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- 551: Stocism in "Enchiridion"
- ... on the psychiatrists couch, and encouraged by our culture of therapy, people turn their troubles into theater. Everyday on television, people turn their private lives into a ludicrous soap opera with themselves as the stars and us as an all too appreciative audience, our voyeurism justified as part of the healing process. They have not overcome their trauma. They have embraced it and let it define their existence, or, as ...
- 552: Sigmund Freud
- ... masculine identity. Her love of Ross gives an impression of an incestuous relationship. She has fits of jealousy over his lovers, calls him; "sex mad" and talks of him like a lover ("kissed under the stars"). She is very delusional when she believes that to Ross, she is responsible for his existence but that he owes her nothing. Her actions speak contrary to this. She is the perfect martyr, constantly making ...
- 553: Oedipus Rex: Fate
- ... children from whom all men would turn their eyes; and that I should be my fathers murderer. I heard all of this and fled. And from that day Corinth to me was only in the stars descending in that quarter of the sky, as I wandered farther and farther on my way to a land where I should never see the evil sung by the oracle
(Oedipus Rex, 41) Even when ...
- 554: Symbolism in "The Masque of the Red Death"
- ... he frequently uses in this work. From this point one can recognize the Biblical significance of the number seven, particularly in the Book of Revelations, in which we see seven candlesticks, seals, angels, plagues, and stars among others. The tone of Revelations enforces the strength and uncontrollable certainty of mortality at the end of the tale, as well as implying the presence of a divine power of judgment without explicitly stating ...
- 555: The Pain of Moviegoing
- ... back to the screen, whistling, and making what they consider to be hilarious noises. Adults act as if they were at home in their own living rooms anf comment loudly on the ages of the stars or why movies are not as good anymore. People of all ages crinkle candy wrappers, stick gum on their seats, and drop popcorn tubs or cups of crushed ice and soda on the floor. They ...
- 556: Barn Burning: The Symbolism of Fire
- ... family from place to place. The family has become so used to this nomadic life, that they have few memories of a stable place to call home. This causes them to know life under the stars as well as they do under a roof. The scene in which the family moves to the next town, after being kicked out of their last one, offers a tremendous understanding into the state of ...
- 557: English Is A Crazy Language...
- ... goes off by going on. English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects the creativity of the human race (which, of course, isn't a race at all). That is why, when the stars are out, they are visible, but when the lights are out, they are invisible. And why, when I wind up my watch, I start it, but when I wind up this essay, I end it ...
- 558: Essay on Greek family
- ... parents beating their children and possibly killing them. Kids' killing their parents has become a new trend. The Menendez brothers killed both of their parents and thought nothing of it because the media made them stars. When one walks into a bathroom or down the school hall, they will either see or hear the word "motherfucker", but many people don't seem to realize what it means exactly. Today it is ...
- 559: Greek Gods and Mythology
- ... a form of science. "It is an explanation of something in nature; how, for instance, any and everything in the universe came into existence: men, animals, this or that flower, the sun, the moon, the stars, storms, eruptions, earthquakes, all that is and all that happens"(Hamilton 12). If there was a lightning storm, it was because Zeus was hurling lightning bolts down from Mount Olympus, home of the gods. Natural ...
- 560: My Friend April
- ... said that the two of us were like brother and sister. One calm summer night April and I climbed to the top of the garage and lay on our backs staring at the thousands of stars in the black summer sky. The garage wasn't tall; in fact, it was perfect because we could sit up there without worrying about sliding off. That night we talked about everything that was on ...
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