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- 2201: Only Yesterday
- ... that occurred during the 1920's beginning with the signing of the armistice and ending with the stock market crash of 1929. Woodrow Wilson was the president at the end of WWI. He had the great honor of informing the American public that the armistice was signed on November 11, 1918. When the news reached the people they literally poured into the streets in celebration. Four days before a false report ... the prosperous years of the 1920's. America was learning to deal with the loss of wealth and the carefree attitude that had accompanied that wealth. Frederick Lewis Allen's book Only Yesterday, illustrates the great changes that occurred in the United States in the 1920's. America came out of a major war to face great advancements in technology that made their lives much easier to live. America obtained great wealth and began to spend large amounts of time and money on entertainment. Movies, radio, and sporting events dominated the ...
- 2202: Development Of Shakespeare
- ... quite common, being every line or every other line. In addition, the rhythms of the speech were regular and forced a singsong flow (Harrison 121). The use of imagery was likewise weak. Imagery is a great touch in writing (and quite vivid and well written by Shakespeare) if it has a purpose. But the only purpose in these early plays, though, was for the sake of adding imagery rather than to ... audience visualize certain subjects. "Shakespeare was still more interested in fine writing than in drama" (Harrison 121). Shakespeare was an intelligent man, though, and he did realize that beautiful use of words does not produce great dramatics works. This progression of his style can be seen in The Merchant of Venice, written in 1595, and even more so in Henry IV, written in 1597. By this time he had learned to ... through their speeches rather than using the speeches to toy with the emotions of his audience (Harrison 124). As a result, Shakespeare's specialty moves from the shallower comedies to the deeply involved tragedies. Another great example of this development of his style is Hamlet in which the play's namesake character gives his most intimate feelings and desires in numerous speeches. Later on, around 1606, Shakespeare wrote King Lear ...
- 2203: Overpopulation
- ... the smell of rotten fish makes this an unsavory environment to be exposed to. The shadowy object seems to be on a mission. Looking back and forth as though being hunted by a beast of great stature, the shadowy object makes its way through alleyways, dank streets, and eerie overpasses. Shivering with each step it takes, the shadowy figure looks worn and used out from a night of wear and tear ... d like to call it, the is a very small population of people due to the striking of mass murderers, overcoming of people with diseases, and the low life expectancy of the habitants of this great village. Little Billy continues to stares at Jim in fear as Jim pauses between thoughts. I just wanna go ho
.. But dont fear little guy
, Jim continues, Its not like that in every part in our great society as a whole
these rules only apply to places like this, filled with detriment and depravity
. Lemme tell you a little something about our little overpopulation problem kiddo. Its cities like New York, ...
- 2204: Prometheus 2
- ... was tortured daily by either a vulture, or eagle. (Academic American Encyclopedia, 743) the vulture or eagle would tear out his liver, and devour it, again, and again, and again. Each night, after enduring the great pain, Prometheus liver would grow back, in the exact same place in his body ready for the next day s punishment. It is odd, that being a god, that is his only unique characteristic. (Picture taken from Microsoft Encarta, 1998) There are a lot of Greek myths about the great Titan Prometheus. One of which is about how he stole fire from the hearth of the gods, and gave it as a gift to mankind. Zeus was angry with the humans, and as a punishment ... would come to plague mankind. She tried to seduce Prometheus, but he refused her. Pandora then went to Prometheus brother, Epimetheus. She seduced him, and persuaded him to open her box. When he did, a great chill came over him, he had released all of the evil things in Pandora s box, only one thing remained in the box, and that was hope. (Graves, 259) Prometheus isn t responsible for ...
- 2205: Dionysus
- ... cult (Wendell 23) The yearly rites in honor of the resurrection of Dionysus gradually evolved into the structured form of the Greek drama, and important festivals were held in honor of the god, during which great dramatic competitions were conducted. The most important festival, the Greater Dionysia, was held in Athens for five days each spring. It was for this celebration that the Greek dramatists Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides wrote their great tragedies. Also, after the 5th century BC, Dionysus was known to the Greeks as Bacchus. Dionysus is the son of Zeus and Semele. He is the only god to have a mortal parent. The birth ... bas relief have survived. Dionysus also appeared in drama. An orchestra, or a dancing ground of Dionysus with an arrangement for spectators (theatron) was built in Athens, in the early sixth century. It became the great center for drama where plays by Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides were performed. Drama was produced at festivals, honoring Dionysus in his theater under the presidency of his priest, by performers wearing masks and special ...
- 2206: Poetry 2
- ... you to his graduation. To have people think that you don't care. The greatest pain in life, is not to die, but to be forgotten. To be left in the dust after another's great achievement. To never get a call from a friend, just saying "hi". When you show someone your innermost thoughts and they laugh in your face. For friends to always be too busy to console you ... full of pain, but does it ever get better? Will people ever care about each other, and make time for those who are in need? Each of us has a part to play in this great show we call life. Each of us has a duty to mankind to tell our friends we love them. If you do not care about your friends you will not be pusinshed. You will simply ... though of you and when I did my heart filled with sorrow. But when I walked through Heavens gates, I felt so much at home; When God looked down at me and smiled from his great golden thrown, He said: "This is eternity and all that I have promised you" Today on earth is past but here starts a new, I promise no tomorrow, But today will always last, and ...
- 2207: Omeros
- ... and Old St. Omere. Ma Kilman regarded the words of Seven Seas as unclear, and thinks of them as, ...Greek to her. Or old African babble, (Bk 1, III, ii). This statement obviously shows the great diversity of people contained on the island due to the different Caribs and Indians which originally inhabited it, and also the colonization of the island by both the French and the British. This is not ... poem, Walcott shows his personal feelings toward his homeland and the continual loss of its culture due to the influx of outside cultures. In this story, the character of Major Plunkett finds himself in a great deal of personal turmoil. He is struggling to accept the fact that his marriage did not produce a child and that his heritage and family name are no longer going to continue after he dies ... no where else where one can find it. It is a fact which must be accepted and dealt with, there is no getting around it. Obviously Walcott utilized the character of Achille and put a great deal of his own character and beliefs into him. This powerful epic poem reaches greatness on many levels. It is a poem which expresses the Homeric tradition of a classic epic work. However, interpreting ...
- 2208: Oliver Twist 4
- ... man he was, perhaps too good a man to be true; but with all the malicious characters in the story, a heroic and pure persona was needed to ensure a happy ending. With honesty and great wealth as his prime qualities, he assists Oliver in his times of need and demonstrates to society with an exemplary touch, the attributes of a perfect citizen. As the positive extreme in both social status ... exploitation and her dedicated love for Sikes; she fails to survive to the end as she is convicted and ironically murdered by her own husband : Sikes, a brutal and abusive man. But there is a great need for this secondary character in the story, she serves not only as a tie between the scenes at the different house holds but as well she is the only hope of salvation for Oliver ... and the good guy lives happily ever after, its main plot follows this same pattern. Fagin, as he deserves, ends up in prison and goes mentally insane, while Oliver, the innocent young boy, gets a great home and a loving family. But Fagin is not all vile, because after going to jail, where he realizes that all his stolen goods will do him no good now, he gives Oliver back ...
- 2209: Oedipus Paper
- One of Oedipus greatest qualities as a leader was his ability to solve problems. The reason that Oedipus, not even a native of Thebes, became the king of that land was due to the great intelligence and strength shown in his defeat of the Sphinx. He was able to save the Thebans from that problem, so when the city again needs help, Oedipus is very willing to show his strength again. Oedipus vanity in his ability to solve problems was the leading cause of his ruin. It is evident that Oedipus has a great ability to solve problems through the references made to his success with the Sphinx. He brags about being able to solve the Sphinx s riddle when no one else could. This puts him at a ... him being a good king, and searching all possibilities. But in the end he pays miserably by having to wander the earth in darkness, needing to be helped by everyone instead of him being the great saver of all people and solver of all problems. The bizarre question about this story is that no one questioned the king s murderer before the curse upon the town, especially Oedipus, the great ...
- 2210: Ecclesiates
- ... BC). Earlier in the Bible, in 1Kings 3:12, we see that Solomon has bestowed upon him a wise and understanding heart . Obviously Qoheleth shares this trait with Solomon. Solomon is further shown to have great wisdom in 1Kings 4:29-34 and 10:23. Also, in 1Kings we find Solomon as an undertaker of great building projects. In Ecclesiastes 2:4-10, Qoheleth is said to have inaugurated a great public works program . Both Qoheleth of Ecclesiastes and Solomon of 1Kings are described as having great wealth. Clearly these common threads are too strong and too numerous to be mere coincidence. It is not ...
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