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- 25771: Oedipus
- ... willing to bring himself down in his lust to find his true identity. However, the driving force of Oedipus' fact- finding mission is an attempt to end the disease that plagues his city. He doesn't realize the personal consequences his hunt will have for him, and his loyalty to the truth is based on his ignorance of it. In fact, if we examine his "quest for identity", it becomes apparent ... his own sense of past achievement and from the very high regard everyone has of the achievements. He is conscious of himself as a great man. As his situation gets more complicated and things don't work out as he has imagined they might, he doesn't adapt, change, or learn. He becomes more and more determined to see things through on his own terms and becomes increasingly unflexible. Having accepted the responsibilty for saving Thebes before, he will on his ...
- 25772: A Comparison of Hero Ethics: Ancient to Modern
- ... day, even though he never actually kills his opponent except in the movies. Of course, the complete opposite of this is Beowulf. Beowulf cannot win a battle unless he kills his opponent (but he doesnt have to worry about ratings). Beowulf will have only one motive in mind when fighting and that is killing. On the other hand Batman will merely fight to serve and protect. Another painfully obvious difference is the rewards they both receive. Beowulf is a hero, but he has some alternate motives. He is after fame, fortune and trying to live up to dear old dads name. Batman just shrugs off the fame, he does this so much that he has two different identities, one for public life and one for fighting crime. I think that this is ironic because it ...
- 25773: By The Waters Of Babylon
- ... BABYLON PLANET OF THE APES COMPARITIVE ESSAY The short story by the waters of Babylon and the movie planet of the apes were both futuristic stories. They also both showed the evil sides of today s man and the chaos and mass destruction that we are capable of accomplishing. They portrayed today s man as selfish, violent, and full of hate and rage. By the waters of Babylon was written from the point of view of a boy close to becoming a man who knew nothing of his ... spirits, evil spirits, and magic. He was the son of a high priest, he called himself John. High priests made up the rules, purified evil objects and knew everything about everything. As the high priest s son he himself wanted to become a good priest but to become one he had to look at the place of gods with his own eyes. To do this he had to take a ...
- 25774: The Road Not Taken 2
- ... make. Frost uses unique ability to see an ordinary, everyday activity to portray such a theme. By using such simple endeavors, Frost reaches his audience on a more personal level. However, it is only one s past, present and the attitude with which he or she looks upon the future that determines the shade of light in which the poem will be seen. (pg 621) There is never a straight path for one to follow on life s journey. By using two paths in which to choose from, Frost leaves one to realize that everyone must travel and will reach a point of decision. With stating And sorry I could not travel both ... did. Quite frankly, no one would be the person they are today if it were not for each and every life experience. Critic Laurence Perrine interprets the poem as an expression of regret that one s ability to explore different life possibilities is so sharply limited. (pg 496) One would have to agree with his point, because everyone has had to make difficult unalterable decisions of which the outcome could ...
- 25775: Capital Punishment
- ... a per-capita basis in countries or states that do have it, then those that do not. In order for capital punishment to work as a deterrence, certain events must be present in the criminal's mind prior to committing the offence. The criminal must be aware that others have been punished in the past for the offence that he or she is planning, and that what happened to another individual ... as a deterrent, because of human nature to ignore practised advice and to self learn. There are those who claim that capital punishment is in itself a form of vengeance on the killer. But isn't locking up a human being behind steel bars for many years, vengeance itself? And is it "humane" that an individual who took the life of another, should receive heating, clothing, indoor plumbing, 3 meals a ...
- 25776: How To Attract Girl
- ... them that it can create some obsessions. It can lower Your self-esteem. Do not let it happen! Despite of the difficulties it is exciting and anxious process. It will be hard to get someone's love. In return You will feel like a bird flying, everything will sing around and your heart will jump inside when You see that You have taken a liking to her. How do You see that!? She will smile, laugh after every your silly joke and hesitate to look into your eyes. If she will not, she is not fallen in love. Let's imagine the calling to someone for the first date. Probably you are nervous and afraid of her refusal. Who makes the first step have to be brave and known that everybody have to do it ... be selfish, at least in the first time. Next, You have to be prepared to lose - do not except your failure and do not give up after it. People are learning from mistakes. Now let's go to call. Oh, Your voice and the style of communicating have to be something different from talking with friends! Do not use a foul language. First of all You have to be very ...
- 25777: Lord Of The Flies - Character
- Viewing the Text from a Different Perspective Many times in novels the elements of setting, mood and tone are used to extend beyond the words in a text and elaborate the readers mind into imagining the actual events taking place. In the classic novel, Lord of the Flies, William Golding utilizes the setting, mood and tone in great detail to reflect how the characters think, act and ... a place of wonder and relaxation. Providing the reader with the impression of an utopia society, an impression that will soon be contradicted as the novel progresses. After a signal fire is ignited by Ralphs orders, two young twins, Sam and Eric stand guard in maintaining the fire. While on duty, an eerie figure drifts down from the sky and lands in the forest several yards away from Sam and ... island. Smoke was seeping through the branches in white and yellow wisps, the patch of blue sky overhead turned to the color of a storm cloud. (p.195) Golding created tension and suspense with Jacks manhunt and uses the fire to construct the mood. Ralph eventually dashes to the shore of the beach finding a naval officer. If not for the naval officer, the boys would surely have been ...
- 25778: Biblical And Mytholigical Allu
- Biblical and Mythological Allusions In Hermon Melville s Moby Dick An allusion is a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art. (Thompson 1155). Writers often use biblical and mythological allusions to which their readers are familiar ... possess. The first allusion appears in the first line of the novel. Call me Ishmael. (Melville1). Ishmael was the biblical son of Abraham and his servant Hagar. He was disowned in favor of Isaac, Abraham s son with his wife Sarah. An angel prophesied to Hagar. his hand shall be against every man, and every man s hand against him. (Genesis 16:12). The name Ishmael has since become used commonly for an outcast, which is quite timely since he is nothing more than a tenderfoot when it comes to whaling ...
- 25779: The Iliad
- ... the Trojans and bring Helen back. Among the many was Achilles. Achilles was the son of Thetis, a sea nymph. He was the man who Troy feared the most because he was called the world's greatest warrior. It was said that his only weakness was his heel. If he were to be hurt there, he would surely die. The quarrel began when the Grecian warriors returned from sacking Thebes. Each ... of them had done anything to offend the god Apollo. The only one that spoke was Calchas, a man who knew of the past, present, and future. He said that King Agamemnon had dishonored Apollo's priest. He also told them that Apollo would not stop until Agamemnon restored the girl without ransom to her father. King Agamemnon angrily stated that he did not want to give up his prize, for ... not allow for himself to have less then the next man. He said that he would send the girl back, but she would have to be replaced or he would come after Achilles' or Ajax's or Ulysses'. This angered Achilles, and thus began the quarrel that almost cost the Grecians the war. "You are steeped in insolence and lust of gain," said Achilles. He also called him a "wine ...
- 25780: Paradise Lost: Where Does Evil Come From
- ... to be what we are today. The central question to Paradise Lost is " where does evil comes from?" Throughout the poem we receive information about the origin of evil. At the beginning of John Milton's work we are given the Biblical explanation, of Adam and Eve eating from the tree of knowledge and being expelled from the Garden of Eden. This was man's first disobedience, which brought him mortality, and at the same time this first act gave source to all evil. This was the effect of ambition. Adam end Eve both ate the apple from the tree in order to achieve a level of knowledge compatible to God's. The same way according to Paradise Lost, Satan is also known to be the source of evil. Satan was sent to Hell as cause of ambition. For the second time ambition and the desire ...
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