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- 6991: An Analysis of Several Works of Literature
- ... five rupees. However, as we look behind his reasons for slaving at his job, we find that he swallows insults at work so that his family can swallow food. His love for his daughter is great and it gives rise to his motivation at work. In "A Shadow", Sambu misses his father immensely as he loves him a lot. However, the very existence of Love is a great triumph for the human spirit. Therefore, though there may be hardship and suffering, in the end we see that the human spirit has the ultimate victory.
- 6992: Disjunction vs. Communion in Raymond Carver's Short Stories
- ... uses touch to instigate verbal communication. The story unveils as a woman and her family rent a apartment from Marge, and her husband, Harley. Betty, the tenant pays with crisp bills, which Marge examines with great curiosity. The scene demonstrates Marge's hunger for change. The relationship expands as Betty arrives to make a hair appointment. The two entangle within a conversation as Marge takes Betty's hand for a manicure ... Marge changes the subject to Betty's nail beds, Betty withdrawals her hand. The connection seems to break without the physical bond. This observance of a spiritual bond draws the reader into the story with great curiosity. It is almost compelling to watch the bond between the two grow. When such a str ong relationship is portrayed in a story, the reader, gains much more felt compassion between the characters. This ...
- 6993: Image of Child Heros
- ... t one of the newly released works in Russia, I think that the children's stories, sometimes being all that the Russian people had to read that wasn't corrupted by the government, made a great contribution to the development of the Russian culture and also had a great impact on many people. The image of the trickster is also very prevalent in different cultures. In the African culture the trickster comes to the forefront in many different folk tales and fables. He is ...
- 6994: Poe's Man in the Crowd: Types of People Based On Appearance
- ... calm and boldness; it is a form of beauty that comes from the need to be ready to die at any moment. But the face of the ideal military man must be stamped with a great air of simplicity; ... soldiers are, in many matters, as simple as children; and like children, once duty has been done, they are easy to amuse, and given to boisterous forms of fun." The beauty that ... these sun-tanned, weather-beaten faces.” Baudelaire then states that this is the expression molded by hard work, afflicted pain, and firmness. He then describes the clothing as: "trousers turned up and tucked into gaiters, great-coats tarnished by dust and vaguely discolored, the whole equipment in fact has itself taken on the indestructible appearance of beings that have returned from afar, and have experienced strange adventures." The clothing is characterisitic ...
- 6995: A Modern Day Odysseus
- ... their goals, heroes generally have a high level of ability. Odysseus was one of the Greek's greatest warriors, and, in fighting the Trojan army, single-handedly defeated many other men. He possessed not only great physical strength and skill but also a good mental ability. Some Gods trusted him because he was a thinking man, and he demonstrated this by escaping the Cyclops. By cleverly stabbing the monster in the ... from other people. Odysseus's men followed him around the seas to their death. In modern times, presumably no one has died in connection with Phil Zimmermann, but the devotion of his followers is still great. His $100,000 in legal fees was largely paid for by his supporters. Philip has been hailed as everything from "Cyberspace hero" to "Constitutional Crusader." A young programmer, on receiving a letter from Zimmermann in ...
- 6996: Demeter and Persephone: Relationship Between Parent and Child
- ... a fire. When Metaneira saw this, it terrified her. Demeter got angry and told her that she had no idea what was best for the child, and that it would grow up to be a great man because of what she did in raising it. She then revealed her real identity as the goddess Demeter. She then told her to build a temple in her honor and that she would teach ... away in marriage. On the other side, for others who didn't feel that way, they could not live with the fact that their child had grown up and left home. The Greeks also had great pride in getting their children raised well as we saw with Celeus and his family. It also seems that fathers played a small or non-existent role in raising their children. Regardless of what decisions ...
- 6997: Citizen Kane: An Accurate Portrayal of William Randolph Hearst?
- ... on to divorce Emily and marry Susan. Having failed in his own right, he heaped his ambition on Susan. This was most clearly seen with his statement, "We're (italics added) going to be a great opera star." (Citizen Kane) The movie then shifted easily to Susan Alexander's portrayal of Kane as her own personal ambition factory. Whatever she was lacking, he supplied it for her and threw his papers ... trying to get love and power for himself by abusing the most potent weapon and shield of his day, the free press. "If I hadn't been very rich, I might have been a really great man." (Orson Welles, Citizen Kane) Bibliography Bordwell, David. "Citizen Kane," Focus on Orson Welles. Prentice- Hall,1976. Cowie, Peter. The Cinema of Orson Welles. De Capo Press, 1973. Citizen Kane. dir. Orson Welles. With Orson ...
- 6998: A Comparison of the Women of Wharton and Deledda
- ... was much too dramatic, which probably just worsened the problem. I trust that if one's mother said she had spoken with a ghost about the current problems of oneself, that alone would be a great psychological strain. I believe that you could interchange these two characters and not make a great deal of change. The same can be said for Agnes and Mattie. Agnes was a paradox of sorts. So beautiful and pure enough for a priest to fall in love with, yet if turned upon ...
- 6999: Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People
- ... life just aren't making any sense? Is he even around all the time, or is it just at his convenience? How much does he really care about the little stuff? These questions pose a great, thought provoking topic! The fact is, God is there all the time. He does interact with us on a daily basis- especially in four specific areas.1 1. God is working in our lives, even ... called him fourth from the tomb. You see, Jesus was not late at all. By His clock he was right on time. He had used the resurrection of Lazurus as a display of God's great powers to on looking unbelievers. God let everything play out in his own sweet time. And He will do the same for you if you just let him. 3. For some odd reason, we are ...
- 7000: Kazin's "Summer: The Way to Highland Park"
- ... and passes under the Fulton Street El. On the other side of the El Kazin seems to be dreaming. He sees small town America during this part of his journey. The streets are lined with great trees, similar to quintessential small town America, and the brownstones stood proud, as if their posture was the grand American history behind them. Kazin greatly admires the architecture and history of the brownstones. Alfred made ... Kazin, an immigrant, felt he was on the rim of America looking in and not an actual part of this country. Kazin, not being indigenous to America felt like an outsider, but when he read great immigrant authors, like Dickinson, he realized they were immigrants, but also Americans thus he too was American. Many nineteenth century authors are immigrants, like Kazin, but even though they are immigrants they still are a ...
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