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- 2051: Agamemon. Justifiable Homicide
- Certainly, there are times when death is the only answer. Many people decide that justice is for the taking, and do so in a great vengeance. Moreover, there are instances when homicide is the best route for a person. Agamemnon's death is one of those instances. It is very clear that two wrongs do make a right. Clytaemnestra, Agamemnon's spouse and queen of Argos, has planned for her king's death for more than a decade. The unsuspecting husband returns home, expecting a warm welcome, but in fact, receives the signature on his death warrant. Clytaemnestra tricked Agamemnon, with his pride, into acting like a ...
- 2052: Awakening Vs. Greenleaf
- ... Awakening and in Flannery O’Connor’s short story “Greenleaf” the characters Edna and Mrs. May, respectively, begin almost as common, stock characters living unfulfilled lives. They eventually converge, however, upon an elevated life and death filled with new meaning through their struggle with their role as individuals surrounded by other important beings. Jesuit philosopher Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881-1948) believed that humankind follows a certain evolution of mind and ... begin as common clones of one another. From this commonality many examine their lives and develop the things within them that make them uniquely them. This development of the self only can be ended at death when the individual converges upon an Omega Point in which he has an elevated understanding of and meaning for life. The characters Edna from The Awakening and Mrs. May from ”Greenleaf” encounter a similar human ... learns to swim and does this often in order to become physically free and separate from all that enslaves her in her community. Through the ocean she ultimately completely removes herself from her enslavement through death. Edna’s largest and most evident development of her individual freedom is shown through the sexual freedom she finds. Edna is in a marriage that began for the wrong reasons. She married for security ...
- 2053: Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms": Henry - A Man of Action, Self-Dicipline, and One Who Maintains Grace Under Pressure
- ... the situation requires, Henry rises to the occasion taking control of potentially dangerous incidents with quick decision leaving no room for second thought. After Frederick is captured by the battle police, he foresees his inevitable death if no action was taken and instinctively escaped detainment. "I looked at the carabineri, they were looking at the newcomers. The others were looking a the colchel. I ducked down, pushed between two men, and ... knew he was not going to die without a fight to preserve his precious existence. Being a man of action rather than words, was the determining factor which helped him survive this unfortunate confrontation with death. Regardless of the circumstances, Henry used his authoritative position to make sure others did not engage in any threatening positions that could jeopardize the ir safety and the safety of others. When one of his ... the severity of any given situation, Frederick is able to mask his emotions showing only a nonchalant facade as he performs mundane duties in traumatic or pressure filled predicaments. He deals with his wife's death by merely observing her lifeless body and casually strolling back to the ho tel like nothing had ever happened. "But after I had got them out and shut the door and turned off the ...
- 2054: Dante Alighieri: A Poetic Descent into Metaphorical Hell
- ... be Beatrice Portinari, a noble woman. It really matter's not who she was, for he saw her infrequently and never spoke to her. Nevertheless she became the focus of his love, and after her death she became his muse. She is a focal point in his works, including La vita nuova(The New Life) and La divina commedia(The Divine Comedy). Dante's education remains an unknown, however his writing ... and the center of Italian culture during this time period and on through the Renaissance. His Works: His first important work was La vita nuova(The New Life), written not that long after Beatrice's death. It chronicled, in the form of sonnets woven together with prose, his love for her, his premonition of her death, her actual death and his commitment that he would write a work that would be a worthy monument for her. While remaining in relative obscurity when compared to The Divine Comedy, The New Life ...
- 2055: Stress Management
- ... time (increased or decreased) can seriously inhibit their ability to perform a vital action. An unrealistic increase could result in overreacting in confrontational situations, while a decrease could result in a serious injury or even death. Forty-three percent of all adults suffer from adverse health affects due to stress, seventy-five to ninety percent of all physician office visits are for stress related ailments and complaints. Stress is linked to the six leading causes of death, heart disease, cancer, lung problems, accidents, cirrhosis of the liver, and suicide. Stress is a combination of physical, mental, and emotional feelings that result from pressure, worry, and anxiety. These pressures are called stressors. Some examples of common stressors are, divorce, death in the family, job change, pregnancy, marriage, and retirement. In medicine stress is a physical, chemical, or emotional development that causes strains that lead to physical illness. The early warning signs of stress include ...
- 2056: Leadership In Julius Ceasar
- ... fall together” (2.1.157-162). Brutus, however, responds with his own reasoning, “Our course will seen too bloody, Caius Cassius, To cut the head off and then hack at the limbs, Like wrath in death and envy afterwards; For Antony is but a limb of Caesar” (2.1.163-166). They two are also self reliant and self-dependent. They can think and act for themselves as they should any ... no more than Caesar’s arm When Caesar’s head is off” (2.1.181-183). This opinion is very far from the truth as proven in the emotional speech Antony makes following Caesar’s death. Cassius, on the other hand, was very much less trusting. He was usually suspicious of others and cautious to act. Cassius is the first to declare Antony will bring the downfall of the conspirators saying ... play’s outcome. He thinks that Mark Antony, as well as with Caesar, can not be trusted to act in agreement with his plans. Brutus’ overconfidence in others was the ultimate contributor to the conspirators’ death. During the planning stage of the conspiracy, Brutus is the one who makes the decision not to kill Antony. The rest followed his plan because of his honor, rather than his logic, and therefore ...
- 2057: Hamlet: A Sane Man
- ... the play. In IV,ii Hamlet refuses to tell Rosencratz and Guildenstern where he has hidden the body of Polonius. Hamlet has Rosencratz and Guildenstern, two people that used to be his friends, put to death in England. On all occasions when Hamlet is in contact with Horatio, Bernardo, Fransico, the players and the grave diggers Hamlet acts like a completely normal person under complete control of his psyche. Only a ... actions and that they are logical in nature. Shakespear gives a definite example of someone who has definitely gone mad in the play Hamlet. Ophelia is definitely crazy. After being rejected by Hamlet and the Death of her father she just could not handle it anymore. She went around dancing, singing about death, erratic behavior, and ultimately her "death". She just could not handle everything that had happened to her and gave up. On the other hand Hamlet is not crazy, he has complete control over his ...
- 2058: Tragedy In Macbeth
- ... reason is that they have a flaw, that would eventually lead to their downfall. Not every character is deserving of his fate though. Some characters have a minor flaw, which shouldn't lead to their death. But other's have a major flaw, which is would eventually lead them to their death anyway. The first Thane of Cawdor, is killed by MacBeth for trying to lead a revolution against England. His fatal flaw was that he was according to Ross, "a disloyal traitor". The thane of Cawdor ... that MacBeth killed Duncan, he really didn't do anything about it. There were many opportunities where Banquo could tell someone such as MacDuff what he thought about the murders. But Banquo didn't deserve death, just because he didn't act quickly in telling someone that MacBeth killed Duncan. Banquo knew that if he said anything, no one would believe him, and he would be executed. Lady MacBeth is ...
- 2059: Archetypes In The Lion King
- ... The Lion King is a story containing many archetypes. Archetypes are patterns or models of literature that reoccur in many stories. In this paper I will discuss three of these archetypes. They are the hero, death & rebirth of the hero, and the symbolism and associations of water vs. desert. These archetypes can be noticed easily and help things come together. The Lion King has a very evident hero, Simba. Simba meets ... kingdom from its desolation caused by Scar and the hyenas, and to restore it to its glory. The hero of a story commonly goes through some of these events. Simba faces a common archetypal situation, death and rebirth. Although Simba never physically dies, in spirit he does die. The spiritual death of Simba is when he runs away from the Pridelands into the desert. Everyone in the Pridelands thinks that he has physically died. In fact, he nearly does die in the desert. Luckily, Timon ...
- 2060: Lewis' "Surprise by Joy": Analysis
- ... a varied and comprehensive writing career, Lewis carved out a sterling reputation as a scholar, a novelist, and a theologian for three very different audiences. In Surprised by Joy (1956), written seven years before his death, Lewis helps to shed light on all "three Lewises" in his most personal book. As such, Surprised by Joy represents one of the few works within the Lewis canon that speaks directly and unabashedly about his personal life. Given the almost stifling attention that Lewis's private life has received since his death in 1963, Surprised by Joy stands apart as an astonishingly candid yet self-effacing volume by one widely-regarded as the premier Christian apologist of the twentieth century. Lewis proceeds in Surprised by Joy as ... deepest longings and secrets without sibling rivalry--all in the happiness of the secure shelter of their parents' Belfast home. The tranquillity and sanctity of the Lewis home is shattered beyond repair, however, by the death of his mother; the rest of his saga becomes the melancholy search for the security and settledness he had took granted during the peace and grace of childhood. It is this theme, the longing ...
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