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- 10811: The House of Seven Gables
- ... the past and the present. It is said that the past shapes the present, however the past and the present cannot exist simultaneously, which is what the Pyncheon’s try to accomplish. As a result, great pain and suffering is felt by the inhabitants of the house of seven gables. “For what other dungeon is so dark as one’s own heart! What jailer so inexorable as one’s self!” These ...
- 10812: George Orwell Wrote 1984 As A Political Statement Against Totalitarianism
- ... the Ministry of Truth is to spread lies and to have control over its citizens using memory erasing techniques. "...the distinction between true and false in their usual meaning has disappea red. This is the great cognitive triumph of totalitarianism: it cannot be accused of lying any longer since it has succeeded in abrogating the very idea of truth (Kolakowski 127). These same control techniques are used by totalitarian nations that ...
- 10813: Character Change in Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll House
- ... ways to make money. She finds a job where she is lucky enough to get a lot of copying to do. Nora show that she is a responsible person “when she repays the loan at great personal sacrifice” (Drama for Students 112). Thanks to Nora’s deception, Torvald never learns of the job. Another secret Nora keeps from Torvald has to do with the macaroons. Nora comes in from Christmas shopping ...
- 10814: Oedipus
- ... and diminishing city of Thebes. It is learned that there must be certain action taken in order to stop the destruction of the city. Several years prior there ruled a king. King Laius was the great ruler of Thebes. That is, until he was murdered. Thus the legends and tales begin. Who killed King Laius? For so long it was believed to be a pack of thieves which brought the King ...
- 10815: ALCOHOLISM A PSYCHOLOGICAL QUA
- ... States. Not so suprising is the fact that approximately thirty seven percent of alcohol abusers suffer from at least one co-existing mental disorder. Two psychopathological conditions that have been linked to addictive disorders are depression, and antisocial personality. Schizophrenia, borderline personality, and anxiety disorders have also been connected with this diease. This affliction is five times more dominant among men, than women. There is no known reasoning for this. However ...
- 10816: Catcher In The Rye
- ... many. When we are honest we can see within ourselves suppressed elements of the forces operating within Holden Caulfield, and because of that this novel is highly thought provoking and enlightening which makes it a great literary work. The Catcher in the Rye is a story that all ages can identify with and makes one question his or her life and thus, the book’s reputation for future generations will correspond ...
- 10817: Macebth: Power of Knowledge
- ... lives in fear of losing the throne. As he observed, "To be thus is nothing, / But to be safely thus." (Act III, Sci, L. 52-53) Macbeth's power as king was not really as great as he though it would be, and his power is really for nothing because he feels so threatened, and he not one of his nobles are loyal to him. Macbeth realizes that he had more ...
- 10818: Frankenstein: The Creator's Faults in the Creation
- ... is disobeying the natural cycle of life. He strives to make his creation 'perfect' and when he believes he has succeeded, he praises himself as a god: 'I had selected his features as beautiful, beautiful! Great god!' (Pg47) In reality, Frankenstein is so delusional that he fails to recognize that his creature's outward appearance is hideous. He knew of the creature's disfigured face and gigantic proportions, yet he is ...
- 10819: The Street of Crocodiles
- ... of these themes is in keeping with the writings of Bruno Schulz. Neither are they the meaning that motivate this theatrical work. The issue of the devaluation of the individual is also explored here to great effect. It is perhaps a nod to the tradition of the renowned polish dramatist - director Tadeusz Kantor. In his Theatre of Death he depicted the hopeless state of the individual by substituting an inanimate object ...
- 10820: The Roswell UFO Crash
- ... gone bad or even a craft from another world. In any case, the public has the right to know the truth. The proof of other intelligent life forms existing in the universe would be a great step in human knowledge. The secrecy surrounding the entire incident makes it seem as if the government has already learned from these beings. Some UFO enthusiasts also believe that the government gets information on new ...
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