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- 3111: Leda And The Swan
- ... shudder in the loins engenders there the broken wall, the burning roof and tower and Agamemnon dead" (lines 9-11). The once all-powerful Zeus is thus eventually plagued by his own deliberate and inappropriate abuse of Leda. "The Swan and Leda" interprets the scene as follows: Upon her senseless lips his senseless beak, His neck snaked around her neck. His eyes Are elsewhere they foresee perhaps the roles The girls ... the Swan" is that justice is served, more or less. At the same time, Yeats uses "Leda and the Swan" as a device to uncover the truth about omnipotence: when the boundary between respect and abuse of power is crossed, anyone can suffer the consequences even a God. Works Cited Archibald, Douglas. Yeats. New York: Syracuse University Press, 1983. Blackmur, R.P. "Yeats." Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism. Ed. Dennis Poupard. Detroit ...
- 3112: Animal Farm: Political Satire
- ... much so that they become as corrupt and power-hungry as their predecessors, the humans. The theme in Animal Farm maintains that in every society there are leaders who, if given the opportunity, will likely abuse their power. The book begins in the barnyard of Mr. Jones' "Manor Farm". The animals congregate at a meeting led by the prize white boar, Major. Major points out to the assembled animals that no ... the pigs as leaders are taking bigger food rations for themselves justifying their behavior as something necessary for the "brains" of their animal society. At this point we begin to suspect that the pigs will abuse their positions and power in this animal society. Mr. Jones tries to reclaim his power but the animals prevent him from doing so in what they call "The Battle of the Cowshed". After the battle ...
- 3113: An American Shame
- ... News Mafia GOD whenever they were asked what they "thought". Forget Clinton. He's not the problem. He only molested one American. The God-bashing, freedom-hating News Mafia has raped every man, woman and child in the country. They have probably succeeded in murdering the last thin thread of morality in this nation, which was their goal. If you thought things were bad before, fasten your seat belt. Wait till ... came to judging their adulterous puppet. Yet their mystical ability never showed itself even once when the argument was; "Is capital punishment 'cruel and unusual'?" or "Do women have the 'right' to murder an unborn child?" or does "freedom of the press" mean scum like Larry Flynt and Hugh Hefner can show any vile pictures they want or the News Media can brainwash an entire population with phony "poll data"? What ...
- 3114: I Know Why The Caged Bird Sing
- ... how to deal with being an expectant mother and stay in school, and on top of all of this, continue work on the railway. She is completely self- sufficient. I had had help in the child s conception, but no one could deny that I had had an immaculate conception. She truly proves that no matter what happens to her that should make most people fall, she will prevail. Vivian Baxter ... children are cared for while maintaining her lifestyle. In these respects, she takes care of herself and never is defeated by being a black woman in a bigoted country. Uncle Willie was born a healthy child, and a sort of freak accident occurs leaving him crippled. He does not let this make him any less of a authoritarian. He makes the children respect him, while no one else does. In our ...
- 3115: Janette Turner Hospital: 4 Vivid Female Characters In Her Two Novels
- ... past, but she appreciates that fact that fate decides her future for her. In this case she avoids family and friendship broken. And she has something to remembrance for a life time. Elizabeth's youngest child, Emily, is the mysterious woman of the four. In Montreal where she happens to be pregnant and Sydney where she encounters her lover, Dave. She thereafter moves to England. It is obvious that Emily love ... do; but her last decision of calling Dave is base on the need of Adam for paternal love. It is not easy 6. " The Ivory Swing " p.177 7. Idid... p.232 raising an illegimate child especially when her father busts out " I will not have a bastard in my house. I never wish to see him. Never." Juliet and Dave's marriage is base on a very abrupting way. " `Would ...
- 3116: Cloning
- ... their needs. Imagine the lives that will be saved if an individual can clone their own liver, or any other organ that is needed to survive an illness. The process is fairly uncomplicated. When a child is conceived, doctors will take a few cells from it and clone them. These cells will then be placed in a national tissue bank until needed. There they are readily available. If the child gets hurt, or contracts a disease, it will have a body repair kit to fall back on. Most of the controversy is over whether or not we will be killing another human in order to ...
- 3117: The Body
- ... tells the gang that when he was under his portch looking for his penneys that he had burried when he was eight he over heard his brother talking to his friend charlie hogan about the child that was missing but they said that they did it and they said where the body was. Gordie's brrother died in car crash. Gordies parents never paid any attention to Gordie. There was a ... just started in the middle of the book. So they each told there mom's and dad's that they were camping out in the field when they where realy going to find the dead child. Chris brought a gun that he stole off of his dads bureau. He let Gordie see it and he told Gordie that it wasn't loaded. So Gordie pulled the trigger. And KA-BLAM. The ...
- 3118: A Modest Proposal: A Different Version
- ... steady job and is kept in the labor force earning a honest living. The dancers are also able to pick up spending money as cash is slipped to them by students during class, assuming the child has been paying attention to the lesson and the teacher allows it. The teachers will have their students awake and attentive during the period for lessons and information by offering private dances with the dancers if certain students behave correctly. As the students learn more information, based upon this rewarding classroom atmosphere, parents may become more confident in their child's college search process because of their improved grades. As the improved grades are returned, no doubt that the school pride and appreciation will increase as well. Everyone's self-esteem will rise, and support ...
- 3119: Personal Writing: Volunteering at Summer Quest
- ... worked for was Parkway Preschool. This agency has two types of programs. They call the first program "Moms Day Out." This program allows parents who cannot afford, or do not have the resources of proper child care, a chance to drop their kids off three times a week from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The second program is a regular preschool program running from Monday to Friday ... male role models in their life and try to help them. I can either watch a movie for two hours a week and not gain a thing, or spend those same two hours with a child, and it will mean more than I will ever really know. In conclusion, I found that there where two major areas in my life that were greatly influenced, and positively affected by being a part ...
- 3120: Creative Writing: Dogs and Cats
- ... from the ground, we'd be in business." From the ground. Mustard considered this condition. He vaguely recalled a sharp pain he'd received years ago from one of Scampi's owner's offspring. The child was older and ostensibly more mature now, but at one time he was the terror of the block. For no reason, he would begin playing with the dogs and then suddenly whip out a piece ... and then, but the young ones never seemed to tire of it. At any rate, it was serving a purpose. Scampi led Mustard quickly up the steps and into the little area where the one child slept. At this point the dogs gave up the game. "Now what?" asked Mustard. "Now maybe they'll stay here. They usually do." "What if they don't?" "Then we'll fake being tired. They ...
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