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- 11671: The Scarlet Letter And The Cru
- ... adultery together. The woman, Hester Prynne admits her sin, is forced to always wear a scarlet letter A on her chest, and is ostracized from society. The man Reverend Dimmsdale, hides his sin from the world, is almost worshipped by the townspeople, but is filled with the shame of his action. Nathanial Hawthorm illustrates how insensitive a Puritan society can be to those who admit to their wrong doings. The Crucible ... settings in both the Scarlet Letter and The Crucible occur in 1692. The time period is very important in both pieces because it is a time of religious intolerance and a conservative attitude pervades in New England, where both works of literature take place. This Puritan setting is also very important in both works of literature. The reason behind the townspeople persecuting sinners is because of the Puritan beliefs of the ...
- 11672: The Role Of Achilles In The Il
- ... to establish his pride and work for his ultimate goal of immortality, and basically be more like the gods. The reader is forced to apply this idea to the rest of the text. This brings new meaning to The Iliad, showing that power, glory and immortality are such important values to all men that Achilles has to kill his own to achieve it. Achilles role in The Iliad is to display ... an apparent cause to understand what the Greeks value most. When the reader discovers the value is the constant desire for glory, he can begin to connect with the story, and therefore the former western world.
- 11673: The Rift Wars
- THE RIFT WARS Long before humans came to this part of the world, dwarves and elves made their homes in Caspia. Neither group bothered the other because they did not desire the lands of the other. After a time, however, their racial incompatibility began to wear on them ... Caspia altogether. Now the dwarves and elves, their populations equally ravaged, withdrew from the war-torn plains and went deep into the mountains and forests to heal their wounds. In time, the dwarves made a new home in the Farolas Hills while the elves moved to the southern portion of the Gauntlin Forest. They actively avoided contact with all other races, except the halflings. Through the years, kingdoms rose, and fell ...
- 11674: The Rich Brother, Pete Exposed
- ... of money. He cares for two beautiful daughters, and enjoys sailing on a nice sunny day on the ocean which he sees every morning from his bedroom window. He drives to work in his brand new luxury car with the window open, the wind blowing through his hair, smiling with delight at the people whom he calls his friends. Pete has everything going for him, and some might even describe him ... for the long trip home. The story takes another turn when Donald hops out of the car to get bags, and spills the orange soda all over the expensive leather seats in Pete's brand new car. Pete instantaneously enters a state of fury and screams at his brother to wipe off the seats with his valued Try God T-shirt. It is as if the self-centered Pete does not ... even further to show that Pete has no regard for religion, which is Donald's one passion. Pete's materialistic outlook on life is once again portrayed when Donald discovers that this is Pete's new car, and so he asks, " What was wrong with the other car?" and Pete simply responds, "I just happened to like this one better." Although he does not deserve to be criticized for having ...
- 11675: Life Experiences In Farewell T
- ... Japanese residing on the West Coast away from their homes and put them in these interment camps. As harsh as it may sound, the interment camps were nothing like the famous Nazi interment camps of World War 2. The residents enjoyed relatively comfortable living situations compared to German interment camps, and lived fairly comfortable lives, when compared to the German camps. However, it was still rough, as many families were separated ... surrounded by almost exclusively Japanese people, and did not have much exposure to Caucasians, or people of other races. Therefore, she did not know what to truly expect when she went out into the school world outside of Manzanar. She had received some schooling while in Manzanar, however, the American schools were drastically different from the schools inside of Manzanar. While inside Manzanar, Jeannie learned more skills in the fine arts ... shaping experience, and even more so for someone of a minority race or gender. The experience lets them know where their race stands among others, and if they will be completely accepted in the outside world. Unfortunately for Jeannie, she was not totally accepted by others throughout her life, and that left psychological scars on her. However, she came out of these experiences a better and more well rounded person, ...
- 11676: The Merchant Of Venice Essay
- ... The Merchant of Venice supports anti-Semitism actions and thoughts and therefore proves that Shakespeare was an anti-Semite. In the second act, Launcelot is debating with himself whether or not he should seek a new employer. Launcelot s problem is that he works for Shylock, who is Jewish. Launcelot persuades himself that, Certainly the Jew [Shylock] is the very devil incarnation (2.2.24) Eventually, Launcelot convinces himself that he ... much rather run away than be ruled by a Jew. Launcelot presents this argument to his father: I am a Jew if I serve the Jew any longer. (2.2.104) Before Launcelot accepts a new job with Bassanio as his master, he is reminded that Bassanio is much poorer than Shylock. His reply to Bassanio was, You have the grace of / God, sir, and he [Shylock] hath enough. (2.2 ... An Elizabethan audience would have perceived these situations as humorous because it was their reality. But to a Semite or a modern audience, this play may seem offensive and attacking. Launcelot decided to find a new master because he thought that being around Jews was dangerous to his health and mind. Lorenzo stated that the only way Shylock would get to heaven is by his gentle daughter (because she converted ...
- 11677: The Loyalty Of Antigone To Bot
- ... the daughter and sister to Oedipus. She along with her sister, Isemene, have been caring for their father and tending to his every need since his exile from Thebes. She is viewed as being a brave young women. Faithfully she shows her loyalty and respect for her father by taking full responsibility for him. Anitgone refers to her father as dear to her by stating in the story "and we share ... her reason to be loyal and always there to help him no matter what the danger. While being there to care for her father everyday, she put herself in danger of being caught by the new king of Thebes, Creon. He was held accountable for Anitgone and Ismene by request from Oedipus himself. She knew of her father's great need, so she battled the hardships with Creon to see her ...
- 11678: The Crucible 9
- ... of the Salem trials were similar to those employed by the congressional committees that I could easily be accused of skewing history for a mere partisan purpose. Inevitably, it was no sooner known that my new play was about Salem than I had to confront the charge that such an analogy was specious--that there never were any witches but there certainly are Communists. In the seventeenth century, however, the existence ... 1692, but it was literally worth your life to deny witches or their powers, given the exhortation in the Bible, "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live." There had to be witches in the world or the Bible lied. Indeed, the very structure of evil depended on Lucifer's plotting against God. (And the irony is that klatches of Luciferians exist all over the country today, there may even be ...
- 11679: The Catcher In The Rye
- ... into a fight with his roommate. He gets so upset that he can t stand staying there anymore. In the middle of the night, Holden packs all of his belongings and heads for his hometown, New York. The rest of the story takes place in the city, where the reader starts to see Holden s bad habits. Holden needs a place to stay because he can t go home, yet. The ... evident that Holden is suffering extreme depression. He picks himself off the floor and goes to a local bar. At the bar he gets really drunk. While he is drunk, he starts thinking about the world and about his own life. These are the times where most of Holden s thoughts and ideas are expressed. Holden goes back to his room and passes out. The next morning he calls an old ...
- 11680: The Berry Patch
- The Berry Patch Ever since the beginning of time, the world has focused on advancement and improved standard of living. This means building houses and factories and continually being busy to support yourself. However, we never realize that we could survive just as well, if not ... are not as trustworthy and can be destroyed at any time. The couple, Perley and Alma, have a completely different out look on life when they are in the Berry Patch "Makes you think the world's all right." (Stegner, 21) This statement by Perley proves that there are contrasting opinions in the two areas. When they are in the Berry Patch, everything seems perfect and all of their problems disappear ... left, he was happy with his life at that moment. Choosing the Berry Patch as the place to spend your final days in shows how nature can be more appealing than the modern society. The world is full or houses, factories, and technology. It has drastically changed over the years and maybe in a negative way. The story "The Berry Patch" supports this idea. The swain family may have been ...
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