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- 2861: Language Is A Virus
- ... and his emotions in absorbing the writing and comprehending its meaning. The interpretation of written work varies with circumstances, such as different cultures, religions, historical times or just personal feelings. Folk tales and legends are stories that have been passed throughout generations and are being told in many parts of the world in different languages. These stories, originally written as local tales, pass the boundaries of their localities and become absorbed into the folklore of other religions and countries through publication in other languages. In many cases they are being altered to ...
- 2862: The Writings of Plato and Dantes
- ... the misconception of one man's ideas. It has been shown how even the texts of Plato's day exceeded what he saw in them. The tales of Homer are far more than just pretty stories that express the way the world is. For Homer taught through his stories and it is that that intimidated Plato. Feeling, perhaps, that poetry was too much competition for the logical discourse of Plato's Dialogues he decided to discredit it completely. It is perhaps the greatest irony ...
- 2863: Comparison of "Fall of Man" and "Hamlet"
- ... not Shakespeare ever read the "Fall of Man", and it does not matter, for the effects and influence of the Fall of Man on Shakespeare's writing is very obvious when the plots of both stories are examined. Both are written in archaic form, as well as with a very strict rhyme scheme. The Fall of Man is a tragedy, the same as Hamlet. The reaches of the medieval writings grasp ... king of Denmark is killed by his brother, who then marries the Queen. Claudius the brother of the king deceives the kingdom, and tries to kill Hamlet the son of the dead king. In both stories there is a deceiver, and there is always a victim that suffers because of the wrong. There is also a common point in that the deceiver always takes someone down with them. In The Fall ...
- 2864: The Point of Point of View in Capote's "My Side of the Matter" and Cheever's "Five-Forty-Eight"
- ... view is an essential element to consider when reading literature of any kind. How an author chooses to tell a story, directly affects how and what the reader sees and feels. Most authors write their stories with a certain point of view in order to keep the reader interested and to help them better understand the characters and their situations. In Truman Capote's, "My Side of the Matter", and John ... away from him over the rubble. And just as calmly as he walked off the elevator in the beginning, he got up and walked home, leaving the reader to ask why. In both of these stories plot, feelings, and events are all a direct result of the type of point of view the author uses. Without them the story, the view, and the feelings portrayed would be totally different. The same ...
- 2865: Similarities and Variations in the Writings of Dickinson and Lawrence
- ... the grass, Occasionally rides;, exhibits this form of rhythm. Lawrence's free verse style is also a characteristic of many of his works. His poem contains no conventional style of meter, only alternating long and short lines which can also be witnessed in the structure of the poem. The rhythm and the structure of these two poems directly influence one another. Lawrence and his free verse style are reflected in the long and short lines in his poem, whereas Dickinson's structure is more of a conventional structure. Lawrence has no set number of lines per line or stanza. Dickinson, on the other hand, has four lines per stanza ...
- 2866: The Similarities Between Creon and Antigone
- ... law of the gods. Antigone puts the laws of the gods ahead of the laws of the state s. She goes ahead and buries her brother. Which was strictly prohibited by Creon. This shows her short-sightedness is because she only does what she thinks the gods want. Instead of abiding by the law that Creon decreed. Creon is also short-sighted because he refuses to believe any other opinions or laws than his own. Creon and Antigone are both so loyal which can also make them very extreme. Creon is an extremist in reason. He ...
- 2867: Rumpelstiltskin
- Rumpelstiltskin There are many reasons why the story "Rumpelstiltskin" has endured for so long, despite its modification into a modern interpretation (Grimm, Household Stories. New York, Dover, 1963. Page 228, and Garner, James Finn, Politically Correct Bedtime Stories. New York, Macmillan, 1994, Page 13). The story, in both interpretations that I read, contains a element of human nature that has remained unchanged throughout the years. In the story "Rumpelstiltskin" the miller's daughter ...
- 2868: The Function of Profanity in Modern English
- ... or functions. One wonders why, if these words were considered too rude to be spoken, they were ever used, and consequently, how they remained a fixture in a language known for its passing trends and short-lived fashions. Could it be that these words were, and are, essential for communication? Would the English language be as effective without these words? Are efforts to repress them futile? Does the popularization of such ... order to answer a question this complex, certain guidelines must be set. The word "profanity" has a long list of taboo words associated with it, not all of which can be accommodated within such a short study. It is therefore necessary to limit which words we consider. Since this is a study of modern English, the words should be representative of the kind of profanity used today. In his superb study ...
- 2869: Literature of Native Canadians
- ... Christian ideals used as a tool of oppression against the native. Until contact with the Europeans, natives only had an oral tradition, for the most part. It was only after contact that many of their stories, songs and poems were set to print. They created their "oral literature" primarily for the embetterrment and enrichment of other people and as a form of thanks to that which gave them life. Early Native ... reading a book. Big book. Department store catalogue." The conclusion of the Coyote contains the moral of the story; "But what happens to Coyote, says Coyote. That wonderful one is still flat. Some of these stories are flat, I says. That's what happens when you try to fix the world. The world is a pretty good place all by itself. Best to leave it alone and stop messing around with ...
- 2870: Edgar Allen Poe's: "The Murders in the Rue Morgue"
- Edgar Allen Poe's: "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" In Edgar Allen Poe's short story, "The Murders in the Rue Morgue", a classic detective story is played out in a seedy Paris suburb. The story begins as the narrator meets Monsieur C. Auguste Dupin, a poor but well- read ... in the Gazette for a found orangutan. The owner comes right to him, and the mystery is solved. "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" is a showcase of Poe's amazing writing style, and the short story is full of rhetorical devices. Two literary devices that are evident are Poe's creative use of point of view and gothic setting. "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" is told in the first ...
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