Ambiguity

what is just by law,” but this does not fully capture the connotation of the term “just.” To fully understand the concept of “just,” one must explore the more ambiguous concepts of culture, religion, and class. In Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, this ambiguity is explored as justice is dissected through the portrayal of conflict between Christian missionary tradition and Tribal legal action. Nwoye’s characterization mirrors this conflict as Nwoye’s personal ideals clash with his family loyalties.…

In the essay, “Stress is Bad for Your Well-Being” the authors raise the issue by asking the question, is stress harmful to our well-being. In this case, the issue they are raising is considered descriptive since it is raising a question about the accuracy of a description, in this situation being how stress can affect health. In addition, the question being asked begins with the word “Is,” which also fits the characterization of being a descriptive issue, meaning that the question requires an…

Throughout the play of Macbeth written by William Shakespeare, things always have a twist to them. Deception, which is defined as “the act of tricking someone by telling them something that is not true”, can be seen in the play through the main characters of deception, which are Macbeth, Lady Macbeth and the witches. Women characters are portrayed as manipulative and deceiving characters throughout the play. In the very first scene, it begins with the witches saying “Fair is foul, and foul is…

Throughout the play of Macbeth written by William Shakespeare, things always have a twist to them. Deception, which is defined as “the act of tricking someone by telling them something that is not true”, can be seen in the play through the main characters of deception, which are Macbeth, Lady Macbeth and the witches. Women characters are portrayed as manipulative and deceiving characters throughout the play. In the very first scene, it begins with the witches saying “Fair is foul, and foul is…

factors and vague segments of a new language. One of the most important learning styles is ambiguity tolerance (AT) which is defined as "the degree to which you are cognitively willing to tolerate ideas and propositions that run counter to your own belief system or structure of knowledge" (Brown, 2000: 119). As Ely (1989) states, language learning is full of uncertainty and there is a considerable amount of ambiguity in learning a foreign language. In an L2 context, learners are likely to have…

details. With the use of details, there is less ambiguity in one story than there is in the other. These stories offer a look at the editing process and how it affects the overall story. The overall story is much more effective in its original form “A Small, Good Thing,” which uses much more description and details than its counterpart, “The Bath.”. “The Bath” and “A Small, Good Thing” are supposed to be the same story, but with character development, ambiguity, and pacing the two stories turn…

the religious life Heloise "reshaped the truth," because while she joined under false pretenses, she did so much good while she stayed. Religious conundrums and debates like this one were common in the medieval world, and caused some troubling ambiguity when it came to the absolution of one's immortal soul. Tuchman discusses this vagueness of sin in her text. She raises questions such as is it a sin to be "tempted by another woman" and sleep with your wife to cool off and is it a sin to sleep…

of my team membership such as tolerance for ambiguity, learning styles, dominant conflict management techniques and final reaction to dissonance. I have seen what ambiguity in a group is like and how it affects the group and members of the group individually. I have examined my own reaction to dissonance and my own conflict management style.…

The 20th century was changing the world, slaves were no longer legal, the country was being quickly industrialized, and the idea of moral ambiguity was making its way into literature as seen in the works of Ernest Hemingway, James Thurber, and Flannery O’ Connor. Jack Smurch, a character from the short story “The Greatest Man In The World, by James Thurber, is the first man to try, and succeed to fly around the world without stopping. When he accomplishes this feat, the media rushes to get…

Sicario is an unforgiving tale of war & violence, which masterfully uses a modern setting to paint a portrait of hell. When Sicario begins, it’s visually all arid suburban desert-scapes and harsh light. Yet as the film progresses and the world’s ambiguity is unveiled our protagonist becomes morally incompetent. Cinematographer Roger Deakins and director Denis Villeneuve shift to a color palette of dark blues, oranges, reds, and grays. The desert becomes almost lunar as it becomes shrouded in…