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- 2961: Othello
- ... a higher social class attitude. Iago anger at being passed for rank by Cassio is evident from the beginning of the play " Despise me, if I do not. Three great ones of the city, In personal suit to make me his lieutenant, Off-cappd to him: and, by the faith of man, I know my price, I am worth no worse a place: But he, as loving his own pride ... him that folly and green minds look after: a pestilent complete knave;. " (Pg. 673) Iago cares not for the goodness and love in Cassio. He only cares to destroy and use him for his own personal revenge. Finally Iago greatest treachery comes from his hatred of Othello. He suspects Othello of sleeping with his wife. Iago greatest anger however comes from Othello passing him up for a promotion. For this Iago ...
- 2962: Antigone: Creon
- ... feels, therefore, that he must very strict, or else the populace will not respect his authority. Third scene: Summary Haimon enters, saying he is devoted to Creon's interests and is not moved by any personal consideration. He tells his father that he has been circulating in the city and in view of the mood of the people thinks it would be better to temper justice with mercy and spare Antigone ... Think, I beg you: It is for your own good that I speck as I do. You should be able to yield for your own good. Creon suspects Teiresias of making a false prophecy for personal gain and refuses to heed the warning. The seer predicts that if Creon does not end the desecration of the corpse and pardon Antigone, the Gods will take vengeance by the death of his own ...
- 2963: A Considerable Speck - Compared To 4 Other Poems
- ... him more of a man, just as the nobility that he shunned believed they were better than the serfs because of the titles they held. Hank Morgan uses his superior knowledge of technology to gain personal power. It soon becomes clear that even though thirteen hundred years have given Hank a technological advantage, they havent made him any smarter. Twain himself says of Hank,
this Yankee of mine has neither ... the general public and teaching them how and why something works instead he sends a select few to his "man factories". He uses his knowledge instead to produce fantastic miracles, which although they give him personal power, continue to perpetuate the superstitions of the populace that he is trying to overcome. For example, Hank is asked to fix the well at the Valley of Holiness. He installs a pump that will ...
- 2964: Transcendentalism
- ... breaks, it creates havoc and we get very frustrated and angry at the hunk of metal if front of us. Repair can be frustrating, costly, and time consuming. Typing also prevents us from adding the personal touch to short letters. The handwritten letter is much more personal and shows your respect for the person receiving the letter. While the computer can be a nuisance, the television also has its share of frustrations. Suppose you just got comfortable on the couch, and you ...
- 2965: F. Scott Fitzgerald
- ... classes. His excuse was once "Sir-it's absurd to expect me to be on time. I'm a genius!!!" Though the "Princeton years" we not his most memorable, it provided an outlet for his writing, and talent. During his junior year he left Princeton and entered the army in 1917. Though he was never sent to battle for his country, there he began work on the short story, The Romantic ... weaknesses and the ideals which America lost. The Great Gatsby. Now considered a classic of our times, it marked the beginning of the author's decline in popularity. This and several other factors effected his writing. Zelda's schizophrenia, lack of inspiration, efforts in remaining a good father for his daughter Scottie, and financial difficulties. "...Ability to perceive the reality behind the glittering carnival, the face behind the mask." This was ...
- 2966: A Comparison Of Two Poems About Soldiers Leaving Britain To
- ... in different ways. "Joining The Colours" is more positive. The structure of this poem is simple. Even though there are some words which convey an image that war is bad, most of the style of writing is positive and even happy. "The Send Off" is a more serious and frightening poem. The style of writing throughout the poem is sad and conveys an image that war is completely bad. The structure of this poem is more complicated than "Joining The Colours". This is because the poet is trying to convince ...
- 2967: The Dead: Summary
- ... mediocre film. Huston attempts to make up for these lost scenes and words with his own symbolism. The man and his poem by Lady Gregory for instance, foreshadows Gabriels end. Compared to Joyces writing, however, this is not fulfilling enough. This may not be entirely the fault of poor writing, poor directing, or poor acting, but the impossibility of recreating such fine art. This movie holds nothing up to the actual writings of James Joyce; it gives nothing more than a small taste of genius ...
- 2968: Review of: I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
- Review of: I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou I do not really like "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings" , because it does not interest me. I like the author's writing style, but the subject the author writes about does not interest me at all. I don't like reading about how life was for Maya Angelou as she was growing up. I would rather read ... forgiveness just because of that. In my opinion, I don't like this book. I don't like this book just because of the subject the author writes about. I really like the author's writing style and how descriptive she can be, but if she had only wrote about another subject. I think this is a great book, but it just isn't right for me.
- 2969: Brave New World 8
- ... Aldous went and studied at Oxford, lived mainly in Italy in the 1920's, (where he met and befriended D.H. Lawrence) and moved to California in 1937 with is wife Maria Nys. His early writing included poetry, short stories, and literary journalism, but his reputation was made with his satirical novels Crome Yellow (1921) and Antic Hay. His later writing became more mystical in character, as in Eyeless in Gaza and Time Must Have a Stop, while Island is an optimistic Utopia. He also experimented with drugs. The two essays about his mescaline adventures are ...
- 2970: St. Augustin
- ... we see a different perspective, one in which the time you spend on earth is of great importance; very little thought is given to life after death. Although God is mentioned and discussed throughout the writing, it is a very different perspective than the one shown by Augustine. In the writing of St. Augustine, the reader gets a small glimpse of what life was like in the Roman Empire in the forth century, and more particularly how death was viewed during this period. According to the ...
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