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- 19421: Death Of Salesman
- ... and noble thing unless they become so obsessed with the the ideal that it becomes a yolk and they are unable to realize their dream. This is especially true for two characters in Arthur Miller's plays Death of a Salesman and The Price. In these two plays Miller portays two lower-middle class men , Willie Loman and Victor Franz, respectivelly, who each live by an ideal that ultimately is self ... in Providence," and "slaughtered 'em in Boston."(p.33) The ultimate result of his disallusionment is his suicide. It is ironic that he dies for his ideals although they are misconstrued. The problem with Willy's ideals which ultimately kills him is that he has lost sight of achieving the true goal of the American Dream, happiness and freedom, and the dream took control of him. He struggled to achieve something ... noble dream by doing something that is based in deceit. His quest was cursed from the start and the fact that he lived the quest and not the dream made it worse. Similarly in Miller's The Price the main character is a man who tries to life for an ideal and not the ideal . In The Price Victor becomes so obsessed with sacrificing for others that he ultimately fails ...
- 19422: 2001 A Space Odyssey - Jupiter And Beyond The Infinite - Set
- The film segment chosen was the final scene from Stanley Kubrik’s 2001 – A Space Odyssey made in 1968. As the name would suggest, the film is set almost entirely in the future. Already having projected itself over 30 years into the future, it would be safe ... appear to be ambiguous is the absence of dialogue and meaningful audio accompaniment. This absence draws additional attention to the visual elements of the scene. Furthermore, very little screen movement encourages us to study Dave’s surroundings, in this case an elaborately decorated room. Though the set is not intended to be a physical rendition of the future itself, it does play a large role in channeling our thoughts and emotions ... the set design encourages the viewer to open their minds, to consider abstract concepts and relative impossibilities. The glowing tiles which line the floor of the room are symbolic of technology, the future and humanity’s yearn for innovation. The combination of geometric lines, the definition of the x, y and z planes and bright white light give an impression of calculation, purity and precision: elements that are synonymous with ...
- 19423: The Nation Takes Shape
- ... Takes Shape, Marcus Cunliffe outlines what he calls a half a century of immense progress. He focuses in on the period of time from after the Constitution is drafted to the end of Andrew Jackson s presidency. (1789-1837). In his book he outlines the major events pertaining to the evolution of our newly independent country. He illustrates the steps that the nation took in becoming America and establishing themselves as ... means are constitutional. This in effect was the beginning of the party splits in the American government. The second evolutionary process that Cunliffe mentions is the view of America among the world from both our s and the European prospective. While America was drafting its constitution, so much was going on in Europe that America was of little interest to them. In a time when all of Europe was shaken by ... tried to stay neutral while trading with Europe, but France and Great Britain kept on violating their neutrality rights. The United States kept on trying to trade, but both sides put blockades on each other s ports. This meant that the other countries took their ships. The British, however, not only took their ships, but they also impressed American sailors. During all of this mayhem President Madison came to power. ...
- 19424: Arthur C. Clarke
- ... science fiction magazine. At the young age of twelve he began to develop his almost fanatic obsession with Science Fiction. This forever curved his path towards writing Science Fiction. Also in early 1930 Olaf Stapledon's Last and First Men was published, this beautifully written piece of science fiction was to have a profound effect on Clarke's writing. The last major event in Clarke's early life is on a sadder note. His father died in 1931 when Clarke was only 14 years old. As a result most of the major characters in his novels perish. (www.acclarke) In ...
- 19425: Education Of The Middle Ages
- ... students and the teachers toward each other. To qualify as a teacher students had to pass an exam leading to a degree, or a certificate of completion (Cantor 58). By the end of the 1200’s universities had spread throughout Europe. Most southern European universities were modeled after the law school at Bologna, Italy, and specialized in law and medicine. Universities in Northern Europe on the contrary, specialized in liberal arts ... Greek philosopher Aristotle and from the Islamic scholarship in the sciences. This interest in the physical world eventually led a rise of western science (Schools 291-292). Many church leaders opposed the study of Aristotle’s works, fearing that his ideas feared the Christian teachings. In contrast some scholars thought that new knowledge could be used ideas. The applied Aristotle philosophy to theological questions and developed a system of thought called ... philosophy along side with the teachings of the Church. They believed that knowledge could be integrated into a coherent whole (Schools 295). One scholastic teacher, Peter Aberlard taught theology in Paris during the early 1100’s. In his book Sic et Non, he collected statements from the bible writings of early Christian leaders that showed both sides of controversial questions. Abearld then had his students reconcile the difference though logic. ...
- 19426: Bless me Ultima: The Growing up of a Young Boy
- ... teaching him morals and lessons. Narsico is percieved as the town drunk, but is a good person. Tenorio is the demon in this story, as he wants to destroy Ultima. This book is about Tony's experience in adjusting to the rough world at a relatively young age. Narsico's death with Tenorio's desire to kill Tony made him realize his limitations and acknowledge the reality. Before these incidents, Tony imagined he could control incidents that happened in real life. He thought he could effect events in ...
- 19427: Geography Reading Project (timeline)
- ... built. But something goes horribly wrong and the professor does not return on time and at the site the other archeologists find a scroll that is from the professor but is dated form the 1400 s this all seems very mysterious. One of the representatives form the company that sent the professor back in time goes to the site in Scotland and explains what s going on to all the other of archeologists and asks for a few volunteers to go back and bring the professor back to the present. When the volunteer s go back they re reappearing in front of some knight s scares them so there two guides are killed and they are left alone in the 14th century trying to find the professor. While ...
- 19428: Billy Budd
- ... attitude, Billy is transferred to another British ship, the Indomitable. And while he is accepted for his looks and happy personality, "…hardly here [is] he that cynosure he had previously been among those minor ship's companies of the merchant marine"(14). It is here, on the Indomitable that Billy says good-bye to his rights. It is here, also, that Billy meets John Claggart, the master-at-arms. A man ... books or licentious living but born with him and innate, in short ‘a depravity according to nature'"(38). Here then, is presented a man with a personality and character to contrast and conflict with Billy's. Sweet, innocent Billy immediately realizes that this man is someone he does not wish to cross and so after seeing Claggart whip another crew-member for neglecting his responsibilities, Billy "resolved that never through remissness ... surprise and concern when ultimately he found himself getting into petty trouble occasionally about such matters as the stowage of his bag…which brought down on him a vague threat from one of [the ship's corporals]"(31). These small threats and incidents establish the tension between Claggart and Billy, and set the stage for a later confrontation. They also force Billy to search for help. The person he goes ...
- 19429: Dave Matthews' "Dancing Nancies"
- ... electric bass and the drums, the new band created a sound that almost laughed in the face of modern pop rock and quickly rose to the charts. The debut of “Dancing Nancies” on the band's first professional album entitled, Under the Table and Dreaming, was a prime example of what Dave Mathews Band was capable of. “Dancing Nancies” encompasses life in its theme by raising an important question about it ... sucks you in by relating to a question of everyday life and though the answer is wrapped in its lyrics, it sheds light on a new perspective that helps find what is lost. The song’s first verse is a series of questions that people might ask themselves. All the questions begin with the phrase, “Could I have been?” which raises similar thoughts in the mind of the listener. Dave Mathews ... then me?” and is sung in a gradually building voice. The climax hits with a burst of uplifting music from the full band, and feelings of contentment spring from the third verse. The words, “what’s the use in worrying, what’s the use in hurrying?” are lifted from the chorus and offer reassurance that there is no rush to discover identity. “Dancing Nancies” changes tones in the verses following ...
- 19430: Engineers: The Builders of Tomorrow
- ... with business in the work field, “The microprocessors have found its way into every nook and cranny of modern civilization.”(Life, 32) According to life magazine, We have taken the computer and made it everyone's tool. (Life, 32) “The computer went from being under the control of a very privileged group to being available to everyone. Today, High School kids have more computer power than some of the most elite three decades ago.” Says Ted Hoffman to Life magazine. (qtd in Life, 32) Even today's cars cannot run without this silicon marvels embedded on their system. Mercedes now boasts 50 microprocessors…(Life, 32) The ones who made this all possible are the computer engineers of the world. With there love ... Engineers there are finding ways to make computers nicer when frustration is detected.(Scientific American, 35) “Remember that pudgy kid in the eight grade who likes to concoct bombs in his mothers kitchen? Now he's one of America's premiere software designers.”(Alpert, 87) Today, Computer Engineering is the way to go. It is where people get to express their passion for the computer and also make six figures ...
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