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- 11801: Prometheus
- ... Greek name, we can only guess. His father, Iapetus was also a mighty Titan, one of the first Titans. His mother, Clymene, was a beautiful nymph from the deep trenches of the oceans of the world. (Hodge, 352) The story of his birth is rather sketchy, most books just outline the story of Iapetus and Clymene being madly in love with each other, and having a son, and naming him Prometheus ... t have huge, rippling muscles. He does, on the other hand, have an immortal liver. In a certain Greek Myth, Prometheus stole fire from the hearth of the gods, the gods became angry, especially Zeus. (World Book Encyclopedia, 567) Zeus ordered Prometheus chained to the top of a huge mountain as punishment for stealing fire from the hearth of the gods. During his imprisonment atop the mountain, he was tortured daily ... the kiln for two days. When the clay figures were done baking, they were no longer clay figures, but living animals and humans. He placed each animal and human on the earth, where they prospered. (World Book Encyclopedia 568) One of the more popular myths explains how Pandora’s box was opened. Zeus was angry with Prometheus. He ordered the creation of a woman, her name was Pandora. She had ...
- 11802: One Of The Weaknesses Of The N
- ... she is in all senses an ‘accomplished woman’. Elizabeth is a strong-minded and courageous character, who was not afraid to stand up to others. “ I felt that you were the last man in the world whom I could ever be prevailed on to marry.”, (Ch. 34) she exclaims in response to Darcy’s initial proposal. However, with all her strong-mindedness, her courage is still shown when she admits that ... the wrong in others This is related in the book, when Jane finds out from Elizabeth the truth about Wickham. ‘What a stroke was this for poor Jane! who would willingly have gone through the world without believing that so much wickedness existed…’ In direct contrast to Jane, we find a caricature of aristocratic vanity - Lady Catherine De Bourgh – an overbearingly proud and arrogant woman, who is only too aware of ... know who I am?” Unlike Jane, Lady Catherine easily finds the bad in, and looks down upon, others. She tells Elizabeth that she is: “ a young woman of inferior birth, of no importance in the world, and wholly unallied to the family.” (Ch.56). Not only does Lady Catherine acknowledge the bad in Elizabeth, she is unashamed to say it to her face. Lady Catherine is the prime example of ...
- 11803: Pursuit Of Materail Wealth Doe
- ... and self-seeking man. He is a villain without any redeeming qualities or traits. As proof, the Doctor says, " Have I nothing to do than cure insect bites for little Indians?…I alone in the world am supposed to work for nothing-and I am tired of it. See if he has any money!" (P.294) "He is a client of mine…The doctor looked past his aged patient and saw ... the pearl is evil. For instance, Juana says, "Kino, this pearl is evil. Let us destroy it before it destroys us." (P.327) Juan Thomas says, "But I am afraid for you. It is a new ground you are walking on, you do not know the way." (P.325) Kino has ignored the advice from the people who are most important to him, and by doing so, he has actually led ...
- 11804: Pericles
- ... Anaxagoras, who imparted to young Pericles the majesty and gravity he had in all his sayings and doings, superior to all arts of popularity. Anaxagoras was the first philosopher to attribute the order of the world to intelligence, rather than to chance or necessity, and to explain power as the affinity of similar things. With his mind occupied by such thoughts, Pericles was dignified in his language and serene and calm ... free buffet at any time, giving them clothes, and letting them pick fruit on his land. To compete with Cimon for the affections of the poor, Pericles began the use of the public treasury for new purposes, such as plays and other amusements, and distributions of money to the public. By the measures he introduced, the Athenians were transformed from a sober and thrifty people, who maintained themselves by their own ...
- 11805: Pride And Perseverance
- ... day, without one gleam of light. Yet I chose this rather than my lot as a slave." (Young 18.) Harriet was smart though; she knew that even though her master had traveled as far as New York in search of her the last place he would look would be right on her families own property. In "The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave," the accounts with slavery ... to a man any time he pleases. I must say that the characters in these stories exemplify great courage in dealing with the struggles they experience not only within themselves, but also in the outside world around them. It seems as if each of these characters always came out on top, too. Their pride helped them overcome each of the trials and tribulations that they had to endure in order to ...
- 11806: Paradise Lost
- ... make a speech saying how, if they make a second Heaven as Mammon said, God would notice and punish them even more. There is no point in keeping on fighting, so they should attack the new world which God has created. Once again the speech tries to flatter the Devils. Beelzebub tells them how they need a great leader but before anyone else can stand up to face the danger, Satan stands ...
- 11807: Portrait Of A Lady
- ... at her door to take her away, she looked at it as her big chance to experience the life that she could not find in America. At her arrival in Europe, she was immediately experiencing new people and places. She was in a totally different world, where the people valued life, art, and were more civilized. She had finally found a place where she could grow both emotionally and morally. Goodwood's proposal would have taken her away, back to America ...
- 11808: Pride And Prejudice
- ... his "situation in life...[his] connections....and [his] relationship to [Elizabeth], are circumstances highly in [his] favor." Elizabeth simply says that "[he] could never make [her]happy...and [she] is the last woman in the world that could make [him] so." What makes her decision so peculiar is that in marrying this man she could keep her father's estate in the family and become financially sound for the rest of ... but she thinks differently. Even though her economic outlook does not look good at all it does not constrain her and she still treasures love and happiness above her financial standing. This decision is extremely brave considering that once her father is dead she will have almost no means to support herself. Her constraint is that she will not enter marriage for any other reason but love, and she proves this ...
- 11809: Paganistic Beliefs In Beowolf
- ... all aimed at death. Both Grendel and Beowolf's death were both described as a dark unpleasant experience. Here is an example of that; ...Edgetho's Famous son stared at death, Unwilling to leave this world, to exchange it For a dwelling in some distant place-a journey Into darkness that all men must make, as death Ends their few brief hours on earth.(736-741) Kirkland4 Christian views in the ... today. The battles with the devil or the devils curtuptions, sin. Sometimes good wins and sometimes evil wins. The constant referrals to both religious beliefs reflect the confusion of the time. While Christianity was a new religion and people were beginning to lean towards it; some people still wanted to hang onto the old paganistic beliefs. They were mentioned occasionally in the poem. The deaths of both Grendel and Beowolf were ...
- 11810: Beach Burial - Kenneth Slessor
- ... in the long run, the unimportance of it. To give you a bit of a background, Kenneth Slessor was an eminent Australian Journalist for a great part of his life, and because of this, When World War 2 came around he was chosen be Australia’s official war correspondent. He was to report on the Australian activities in the War and after it was all over he was to write the ... in death. As I pointed out earlier this can be seen in his reference to the dead sailors as convoys; groups of dead men that were travelling together with the same personified feelings and actions. World War 2 was, is in its simplest form, one nation against another nation, fighting for land, fighting to increase their national identity. For the expansion of their own national identity, humans were willing to kill ... other front” The land for which they fought, joins them together in death, the reference to ‘enlisted on the other front is an eloquent metaphor for the sailors deaths. They are now enlisted into the world of the dead, just as they enlisted to join the navy. It is ironic that these men, so proud and patriotic of their national identity, have lost not only the record of which country ...
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