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- 2071: The Apprenticeship Of Duddy Kr
- ... person’s self-projected image is very important. We often hide our own fears because we do not want to acknowledge our dreads. We are afraid that if we show our dreads, our images as great persons will be ruined. People want to feel important, significant and superior; people do not want to feel inferior, subordinate and insignificant. We are afraid that if we concede our fears, others will dismiss us ... his attempt to encourage a beard." This clearly indicates to the readers that Duddy wants and tries to be someone that he is not. He wants himself and others to think that he is of great significance. The fact that his friends, family and others reject him make his self-projected image even more preponderant. He must convince himself and others that he is a very important figure and he does ... preserve his self-image and to make others think him worthy. People are often very conscientious about their own images. This is why we curse acquaintances who slander us. We want people to think us great. Trying to be significant is simply one of the human drives. We try to cover all our weaknesses, all our faults and all our fears, because we want to impress others and we want ...
- 2072: Christopher Reeve
- ... made Clark Kent/Superman a believable character, says Reeves "somebody you can take home and introduce to your parents". This part was just like Reeve, A down home good boy with good brains and a great heart. Reeves went onto appear in a total of 17 feature films, and 12 or so television movies and one hundred and fifty or more plays. With him, it was not about he money. That may be what makes him so great. He turned down many big money roles to play in small films, which of course paid small or no paychecks. Over the years Reeves has been involved in many charities and causes involving the arts ... and energy along with the state he is in can only encourage other people. If he can continue his life, still reaching for goals, then anybody in this world can do it. Superman was not great because he was indestructible. Superman was great because of his heart, and his courage. Christopher Reeve is not just a Superman on screen. He is a Superman in real-life.
- 2073: The Meaning of Suffering in Job and The Aeneid
- The Meaning of Suffering in Job and The Aeneid Throughout Virgil's Aeneid and Job from the Old Testament, great obstacles block the paths of the protagonists. Mental and physical, anguish is placed upon Job and Aeneas. Though both men suffer extreme pain, the extent and content of the tribulations are different. Job's suffering is placed upon him without provocation. Aeneas also believes his ³pain [is] so great and unmerited!² (Virgil 2.89). Juno's hatred towards the Trojans, however, is fueled by many things such as the descent of the Trojans from Jupiter's illegitimate son and the fact that the Trojan ... calls out, ³may it turn to darkness² (3:4). Aeneas, while on the ship, wishes he would have died in battle rather than face his future. Job and Aeneas feel that their suffering is so great that death would be a better alternative. While Job's pain may seem greater, death is death, and both men were prepared to accept it with open arms to avoid any more strife. The ...
- 2074: The Crucible By Arthur Miller
- The True Devils in Salem In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, the madness of the Salem witch trials is explored in great detail. There are many theories as to why the witch trials came about, the most popular of which is the girls' suppressed childhoods. However, there were other factors as well, such as Abigail Williams' affair ... claims that Putnam only wants Jacobs' land. Giles says, "If Jacobs hangs for a witch he forfeit up his property - that's law! And there is none but Putnam with the coin to buy so great a piece. This man is killing his neighbors for their land!" Others also had hidden motives for accusing their neighbors. Once the accusations began, everyone had a reason to accuse someone else which is why ... hidden darkness in their hearts, and the Salem witch trials exposed and magnified the consequences of those black desires. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, the madness of the Salem witch trials is explored in great detail. There are many theories as to why the witch trials came about, the most popular of which is the girls' suppressed childhoods. However, there were other factors as well, such as Abigail Williams' ...
- 2075: Herman Melville
- ... Hawthorne, to whom he dedicated his masterpiece Moby-Dick; or The White Whale (1851). The central theme of the novel is the conflict between Captain Ahab, master of the whaler Pequod, and Moby-Dick, a great white whale that once tore off one of Ahab's legs at the knee. Ahab is dedicated to revenge; he drives himself and his crew, which includes Ishmael, narrator of the story, over the seas in a desperate search for his enemy. The body of the book is written in a wholly original, powerful narrative style, which, in certain sections of the work, Melville varied with great success. The most impressive of these sections are the rhetorically magnificent sermon delivered before sailing and the soliloquies of the mates; lengthy flats, passages conveying nonnarrative material, usually of a technical nature, such as the ... which drives the passions of revenge in one man and forces him to pursue a course of action which leads ultimately to his death as well as the deaths of his companions. There is a great deal of imagination involved in these stories and the creativity is highly apparent. There is an expression of belief in the supernatural, as the author strives to create the image of a humongous beast ...
- 2076: In Flanders Fields
- ... poem no longer relevant to today; it is only dusted off for lip- service to dead heroes, or to be learned as an exercise by school children. Many however, read the poem today with as great of an admiration as it was read years ago. John McCrae’s poem was responsible for the Great War Veterans Association of Canada to officially adopt the poppy as the Symbol of Remembrance in 1921. The poems great fear is that the dead will be forgotten and the symbol of the poppy belies that fear. In 1921 the first poppies were distributed in Canada and millions wear them each November to honour ...
- 2077: Johnny Got His Gun
- ... time, yet truth must be grasped by existence nevertheless. This is accomplished through ritual, which can bring about the capturing of the inconceivable. Edward P. Vargo stated that John Updike uses ritual "to fulfill the great desire of capturing the past, to make the present meaningful through connection with the past, to overcome death, and to grasp immortality" (Contemporary Vol. 7 487). He combines the aspects and meaning of seemingly unimportant ... Kierkegaard." He [Updike] was drawn to the insistence that God is the "Wholly Other," and that "man cannot reach God and that only God can touch man" (Broadening 280). This suggests that God has a great hold over man and that He has a power to change things in our daily routines. Morality is an issue in religion and in aspects of humankind. Man has tried to become more moral through God, yet there are great differences between God and the role of God that Mankind assumes. "Updike has often quoted approvingly [of] Barth’s remark that ‘one cannot speak of God by speaking of man in a loud voice.’ ...
- 2078: Irony In Poe's Writings
- ... in the nineteenth century and raised by his adoptive parents, who caused him to have a difficult life. He was very intelligent, but lonely, because his peers alienated him. Later he became America’s first great editor and critic, as well as the father of the short story and the detective story. Edgar Allan Poe was an author who captured irony in every sense of the word. “The Tell-Tale Heart ... body in any other way- but he chooses to hide it under the floorboards where he will walk over it every day. His heavy conscience causes him to confess to the police. This is a great example of his talent with ironies. “The Cask of Amontillado” is another of Poe’s great works. This murder took place during the carnival season - a time of happiness and merriment - which an irony. During their travel through the vaults, Montresor continually worries for Fortunato’s health, insisting they return- ...
- 2079: Leda And The Swan
- ... Leda, was so beautiful that Zeus, ruler of the Gods, decided that he must have her. Since the immortals usually did not present themselves to humankind in their divine forms, Zeus changed himself into a great swan and in that shape ravished the helpless girl" (3716). Zeus as the swan is described as being "great" and of "feathered glory" (lines 1-6). He is a terrific product of nature, yet his male sexual tendencies get the better of him, and he gives into his uncontrollable lust for Leda. Zeus is ... show that beauty can serve as a mask for evil. The swan, though glorious in its physical characteristics, is a savage and inconsiderate male beast that selfishly rapes an innocent girl. "A sudden blow: the great wings beating still Above the staggering girl" (lines 1-2). Zeus’ uncompromising force easily entraps young Leda, pushing her into rape. The act is quick and bizarre yet intense and fierce. Leda’s thighs ...
- 2080: Lies My Teacher Told Me - Book Report
- ... true history. This book attempts to show how and why American history has been taught the way it has without regard for the truth. Mr. Loewen had compared twelve different history textbooks they are: The Great Republic, The American Way, Land of Promise, Rise of the American Nation, Challenge of Freedom, American Adventures, Discovering American History, The American Tradition, Life and Liberty, The United States – A History of the Republic, Triumph ... the harsh realities of our nations past. The United States has tried to maintain a positive image throughout history. Unfortunately, it has many skeletons in its closet that need to come out to heal this great nation on many levels. If the public at large new the real role of racism in our nations infancy and how men tried to pursue their way of thinking as opposed to what is good ... this represent a true Columbus or is it a way of heroifying the man to teach all students that yes, you too can do wondrous feats. Giving students the reinforcement needed to be confident is great but is it worth it? Mr. Loewen expresses that it is not. Students and the public at large need to know that failure and character flaws exist in all of us. He also feels ...
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