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- 1091: The Odyssey
- ... courting her. She always keeps the hope that her love, Odysseus, will return. Odysseus and Penelope's marriage clearly illustrates the theme of love. There are also many other bonds formed in life that show great love and guidance. One of the most emphasized in the Odyssey is the father - son relationship. These relationships clearly support the issue of love in the Odyssey. The father - son relationship between Odysseus and Telemachos ... between Odysseus and Laertes. Odysseus, when he returns, wishes to go see his father. When he confronts his father and tries to hide his identity, he is unable to finish his story because of the great sorrow in his father's eyes. This shows how much he loves his father and what great suffering he caused him. This anguish that Laertes exhibits also shows how much love he has for his son. Since Odysseus was assumed to be dead, it almost sent Laertes into a kind of ...
- 1092: Immoral Materialism
- ... Materialism The desire to be rich is part of every American s dream, but does one change when one becomes rich? Can one be happy and wealthy? Just as the characters in the novel The Great Gatsby, written by Scott Fitzgerald, people believe that money will buy them a happy life. In the almanacks of Poor Richard, quite a different approach at happiness is presented. Poor Richard writes about money as ... knowledgeable and having a trade are far more respectable that inheriting money from a relative. Contrary to Poor Richard s works, the prevalent aspirations of modern Americans are better represented in Fiztgerald s work The Great Gastby, which shows the ignorance of the rich, the adulterous morality of people, and the correct way to pursue happiness. Today s society believes that money can buy happiness. Jordan, a character of The Great Gastby, explains this theme when she says, Gastby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay (79). Gatsby Himself later states She only married you because I was poor It ...
- 1093: Virginia Woolf
- ... obsession with her mother. Although Virginia clung to the relationship with her mother, she favored her father, Leslie Stephen. Virginia resembled her father uncannily in character traits, in her writing and self-doubts, in her great and malicious sense of humor, in her marriage, in her frugality, in her fear of aging, and in her social consciousness. (Bond 59) They were both extremely outspoken while sparing no one's feelings with ... my constitution before I get to this age, so as to die quicker
I can not bear to become the wretch my father became when he reached my stage of life. (Bond 62). Virginia had great difficulties writing towards that end, and she feared her work would only continue to worsen with age. At the age of fifty-nine on the eve of her birthday, Virginia drowned herself. Her father's ... her writing, and kept her sane for extended periods of time. He "experienced vicarious gratification from Virginia's writing" (Bond 96). When Leonard criticized Virginia's writing, as with her mother, she fell back into depression and psychosis. Virginia's inability to function with out Leonard's support ultimately contributed to her suicide. Despite Virginia's marriage to Leonard he was not her true love. The love of Virginia's ...
- 1094: Issues Of Addiction
- ... the mother. In sensitive and nurturing relationships, the attachment is secure. When contacts are insensitive or inconsistent, however, attachments are insecure. A father's alcohol use also contributes to characteristics of the mother, such as depression and satisfaction with marriage. Mothers with heavy drinking partners reported more depression and less marital satisfaction than those with light drinking partners. These maternal factors play a large role in the relationship between infant and mother, increasing the likelihood of an insecure attachment. The child can sense ... it's issues, even though they really have no control over any of it. They carry negative feelings, which makes it difficult for them to love. These negative feelings often turn over to anger or depression. COAs often find it difficult drawing the line between right and wrong. With no assertive role models, they learn by trial and error, which can sometimes be extremely dangerous. They often don't believe ...
- 1095: Lord Byron
- ... a form of self therapy? Throughout his writings and life history there is much evidence to suggest that his poetry was being greatly influenced by his mental instability. I have l rned much on this great poet and I too believe that his writings were influenced greatly because of the pain and abuse he suffered in his youth. I will attempt to point out the many possibilities to this. George Gordon ... known as a poet. His childhood was colorful to say the least. There is much evidence to suggest mental instabilit was inherent in his family. Byron was born on Jan.22, 1788 in London. His great-uncle from whom he inherited the title, was known as "wicked Lord Byron"; his father army officer, was called "mad Jack" Byron. This wealth and the nick names of the Byron en went back to ... Heres an interesting note: (His family had a long tradition of marrying its cousins, consequently, there were some oddities among their ancestors. Byrons grandfather "Foul Weather Jack" hated his sons and spent a great deal of time trying to destroy their estate, Newstead. He hoped to leave nothing for his sons, so he encouraged swarms of crickets o run throughout the house.) (His Life www.edenpr.k12.mn. ...
- 1096: Phobias
- ... Phobias are a very common disorder in the United States these days. The definition for phobia is "an abnormal or morbid fear or aversion" ("Oxford" 655). To be considered a phobia, a fear must cause great distress or interfere with a person s life in a major way. The word phobia is Greek, therefore, any word that proceeds it should be Greek too. To coin a new phobia name, it is ... this happens more than once, the person might think they are going crazy. Someone with panic attacks soon won t leave the house because of fear of a panic attack happening outside the house. Soon, depression sets in. What causes phobias? Researchers do not agree on any one definite cause of a phobia. Simple phobias, however, are often the result of a bad childhood experience. A tendency towards phobias, especially panic ... nausea or other stomach discomforts. As people with social phobia worry about experiencing the symptoms, the greater the chance they will experience the symptoms. Social phobia often runs in families and may be accompanied by depression or alcoholism. The disorder typically begins in childhood or early adolescence and rarely develops after age 25. Social phobia occurs in women twice as often as in men although a higher portion of men ...
- 1097: Endangered Species 3
- ... place to live. As the humane population increases : more land is needed for homesited, for the growing of crops, and fpr yeilding the minerals and fuels that people need. Many animals that live in the great forest, such as the monkeys of the Amazon Basin in South America and the lemurson theh island of Madagascon in the indian ocean are disappearing fast. They are not disappearing because they are being killed ... came from. These animals may then be poisined by eating the fish. Eating the poisined fish would be the indirect cause of endangerment to the large sea animals. Polluting of the waters is also of great concen because of other forms of sealife that have been poisined may be eaten by people. Accidental poisining of water supplies used by people- poisining, for example, by industrial pollutants- is another threat to human ... bird. After guns were invented even fewer people used birds of prey for hunting. Falcon sometimes attacked farm animals such as chickens and ducks. Many people regarded birds of prey as pests and killed a great number of them-including peregrines. Peregrines also faced other threats. Egg collectors stole peregrine eggs. Young falcons were stolen from their nests to be trained for falconry. In the 1960's, bird watchers noticed ...
- 1098: The Theme of Love In The Odyssey
- ... courting her. She always keeps the hope that her love, Odysseus, will return. Odysseus and Penelope's marriage clearly illustrates the theme of love. There are also many other bonds formed in life that show great love and guidance. One of the most emphasized in the Odyssey is the father - son relationship. These relationships clearly support the issue of love in the Odyssey. The father - son relationship between Odysseus and Telemachos ... between Odysseus and Laertes. Odysseus, when he returns, wishes to go see his father. When he confronts his father and tries to hide his identity, he is unable to finish his story because of the great sorrow in his father's eyes. This shows how much he loves his father and what great suffering he caused him. This anguish that Laertes exhibits also shows how much love he has for his son. Since Odysseus was assumed to be dead, it almost sent Laertes into a kind of ...
- 1099: U.S Foreign Policy Toward Jewish Refugees During 1933-1939
- ... early on in his expansionist campaign that Western leaders were too busy dealing with their own domestic problems to pose any real opposition. In the United States, Americans were wrestling with the ravages of the Great Depression. With the lingering memory of the more than 300,000 U.S. troops either killed or injured in World War I, isolationism was the dominant sentiment in most political circles. Americans were not going to be "dragged" into another war by the British. The Depression had bred increased xenophobia and anti-Semitism, and with upward of 30% unemployment in some industrial areas1, many Americans wanted to see immigration halted completely. It was in this context that the democratic world, ...
- 1100: Comparative Essay On The Lord
- ... his stature among those in the group. Somehow the killing of the giant spider, all alone by himself in the dark without the help of the wizard or the Dwarves or anyone else, made a great difference to Mr. Baggins. (144) There are numerous other opportunities to experience heroism in The Hobbit, one of which is near the conclusion of the tale when the brave and noble Bard kills the sinister ... the odds through the use of unique and valuable qualities; this remains just as true in The Lord of the Rings as it does in The Hobbit. One truly heroic act occurred when Gandalf the Great, determined to defend the fellowship took on a Balrog, this huge, bat-like source of evil stood on the bridge to freedom and did battle with the poor mage. Gandalf, stricken with fear caused the ... Magic is a power beyond explanation where all the forces of nature and the energy of mankind are used through a seemingly supernatural influence. In The Hobbit this mysterious power is shown by Gandalf the Great in a dire circumstance. The companions become lost and take shelter in a nearby cave. They were attacked by goblins dragged into their layer and would have been destroyed if it wasnt for ...
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