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- 5681: All Quite On The Western Front
- ... its values was presented very frequently and in fact may have included a few of Remarque's own questions of society and biases against the immorality and murder committed during war. I have gained a great deal of insight into World War I from this novel. Previously, I understood the diplomacy and the military strategies involved with this war, but I have now also been exposed to the physical and foremost ... endeavors; this realism forced me to look at the purpose of war more closely and examine its results on the militia. Foremost, I have gained a multitude of new perceptions, some of which make a great deal of sense, from the vividly portrayed physical results of war and the depth in which the dynamic emotions of the soldiers, particularly Paul, were presented. This book has simply given me new views of ...
- 5682: Sieze The Day
- ... the two should seize the day and live life to the fullest. The use of imagery throughout the poem is also an effective means of conveying his message to the lady. His references to the Great Flood and the conversion of the Jews are both examples of biblical imagery. The timelessness of the Bible backs up his eternal love towards his lady. The references of the tomb are perhaps the greatest ... Lines like these create a tone of urgent need to do as much as possible, which is very similar to the carpe diem theme. Marvell’s poem, written almost 500 years ago, is still a great, somewhat controversial and shocking poem. The content of the poem is timeless, however. The carpe diem theme of the poem is one of the reasons that the poem remains appropriate no matter when read.
- 5683: King Lear
- ... our vow Which we durst yet, and with strain'd pride, To come between our sentence and out power, Which nor our nature nor out place can bear." In the play itself there are three great outbursts of passion, "hysterica passio" as the King names it. The first is in the opening scene, when disappointment at Cordelia's failure to please him by an open avowal of her deep true love ... the same thing, and finding himself deprived where he most expected to be gratified, he does not stop to think why, but is hurried by his passion into a prompt and dreadful revenge. Lear's great love for Cordellia was terribly wounded by her failure, but his
- 5684: Midsummer Nights Dream
- ... my educational experience. Although our actual film isn't going to win any Academy Awards, it felt like we were doing something real, and not just commenting on everyone else's work. The air was great, the change was great, and bringing a play from text to performance gave me a whole new attitude towards theatrics in general. I learned how much work goes into doing even just a scene, how many elements there are ...
- 5685: Pride And Prejudice
- Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen is a novel that goes into great detail discussing the reasons for marriage. Marriage in the 1800's, when this novel took place, was very different from conventional marriages today. In that period in time, reasons for marriages were wealth, convenience, and ... with him is as fair as most people can boast…" Collins isn't wealthy, but all that Charlotte wants, he can give her. This marriage is by far the most convenient of the novel. Another great example of a marriage of convenience is Mr. and Mrs. Bennet. This convenient marriage is not as easily seen, though one notices how formal they are with each other. Mr. and Mrs. Bennet don't ...
- 5686: King Lear Vs. Glouchester
- ... suffering is taking it's toll. He complains: "O, how this mother swells up toward my heart! Hysterica passio! Down, thou climbing sorrow" (II, iv, 56-57) Lear is complaining that his suffering is so great, that it has manifested itself as a physical sensation below the heart, and it is rising towards the heart. By Act 3, Lear could be medically defined as psychotic, as a result of undergoing so ... reality. If Lear had learned to look with more than just his eyes before the end, he might have avoided this tragedy. These two tragic stories unfolding at the same time gave the play a great eminence. Roy, Ken, kr. King Lear. Toronto: Harcourt Brace, 1990
- 5687: Dynamic Characters In A Tale O
- ... snatcher and hides this from his family and everyone else. When Mr. Lorry finds out about this, he is very disappointed and says, “My mind misgives me much, that you have used the respectable and great house of Tellson’s as a blind, and that you have had an unlawful occupation of an infamous description” (286). At the end of the story, Jerry Cruncher makes two vows to Miss Pross. One ... Lorry, “[t]he energy which had at once supported him [Dr. Manette] under his old sufferings and aggravated their sharpness, [has] been gradually restored to him. He [is] now a very energetic man indeed, with great firmness of purpose, strength of resolution, and vigour of action” (120). Even though Dr. Manette’s life will never be the same as it was before he entered the Bastille, his memory is back to ...
- 5688: Grapes Of Wrath
- Grapes of Wrath The book, Grapes of Wrath, follows the life of the Joad family, who live in Oklahoma during the Depression. The story begins with the return of Tom Joad from prison, where he has spent the last few years. He killed a boy in a bar fight and is now on parole. He is taken ... worst economic down falls ever during this country’s existence and Americans all over were effected by it. Farmers in the Dust Bowl region of the country were among those most severely hurt by the Depression. In spite of overwhelming difficulties, families and friends were loyal and supported each other. Grapes of Wrath shows that even through the toughest times, some people will be unselfish and help others.
- 5689: Anything Is Possible
- ... the weeks dwindled down to just a few days before I was scheduled to leave for my new job, I found myself feeling sad to leave the two girls behind. Both Angela and Patty were great little girls and they had become friends to me. I felt I was responsible for them and I worried about who would give them attention when I left. Eventually my last day as a nurse ... crossed my mind. As crazy as it sounded, I wanted to leave my job as a dancer and return to the hospital. Dancing in the back row of a chorus line was not all that great. I wanted to be around the kids in the hospital once again. Working in the hospital had been more than just cleaning rooms. After I started talking to Patty and Angela, the job meant much ...
- 5690: Candide
- ... pessimistic tone, he directly contradicts the obviously over optimistic actions of Candide. In the conclusion an old Turk instructs Candide in the futility of needless philosophizing by saying that "the work keeps us from three great evils, boredom, vice, and poverty." In all of the examples, the character chosen by the author comes across as a reasonable and respectable person, making the author's point of view seems reasonable and respectable ... to read on to find out what happens next. In Candide, the story is written in a way that so that the main character, and usually one or more companions have set out on a great journey filled with adventures. It is in Candide’s journey that Candide's outlook on life is challenged, he is forced to become less optimistic about this world being the best of all possible worlds ...
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