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Shame or Guilt?, 2006.
This paper studies the differences between shame and guilt and how they both affect people.
1,290 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, AU$ 63.95
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Shame and guilt are two feelings that are most of the time misinterpreted to be similar. This paper begins by discussing how these feelings differ from each other. Guilt is a feeling that is caused by our conscience that is disturbed or bothered. Shame, however, may root from the causes of guilt but focuses on the negative effect it has on one's personality. The paper then looks at shame and guilt in Iliad of Homer and with heroes where it addresses the misconception that heroes do not feel shame and guilt.
Contents:
What is shame and guilt?
Shame and guilt in Iliad of Homer
The guilt and shame in heroes
From the Paper
"Shame on the other hand may root from the causes of guilt. It is an emotion that may come along with guilt. However, unlike guilt, shame can have a greater effect to an individual as compared with guilt. Shame makes one feel embarrassed and humiliated which consequently lowers the morale of an individual in terms of social relationship with others. It is generally focused on the negative effect that shame effects to one's personality. Guilt, on the other hand is focused on the wrongfulness of the offenses that an individual committed. For example, when we feel guilty we always think of the actions that we committed, blame ourselves, and say things like "I should not have done that." Despite that we feel guilt, we can still socialize with others. In fact, guilt can be hidden from others. However, in shame, the offenses or actions that a person did can affect his personality and this can be apparent with the changes that a person demonstrates about mingling with others."
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Heidegger and Guilt, 2002.
Explores the three definitions of guilt according to Martin Heidegger.
2,900 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 12 sources, AU$ 155.95
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This paper shows that Heidegger invoked three forms of guilt and used these three forms of guilt to show how it is an innate human emotion used to qualify the individual's interaction with society.
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Guilt, 2007.
This paper explores the emotion known as guilt from both a psychological and literary perspective.
876 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 3 sources, MLA, AU$ 46.95
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In this paper, guilt and its causes are examined from a psychological perspective. The author describes guilt as primarily an emotion experienced by people who believe they have done something wrong. The paper further states that "wrong" can vary considerably based on an individual's beliefs, values and culture. Sigmund Freud's views on guilt are explored in relation to his psychological theory. The author also examines the theme of guilt as it is presented in literature. A number of Albert Camus' works, most notably "The Stranger" and "The Fall" are used as examples.
From the Paper
"Individuals involved with human behavior have long hypothesized why the emotion of guilt evolved along with humankind. The reasons range from biological and protection to psychological and a coping mechanism. Guilt is primarily an emotion experienced by people who believe they have done something wrong. However, the definition of "wrong" can very considerably based on an individual's beliefs, values and culture."
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Guilt in "The Things They Carried", 2001.
This is an analysis of guilt and its presence in Tim O'Brien's "The Things They Carried."
4,222 words (approx. 16.9 pages), 6 sources, AU$ 163.95
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This paper analyzes guilt and how it was presented in Tim O?Brien?s novel ?The Things They Carried.? The author discusses the sources of guilt and how that emotion is dealt with as two of the major themes in the paper. It looks at the causes and effects of guilt in the book and compares them to outside sources.
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"No one who has not been in a war can approach a comprehensive understanding of the war experience. However, if there were a book out there that could come close to making the war a reality for a civilian, it would be Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried. Through the use of short stories about the Vietnam Conflict, O'Brien brings to life the various emotions felt by the soldiers, like fear, hate, love, compassion, and, of course, guilt. Guilt proved to be an emotion that could stay with a soldier for the rest of his life, and, if a true understanding of a soldier's experience is to be obtained, it is worthy of further study. Because it is such a raw and basic human emotion, everyone has had some experience with it in the past. It is not surprising, then, that the guilt felt by the soldiers in Vietnam is not a new phenomena. There are, in fact, many examples in the book and in the war that can be linked and compared with studies and with other historical events in history. The types of guilt shown throughout the collection of short stories and the various ways the soldiers dealt with it can be correlated to other instances of guilt to begin to show the reader the severity of the situations that these soldiers were enduring, and to bring about a better understanding of the war experience."
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Guilt and Eating Disorders, 2007.
An analysis of the role of shame and guilt in perpetuating eating disorders.
9,435 words (approx. 37.7 pages), 36 sources, APA, AU$ 283.95
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This paper examines how eating disorders are among the most visible maladies that appear to be of psychological origin and how anorexia, bulimia and overeating have become common complaints among many, especially teen-aged girls, though those of other ages are affected, as well. In particular, it looks at how the role that the emotions of guilt and shame play in these conditions reflects the strong psychological underpinnings of each of these conditions.
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Introduction
Socio-Cultural Origins of the Problem
Internalization of External Self-Image
Negative Body Image and Negative Social Opportunities
Societal Standards and Not Living Up To the Ideal
Freud and Guilt
Freud and Shame
Conclusion
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"Central to the definition of anorexia is the disease's socio-cultural origin. Animals cannot become anorexic because they possess none of the social and cultural motivations of eating that human beings possess. Animals eat simply because they must eat to survive. There is no art of eating among the other creatures of the world - no ritual of dining, no cultural preference for certain kinds of nourishment, nor conversely, any taboo on the consumption of any kind of food. For other creatures, eating is a biological fact, one that is entirely uninfluenced by any other considerations. The moment culture begins to become involved in a human behavior that behavior ceases to retain a purely biological aspect. "
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Guilt and Responsibility, 2002.
A paper which examines the themes of guilt and responsibility in three works of literature by authors, Toni Morrison, Albert Camus and Hermann Hesse.
1,159 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 4 sources, MLA, AU$ 57.95
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This paper introduces, discusses and analyzes three books, "Song of Solomon," by Toni Morrison, "The Stranger," by Albert Camus and "Siddhartha," by Hermann Hesse. Specifically, it asks fundamental questions about the meaning of guilt and responsibility. Using these three stories, the paper shows the difference between guilt and responsibility.
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"By the end of the novel, he becomes an existentialist hero. He has discovered the meaning of life, and it is the indifference of the world, which means there really is no meaning to our lives. If our lives are to mean anything, we have to create the meaning in ourselves. When he finally realizes this, he knows he has been happy in his odd life, and does not want to die, but it is too late for him. For him, guilt and responsibility have no meaning, and this is one of the reasons he is such a tragic character. Guilt and remorse exist when one feels something, and Meursault feels nothing, he is empty and therefore he is nothing."
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Prejudice and White Guilt, 2002.
A look at the issues concerning racism in America and the impact of White guilt on the African American community.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 8 sources, AU$ 64.95
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This paper examines racism in America and focuses upon the role of white guilt in response to the issue. The author discusses legislation and Affirmative Action, as well as the social impact white guilt has had upon the African American community.
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Guilt and Its Limits, 2005.
An analysis of two texts by Frederick Nietzsche and Thomas Szasz that grapple with the theme of guilt as a positive force upon the human condition.
1,230 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 2 sources, MLA, AU$ 60.95
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This paper examines how Frederick Nietzsche in "The Genealogy of Morals and Ecce Homo" sees guilt as essentially a Western and Christian construct imposed upon classical civilization. In comparison, the paper looks at "The Myth of Psychotherapy: Mental Healing as Religion, Rhetoric and Repression" by Thomas Szasz, which discusses the metaphor of medical treatment through psychiatry as a treatment for guilt.
From the Paper
"Nonsense, says the German philosopher Nietzsche in his book The Genealogy of Morals. Guilt has nothing to do with one?s true emotional relationship with one?s loved ones or one?s physical and mental obsequies to a Christian or even a pagan God. Rather, guilt is merely hatred of the self, turned inward. Guilt is all about how one feels about one?s self as a son, mother, child of God, or child of the confessional, and has nothing to do with anything larger, more significant, and more beautiful. Such suggestions are merely the lies of a constructed societal?which, for Nietzsche, meant a Christian?philosophy with no true psychological truth in its basis."
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Guilt in "Macbeth", 2002.
Five examples of guilt in Shakespeare's "Macbeth".
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 5 sources, AU$ 51.95
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This paper describes five examples of guilt in "Macbeth", and also describes several contemporary situations in which the theme of guilt is being acted out in the contemporary world.
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Responsibility and Guilt, 2008.
An analysis of the themes of responsibility and guilt in "All My Sons" by Arthur Miller, "Long Time since Yesterday" by P. J. Gibson and "The Kidnapped Wife and the Dream Helper" by Susan Hazen Hammond.
1,061 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 3 sources, MLA, AU$ 54.95
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This paper relates that a contrastive analysis of the two plays, "All My Sons" by Arthur Miller and "Long Time since Yesterday" by P. J. Gibson and the short story entitled "The Kidnapped Wife and the Dream Helper" by Susan Hazen Hammond, reveals that, despite the entirely different backgrounds, these three works share common themes: responsibility and guilt. In particular, the paper looks at how the main characters of the three stories are all confronted with the consequences of a past decision, for which they have to pay the price.
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"Miller's play is very similar with respect to its main theme. Joe Keller also makes an economical decision at one point in his life: being in charge of the military equipment of the Air Force planes during the Second World War he provides the army with 121 defective cracked cylinder heads. As a result, twenty one of the planes crash and all the pilots die. Thus, faithful to the American Dream of prosperity and wary of his family's finances, Joe knowingly ignores the possible consequences of his act. Years after this tragedy, Joe is still in denial, refusing to acknowledge any personal responsibility or guilt. Thus, the structure of the play is almost identical with that of the short story previously discussed. Joe refuses to take responsibility in two situations, not just one: first for the pilots, and then for the death of his own son, Larry who commits suicide out of shame for his father's immoral act. The self-interest and selfishness are also present in Miller's play. "
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Shame and Guilt, 2002.
An analysis of the article "Assessment of Shame and Guilt and their Relationships to Psychopathology" by David W. Harter; Lisa Cutler & Liesl Rockart.
857 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 44.95
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A review of an article which assessed a validity study and a correlation study. The paper discusses how the study is important because it is felt that an assessment of these variables, guilt and shame, would be helpful to both clinicians and researchers, to know how they affect personality functioning, symptom formation and response to therapeutic intervention.
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"The first study continued research that was already started in 1987 on the construct validity by comparing the new SCAA scale to the already validated ASGS and PFQ2. The second study was done in two parts. The first part examined the possible revision of the SCAA and the second part looked at the role of shame and guilt in different psychological symptomatology. In summary therefore, this work will add to the data that will help researchers and clinicians decide on which scale is most reliable to use to assess shame and guilt in clients. Having assessed the shame and guilt, then these will be useful in diagnosing and treating the clients."
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Guilt, Blame and Death in 'Romeo and Juliet', 2004.
This paper discusses the issues of guilt and blame in the deaths of Romeo and Juliet.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 1 source, APA, AU$ 57.95
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In this essay, the writer discusses the issues of guilt and blame in the deaths of Romeo and Juliet in Shakespeare's tragic romance. Further, the writer examines how Friar Laurence's actions helped cause the tragedy.
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"William Shakespeare's tragic romance 'Romeo and Juliet' tells the story of two young lovers who take their own lives and whose deaths are the final act in the feuding between the families of Montague and Capulet. Any number of individuals in this play could be considered responsible or blameworthy with regard to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Certainly the young couple must accept responsibility for their own deaths. The parents who fight for honor and power are responsible as ... "
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Shame, Guilt and Fear Compared, 2002.
A comparison thesis on Edgar Allen Poe's tale "The Black Cat" and Earnest Hemingway's story "A Soldier's Home".
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 4 sources, AU$ 64.95
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This paper will compare two short stories that show how shame, guilt and fear, play a part in how these authors dealt with creating these tales. Edgar Allen Poe's short story "Black Cat" will be analyzed and also, Earnest Hemingway's short story " A Soldier's Home" will be the subject of this thesis. Both of these stories share similar traits on themes of guilt, shame and fear within the storylines that have been written around them and this will be proven in this paper.
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"Rashomon" Narratives of Guilt and Responsibility in, 2002.
This paper discusses Akira Kurosawa's film "Rashomon".
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 3 sources, AU$ 64.95
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This paper examines the guilty party in Akira Kurosawa's film, "Rashomon". The author looks at the narratives of guilt and responsibility in this film.
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"Chronicle of A Death Foretold" - Guilt or Innocence, 2000.
Reflections on the Murder of Santiago Nasar in the novel "Chronicle of a Death Foretold".
1,240 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 1 source, AU$ 62.95
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"In the short novel Chronicle of a Death Foretold, Santiago Nasar is brutally murdered by the Vicario twins as an act of revenge for their sister?s loss of virginity, before her marriage to Bayardo San Rom?n. The entire story consists of recollections and evidence given by witnesses to the crime, people who knew Nasar, and those directly involved in his murder. The story is inconclusive, and the events that are described are so ambiguous that they indicate neither guilt nor innocence. Certain characters seem to be convinced of his guilt, while others are certain that he is the innocent victim of someone?s search for a scapegoat. "
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Guilt & Sin In Three Hawthorne Works, 1989.
Examines life, influences, beliefs & themes in "The Scarlett Letter", "The Minister's Black Veil" & "Young Goodman Brown."
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 7 sources, AU$ 69.95
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"This paper is concerned with Nathaniel Hawthorne and three of his most noteworthy works: "The Scarlet Letter", "The Minister's Black Veil," and "Young Goodman Brown."
Hawthorne was born in Salem, Massachusetts on July 4, 1804 of an old New England family. After his father's death, Hawthorne was educated by his mother's brothers. In 1825, Hawthorn graduated from Bowdoin College. Among his classmates, Hawthorne made three lifelong friends: Longfellow, the poet; Franklin Pierce, later President of the United States; and Horatio Bridge, who first appreciated Hawthorne's literary genius. It was mainly through Bridge's influence that Hawthorne was made weigher and guager at the Salem Custom House (1839-1841), and surveyor at the Salem Custom House (1846-1850)."
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