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- 9591: Identity In Metamorphasis And
- ... central charater is suffering from a severe delusion about their own self. Gabriel, in Joyce's The Dead, believes he is the one true love in Gretta's life. When this deception is revealed his world becomse shattered. Similarly, in The Metamorphasis, Gregor Samka realizes that he is only a drudge in society, and his entire life is changed in consequence. The importance of self knowledge becomes apparent in these two ... that has given his life for her, nor will he ever realize that emotion. We can see this destruction of identity when Joyce describes Gabriel "His own identity was fading out into a grey impalpable world . . . " (the Dead, 390). Failing to completely know oneself can have disasterous repurcussions. In Kafka's Metamorphosis, Gregor's subconscious realization of identity and conscious realization of identity are separated and only joined through his physical ... physical transformation. The cries of his sister are followed with an attack on his person. This final straw forces Gregor's conscious mind to ally with his subconscious mind and he begins to understand his new place in society, which is closely allied with his former place. Both Kafka and Joyce examine the illusions that permeate our subjective realities, Joyce testing the boundaries of love and Kafka delving into the ...
- 9592: Public Image Essay
- ... Care-A-Lot and The Kingdom of Caring are hearts and stars. The heart is for love, and the star symbolizes the enchantment of this fantasy land. Another thing that is important is that their world is located above earth and on top of the clouds further proving that their environment is like heaven. The last reason that the Care Bears have such a positive image is because of the lessons ... constantly reminding the characters that they are helping that they are all special and can do anything that they put their minds to. This was especially shown in the movie, Care Bears Movie II: a New Generation: At sleep-away camp twins Dawn and John always came in last place in all the sports; which made them victims to all of the other camper's criticism. They felt like they were ... at and that every one is special in their own way. The last moral that they portray to their viewers is that love, caring, and friendship can conquer anything. This is important because in a world full of violence it is nice to have something that shows that peace and love can over power all violence. The Care Bears are an excellent break from the average television show. It isn ...
- 9593: Owen's “Dulce et Decorum Est”
- ... wanted it to. In the poem, “Dulce et Decorum Est” written by Wilfred Owen, we read of an experience which the poet had during his time as a soldier at the front during the First World War. Although the event described took place a long time ago, it is still significant to me because its essential message, that to fight for one’s country is not a tremendous privilege, is one with which I agree. Owen skilfully creates a clear statement of his disgust at the lies told to young men by the British government in order to encourage them to join the army during World War I. In his poem, Owen describes one particular incident which took place before his eyes, and which illustrates the horror of war. Owen and his platoon of exhausted soldiers were painfully making their way ... and depressed state of mind. Owen makes us picture the soldiers as ill, disturbed and utterly exhausted. He shows that this is not the government-projected stereotype of a soldier, in gleaming boots and crisp new uniform, but is the true illustration of the poor mental and physical state of the soldiers. By telling us that many of the platoon are barefoot, Owen gives us an idea of how awful ...
- 9594: Ludwig van Beethoven
- ... His greatest breakthroughs in composition came in instrumental work, including his symphonies" (Comptons, 1). Beethoven had a great influence on music. Not only did he create a bridge between the 18th-century classical period and new beginnings of Romanticism, but he started a new era of music. Beethoven's last years were marked with illness. On March 24, 1827, Beethoven died in Vienna. A crowd of almost 30,000 people attended his funeral and burial at Vienna Central Cemetery ... spoke, the man who inherited and enriched the immortal fame of Handel and Bach, of Hayden and Mozart. He was an artist, and who shall stand beside him? Because he shut himself off from the world, they called him hostile and callous... He withdrew from his fellow-men after he had given them everything, and received nothing in return. But until his death, he preserved a father's heart for ...
- 9595: How Contrasting Places Contrib
- ... himself and speaks “occasionally to one of his own party.” He makes no attempt at being friendly or becoming acquainted with anyone. His character is decided as being the “proudest, most disagreeable man in the world, and everybody hoped that he would never come their again.” This is the same type of attitude and pride that possesses Mr. Darcy for the remainder of the time that he spends at Netherfield. On ... felt that “to be mistress of Pemberley might be something!” The housekeeper is very sincere in her praise of Mr. Darcy saying that “he was always the sweet-hearted, most generous-hearted boy in the world.” When Elizabeth unexpectedly comes across Darcy, she is surprised to see him acting so friendly and attentive. She is especially honored when he wishes her “to be acquainted with his sister.” Overall, the visit to Pemberley completely changed her negative views of Mr. Darcy and allowed her to have a new respect for Mr. Darcy. Elizabeth’s interest and level of comfort can arguably foreshadow the fact that Pemberley will soon be her home, too. Netherfield and Pemberley are essential components of Pride and Prejudice ...
- 9596: Walt Disney
- ... In 1950, Disney released Treasure Island, his first full-length movie to use only human actors. Mary Poppins (1964), which combines human actors with animation, is the most successful of Disney's later films. During World War II (1939 to 1945), Disney's studio made educational films for the U.S. government as well as cartoon comedies. After the war, Disney created fewer animated movies. He concentrated on making films that ... animal life rarely seen by human beings. After television became popular about 1950, many filmmakers either ignored T.V. or fought it as a threat to the movie industry. But Disney adjusted easily to the new form of entertaiment. He hosted a weekly show that presented Disney films made especially for television, featuring such characters as Davy Crockett, and Ludwing Von Drake. Disney achieved one of his greatest successes in 1955 ... of the attractions at the park are based on the Disney films. During his last years, Disney developed plans for building a huge entertainment and educational complex in Florida. This project, known as Walt Disney World, was completed after Disney's death. Disney died on Dec. 15, 1966, in Los Angeles. The Walt Disney Company carried on Disney's work after his death.
- 9597: Henry James Book Report
- ... potentially be accomplished. Lily and Isabel have similar possibilities open to them but a crucial difference between them is that Lily has no personal wealth, while Isabel becomes a very wealthy woman, which opens many new opportunities for her. Lily has fewer possibilities open to her due to her meager income and her insatiable need for excessive luxury, which would need to be sacrificed in order to maintain an independent lifestyle ... somehow feel that they are being independent. Isabel justifies her intentions of staying with Osmond, despite her great unhappiness, with the following explanation: "One must accept one's deeds. I married him before all the world; I was perfectly free; it was impossible to do anything more deliberate. One can't change that way" ( The Portrait of a Lady, 521). The very appropriate metaphor of being trapped in a cage is ... Lily ponders 'the great gilt cage in which they were all huddled for the mob to gape at'( The House of Mirth, 51). Wharton emphasizes Lily's awareness in the following line: 'How alluring the world outside the cage appeared to Lily as she heard its door clang on her'( 51) ! Isabel is trapped because she has money and Lily is trapped because she does not. However, Isabel has fewer ...
- 9598: Analysis of Langston Hughes'"The Negro Speaks of Rivers," "I, Too," and "Mother and Son"
- ... poem where a mother is explaining to her son how her life has been. She informs him that it has not been easy, but she has not given up. In her journey to a better world she has run into bumps. Those bumps have never slowed her down or made her turn back. She tells her son that his life may seem a bit hard at times, but that he, too ... all the way that those before him came. She informs him that he must be patient and he will be rewarded. That he might stay strong, both in body and mind, to climb to a new world. The beauty the mother is passing on to her son is that of reassurance and that to impel to want more and have faith that their is more. Langston Hughes saw the beauty of ...
- 9599: Creating the Melancholic Tone in “The Raven”
- ... other realm must be explored if he is to ascertain something about his lost love and the noise which is driving him insane. The narrator then opens the shutter, opening his soul to the outside world. To his surprise, he discovers a raven, a “beast upon the sculptured bust above his chamber door” (53). The raven directs all further action in the poem, it ridicules and patronizes the narrator throughout the composition and its evil force permeates the air and induces suffering and anguish within the character. Emotions culminate with the attainment of a climax as the narrator faces his confused and disordered world. The narrator, in his madness, shrieks, “Get thee back into the tempest and the Night’s Plutonian shore!” (98). Poe’s calculated use of symbolism was influential in establishing the literary reputation of “The Raven ... obvious (7). Both midnight and December symbolize closure, as midnight is the last hour of the day and December is the last month of the year. “Midnight” and “December” also represent the anticipation of something new, a change to happen. Symbolism can also be seen in the examination of the chamber. The chamber in which the narrator is positioned is used to signify the loneliness of the man, and the ...
- 9600: Appeasement And Its Role In Th
- ... give them what they wanted to prevent a war in Central Europe. The underlying facts was the belief of British and French politicians that their publics would never risk a repetition of the horrors of World War I. The British government believed in appeasement till the day there was no other solution than to go to war on Germany. Appeasement ended on March 31, 1939, in response to new German demands, where Britain gave Poland a unilateral guarantee of its security, but this was insufficient to deter Hitler from invading her on September 1, so precipitating World War II. The first time appeasement was introduced as means of keeping the peace and quiet in Europe was Mussolini's conquest of Abyssinia (1934-1936) and Hitler's reoccupation of the Rhineland (March ...
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