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- 7381: What Sort Of Man Reads Playboy
- ... this man thinks that "real" men workout and in seeing the ad it only agrees with his personal belief system. His social concept is that women are attracted to tough, physically macho men who take control of the situation. When he sees this particular ad, the conclusion he draws is, "This guy is like me." There is no legitimate reason that this picture should influence anyone but it does, all because ...
- 7382: What Have You Been Doing Latel
- ... only does she throw herself in, but she reverses herself. Tying in with my reading of the story as a dream, I would identify this is an example of lucid dreaming; the ability to directly control, change, or manipulate a desirable or undesirable aspect of a dream. This ability, however, is a slippery one, manifesting infrequently, not usually a regular occurrence. At the end of the story, the narrator is still ...
- 7383: All Quiet On The Western Front
- ... darkness is the soldier's chief protection, it also gives rise to the psychological torment of not being able to see the enemy. A soldier can never be sure a sniper does not have a gun trained on him. He can never be sure that a flash of light has not given his position away. The only thing on which he can rely is pure animal instinct, throwing himself to the ...
- 7384: Was Shakespeare Really Shakesp
- ... racy anecdote about Richard Burbage and William Shakespeare. Now I will give you some written history. In a deed of trust dated 10 October 1601 by Nicholas Brend to John Bodley, legally tightening up the control of Bodley of the Globe, the theater is described as being tenanted by "Richard Burbage and William Shakspeare gentlemen." In a deed of sale of John Collet's interest to John Bodley in 1608, the ...
- 7385: Waiting For Sisyphus
- ... represents the things in our lives that we cannot change. Vladimir and Estragon are seemingly waiting for Godot by choice. Their circumstance could represent our blindness of the things in which we actually do have control. If it was his destiny to wait, Vladimir could have been happy by accepting his destiny as Sisyphus had accepted his. If Vladimir were free, he could have pushed his rock to the top, let ...
- 7386: Waiting For Godot
- ... of timelessness is even evoked, allowing almost anyone from nearly any time to understand Vladimir and Estragon's predicament. Many times people may feel overwhelmed by a higher force unalterable to them. This force may control something such as their fate. In the Anglo-Saxon culture, a popular belief was that of fate. The writers of Beowulf may have known that not all people believe in the power of fate. Therefore ...
- 7387: Virginia Woolf
- ... childhood, having manic-depressive illness, she is a brilliant writer. In her essay, Thoughts on Peace in an Air Raid, she says, "We are both prisoners tonight he boxed up in his machine with a gun handy; we lying in the dark with a gas-mask handy. If we were free we should be out in the open, dancing, at the play, or sitting at the window talking together." She was ...
- 7388: Views From The Bridge
- ... about that Beatrice. I do what I feel like doin' or what I don't feel like doin' "(Miller 68). This means that Eddie likes to do what he wants and likes to be in control of what goes on. He only wanted the best for Catherine and his wife, but he finally realized that he could open up to his wife. It was the best thing that he ever did ...
- 7389: Victims Still
- ... will be arrested for child abuse. The selectiveness of the programs leads to the policies that, in essence, do not work. The selectiveness of the programs ties in with why the crime is out of control. According to Elias, social inequality, economic inequality, sexism, and racism are reasons why crimes are still being committed. In order to stop crimes from happening, everyone needs to fell equal to one another. Hate crimes ...
- 7390: 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea:
- ... captain is able to put his guests at ease. The island of Ceylon, noted for it s pearl-fisheries. Would you like to visit one of them M. Aronmax? Offering options to those with little control over their lives bestows them with a sense of power, however false it may be. A courteous attitude goes a long way to establish positive long-term relationships among those who may be spending extended ...
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