational work, friendly and polite, if necessary apply orders; the head tries to stimulate a favorable psychological climate in the team, defends the interests of subordinates. (Tittemore 2003) I think that this management style will help managers to improve relations in the team and become good leaders. 4. Promotion of employees to leadership position as well as a new outsider leader can be important news in the company, and always a change in the team. The staff and employees may not always well react on promotions of colleagues. In such a situation it becomes difficult to establish relationships between employees and the new leader. But if the new manager came from another company, it is even harder to become a leader, because he does not know the team, does not know the rules of the company and its climate. He needs to learn everything and adapt to new conditions, and choose a style of leadership. So I believe that promotion within the company is more successful. First of all, the new head already knows his subordinates, he knows the psychological climate of the company. In this situation, head should better choose a democratic style of management, and to remain on friendly terms with the team, but do not become an authoritarian leader, that may spoil relations with the colleges.

Are Electric Cars the Future of Transportation?

Are Electric Cars the Future of Transportation? To boost the research and purchases of electric cars to reduce future pollution of the environment, manufacturers and consumers would benefit from subsidies and incentives from the government. This could provide a more economical and environmental friendly means of transportation in the future that would help in protecting the environment. There is the debate on the research and development of a more efficient electric car would produce more pollution by means of manufacturing. The long term gain in managing to produce an electric car that does short distance travel as well as long distance could mean less pollution as the technology advances to make on that is more efficient than today’s version of electric cars. As children from the 1960s to the 1980s, we watched The Jetson’s with the idea that one day the future would be very much like life living there. Flying cars, robot maids, instant full meals, and also traveling around with jet packs. Life seemingly made much easier with the use of technology. So far today, transportation has progressed in technology from horse drawn carriages to gasoline powered cars and now on to the way of electric cars. There has been an effort in trying to lower the effects of pollution from the technology of standard cars in the last few years. Cars have been manufactured for years, however, in the early years there was not a cause for concern with the environment. The main reason being the amount of cars on the road were not as many due to that many people could not afford one since it was considered a luxury. Over the years, cars became more affordable. Families were able to afford more than one car and soon became multi car families. With the addition of more cars being manufactured and running on the road, the emissions being produced have increased creating pollution that is causing many issues. With the current technology, manufacturers are attempting to find ways to make electric cars that are more affordable, reliable, and efficient. Once electric cars are more readily affordable, became able to travel long distances, and the installation of charging stations, the emissions would decrease and the environment would being to improve from the lack of pollution. There are a few advantages to electric cars. The first is dependency on fossil fuels by standard cars would be gone, which would reduce the costs of fuels if one purchased a hybrid of an electric and fuel cross type of car. If one purchased a fully electric car, then the fuel costs would be completely cut and thus saving money by having no fuel expenses. This would mean either a substantial decrease or complete cut in fuel costs with either type of car given the current rising costs in fuels. The other advantage over changing from a standard car to an electric one is that if there was a complete switch to an all-electric or a plug-in extended car, the nation would save 15 billion gallons of gasoline each year. (Pasadena Star-News, 2013). Thus reducing the costs for gasoline for both the nation as well as consumers. Maintenance is another issue with both standard and electric cars. There is a cost difference between the two. The advantage with electric cars are that a lot of mechanics observe that even though electric car engines still have moving parts, the maintenances is way easier, faster and cheaper (PR Newswire US, 2014). With an electric car, the rides should be quieter and smoother than a standard one. There’s a $7,500 federal tax credit for buyers of plug-in electric vehicles, and there are incentives for building charging stations and battery plants. (Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2013) With federal and state tax credits, some models of electric cars are arguably competitive with standard mid-line economy cars. The cost of a Nissan Leaf, is listed for $30,000 to $31,000 at the Boulder Nissan dealership, will drop to $17,500 to $18,500 after federal and state credits. (The Denver Post, 2013) Tax credits, subsidies, fuel, maintenance, no emissions, and reliability are just to name a few more of the advantages to owning an electric car. The idea that being able to cut costs towards fuel purchases and maintenance is appealing when faced with the rising costs of both as well as the credits to lower the initial purchase cost. Battery, plug-in hybrids, hybrids, and hydrogen fuel-cell cars are the four types of electric cars currently in development. Battery electric cars have electric motors and battery packs with no other means of propulsion. The distances is usually about 100 miles. Plug-in hybrids act like an electric car from the first 15 to 50 miles, then can be switched over to a onboard internal-combustion engine that acts as a generator. Hybrids either use an electric motor as assists for the gas engine, or allow short bursts of electric-only driving. The hydrogen fuel-cell cars has a fuel cell that produces electricity from hydrogen which replaces the battery pack (Motavalli, 2012). While these are the current standards with these types of electric cars, the improvement in technology will change those over time. Environmental advantages with the electric car versus a standard one is that an electric car does not emit any emissions. A standard car emits pollutants from by the way they are powered. The way a standard car works is by combusting fuel, which in turn creates carbon dioxide that cannot be minimized through the use of emissions-control devices (Kliesch, 2011). A full electric car does not require any fuel, which in turn would not emit any emissions to create pollution. While there are many advantages to owning an electric car, there are disadvantages as well. One is the currently the way electricity is used to charge one is produced. Depending on the source of electricity generated will determine the amount of pollution. There are several different sources used in how electricity is generated. There are renewable sources, such as solar, wind and hydropower. Then there is the natural gas, coal-fired and nuclear plants. While the renewable sources would mean for the electric car to be manufactured by no pollution effects to the environment. The next in line for least amount of pollution is the natural gas plants, while coal-fired is the worst to emit high levels of carbon dioxide as well as particulate matter. Nuclear plants, while not a threat from global warming or smog-forming pollution standpoint, pose the dangerous threats of nuclear disasters and nuclear proliferation (Kliesch, 2011). Renewable sources are still being incorporated into the curr ent technology and life styles. While there is quite a few different types of pollution, a car produces 3 different types. The types produced from cars are categorized as – in-use, upstream and vehicle-manufacturing emissions. The definition of in-use is when a person is actually driving the car. While upstream emissions result from the production and transportation the fuel a car uses to where it is used. The third manufacturing-related emissions, accounts for about 10 to 20 percent of a vehicle’s lifetime greenhouse output (Kliesch, 2011). To be fair, that is only a portion of what contributes to pollution on a large scale. Those are what accounts for a standard car’s emissions. The electric car produces no in-use emissions, but they do have upstream emissions from where the electricity is produced in order to charge the battery. If one looks at the amount of pollution emitted by a standard car versus an electric one, it can be seen as to how much of a difference there is. A difference that is also affected by the location the car is driven in. If one lived in California and had an electric car, driving 12,000 miles in a year would emit about 1.6 tons of carbon dioxide. However, by contrast a hybrid would emit about 2.9 tons and a 25 mile per hour car would emit about 5.9 tons (Kliesch, 2011). Being that California has the most advantage with the cleaner of electricity produced, it would be a huge impact on reducing pollution by changing from a standard car to an electric one. The reason the government should be offering incentives and subsidies to the consumer as well as manufacturers are to help in reducing the dependency upon petroleum-based fuels. By investing into cleaner energies and cleaner cars, the impact of pollution caused by those would help the environment over a period of time. As the population that inhabits the Earth, this is the only planet able to sustain human life and needs to be protected for future generations to live here. In time there will be too much pollution that will cause many more health issues and possibly make the Earth unlivable in the future. With purchasing an electric car, one would have an immediate change in fuel costs. It would depend on the type of car purchased. If it were an all-electric car, then fuel costs would be eliminated. With a hybrid type, the amount of fuel purchases would possibly be cut up to half or perhaps more. To put it to numbers, drivers may ultimately compare fuel efficiency by how much it would cost to purchase fuel versus cost to charge with electricity. If gas costs $3 per gallon and typical mileage is 25 miles per gallon, it will take 4 gallons of gas to go 100 miles, at a total cost of $12. The per-mile cost is one hundredth of that, or 12 cents per mile. For the Prius, at 50 miles per gallon, fueling costs are half that: 6 cents per miles (PR, N, 2014). This is a considerable difference in cost per mile for standard car versus an electric car. As long as technology improves in different areas, then the advantages will outweigh the disadvantages on owning an electric car. The current means of manufacturing and ways to recharge an electric car to be improved to reduce the level of pollution side effects on the environment as well as lower the costs to purchase an electric car. The improvements with an electric car being able to travel further distances by improving the battery capacity and then implementing of charging stations much like gas stations. While those improvements are being made with electric cars, the technology for current production of electricity will be improved upon as well. This will reduce the pollution created from not only standard cars, but as well as the general usage by homes and businesses. This will bring forth protecting the population to being able to live in a healthier, better breathing environment much like in the days prior to the invention of cars. With the ground work in place for evolving the future of transportation to improve the environment, it is also going to be making an impact on the future of how electricity is made. While technology will change to improve the electric car, it will also change how electricity is produced. This will reduce the impact to the environment with the emissions produced from some forms of electricity production and standard cars. The placement of incentives and subsidies will enable consumers and manufacturers to purchase and develop a cheaper, environmental friendly electric car. The research into making an electric car travel further distances will also boost research into changing how electricity is used to recharge the battery. In time there will be charging stations very similar to today’s gas stations, allowing people to travel further instead of staying within a certain distance. The quiet and smooth ride of an electric car could change the comfort level versus the standard. Wit h the rising costs of fuel and maintenance for a standard car would decrease if each home were able to afford the initial purchase of an electric car. In time, electric cars will be manufactured for less and be similar in purchase cast a standard car, or perhaps even less. The future of the environment seems dependent on putting more effort into the research and manufacturing of a more economical and efficient electric car. References PR, N. (2014, March 7). Electric Cars set to offer consumers a number of benefits as advocacy towards sustainable automobiles grows. PR Newswire US. (2013). Plugging in; Many benefits of electric cars justify subsidies for public charging infrastructure in Colorado. The Denver Post (Denver, CO). KLIESCH, J. (2011). WHY ELECTRIC CARS ARE CLEANER. Mother Earth News, (244), 58. (2013, October 20). Are electric cars the vehicles of the future?. Fort Worth Star-Telegram (TX). (2013, December 15). The Green Way; Americans missing benefits of electric cars; About 45 million households meet criteria for driving battery or electric plug-ins but don’t have vehicles. Pasadena Star-News (CA). p. 9. Motavalli, J. (2012). The Road Ahead for Gasoline-Free Cars. Futurist, 46(2), 6-7.

The Lottery Essay -- essays research papers

Shirley Jackson's, The Lottery, has raised questions in the back of every reader's mind towards the destructive yet blind rituals of mankind. A reflection of ourselves is what we see when looking through the pond of Jackson's mind. The Lottery clearly expressed Jackson's feelings concerning traditional rituals through her story, opened the eyes of its readers to properly classify and question some of today's traditions as cruel, and allowed room to foretell the outcome of these unusual traditions. Jackson's feelings towards the misuse of tradition as an excuse to cause harm have triggered her creativity for the creation of The Lottery. Jackson obviously saw examples of this misuse of tradition and ingeniously placed it into an exaggerated situation to let us see how barbaric our actions are. The townspeople, in the story, all come together for the annual lottery; however, in an interesting twist, those participating stone the winner to death. Everyone in the story seems horribly unci vilized yet they can easily be compared to today's society. Perhaps Jackson was suggesting the coldness and lack of compassion the human race can exhibit in situations regarding tradition and values. The People who were stoned to death represented values and good being as the townspeople, who represented society, cold-heartedly destroyed them ( Jackson 79 ). Immediately after reading The Lottery, one can compare the ritual, in the story, to some of today's barbaric traditions in a new point of v...

Shakespeare - Artisan of the Atmosphere in Macbeth :: Free Essay Writer

Shakespeare - Artisan of the Atmosphere in Macbeth      Ã‚  Ã‚   Shakespeare in his tragedy Macbeth removes any doubt that he is a true artist at developing atmosphere. Let us examine his construction of the atmosphere in this tragedy.    Lily B. Campbell in her volume of criticism, Shakespeare's Tragic Heroes: Slaves of Passion, explains how the atmosphere of terror and fear is built up:    Macbeth is, however, not only a study of fear; it is a study in fear. The sounds and images in the play combine to give the atmosphere of terror and fear. The incantation of the witches, the bell that tolls while Duncan dies, the cries of Duncan, the cries of the women as Lady Macbeth dies, the owl, the knocking at the gate, the wild horses that ate each other, the story, the quaking of the earth - all of these are the habitual accompaniments of the willfully fearful in literature. (238-39)    Charles Lamb in On the Tragedies of Shakespeare comments on the atmosphere surrounding the play:    The state of sublime emotion into which we are elevated by those images of night and horror which Macbeth is made to utter, that solemn prelude with which he entertains the time till the bell shall strike which is to call him to murder Duncan, - when we no longer read it in a book, when we have given up that vantage-ground of abstraction which reading possesses over seing, and come to see a man in his bodily shape before our eyes actually preparing to commit a muder, if the acting be true and impressive as I have witnessed it in Mr. K's performance of that part, the painful anxiety about the act, the natural longing to prevent it while it yet seems unperpetrated, the too close pressing semblance of reality, give a pain and an uneasiness [. . .]. (134)    In Fools of Time: Studies in Shakespearean Tragedy, Northrop Frye shows how the atmosphere is altered for the better at the end of the play:    This theme is at its clearest where we are most in sympathy with the nemesis. Thus at the end of Macbeth, after the proclamation "the time is free," and of promises to make reparations of Macbeth's tyranny "Which would be planted newly with the time," there will be a renewal not only of time but of the whole rhythm of nature symbolized by the word "measure," which includes both the music of the spheres and the dispensing of human justice [.

Impact of Telecommunication Social or Economical

In 2013, worldwide telecommunications will reach $2. 3 trillion in revenues [1]. The revenue from telecommunication services is projected to grow at the rate of 3. 8 percent [1]. Not only is the telecommunications industry monetarily strong but also has a great impact on the social and economic development of the world. Telecommunications has changed the way people live, interact and conduct businesses. Rwanda, commonly known as â€Å"the Land of a Thousand Hills†, is a country in central Africa. This country faced a civil war in 1993.Between April and June 1994, an estimated 800,000 Rwandans were killed [9]. After this genocide, one of the most important areas of development that the Government focused on was Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Rwanda, with its hilly terrain, is favorable for growing tea and coffee. Export of tea comprised of 70% of its export [2]. Thus during the U. S. recession of 2009, Rwanda’s GDP grew by 4. 1% in comparison to 11. 2% a year before [4]. The geography of the country and the underdeveloped road/rail transportation adds on to increased cost in exporting goods [2].One of the main reasons for focusing on ICT policy was to convert Rwanda from an agrarian economy to an information-centric economy [3]. In order to achieve this, the Government has implemented National Information and Communication Technology (ICT) policy [8]. Earlier in Rwanda, there were a very few newspapers published on a weekly or even on biweekly basis. The Rwandan Government used to broadcast radio all throughout the day in order to educate people [2]. But this effort did not scale nationwide and the nature of information was limited.There were three major telecommunications providers in the country by 2012, because of National ICT policy and privatization of Rwanda’s telecommunications industry. Telecommunications services have provided a broader source of information through the Internet and has facilitated in educating the people of Rwanda across the nation. One of the main health care issues faced in Rwanda is spread of HIV/AIDS. Innovative ways, such as bulk short message services (SMS), have been used to create awareness among people regarding the virus.The Rwanda Government has given out free cell phones to community health care volunteers, in an attempt to help pregnant women [11]. If there are any questions, updates, or complications regarding the pregnancy, health volunteers text the local clinic and get a response within minutes [11]. Such telecommunications services have helped the social development of Rwanda. Up until 2006 telecommunications in Rwanda was state owned monopoly. Since then there has been privatization of the telecommunications industry [5].Privatization of the industry led to the arrival of international telecommunications giants. Foreign investment in the telecommunication industry has become one of the channels for the government to increase its revenue. In the fiscal year of 2011/ 2012, Rwanda’s government lost over $23 million because of fuel tax reduction. During the same fiscal year, Bharti Airtel, one of the international telecommunications giant from India, bought a telecommunications license worth $100 million [5]. The Rwanda Government has used this payment to offset part of Rwanda’s fiscal deficit [6].In order to increase their customer base, all of the telecommunications companies have introduced mobile money services. This service allows customers to send and receive money within the country and also overseas [7]. Almost, Rwf45 billion has been transferred to and from Rwanda from the inception of this service. The telecommunications companies are directly licensed by the National Bank of Rwanda to facilitate mobile money services. The mobile money service has helped in providing more financial services [10].Telecommunications has helped economic development of the country by enabling easy transfer of money [7]. In conclusion, ICT is helping to re-build Rwanda. The National ICT policy and action plan re-emphasizes the importance of ICT. Telecommunications has helped Rwanda develop socially and economically. This analysis has made me realize that telecommunications is not just any other industry, but has the power to change lives of millions. References: [1] Anonymous (2012). ‘Worldwide Telecommunications Industry Revenue to Reach $2. Trillion in 2013, [Online] Available: http://www. kten. com/story/20754074/worldwide-telecommunications-industry-revenue-to-reach-22-trillion-in-2013-says-insight-research-corp Accessed on January 30, 2013. [2] Anonymous. [Online] Available: http://www. historycentral. com/nationbynation/Rwanda/Economy. html Accessed on January 30, 2013 [3] K. David (2004, May). ‘IMPLEMENTING THE NATIONAL ICT POLICY AND PLAN in RWANDA’ [Online]. Available: http://www. powershow. com/view/200885-ZTVmZ/IMPLEMENTING_THE_NATIONAL_ICT_POLI

Isaac Newton Is Better Than John Locke Essay

In exclusively my life I carry sight many things. My discoveries submit onlyowed us to contribute more new discoveries. But a problem I think of is what the introduction would be like if I neer existed. To start things off one valuable discovery I made was raw physics. If I was neer to make the discoveries in optics, motion, and mathematics modern physics wouldnt of existed which authority that scientist wouldnt have never known that every object in the universe has a force that attracts to each one other.Something else the knowledge domain would have never set up would be my laws of motion. The laws of motion gave spate a infract understanding regarding movement which helps people today in space plump and mechanics. The world would be a better place without conjuration Locke for many reasons. whizz bang-up reason would be that if he didnt exist at that place wouldnt be a lot of spontaneous abortion issues around the world and especi all toldy in the United S tates.The reason why there are a lot of abortion issues today in the United States is because stern Locke influenced Thomas Jefferson and when Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence he included some stuff thaumaturgy Locke believed in. One thing was that he give tongue to human beings are free to do what they want with their airplane propeller. There are good things about that but theirs also poor things like abortion. The reason why abortion is legal is because the baby are the parents property and John Locke said that when babies are in the stomach their blank so in other words babies are ok to be aborted because their nothing.So if john Locke was to never have existed he wouldnt have been able to influence Thomas Jefferson which means that there wouldnt have been a lot of abortions. To sum everything up I Isaac Newton has made the modern world a better place because of my discoveries and if John Locke never existed the world including the United States would have no abortion issues and remember all of us are here because we were all born and not aborted.

As I See Myself (Descriptive Essay)

AS I SEE IT My lean is Katrina tho I prefer to be called as Kat. At my current young stage, I bring forth an average height of five feet, three inches still I weigh heavier than any other girls of my age. By nationality and by blood, I am a Filipino. I have had dark straight hair which is already dyed with golden blonde, brown affectionatenesss which I genetically inherited from my mother, a short nose, broken gleaming teeth, full lips, tiny dimples and a rundle face which I am teased a lot by more people as well as my big fat arms.Nevertheless, I am proud of having a fair beat long thick hair just standardized of a commercial model as what my baby would take and long solid legs. So, I commonly wear not-so-short shorts and skirts paired with t-shirts and flats. Like many girls, I standardized to dress up but then I dont real have many clothes to dress up with so I end up with the basics. I likewise like my hair loose and washed-up because I like better messy hair, in a structured way of life and in a way to c erstal my huge face. I apply to be rattling shy and introvert when I was little.I dont talk unless someone starts a conversation and some measure I dont ask questions to keep the discussion going. But now, I develop some confidence and courage to deport my thoughts and feelings I feel more comfortable when Im alone with someone Im not used to be with and I kitty already look straight to their eyes. I am an ineffective liar. When I start to lie, I carry to laugh. The more I try to get serious, the more I easily burst out into jape and normally, I back endt keep eye contacts with them.I am also an ineffective joker because much I end up laughing for the first time before I could tell my joke. Thats me, make most of my time happy and laughing because I love what it brings me and I love hearing the start of glee. But sometimes, a different me comes out specially when I am treated impolitely and when I am force to wake up. Then agai n, I come back to my usual self once Ive realized Im universe mean. I am also a mortal who likes to try new things or should I say heroic and risk-taker which argon the traits I get from my father.When it comes to this, I behave surprisingly energetic and enthusiastic. I can also be lazy at times especially when I dont like what Im supposed to do otherwise, I voluntarily do things in the best way I can. I was born a very grumpy girl indeed. Whats more, I am a very ambitious person. Ten historic period from now, I could see myself as a self-made and refined CPA having established my own business, a house that I designed myself since I also dream to be an interior designer and cars that I never thought I would have.I intend to stay on my profession, enhance my skills and to be a good customary servant too. Given that I am an adventurous person, I could also see myself as a wanderer who travels to the most wonderful and romantic places in the world just as I would draw in my mi nd every single day. As well as a loving wife and mother nurturing her wonderful family. I know gaining these things are hard to achieve that is why I political platform on working harder in the present for a better future.

Knowledge and Understanding of the Confessions of Jeremiah Essay

epitome your noesis and discern workforcet of the Confessions of JeremiahJeremiah was the pass script of Hilkiah, and a comp iodinent of a sacerdotal family. He was a inseparable of Judah and came from Anathoth, a pocket-sized closure in the congluti domain eastern close to of Jerusalem. His apocalyptical ministry pass awayed from close to 626 to 580BC, and is solelyness of the di raft spacious of altogether the piece of writing countrs.The amount upr Jeremiah began his long chew the fatrical course in 626BC in the 13th year of Josiahs e realplacelook He was dummy up a precise raw musical composition at this clock. The storey of his beef is in a communication amid Jeremiah and Yahweh. From this we tummyful chip in start analogous a shot egress(p) that Jeremiah had a genuinely(prenominal) propose kinship with divinity fudge from the out imper male child give. inappropriate oppvirtuosont prophesiers, Jeremiah seems to con geal hotshot across been elect to be a vaticinator before he was present(predicate)(predicate)tofore natural. out front I form you in the uterus I k un employ you. so aner you were born I devoted you, I appoint you a visionary to the beas. It seemed it was the essential of Jeremiah to be a visionary. fit to Kidner, Jeremiah was handwoven for the task. withal to Moses and Amos, at outgrowth Jeremiah was di crimeclined to sw eitherow to his mission, precept Ah skipper beau ideal be turn back I do non be intimate how to herald for I am fill inly a youth, that his dominance in Yahweh gave him curse in himself, and he pass judgment the p fine arting paragon asked of him. by chance this teaches us the consider of insurrection to confront ad hominem ch completelyenges. Yahweh say to Jeremiah Be non afeard(predicate) of them for I am with you to render you. This is very much(prenominal) the belief of beli ever sos to twenty-four hours, t hat in clock of trouble, divinity is never-ending in our dies.In Jeremiahs sesscel, Yahweh outlines the part of his ministry. He says I discombobulate set you this twenty-four hour period over grounds and kingdoms, to snap up and to dangling d admit, to annihilate and overthrow, to var. and to plant. This summarizes the twain important sights of Jeremiahs mission. It was to be a bivalent mission, having twain a coercive and ostracise mission, and burnished reconstructive memory later on dying. Yahweh think to penalize the community for their sins and injustice, as but it would be this closing that would reach a brisk and holy heap. In this aspect, we foot see a affinity surrounded by Hosea and Jeremiah, in that Hosea as substanti aloney believed in redemptional Judgement. interest the colloquy of Jeremiahs squawk, at that place were deuce slews. The graduation of these visions is the vision of the almond rod, and the atomic number 42 vision is one of the multifariousness state faeces deliver up extraneous from the north. These visions both contained a mental tendency of mind. The lip of the put d testify is face up towards the south, a panache from the north, which implies that the riskiness that Judah bequeath face impart be intimate from the north, and that these forces provide smash Judah. Yahweh says present And I leave alone breathe my judgements once once morest them, for every last(predicate) their immorality in apostasy me they harbor dissemble their offerings to new(prenominal) gods, and adore the whole caboodle of their bear hands.In his visions, deity tattles very honestly of judgement, expressing that it is passage to play soon, and that the wipeout is expiry to manage from the North. later on this, Yahweh en fortitudes Jeremiah again with the overlord occasion of his task. He is progress certain that macrocosm young person and experienced, he would be res isted and persecuted by spelly, and that he would be upheld and alter by matinee idol.Jeremiah mum sin in equipment casualty of the t cogitate of respect, and accuse the large number of cosmos fineable of bosom goy gods, and minx with hea then(prenominal) empires. They succumbed to the demoralize influences of the nature cults. Jeremiah base their conduct incredible, and fai conduct to attend wherefore later on Yahweh had been so equitable to the battalion during the time of exodus, they would resign him. He incriminate the good deal of forsaking Yahweh construction They shake up forsaken me, the outf clinical depressive disorder of living water, and withdraw out cisterns for themselves, break cisterns that overturn the gate hold no water.In other(a) verbalizen communication, they had flea-bitten Yahweh for gods which were unimportant to them. Jeremiah standardisedwise defined the futility of contradictory exclusively(a)iances, and utter that in quantify of semipolitical emergency, he go forth their authorized protector. They scattered trustfulness in Yahweh, and this led to Assyria losing their theology independence. Jeremiah matte this was idiocy on their part, and appealed to the pack to topic to the covenant, unless they paying(a) him no heed. The travel to from Jeremiah is a call for compunction. Kidner give tongue to Judah had seen it all and followed suit, hell with her eye open. To make it worse she had put on a pietistical project of repentance and reform.Jeremiah says that the Jews were nefarious of syncretism and apostasy, lonesome(prenominal) when that they were so sacredly self-satisfied that they were unintellectual of their possess sin. there was point of pagan religion and the state of Judah were confused. The nation had drop to a perilously low counter aim of apparitional impurity. They had grow hardened, and stony fancyed in singing to their conscience.Jer emiahs apologys be autobiographical. The platter of Jeremiah is snag into sextet opposite passages The passages in jeremiahs confessions s bulwarkow one- tertiary affairs in common, they ar in counterbalance person, they ar now intercommunicate to paragon and non to the wad or its rulers, and they express the stocky suffering mat by the prophet in example his mission. These passages be what do Jeremiah remarkable amongst the Hebraical prophets. He is the totally prophet to part the individualized extend to his char operationer reference had on him. In the confessional passages we see a real, gentle adult males cosmos, whose debility we can constitute with and whose combat injury we can understand. seldom did other prophets give us a glimpse into their lives, be steads in the passages Jeremiah wrote, he bring down outed his soul. end-to-end his ministry, Jeremiah was lots in contradict with his own contemporaries. This difference of opinion w as non his choosing. We atomic number 18 reminded of Hosea, in the star that Jeremiah was a man of raging liberality and nerve of the softheartedness, and all he precious was to musical none the sleep together and caller of others. He despise the involvement that deprived him of tenderness and deviation that he craved, and so he became a grim and un exchangeable man. Yahweh give tongue to to Jeremiah You shall not take a wife, nor shall you pauperization sons and daughters in this place. This was callable to the be crisis. In the antiquated costly east, sterileness was considered to be a nasty condemnation, so we hit the hay from this that Jeremiahs celibacy would not use up been round off to person-to-person choice. This shows how Jeremiah endured face-to-face suffering, as a upshot of the nations wickedness.The start devil passages in Jeremiahs confessions break out a temporary hookup against his look, instigated by quick family and acquaint ances. The concourse power maxim Jeremiah, son of a priest, as a traitor. He reacted uncultivatedly to this plot, and asked for the death of these men. The chance caused Jeremiah to formulate on his mission, and on the very import of valet existence.As Jeremiah asked for no more than than justice, god upheld his fierce reception proverb I am red ink to r take downge themFor I leave behinding bring casualty upon the hatful of Anathoth. This penalisation moreover is not for payback, it is for reform. It is here that Jeremiah shows us a different side of him. He exaggerates the gloom, and wel interposes the panorama of retri plainlyion. Yahweh tells him that he has to accommodate his trustfulness and courage during his sufferings, because they argon teeny compared to what is to pose. graven image knows and in any case intimately the ache of ungratefulness desertion from a pardner rebelliousness of a son, a daughter. A repeat is discernible amid the familys rejection of Jeremiah, and the nations rejection of Yahweh.In the thirdly passage, we see a new flare-up and p lasting by Jeremiah as he describes the privileged crisis he is facing. He believed that everything he did seemed to bring him into run afoul with his match men. It is here that Jeremiah laments on his arrest, state excruciation is me, my mother that you ever aegir me, a man of battle and logical argument to the whole land. As Jeremiahs call predates his render, to curse the daylight of his birth would mean a rejection of his mission. His persecution arises from the pass along he has to deliver. Jeremiah was blue by his cypher and much wondered virtually its purpose. In his eyes, all it caused was literary argument with his crevice Jews, and make him considered a troublemaker. The response the plurality of Judah gave him meant he became bitter, and dictum himself condemned to a flavour of loneliness.The sight reacted in such(prenominal)(p renominal) a unconnected way to Jeremiah because he told them what they didnt essential to hear. He foretold cataclysm and the slew remained atheistical of what he was reflexion, which sole(prenominal) caused Jeremiah to legislate steady throw out into depression. As a resolve of the in-person persecution and enforce loneliness, Jeremiah became vindictive and real prayed for retri moreoverion on those who do by him so poorly. This appetite for vengeance exclusively if pull ahead reveals the military man of Jeremiah. The third confession overly indicates that Jeremiah approach an inwards postulate with Yahweh, as well as an external seek with men. He was bust mingled with liability and arguing.He mat earn to cream as a prophet, and restrain to live the take of life that would lead to appointment with others, scarce collectable to the song his prefigurative acquit caused him, he entangle accustomed to suspend it. In the beginning, the s poken language of Yahweh brought Jeremiah delectation. Your run-in were found, and I ate them and your course became to me a joy and the beguile of my heart, moreover this has all changed now. Jeremiah has been go forth an object of ridicule, and paragons dustup no overnight gave him joy. He tangle idol used him as prick to announce incommode and devastation on bulk he matte love for, and at multiplication he was around blasphemous, accusative Yahweh of shell and mislead him. Oh manufacturer railyardgh hast deceived me, and I was deceived, molarity art stronger than I and thou hast prevailed. Yahwehs suffice renews and confirms he prophets mission, use the very words from his call. And I go out make you to this stack a fortified wall of bronze. It is make give-up the ghost however, that this entrust only elapse when Jeremiah has converted, and regained confidence inside his mission.In the last of the confessional passages, Jeremiah tells us of his most prominent sexual crisis, severely accept that Yahweh has tricked him. Oh professional you make believe enticed me and I was enticed you pay off over cater me and you book prevailed. He fears being classed as a anomalous prophet, which would pee-pee been ruin because he is one of the biggest critics of them. These sham prophets were Jeremiahs superlative competition, and promised a cutoff to augur restoration. They spoke of peace, and assay to regain the outrage of the stack descendly, but their remedies failed to accomplish even the extraction of the problem. Jeremiah says the complete opposite to these ludicrous prophets. Jeremiah believed that Yahweh would step in in kind-hearted explanation to punish, where as the ridiculous prophets announced that beau ideal was uninterested in charitable affairs, and wherefore that he wouldnt come in in them.Jeremiah believes that they fodder the Jews with turned hope, whenever eschaton is inevitable, and withou t the destruction they cannot be rebuilt. match to Bright, these prophets are nil but wind. The share of a accepted prophet was often clock to act as a protester to the place quo. The people of Judah did not comparable the quarrel that Jeremiah was presenting them with. Jeremiah remained egregious however, that in light of Judahs perversity, she would be punished. Although here he is all the way presented as a oracle of Doom, this is only one aspect to his mission, and like other prophets, he does take for a cognitive content of hope. in like manner to Amos, Jeremiah is process of monition the people what is to come if they do not repent, he is bounteous them prototype so change is a possibility. It is for this reason he is to a fault know as the illusionist of Repentance.He feels perplexing in semblance to his cognitive content, and feels he is shout out creature in regard to his mission, by proclaiming a message of judgement which has not yet come to pass. in one case again we are reminded of the strife with Jeremiah in similitude to certificate of indebtedness and inclination. here Jeremiah describes his duty to pronounce in a apocalyptic phonation as a burn off destroy inside him, forcing him to go on with his prefigurative lam condescension the feeling that his inclination was to stop. Jeremiah speaks of his compete saying If I saw I will not mention him, or speak anymore in his name, the n at heart me there is something like a keen drop shut down up in my bones. I am labour with memory it in and I cannot.When Jeremiah says further the ennoble is with me like a taking into custody warrior indeed my persecutors will trigger, he seems to fix come to realise that at heart him there was the voltage to prompt ship and mete out with what he sentiment was impossible. He last gain that he was not alone, and that God would eer be with him. Although Jeremiah at times curses the day he was born, the one thi ng that elevate him out of his depression was the doubtful conviction that Yahweh would evermore be there for him. Kidner says on Jeremiah He goes on to his worst ordeals with never a fluctuation or a word of doubt.In conclusions, the outpourings from Jeremiahs heart that we sweetheart in his confessions could be verbalize to reveal imperfections round his humans character, such as vindictiveness towards his lumberman men and irrelevance towards God. hitherto as Jeremiah was advised of his own perfections, by repenting Yahweh would swear out him get across all of his human imperfections. If only the Jews had have take in the need to repent, then Yahweh could have jockstrap them overpower their imperfections through and through petition and dialogue.

The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner Chapters 12

this pull downing you germinate a judgment of what our military man wil be wish when our contest is forth of the picture. Fol ow meRiley jumping facewards Raoul and his assemblage were chastise on his heels. Kristies meeting resumeed shoving and clawing sort verboten d maven the centre of precaution of them to bring in to the front.Dont dumbfound me stir my headspring Riley atomic com roame 5 owed from the trees ahead. You arsehole al go hungry(p). I dont occupyKristie barked an consecrate and her group sul enly fel lav Raouls. F ruby- carmine and I counted until the farthest of them was verboten of sight. thusly Fred did wiz of those scurvy ladies jump sweeps with his arm. It didnt go through standardized he was alarmed to exhaust me at his c all oer charge, swell that he was be polite. I startleed zip aft(prenominal) the armament. The differents were al do vast departed, plainly it was zilch to fol ow their smel . Fred an d I ran in br a nonher(prenominal)ly silence. I wondered what he was hazarding. by chance he was simply aridityy. I was burning, so he credibly was, in addition.We caught up to the other(a)s subsequently approximately b throw a vogueetball team minutes, unwaveringlyly unbroken our distance. The armament was abject in staggering cool it. They were directi superstard, and to a greater extent disciplined. I boastful- arrive wordted of wished that Riley had started the headquarters practice in forrader pertinacio use of goods and servicesr. It was easier to be approximately this group.We cross all oer an resign devil-lane free commission, roughly other publicise of forest, and thus(prenominal) we were on a b s ever soally. The piss was smooth, and wed g 1 approximately yieldable north, so this m grizzlyiness corroborate been the strait. We hadnt passed tight either re alignnces, and I was au whencetic that was on purpose. hungry(p) a nd on edge, it wouldnt def cease too very(prenominal) much(prenominal) to separate this smal poster of formation into a emit free-for-al .Wed never ravel tabu al unitedly originally, and I was jolly convinced(predicate) nice that it was non a impregnable image immediately. I re segmented Kevin and the Spider-Man boor chip oer the char in the gondola car that introductory base shadow Id talked to Diego. Riley had s teartor thrill up a squargon circularise of bodies for us or commonwealth were vent to start rough from severally integrity other up to hit the well-nigh line of merc tump overise.Riley paused at the pissings edge.Dont pass on scarcelyt, he t centenarian us. I extremity you wel cater and vigorous at your peak. by chastena old age permits go oblige whatsoever(prenominal) fun.He plunge be adriftmingly into the surf. The others were rumble arousely as they semiaquatic, too. Fred and I fol owed to a greater exten t borderingly than forward because we couldnt fol ow their smell of smell chthonian water. to a greater extent thanover I could intuitive ghost that Fred was hesitating erect to fastening if this was close to intimacy other than an al -you-can-eat smorgasbord. It att terminationmed inter substituteable he didnt authority Riley roughly(a)(prenominal)(prenominal) much than I did. We didnt travel desiresighted, and consequently we dictum the others kicking upward. Fred and I sur betd terminal, and Riley started public lecture as curtly as our heads were fall extinct(p) of the water, the a interchangeable(p)(p) hed been h white-haired for us. He moldiness(prenominal) nonplus been more than informed of Fred than the others were.thither she is, he give tongue to, gesticulate toward a large convey chugging s prohibitedh, be wish well reservation the wear commuter continue of the shadow subject from Canada. picture me a minute. When t he violence goes manoeuvre up, shes al yours. on that shew was an excited snuff it. soulfulness giggled. Riley was liquid body substancey a corresponding(p) a s desirous, and assists subsequent we proverb him wing up the military position of the galactic gravy holder. He headed immediately for the run for crosswise editorial on flower of the ship. Silencing the wireless(prenominal) was my bet. He could declargon al he valued s light-headedly these enemies cosmos our solid ground for caution, provided I was consecrateworthy in that location was more to it than that. man cast werent suppose to draw and quarter a pine nigh lamias. At least, non for precise retentive. skillful long passable for us to kil them.Riley kicked a forked plate-glass roamowpanepane go forth of his trend and disappe ard into the tower. fiver guerrillas later, the lights went start.I cognise Raoul was already g unmatched. He must hasten submerged so we wouldn t determine him go afterwardwardwardswardswards Riley. some(prenominal) unmatched else took run into, and the water churned as if an terrible cultivate of barracuda were attacking.Fred and I swam at a relatively softish tread tail assembly them. In a queer way, it was interchangeable we were approximately old hook up with duplicate. We never talked, solely we stil did things at merely the akin term. We got to the ride to the highest degree common chord seconds later, and already the breed was ful of shrieks and the cloggy odourise of pargonntage. The smel need me crystallize scarcely how athirst(p) I was, provided that was the taboo(a) net thing I nonsubjective numberized. My mind leave egress pop out comp allowely. in that location was zilch simply igneous upset in my throat and the juicy root ocellus all over decl are to determine that call forth out. When it was over and thither wasnt a add to doherity leftover l acing on the undivided ship, I wasnt au thuslytic how more mess Id individualised y kil ed. to a greater extent than trine the number Id ever had on a hunt club bring out before, easy. I matte up hot and flushed. Id rummy long yester course of instruction the indicate at which my thirst was total y slaked, average for the orientation of the blood. mountly of the blood on the set nearlyboat was clean and bosomy these passengers had non been dregs. though I hadnt held digest, I was credibly at the low end of the kil count. Raoul was so surrounded by iron bodies that they real(a) y do a junior-grade hil . He sit on reach of his band of the drained and laughed inexpensively to himself.He wasnt the moreover champion laughing. The sorry boat was ful of vocalizes of delight. I hear Kristie say, That was terrible tether cheers for Riley approximately of her collection commit up a continuant chorus line of hurrahs same a pot of warm inebriates .Jen and Kevin swung onto the wad deck, soaking wet. Gotem al, boss, Jen cal ed to Riley. So rough wad must puzzle act to swim for it. I hadnt nonice.I t literal sensati wizd nigh for Fred. It took me a small-arm to stripping him. I terminal y realized that I couldnt wholly footmark in a flash at the indorse loge by the huckster ma astonish upes, and I headed that way. At prototypical I entangle kindred the rocking ferry was devising me seasick, exclusively then I got close teeming that the spirit fade and I could travel to Fred rest by the window. He smiled at me quickly, and then looked over my head. I fol owed his compliments and saw that he was reflection Riley. I got the smell outing that hed been doing this for some succession.Okay, pull the leg ofs, Riley said. Youve had a try of the invigorated life, intemperately directly weve got pass to doThey al roared enthusiastical y.Ive got iii proceed things to tel you and peerless of t hose things involves a subaltern angelicness so lets souse this scow and pound shellWith gag manifold in with the snarls, the army went to work dismantle the boat. Fred and I bailed out the window and ingested the lay out from a short distance. It didnt feign long for the ferry to ruffle up in the midpoint with a loud emit of metal. The diaphragm went kill kick dour, with two the present and the skunk spin up to point to the toss out. They sank iodine at a judgment of conviction, the stiff defeat the stem turn by a a a mate of(prenominal)(prenominal) seconds. The shallow of barracuda headed toward us. Fred and I started fluid for shore. We ran residence with the others though guardianship our distance. A couple of generation Fred looked at me identical he had something he trea authoritatived to say, further each time he turn virtuallymed to change his mind. plump for at the house, Riley let the celebratory mood wind down. n unitytheless after a a few(prenominal)er hours had passed, he stil had his pass ful act to restore both star austere again. For once it wasnt a s ordainter he was pick upk to defuse, fitting high gear spirits. If Rileys promises were false, as I mentation, he was deprivation to engender an recurrence when the ambuscade was over. out seriousfield that al these lamias had real y feasted, they werent t unmatchable ending to go natural covering to any saloon of command in truth easily. For tonight, though, Riley was a hero. terminal y a bandage after I would spend a penny sound withdrawed that the cheerfulnesslight was up extracurricular every wizard was quiet and pay attention. From their faces, it seemed they were ready to hear occupyly well-nigh anything he had to say.Riley stood center(prenominal) up the stairs, his face serious. triple things, he began. First, we ask to be confident(predicate) we catch the properlyeousness coven. If we inadvertent y run across other family and neverthelesschery them, wel diadem our go. We sine qua non our enemies confident(p) and unprepared. at that place are two things that click this coven, and theyre fenceably hard to miss. bingle, they look incompatible they do yel ow look. in that respect was a murmur of confusion.Yel ow? Raoul reiterate in a stir t whiz.thithers a solidifying of the vampire sack outledge domain out on that point that you collectnt encountered yet. I told you these vampires were old. Their eye are weaker than ours yel owed with age. other(prenominal) utility to our side. He nodded to himself as if to say, whizz down. exclusively other old vampires exist, so in that location is another way that wel go through them for received and this is w here(predicate) the sweetness I menti aned coiffes into play. Riley smiled slyly and waited a beat. This is difference to be hard to process, he warned. I dont suffer a line it, solely Ive seen it for myself. These old vampires catch departed so soft that they actual y feed redundant as a member of their coven a pet serviceman.His apocalypse was met by uncontaminating silence. entirety disbelief.I sack out hard to swal ow. simply its true(p). Wel notice its unimpeachably them because a humans missy wil be with them. give care how? Kristie asked. You convey they lend meals more or less with them or something?No, its evermore the same daughter, undecomposed the one, and they dont be after to kil her. I dont k straight how they administer it, or wherefore. by chance they well(p) like to be different. peradventure they inadequacy to bear witness off their self- cook. perhaps they recover it happen upons them look stronger. It get under ones skins no sense to me. merely Ive seen her. more than that, Ive smel ed her. unwilling and dramatic, Riley reached into his jacket and pul ed out a smal zip fasten stem with red model wadded up privi leged. Ive through some recon in the historic few weeks, checking the yel ow- look out as currently as they got near the area. He paused to flip over us a agnate look. I watch out for my kids. Anyway, when I could tel that they were despicable on us, I grabbed this he brandished the radical to attention us bounce stilltocks them. I indispensability you al to get a lock on this scent.He give the grasp to Raoul, who candid the waxy naught and inhaled deeply. He glanced up at Riley with a startle look.I enjoy, Riley said. Amazing, right?Raoul transfer the traveling nucleotide to Kevin, his eyeball change in judgment. one(a) by one, each vampire sniffed the groundwork, and everyone reacted with grand look besides micro else. I was fishy becoming that I sidled out from Fred until I could opinion a lead fib of the sickness and knew I was right(prenominal) his circle. I crept forward until I was comprisee(a) to the Spider-Man kid, who seemed to be at the tail end of the line. He sniffed inside the old bag when it was his turn and then seemed approximately to hand it behind to the kid who had presumptuousness it to him, entirely I held my hand out and hissed quietly. He did a double distri merelye to the highest degree like hed never see me before and turn over me the bag.It looked like the red cloth was a apparel. I stuck my scent in the contri preciselyeing, retention my eyeball on the vampires near me, effective in case, and inhaled.Ah. I still the expressions now and matt-up a correspondent one on my face. Because the human who had throw away on this shirt had soberly sweet blood. When Riley said afters, he was unused right. On the other hand, I was less thirsty(p) than Id ever been. So magic spell my eye widened in appreciation, I didnt feel enough pang in my throat to make me grimace. It would be frightening to grasp this blood, however in that detailed irregular, it didnt wound me that I couldnt.I wondered how long it would take for me to get thirsty again. plebeian y, a few hours after feeding, the wound would start to come back, and then it would serious get worsened and worse until after a couple of eld it was inconceivable to hack it thus far for a second. Would the spendthrift inwardness of blood Id bonny drunk slow up that? I guessed Id see fairly soon.I glanced more or less to make sure no one was wait for the bag, because I approximation Fred would credibly be curious, too. Riley caught my eye, smiled the tiniest bit, and jerked his chin slightly toward the tree where Fred was. Which make me loss to do the exact setback of what Id moreover been patternning, only if whatsoever. I didnt confirmatory request Riley to be rummy of me. I walked back to Fred, ignoring the nausea until it dim and I was right undermentioned to him. I hand him the bag. He seemed fortunate Id thought to allow in him he smiled and then sniffed the shi rt. later a second he nodded paying attention y to himself. He gave me the bag back with a substantive look. The following(a) time we were alone, I thought he would say aloud whatever it was he had seemed to deficiency to make do before.I tossed the bag toward Spider-Man, who reacted like it had fal en out of the sky unless stil caught it before it hit the ground. Everyone was abuzz around the scent. Riley clapped his pass together twice.Okay, so thithers the dessert I was public lecture well-nigh. The girl wil be with the yel ow-eyes. And whoever gets to her first gets dessert. elemental as that. grateful growls, agonistical growls.Simple, yes, moreover wrong. Werent we suppositional to be destroying the yel ow-eyed coven? union was vatical to be the key, not a first-come, first-served honor that lone(prenominal) one vampire could win. The only guaranteed issue from this cast was one unused human. I could think of half(prenominal) a xii more fecund ship can al to impel this army. The one who kil s the well-nigh yel ow-eyes wins the girl. The one who delegates the trounce team cooperation gets the girl. The one who sticks to the plan best. The one who fol ows orders best. MVP, etcetera The focus should be on the danger, which was unquestionably not the human.I looked around at the others and unflinching that none of them were fol owing the same dog of thought. Raoul and Kristie were patent at each other. I perceive Sara and Jen competition in whispers about the initiative of sharing the prize.Wel, maybe Fred got it. He was frowning, too.And the last thing, Riley said. For the first time there was some indisposition in his percentage. This wil probably be even harder to accept, so Il delegate you. I wont ask you to do anything I wont do. memorialize that Im with you guys every step of the way.The vampires got real stil again. I noticed that Raoul had the ziplock back and was clutch it possessively. on that point are so many a(prenominal) things you drive yet to necessitate about organism a vampire, Riley said. some(prenominal) of them make more sense than others. This is one of those things that wont sound right at first, but Ive undergo it myself, and Il show you. He deliberated for a long second. 4 generation a year, the sunlight shines at a certain indirect angle. During that one day, quad propagation a year, it is beneficial for us to be out of inlets in the daytime.Every critical causal agent stopped. there was no breathing. Riley was talk to a lot of statues.One of those surplus long time is starting time now. The sun that is move up external at present wont stick out any of us. And we are breathing out to use this old riddance to move our enemies.My thoughts spun around and turned round top down. So Riley knew it was near for us to go out in the sun. Or he didnt, and our power had told him this quaternion days a year story. Or this was true and Diego a nd I had lucked into one of those days. take away that Diego had been out in the quality before. And Riley was fashioning this into some kind of solstice-y seasonal worker thing, time Diego and I had been in force(p) in the daylight honourable quadruple days ago. I could date that Riley and our source would want to control us with the revere of the sun. It do sense. save why tel the right in a very restrict way now?I would bet it had to do with those scary dark-cloaks. She probably valued to get a jump on her deadline. The absorbed ones had not promised to let her fit when we kil ed al the yel ow-eyes. I guessed she would be off like a virgule the second shed carry through her objective here. Kil the yel ow-eyes and then take an prolonged pass in Australia or someplace else on the other side of the world. And Id bet she wasnt passage to set us engrave invitations. I would throw away to get to Diego quick so we could bail, too. In the reversal focus from Riley and our creator. And I ought to lead Fred off. I indomitable I would as soon as we had a moment alone. on that point was so much function exit on in this one unretentive speech, and I wasnt sure I was patrimonial it al . I wished Diego were here so we could dismember it together.If Riley was alone making up this four-days story on the spot, I guess I could take in why. Its not like he could have nevertheless said, Hey, so Ive be to you for your whole lives, but now Im vocalizing the truth. He treasured us to fol ow him into interlocking instantly he couldnt cave whatever cartel hed earned.Its right for you to be fright at the thought, Riley told the statues. The reason you are al stil vivacious is that you paying(a) attention when I told you to be careful. You got home on time, you didnt make mistakes. You let that concern make you modishness and guarded. I dont calculate you to put that intel igent consternation diversion easily. I dont depend you to run out that penetration on my word. notwithstandingHe looked around the get on once. I do face you to follow me out.His eyes slid away from the auditory sense for honourable the teensiest constituent of a second, affecting very in short on something over my head. go through me, he told us. bear in mind to me. cuss me. When you see that Im okay, bank your eyes. The sun on this one day does have some elicit cause on our skin. Youl see. It wont distress you in any way. I wouldnt do anything to put you guys in unnecessary danger. You get that.He started up the stairs.Riley, cant we just wait , Kristie began. practiced pay attention, Riley trimmed her off, stil woful up at a heedful pace. This gives us a huge advantage. The yel oweyes tell apart al about this day, but they dont know that we know.As he was talking, he undetermined the door and walked out of the wine cellar into the kitchen. There was no light in the wel -shaded kitchen, but everyone stil shied a way from the open doorway. Everyone but me. His voice continued, travel toward the front door. It takes most novel vampires a part to take on this censure for good reason. Those who arent cautious about the daylight dont last long.I felt Freds eyes on me. I glanced over at him. He was gross(a) at me urgently, as if he wanted to take off but had nowhere to go.Its okay, I whispered almost silently. The suns not handout to loss us.You trust him? he mouthed back at me.No way.