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- 22111: Heart Of Darkness 3
- Heart of Darkness Joseph Conrad s novella, Heart of Darkness focusses on a journey of self discovery and the effects of colonialism and imperialism. The struggle that Marlow and Kurtz experience in coming to terms with their world enables them to ... and others. Conrad exhibits the potential for a physical and psychological journey up the Congo to induce character discoveries into themselves, the natives, the knitters, the doctor and on each other. Predominately, it is Marlow s discoveries within himself that are evident throughout Conrad s text. The naïve, young Marlow, through his journey to the Inner station learns to discriminate between good and evil. Although Marlow never clearly draws a conclusion about his experience, it is obvious that he ...
- 22112: Our Similarity To Ancient Greek Society
- ... something is working for other nations, then maybe we should try it. Pericles’ also says ‘We are rather a pattern to other than imitators ourselves’. We , in America, have mastered the skill of adapting other’s ideas without mimicking them exactly. We may acquire the basic idea of a law, but we change it to fit in with our existing principals. This allows us to take the best of what other ... similar laws pertaining to minorities, such as foreigners and women. We have laws such as Affirmative Action and Anti-Discrimination Laws, which prevent people from judging others based on race or social class. The Greek’s government also had laws referring to immigration. While their policy was to let anyone become a citizen who wished to do so, we have laws which regulate who can enter our country. Passport laws allow ... regulations may seem unkind when compared to the ways of ancient Greece, we have succeeded in keeping out those who are not good for our country. Pericles’ also stated that ‘in education, while our [Greek’s] rivals, from their very cradles by a painful discipline, seek after manliness, at Athens we live exactly as we please’. Here in America, we have the right to do as we please, but we ...
- 22113: The Allegory of the Cave: Turn Around
- The Allegory of the Cave: Turn Around Putting the Allegory of the Cave into my own words seems comparable to the Christian idea of using the lord's name in vain. First, I'd like to introduce a phenomenon I have observed throughout my life time. I call it soul resonance. Bear with me here. When two objects emit sympathetic vibrations, the sound ... him temporarily blind. He stumbles about, closing his eyes for periods of time and then reopening them, adjusting himself to the light. And one day, he stares at the sun without fail, and knows. Let's start at the beginning. He is in the cave, he is in the darkness of his own ignorance. Even the light behind him is a false representation of the glorious sun outside. People have assaulted ... fire of his tortured soul, which drags him into the cave. In the darkness he feels things such as self-pity, depression, and a great deal of guilt. These are the times that try men's souls. There are three options, endeavor to climb, return to the wall, or resign to self-destruction. The rest is where it becomes hazy in my mind. How can I put into my own ...
- 22114: The Coal Miners in France During the Second Empire
- ... the Second Empire {Continued Subservience to the Capitalist Hierarchy} In this paper I will explain why revolt by the labor against capital in Second Empire France failed. To explain the situation, I will use Marx's theory of capital accumulation as he presents it in {Capital}. Also import- ant in the theoretical description of this phenomena is the role of tradition and the way its restraints deviate from those of the ... 1-5) Analysis of the elements and the tendencial interrelatedness should present an accurate theory of social change. The set of social relationships, patterns and subsequent restraints between capital and labor as described by Marx's rendition of the capitalist logic of production are clearly manifest in late nineteenth century France. Marx maintains that the capitalist is forced by competitive pressure to maximize the surplus value present in the labor power ... the capitalist increases production by either adding new machinery or devaluing labor power. Among the coal fields labor power is approaching an extreme low in the pit of devaluation. The Company, as generalized in Zola's {Germinal}, has isssued a change in the method of payment for extracting coal from the mines. Instead of paying the teams of workers for the total bulk mined they propose to cut the payment ...
- 22115: Lord Of The Flies 2
- ... Piggy is the smart one of the group. Simon: He is my favorite character in the story. He is viewed as the Christ-figure and interprets the mysteries of the island. Roger: Roger is Jack s sidekick and is a vicious murderer at heart. Sam and Eric: The twins stick close to Ralph until they are forced to join the hunters. Their main job is to watch the signal fire. The ... hunters only take some torches from the fire, and leave saying that Jack is the leader of the new tribe and they are having a feast and everyone is invited. Also, they can join Jack s tribe if they behave properly. Meanwhile, Simon was having an encounter with the pig head. It seemed to be speaking to him. It warned him that he cannot escape him and that he is in ... Simon dies as a tropical storm rolls in, and his body is washed out to sea. Ralph and Piggy feel terribly about what has happened and cannot live with themselves. That night some of Jack s tribe assault the hut on the beach where the remaining boys are housed. After all the confusion, the boys discover that Piggy s glasses are gone. Ralph, Piggy, and Sam and Eric decide to ...
- 22116: Relations Between Women In The 18th And 19yh Centuries
- ... particular historical context IV. Emotional function of such female love A. American society characterized by strict gender-role separation. 1. women formed supportive networks that came with rituals for every important event in a woman's life from birth to death 2. these emotions supported by strict restrictions in relations between young men and women. Two totally separate spheres existed, women's and men's B. The woman's world was a cycle of home, church, and visiting other women. This world was inhabited solely by women and children. Help with domestic during illness and other problems. Vacations often ...
- 22117: Love Medicine
- ... beats and abuses Satan out of her soul. Yet, Marie puts up with her abusive treatment. Sister Leopolda explains her harshness to Marie as a difference between herself and the Devil. "He wants you. That's the difference. I give you love." Marie both does come to hate and love her. This nun made her as strong as she was. She gave her pride in herself; pride to prove to Leopolda ... Nector Kashpaw is possibly the most significant character in that sense in the novel. His love life ties the lives of the two main characters of the novel, Marie Kashpaw and Lulu Lamartine. In Nector s youth he had promised to marry Lulu, but then found himself in the arms of Marie. He marries her instead and has children and a life with her. Lulu goes from man to man having ... is forced to choose between them. He loves Lulu, but is rejected by her and returns to Marie. Although he is still with Marie, his heart still belongs to Lulu. In the course of Nector's death and a joint business venture with Lyman Lamartine, the two women become close. They form a bond with each other through their mutual connection to Nector that is very surprising for they had ...
- 22118: King Lear
- "Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive". Sir Walter Scott may not have intended to describe the tangled web of secrets that fuels Shakespeare's tragedy "King Lear", but it certainly applies. Secrets come in many shapes and sizes, and in works of literature they can be categorized as either secrets that are unknown to the reader or secrets that unknown to the characters. In "King Lear", the secrets are kept from the characters. As in many great tragedies, it is the secrets in Shakespeare's "King Lear" that cause the tragedy to occur. In the first scene of "King Lear", Lear tells his youngest daughter that "nothing will come of nothing", referring to her refusal to profess her love for ... into the depths of hell, and then through his eventual realization of this secret, he is able to redeem himself. Shakespeare writes this story in a manner that the reader understands the cause of Lear's problems, but Lear himself does not. This draws the reader into the story because the reader knows that Lear's actions will lead to his downfall. As the story progresses the reader begins feeling ...
- 22119: Ku Klux Klan 4
- ... most from out of state, to leave town. (Ingalls 12-13) Many groups started forming around the south called the Ku Kluxers. The Klan was being noticed as "The Invisible Empire". However and wherever Klan's were formed they all followed the same pattern set by the Tennessee Klan. The Klan became the greatest terror in 1868, when their attacks were against Republicans and elect democrats. Thousands of blacks and whites ... was almost invisible, less than 40,000 members nationally. The story of the collapse is very complicated. (Ingalls, 63) In 1924, Congress responded to the growing hatred to foreigners by restricting immigration into the U.S. Before the restriction, immigrants were pouring in at over 1 million immigrants a year before World War 1. So when the Congress restricted the immigration it was a major reason for the collapse of the ... invade black sections of cities and leave messages on cards for blacks to stay away from the voting polls. (Meltzer, 66) By 1936, the Klan started calling communism the main enemy. During this depression Florida's Realm became the biggest KKK movement, with around 30,000 members and the Klan started to show light of coming back again. In the fall of 1946 the Klan burned its first cross atop ...
- 22120: Macbeth
- ... Macbeth. (I,i,8)" This shows that the three witches are planning to meet with Macbeth but the reason is still unknown. The words and phrases that the witches choose to express themselves foreshadow Macbeth's plot to become king: First Witch When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lighting, or in rain? Second Witch When the hurly-burly's done, When the battle's lost and won. Third Witch That will be ere the set of sun. (I,i) Although she knows that there will be darkness, the first witch is not even sure when they should meet ...
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