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- 911: East Goes West
- ... the reader could understand what they so previously where oblivious to. I responded very favorably to his view of Korean culture but found his criticism of American culture distasteful. I did not fully receive the effect of Kang's humor until reaching the final sentence of the story. Before the final scene, Kang's wit serves the purpose of elevating the Asian Han in the eyes of his audience, but ultimately, it has a more serious, lingering effect. Ironically, it reveals the life of this character to be tragic, hopeless, and not at all amusing. The final line, delivered by Han's mistress, dismisses him from his post, for she requested "a house ...
- 912: Learning Behavior
- ... the environment to generate consequences." Reinforcement follows an operant and increases the likelihood of the operant being repeated. There are two forms of reinforcement: positive and negative reinforcement. When an event occurs producing a positive effect, it is considered positive reinforcement. Negative reinforcement involves the removal of a stimulus increasing the likelihood of a positive effect. An example of this would be to take two aspirins to remove the pain from a headache. Punishment is a process that decreases the likelihood of a behavior to occur again. This is not to ...
- 913: Edgar Allan Poe's "The Black Cat"
- ... a man whose "...temperament and character [are transformed] through the instrumentality of the Fiend Intemperance [alcohol]." Telling the story from the first person point of view (a perspective that Poe used quite frequently), intensifies the effect of moral shock and horror. Once again, the reader is invited (as was the case in both "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Cask of Amontillado") to delve into the inner workings of the dark ... he will violently harm his wife ("At length, I even offered her personal violence."). However, are the events of the story, as the narrator suggests, based upon "...an ordinary succession of very natural causes and effect," or are they indeed caused by the supernatural? By using, three main events in this story (the apparition of the first cat upon the burned wall, the appearance of the gallowslike pattern upon the chest ...
- 914: Creating the Melancholic Tone in “The Raven”
- ... to signify the loneliness of the man, and the sorrow he feels from the loss of Lenore. The room is richly furnished, and reminds the narrator of his lost love, which helps to create an effect of beauty in the poem. The tempest outside is used to accentuate the isolation of the man, to show a sharp contrast between the calmness in the chamber and the tempestuous night. The articulation of ... of the raven, and founds the melancholic condition of the man. Articulation of “Nevermore” also emphasizes the features of the word itself, specifically its meaning. Through focusing on the raven and its raspy “Nevermore”, an effect is developed that highlights a gloomy and depressed state of mind. A refrain is used throughout Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven,” to underscore the developing tone of melancholy. The refrain accomplishes this accentuation through ...
- 915: Dubliners
- ... easily get out of this, so the toast was a great diversion from him. However, to clear things up the window was definitely needed to be opened. The opening of the window provided a calming effect over the guests."21 Vargas Llosa hits the entrapment motif on target. He helps support the contradiction of freedom versus entrapment throughout "After the Race." Moving into the motif of entrapment, the clustered streets of ... his friends were only friends with Jimmy because he was rich. This was the final push that lets the reader become aware of their intentions towards Jimmy. The final and most important entrapment is the effect of alcohol on the characters. An example of needless drinking comes from Joyce when he writes, "They drank the health of the Queen of Hearts and of the Queen of Diamonds. Jimmy felt obscurely the ...
- 916: Analysis Of Lorca’s Lament For Ignacio Sanchez Mejias
- ... which is the use of words to create a mental picture. In fact, he has been compared to surrealist because he occasionally juxtaposed seemingly unrelated ideas and realistic and nonrealistic images causing an uncanny, dreamlike effect on the reader. In addition, he included numerous symbols in this poem to represent a certain idea or mood that he was trying to create. Also, the poem contains a musical quality, which appeal to ... south of Spain in general – had a magnificent wealth of it.” As a result, imagery presents itself throughout this poem. For example, Lorca refers to things like “arsenic bells” and “iodine”. These words create the effect of being inside a hospital. Also, the word iodine is associated with the cleansing of a wound. According to the Hispanic Literature Criticism, “at the height of his skill as a poet, he was in ...
- 917: Moby Dick 2
- ... most influential masterpieces, most notably that of Moby-Dick. Melville would go on to complete more works until his death in 1891. B. Herman Melville lived in a time period that would have a great effect on his writings. For instance, America during that time was witnessing the Industrial Revolution and felt that his country was slipping away from its founding fathers ideals. His feelings and thoughts towards his society of ... love for the sea, but also reflects his search for religious faith (where Ahab represents Herman Melville and Moby-Dick represents faith). These influences, together with the changing times of America would have a deep effect in his works. C. Herman Melville authored many profound novels in his time other than just Moby-Dick. Some of his other notable publications include Fragments from a Writing Desk, Israel Potter, The Piazza Tales ...
- 918: Cyclones
- And their effect on the built environment They are known as Hurricanes in the Caribbean, Typhoons in the China Sea, Cyclones in the Indian Ocean and most commonly called Tropical Cyclones. You can call them what you want ... to bypass Darwin but changed direction 900 past Melville Island and straight towards the city. At this time most people were asleep or partying. By 1:00 AM, the city of Darwin felt the full effect of the cyclone. Some people were outside when it hit but most people got to a safe place for shelter. The cyclone had passed by 4:00 AM. Nearly 90% of the houses in the ...
- 919: Over Population
- ... more which creates more waste and raises life expectancy, which causes more people to live at the same time6. Another problem that arises from overpopulation is the changing of the climate. Mankind is increasing the greenhouse gas levels by burning fossil fuels and deforesting the earth7. As the population increases, atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases rise rapidly which affect the ability of the outgoing energy to pass through the atmosphere, [which] effectively heats the Earth8. Another predicament is the acid rain created by air pollution, which in turn, is ...
- 920: Analysis of "The Age of Anxiety" by W.H. Auden
- ... thought to be, is a sharp contrast to love in the bounds of reality 4. The fourth age a. Presents circus imagery "as a form of art too close to life to have any purgative effect on the audience" b. Rosetta's definition of life and the world 5. The fifth age a. Conveys the image of man as "an astonished victor" b. Man believes he has made peace with the ... thought to be, is a sharp contrast to love in the bounds of reality (Nelson 119). The fourth age presents circus imagery "as a form of art too close to life to have any purgative effect on the audience." It is reinforced by Rosetta's definitions of life as an "impertinent appetitive flux," and the world as a "clown's cosmos" (Nelson 119). Malin conveys the image of man as "an ...
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