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- 541: The Literary Contributions of King Alfred the Great
- The Literary Contributions of King Alfred the Great Our understanding of the literary achievements of King Alfred depend very much upon what we believe about his early education. If we are content to accept the stories of Asser, the famous biographer of Alfred ... he does according to his ability" (Collins 334). But a simple was his aim, Alfred changed the whole front of English literature as we know it. Before him, England possessed in her own tongue one great poem and a train of ballads and battle-songs (Abrahms 2). Of prose the country had none. The large volume of books that fill England's libraries began with the translations of Alfred, and above ... History Of England. Bureau of Electronic Publishing, Inc., 1992. Fadiman, Clifton, ed. The Little, Brown Book Of Anecdotes. Boston: Little, Brown And Company, 1985. Keynes, Simon, and Michael Lapidge, Introduction, Notes, and Trans. Alfred The Great: Asser's Life Of King Alfred And Other Contemporary Sources. Suffolk: The Chaucer Press, 1983. Smyth, Alfred P. King Alfred The Great. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1995. Stevenson, W. H., ed. Asser's Life ...
- 542: The Great Gatsby And The Pursu
- ... and privilege or not, and if you weren t, there was no way of achieving this success. The American Dream eliminated the barriers between people that social class had held for centuries in Europe. The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, shows the corruption of the American Dream from what it used to be in the past. Not only does Jay Gatsby achieve his success without hard work, but this success ... kills him. This is Fitzgerald s way of shoeing that this materialistic American Dream is not what the American Dream is meant to be. Materialism was not the true reason that the American Dream was great. It was because hard work was the true value that could make one great, not how they were born and how much money they had. In the end of the novel, Nick returns to the Midwest, a return to the old values of hard work that brings success ...
- 543: The Great Gatsby 3
- During Fitzgerald s The Great Gatsby, it is apparent to be an absurd time for the wealthy. The shallowness of money, riches, and a place in a higher social class were probably the most important components in most lives at ... heroic presentation of Gatsby, therefore, should not be taken at face value, for one cannot overlook the fact that Gatsby is naοve, impractical, and that he refuses to grow up. It is true that the great Gatsby is indeed sarcastic since he is the main character therefore the one to be condemned most. Unquestionably, Fitzgerald s reason of writing The Great Gatsby was to scold the wealthy s code of ethics. Every character s purpose is to show lack of morality in a distinct way. Actions and events in the novel all display the foolishness ...
- 544: The Great Gatsby 2
- The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby, a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is about the American Dream, and the downfall of those who attempt to capture its illusionary goals. This is a common them central to many novels. This dream has varying significances for different people but in The Great Gatsby, for Jay, the dream is that through wealth and power, one can acquire happiness. To get this happiness Jay must reach into the past and relive an old dream and in order to ...
- 545: The Great Gatsby
- The Great Gatsby In today society, many people like to follow the current. They want to catch the wave. Which mean, it does not matter if things were good or bad, right or wrong, they just follow and do them without any thinking. Therefore, there are not too many people would like to be a normal, thoughtful nor neutral person. However, in the novel, The Great Gatsby, by Scott Fitzgerald, one of the character name is Nike Carroway, he was the good and neutral narrator. It was because, in the novel, he analyzed all of the things with regard to accuracy of observation. In The Great Gatsby, when Mr.Gatsby told Vick he wanted to return the past over again with his lover- Daisy, Nike Carroway warned him to give it up, because it was impossible. Unforturately, Mr.Gatsby was ...
- 546: Great Expectations 2
- ... around us. Whether it is in the clothes we wear, the things we do, or what we buy, everything has a meaning. Symbolism is also present in literature and it is shown in Charles Dickens Great Expectations. The symbols of isolation, manipulation, the tragic hero, and wanting to be someone else are seen throughout the book through the characters of Estella, Magwitch, Miss Havisham, and Pip. The character of Estella represents ... never forgot it!" [356]. He shows why he is a hero when he explains to Pip that he was the benefactor and the one responsible for making him a gentleman and helping him achieve his great expectations. "Yes, Pip, dear boy, I've made a gentleman on you! It's me wot done it!" [359-360]. After his death, however, Pip feels guilt and sadness when he learns what Magwitch spent ... from giving. The only good fortune from the money he received from his private benefactor, Magwitch, was giving it to Herbert. As shown from the examples above, symbolism plays an important part in Charles Dickens Great Expectations. Many symbols such as isolation, manipulation, the tragic hero, and wanting to be someone else are present throughout the novel and are brought to life by the characters. People in today's society ...
- 547: The Great Gatsby - The Green L
- ... last, Gatsby believes that Daisy is his, he no longer idolizes her. Now that he realizes he has her, she is no longer desirable. We come to this presumption when Gatsby states, " Compared to the great distance that had separated him from Daisy (the green light) had seemed very near to her, almost touching her. It had seemed as close as a star to the moon. Now it was again a ... could not go kidnap Daisy, he had to woo her and win her love. Color symbolism is really popular in novels written during the 1920's. One such example is Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby. There is much color symbolism in this novel, but there are two main colors that stand out more than the others. The colors green and white influence the story greatly. Green shows many thoughts ... in order to keep the cool insolent smile turned towards the world and yet satisfy the demands of her hard jaunty body. (Pg. 63)." Color symbolism is not very noticeable, yet it can tell a great deal about a story. In this case, the colors give the reader a look at the character's choices and the paths he or she could have chosen compared to the ones the character ...
- 548: The Great Purge of Russia by Stalin
- The Great Purge of Russia by Stalin There are many people in Russia who dont agree with Stalin or any of his policies. This upset the leader and he wanted to crush this opposition the only way he knew how-- terror. The program of terror he began was called The Great Purge. He even formed a secret police. These actions spread fear throughout Russia. He eliminated anyone who gave a threat to his power. These people, some innocent, were sent to labor camps or even killed ... agree with Stalin or any of his policies. This upset the leader and he wanted to crush this opposition the only way he knew how-- terror. The program of terror he began was called The Great Purge. He even formed a secret police. These actions spread fear throughout Russia. He eliminated anyone who gave a threat to his power. These people, some innocent, were sent to labor camps or even ...
- 549: Beowulf The Epic Hero
- ... be truly heroic the character must never turn tail and always face the obstacle head on even though he or she may die in the process. So is Beowulf a hero? Yes, Beowulf is a great epic hero, but his greatness comes only from his sword and not from his mind. In order to be a hero in an epic poem there were certain qualities you had to possess. First of ... to be either a king, prince, knight or some other high-ranking person in society. Beowulf satisfies all of these requirements. He is the nephew of the king of the Geats, and son of a great warrior. As was common in literature up until recently, Beowulf s mother was not named as well as Grendel s mother. The slave character was not named too, which in my mind would indicate that ... s sword even got a name, for it is by his sword that he earns his eternal fame and glory. However, besides the fact that Beowulf was of noble lineage and that he was a great warrior, he has some other noble qualities. On the plus side for Beowulf we can say that he was a pious warrior. Although he was from being a modest warrior, for he was anything ...
- 550: Book Report A Voyager Out
- ... s illnesses came from constant worry about George. He went on many trips overseas and partook in many heroic adventures. He would write home to his family about his adventures and this caused his mother great grief. Because of the grief this caused Mary Bailey, George stopped writing of his heroics to her, and instead wrote of them to his daughter. Mary Kingsley had to become a self-sufficient person. With ... being buried at sea rather than in a cold tomb that was waiting for her back in England. She felt that she should be buried in the Cape of Good Hope where she spent a great deal of her time. Her second request was hard for her friends to fulfill, but out of love for Mary, they did. Mary wanted to die alone. She wanted to have her final peace. She ... weighted and therefore did not sink. Her coffin bobbed up and down in the water for a while as her final goodbye. An anchor was eventually tied onto the casket and the body of the great Mary Kingsley sunk into the water where she rested with the beauty of the coral and pearls and other sea creatures surrounding her. Now for the opinion part. The book was great. Mary Kingsley ...
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