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- 15301: Beowulfs Grendel
- ... force of Herot, could not even stand anything that came from the hall. These two forces were on the opposite sides of their personalities. In addition to the music, their overall beliefs contributed to Grendel s complete hatred to the population of Herot. Grendel seemingly believed that pure carnage and destruction was his only way for communicating. Herot and its people expressed their thoughts, feelings, and personalities through music, laughter, and dance. However, Grendel, whom's hatred had known no other, had to express his thoughts in his own way. Lines 29-35 showed how the poet concurred this belief, darkness had dropped, Grendel/ Went up to Herot The monster s/ Thoughts were as quick as his greed as his claws. This passage from Beowulf expresses and explains how Grendel shows his thoughts differently then the people of Herot. Sure, it was at complete opposites ...
- 15302: A Voice From The South
- Anna J. Cooper A Voice from the South In her book, A Voice from the South, Anna J. Cooper expressly addresses two issues: the participation of women in American society and Americas race problem. These are two issues very close to Cooper as an African American woman herself and she claims to speak for all African American women on these points. She argues that for America to ... a democratic society. In both cases, men and women have distinct roles they must fulfill in order to create a balanced, healthy environment. Since political participation for women was limited at the time of Coopers writing, she argued that not only were women suffering, but so was all of society. She argued that womens sensitivity to emotion and intuition and their nurturing nature would balance out society that was controlled by aggressive and reason-oriented men. She argues that men and women are equals but their responsibilities to ...
- 15303: A Farwell To Arms- Book Report
- ... around them during World War I. The setting of this novel is war-torn Italy. The love between Catherine and Frederick must outlast long separations, life-threatening war situations, and the uncertainty of each other's whereabouts or condition. This is a love story of two people who need each other in a period of chaos. The book A Farewell to Arms is partly autobiographical. Hemingway , like his hero, was a ... wrote the book A Farewell to Arms, he was already regarded as a good literary writer, but after the publication of this book he was considered a great one. A Farewell to Arms was Hemingway's first commercial success, selling over 80,000 copies in the first four months. In this story there are only two main characters, Frederick Henry and Catherine Barkley. Frederick Henry acts as both the narrator and central character in the novel. The reader is not told so much about Catherine, only what is understood from Frederick's point of view. Catherine acts as a static character in the novel. She has already known love and lost it so she understands that she cannot build her whole life around Frederick. Frederick, on ...
- 15304: A Rose Of The South
- William Faulkner's style of writing chronological events out of order is unique, but eventually the story comes together to make sense. I will attempt to analyze the story "Arose for Emily" in its actual chronological order. The story really begins with the passing of Emily's father. For days Miss Emily refused to believe that her father was dead, until she finally broke down to have her father buried. After her father's death, Colonel Sartoris exempts Miss Emily from paying taxes for as long as she lives. Colonel Sartoris said this was the debt the city owed to her father. Approximately one year after Miss Emily' ...
- 15305: A View From The Bridge
- Hemingway's Old Man And The Sea Hemingway's 'The Old Man and the Sea' is a story that deals with Santiago against nature and the sea. In this story, he goes out and fights nature in the form of terrible forces and dangerous ... first it has a hunter vs. his prey. This hunter does respect th e prey. Throughout the book it has this series of events: encounter, battle, defeat, and respect for the prey. This is Hemmingway's `Code of Honor'. This part of the novel has to do with relationships between two characters. The first to discuss are Santiago and Manolin, Manolin being the small follower of the old man named ...
- 15306: American Dream
- ... owning more land and more slaves and building a bigger house. For the slave, the dream might simply have been eating decent food, wearing warm clothes, perhaps saving enough money to purchase his manumission. (McLennan, S.) Toward the later part of the nineteenth century, the picture had changed. America had spread westward and had filled with immigrants from Asia and Europe. While this was going on America was forming the modern day government and started to put proposals together to make this "Land of the Free" cost a little bit. Those fortunate and industrious enough to do so were accumulating vast fortunes. Despite America's great wealth, freedom from basic want was still only a dream for the working poor. Wages were low and manual labor was grueling. For them, the American Dream was to earn enough to free themselves ... life. Today the relative condition of rich and poor is unchanged, however mobility between the two conditions has increased dramatically. For instance, the person struggling through the university system on a scholarship or her family's savings may have earned billions of dollars twenty years from now. By the same token, the unwary corporate executive may have been reduced to modest means by a change in the economy. For all ...
- 15307: Antigone: Gender Conflict
- ... accept...And I give a certain amount as dowry...I am content. Clearly the purpose of the women was to bear children. The role of the husband is vague and seems as though he doesn t play much of a role in the household. Contact with other men was not allowed for the wives, yet for the husband it was common to pursue adulterous relationships. An Athenian male stated Hetairai we have for our pleasure, mistresses for the refreshment of our bodies, but wives to bear us legitimate children and to look after the house faithfully. (Spielvogel 75) Kill your own son s bride?...Oh, there are other fields for him to plough. Was Creons answer to Ismene concerning his son s marriage to Antigone. (Beatty 69) Prostitution prospered during these times. There were two classes of prostitution. There were the slaves run by citizens and the refined courtesans. (Spielvogel 100) Male prostitutes were not citizens ...
- 15308: Antigone 8
- ... Rex" Oedipus business was everyones business yet in "Antigone" everything that Antigone says or does is secretive. Although Oedipus was a King his conscience played a little role in his decision making. In "Antigone" Antigone's conscience plays a key role in all of her decisions and actions. The role of Creon in the play "Antigone" completely contradicts the role he played in "Oedipus Rex". In "Oedipus Rex" Creon knows his ... limits and is careful not to cross into the field of the Gods yet in "Antigone" he is very hubristic in his moods and his actions. Sophocles tries to prove the point that a man's character can change quickly after being put into the hotseat. Creon shows that he doesn't have what it takes to be a good ruler. In "Oedipus Rex" Creon plays a very humble role yet in "Antigone" makes the same mistakes as Oedipus did. Creon stresses the quality of loyalty ...
- 15309: American Dream 3
- ... owning more land and more slaves and building a bigger house. For the slave, the dream might simply have been eating decent food, wearing warm clothes, perhaps saving enough money to purchase his manumission. (McLennan, S.) Toward the later part of the nineteenth century, the picture had changed. America had spread westward and had filled with immigrants from Asia and Europe. While this was going on America was forming the modern day government and started to put proposals together to make this "Land of the Free" cost a little bit. Those fortunate and industrious enough to do so were accumulating vast fortunes. Despite America's great wealth, freedom from basic want was still only a dream for the working poor. Wages were low and manual labor was grueling. For them, the American Dream was to earn enough to free themselves ... life. Today the relative condition of rich and poor is unchanged, however mobility between the two conditions has increased dramatically. For instance, the person struggling through the university system on a scholarship or her family's savings may have earned billions of dollars twenty years from now. By the same token, the unwary corporate executive may have been reduced to modest means by a change in the economy. For all ...
- 15310: A View From The Bridge
- Hemingway's Old Man And The Sea Hemingway's 'The Old Man and the Sea' is a story that deals with Santiago against nature and the sea. In this story, he goes out and fights nature in the form of terrible forces and dangerous ... first it has a hunter vs. his prey. This hunter does respect th e prey. Throughout the book it has this series of events: encounter, battle, defeat, and respect for the prey. This is Hemmingway's `Code of Honor'. This part of the novel has to do with relationships between two characters. The first to discuss are Santiago and Manolin, Manolin being the small follower of the old man named ...
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