Medea: Summary
.... for the heroine, whose attitude of feminine pride and
tradition is still popular in today's world.
Setting: The entire play takes place on the island of Corinth in present
day Greece. Individual places such as Medea/Jason's home, and the palace
of the king and princess are also spoken of and used in the play. It has
an ancient Greek setting as well.
Theme: "What goes around comes around."
The theme of revenge in the sense of Medea's strong desire to seek revenge
on Jason.
Another possible theme o .....
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Cultural Literacy According To E.D. Hirsch
.... the "cooperation of many people..." Communication is what
Hirsch sees is essential for success in today's society. Communication is the
key to equality in America. With increased cultural literacy, an egalitarian
society is eventually possible. One common body of knowledge for everyone will
be the glue that holds society together.
Hirsch also points out the senselessness of concepts such as multi-culturalism
and multi-lingualism. He acknowledges the importance of the numerous cultures
and ethnicities .....
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David Copperfield
.... because he was born in the town of
Portsmouth, England in 1812. Although as a young child he moved to Chatham
where he experienced a pleasant childhood in which many scenes from his
childhood are intertwined throughout his novels. Dickens father was constantly
in debt and was eventually sent to jail. This memory was agonizing for young
Charles as years later he wrote: "No words can express the secret agony of my
soul. I felt my early hopes of growing up to be a learned and distinguished man,
crushed .....
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Michael Korda's "Defining Success"
.... Education also plays an important role in success. Not unless they got
lucky on becoming a movie star or on a cover of a magazine because they were
noticed or spotted by some important person. Without education then you wouldn't
have any ideas where to start on how to become successful. Also, you wouldn't
have any confidence because you would be afraid and wouldn't know how to face
obstacles that might be in the way of your dream. Education would at least give
you ideas on where to start and how to prosp .....
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Mernissi
.... same manner as only the elite were involved. This helped preserve
what they thought was essential and according to the interests of the
participants the essentials varied.
The fabrication of false hadiths by the male elite was probably the first
and most popular way for them to protect their interests. The people
governing knew how important it was to "seek legitimacy in and through the
sacred text" (Mernissi 43). Mernissi talks about al-Bukhari, who
methodically and systematically collected and verif .....
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Metamorphosis: Response
.... were of everything in the room at exactly the same place
where you had let it go on the previous evening. That was why, he said, the
moment of waking up was the riskiest moment of the say. Once that was well
over without deflecting you from your orbit, you could take heart of grace
for the rest of your day.
Gregor woke up one morning to find himself turned from a human being to a
beetle. People found that to be extremely hard to grasp. Many felt as
though Gregor should have been more shocked at this chan .....
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Living, Loving, And Learning: Buscaglia Reflection
.... it ended up that the football
coach/algebra teacher cared a little more about tomorrow's football game than he
did about ensuring his algebra students knew how to balance equations, and
sometimes the P.E./Science teacher cared a little more about the teaching the
tennis unit than she did about teaching the four life processes.
Those teachers were also the ones that had to relearn the algebra and
science lessons a few days before they taught them to us, because on paper they
were qualified to .....
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Literary Paper Of The Grapes Of Wrath By Steinbeck
.... forces which cause it
to disintegrate. He understands that family
councils are an important part of the lives of
the Joads."
The major theme is the struggle and survival of the Joad family from the
time they lost their home, to the unity they felt and soon were a part of a
whole community, one big family, and one big soul. This theme is particularly
exemplified by Ma Joad, who played a major part.
The Joads encountered a constant struggle to keep the family going and
intact .....
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To Kill A Mockingbird: Prejudice
.... of the struggle for equality of the American Negro.
To Kill A Mockingbird can be read as the story of a child's growth and
maturation. Almost every incident in the novel contributes something to
Scout's perception of the world. Through her experiences she grows more
tolerant of others, learning how to " climb into another person's skin and
walk around in it." On her first day of school she finds that there are
both social and poor classes in society, some are respectable and others
not. She also .....
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George Orwell's Animal Farm: Ignorance Of Animals And Pigs Controlling Farm
.... anything physically taxing. This is demonstrated in a quote from page
35, “The pigs did not actually work, but directed and supervised the others.” Of
course, the ignorant animals put forth no opposition.
The sheep, cows, horses, and birds were digging their own graves when
they reacted passively each time Napoleon usurped a little more power. Since
very few of the animals could read, or adequately remember what was read to them,
they failed to notice or object when the Seven Commandments were altere .....
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My Lai 4: A Book Report
.... It is later estimated that
approximately 500 civilians were murdered, and (probably) no VC were in
the area.
I could go into detail about the killing. However, most of the book
was devoted to the time before the massacre, and afterward. The officers
and GIs of "Charlie Company" were introduced in the beginning of the book:
the officers had been social outcasts all their life (LT. Calley & Medina).
Both had decided to devote their life to the military. The GIs were
selected for "Charlie Company" .....
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The House Of Seven Gables: Symbolism
.... of everybody who enters through
its doors. (Colacurcio 113) "So much of mankind's varied experience had passed
there - so much had been suffered, and something, too, enjoyed - that the very
timbers were oozy, as with the moisture of a heart." (Hawthorne 27). Hawthorne
turns the house into a symbol of the collection of all the hearts that were
darkened by the house. "It was itself like a great human heart, with a life of
its own, and full of rich and somber reminiscences" (Hawthorne 27). Evert
Augustus .....
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Heart Of Darkness: Mystery And Suspense
.... with this person, I can not express how much mystery applies to
him and his personality. People haven't heard from him for quite a long time,
because h eis up the river from the station where Marlow is at. People are
wanting the boss, and they're getting restless. Is Kurtz, sick? Could one of
these people get a new promotion in their job? The people don't want Marlow to
go explore up the river a ways and kind Kurtz, suppling him with help that he
might need. And yet, Marlow needs Kurtz. .....
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Hiroshima: Book Report
.... main ideas, narrative
features.
The first chapter is called "A Noiseless Flash." The title kind of
speaks for it self. That was exactly how the bomb was. No one saw anything or
heard anything but a flash. The first chapter speaks about how people are
wondering why they are alive, but their next door neighbors aren't. It was
weird, there could be a house right in the middle of two houses; the one in the
middle survived the bomb but the other two did not. A whole neighborhood could
be wiped .....
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Native Son: Character Actions Defines Their Individual Personalities And Belief Systems
.... brutal murders not in rage or anger, but as a reaction to fear. His
typical fear stems from being caught in the act of doing something
socially unacceptable and being the subject of punishment. Although he
later admits to Max that Mary Dalton's behavior toward him made him hate
her, it is not that hate which causes him to smother her to death, but a
feeble attempt to evade the detection of her mother. The fear of being
caught with a white woman overwhelmed his common sense and dictated his
actions. W .....
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