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- 11591: Literal Interpretation in Literature
- ... friends. Another situation which illustrates this new idea is if the father has experienced many important ways to tackle every day conflicts, he can teach the children easier ways to work out problems, to do school work, and teach the right ways to talk to people and get what you want, such as talking your way into a job offer, or a higher job rank. While changing the focus of the ...
- 11592: Three Female Characters in Greek Tragedies
- ... him. This proves that Jocasta refuses to be outdone, even by her husband. When Jocasta had given birth to a baby boy (Oedipus), Lauis had it sent away by a messenger to die of exposure high in the mountains. A shepherd discovered the boy and gave it to his master King Polybus. As years passed, Thebes was plagued by a Sphinx that sought the answer to a riddle. It asked for ...
- 11593: Contemporary Thinkers: Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Aguinas
- ... the Greek city-states historically is grim. The destructive conflict, the Peloponnesian War, marked the end of the Greek way of life. The Spartans, now leaders of the Greeks, soon aroused widespread enmity by their high-handed rule. A monarchy in the north soon arose to dictate the fortunes of the Greeks. The brilliant statesman and warrior Philip II became regent of Macedonia in 359 and its king in 356. Under ...
- 11594: Humans And Their Ability To Make Mistakes
- ... perform thousands more operations per second than a human with no chance of error. This is due to the construction of these machines. Their inanimate parts are better adapted to executing these operations at very high speeds. Let us take another example. A man is adding up a column of numbers. We will pretend that this individual has a basic knowledge of math. The mistakes he might make, if any, will ...
- 11595: The Importance of Literature vs. Science
- ... to life, in science, you apply life to your theories. It's just a matter of whether life is the cookie cutter or the dough. Imagine a world without literature. All your Literature courses in school are replaced with social sciences: philosophy, psychology, etc. Would people be the same? No doubt life would be a great deal less interesting, as our minds would not be as stimulated. The world would also ...
- 11596: Structural Levels of The Iliad
- Structural Levels of The Iliad Wars are often very complex in nature and are fought for many diverse reasons. The school boy may fight in order to get money for college, the patriot may fight to bring life, liberty and justice to some poor soul, and a coward may fight because he was drafted by force ...
- 11597: The Theme of Father/Son Relationships in Beowulf & The Song of Roland
- ... the rearguard, (as can be seen as through the protests of the thought of him going to negotiate with the treacherous Saracens) but not until after Roland's betrayal and death is he esteemed so high in Charles' mind and all the others involved. When hearing of the betrayal Roland states "Where are you, fair nephew? ……God!" , Says the King, "how bitter my reproach, that I was absent when they struck ...
- 11598: Analysis of "Scared to Death of Dying", Article by Herbert Hendin
- ... even if he had a terminal disease he could enjoy the rest of his life with his family and friend that were about to lose him. Doctors aren't trained to do this in medical school and the public doesn't know better. This is because doctors aren' t trained properly in the relief of pain and discomfort in terminally ill patients. And time should be devoted in medical schools to ...
- 11599: Jonathan's Swift's Real Argument
- ... meetings for business?", "where more bargains driven of all sorts?" Finally, for the insomniac, "where so many conveniences or enticements to sleep?" These statements apply more directly than any others in the article to the high church of England. All of the things that Swift says about this fictional religion would be very strong words if applied to the Church of England. It might be readily conceived by the innocent reader ...
- 11600: Families Portrayed In Roddy Doyle's Books
- ... unemployment." Doyle makes his belief clear in The Van by showing the pain that is put on the family when one bread-winner loses his job. Coming from a family whose income is not very high, unemployment could possibly be one of the worst thing to ever happen. There is no money for Christmas presents, so the kids are upset. Darren the youngest boy in the family has learned all about ...
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