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- 16301: Antigone 6
- ... centered around the expanding field of science. Freedom of religion was encouraged to be exercised in the city-states and man was focused on more than the Gods or heavenly concerns. As a result many new ideals and beliefs surfaced. These new ideals and beliefs, though good in intentions, often conflicted with one another and created complex moral dilemmas. Such was the case in Sophocles play Antigone that was written in this era. In the play, Antigone ...
- 16302: Macbeth About Macbeth
- ... his nature violently demands rewards: he fights valiantly in order that he may be reported in such terms a "valour's minion" and "Bellona's bridegroom"' he values success because it brings spectacular fame and new titles and royal favor heaped upon him in public. Now so long as these mutable goods are at all commensurate with his inordinate desires - and such is the case, up until he covets the kingship ... variety of potentialities. And it is upon the development of these potentialities that the artist lavishes the full energies of his creative powers. Under the influence of swiftly altering environment which continually furnishes or elicts new experiences and under the impact of passions constantly shifting and mounting in intensity, the dramatic individual grows, expands, developes to the point where, at the end of the drama, he looms upon the mind as ...
- 16303: Love In Great Expectations
- ... going through changes and is attracted physically to Estella however that can only measure so much of love. This was shown when Biddy told Pip she liked him, but he opted for Estella. Pip experienced new feelings, which he never had experienced, feelings that he doesn t know about. Throughout the book we discover that his false love controls Pip. His infatuation for Estella inspires him to become an educated gentleman ... good thing comes along; another wonderful girl- a girl which loves Pip for Pip, as he does for her. Work Citied WWWebster Dictionary Love Merriam-Webster, Incorporated 1999 (26 November 1999) Dickens, Charles. Great Expectations. New York. Penguin Classic, 1996
- 16304: Comparison Of The Illiads Achi
- ... s The Iliad, Achilles and Hector, compare very differently in many ways. Although they were both war heroes, they came from different sides of the battle and fought each other under different beliefs. These two brave warriors fought to the death in Book 22, where Hector eventually lost to Achilles. Even though Hector lost the fight, the war still raged on, even less merciful than before. These two warriors were similar ... he would not have came back to the war and ended up dying prematurely. Hector s weaknesses consisted mainly of his mortality, his bravery and his not-so-quick thinking. If he were not so brave, and was smarter, he would not have come out to fight in the first place. He could have stayed behind the palace walls and spared his own life. Achilles had the primary strength of being ...
- 16305: The Bluest Eye
- ... Morrison 105). This is the sky that would never hang above the life of Pecola; therefore, she could not have a beautiful life surrounded by beautiful people. Of all the beautiful people in Pecola's world, she wanted only one aspect of all of them: blue eyes. To her, blue eyes would make her beautiful and people would then love her. Pecola looked at figures in society and worshiped their beauty ... Jane on her favorite candies. Pecola loved eating these candies and, even more, she loved looking at the face on the wrapper. She was mesmerized by the "blue eyes looking at her out of a world of clean comfort" (Morrison 50). Pecola longed for eyes like Shirley Temple's and Mary Jane's. She thought blue eyes would make her beautiful, and therefore, accepted by society. Pecola wanted to be beautiful ...
- 16306: Antigone
- ... heavenly concerns. A government that was ruled by the people was suggested as opposed to a monarchy that had existed for many years. Freedom of religion was encouraged to be exercised in city-states. These new ideals with each other create complex moral dilemmas. Creon, the new king of Thebes, condemns his son’s fiancé, Antigone, to death for her religious beliefs that disagree with Creon’s order. He uses her to set an example for the entire city of Thebes, for ...
- 16307: Their Eyes Were Watching God: Janie's Love Life
- ... Her first marriage was against her will and forced upon by her grandmother. Then Jody Starks came along and painted the picture of an ideal husband. Jody gave her everything except a place in the world as an individual. Janie would have always been known as Mrs. Jody Starks if he had not passed away. Then Tea Cake came and opened Janie’s eyes to what love really is. Janie loved ... come back until the next day. His apology was sincere and accepted by Janie. He then pledged allegiance to her. “From now on you’se mah wife and mah woman and everything else in de world Ah needs.” (Hurston 119). Later in the story, Tea Cake was suspected of cheating on Janie with a girl named Nunkie. When Janie confronted Tea Cake, he stated; “Whut would Ah do wid dat lil ...
- 16308: Macbeth Is Not A Villain...
- ... firstlings of my heart shall be the firstlings of my hand But no more sights! . Macbeth resents the operation of time and how in this case he was too late to kill MacDuff. In his new resolve he plans to act on his feelings right away so that he gains more control and hopefully evades time. This marks a major point in the struggle between man and his destiny- the human condition which Macbeth s new determination symbolises. The terms on which he accepts the struggle have changed. But although the audience will despise Macbeth for his ruthlessness and find justice in his death, they also will also understand the necessity ...
- 16309: Generation Ecstasy
- ... was so much information in the book about the rave scene and "ecstasy", I didn't know where to begin. It's been ten years since the English seized on Detroit techno, Chicago house, and New York garage as the seeds of what's generally agreed-over there, at least-to be the most significant music since punk, and they're celebrating with a slew of historical studies. Simon Reynolds attempts ... the reciprocal relationship between Ecstasy (and other less central intoxicants) and machine music that resulted in a feedback loop between sounds geared to enhance the rush, and rushes that inspired producers to take sound into new spaces. The drug-tech interface gives "Generation Ecstasy" a narrative backbone that applies again and again, across continents and cultures from Texas, where Ecstasy culture first reared its head in the mid-'80s, to Scotland ...
- 16310: Comparing William Faulkners Tw
- ... family. When I make a decision, I should have the same courage. Both stories¡¦ plots themselves are odd, but the meanings stimulate deep thought. Works Cited Faulkner, William. ¡§Barn Burning.¡¨ Collected Stories of William Faulkner. New York: Random House, 1939. 3-25. Faulkner, William. ¡§A Rose for Emily.¡¨ Collected Stories of William Faulkner. New York: Random House, 1939. 119-30.
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