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- 10011: Egyptian Art Statue From Metropolitn Museum
- This superb pair standing statue remains semi-attached to the limestone block from which they were carved. There is chipping on the surface of Memi's (man) right arm. A portion of Sabu's (woman) nose and her lips appear to be chipped off as well. On the lower part of Sabu's body there is chipping on both legs and right underneath her pelvic area. There are visible horizontal lines that cut right across Memi's right forearm and underneath Sabu's breasts. These lines may ...
- 10012: The Crucible's Tragic Hero
- ... The protagonist, John Proctor, portrays a tragic hero in The Crucible. His hamartia of treachery caused great internal struggles, he displays hubris by challenging authority, and encountered catastrophe as the play went on. John Proctor’s decision to betray his wife caused internal turmoil and ultimately lead to his ruin at the end of the play. Proctor’s tragic flaw was that in which he committed treachery, which provoked part of his misfortune. Proctor’s serious mistake of adultery delivered problems with Abigail and caused an accusation of his wife practicing witchcraft. Abigail was a grown young woman, and yet she was an orphan who mistook John Proctor’s ...
- 10013: Beowulf: A Man of Many Values
- ... killing and devouring the Geat warriors. As their only way to end this massacre, the Geats asked Beowulf to defeat this monstrous beast. He was successful in doing this and in the meantime killed Grendel’s mother, although it was of greater challenge. Then, Beowulf, after ruling the Geats peacefully for fifty years, faced even a greater challenge: He was relied on by his people to defeat a dragon that was ... Grendel, Beowulf showed no fear toward his challenges. While Grendel was a supernatural destructive force, Beowulf discarded this notion and fought with all his might. After easily destroying Grendel, Beowulf was then faced by Grendel’s mother, even a greater force. Once again, Beowulf demonstrates his bravery by showing great courage in his battle...“with Hrunting I shall set glory, or death will take me.” The previous passage is an example of the warrior’s bravery; he would rather die than not defeat Grendel’s mother. While fighting Grendel’s mother, Beowulf was forced to swim in the burning lake (the home of Grendel and his mother) for hours. ...
- 10014: Native Son By Richard Wright
- Character Actions Defines Their Individual Personalities and Belief Systems Richard Wright's novel, Native Son, consisted of various main and supporting characters to deliver an effective array of personalities and expression. Each character's action defines their individual personalities and belief systems. The main character of Native Son, Bigger Thomas has personality traits spanning various aspects of human nature including actions motivated by fear, quick temper, and a high ... personality elements through his actions. Many of his actions suggest an overriding response to fear, which stems from his exposure to a harsh social climate in which a clear line between acceptable behavior for white's and black's exists. His swift anger and his destructive impulses stem from that fear and become apparent in the opening scene when he fiercely attacks a huge rat. The same murderous impulse appears ...
- 10015: ... very much the same, but at the same time very much different. When the political views of Luther and Calving are examined, similarities are evident, and dissimilarity is also seen. One thing present in Luther’s views that was also present in Calvin’s views was the neglect ion of the power of the Church and its clergymen. Laws, rules, or regulations, which were set by the Church were not obeyed by Lutherans or Calvins. However, when the idea ... consisted of elected groups of ministers and devout laymen who looked over the social and religious matters. The Consistory was made up of elder ministers that kept the order of the community. Luther and Calvin’s views also differed greatly dealing with social issues. It is only in a few instances that similarities are seen between the two. Salvation is an issue where conflict is seen despite the fact that ...
- 10016: Martin Heidegger’s Being and Time
- Martin Heidegger’s Being and Time Martin Heidegger’s Being and Time is among the more difficult philosophies to comprehend. He often creates his own terms to explain his theory, which becomes problematic in understanding and getting a full grasp on his theories. My goals here are to explicate Heidegger’s project in a more simplistic language, exploring certain key points within his work that are essential to a full understanding, and sum up the ideas into a short, coherent synopsis. Remember of course that ...
- 10017: A Tale Of Two Cities The Arche
- ... 251) “On the drunken occasion in question, I was insufferable about liking you and not liking you, I wish you would forget it” said Carton (page 252). This also proves that deep down in Carton’s heart, he carried to hatred but love for people, since he practically apologized to Darnay. Couple of Years after, the French Revolution had started. Charles Darnay was arrested. He was to be executed because he was an Evremonde. Sydney Carton made his arrangements and decided to die instead of him. Carton did that because he loved Lucy Manette (Darnay’s wife) very much and he wanted her to remain happy all her life. Indeed Sydney Carton was a drunk looser. However, he helped a lot of souls around him. He saved people’s lives and he made other people’s lives happier. Dr. Alexander Manette was a prisoner in the Bastille for eighteen years. He was an innocent man; however, he was captured and put in prison ...
- 10018: Comparison Of Mark Twain And W
- ... us, is forced to either involve herself in the deciphering of clues or not to participate at all in what she suspects to be a conspiracy. Her role is comparable to the role of Maxwell¡¦s Demon. ¡§As the Demon sat and sorted his molecules into hot and cold, the system was said to lose entropy. But somehow the loss was offset by the information the Demon gained about what molecules were where¡¨ (p.105). Oedipa¡¦s purpose in the novel, besides executing a will, is to find meaning in a life dominated by assaults on people¡¦s perceptions through the use of drugs and the muting of communications. Entangled in this chaos, Oedipa has to do what the Maxwell¡¦s Demon does: sort useful facts from useless ones. Pynchon involves his ...
- 10019: History Of Philippine Cinema
- ... clips were still novelties. They failed to hold the audiences’ attention because of their novelty and the fact that they were about foreigners. When two American entrepreneurs made a film in 1912 about Jose Rizal’s execution, the sensation they made it clear that the Filipino’s need for material close to their hearts. This heralded the making of the first Filipino film. The credit of being the first Filipino to make a film goes to Jose Nepumuceno, whom historians dub as the “Father of Philippine Movies”. Nepumuceno’s first film was based on a highly-acclaimed musical play of that day, Dalagang Bukid (Country Maiden) by Hemogenes Ilagan and Leon Ignacio. In those early years of filmmaking, enormous capital was needed to ...
- 10020: Hamlets Friendships
- Hamlet's Friendships William Shakespeare's Hamlet, depicts the story of a distraught prince attempting to avenge the wrongful death of his father while nearly all his faith in honesty and the good of man is destroyed. Hamlet loses both his mother and father as a result of the royal scandal. Hamlet is forced to turn to his friends for consultation and advice. Hamlet's relationship with Horatio proves to represent the epitome of rational thinking and friendship, while Rosencratz and Guildenstern contrast this by reassigning their loyalties and abandoning their friendship with Hamlet. The audience meets Horatio in ...
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