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- 7601: Racism
- ... every one of us. No doubt, we are all racist, but this the term racism has been used too loosely. Racism has been mutated to such an extent that it could be a reason for war, a symbol of terrorism, and even an excuse for neglecting. Is that all there is to it? No, actually it is just the beginning. Racism is just like warfare in which there is no shelter ...
- 7602: Literal Interpretation in Literature
- ... children" has a deeper meaning than that described above. For example, "father" could be changed to "parent," and these "parents" could mean "generations" that precede the children. A situation that would represent that would be war or pollution. A second example which illustrates how this quote may be interpreted on a more global level is preceding generations could affect the children by means of racial discrimination that has been passed down ...
- 7603: Three Female Characters in Greek Tragedies
- ... is Lauis. As a result, Jocasta, horrified, runs to her chambers and hangs herself. Oedipus then follows after and gauges his eyes. He suffers from his own curse and banishes himself faraway. In Antigone, a war if fought and the invading armies of Argos have been driven from Thebes. Creon, who is now king, orders that all the dead invaders are to be left unburied for the birds and beasts. Antigone ...
- 7604: The Odyssey
- ... gave Odysseus precise aim. Athene last and final help was when she interrupted the relatives of the suitors from attacking in revenge of the suitors deaths. Athene spoke stating , "men of Ithaca, cease this dreadful war, and settle the matter at once without further bloodshed." Then Zeus sent a lighting bolt that struck in front of Athene, so Athene said to Odysseus, "Odysseus, noble son of Laertes, stop this battle, or ...
- 7605: The Theme of Father/Son Relationships in Beowulf & The Song of Roland
- ... from the code of chivalry. The final revenge theory is also something that is interesting to look at. Charles' sadness and anger at the death of Roland sparks his energy, and makes him take the war up as a revenge for Roland and the others. The emphasis on revenging Roland is also representational of Medieval society, and how if a family member was killed it was expected that a fellow family ...
- 7606: The Monkey's Paw
- ... let the man in. His name was Sergeant-Major Morris. He sat down in the seat nearest the fire, and after several glasses of whiskey he began to talk. He talked about some of his war experiences, and then of India. His last story was about a magical mummified monkey's paw. The sergeant-major tells the family that the old dried out monkey's paw has a spell put on ...
- 7607: The Development of Desire
- ... my loyal and determined crew of companions, to cleanse your hall Heorot As I am informed of this unlovely one is careless enough to carry no weapon, so that my lord Hygelac, my leader in war, may you take joy in me, I abjure utterly the bearing of sword or shielding yellow board in this battle! With bare hands shall I grapple with the fiend, fight to the death here, hater ...
- 7608: Beowulf
- ... him doing this is when he speaks of himself killing the giants and wiping them off the earth. He says, "They have seen my strength for themselves,/have watched me rise from the darkness/of war, dripping of my enemies' blood/I drove five great giants into chairs, chased/all of that race from the Earth." (246-250) Beowolf proves his strength to others and to himself. In his fight with ...
- 7609: Sociopolitical Philosophy in the Works of Stoker and Yeats
- ... There are two characters in the play who represent conflicting energies. Conchubar is the wise elder and is considered to be superior to Cuchulain, and he represents obedience, law and enlightenment. Cuchulain is the ancient war hero who represents the strong, heroic and violent energies upon which Anglo- Ireland was founded. Cuchulain is a wild individual who is king over a certain area of land, and Conchubar pays him a visit ...
- 7610: Words and Their Implied Meanings
- ... government. In the mind of a terrorist he/she must alter an aspect of society he deplores in society by bombings, hijackings, and assassinations. The United States' history makes us sympathetic to revolutionaries because the war between America and the British. No books refer to it as the American Terrorism because terrorism connotes anarchy and a lack of social structure. The actual difference in strategy between the two groups may appear ...
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