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- 1691: Moby Dick
- ... actually about this time he ceases to be a fictional narrator with an autonomous spiritual development, and merges into Melville the omniscient novelist, commenting and discoursing without regard for Ishmael's fictional status or his personal point of view, and taking us within the personalities of other characters, especially Ahab and Starbuck, where Ishmael as observer could not penetrate. Only once more before the very end do we see through Ishmael ... the tragedies which it recalls, it is more an exploration of mysteries than a rejection of mysteries in a sweeping nihilistic gesture. Much has been made of the book as a document in Melville's personal "quarrel with God," and his rebellious accents ring (or so it would seem) unmistakably in passage after passage. But so do Melville's accents sound in Ahab's melting moods, of which there are many ... actually about this time he ceases to be a fictional narrator with an autonomous spiritual development, and merges into Melville the omniscient novelist, commenting and discoursing without regard for Ishmael's fictional status or his personal point of view, and taking us within the personalities of other characters, especially Ahab and Starbuck, where Ishmael as observer could not penetrate. Only once more before the very end do we see through ...
- 1692: John Dryden
- ... being loyal to Charles and his successor, James II. In 1663 he became happily married to Lady Elizabeth Howard, a sister of his patron. Until then he had no real source of income. He began writing plays as a source of income. His first attempt failed, but his second attempt The Rival Ladies, a tragic comedy, was a success. During the next 20 years he became an important and well-known ... was Mr. Limberham. This was unusual for this time period for a play to be banned because of it s indecency because the Restoration was a time of change. He was also a master of writing the heroic rhymed couplets. They were extravagant and full of pageantry. One of his later tragedies, the World Well Lost, was written in blank verse and was considered one of his greatest plays and one ... considered a masterpiece. After a quarrel with Thomas Shadwell, a playwright of some talent, he wrote the mock-heroic episode Mac Fecknoe. It is amazing that he did not learn that his best talent was writing formal verse satire until he was at the age of 50. After the death of Charles II and the succession of James II, Dryden and his two sons were converted to Catholicism. He quickly ...
- 1693: Contrasting Views In Home Buri
- Often it seems that writers have their own personal inspiration that fuels a great work to cause its readers to realize the complexity of the human nature. Robert Frost's "Home Burial" is a masterfully written example of such works, conceived from his and ... her grief following Elliot's death, and Frost later reported that she knew then that the world was evil. Amy in "Home Burial" makes the same observati Often it seems that writers have their own personal inspiration that fuels a great work to cause its readers to realize the complexity of the human nature. Robert Frost's "Home Burial" is a masterfully written example of such works, conceived from his and ... does she know what her husband is going through without any attempt to reach him? She refuses to believe that he sees her pain, and she undermines his grief in the process, completely dismissing his personal way of coping as indifference. Amy's husband is trying to understand her view but ultimately cannot, and finally his questions and pleas give way to impatience and frustration. She is full of accusations ...
- 1694: Darwinism 2
- ... Darwinism and its belief in survival of the fittest to all areas of life. They used it as a natural law which supported their actions and beliefs. Advocates manipulated the scientific doctrine to fulfill their personal needs and to justify religious beliefs, capitalism, and military conquests. Darwinism greatly impacted the scientific world purely through its specific doctrine. The enlightenment had paved the way for rational thinking and observation. People were willing ... the many drastic changes in the beliefs of the people and the advancement of the logical world that Darwinism was well accepted as a scientific truth. Beyond the exact definition of Darwinism, many people found personal applications to the scientific doctrine. Not only was survival of the fittest an established truth in nature, it was also more than evident in human society. Many people, after reading the benefits associated with reproduction of the strong, began to place human activity under the scrutiny of science. Those who found that the principles of Darwinism advocated their personal goals in society took great lengths to spread the word of Social Darwinism. This was a doctrine that called for free competition among humans and a setting in which the dominating class was the ...
- 1695: Speech Recognition Technology
- ... voice navigation. "Dragon is the most popular. It is the only one that runs properly under Windows '95, and it offers better hands-free operation than the others" (Wilson, 2). Dragon NaturallySpeaking has three editions: Personal, Preferred, and Deluxe. The Personal edition allows the user to dictate into the program's own interface which requires you to send the text to another word processor applications. The Preferred and Deluxe editions let the user dictate directly into any Windows application. The Personal and Preferred editions each have a 30,000-word active vocabulary. The Deluxe edition has a 55,000-word active vocabulary, which greatly increases the recognition and accuracy rate. All of the editions have ...
- 1696: Character Differences Of Sadda
- ... and determine war or peace. Their ability to lead depends on that persons character. Leadership is no good if people do not comply. Influences like Saddam Hussein and Gandhi lead only as well as their personal character permit them to. In the case of Mohandus Gandhi, his personal character allowed him to be a great leader. People wanted to be lead by him even though Gandhi held no real political office. At the beginning of his crusade to free India, he made his ... assassination been attempted. Hussein can no longer rule with complete authority because fear does not always bring complete unity. More often do people lash out and rebel. Husseins cannot lead wisely due to his own personal character. The problem is that his true character is not known. By his actions, one can only guess at what his is trying to accomplish. Perhaps his ideals are so twisted that he truly ...
- 1697: Canterbury Tales 2
- ... a time dictated by religion and religious ideas in which he uses The Canterbury Tales to show some of his views. Religion played a significant role in fourteenth-century England and also in Chaucer s writing. His ideas of the Church are first seen in The Prologue, and he uses seven religious persons to show the influence of the religion in his writing. Although many of his characters appear to portray part of the corruption in the Church, he does give a small example in which one can conclude that he is speaking in praise. The Friar, who lived off begging, appears to live a lowly existence, while Chaucer refers to the papacy in writing, he had a special license from the Pope (Chaucer 9.) Chaucer utilizes his opening statements of the Friar to present his character drawbacks, which can provide for a greater representation of the Church. In ...
- 1698: British Appeasement
- ... equal. In the 1930s Britain appeased Hitler's Germany with the aim of security and paying the price of turning a blind eye to Germany's ambitions. This essay shall offer analysis on Chamberlain's personal reasons to follow appeasement, the reasons on behalf of Britain and the reasons due to the views of the British public. A description of the course of appeasement will be given, and arguments for and ... with Stalin, and many historians think that even then it was an insincere attempt on both sides. It failed anyhow as Stalin made the Nazi-Soviet Pact instead in August 1939. Chamberlain had a deep personal horror of war. Many close relatives or friends had died in the previous world war, and it is understandable that this was one reason that he tried so hard to avert war. But he was ... He did not agree with Chamberlain's approach, as he wanted to rely on collective security rather than appeasement. Lord Halifax became the new Foreign Secretary. He agreed with the policy of appeasement and a personal approach to Hitler. In September 1938, Chamberlain made three visits to appease Hitler - in Berchtesgaden, in Godesberg and Munich. However, Calvocoressi and Wint in their book "Total War" argue that this policy was foolish ...
- 1699: Commercial Radio as Communication
- ... as individual humans. Rather, it is my opinion that they are seen and understood as mere entities, like ratings and statistics. Because of such reasons, they captivate a market that is transitory. There are no personal relationships formed. Thus, the individual feels no social obligation towards the institution. From what has been written above and from the definition of communication given in class, it is my opinion that commercial radio cannot ... s similarities and differences from others. Definition of self is also obtained through the feedback and attention given by others. These two factors cannot be achieved through commercial radio since they do not delve into personal assessment. Two, as already mentioned above, radio broadcasting does not nurture the growth of relationships. Also, although disc jockeys occasionally allow listeners to call and talk on air, they receive little interaction with others and participation level is only a fraction of their actual market size. Lastly, on the other hand, I believe that radio broadcasting does help a person maintain physical well being. From my own personal experience, listening to the radio has always helped me deal with my different mood swings. When I am angry, listening to a certain type of music seems to drain it away from me. Other ...
- 1700: Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
- ... Wolfgang von Goethe, who lived to the age of eighty-two and produced more than 130 volumes of poetry, plays, letters, and science, is acknowledged to be one of the giants of world literature. His writing ranged from fairy tales, to psychological novels, to political and historical novels, and to something completely unique and different such as Faust. Goethe was born shortly after the death of the Pope, on August 28 ... Goethe was brought up having a feeling of aristocracy. He had only two siblings out of the total eight who survived. One was his sister Cornelia and the other was the first born. He began writing at an early age and wrote abundantly. As C.P. Magill points out, "his writings are of daunting bulk and diversity. He is the national poet of a most industrious people and the quantity of ... progress, such as the building of the Panama and Suez canals. Just as Dante wrote his Divine Comedy, summarizing all of his life's experiences and feelings, just so did Goethe come up with Faust, writing in completely different styles and ways. It has elements of both the five-act Greek Tragedy and of medieval mystery and allegory. In the play, Faust and Mephistopheles travel through many strange places including ...
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