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- 4041: The Plague 3
- ... Iago] manipulates Roderigo for financial advantage. 9 When Cassio takes hold of Desdemona's hand before the arrival of the Moor Othello, Iago says, With as little a web as this will I ensnare as great a fly as Cassio." (II,iii,163) His cleverness and craftiness make him a truly hateful villain indeed. Being as smart as he is, Iago is quick to recognize the advantages of trust and uses ... fight with the lieutenant that night. 11 When faced with this accusation, Iago simply offers that killing Cassio will aid his cause and Roderigo blindly falls for it, hook, line, and sinker. "I have no great devotion to the deed, and yet he has given me satisfying reason," (V,i,8) says the fool Roderigo. And with this deed, Roderigo is lead to his death by the hands of none other ... faith, and Iago is the instrument to bring Othello to this crisis of his being. 15 It is this lost faith that brings Othello to make his tragic error of killing his wife and bringing great suffering upon himself. Iago is an extremely complicated person who seems to have difficulty dealing with his emotions and his jealousy of other characters. He succeeds in bringing down all of the people around ...
- 4042: John Updikess Pigeon Feather
- ... month grew up again as tall as before." ************************************ ************************ j ohn Updike is the most talented writer of his age in America (he is 30 today) and perhaps the most serious. His natural talent is so great that for some time it has been a positive handicap to him -- in a small way by exposing him from an early age to a great deal of head-turning praise, in a large way by continually getting out of hand. He has already written five books -- two novels ("The Poorhouse Fair" and "Rabbit, Run"), a volume of verse ("The Carpentered ... a griper, have some not quite negotiable talent, like playing the clarinet or drawing political cartoons," thus nicely illustrating his author's highly negotiable talent for adorning his stories with a cosmatesque surface of very great and radically irrelevant decorative charm. This lovingly executed, verbally elegant surface makes people describe Mr. Updike as a "poetic" writer, as indeed he is in a book like "The Poorhouse Fair." But charming as ...
- 4043: The Scarlet Letter: The Scaffold's Power
- The Scarlet Letter: The Scaffold's Power Recurring events show great significance and elucidate the truth beneath appearances. In The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne chooses the scaffold scenes to show powerful differences and similarities. Each scaffold scene foreshadows the next and brings greater understanding of the ... us with additional information. It foreshadows a bigger and more powerful scaffold scene. The last scaffold scene is the most important and greatest event in the novel. It starts with the end of Dimmesdale's great election speech. When he is finished, he grows weak and limps towards the scaffold. He can no longer bear the burden of his sins. He again asks Hester and Pearl to join him. Chillingworth begs ... This voluntary confession makes this time unique. As the scene ends Dimmesdale again leaves Hester and Pearl; but this time, it is forever into the after life. These three important events in the novel have great significance. The first one signifies love. Hester had such strong love that she would not make Dimmesdale go through what she was going through. The second scaffold scene signifies cowardice. The reverend was suffering ...
- 4044: Richard III
- ... characters are not fully aware of the implication of his words. Richard also shares his feelings with us, although he is not always truthful. But the fact that he enjoys his villainy to such a great extent, and feels no remorse for his murders reduces him to a figure of Vice, and is not really seen to be a tragic figure of great proportions. In his killing, we see the guilt of Clarence, King Edward, Rivers, Hastings Buckingham and Lady Anne exposed before their deaths, along with all those who die. Thus their deaths are necessary and the ... of his attractiveness as a villain and as someone who is not constrained by the rules of society. However, the audience never forgets that he is wicked and therefore we cannot feel a sense of great loss of potential or waste in his death.
- 4045: Statue Of Liberty
- ... a woman tends to be more sympathetic and willing to help, if Liberty was a man the statue would seem more cold, stiff, and even militant. Throughout history statues have been built to represent a great moment but the Statue of Liberty was build to symbolize a great idea and country. At that time in history people were flocking to America because they were either being persecuted in their home countries or they were just disappointed at the status of their lives and wanted to come to “the land of opportunity” to start a new life. This is a great symbol of art because The Statue of Liberty is magnificent in every way, and serves its purpose to a superb level. Like I mentioned previously, “location, location, location .. “ the statue’s location was perfect ...
- 4046: Kurds Vs Turks
- ... Involvement: Although the British authorities have shut down the world's sole Kurdish-language television station, its director has vowed to find a way to bring it back to life. The decision came as a great shock to us," the station director, Hikmet Tabak, said. "But Kurds will not give up their right to broadcast. We are not going to enter the new millennium without television." Tabak did not say how ... also selling Turkey's powerful armed forces materiel including night vision equipment as well as anti-rocket systems employed in helicopters. Liel said that it was not difficult for the Kurdish rebels to see the "great romance" developing between Turkey and Israel, with such Israeli weapons and technology flowing to Turkey. While not everything Turkey does or wants benefits Israel, the immediate payoff of the close ties has been lucrative defense ... to look at some alliances through their cost-benefits. The IAF is flying in Turkey and Turkish officials said that under certain circumstances we would be able to use their territory and that is of great deterrent value. "We should not make enemies if it is not necessary, but on the other hand, what is at stake is a very important relationship. We should not be hysterical even if we ...
- 4047: The Yellow Wallpaper: A Woman's Struggle
- The Yellow Wallpaper: A Woman's Struggle Pregnancy and childbirth are very emotional times in a woman's life and many women suffer from the "baby blues." The innocent nickname for postpartum depression is deceptive because it down plays the severity of this condition. Although she was not formally diagnosed with postpartum depression, Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935) developed a severe depression after the birth of her only child (Kennedy et. al. 424). Unfortunately, she was treated by Dr. S. Weir Mitchell, who forbade her to write and prescribed only bed rest and quiet for recovery ( ...
- 4048: Native American Experiences During King Philip's War
- ... do at times, and and other times she is just shocked. Like when an Indian came back with loot and asked if Mary would like a Bible. The Native American experience was an experience of great hardship. The Indians had lived in the lands of Massachusetts and Rhode Island for many hundreds of years before the English came. Besides claiming land that the Indians had held as their own for so ... were a direct result of the Europeans. The Europeans, especially Mary Rolandson thought that God was punishing his people with the Indians for breaking a spiritual covenant. The Indians did not view the Europeans with great respect, this is particularly evident in the way in which the Indians killed Europeans. The Indians would kill not just for killing’s sake, but to send a message. Each Indian killing was a picture ... give to others, namely her husband who God appointed to lord over her and ultimately to God. She had no will of her own, only God’s will. Rolandson’s role also tells us a great deal about New England Puritanism during the late seventeenth century in New England. The Puritans not only believed in the females being submissive but believed that they were the chosen people of God. Rolandson ...
- 4049: Oprah Winfrey
- ... to not only all over the United States, but also known to all around the world. Today she is known as the America's most famous and powerful woman. Every woman in America envies her great fortune and her intelligence. But Oprah insists that she is not special or gifted. She had overcome many hurdles and reached to the top of America's national T.V host. What makes her so ... she produces and hosts America's number one popular show, "The Oprah Winfrey show". (Oprah Winfrey talk show bio 1997 p.1) Today many woman in America envies her life; her popularity, intelligence and her great fortunes. Though her success was gained from her hard work and education. She did not have any special background to be a most loved woman in America. She has overcame number of obstacles that most ... will still keep hosting her show or not, though many women are hoping her to remain in the show and share her power and intelligence with them. Oprah's effect on T.V is so great that since she started to appear on the show, many similar talk shows increased dramatically. And most of these talk show hosts are very popular just like Oprah. Though I believe no one among ...
- 4050: The Reality Evasion Drug: Deat
- ... possible. Willy Loman s method in Arthur Miller s play, The Death of a Salesman, is very dangerous and builds to harsh results. Willy never tries to help the circumstances, he only flees to his great memories of the better days, when his life s predicaments were very limited. He uses this evasion tool as though it were an addictive narcotic, and as the story unfolds, the audience soon discovers the ... he sees on the side. He only uses this women to lift his spirits and to evade the truths that nearly scare him into his own grave. She does her job by telling him how great he is, and reassuring him of his great personality and his good looks. When she accomplishes her task, the woman vanishes, leaving nothing but a falsely satisfied man behind. Again, his drug rescues him from dealing with the conflicting realities of life. ...
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