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- 1401: Macbeth - Downfall Of Lady Macbeth
- ... is to suggest that she wants to be a man]." [I.v.40-8] The constant panic, or what we would associate to as ‘stress’, and also the regret from what un-folded after the death of Duncan, hit Lady Macbeth’s conscience. Blood brought more and more blood to hold their (Lady Macbeth’s and Macbeth's) position as successors of the King and Queen of Scotland. As if she ... like himself, noble and kind, but never evil. His judgment was a false one. Lady Macbeth knew that she had killed not an enemy, but a friend; and because of this she felt guilt. The death of Banquo had also come back to haunt her conscience; because his death was an un-necessary one. The fact that Banquo knew that Macbeth was to blame for the death of Duncan wasn’t a plausible enough excuse to murder him. The guilt she felt is ...
- 1402: Bierce
- ... San Francisco Examiner, (American politically correct. Bierce's short stories "often hinge on an ironic surprising conclusion" (Contemporary as in one of his better known works "An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge", were the sudden death of a Confederate spy catches us by surprise. A forerunner of the realist movement, Ambrose Bierce's cynical views of live and human existence gave him the nickname, "the wickedest man in San Francisco" (Contemporary ... has the bitter-aloes taste of truth. He helped blaze the trail for later and doubtless better realists" (Discovering Bierce's fascination, his focal point, in many of his literary works is none other than death. One can even state he was obsessed with it. From his gruesome descriptions of human suffering and decay, to the ironic deaths of many of his characters, death was his only constant. "Death was Bierce's favorite character"(Discovering Edmund), and often considered his only character. "In all Bierce's fiction, there are no men or women who are interesting as men ...
- 1403: Different Life Crises Have Different Impacts
- ... accordingly (Niven 99). While this approach is obviously a simplification of complex situations, using LCUs can give one a useful start in adjusting to life crises. With regards to the elderly population, namely the events “death of a spouse”, “personal illness or injury”, and “retirement” rate 100, 53, and 45 LCUs respectively. One of the most powerful stressors in one’s life, particularly in the elderly population, is the loss of a loved one or a close relationship through the death of a spouse or companion. In the two years following bereavement, widowed people are more susceptible to illness and physical ailments, and their mortality rate is higher than expected. Bereaved people may be vulnerable to ... and emotional grief. Similarly, a widower who was reliant on his wife’s ability to keep house may undergo distress because of his perceived incapability to survive on a day-to-day basis. Whether the death of a spouse or companion is one that is expected or one that is not, the emotional and psychological distress experienced by the bereaved is somber. Death is inevitable, although for those elderly individuals ...
- 1404: Macbeth - Blood As An Image In Macbeth
- Shakespeare uses the symbol of blood in MacBeth to represent treason, guilt, murder and death. These ideas are constant throughout the book. There are many examples of blood representing these three ideas in the book. Blood is mentioned throughout the play and mainly in reference to murder or treason. The ... blood on the handle and spots of blood on the handle. This is implying that the dagger was viciously and maliciously used on someone. Shakespeare most likely put this in as premonition of murder and death to come later in the story. The next reference, although indirect, in Act 2, Scene 2, Lines 5-11 is when Lady MacBeth talks about smearing the blood from the dagger on the faces and ... 128, "There's daggers in men's smiles, the nearer in blood, the nearer bloody." Meaning that their closest relatives are likely to kill them. Again, blood is being used to describe treason, murder and death. Act 5, Scene 1 is the famous sleepwalking scene. While Lady MacBeth is sleepwalking she makes many references to the evil deeds that Macbeth and herself have committed, most of which include references to ...
- 1405: Kant Vs. Schopenhauer On Enlig
- ... must accept the idea of pain and suffering. He must look to his own brutality to understand his superiority over the animal (brutes), and also be able to accept the concept of inevitable fate and death. Rather a gloomy outlook, but all truthfully providing wisdom and insight into ones life, time, and place in the world. "Evil is just what is positive; it makes our own existence felt. Happiness and satisfaction ... other time. To know that worry and woe is only an appendage to the necessities of life, provides one with a greater attainment of our place here. Lastly, we must accept our inevitable fate of death to be able to enjoy life. It is human nature to fear death. Again, unlike the brutes who have no concept of such a thing, we see death staring us in the face each day, in the back of our minds, threatening us eternally, an ever known ...
- 1406: Diffrences Of Character Develo
- ... He is able to use his super-human physical strength and courage to put his people before himself. He encounters hideous monsters and the most ferocious of beasts but he never fears the threat of death. His leadership skills are superb and he is even able to boast about all his achievements. Beowulf is the ultimate epic hero who risks his life countless times for immortal glory and for the good ... to battle one last time to fight a horrible dragon that is frightening all of his people. Beowulf is old and tired but he defeats the dragon in order to protect his people. Even in death he wished so secure safety for the Geats so a tall lighthouse is built in order to help the people find there way back from sea. The most heroic of traits within Beowulf is that he is not afraid to die. He always explains his death wishes before going into battle and requests to have any assets delivered to his people. "And if death does take me, send the hammered mail of my armor to Higlac, return the inheritance I ...
- 1407: Karl Marx
- ... the favorite child to his father, Heinrich. His mother, a Dutch Jewess named Henrietta Pressburg, had no interest in Karl's intellectual side during his life. His father was a Jewish lawyer, and before his death in 1838, converted his family to Christianity to preserve his job with the Prussian state. When Heinrich's mother died, he no longer felt he had an obligation to his religion, thus helping him in ... the other universities. While at Berlin, Marx became part of the group known as the Yong Hegelians. The group was organized in part due to the philosophy teacher, Hegel that taught from 1818 to his death. The teachings of Hegel shaped the way the school thought towards most things. Those who studied Hegel and his ideals were known as the Young Hegelians. Hegel spoke of the development and evolution of the ... and made him withdraw from his work; much like the ending of the Communist League had done. This time, it was for good. The last ten years of his life is known as "a slow death". This is because the last eight years many medical problems affected his life. In the autumn of 1873 he was inflected by apoplexy which effected his brain which made him incapable of work and ...
- 1408: Film Review: Shindler's List
- ... based on the novel by Thomas Keneally. It was shot mostly in Poland and was copyrighted in the USA. The movie mainly shows the Jewish persicusion and how Oskar shindler saves 1200 Jews from their death by the Nazi’s. The setting was in the midst of World War III and the Germans had invaded Poland. The Polish people were forced from their homes and into the Ghetto. The Holocaust was ... only to save "his" Jews. We know that Stern understands this. But there is no moment when Schindler and Stern bluntly state what is happening, perhaps because to say certain things aloud could result in death. Also Schindler starts out being full blown Nazi and he knows that it is not “legal” for him to assosiate with Jews on a friendly basis. We also see the Holocaust in a vivid and ... custom with an appeal to his vanity so obvious it is almost an insult.) Goeth is one of those weak hypocrites who upholds an ideal but makes himself an exception to it; he preaches the death of the Jews, and then chooses a pretty one named Helen Hirsch to be his maid and falls in love with her. He does not find it monstrous that her people are being exterminated, ...
- 1409: King Lear
- ... hero and that there is exceptional suffering and calamity slowly being worn in as well as it being contrasted to happier times. The play also depicts the troubled parts in his life and eventually his death that is instantaneous caused by the suffering and calamity. There is the feeling of fear in the play as well, that makes men see how blind they are not knowing when fortune or something else ... two daughters as well as the error he has made with Cordelia and Kent. Lear also suffers from rest when he is moving all over the place and the thing that breaks him is the death of his youngest daughter Cordelia. This suffering can be contrasted with other happier times like when Lear was still king and when he was not banished by his two daughters. The feeling of fear is ... a confused old man. At the end of the play Lear has completely lost his sanity with the loss of his daughter Cordelia and this is the thing that breaks Lear and leads to his death. Lear dies with the knowledge that Cordelia is dead and dies as a man in pain. "And my poor fool is hanged! No, no, no life! Why should a dog, a horse, a rat, ...
- 1410: The Seat Belt Law
- ... Seatbelts are generally for children who have outgrown car seats and are approximately eight years of age or sixty pounds. Seatbelts help to keep people in their seats, avoiding a more serious injury or possibly death. I’m twenty-five now and I don’t remember too much from my young ages, but I know that I loved to ride in cars. It helps that my parents are both avid seatbelt ... violations in regards to everyday drivers. It is now tougher than ever to receive a driver’s license. Because of this fact, accident figures are quickly decreasing. In addition to this, injuries are also decreasing. Death among youths and adolescent drivers is at an all time low. Seatbelts are one major cause of this. The stricter rules of the Secretary of state are another. It is now tougher than ever to ... to be passed on to the ratepayers. In 1997, Michigan statistics showed that the 1,446 fatal car accidents cost more than $9.8 billion. Traffic accidents are the nation’s third top cause of death next to heart attacks and cancer. Major road injuries cost money because of extra law enforcement time, health and automobile insurance increases, and taxes. According to the senate, approximately only 70% of Michigan motorists ...
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