Clara Reinke
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Queer Authors in British Literature
Virginia Woolf lived from 1882 to 1941, and was from a large family; she had three full-siblings and four half-siblings. When she was an adolescent, she studied Greek, German, and Latin, taking books from her father’s study to read and learn from because she was not allowed to attend Cambridge like her brothers did. She had a nervous breakdown as a teenager, contributing factors of which were that at age six, two of her half-brothers sexually abused her, at age thirteen her mother died abruptly, and at age fifteen her half-sister died; these were also factors in her lifelong struggle with depression. When Woolf was twenty-two years old, her father passed away as well, and this most threatened her mental health and she was temporarily institutionalized. She would spend periods of time at Burley House, a nursing home for women with a nervous disorder, in 1910, 1912, and 1913 (Pearce, 7). What social life Woolf cared to maintain was often disrupted by her difficulties, but by and large her literary prolificness remained unimpeded.
By Clara Reinke3 years ago in Geeks
The Stigmas of Mental Health
I am going to educate you a little on the basics of mental health so you can be aware of those around you-- I hope to persuade you to think before you speak, because you never know who around you is fighting the invisible battle of living with a mental health issue.
By Clara Reinke3 years ago in Psyche
Changing Your Thinking
It’s important to be mindful of your thinking, to what exactly it is that voice in your head is saying, and how it affects what comes out of your mouth when you speak and interact with others. For example, instead of apologizing for everything, practice gratitude. Rather than “I’m sorry I was late,” try “Thank you for waiting for me;” and turn “I’m sorry for being so sensitive” into “I appreciate how accepting of me you are;” “I’m sorry I always mess up” can become “Thank you for being patient when I make a mistake;” and “I’m sorry for talking so much” can be “thank you for listening to me.” Even subtle changes can go a long way over time in fine tuning your thinking in a positive direction.
By Clara Reinke3 years ago in Motivation
Knowledge Leads To
“Come on, it won’t take long,” Narcissa promised, linking her arm through Hermione’s as she swept into the bookstore, the little bell tinkling over their head as the door opened. “The party is tomorrow morning, and I want to get this over with.” Hermione rolled her eyes at her friend’s phrasing, laughing to herself as she tried to picture her at a children’s birthday party.
By Clara Reinke3 years ago in Geeks
All Passion Spent
Vita Sackville-West, the author of All Passion Spent, was more than a simple author-- she was a poet, a novelist, and a gardener. She was the only person to win the Hawthornden Award for poetry twice — first in 1927 and again in 1933 —, was made a Companion of Honour for her services to literature in 1947, and created the elaborate gardens at Sissinghurst Castle, her home later in life where she would one day die at age seventy. Sackville-West used her own background, personal and familial alike, as detail and setting for what would be one of her most successful novels. She came from a wealthy, high class family filled with titles of Lord and Lady, and in 1913, Sackville-West married diplomat Harold Nicolson; she was well-versed in the politics of society, and the games its elite population play. Sackville-West was a highly intelligent and fiercely opinionated woman, and had a wide defiant streak that made itself known not only in how she chose to live her life but also appeared in much of her writing. All Passion Spent centers around the control women do and do not have over their own lives and society’s constrictions. It was published in 1931 by the Woolf’s Hogarth Press, and the cover art of the novel was actually done by Virginia Woolf’s sister, Vanessa Bell.
By Clara Reinke3 years ago in Viva
Consent vs. Coercion
Some things are universal. The world is made up of 195 different countries and approximately 6,900 distinct languages, but people are people anywhere you go and everyone has to function within this society and its various subcultures-- including what "rape culture" entails ("Linguistic Society of America”). The numbers vary from nation to nation, but worldwide an estimated one-in-three women endure physical or sexual assault at least once in their lifetime, with certain regions or groups being more at risk than others (“Facts and Figures”). Given the statistics, at some point in their lives everyone will almost certainly have to deal with the aftermath of sexual assault, whether it be their own or that of someone they know. Therefore, this is a topic with which everyone ought to be familiar. To that end, this essay will cover the culture surrounding rape, including the stigma; how blame is assigned; and the role of gender in this subject, the murkier matters of statutory rape and sexual coercion, some of the current laws relating to rape in the United States, and how the evolution of these laws reflects the existence of rape culture.
By Clara Reinke3 years ago in Criminal