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- 14251: Monkey Island And Missing May
- Monkey Island and Missing May were both very well written fictional books. I did not think Missing May was believable though. I don't expect a child will relate to a young orphan girl whose uncle is trying to contact the spiritual realm in search of his wife, May. Monkey Island on the other hand was quite believable. It sounds like the thoughts of an 11-year-old boy whose parents deserted him. I feel he should have been angrier with his mother for acting like a child herself but then again he's a lonely child who will do anything to be with his family again. In Monkey Island, Buddy collected things from everywhere and in Missing May, Cletus also collected things. Both collected things for different reasons ... He mostly collected pictures and pamphlets. Cletus and Calvin (from Monkey Island) are both a little "strange" but they both mean well. Cletus collects stories and Calvin writes them. Ob from Missing May and Clay's mother from Monkey Island both seemed lost. They were both caught in a world of disillusion and denial. Ob couldn't believe that May was gone and Clay's mother had a baby coming ...
- 14252: Macbeth: Lying
- ... knock at my ribs." In Elizabethan times, witches were known as creatures of the devils; satanic creatures who roam the world to cause destruction and chaos. But how can devils speak of great truths? Macbeth's new intelligence was then reported to his wife. He writes about how he will become king. But how was he going to do this? One of Macbeth's rash decisions was to murder the King. Macbeth had invited the King, and the King's men to come over to his castle to celebrate the victory of the battle that had been won. That night, when everyone was asleep, Macbeth took a dagger and killed the King. After the ...
- 14253: Fahrenheit 451: The Books And Symbol Of The Phoenix
- ... freely in the sky? They float with such elegance in the sky, flapping each wing with delicacy. Montag must have felt this about the books in the story , Farenheit 451. Books were forbidden in Montag’s world because they were thought to bring chaos among the people of his society, but in actual reality, it would have brought freedom of oneself to think. Throughout the story, books are constantly compared to ... thoughts. They believe that order and peace is the best way to keep happiness. Books are burned immediately whenever they are found anywhere. In fact, it is a “crime” to own a book in Montag’s world. Books are often compared to as birds throughout Fahrenheit 451. “A book lit like a white pigeon in his hands. In the dim wavering light, a page hung open and it was like a snowy feather….The men above were hurling shovelsfull of magazines into the dusty air. They fell like slaughtered birds.” (page 37) In Montag’s view, the burning books were seen as dying, hopeless birds. Somehow, Montag saw the books as a sign of happiness and freedom. He realizes the light in books, and he even pities them for ...
- 14254: A Street Car Named Desire: Theme of Reality vs. Illusion
- A Street Car Named Desire: Theme of Reality vs. Illusion In Tennessee Williams play, “A Streetcar Named Rosie,” a major theme is reality vs. illusion. The theme deals with Stella's reality and Blanche's illusions, where Stella deals with her reality, Blanche creates illusions to forget hers. Stella's reality belongs with Stanley, in their little apartment, with sex as their stronghold. Although Stella was brought up through different surroundings she's happy with her life with Stanley. She's not ashamed to ...
- 14255: An Overview Of Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
- ... control of the property you own, except your exempt property, which is yours to keep) and the debts you owe as of the date you file. Nothing can be sold or paid without the court's consent. You have control, however, with a few exceptions, of property and income you acquire after you file for bankruptcy. The court exercises its control through a court-appointed person called a "bankruptcy trustee." The trustee is mostly interested in what you own and what property you claim as exempt. This is because the trustee's primary duty is to see that your creditors are paid as much as possible on what you owe them. And the more assets the trustee recovers for the creditors, the more the trustee is paid ... You can surrender the property to the trustee, pat the trustee its fair market value or, if the trustee agrees, swap some exempt property of equal value for the nonexempt property. If the property isn't worth very much or would be cumbersome for the trustee to sell, the trustee can "abandon" the property - which means that you get to keep it. Very few people actually lose property in bankruptcy. ...
- 14256: The Influence Rock And Rap Music Has On Young People
- Many young people of this generation between the ages of ten and twenty live for music. They have become infatuated with music as if nothing else matters. After reading Allan Bloom's essay “Music”, Venise Berry's, “Redeeming the Rap Music Experience”, and Barbara Dority's “The War on Rock and Rap Music", I was opened up to new ideas which previously had not occurred to me. When people are reading and listening to lyrics or going to concerts they ...
- 14257: Television And Its Affect On Our Lives
- ... The technological advance that has most impact and shaped my life is the invention of cable for the television. The technological advances that has been made in the past twenty years shape and mold today's society. Some people television and cable is the source of today's laziness in children. They believe it teaches the viewer to live in a fantasy-land, where violence is permitted and bathroom humor is considered comedy. They say it will turn a mind into mush. I ... the chance not only to read and hear about exciting things, but a chance to see them as well. Books are not the only means of teaching. If they were, then the public schools wouldn't have there own cable channels to show instructional videos and shows. Television has helped me in more ways than it has hurt me. I rely on it to keep me covered in late breaking ...
- 14258: Iliad By Homer
- ... populace of his timewere highly emotional creatures, and higher brain activity seems to be in short, and in Odysseus' case, valuable, order. In the Iliad, there seems to be relatively little storyline from the Trojan's side. We are regaled with story uponstory of the Greeks, their heroes, and their exploits, while the Trojan's are conspicuously quiet, sans Hector of course. It could almost be assumed that throughout time most of the knowledge of the battle from the Trojan side had been lost. Considering the ability to affect feelings ... is cut down by a wain wright with his gleaming axe." The image of a well grown tree with great nourishment from the stream and the pastoral setting acquainted with Simoeisius is consistent with Homer's beautifying the Trojan tradition. Ajax is consistently portrayed as a giant, and with his great spear it is no stretch to align him with the strength of the lumberjack with his axe, giving him ...
- 14259: I Stand Here Ironing
- ... in her attitude towards her daughter. As her character changed, so did her feelings about Emily. In the beginning of the story, the mother talks of how sorry and regretful she is of her daughter’s childhood. She looks at her unfortunate daughter, Emily, with pity, first of all, because of her uncontrollable circumstances in society. Despite the mother’s self- incriminating thoughts, the dents in the mold of their relationship were made by the harsh circumstances of their lives. From the beginning we hear about the mother’s self- inculpating thoughts of all she "did and did not do." To many people, the ideal mother- daughter relationship is not like the one we find in this short story. This is neither the ...
- 14260: The Truth of Suffering in King Lear
- ... in suffering, and sight in blindness all contain the same basic meaning. In order to find and recognize our real selves and the truth, we must suffer. These various themes are continually illustrated throughout Shakespeare's King Lear. Their effects are not solely felt by Lear and Gloucester. All sincerely “good” characters in the play must, in some way, suffer before they can gain wisdom and truth. Some characters are made ... hand must take my plight shall carry Half my love with him, half my care and duty. Sure I shall never marry like my sisters, To love my father all. (1.1.105-15) Cordelia's plight is only one of the many truths Lear is unable to see. Since he is king, he is told only what he wants to hear, not necessarily the truth. Slowly, as his other two ... of his sons. He is able to see that Edgar is his true and good son, just as Lear learned to see Cordelia. With his loss of sight, he is also able to see Edmund's evil ways. With his blindness, comes sight, or moreover insight. Gloucester, similarly to Lear, is not used to suffering. He feels his pain is more unbearable than any other. Gloucester: O you mighty gods! ...
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