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- 10401: The Great Gatsby, How Is It Re
- ... as a weapon that cuts off dreams, expectations, and lives, leaving nothing but emptiness, foolishness, and senseless people behind. Throughout the essay, ask yourself, Is this all part of the American Dream? All of Gatsby s wealth, influence, parties, and petty aspirations are flabbergasticly presented only to have it all be absolutely meaningless.. With Gatsby s living in the glittering dream world, which seemed secure in his magical wealth, magical signifies illegal, he vanished/died. In clarification, Jay Gatsby s tiny aspirations might be seen as a direct result or reflection of the time in which they were cast, a period characterized by the elusive American Dream and, more notably, a great depression following ...
- 10402: Julious Ceasar
- ... have definite concepts of self. In different situations, one may feel short, tall, smart, slow, fast, talkative, reserved, etceteras. These self-concepts are usually very different than how others opinions of us. Depending on one's actions, words or even tone of voice, one may misrepresent oneself and be misinterpreted. One may be so arrogant or so humble that they prevent themselves from seeing themselves through others' eyes. In William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar, two main characters, Julius Caesar and Marcus Brutus, present different personas- one being each characters actual self-characterizations, which we learn through their discussions with others, and another is how they are ... wife, because he feels that she is trying to keep him from obtaining power and status. Calpurnia believes Caesar to be a prince and is convinced that some falling meteors are warnings of a prince's death. When she hears her husband boast that he is more dangerous than danger itself, she recognizes that this is simple arrogance, and tells him so, saying, "Alas, my lord/ Your wisdom is consumed ...
- 10403: David Lynchs Blue Velvet
- David Lynch's Blue Velvet David Lynch s Blue Velvet is an exploration of things above and below the surface. This surface is really a borderline between not only idyllic suburban America and the dark, perverted corruption that lies underneath but also between ... of the film Lynch introduces Lumberton, the typical small town in Middle America where the fireman waves at you, the children are well protected, the lawns are green and there is a smile on everybody s face. Naturally, the most important cliché is also included we see the white picket fence with ruby red roses against a bright blue sky, making out the colors of the American flag. There is, ...
- 10404: Short Story Essay On Poe
- ... air. There is a lot of imagery and description that Poe uses in the story. I did this essay on this particular story because I enjoy Poe as well as his dark side. I don't really seem like the kind of person who likes the gloomy and melancholy aspects of writing but appearances are deceitful. The main deceitful appearance in the story is the dreaded house. (University of Texas) Poe ... Usher… The physique of the gray walls the turrets and of the tarn into which they all look down, had at length brought about the moral of his existence." He says this about the Usher's strange behavior in the house. (As well as his own superstitions) He also states; "I endeavored to believe that much if not all of what I felt was due to the phantasmagoric influence of the ... with the most common sense, which is sad. He has a really good heart and he is excited to find his old friend. His childhood memories are crashed when he realizes he cannot understand Usher's strange behavior. It is all so new to him. He himself is superstitious, and at times he makes me irate. He is the type of person who sees truth right in front of his ...
- 10405: Violence on Television: Violence is Everywhere
- ... Sports that we see every Sunday stir up aggressiveness and bring anger to a high level. Around school conflicts seem to occur frequently. We get excited whenever we come across these situations and sometimes don't know what caused the ordeal in the first place but nevertheless it grabs us and we become involved, mentally and/or physically. The television set is a virtual fire hose of violence being forced into ... all sit back, relax, and watch two men(or women) dance around a ring and beat the brains out of each other. God I love America! Even on basic cable we have these wonderful children's programs like The Mighty Morphine Power Rangers, cartoons (eventhogh I love them), and the V.R. Troopers, to name a couple. Surprise! they are either based on fighting or getting smashed by trucks and we laugh and we love it. It's hard to beat watching someone else beat up on after you just had a bad day. Football and hockey, can't beat them but no one really cares about the principle of the game ...
- 10406: Dead Man Walking
- ... punishment should be illegal. Her experiences have taught her that although these criminals were dangerous and deadly, and that their crimes were inexcusable, a death sentence should not be the answer. I believe Sister Helen s success in dealing with the issue of capital punishment falls on the two cases for which she was a spiritual advisor. In these cases, Sister Helen always tried her best to grant stays of execution ... tried her best to abolish the death penalty. Sister in no way condemned what these killers had done, but tried her best to comfort them in their time of loneliness, sorrow, and need. Sister Helen s first case, Patrick Sonnier, better influenced my opinion on capital punishment. Her strategies in dealing with a convicted killer were brave and courageous. She was always willing to meet with Patrick and to talk about ... but more importantly, helped him to become a better person. She was always reminding Pat that God had the power of forgiveness, and that if he were truly sorry, God would forgive him. Sister Helen s best arguments were the details she spoke about prior to Sonnier s death. When Sister Helen spoke about Pat s legal defense, it made a big impact on me as a reader. She persuaded ...
- 10407: Bipolar Affective Disorder
- ... transient manifestation of the bipolar disorder. This form of the disease exhibits more episodes of mania and depression than bipolar. Lithium has been the primary treatment of bipolar disorder since its introduction in the 1960's. It is main function is to stabilize the cycling characteristic of bipolar disorder. In four controlled studies by F. K. Goodwin and K. R. Jamison, the overall response rate for bipolar subjects treated with Lithium ... may actually lead to rapid-cycling (Bauer et al., 1990). Another problem associated with the use of lithium is experienced by pregnant women. Its use during pregnancy has been associated with birth defects, particularly Ebstein's anomaly. Based on current data, the risk of a child with Ebstein's anomaly being born to a mother who took lithium during her first trimester of pregnancy is approximately 1 in 8,000, or 2.5 times that of the general population (Jacobson et al., 1992). ...
- 10408: Property Of
- ... powerful novel about a teenage girl who will do anything to belong--to McKay, that is. "No one knows how much she wants him, how far she'll go to be with him. She doesn't even know herself..." (back cover). New York City sets the stage for this tale. It tells the stories of a gang in the 1940's, the Orphans. Everyone who belonged to this gang was an orphan. All they had were each other. The narrator, whose name was never given, is the main character. She is the one in love with ... other hand is the President of the Orphans, a strong leader. He is worshipped by many. "His long hair fell upon the collar of his leather jacket, his face unlike so many of the Orphan's, was unscarred.....The letters red and gold,glowed on his back, President Of the Orphans" (12). The Dolphin was known for his tattoos that covered his entire body. He was very close to McKay, ...
- 10409: Macbeth
- ... in the end he was right and Lady Macbeth wrong. Lady Macbeth tells Macbeth when the king is in their castle to “Your hand, your tongue: look like th’ innocent flower, but be serpent under’t.” What this meant was that Macbeth looked and talked like an innocent little flower, but under that fake mask he was an evil serpent. I agree that Macbeth was unimaginative to a degree but then ... is imagining that there is a dagger in front of him. I think that this shows that he does actually have an imagination and sometimes it gets the better of him. Another example of Macbeth’s wandering imagination is when he orders the killing of Banquo and his son Fleance, and when he is at the dinner he freaks out when he imagines Banquo’s ghost. Ross. “His absence, sir, Lays blame upon his promise. Please ‘t your Highness To grace us with your royal company? Macbeth. The table’s full Lennox. Here is a place reserved sir. Macbeth. ...
- 10410: Aristotles Views On Human Acti
- ... of compulsion a bit harder to understand and explain. I feel that this may be due to the fact that Aristotle himself found the concept difficult to put across. There seem to be, in Aristotle's view, differences in what compulsion can be. There is the compulsion that Aristotle described as a strong agent in nature (wind) or that of being physically without the power to resist (as with a mob ... actions, we have to refer to the moment of action; was there a choice to be made. This becomes a bit more clear when we turn it into an equation: [involuntary action (throwing the ship's rations overboard) + compulsion (terrible storm and a sinking ship) + motivation (staying alive) + choice (will I or wont I?) = voluntary action]. Choice implies that the principle of motion is in the agent, so the action is ... Praise or blame may be bestowed on the agent, depending on what was done and for what reason, but more often than not the agent receives forgiveness. Just as it is a stretch, in Aristotle's view, to call the wish to stave off evil or pain a compulsion, it is "absurd" to propose that so could it be a desire for the "pleasant and noble", things done for those ...
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