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- 16711: Heart Of Darkness
- ... of symbolism. Throughout the entire novel Conrad uses a plethora of simple colors, objects, and places in order to clarify very complex meanings. By doing this, Conrad is able to lure the reader into a world unlike his or her own: the Congo River, located in central Africa. Although the interpretation of these symbols is so elaborate, the simplicity of each makes it somewhat easy to overlook. A few examples of ... be considered as symbolic features as well. The amazingly thick jungle in Congo seems to bring about some sort of truth or reality. The explorers or ivory hunters are stepping out of their perfect little world full of riches and wealth, and are entering a place where none of that matters. They find themselves in horrible situation where harsh reality is kicking in. Within the jungle, a tall, dense grass is ...
- 16712: Depression
- Depression Everybody's mood varies according to events in the world around them. People are happy when they achieve something or saddened when they fail a test or lose something. When they are sad, some people say they are 'depressed', but the clinical depressions that are ... such as: ·Sadness and crying, ·Loss of interest in and loss of enjoyment of life (anhedonia), ·Poor attention and concentration, ·Low self-esteem and ideas of unworthiness, ·A bleak view of the future and the world in general, ·Poor sleep and appetite. People with mild depressive episodes find it difficult to continue with their work and social lives, but usually continue to function, although less than normal. Moderate depressive episodes have ...
- 16713: The Cinema of Ernst Lubitsch
- ... again at the end of the film both involve criminals pickpocketing. That whole concept is corrupt. Thievery is deception, plain and simple. The mere settings of the film imply corruption as well: Venice, the ancient world which is corrupt, and Paris, the modern world which is just as corrupt. Relationships, Ideas of Marriage and The Concept of Love As one of the great unromantic of the cinema, Lubitsch liked to use a satirical approach when dealing with the purity ...
- 16714: Charles Darwin
- ... years old, perhaps the most significant event in his life took place. The year was 1851 and the young scientist was invited to become a member of an expedition to explore natural phenomena around the world. It was this trip that would produce his most significant theoretical contributions to the biological sciences. Ports of call, which included the Falkland and Galapagos Islands, were destined to change our understanding of the process of evolution. His vessel, "The Beagle"(a ketch sailboat), had been used to mount other expeditions to places around the world such as Africa and India. Captain George Peacock, a fellow scientist who took to the sea after his life's thesis on evolution was rejected by the national science academy, invited Darwin to the vessel ...
- 16715: Careful, He Might Hear You
- ... was held irreverent. This was made apparent by his experiences of acute nostalgia. Lila, his pseudo-mother, was mawkishly protective of PS. Instead of revealing PS to the face of reality, she shrouded the real world and prolonged the fantasised world he lived in. This was done through such things as referring to PS's mother as the "Dear One", and her grave labelled as "Dear One's Little Garden". "'Haven't we made Dear One ...
- 16716: The Accounts of Eros in the "Symposium"
- ... humans, have a need to reproduce. The real purpose in love is giving birth in beauty, whether in body or soul (Nehamas & Woodruff, pg.53). This means that the pregnant person causes the baby, or new born idea if the birth resulted from the soul, to be beautiful because all new borns are beautiful and this is as close as a mortal may get to immortality. By producing offspring, the human being continues life forever. By this, we see what it is that love wants as ...
- 16717: English Only
- ... and a threat to individual liberties. There was no English proficiency requirement to become naturalized as a U.S. citizen until 1906 the first major language restriction to be enacted at the federal level. Before World War I, bilingual education was common in areas where nonanglophone groups enjoyed political clout. During the 19th century, state laws, constitutions, and legislative proceedings appeared in languages as diverse as Welsh, Czech, Norwegian, Spanish, French ... in 1879 to eliminate Spanish language rights. In 1897, Pennsylvania made English proficiency a condition of employment in its coal fields, a none-too-subtle way to exclude Italians and Slavs. Security fears during the World War I era led to unprecedented bans on public use of the German language in schools, on the street, during religious services, and even on the telephone. (Crawford) Proposition 227 was passed by a substantial ...
- 16718: Freud Civilization And Its Dis
- ... their actions might or might not conflict with the standards and norms that society has placed on the individual. The ego is that agency which acts as an intermediary between the id and the external world. It is charged with gaining control over the demands of the instincts and choosing not only which ones to satisfy, but when to satisfy them as well. The ego is formed from the id through ... desire of trying to obtain as much pleasure in life as possible with the least amount of discomfort. Once the ego is formed, a person gains a sense of understanding that there is an outside world and that they must conform their actions to fit those boundaries, which are set by society. In addition, they begin to understand that when they can't always get the object that gives them pleasure ...
- 16719: The Internet
- ... convienient, and quick source of it communication. Ways to communicate on the internet include "Telnet sites," which lets users chat with other internet users. Since there are a large variety of users from around the world, these sites allow one to learn about people and different cultures from around the world.
- 16720: Conscription Crisis Of 1917
- ... was going. He knew that there was no way Canada would survive the ewar unless he could get more soldiers. On May 18, 1917, Borden stood up in the House of Commons and announced a new policy of conscription. "All citizens are liable for the defense of their counrty. And I conceive that the battle for Canadian liberty is being fought on the plains of New France and Belgium." The year 1917 was a year of worry and despair. Ideas of conscription flowed through the minds of members of Parliament. To most Canadians, anything but complete dedication was unthinkable but not ...
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