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Mist is a recurrent motif in Heart of Darkness, and it is central to our understanding of Marlow's view on the thematic light/dark conflict of the novel. Mist or haziness immediately implies ambiguity, an...

The diathesis-stress model refers to the idea that a genetic predisposition comes together with stressors or outside factors as a catalyst for a certain behaviour. The diathesis-stress model is the most p...

Paraded and displayed during the Nuremberg, Luther’s On the Jews and Their Lies stands as a symbol of his anti-Jewish vitriol and a 400-year continuity of anti-Semitism. Historians have variously attempte...

Throughout the course of history, many cultures and civilisations have developed ideas about the intrinsic worth and dignity of individual human beings. The prototype for the modern idea of human rights w...

Sovereignty refers to the ability of the state to act independently on world stage granting authority to rule itself. Over time, due to the growth of civil society and the expansion of international organ...