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- 21081: How Identities, Aspirations, and Achievements Of Two Females Were Affected By The Aspects of Family, Class, Gender, and Race
- ... yet the closest in age. Thus it would seem that her father had had considerable time to establish himself as the owner of three supermarkets in New York. Her mother was a domestic engineer. Lee's family greatly values owning material things that are conducive to comfort. This evident in the mansion in which they inhabit, and the luxuries, such as the extravagant vacations taken and the numerous cars, and boats ... was very limited. My family values saving money and only spending to impress others. This is evident in that everything purchased by our family is very ornate and extravagant, and usually to serve other people's viewing purposes. Lee's family background was very influential on the shaping of her identity. When she showed a serious interest in playing softball, her father connected with her in this arena of her life, but when she ...
- 21082: Reasons For The Downfall Of Ma
- The idea of love affairs, lovers, mistresses, gloomy forests, broken hearts, horses ridden to death, killed couriers, and virtuous men were responsible for Emma Bovary's ultimate ruin. When these stories were read to Emma during her time at the convent it was at a time of her life when she was in school learning. Things made bigger impressions on her than they would have at other stages in her life. Psychologically, Emma problem was partly caused because of a term called a "critical period". A critical period is a point in a child's life when what they have learned, such as handwriting or an accent probably will not change considerably afterwards. Emma had read he books when she was still learning, but had reached her critical period before she could learn about actually reality. The other girls didn't have this problem. They could distinguish between fantasy and reality. This failure to distinguish between the two was Emma's "tragic flaw.' Emma had read about these ideas in books, but instead of viewing ...
- 21083: The Trickster
- The Trickster Karl Jung's explanation for the archetypes that surface in cultural and religious literature is that they are the product of what he calls the collective unconsciousness. That thread of consciousness that connects all human beings and cultures ... our own. Studying it reminds us that all humans are bound together by a common source. The "Trickster" is an archetype that surfaces in many cultural and religious stories. Each trickster is unique to it's own culture, but all tricksters are bound by certain characteristics no matter what religion they show up in. Anthropologists would argue that each trickster should be evaluated in it's own cultural setting, but in order to see their archetypal value they must be and can be evaluated as a group. Jung would say he is a manifestation of our own collective unconscious. Evidence ...
- 21084: Othello - Injustice As A Theme
- ... in the Tragedy of Othello In the Tragedy of Othello, by William Shakespeare, an injustice is done to the main character, Othello the Moor. He is manipulated by the archetypal villain Iago to satiate Iago s need for control and his desire to revenge himself upon Othello. Othello the General has promoted another, Cassio, to hold the position that Iago feels he deserves. For the injustice that Iago feels has been ... and makes him insane with jealousy, enough to kill her in his rage. Othello is the general of the city of Venice, and a foreigner, a dark-skinned Moor. He has eloped with a senator s daughter, Desdemona, and they love each other dearly. Othello is a level-headed practitioner of war, and is not ruffled by hints and allegations; that is, until his mind is poisoned by the machinations of Iago. Iago plants ideas in Othello s head, uses the innocent actions of others as his proof; and Othello, who is not practiced in worldly matters, believes his honest Iago , and eventually is consumed by the lie. Shakespeare sets up the ...
- 21085: Odysseus: A Hero
- ... by the immortals, and would not be recognized as heroes. When Odysseus reach the land of the Cyclops race. Odysseus decided to pick his best men, goods offered as gifts, and headed toward a Cyclops's cave. When his men saw cheese, pens, and lamb on lying on the racks, they pleading to Odysseus, "Why not take these cheeses, get them stowed, come back, throw all the pens, and make a ... gifts as in the custom of the Guest/Host relationship rule. Those actions and sayings showed that Odysseus was always following Guest/Host relationship rule, an example for his men to look up to. Odysseus's actions spoke for his character. He posses the characteristic that meets the criteria of always obeying the rules laid down by the immortal as defined in the Greek's tradition of all true heroes. The Greeks believed that intelligence was one of the highest gifts that all heroes must posses Intelligence was so important to the character of all heroes because intelligence would ...
- 21086: Phineas And Gene A Comparitive
- ... If Phineas was not a confident person, he would not have shared his story with a complete stranger. Gene, on the other hand, was a very insecure person. The reader was able to see Gene's insecurities when he first tried to have a conversation with Phineas. His roommate was being very explicit in revealing the stories of his past, but when it came for Gene's turn to tell his stories he felt his "ideas would have been as dull as catechism after his;"(101). If Gene was confident, he would have been comfortable in partaking in the conversation between him and his roommate. Another example displaying Gene's insecure nature occurred after Phineas ridiculed him for his choice of shirt. After a small argument between the two, Gene gave in and admitted to himself that his shirt was dizzy by saying, " It ...
- 21087: Martin Luther King and Patrick Henry: Cry for Freedom
- ... that we can hope to arrive at truth, and fulfill the great responsibility which we hold to God and our Country." Another rhetorical device that Henry uses well is imagery. A good example of Henry's imagery is, "The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms!" Henry uses these and many more devices to keep the attention and the open mind ... they are alike. The main difference between the two speeches, in a general sense was that one calls for a change through violence and war, while the other calls for a peaceful solution. Patrick Henry's speech to the Virginia House of Burgesses calls for a revolution against Great Britain. This must have been a difficult speech for Henry to deliver because he was speaking to a group of people who were opposed to his ideals. They gave the speech pre-revolution and was an attempt to persuade the Virginia delegates to solve the colonies' problems with the British through war. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s speech was much different than Henry's. First of all, King was asking for a peaceful solution to the problems between the white Americans and the African- Americans. This speech was also different from ...
- 21088: Emily Dickinson: Transcendentalist Experience Through Imagination
- ... Nature and the Soul” . The male perspective seen through the works of Thoreau and Emerson, where nature “refers to essences unchanged by man; the air, the river, the leaf” , is revised and satirized by Dickinson's statement that “Of all the Souls that stand create-, I have elected- One” . Dickinson's works were meant to taunt society by showing how a woman, ironically trapped in her “natural” surroundings of the home, could obtain as much power, if not more than any male writer. This ironic revisions ... Man is his own star” , Emerson displays his transcendentalist idea that applies to anyone who would like to follow it. The importance of flowing with nature, and excepting what you are is stressed in Emerson's self-reliance. By following the modo “Ne te quæsiveris extra” , Emerson completely committed himself to “nature”. By letting it become part of his soul, he used its power to enable him to transcend into ...
- 21089: Oedipus: The Mysteries of Fate
- Oedipus: The Mysteries of Fate Among the first thing a historian discovers in his study of early civilization are records of people's belief, or faith, in powers greater than themselves, and their desire to understand what causes these powers to act. People everywhere wonder about the marvelous things in the sky and on the earth. What makes ... the city from the sphinx. He became the king of Thebes, and then married a lady by the name of Jocasta. The prophecy of Apollo was now completely fulfilled. Oedipus having no knowledge of Apollo's prophecy being true, cursed the individual who killed Laius to be banished from Thebes forever. After putting two and two together, it was he, Oedipus, who had killed Laius, his own father. He did not ... caught for shoplifting was also destined. The voices I heard in my head was a warning, and I chose to ignore it but it was destined to happen. The day our lives end, we don't choose where we will go, we, I believe, are destined to be sent where we belong. In the play Oedipus the King by Sophocles, Oedipus was a true victim of fate. Like Oedipus, there ...
- 21090: Seeing Futher Through Tears Th
- Seeing Further Through Tears Than Through Telescopes Romeo and Juliet is a timeless tale of lovers who's misfortune and immaturity was a cause of their own fall. The characters individually show immaturity and together demonstrate how ignorance of the world effects more than just their own lives. Romeo and Juliet, as expressed ... but call my resolution wise, and with this knife I'll help it presently. . .'Twixt my extremes and me this bloody knife shall play umpire. . ." (Lines 53-55, 63-64, Scene 1, Act 4). Romeo's inclination to fall in love easily was first shown in his love for Rosaline. It was illustrated perfectly when he first met Juliet. "Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight. For I ne ... than my love! The all-seeing sun ne'er saw her match, since first the world begun" (Lines 94-95, Scene 2, Act 1). Romeo immaturity was further shown by the way he handled Tybalt's slaying of Mercutio. He thought nothing of the consequences of killing Tybalt which made his life crash down around him also trapping the person her loves in his downfall. Romeo and Juliet's individual ...
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