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- 5701: Aeneus Emotional Rollercoaster
- ... Aeneid as being an interpretation of the Odyssey and Iliad through the eyes a Roman writer. Although similar events occur accompanied by familiar characters, Virgil does not utilize the same writing style of Homer. Virgil's writing represents a more sophisticated art of writing reflective of the time period. Aeneus' character does not share the same features of the Odysseus. Aeneus lacks the wits and leadership that Odysseus had. Aeneus molding ... to blame for not making it out of Troy. His insensitivity shown through the loss of his wife characterizes his feelings about woman that love him. She loved him for so long and he can't feel sad or shattered. A wife for so long, he can't keep track of her when he should be following her making sure the family is safe. His lack of concern about his wife shows how much of a cad he is and presents reason ...
- 5702: Bookreport, The Canterbury Tal
- Women In The Canterbury Tales The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer serves as a moral manual for the1300s and years after. Through the faults of both men and woman, he shows ineach persons story what is right and wrong and how one should live. Under thesurface, however, lies a jaded look and woman and how they cause for thedownfall of men. The Knights Tale is one of chivalry and upstanding moral behavior. However, beneath the surface lies the theme of the evil nature of women. Emily plays the part of the beautiful woman who captivates the hearts of two unsuspecting men. Those two men are cousins Arcite and Palamon, both knightswho duel for Emilys hand in marriage. The two start out as the best of friends and then roommates in a jail cell that is to be shared for eternity. But with one look at Emily, the two ...
- 5703: Henry David Thoreaus Quest For
- Henry David Thoreau's Quest for Reformation While strolling through the forests near Walden Pond, Henry David Thoreau stumbled across a man and his family. The father, John Field had moved to America from Ireland with his wife and ... what John had to say about his life in America and his plans for the future, and then he offered up his personal experiences concerning society and life in general. To a reader who hasn't been exposed to the works of Emerson or Throreau, the entire situation might seem perfectly normal, almost mundane, however Thoreau is a transcendentalist who had been living in nature for the past 2 years in ... the argument that Thoreau makes for living simply. Thoreau explains that he "lives in a tight, light, and clean house, which hardly cost him more than the annual rent of such a ruin as [John's] commonly amounts to" (Walden, 140). Thoreau almost makes the identical argument, (although Thoreau is not really "arguing", he is documenting the costs of his house) and explains that having a shelter that is practical ...
- 5704: Oran: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
- ... philanthropic efforts are outmoded, he looses his humanitarian side and starts randomly shooting. The plague gave him only a temporary suspension from prosecution and the plague had only a temporary affect on his behavior. Cottard's true self is basically unchanged by the plague. He is the same moral-less, direction-less, undriven man he was following the plague as he was going into the plague. Joseph Grand is a petty ... in his search for perfection, the perfection of an insignificant aspect of life -- the first sentence of his book. His motive for writing the book seems to be his difficulty in expressing himself, he "couldn't find his words." He leads a dreary, quiet life until the plague seals off the city from the outside world. He is odd and eccentric, but is among the first to volunteer to help with ... life. The plague gives him this purpose. He gains an understanding of his life from his volunteer work. He emerges from the plague a better man, a man with a better understanding of his life's purpose. Father Paneloux, a learned and militant Jesuit priest, interprets the sudden plague as just punishment for the sins of the city. He lectures his congregation on the ills of sin and exhorts his ...
- 5705: The China Syndrome
- ... the head operators of the company, Jack Godell, talked to Kimberly Wells at a company gathering. Jack told Kimberly that there was just a turbine trip. Kimberly and her camera man went to Jack Godell's house and confronted him about the evidence. The camera man asked Jack to speak publicly about the accident. On the way to a Nuclear Power convention there was a car following Jack. Jack went to ... raising the power back up to 100%. He tried to explain that there could be another accident if they raised the power all the way because of a problem with the pumps. The people didn't believe Jack and were starting to raise the power up again. When Jack saw what they were doing he grabbed the security officer's gun and forced everyone out of the control room. After he locked the door he lowered the power down to 75% so the pumps wouldn't break. Jack agreed to have a one on ...
- 5706: Canterbury Tales - Courtly Love In Chaucer
- In the "Franklin's Tale," Geoffrey Chaucer satirically paints a picture of a marriage steeped in the tradition of courtly love. As Dorigen and Arveragus' relationship reveals, a couple's preoccupation with fulfilling the ritualistic practices appropriate to courtly love renders the possibility of genuine love impossible. Marriage becomes a pretense to maintain courtly position because love provides the opportunity to demonstrate virtue. Like true ... concern with the outward appearance of the relationship extends to Dorigen as she dutifully accepts his proposal as a means of repaying the "distresse" (65) undergone by her lover. The brief description of the couple's courtship covers only 13 lines, suggesting that the relationship's foundation has little time to progress beyond the preliminary stages of lusty, physical attraction before the marriage is instated. Framing the already bleak portrayal ...
- 5707: Jackaroo: Gwyn Versus Tad
- Jackaroo: Gwyn Versus Tad The novel Jackaroo tells the mysterious adventures of an Innkeeper's daughter and the interactions with her family during a medieval-like time period, where the common people of the land were ruled by Lords and Earls. In the story, the Innkeeper's daughter Gwyn, along with her brother Tad, play a central part, as they are influenced in many different ways by their parents and by society. Like all children during this time period, they had certain ... helping out around the Inn. She did everything that was asked of her. She could be seen as the model child. As Gwyn continued on in the novel, she began to feel really unappreciated. Gwyn's parents kept driving her, expecting more and more. Gwyn understood her role as the daughter, and did not complain in any way. However, Gwyn was unhappy and knew that something was missing. As Gwyn ...
- 5708: A Look at Abortion
- A Look at Abortion Abortion is the loss or removal of an embryo or fetus before it can survive outside the mother's body Abortions are classified as spontaneous (occuring from natural causes) or induced. Induced abortions are those in which a procedure is used to intentioanlly end the pregnancy by removing the embryo or fetus. Occasionally the ... Our nationwide policy of abortion on demand through all nine months of pregnancy was neither voted for by our people nor enacted by our legislators not a single state had such unrestricted abortion before the S.C. decreed it to be national policy in 1973. But the consequence of this judicial decision are now abvious; since 1973 more than 15 million children have been aborted for various reason, none of them have seen their first glimse of light, that is 10 times the number of americans killed in all our nation's wars. Make no mistake though, abortion on demand is not a right granted by the constitution. Instead Roe vs. Wade had been a continuing reminder to the conscience of this nation. The nation reflects ...
- 5709: China Joining The World Trade Organization
- China Joining The World Trade Organization The agreement between China and the United States on China's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), is arguably the most important event in the mainland since Deng Xiaoping began to reform the economy and open the socialists giant to the outside world 20 years ago. It is a logical extension of his market reforms. In the long shot, China~{!/~}s entry into the WTO will help more economically. The human rights of the Chinese Communist Party amazed the U.S. government. Should China be allowed into the World Trade Organization? China joining the WTO will give China's leaders a powerful new argument to overcome internal resistance. Premier Zhu Rongji and other leaders can ...
- 5710: Zora Neale Hurston
- ... Hurston was an astounding Afro-American author who was recognized not for being the first Afro-American writer, but rather for her ability to bring forth her cultural language and imagery. If not for Zora's pioneering effort as a female black writer, the world of modern literature would have never seen the cultural insights of the African American culture in such a candid way. Zora's date of birth is said to be in January of 1891, however her actual date of birth is debated today due to the fact that records of African Americans during the 19th century were not accurately kept (Lyons 2). Zora's home town, which was not disputed, was Eatonville, Florida, which was founded by African Americans and was the first all-black town incorporated into the United States (Cheryl@geocities [online] ). Her father John Hurston ...
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