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- 14581: A Doll's House and Tess of the D'Urbevilles
- A Doll's House and Tess of the D'Urbevilles During the late nineteenth century, women were beginning to break out from the usual molds. Two authors from that time period wrote two separate but very similar pieces of literature. Henrik Ibsen wrote the play A Doll’s House, and Thomas Hardy wrote Tess of the D’Urbervilles. Ibsen and Hardy both use the male characters to contrast with their female counterparts to illustrate how women are stronger by following their hearts instead ... a world where men choose to follow their minds in place of their hearts. Ibsen has Torvald believe that he is truly in love with his wife Nora. Torvald believes he will "risk my life’s blood, and everything, for your sake."(63) The author sets the reader up to believe that Torvald is a chivalrous guy who would give life and limb to defend his true love, as the ...
- 14582: True Cristian Kindness- Mercha
- True Christian Kindenss? The word kind can be defined as sympathetic and generous or natural, following one s nature. The term mercy combines these ideas into a fitting idea in the play. Mercy can be defined as kind and considerate treatment that you show someone, especially when you forgive them or do not ... Venetian society as insecure, hypocritical and vengeful. The Christian values are seen as insecure by the way that they are practiced. Mercy is a Christian value associated with the New Testament, thus contrasting with Shylock's Old Testament religion and its image of a more stern and vengeful God. In the first half of the trial mercy and revenge are contrasted. The Duke appeals to Shylock to be merciful as if ... too, That thou but leadest this fashion of thy malice To the last hour of act, and then 'tis thought Thou'll show thy mercy... (IV.i.18-21) The implication is that demanding Antonio's death for forfeiting a bond is "strange apparent cruelty" (IV.i.22), unnatural and that "the world" (Venetian aristocratic society) agrees with him. Shylock demands his bond with no other justification than "a lodg' ...
- 14583: Analysis of Stephen Crane's "War Is Kind"
- Analysis of Stephen Crane's "War Is Kind" My first impression of the poem "War Is Kind" by Stephen Crane (1871-1900) was that this young man had experienced the ferocity of war in all of its intensity. Published in ... 1899 at the same time when America was rejoicing with the conclusion of its victorious foreign involvement, The Spanish-American War. This war, depicted by the newspapers as a glorious adventure, was countermanded by Crane's poetry. In 1895 his publication of the book "The Red Badge of Courage", an impressionistic story of a young soldier trying to find out what was real and not real, during a fierce battle of the American Civil War, brought him international acclaim. The book's hero survives his own fear of conflict and cowardice to discover courage, humility and wisdom in this most confused situation of total confrontation. Many veterans of the American Civil War praised Stephen Crane for ...
- 14584: Richard Nixon and the Notion of Presidential Power
- ... for the Union. As the debate over slavery escalated, the future of the states and of the Union seemed uncertain. Furthermore, as the nation moved rapidly through the Industrial Revolution, the future of the nation's labor force and of its general welfare seemed uncertain. As time passed, the nation would encounter the greatest economic depression of all time, and the challenges would continue. Our nation would still battle the divisive ... authority of their position in unwarranted manners. The Nixon Administration would however, exploit its authority and attempt to justify its actions based on the ‘similar' actions of Abraham Lincoln. During the Civil War, this nation's greatest test of will and spirit, President Lincoln felt it incumbent upon the President to assume certain authority and responsibility not specifically granted to the Executive by the Constitution. His rationale stemmed from his desire ... it would tame the South and prevent massive bloodshed in the future. His concerns would later prove to be warranted. Although public resentment and dissatisfaction can be used to provoke government action at any leader's discretion, Lincoln truly believed that the future of the nation was in jeopardy. He saw the issue of slavery as one which threatened both the economic and social balances between the North and South ...
- 14585: Achilles And Socrates
- The concept of heroism is a central theme in Greek mythology. Achilles, the main character in Homer's The Iliad, accurately depicts the concept of a tragic hero. Throughout his many experiences during the Trojan War, he reflects heroic qualities, and earns his name as the purest, the highest and "the best of the Achaians." Similar to Achilles, Socrates demonstrates several heroic characteristics, in Plato's work The Trial and Death of Socrates. Through his trial, apology and death, Socrates shows that his heroism and his commitment to his society are genuine. The Iliad confirms that a warrior lives and dies ... place as a hero depended upon the understanding of his place in society, and performing with the expectations society had for him. He freely accepted the natural pattern of a hero, consisting of a hero's suffering and a hero's death. In Greek mythology there is no concrete concept of afterlife, so winning and glory then becomes the way to a meaningful life. To Homeric Greeks, death symbolized the ...
- 14586: The Awakening
- ... carefully crafted symbols that reflect her characters' thoughts and futures. One of the most important of these symbols, the bird, appears constantly, interwoven in the story to provide an insight to the condition of Edna's and her struggle. At each of the three stages of her struggle, birds foreshadow her actions and emphasize the actions' importance while the birds' physical state provides an accurate measure of that of Edna's. Early in the novel, while Edna attempts to escape from society's strong grasp, birds emphasize her entanglement by forecasting her actions and monitor her development by reflecting her feelings. The novel opens with the image of a bird, trapped and unable to communicate: "a green ...
- 14587: Hitler
- ... made them big promises of the dawn of a new era for Germany. The social classes lost their meanings. The middle-class was ruined by the Depression: they were stripped of their livelihoods. The Nazi's promised them the one thing that were desperately in need of to survive: Bread! The Nazi's promised to give the farmers repossession of their land. Hitler had a way of persuading people to do what he wants. He knew what the people wanted and how to make them believe that they ... to be kept solid. His way of purifying their race was to burn books Americans, Jew, and Non-Germans. The philosophy was that if you destroy the ideas in the books, you destroy the people's ability to hold and be aware of any other beliefs than what they are told. The people of Germany were not exposed to any ideas that contradicted the beliefs of Hitler. Hitler believed and ...
- 14588: Binge Drinking On Americas Cam
- Binge Drinking on America’s Campuses What do a DWI ticket, frequent memory lapses, falling behind in schoolwork, and unplanned sexual activity have in common? If you guessed that these are the most common results of binge drinking by college ... addressing or programs targeting them; it is the other half of students that engage in so-called binge drinking. This paper aims to discuss both the scope of binge drinking on the campuses of America’s colleges and universities and techniques used to combat it. Binge drinking is defined as, "five or more drinks for a man at any one time within a two-week period, four or more drinks for a woman" (Thompson, J.J. 63). Binge drinking is rampant on today's colleges and university campuses. Schools affected are both large and small, just as they are both urban and rural. At the same time America has managed to keep the same percentage of its students ...
- 14589: The Protestant Ethic And The S
- ... finish with a conclusion to sum up this essay. Marx in his study of Western capitalism; saw it developing from a struggle between two forces, mainly feudalism and early capitalism(1). However, having studied Marx s ideas(2), Weber put forward a different analysis to describe the development of Western capitalism. Weber instead put forward an idea which did not seek to replace Marx s idea as a spiritual alternative(ibid), but was to give a different angle of how capitalism may have developed in the West. This idea was based on a coincidence which Weber believed exhisted between the ... emphasis was placed on the individual to make a profit. Only after a while did the merchants undertaking such capitalist enterprises decide to continue ongoing operations and establish some sort of cohesion to their business s.(ibid) Thirdly, Weber identified occidental capitalism; which he believed first developed in western Europe and North America. Weber saw this being encouraged by the cultural and social thought of the time, which was based ...
- 14590: Hamlet Polonius Family
- ... is Polonius. Although Polonius often acts in a deceitful manner when dealing with Hamlet, it is only because he is carrying out plans devised by the king or queen to discover the nature of Hamlet s madness. Being the king s Lord Chamberlain, it is his duty to obey the king and queen s wishes and it is this loyalty that eventually proves to be fatal for him. An example of hoe Polonius innocent involvement with the royalty results in his death can be found at the beginning ...
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