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- 5521: Karl Marx 6
- ... for them to rise up and fight. During the 1800s, Parliament gradually passed a series of social and economic reforms. Many laws were designed to help the men, women, and children whose labor supported the new industrial society. (World History, p 611) many of the new laws included free trade, the abolition of slavery, and a new criminal justice system. However, the major reforms were ones that included better working conditions, health conditions, and education. For example, in 1842, mine ...
- 5522: Pride And Prejudice, Sense And
- ... not conceal. Her personality was the extreme opposite of Elinor s The moral development in Marianne has its roots in Willoughby, a young gentleman that rescues her from a fall on a mountainside near their new home. It was a very romantic scene when Willoughby, took her up in his arms without further delay, and carried her down the hill (Austen, p21). Marianne was excited at the whole situation especially since ... her have been injured by her selfishness, I cannot express my own abhorrence of myself. Whenever I looked towards the past I saw some duty neglected, or some failing indulged (Austen, p159). Marianne in her new responsible manner realized that she would marry Colonel Brandon. She found her own happiness in forming his (Austen, p174). Marianne could never love by halves; and her whole hear became in time, as much devoted ... realizes she will be able to marry for love and that had she shown her emotion earlier to Edward, he may have broken the previous engagement. Pride and Prejudice occurs in two parallel worlds, the world of riches and the society of lower class people. Elizabeth Bennet and her family come from the country where they do not have much money. She is one of five daughters, which is a ...
- 5523: Psychoanalyzing Hamlet:frued A
- ... Shakespeare s Hamlet is a phantom of literary debate that has haunted readers throughout the centuries. Hamlet is a complete enigma; a puzzle scholars have tried to piece together since his introduction to the literary world. Throughout the course of Hamlet the reader is constantly striving to rationalize Hamlet s odd behavior, mostly through the play s written text. In doing so, many readers mistakenly draw their conclusions based on the ... When Hamlet learns that Claudius killed his father, he cries "O my prophetic soul! My uncle?". Jones states "The two recent events, the father s death and the mother s second marriage, seemed to the world to have no inner casual relation to each other, but they represented ideas which in Hamlet s unconscious fantasy had always been closely associated." These ideas found immediate expression in Hamlet s cry. The murder ... resulting in a final product that is an extensive comprehension of Hamlet s character, and is, as Gertrude would say "more matter than art". WORKS CITED: SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. THE TRADEGY OF HAMLET PRINCE OF DENMARK. NEW YORK: WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS, 1992 HALL, CALVIN S. A PRIMER OF FREUDIAN PSYCHOLOGY NEW YORK: HARPER AND ROW, 1954 JONES, ERNEST. HAMLET AND OEDIPUS. NEWYORK: W W NORTON AND COMPANY, 1976 PLATANIA, JOHN. JUNG ...
- 5524: Social Class Distinction In Madame Bovary: A Way Of Categorizing People
- ... and teaching him how to dress and speak. Madame Duboc believes that her husband’ s patients can help them move up in status (Gibbons 6; Barron’s 7). The introduction of Monsieur Roualt encourages the new wife; he is a rich farmer, part of the upper-middle class; in her mind, this patient can aid in her efforts to move up the social ladder. As we see, the relationship between Charles ... backfires because seemingly rich farmer isn’t so rich and because Charles becomes infatuated with Roualt’s daughter, Emma. Madame Dubuc dies never having realized her dream of moving into the bourgeoisie. Emma, as the new Madame Bovary, becomes even more acutely aware of class differences when they attend an affair at the Marquis d'Andervilliers estate. Here, in the company of the rich, she sees the bourgeois life she wants ... and the prestigious award may even give him an even greater appearance of the bourgeoisie, but he will never really be part of that status (Starkie 24). Flaubert’s Treatment Of The Main Character’s World. Flaubert's attitude toward Madame Bovary and her world is ambiguous. He generally treats her with contempt and a bit of irony. She reflects romanticism and striving to better herself. These contradictions, leave the ...
- 5525: A Queen Adored: England's Elizabeth II
- ... bright blue eyes were framed by long dark lashes. She was christened Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, after her mother, great-grandmother, and grandmother the Queen. Her delighted father wrote to his royal parents to announce the new arrival and express his hope that they would be as satisfied with the birth of a girl as were he and his wife. As she was born third in line of an unlikely succession, a ... part of [her] immense appeal was due to her vivacity and comic fervor in doing what was expected of her". Though Elizabeth's childhood was quite sheltered, she found access to the rest of the world through the many nursery toys her parents endowed her with. Miniature delivery vans of bread and garden supplies represented the everyday jobs of the people. A Christmas present of a dustpan and brush also symbolized work in the real world, and possibly served as a tool in the development of a remarkable tidiness that followed her through adulthood. Her many ponies also served as a learning experience through the necessity of their care in ...
- 5526: Hamlet - Revenge Was Not An Ac
- ... compulsatory, those foresaid lands so by his father lost…” (I.i.101-104). By this, Horatio is saying Fortinbras plans to forcefully regain the land King Hamlet took from King Fortinbras. Fortunately, King Claudius, the new King of Denmark, intervenes and sends two courtiers, Cornelius and Voltemand, to Norway in hopes of convincing the new King of Norway, Fortinbras’ uncle, to prevent the attack. Upon hearing the message, Fortinbras’ uncle vetoes Fortinbras’ plan to wage war on Denmark. However, he encourages Fortinbras “to employ his anger, against the Polack” in ... As time passes, Hamlet still has not acted out the revenge he promised his father. Out of disgust for his irreverence for his father he says, “why, what an ass am I! This is most brave, that I, the son of a dear father murdered, prompted to my revenge by heaven and hell, must like a whore, unpack my heart with words and fall a-cursing like a very drab” ( ...
- 5527: Macbeth - Contradiction In The
- ... him nothing. He has good reason to fear Macduff, but slaughtering his enemy’s family is pointless. Macbeth wants to spite Macduff. He kills Macduff’s family to maintain control and power. Despite the witches new prophecies, Macbeth is paranoid of losing the crown. Since he cannot get at Macduff directly, he lets loose this senseless violence. As the target of manipulation Macbeth strikes out at random, and his moral sense seems to have entirely disappeared. The brave hero we met in Act I who at least seemed honorable, is completely twisted. Macbeth’s crimes have cost him dearly. His reaction to Lady Macbeth’s death is a sign of complete despair -all ... him with the idea of becoming king. Lady Macbeth manipulates him to overcome his natural hesitation to commit murder. Due to his manipulation, Macbeth chooses the crown over his honor and material gain in this world over salvation in the next world. Once he has killed to get the crown, the other crimes seem inevitable. In order to keep what he has taken, Macbeth learns to lie and kill as ...
- 5528: The Catcher in the Rye: Now and Then
- ... not inferior to men, but rather, they are just as equal. Society is realizing that women are equal to men and that anything a man can do, a woman can do. In Holden Caulfield’s world, women were not considered to be equal to men, it was felt that a woman’s place was in the home. As a result of society at that time, this attitude is expressed in the ... to wholly escape sex...” (Riley) In 1951, Salinger was taking a high risk in discussing this in his novel. Today the subject of sex is loosely discussed in many books and novels. This was a new step that Salinger took in this novel, that had not been mentioned a considerable amount previously in literature. Another big change in society is the crime rate. Here again, the difference in the forties and ... situations. “He is preoccupied with the lack of justice in life,...which leads him to defend a girl’s honor at Pency Prep,...and when he refuses to be cheated by a hotel operator in New York.” (Magill) The first takes place in his room with Ward Stradlater at Pency Prep. Holden is angered that Stradlater is dating an old friend of his and Holden decides to act with violence. ...
- 5529: Walking The Tight Rope
- ... Due to a great deal of misinformation and a changing economy, their numbers are growing, even as they are being wiped off the planet everyday. Herein lies one of the greatest challenges facing the Black world in the 21st century: how do we combat the dominant public image of young Black men that has largely been produced by mass media? Tupac Shakur's life and death is a microcosm of the ... REALNESS is --Tupac Shakur From Hit "Em Up If you spent any time at all around Tupac, you saw how easy it was for him to let a raised middle finger lead him through the world. Whether he was proclaiming to me in an interview that he stays perpetually strapped and high on marijuana, or spiritedly waving a bottle of malt liquor for the camera on the "California Love, Part II ... real, we are killing ourselves, carting ourselves off to jail or retiring at a young age to wheelchairs. Esther Iverem writes about arts and culture for the Washington Post and has also written for Essence, New York Newsday and The New York Times. A native of Philadelphia, she is a graduate of the University of Southern California, where she studied journalism and ethnic studies, and Columbia University, where she received ...
- 5530: Botany and Botanists
- ... can name is that plants have intrigued people for thousands of years. Plants are used for decoration, as well as our basic needs, such as: food, shelter, and even the air we breathe. Today, our world requires new needs for plants. Increasing human population is linked to gigantic environmental problems. Among them is the need for more food to feed the world. Pollution of both air and water is becoming increasingly harmful to surrounding plant areas. New and improved technology is helping us solve these problems, but they will still need young minds to use that ...
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