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- 4891: The City Of The Sun
- ... this by describing the position of the Prince Prelate: “Once appointed, his tenure lasts until someone with greater knowledge and greater ability to rule is discovered (Campanella 45)”. Therefore, those who wish to live in great power, must strive for this achievement in the area of academics. Also, ones level of knowledge determines the pursuit of happiness an individual will receive in the city of the Sun. The Solarians are granted ... laugh at us because we consider craftsmen ignoble and assign nobility to those who are ignorant of every craft and live in idleness, keeping a host of dissolute and idle servants about them to the great detriment of the state (Campanella 43). Today, similar patterns emerge as specific races, as well as females, endure the hardships of being exposed to discrimination. These individuals are restrained from achieving success or power, and ...
- 4892: THE ILLIAD
- By: KONJURE THOUGHTS Book Review The Iliad The name “Homer” is synonymous with great tales of heroic poetry. Although this genre of poetry hails the distinctness of being “Homeric” it is not certain that Homer himself actually existed. The book Prolegomena ad Hoerum, published in 1795 CE. written by ... Iliad, words of war capture the reader. Rage-Goddess, sing the rage of Peleus’ son Achilles, murderous, doomed, that cost the Achaeans countless losses, hurling down to the House of Death so many sturdy souls, great fighters’ souls, but made their bodies carrion, feasts for the dogs and birds, (Homer 122 1-5) It is descriptions, such as these that lure the reader in. Immediately one can see that Achilles, (knowing ...
- 4893: Stephen Crane
- ... him: bitterly real. Stephen Crane was America’s first realistic writer who exposed the realities of the slums, tenement living and other unfavorable conditions to a very naïve American audience. Through hard work and his great devotion to the examination of the darker side of life Crane finally was able to publish his novel in which explored his experiences of the New York slums. Through his great use of dialect, irony and realism in his novel Maggie: A Girl of the Streets Stephen Crane is able to accomplish his goal of creating a Parra 2 vivid picture in his reader’s mind ...
- 4894: New Women Of The Victorian Era
- By: Teddy Ruxpin 13MAY98 “New Women” of the Victorian Era The Victorian era brought about many changes throughout Great Britain. Man was searching for new avenues of enlightenment. The quest for knowledge and understanding became an acceptable practice throughout much of the scientific community. It was becoming accepted, and in many ways expected, for ... Casaubon for the man he really is, and will be, in marriage. Casaubon proposes to her and she accepts. She sees this as an opportunity to further advance her own intellectual abilities and help a great man complete his studies. Later she would realize her husband has very limited intellectual abilities and is not a suitable companion for herself. Dorthea’s family did not want her to marry Casaubon. Her independent ...
- 4895: Jailer Jailed
- ... a master at showing aspects of real life; how fed up people are, how it really is without the everyday pleasantries, and how exploitable people are by one another. Chekhov uses these three aspects with great mastery to show his form of real life in his "Selected Stories." Chekhov shows how fed up people are with one another in his short story the "Jailer Jailed." This story is about a man ... is definitely exploiting them. Anton Chekhov's mastery involves showing real life; how fed up people are, how life really is without its benefits, and how exploitable people are by one another. He does a great job doing this and I would recommend him to anyone who wants to read "plain life" stories. Word Count: 406
- 4896: Ivan Denisovich
- ... eating a meal. Shukhov didn’t daydream about getting out of the camp or about anything in the future. He lived for that particular day and moment. Shukhov stated, when eating a meal, “It was great! This was what a prisoner lived for, this one little moment.”(p. 169) Another example of Shukhov’s emotional strength was at the end of his day, he was content and happy. This was only ... This is a heroic trait that most of the other prisoners didn’t have. Ivan Denisovich Shukhov is not a romantic hero, he doesn’t fix things or rescue people. He is a man of great interior strength and courage. Surviving the concentration camp alone would constitute as a hero. He is very experienced and skilled in the way the camps work and he uses this quality to help others in ...
- 4897: Huck Finn
- By: Joshua Humphrey In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is an excellent book. I enjoyed this book a lot more than I had anticipated. It was a great book on life of Huck Finn. The details and settings were outstanding. This was indeed a great novel. The setting of this book was very important to me. It helped to back up how the characters acted. Being set in the 1830s, and in the south; the reader could really relate with ...
- 4898: High Fidelity
- ... broken up with his girlfriend, coming to grips with his fear of commitment and finding unhappiness with his occupation, Rob has just crossed many boundaries in his life. He has taken on a sense of depression, which leads him to resort to anger all the time. The word “cross” in the title can also relate to Rob’s anger. He is constantly “cross” with his coworkers: If I have to listen ... Rob has come to the conclusion that discontent is something he just has to deal with, because no matter what he has it is never enough. The whole atmosphere of this song is one of depression, which is clearly the aura Rob gives off. Rob fears he will be lonely his whole life. “[He] saw, for the first time, how scared [he is] of dying, and of other people dying… it ...
- 4899: Guest House
- ... enjoying superiority in this situation. They get a second hand report form the neighbor whose husband tells her that Mr. Bingley was young, handsome, nice, and had plans to attend the next ball. This was great news that he liked to dance. The custom of the day was to return a visit and being a proper gentleman. Mr. Bingley calls on Mr. Bennett. He is also hoping to get a glimpse ... enjoying superiority in this situation. They get a second hand report form the neighbor whose husband tells her that Mr. Bingley was young, handsome, nice, and had plans to attend the next ball. This was great news that he liked to dance. The custom of the day was to return a visit and being a proper gentleman. Mr. Bingley calls on Mr. Bennett. He is also hoping to get a glimpse ...
- 4900: Gods And Generals
- ... with the army he has been serving for 30 years or to resign and go to Virginia to defend his home. Life in the army had ruined his life, “He had missed a father’s great joy of watching his children grow and learn... [and] try not to think about what his career had done to his family.” (Pg. 11) Throughout Part 1, Lee feels something missing from inside him: the ... where, for the first time, all four men meet on the same field and experience the exhilaration and raw horror of battle from four very different points of view. But it is in the next great fight, the Battle of Chancellorsville, that Lee's brilliant strategy and Jackson's supreme achievement are futile when Jackson is mortally wounded by his own men. This loss is the turning point of the war ...
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