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- 16231: Odysseus Truly A Hero
- ... person that is a strong warrior and leader who wins battles; still to others a hero might be a person who uses his brain just as much as his muscle to win battles. In Homer's epic poem, The Odyssey, Odysseus proves that he is a true hero in all of these ways. Courage and bravery are two things that Odysseus has a lot of Maybe even a little too much ... that although takes a lot of courage and bravery, has more to do with his pride. He defies the god Poseidon, telling him that he is unstoppable and that even the great god Poseidon can't stop him. Odysseus then gets back on his ship on starts to sail on Poseidon's waters back to Ithaca. Pride is good to have, but in Odysseus s case, it s a little too much. On the other hand, he does things that make him a great hero. When ...
- 16232: An Example Of Good Writing: Zinsser's "Simplicity"
- An Example Of Good Writing: Zinsser's "Simplicity" Zinsser's essay on Simplicity is an example of good writing for many reasons. The main topic in his essay is clutter. Throughout the essay he not only tells us why this is a problem, but he ... reader?" That question causes the people reading to stop and think, could he be talking about me? Now he has captured the readers full attention, so they read on to find the answer. Throughout Zinsser's essay he makes many suggestions to the reader in which he can better his own writing. This makes the reader go away with a good feeling. Now the reader knows what to do to ...
- 16233: Cask Of Amontillado
- ... this insult was we do not know. We do know that he intends to go unpunished for this act of reprisal. Montresor then informs us that he is going to continue to smile in Fortunato’s face, while using Fortunato’s pride in his knowledge wine to lure him into the catacombs to taste some of his imaginary amontillado. At this point, the reader knows the conflict will be one of man versus man. It is ... through his own words. When he reveals he is going to punish Fortunato for merely insulting him, that he has planned the whole act of vengeance, and that he has been playing as being Fortunato’s friend, we know we are dealing with a demented personality. His character is also revealed with references to his family. It is almost as if Poe has Montresor’s ancestors tell the reader how ...
- 16234: East Of Eden
- ... went up like a rocket... Enough remained of Mr. and Mrs. Ames to make sure there were two bodies." Cathy had set the house on fire and broke into the safe to steal the family's money. As the investigators scoped the place, they noticed that the bolts stuck out and there were no keys left in the locks. They knew it was not an accident. Cathy's body was never found, but the town assumed that she died. "If it had not been for Cathy's murder, the fire and robbery might have been a coincidence." Steinbeck, again, portrays the reader that Cathy is a monster on page 242, "When I said Cathy was a monster it seemed to me ...
- 16235: Animal Farm: Political Issues
- ... criticized for his novels, including one of his most famous, Animal Farm. In a satirical form, George Orwell uses personified farm animals to express his views on stalinism in the novel Animal Farm. Throughout Orwell's early novels, democratic socialism kept the author from total despair of all humans(Greenblatt 104). After his better experience in the Spanish Civil War and the shock of the Nazi-Soviet pact, Orwell developed Animal ... rather sentimental, utopian vision of the world as a "raft sailing through space, with, potentially, plenty of provisions for everybody"(Grennblatt 106). Animal Farm is a satirical beast fable which has been heralded as Orwell's lightest, gayest work(Brander 126). It is a novel based on the first thirty years of the Soviet Union, a real society pursuing the ideal of equality. His book argues that this kind of society ... Marx, the chief theorist and Lenin, the actual leader(Meyers 105). Old Major dies before the rebellion just as Lenin did in the Russian revolution. In actuality Stalin and Trotsky argue over power after Lenin's death, which Orwell satirizes in Napolean and Snowball. In Animal Farm, Orwell immediately establishes the Soviet political allegory as Old Major (Marx/Lenin) describes the exploitation of animals by humans and the statement "all ...
- 16236: Scarlet Lettter
- In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the act of sin that was committed by Hester and Dimmesdale changed not only their lives, but Chilingsworth s life as well. Chilingsworth s need for revenge consumed him, and changed his personality completely. The need for revenge will not only destroy the person who someone wants revenge on, but also the seeker. Chilingsworth anger and need for revenge ... used his intelligence to torture his victim. Torturing Dimmesdale gave pleasure to Chilingsworth. When Dimmesdale finally died, the only pleasure that Chilingsworth had left, died also. Hawthorne said that, Once Dimmesdale died all of Chilingsworth s strength left him . Chilingsworth strength died when the driving force in his life had died, Dimmesdale. Chilingsworth had so much anger and evilness built up inside, that it eventually killed him. Dimmesdale s death ...
- 16237: Communism East Europe
- TITLE: Why did communism collapse in Eastern Europe? SUBJECT: European Studies B EDUCATION: First year university GRADE: first honour AUTHOR'S COMMENTS: I liked it. Interested to hear other people's comments. TUTOR'S COMMENTS: Well done!! Extremely informative. Well researched. Good Layout. Stress Gorbachev's role more. Communism is like Prohibition - itÆs a good idea but it wonÆt work (Will Rogers, 1927) (1) This essay will give ...
- 16238: Lord of the Flies: Animal Instinct
- ... a father? What would life be like without any adult supervision? How would a person act if they did not have society to tell them what is right and wrong? that a person that wasn't brought up by society would only act using their basic human nature. It is also a part of his believes that this nature is evil. In his novel, Lord of the Flies, Golding proves his ... be trusted. On page 93 Piggy expresses his fears by telling Ralph, “ I'm scared of him and that is why I know him. If your scared of someone you hate him but you can't stop thinking about him.” In this it is obvious that Piggy is scared of Jack, so much so that he thinks about him constantly and now he has him figured out. This is why Piggy is unaffected by his evil. He sees what is happening to everyone else through Jack. The other person who wasn't overcome by their evil is Ralph. Ralph was an older child, and he was an athletic born leader. He was the leader of the tribe until the children began doing what Jack said. Although ...
- 16239: Macbeth
- Macbeth On their return from battle, Scottish generals Macbeth and Banquo meet "three weird sisters" who predict Macbeth's new title of Thane of Cawdor, his ascendance to the throne of Scotland, and the future reign in Scotland of Banquo's sons. Messengers from the king arrive to bestow the title of Thane of Cawdor upon Macbeth. Astonished at the fulfillment of the first prophecy, Macbeth contemplates the realization of the second prediction and his thoughts turn murderous. This is really the first evil we see in Macbeth’s character. This evil is characterized by his own greed for personal gain. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth plot and carry out the murder of King Duncan while he is a guest in their house. Malcolm ...
- 16240: One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest
- One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest The movie, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, tells the story of McMurphy, a convict, who is sent to a mental institution because he believes he is insane. In actuality McMurphy, is sane when he comes to the mental ward, he only ... They are locked into their beds every night, get up at the same time, they eat at the same time, and they watch tv at the same time every day. The patients follow Nurse Ratched's rule without ever questioning them. Basically, they have no minds of their own. McMurphy comes from a society almost opposite of the mental ward. He has lived his whole life doing what he wants. ...
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