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- 8421: Analysis Of Platos Purgatorio
- ... Paradiso. Although Purgatorio is based on a Catholic belief, Dante refers to several classical influences. The foremost influence exists in the character of Virgil, whom Dante refers to as his most profound influence on his writing. Dante acknowledges Virgil as "my true master" and places him in a position of teacher and guide. Another prevalent reference to classical tradition manifests in the more than hundred references to Greco-Roman history, literature ...
- 8422: An Exploration Of Femininity I
- ... the temptation of Eve; the serpent (an extremely phallic image) symbolising how the Ghost feels he has been penetrated in the garden. When the Ghost actually names the crime, however, he turns it from a personal insult into a political insult, in other words an insult against Denmark: Let not the royal bed of Denmark be A couch for luxury and damned incest (1.5.82-3) The King and the ...
- 8423: Why Do Teenagers Have Pregancy
- ... the most pervasive effects of this deprivation is teenage pregnancy. In the case of a family where one parent, the father, is an alcoholic, the affected parent turns to alcohol as a remedy for some personal shortcoming. This parent has little to offer a young girl seeking the approval and admiration of her father. More often than not, the child is viewed as a nuisance by the parent, and the resultant ...
- 8424: Achilles And Socrates
- ... Achilles' actions were uncommon because honor within the community was vital to Homer's concept of a hero. The hero's whole world revolved around his relationship to his family and the city. If this personal honor awarded to him by the community was compromised, he felt life had lost its meaning. For example, Achilles felt he had lost his honor when Agamemnon takes Briseis away from him. Later, he even ...
- 8425: Analysis Of Similes In The Ill
- ... the Trojan side had been lost. Considering the ability to affect feelings with similes, and the one-sided view of history, Homer could be using similes to guide the reader in the direction of his personal views, as happens with modern day political "spin". These views that Homer might be trying to get across might be trying to favor Troy. It could easily be imagined that throughout time, only great things ...
- 8426: Analysis Of Abe Kobos The Red
- ... authors life and beliefs most likely will prove benefical. With this in mind, Abe Kobo s story The Red Cocoon seems to be a prime example of an author expressing his political viewpoints and his personal conflicts with society through literature. Given this, researching his life and political stance might help to support or negate such an assumption. The Red Cocoon begins with a man walking down a street discussing with ...
- 8427: Antigone 6
- ... given a proper burial, that person would not be accepted into heaven. Antigone was a very religious person and the acceptance of her brother by the Gods was very important to her. Creons order was personal to Antigone and his edict invaded her family life as well as the Gods. An important ideal in Ancient Greece was the belief that the government was to have no control in matters concerning religious ...
- 8428: Animal Farm By George Orwell
- ... important pig, Squealer. Squealer did not make the decisions in the government but acted more like the controlled media as in the Russian government. His job was to influence the people by exaggerating and re-writing history and sometimes telling plain lies all together. The people would listen to him, and he would always listen to Napoleon. Other animals were the worker class type citizens. The types of citizens range from ...
- 8429: America Is In The Heart
- ... gave him his full support, and so as their friends. Part Four: Allos educated himself how to be a good writer. He read book famous writers wrote. These authors were his intellectual guides through his writing. He read a book about agricultural workers in California that went into a progressive movement where they met their civil liberty. He joined a national labor union party. One meeting came, many questions were asked ...
- 8430: Computer Crimes
- ... Some Hackers create a program called a worm. A worm is a piece of malicious software and is part of the virus family. People write worms to transfer money from bank accounts into their own personal checking account. Another way that Hackers cause trouble is by altering the telephone switching networks at MCI, AT&T, and Sprint. By doing this they are able to listen to any conversation they choose. Often ...
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