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- 19921: Philosophy - Socrates View Of
- ... question what love is, as if it is something that just plainly is. People tend to just go with it, and think that what they are feeling is really complete and substantial love. In Plato’s The Symposium, the reader is confronted with some very different views of love as brought to us by Agathon, Phaedrus and Socrates, to name a few. Each man at the dinner party has a different ... of the men are old lovers, and some are just friends, and each puts in his thoughts of love as the evening wears on. Socrates’ theories of love are a little different than everyone else’s’. Being the great philosopher that he was, he had quite a different take on the issue. Socrates strove to find the truth in love. He was the “ideal lover of wisdom”, never allowing himself to ... need of what they already have. To possess something to its fullest is to have it, and therefore there is no need to ever have it again, or anymore for that matter. What we don’t think of when we hear a statement like that is that in the future we may not experience what we did in the past. Having something, and loving it makes us feel like it ...
- 19922: Homesteading by Percy Wollaston
- Homesteading by Percy Wollaston The harsh life of a six year-old growing up in the early 1900’s is shown in this memoir Homesteading by Percy Wollaston. In the early years of the century, a young boy recalls his life as his family followed the rail line in hopes of finding fertile land ... with was hope. Hope to turn this land into something wonderful, hope to be able to have food sitting on the dinner table, and hope that the children would live a good life. "We didn’t realize it at the time, but our community of first-comers who believed in a rosy future had already started to fall apart at the seams." Families were broken up. "The family did arrive in ... darkly shadowed: disappointment, loneliness, sudden death, foolish incompetence are continually in evidence, and the book come to be haunted by a horribly memorable suicide--all the more effectively rendered for being done in Percy Wollaston’s habitual manner of laconic detachment. The reader grows to understand, by inference, that this is a story of colossal failure." Also written in the foreword, this quote is found to be very true. Mr. ...
- 19923: The Symbol Of Blood In Macbeth
- ... symbolic of the brave fighter who been injured in a valiant battle for his country. In the next passage, in which the sergeant says "Which smok'd with bloody execution", he is referring to Macbeth's braveness in which his sword is covered in the hot blood of the enemy. After these few references to honour, the symbol of blood now changes to show a theme of treachery and treason. Lady ... and "If he do bleed, I'll gild the faces of the grooms withal, for it must seem their guilt." When Banquo states "and question this most bloody piece of work," and Ross says "is't known who did this more than bloody deed?", they are both inquiring as to who performed the treacherous acts upon Duncan. When Macbeth is speaking about Malcolm and Donalbain, he refers to them as "bloody cousins" A final way, and perhaps the most vivid use of the symbol blood, is of the theme of guilt. First Macbeth hints at his guilt when he says "Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood clean from my hand?", meaning that he wondered if he would ever be able to forget the dastardly deed that he had committed. Then the ghost of Banquo, all gory, ...
- 19924: L’Atalante & Breathless Response Paper
- ... were a few things about L’Atalante that I did like. The photography of the underwater scene was nicely done. I thought it was pretty advanced considering when the film was made. The first mate’s tattoos were cute. (Although they were seemingly shoddily drawn on with magic markers.) I appreciated the actors too. The were good at what they were supposed to do. Even though these few things made L’Atalante almost bearable, I didn’t especially like it. Breathless, on the other hand, held my interest. There was a definite plot as well as plenty of action and romance. I also enjoyed it because I had the feeling that everything ... in explaining his character. Even though the film makers seemingly wanted the audience to never have a clue as to what to expect of Michel, he was a fairly obvious and almost cliche character. Patricia’s casual yet beautiful look and manner was helpful in developing her character as well. My expectations of Patricia were not quite met though. I would have never guessed that she would have told Michel ...
- 19925: Ideas And Reality (thoreau)
- ... give him is unreal, propaganda by the Radical Republicans in the reconstruction era. Many people have ideas that do not hold up when put to the test, or even their own reasoning. Henry David Thoreau’s ideas and ideals do not hold up when compared to reality. Thoreau believed that if a man did less work, the better it would be for the man and his community. He set out to ... five, younger then most people in his time, and although he did benefit his community, doing little labor only shortened his life, and proved no better for the community. Not only does reality disprove Thoreau’s theology, but his own words contradict him. He proclaimed “the government that governs least is the best,” (Civil Disobedience pg. 222 paragraph 1) and then says that, “We have had to agree on a certain ... made their name elsewhere have said things to the effect of, “either you already have a name for yourself, or somewhere along the line you sell your soul…” essentially saying that virtue and politics don’t work together. Thoreau further shows how he cannot support his own ideas when he says that he spent two years “alone, in the woods,”(Economy pg. 7, 1st sentence). He did not spend two ...
- 19926: Drugs: How Danagerous Is It?
- ... is possible to overdose on this drug, but deaths are usually nonexistent. Heroin is a very dangerous drug. It is an opiate drug, acquired from the poppy plant. Opium was first discovered in the 1800's and people became addicted in the 1860's. About 95% of the people then, were addicted to it. Now, heroin takes its place. The high is described as relaxing, like the rest of the previous drugs. People who first use it, sometimes fall ... People use this drug because they are addicted. This drug is by far the most dangerous of the popular drugs. They often link it to violence and gangs. The drug problem in Franklin County isn't as large as in cities, but is existent. People use drugs, mainly because of peer pressure. Most people would not agree with this, but it is true. Ignorance is a major player in the ...
- 19927: Choices And Consequences In Fr
- Everyone is a traveler, carefully choosing which roads to follow on the map of life. There is never a straight path that leaves one with but a single direction in which to head. Robert Frost s The Road Not Taken can be interpreted in many different ways. The shade of light in which the reader sees the poem depends upon her past, present, and the attitude with which she looks toward her future. In any case however, this poem clearly demonstrates Frost s belief that it is the road that one chooses that makes him the man he is. The central image that Frost presents, which is the path, provides a clear picture that the reader can focus ... he lived it. To the speaker, what was most important about his choices in life is that he did what he wanted, even if it meant taking the road less traveled by. If he hadn t, he wouldn t be the same man he is now. In his poem, Frost has successfully illustrated the concept of making choices and facing the consequences of those choices. The core of this poem ...
- 19928: Macbeth
- ... of the brave fighter who had been injured in a valiant battle for his country. In the next passage, in which the sergeant says, "Which smok'd with bloody execution", he is referring to Macbeth's braveness in which his word is covered in the hot blood of the enemy. After these few references to honour, the symbol of blood now changes to show a theme of treachery and treason. Lady ... and "If he do bleed, I'll gild the faces of the grooms withal, for it must seem their guilt." When Banquo states "and question this most bloody piece of work,” and Ross says "isn’t known who did this more than bloody deed?” they are both inquiring as to who performed the treacherous acts upon Duncan. When Macbeth is speaking about Malcolm and Donalbain, he refers to them as "bloody cousins" A final way, and perhaps the most vivid use of the symbol blood, is of the theme of guilt. First Macbeth hints at his guilt when he says "Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood clean from my hand?” meaning that he wondered if he would ever be able to forget the terrible thing he had done. Then the ghost of Banquo, all gory, and ...
- 19929: An Appreciation Of The Poem Di
- ... seems a simple act of 'digging potatoes' Heaney also shows appreciation of accuracy and the skill needed in order to be a farmer. He uses delicate language to describe an act of digging which can't really be described as 'delicate.' This shows to be a powerful contrast. Heaney uses "Nicking and slicing, neatly." These indeed is a delicate description of 'digging.' As mentioned earlier we can see that through the ... could handle a spade" In the sixth stanza of this poem he recalls a memory of how hardworking his grandfather was: "My grandfather cut more turf in a day than any other man on Toner's bog" This does show the immense pride he felt towards his father and grandfather. In the fifth stanza when he uses the phrase in reference to his father of "old man" this points out that ... and 'writing' are both constructive. The farmer digs in order to get the potatoes for nourishment for the body, as a writer writes for nourishment for the mind. This poem succeeds in conveying the poet's thoughts of admiration in what his Father and grandfather did. As well as using his poem or 'pen' as a 'weapon' to speak out for what he believes in. The use of simple, yet ...
- 19930: Dealing with Death
- ... I thought this was best for me and everyone around me. This way I could help those people crying get on with there lives and deal with my problems later. I found that this isn't always the best way to deal with a friend dying either, because I end up shutting people out. This is just another way to deal with death and I'm not saying it's the best way to deal with death just the way I dealt with it. No matter how you deal with death you must learn to live with the fact that someone you know is now ... the persons death, but they will have to go on with there lives sooner or later. I think the best thing to do is to keep yourself busy and do new things so you don't get stuck in a rut. Finally, people may die that you know, but you must remember that there are still people alive that care about you, too. In conclusion, there are many ways to ...
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