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- 5231: Richard Swinburne's "The Problem of Evil": God's Existence
- ... good by itself, but it can be used to achieve a greater good. An example of an instrumental good would be modern medicine. The existence of the Black Plague in medieval Europe caused suffering and death to millions. It also resulted in the bettering of living conditions. The death of one third of the population of Europe cannot be justified by the compassion felt by those that lived towards those that die. Another example of an instrumental good is penicillin. It was discovered and ...
- 5232: Structural Levels of The Iliad
- ... thus providing the need for Achilles to reclaim his honor. The social war was the cause of the private war of Achilles. The opportunity for Achilles to carry out his private war came after the death of his comrade, Patroclus. Because Achilles would not fight, Patroclus asked him if he could wear his armor. Patroclus thought that this might make others think he was Achilles, so that the Trojans might be ... the Greeks might gain courage and confidence. Achilles consented, and during the ensuing battle Patroclus was killed by Hector. Achilles now had a way to go out and fight gloriously, in order to avenge Patroclus' death as well as to mend his honor that was so wounded by the ransack of Briseis. The social war then influenced the outcome of the private war of Achilles. Events that occurred in the social ...
- 5233: King Arthur
- ... by invaders. Through being the commander who routed the battles against the enemy and thereby saving the south of Britain from distruction of the Saxons, Arthur became the image of the hero and savior whose death people refused to believe in and whose return was yearned for. The opinion that Arthur was a genuine figure in history, though not the glorious King Arthur that most people know him to be, is largely based on the writings of Nennius, a Welsh historian, who gave the first and only historical account of Arthur's military career in Chapter 56. The passage starts with a date. After the death of Hengist, his son Octha came from northern Britain and settled in Kent, whence come the kings of Kent. Then Arthur fought against them in those days, with the Kings of the Britons, but he ...
- 5234: The Theme of Father/Son Relationships in Beowulf & The Song of Roland
- ... before he is assigned to the rearguard, (as can be seen as through the protests of the thought of him going to negotiate with the treacherous Saracens) but not until after Roland's betrayal and death is he esteemed so high in Charles' mind and all the others involved. When hearing of the betrayal Roland states "Where are you, fair nephew?
God!" , Says the King, "how bitter my reproach, that I ... on the social characteristics of the day and what was expected 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 ...
- 5235: Mental Illness
- ... in time mental illness was suggested to be associated with the devil, so those with mental illnesses were thought to be witches. Those who were thought to be witches were given unfair trials and quick death penalties. Many innocent people who simply had a mental disorder were burned at the stake because of the lack of knowledge about this natural disorder. As time moved on, people saw that the mentally ill ... is regarded as a disease by some who drink excessively and are generally unable to control how much they drink and cannot function well physically, socially, or mentally. Babies born to alcoholic mothers have a death rate eight times that of babies in general. Those that survive have a very good chance of being mentally retarded. The reason I chose to write about alcoholism is because I remembered the class doing ...
- 5236: Beowulf
- ... victory is what they desire. Beowulf dies, but because his heroic achievements, his story lives on. This ensures the warriors that good deeds are remembered, just as cowardly deeds are remembered, so that even in death, their story lives on. Who is Beowulf? He was a courageous protector of all. Even in death, he beat the odds and defeated the evil dragon. He inspired a cowardly warrior to fight not only the dragons but his own terror. With his story he inspired many other warriors to strive and ...
- 5237: Edgar Allen Poe's "Hop Frog": The Transcendence Of Frogs and Ourang-Outangs
- ... the King knows the effect it has on him. The King, unable able to recognize Hop-Frog's transcendence, has no idea as Hop-Frog lays the ground work for the King and his ministers death through a "carefully planned and enacted setup."(1089) The King is only Able to see that Hop-Frog is laughing, and since the King's weakness is a "good Jest"(481), he is unable to ... to the locked doors to Hop-Frog, the King and his ministers are again unable conceive of any transcendence in Hop-Frog. The King and his ministers are, up until the moment of their inevitable death, still not cognoscente of their fate, they "were convulsed with laughter,"(486) and ignorant to the events that were to succeed. It is the King's and his minister's predisposition to jokes, and their ...
- 5238: Analysis of Three of Hawthorne's Works: Solitude and Isolation
- ... died, devastating his mother and destroying his family forever. He later recalls how his mother and sisters would "take their meals in their rooms, and my mother has eaten alone ever since my father's death" (Martin 10). Naturally, Hawthorne's mother's isolated life contributed to his personal solitude and to his stories of solitude. Although he never reached the point she did, his life too became one of separation ... is "condemns him to a lifetime of faithfulness" (Levy 118). The book is "about Brown's doubt, his discovery of the possibility of universal evil" (Martin 81). He becomes a distrustful, miserable man until his death. In "Rappaccini's Daughter," Beatrice Rappaccini has been impregnated with poison since her birth. This poison, deadly to all others, is like her sister. unfortunately, because it is deadly, she too becomes harmful. This means ...
- 5239: Symbolism Use In: "Young Goodman Brown" and "The Lottery"
- ... named," (211). Jackson uses the name Mr. Graves throughout her story, he is the coordinator of the lottery. She needs not give any explanation to the name, as it speaks for itself (a symbol of death). Various other names are used as symbols within each story, however, these mentioned are the most significant names to the theme. The stories each contain names, objects, and acts as important symbols. Hawthorne uses the ... children had stones already, and someone gave little Davey Hutchinson a few pebbles" (254). One finds it not only hard to believe the children would participate, but her son participating in his own mother's death too, makes this an incredible symbolic act of evil. Symbolic acts play a major role to the theme of each story although they are used to express different meanings. The two short stories, "Young Goodman ...
- 5240: Comparison and Contrast of The Lottery and The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
- ... child in "...Omelas" says "Please let me out. I will be good!"(para 8), while in "The Lottery," Tessie screams, "It isn't fair, it isn't right"(para 79). In Le Guin's story, death comes through slow, twisted torture. The naked child sacrifice is locked in a dark cellar room, fed only a small portion of cornmeal and grease once a day, and is allowed no desirable human contact or communication. In "The Lottery" the sacrifice is simply stoned to death by the remaining community, including friends and family, although this isn't quite as sickening as the method in the other story, it is horrible and wicked nonetheless. Although it is stated in "...Omelas" that ...
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