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- 281: Ist't It Ironic: An imaginative response to the song "Ironic" by Alanis Morisette
- Ist't It Ironic: An imaginative response to the song "Ironic" by Alanis Morisette "An old man turned 98, he won the lottery and died the next day" John woke up around eight in the morning, he looked out of his window as he lay there in his hospital bed. He had got used to the pain, the digging in his side, it was ... Saturday. He enjoyed their company, apart from them the only people he had to talk to were the nurses that would come to see how he was and bring him his food. Today was Saturday, John was 98 today, all the doctors and nurses had been saying how good he looked for his age. He had been waiting all day for his grand daughter and her son to arrive. Sure enough ... did, His grand daughter brought him some flowers and his grandson, James who was six years old, bought him a box of chocolates. They both wished him Happy Birthday and sat down next to him. John thanked them both for the presents as he put them on the table next to his bed. They talked about how James was getting on at school and how John's grand daughter was ...
- 282: John Updike Aandp
- The essential self is innocent, and when it tastes its own innocence knows that it lives forever. -John Updike (b. 1932), U.S. author, critic. Self-Consciousness: Memoirs, ch. 1 (1989)- Innocence is a quality that is often taken for granted and abused. We never know when we lose it and it is ... until we realize that it has left us. Innocence is not ignorance, however it lacks knowledge in the same manner. It is based more on naivety or rather, the lack of experience we have. In John Updike's "A&P" the innocent of a local grocery store break through their blindness and daily routines in order to shed some light onto part of reality that they have been missing. This loss of innocence, and realization of such a loss, is John Updike's central theme in "A&P". "A&P" starts with three girls walking into a grocery store wearing only bathing suits and immediately catching the eye of a young, nineteen year old named ...
- 283: Paradise Lost
- Good vs. Evil Milton's Paradise Lost John Milton divided the characters in his epic poem Paradise Lost into two sides, one side under God representing good, and the other side under Satan representing evil and sin. Milton first introduced the reader to ... of all evil, and his allegiance of fallen angels that aided in his revolt against God (Milton 35). Only later did Milton introduce the reader to all powerful God, leader and creator of all mankind (John). This introduction of Satan first led the reader to believe acts of sin were good, just like Eve felt in the Garden of Eden when she was enticed by Satan to eat the fruit off ... representation of sin and evil came from the lead character in the battle against God, Satan. His name means "enemy of God." He was a former high angel from Heaven named Lucifer, meaning, "light bearer" (John). Satan became jealous in Heaven of God's son and formed an allegiance of angels to battle against God, only for God to cast them out of Heaven into Hell (Milton 35). This did ...
- 284: Compare And Contrast
- Compare and Contrast of two In the story "The General History Of Virginia" by John Smith, was a story on how he made people come to the new world. John Smith style of writing was more poetic than Bradford's, John Smith used lots af adjectives. And William Bradford he was a plain writer he did not use any special words he would use normal words and to his point. Even though these men lived ...
- 285: Personal Reflection: John F. Kennedy's Assassination
- Personal Reflection: John F. Kennedy's Assassination The 13-year-old little girl sat by the old washing machine in her parents’ dark basement. She was hard at work globing red polish onto some worn-out black shoes ... by what could be wrong. She awaited her father’s words. “The President of the United States is dead.” The date was November 22, 1963. It was Thanksgiving break. Nothing would ever be the same. John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States of America had been shot with three bullets to the head and the neck in Dallas, Texas, around 12:30 P.M. that particular day. The ... There was beautiful Jackie dressed in black, the veil shadowing her face. Next to her stood the little boy and girl, President Kennedy’s children. My mother said that as the casket rolled by, little “John-John” lifted his tiny hand and saluted. My mother stood, and cried, and she, too, saluted.
- 286: John Stuart Mill: Ethical Decision Making
- John Stuart Mill: Ethical Decision Making John Stuart Mill suggests that a person’s ethical decision-making process should be based solely upon the amount of happiness that the person can receive. Although Mill fully justifies himself, his approach lacks certain criteria ... behind it. Showing where there are agreements and where there are disagreements will critique the theory of Utilitarianism. By showing the problems that the theory have will reveal what should make up ethical decision-making. John Stuart Mill supports and explains his reasoning in his book, Utilitarianism. Mill illustrates the guidelines of his theory. Mill defines utilitarianism as the quest for happiness. His main point is that one should guide ...
- 287: Critical Analysis of "The Indifferent" by John Donne
- Critical Analysis of "The Indifferent" by John Donne "The Indifferent" by John Donne is a relatively simple love poem in comparison to his other, more complicated works. In this poem, "he presents a lover who regards constancy as a 'vice' and promiscuity as the path of virtue ... love than lust, and then uses his point of view to portray a portrait of love that is completely opposite of what Donne wants the reader to get from the poem. Works Cited Cruttwell, Patrick. "John Donne." Literature Criticism from 1400 to 1800 24: 153. Hunt, Clay. Donne's Poetry: Essays in Literary Analysis. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1954. Machacek, Gregory. "Donne's The Indifferent." Explicator [CD-ROM] 53. ...
- 288: Critical Analysis of "The Indifferent" by John Donne
- Critical Analysis of "The Indifferent" by John Donne "The Indifferent" by John Donne is a relatively simple love poem in comparison to his other, more complicated works. In this poem, "he presents a lover who regards constancy as a 'vice' and promiscuity as the path of virtue ... love than lust, and then uses his point of view to portray a portrait of love that is completely opposite of what Donne wants the reader to get from the poem. Works Cited Cruttwell, Patrick. "John Donne." Literature Criticism from 1400 to 1800 24: 153. Hunt, Clay. Donne's Poetry: Essays in Literary Analysis. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1954. Machacek, Gregory. "Donne's The Indifferent." Explicator [CD-ROM] 53. ...
- 289: The Crucible: John Proctor
- The Crucible: John Proctor A character is an elaborate blend of emotions and characteristics. Even though the character's emotions are significant because they make an individual feel for the character may it be sympathy or anger. The ... nature even if they are good hearted or if they are evil incarnate. Many times there is one word that can single-handedly describe the character's reaction or behavior toward some other anomaly. In John Proctor's case the word that illustrates him in entirety is ethical. Bravery is a trait that suits John Proctor well. When Proctor tried to convince everyone that the girls were lying, was an instance of bravery because children were thought of as the vice of god and they were pure of blemishes. ...
- 290: Martin Luther And John Calvin Moses
- ... to encourage the Protestants. The Protestants not only disagreed with the Catholic Church about their religion, but they also disagreed amongst themselves. Two of the more prominent Protestants of the time were Martin Luther and John Calvin, whose views sometimes coincided, and sometimes did not. Martin Luther was one of the first Protestants, and it could be said that he was the father of the Reformation. Luther's views on the ... way into Heaven didn't seem to make any sense to Luther, since then the rich could do whatever sinful acts they wished and then simply pay the Church some money and get into Heaven. John Calvin, another Protestant that came after Martin Luther, also had some contradicting views. Luther and Calvin had some major political disagreements. Unlike Luther, Calvin believed that the State and Church should be united. This would ... were one of the chosen few, and place themselves above the "sinful" others who were not predestined to go to Heaven as they. Even though they disagreed on many issues of religion, Martin Luther and John Calvin did indeed agree on some issues. Calvin, like Luther, believed in a simplified church, though I think Calvin may have been a bit extreme. They both believed that only two sacraments were necessary: ...
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