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- 12481: Use Of Fairy Tales In Germany Pale Mother
- ... Pale Mother (1979) is the nearly twenty minute long telling of The Robber Bridegroom. The structual purpose of the sequence is a bridge between the marriage of Lene and Hans, who battles at the war’s front, and the decline of the marriage during the post-war period. Symbolically the fairy tale, called the “mad monstrosity in the middle of the film,” by Sanders Brahms (Kaes, 149), offers a diagetic forum for with which to deal with the crimes of Nazi Germany, as well a internally fictional parallel of Lene’s marriage. The fairy tale begins with a miller betrothing his daughter to the first suitable man who comes along. The man choosen happens to live deep in the forest, and fills the daughter with dread ... by a bird that she is entering a house of murderers. The girl enters and house and finds it almost entirerly deserted. However, in the basement she finds an old women who repeats the bird’s warning. The crone then prphesizes that the girl will marry death and her bridegroom only seeks to kill her, cut her pieces up, and eat her. As the two prepare to escape, the bridegroom ...
- 12482: Peoples Temple Settlement In Guyana
- ... administered the potion to their infants, and drank it themselves. Their bodies were found lying together, arm in arm; more than 900 perished. How could such a tragedy occur? How and why did the People's Temple emerge? Perhaps one of the greatest sociologists in history could help explain the rise and fall of this cultural landmark. Perhaps Emile Durkheim could shed light on why this group of all different sides of life came and went. We can attempt to use the central concepts of Durkheim's theory on suicide and society to try to explain how the People's Temple erupted and eventually turned into the most horrifying act of mass suicide ever recorded. Jonestown was a society of it's own, a Utopia within Anormal@ society. According to Durkheim, society is a ...
- 12483: King Arthur 3
- ... of Monmouth, the historian, during the twelfth century, the legendary 'king of England' has been the source of inspiration for kings, poets, artists and dreamers alike. The most famous work is probably Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur, completed around 1470, and published in many abridged and complete versions. Malory's work contains in one the legend that had been continually added to over the years by many different writers who introduced such elements as Sir Galahad, and the ill-fated love affair between Lancelot and Guinevere. Geoffery of Monmouth had been the first to put the legends surrounding Arthur into literary form in his History of the Kings of Britain. He described Arthur's genealogy as the son of Uther Pendragon and Igerna, or Igraine, wife of the Duke of Cornwall, and brought in Merlin the magician, who disguised Arthur as the Duke in order to romance Igerna ...
- 12484: Marco Polo
- Marco Polo is one of the most well-known heroic travelers and traders around the world. In my paper I will discuss with you Marco Polo's life, his travels, and his visit to China to see the great Khan. Marco Polo was born in c.1254 in Venice. He was a Venetian explorer and merchant whose account of his travels in Asia was the primary source for the European image of the Far East until the late 19th century. Marco's father, Niccolò, and his uncle Maffeo had traveled to China (1260-69) as merchants. When they left (1271) Venice to return to China, they were accompanied by 17-year-old Marco and two priests. Early ... the personal life of Marco Polo. It is known that he was born into a leading Venetian family of merchants. He also lived during a propitious time in world history, when the height of Venice's influence as a city-state coincided with the greatest extent of Mongol conquest of Asia(Li Man Kin 9). Ruled by Kublai Khan, the Mongol Empire stretched all the way from China to Russia ...
- 12485: Fascism and its Political Ideas
- ... populist and elitist. Populist in that it seeks to activate "the people" as a whole against perceived oppressors or enemies and to create a nation of unity. The elitist approach treats as putting the people’s will on one select group, or most often one supreme leader called El Duce, from whom all power proceeds downward. The two most recognized names that go along with Fascism are Italy’s Benito Mussolini and Germany’s Adolf Hitler. The philosophy of Fascism can be traced to the philosophers who argue that the will is prior to and superior to the intellect or reason. George Sorel, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Georg Hegal ...
- 12486: Imigration and discrimination in the 20`s
- Imigration and discrimination in the 20`s Beginning in the early nineteenth century there were massive waves of immigration. These "new" immigants were largely from Italy, Russia, and Ireland. There was a mixed reaction to these incomming foreigners. While they provided industries ... a cheap source of labor, Americans were both afraid of, and hostile towards these new groups. They differed from the "typical American" in language, customs, and religion. Many individuals and industries alike played upon America's fears of immigration to further their own goals. Leuchtenburg follows this common theme from the beginning of World War I up untill the election of 1928. If there was one man who singlely used America's fear of immigrants to advance his own political goals it was Attorney General Palmer. The rise of Communism in Russia created a fear of its spread across Europe, and to America. Palmer tied this ...
- 12487: Age of Reason
- Age of Reason Modern society is undoubtedly a product of its history. Each epoch of human history leaves a trace of its distinct character for the world’s citizens to relish for years to come. The Age of Reason was without question such an epoch. The importance of reason in human nature and daily life fostered during this period is still very apparent ... is shown through their highly respected literary works. Possibly the greatest known philosopher of his time, René Descartes stood out as a bold thinker. After completing a rather extensive formal education, his focus and life’s work was dedicated to that which fascinated him most: the search for the understanding of all through introspection. In his widely-read essay, “Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting the Reason and Seeking Truth ... reasoning and being fully “human” as the next; but the way in which he conducts his thoughts and where he fixes his attention determines the uniqueness of his mind (13). Descartes claims that fixing one’s thoughts and attention on certain things rather than others will render him with a better understanding. Real life hands-on experiences of the world will result in more valuable knowledge, and will render one ...
- 12488: Human Rights And Trade In China
- Human Rights And Trade In China For the past several years, China has been developing its economy and resources extensively. In fact, it will soon be one of the world’s largest economies. It will truly be a force to be reckoned with. However, the United States and China have been disputing over the issues of human rights and trade. Obviously, the United States should make ... that China has self-initiative to improve human rights; one example is the pro-democracy demonstrators in the now infamous Tienanmen Square in Beijing. But, with a more aggressive standpoint on human rights, the U.S. can prevent disasters like the massacre of the hundreds of innocuous demonstrators in that square. On June 4th, 1989, unsuspecting people gathered in Tienanmen Square, unaware of the machination the government had devised to cruelly murder them. Government soldiers then proceeded to kill them in cold blood. The incident was a tragedy for the victims, obviously, but it was also devastation to their democratic purpose. The Chinese government’s blatant disregard for any human rights have caused other Chinese people to shy away from starting their opinion, because they are fearful of being killed in the same way. Right now, China is rising ...
- 12489: Omeros
- Omeros and St Lucia Derek Walcott s Omeros is an epic story which fits well into the classical tradition. Its numerous echoes of Homeric writing combined with the use of characters names from Homer s stories are clear evidence to the fact that there is a major parallel to Homer s Iliad and Odyssey. There is no debate in this obvious fact. Omeros and Derek Walcott s writing, however, are much more than a mere reproduction of classical Greek and Roman themes. Arguing this fact ...
- 12490: Frankenstein
- ... Prometheus, she left little doubt that the creator of the monster, Victor Frankenstein, by making a living creature from inaminate parts was a new Prometheus. But her metaphor extends beyond the immediately obvious. In Hesiod’s myth, Prometheus had an inflated sense of self importance and was determined to be adored by men. Because men had no control over fire they were destined to remain mere animals. The forbidden knowledge of ... torture. This is the price of tampering with nature. Prometheus’ ultimate downfall was caused, not by a poorly executed theft, but by the driving force of his own self-interest. By characterising Prometheanism, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is a critique of male egoism. Shelley represents male egoism through the assertiveness of her glory seeking characters. The attitude of her narrator, Robert Walton, is typified by his belief in his ‘God given ... in Arctic explorations. He writes to his sister Margaret asking, “do I not deserve to accomplish some great purpose?” (Shelley 17) This attitude continues as he tells Victor that he would sacrifice anything, including men’s (presumably other men’s) lives for the success of his polar expedition and for “the dominion I should acquire and transmit over the elemental foes of our race”(28). This boast, made in the ...
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