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- 7521: King Arthur
- ... romances about Arthur and his kingdom. The common people heard them sung by bards, while in the court poets wrote different versions. In each retelling the speaker would select certain details for emphasis and introduce new elements, so that the story could be adapted to the particular time and audience. Although most historians believe that there actually did exist an Arthur, they differ on how major his role was on influencing ... legendary hero. He believes that we should reject Nennius' historical account and dating. Richard Barber believes that Nennius fabricated from literary sources his account to suit the political needs of the moment. He created a new image of the hero with which to encourage his contemporaries. According to Richard Barber, Nennius had his own purpose for history (Barber 22-23). According to Richard Barber's interpretation, one can still believe that ... of whom we meet again in later romances. Chretien de Troys, a French poet in the late twelfth century, adapted five tales about Arthur's court for the French society. He replaces the rugged, masculine world of the early tales of Arthur with the conflicts between the spiritual and the physical worlds. In Chretien's tales the deeds King Arthur accomplished are less important than the society that assembles at ...
- 7522: Balder: God of Light, Joy, Purity, Beauty, Innocence, and Reconciliation
- ... sent his other son Hermod to Hel, the goddess of death, to plead for Balder's return. Hel agreed to send Balder back to the land of the living on one condition: everything in the world, dead or alive, must weep for him. And everything wept, except for Loki (who had disguised himself as the witch Thokk) so Balder had to remain in the underworld. The others took the dead god, dressed him in crimson cloth, and placed him on a funeral pile aboard his ship Ringhorn, which passed for the largest in the world. Beside him they lay the body of his wife Nanna, who had died of a broken heart. Also Balder's horse and his treasures were placed on the ship. The pile was set to fire ... giantess Hyrrokin. Loki didnot escape punishment for his crime and Hod was put to death by Vali, son of Odin and Rind, who was born for just this purpose. After the final conflict, when a new world arises from its ashes, both Balder and Hod will be reborn.
- 7523: The Capitalist Future: A Consequence of Calvinist Annunciation
- The Capitalist Future: A Consequence of Calvinist Annunciation In his work, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, Weber predicts that the future will be a world of "mechanized perfection" devoid of "religious and ethical meaning." In this world modern capitalism becomes a self sustaining system no longer needing the Calvinist religious impetus that had inspired the work ethic. Weber argues that the future will be a capitalistic society, where the proletariat and the ... rests on mechanical foundations"(182) and its Calvinist supports have now stultified. The entire conception of the calling now "prowls about in our lives like the ghost of dead religious beliefs." (182) The now disenchanted world has lost its God. It is a cold, heartless but very efficient machine. The work ethic of modern capitalism, although similar to the Calvinist ethic, remains but the religious reasoning behind the ethic has ...
- 7524: The Contrariety Of Two Friends
- ... Sandra is very quiet and shy. She doesn't like to be around a lot of people that she doesn't know. Nancy on the contrary is loud and very outgoing. She loves being with new people and doing new and exciting things. She hates the thought of doing the same thing over and over again. Sandra's idea of a great weekend would be to stay at home with a few friends and watch movies. While Nancy's fantasy weekend would include mountain climbing, skydiving, or any thing where she met tons of new friends. Sandra is the most shy around boys. In fact, she has never even been on a single date. Nancy is perhaps even more outgoing and brave when in comes to boys. She has ...
- 7525: Short Story/Film Analysis
- ... mini contests that the two men have with each other. Comparing the film and the book, they were very similar except the sequence of events were different. In the story, The Greatest Man In The World, Smurch was jealous of the fame and accolades of Charles Lindbergh. Only some members of congress, the President, and the press knew this information. They felt it would be a disgrace to the United States if it was known to the public that this world hero was a man with poor upbringing ,bad manners, and seen as a hooligan. Smurch was not willing to change these traits, so the few officials that knew about them, pushed him out the window ... the plane and had less recovery time than the film. The major difference in the film and book, would be the different way the story was told. The book was a story of Smurch's world spanning flight and a little of his life; while the film was more of the gathering of his lives' achievements and blunders, and less of his flight. The film centers more on the young ...
- 7526: Charlotte Perkins Gilman
- ... throughout her first marriage. Using her life experiences as a female within a male dominated society, Gilman wanted to redefine womanhood. She declared that women were equal to men in all aspects of life. This new woman she described was to be an intelligent, well-informed and well-educated thinker. She would also be the creator and the expresser of her own ideas. She was to be economically self-sufficient, socially independent, and politically active. She would share the opportunities, duties and responsibilities of the workplace with men, and together they would take care of their home. Finally, this new woman was to be informed, assertive, confident, and influential, as well as compassionate, loving, and sensitive, at work and at home. This vision of the future female went against the traditional role of womanhood, not ... she first began her career as a writer. Her first published essays focused on the inequality found within marriage and child-rearing. Her well received short story The Yellow Wallpaper told the story of a new mother who was nearly driven insane by the overwhelming traditional duties piled upon her as a wife and mother. The story mirrored that of her own experiences after the birth of her only child. ...
- 7527: Abbey, and His Fear of Progress
- ... of people and their "machines" would come (Abbey 50-51). Most people see progress as a good thing. Abbey proclaims. "I would rather take my chances in a thermonuclear war than live in such a world (Abbey 60)." "Prog-ress n. forward motion or advance to a higher goal; an advance; steady improvement (Webster's)." Is progress really all of that? How can you improve on mother nature? Progress actually detracts ... the parks. They will only find the stress and chaos that they sought to leave at home (Abbey 59). There is a minority though, that prefers to be able to get away from the modern world completely, and travel throughout the parks on foot, bicycle, or horse. With these vehicles they can travel on quiet trails that are impassable by automobiles. These trails will lead them to places where progress has ... pleasure of you and all people everywhere. Park your car, jeep, truck, tank, motorbike, snowmobile, jetboat, airboat, submarine, airplane, jetplane, helicopter, hovercraft, winged motorcycle, rocketship, or any other conceivable type of motorized vehicle in the world's biggest parkinglot behind the comfort station immediately to your rear. Get out of your motorized vehicle, get on your horse, mule, bicycle or feet, and come on in. Enjoy yourselves. This here park ...
- 7528: The 60s: Decade of Challenge and Change
- ... sixties was a decade of dissent. The Civil rights and anti- war movements drew people into the streets, where public protests raged. It was a decade of dynamic change for the nations youth, the new generation to whom JFK said, the torch has been passed. Long hair, mod dresses, drugs, sexual freedom, and anti- established ideas were everywhere. It was a decade of tragic death for people such as John ... festival was the most important manifestation in that decade. It was a revolution to the music and art, but it also was very important to the peace and against the government. It was held in New York City with over 400,000 people in attendance. It featured many famous rock bands of its time. It was days of sadness and happiness. This was the place to be that summer. The music ... light posters. Also, lava lamps and beads hanging from the doors were trends. The furniture of the 60s were usually close to the floor and were very colorful. The 60s was a decade of new inventions and ideas that would change the way we viewed the world forever. Some view it as the worst, while some see it as the best. But, no matter how it is viewed, it ...
- 7529: James Joyce's "Araby"
- ... the story this is easily shown, especially when it refers to "the hour when the Christian Brothers' school set the boys free."(Joyce 2112) Although they were freed, they were placed into an "equally grim world, where not even play brought pleasure."(Coulthard) Joyce demonstrates this culture by showing a boy's love for a girl throughout the story. This young boy, is completely mystified by this girl, but at the ... his destiny from the first for desiring joy in an environment that forbade it."(Coulthard) "Araby" seems to be reflection on Joyce's own life in a repressive Dublin culture. Works Cited Coulthard, A.R.. World Literature in Review. (Internet) http://www.elibrary.com/id/2525/getdoc.cg...2D000&form= RL&pubname=explicator&puburl=0 (No www.elibrary.com/id/2525/getdoc.cg...ame=twentieth_ century_literature&puburl=0 Joyce, James. Works of James Joyce. (Internet) http://www. Elibrary.com/id/2525/getdoc.cg...13&form=rl&pubname= monarch_notes&puburl=0 Joyce, James. "Araby." The Harper Collins World Reader. Ed. Mary Ann Caws and Christopher Prendergast. New York: Harper Collins, 1994. 2112-2116.
- 7530: "A Rose for Emily": A Review
- ... Emily": A Review In "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner, we see how past events effect the main character Miss Emily, especially her mental state. She seems to live in a sort of fantasy world where death has no real meaning. Miss Emily refuses to accept or even recognize, the death of her father or that of Colonel Satoris. She does not want to acknowledge the fact that the world around her was changing therefore Miss Emily surrounds herself with death. What Faulkner tries to state in this story is that you should not let death overpower your life. A person should try and let ... state is to always expect the unexpected, like when Miss Emily killed Homer. Faulkner chooses to use third person narration in this particular story for a couple of reasons. He tries to show Emily's world to us as seen through the eyes of a respectable resident, so we can understand the town life as if we lived there. This way we were able to understand how the people of ...
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