Answer:
winning does not necessarily mean achieving the first position.
Explanation:
In the short essay "I Believe in the Also-Rans
" by Clive B, the author attempts to remind the readers how achievements in schools and universities have very little to do once we enter the real world.
He thinks that humans are depressed because we glorify winning and achieving great heights too much. Clive realizes this when he notice how Cyrus, one among his daughter's two playmates, proclaims and shout in celebration that he won the third place in the race although there were only three of them.
The one message that we can infer from this essay is winning does not necessarily mean achieving the first position. It can also mean accomplishing or completing the race.
<span>Kafkasque is the expresion used to name the specific
atmosphere in the works of Czech writer Franc Kafka. His novels and stories
were so original and fresh, that literary critics and theoretics invented this
new word, which is later used to describe the situations in fiction or even in
reality which are similarly absurd, surreal and strange like those in Kafka's
books. The main topics of his work were alienation, existential anxiety and
guilt. His characters are isolated individuals dealing with bizare and surreal
problems and absurd and incomprehensible social-bureaucratic powers. Kafkas most important works
are: story "The Metamorphosis" and novels "The Trial" and "The Castle".</span>
Tom's trial was particularly difficult for Atticus to win, as the racial codes of the 1940s made it very likely, from the beginning, for Tom to be blamed, even when there is a lack of evidence. These are some of the reasons why this is the case:
- The social context of the South is one of prevailing racism. Although not all residents are racist, most people do internally believe that white people are generally better than black people. This means Tom's trial is difficult from the start.
- There are sexual undertones in the book, as Tom is accused of ra.pe. This reflects the idea of African-American men as being overly sexual and interested in white women. This is reinforced by the fact that Mayella is not seen as a woman who might have desires of her own.
- Finally, the fact that African-Americans in general were not wealthy means that Tom is not only black, but he is also a farm labourer, without much wealth and status. This places him in an even more vulnerable position.
Explanation:
For example, it is both immoral and illegal to murder and to steal. We are fortunate in such cases, for then we do not have to choose between law and morality. But since there is no positive relationship of any description between legalities and moralities, it is a mere coincidence when they correspond.
