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- 4551: Animal Farm
- ... the betrayal of the Russian revolution and the rise of Stalin (Greenblatt). They have seen that Old Major, the older pig and mentor, clearly portrays Marx and Lenin. Napoleon, the dominant ruler after Old Majors death, is Stalin. Snowball, the opposing force of Napoleon, is Trotsky. Framer Jones, the oppressive owner of the farm, is Czar Nicholas II. Farmer Frederick, the neighboring farmer who the animals later do business with, is ... Lenin, Old Major, there will be no oppression because the working class will have all the money and power. This hope and Lenin's prompting led the revolt against the Czar, Farmer Jones. After the death of Lenin a power struggle between Stalin and Trotsky started which can parallel to the struggle between Snowball and Napoleon. Snowball introduced the idea of the windmill to supply electricity, which can be compared to ...
- 4552: Robert Hunter
- ... The most prevalent of Hunter's themes that cannot be classified as modern or folkloric is the light/dark or "opposite" theme. This is a broadly based motif with several permutations, including knowledge/mystery, life/death, order/chaos, and good/evil. A classic example of two of these themes is "Dark Star", which illustrates both the light/dark and the order/chaos themes. Dark Star crashes pouring its light into ashes ... same. The character of the poem is confronted with the mythical beast Dire Wolf, and simply invites him inside to play cards. The cards, however, are all the queen of spades, the card symbolic of death. So this character takes a very ironic and lackadaisical view of things in the face of mortal danger. Another of Hunter's themes that transcends the traditional/contemporary division is ambiguity. He uses uncertainty in ...
- 4553: The Existence of God
- ... as the world exhibits orderly causal sequences, something had to start it all up. Thirdly but not the least, God provides an answer to the question of the origin of life and its destination after death. ( For the sake of convenience, we shall borrow some theological ideas from Christianity, the Christian God, to exemplify our comparisons.) As an example, God is the creator of all, and there is a place in heaven, a kingdom of God, for those who have faith in God. This helps believers understand their identity and alleviate the fear of death. Now then, let us look upon how Descartes responds to the question of what God is? Descartes' hypothesis on his theory starts with the idea of a God who is eternal, infinite, omniscient, omnipotent, benevolent ...
- 4554: The Way A Man Breaks The Bonds
- ... the pills out of an overdosed person. After talking with Clarisse he went home to find his wife, who had just taken an entire bottle of sleeping tablets. When he found her she was near death, he called the emergency hospital. The hospital sent over two technicians who filtered her blood and pumped her stomach. They said something that upset Montag very much: "'Got to clean 'em out both ways,' said ... gives up, just quits.' 'Stop it!'" yelled Montag. (15) The way they described the situation is as if they are plumbers, just out on another job and not dealing with a human life close to death. Montag began to realize the faults of his society and began to think, but he couldn't think properly with all the rage inside of him. He needed to refine his thinking, but couldn't ...
- 4555: Hinduism
- ... complete the system, as all things are subject to decay, a Destroyer was necessary and destruction is regarded as the peculiar work of Siva. It must be remembered that, according to the teachings of Hinduism, death is not death in the sense of passing into non-existence, but simply a change into a new form of life. He who destroys, therefore, causes beings to assume new phases of existence - the Destroyer is really the ...
- 4556: Antigone Essay
- ... bury her brother at any cost, and unlike her sister, she is not afraid of Creon. Creon is not strong enough to stand in my way, (pg.750 line 35). Not even the threat of death is enough to make Antigone afraid of Creon. At this point in the book she is stubborn and self-righteous. Antigone then goes out at night and buries Polyneices. That makes Creon very mad, so ... wait for her execution. Haimon (Creon's son and Antigone s fiancι) tries to convince Creon to let Antigone go, but Creon refuses. Creon then sends Antigone to a cave to die. Antigone openly welcomes death. And I shall see my father again, and you, Mother, and dearest Polyneices, (pg.778 line 60). She wishes to see her dead family members again. Before she leaves she warns Creon. You will remember ...
- 4557: What is Satanism?
- What is Satanism? Satanism is the religion of the flesh. Happiness, to the Satanist must be found here and now. No heaven exists to go to after death and no Hell of burning punishment awaits the sinner. Strongly attached to our family and close associations, we make excellent friends. Satanists do not believe that you can love everyone and treat every person the ... Magick rituals consist of three types. Sex magic (include materbation), healing or happiness rituals and destruction rituals. Destruction rituals may include sticking pins in a doll; drawing a picture or writing of a victim's death; delivering a soliloquy etc. Destruction rituals are best performed by a group. Male Satanists wear full length black robes, with or without a hood. Young women wear sexually suggestive clothing; older women wear all black ...
- 4558: Antigone 4
- ... poses her characteristics in such as being stubborn and raggedness portrays her flaw in the play. Antigone attempts to challenge Creon's love for power and accepts the punishment given to her. She bows to death because she is aware that she has done a good deed and she will inhale her last breath in honor. Whether Creon thinks of her as a traitor or not, Antigone knew the gods would ... change the rules for her. This decision not only has an impact on Antigone, but also Haimon, Creon's son. Haimon implies his own suicide by stating the following- "Then she must die--But her death will cause another" (Sophocles, III- 119) This open threat still has no effect on Creon's decision towards Antigone's punishment. Though he recalls his promise to the people, it seems as if he is ...
- 4559: The Stranger 2
- ... nor did neither of them know how to please each other or make the other one happy. "For the first few days she lived with me...she cried allot" (Meursault; page 5). Even after her death, Meursault's mother's social and private life still remained mostly a mystery to him. Meursault comes to realize this when he finds out his mother has started her life over and has a fiancθe ... said the things he's said. He understands why he did not cry at his mother's funeral, or why his father wantd to see an execution, or why he isn't afraid to face death and start all over again, because he has no emotions or love for anything. So in closing, author Albert Camus chose the correct title when he named his novel The Stranger. The great significance that ...
- 4560: Anthony Vs Octavian
- ... for Antony during civil war against Octavius. Battle of Philippi. Octavius was sick during the campaign, and did not play a significant role in its events. However, through his triumviral allies he had avenged the death of his uncle. 42/1BC Division of the Empire. Antony received most of Gaul, but Cisalpine Gaul was redefined as part of Italia. Influence over government in Rome, possibly reduced, as Antony was absent in ... rebukes marriage alliance. Octavia was humiliated when Antony sends her back to Rome. He heads east, and marries Cleopatra despite not divorcing Octavia. Parthian Campaign. Antony succeeds in extending Roman territory in the East (avenges death of Crassus?). Triumph in Alexandria, not Rome. [34BC] Alliance with the alien queen. Cleopatra's association with Antony completely destroys support for him in Rome. It is widely believed that Antony has fallen under some ...
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