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- 8521: Lysistrata -
- ... such beasts as Euripides stated then would women have managed to seize the Acropolis, and prevented the men from squandering them further on the war. Euripides might have referred to the vulgarity of the women s thoughts and language: It s a sair thing, the dear knows, for a woman tae sleep alone wi oot a prick but we maun do it, for the sake of peace The language of the women is, as mentioned earlier ... elders among the men What Lysistrata has learned has been from what she has heard from older men. In other words she is saying that she thinks like a man, but a wise man. Lysistrata s ideas are as noble as any other man s and should not be criticized. Men on the other hand are these shameless beasts that Euripides mentions. Aristophanes mocks man s inclination for fighting (through ...
- 8522: Female Adaptation To Male Domi
- ... to try the bet. After the laughter had died down, the bartender got up, grabbed a lemon, and squeezed away. Then, he handed the wrinkled remains of the rind to the little lady. The crowd's laughter turned to total silence as the woman clenched her fist around the lemon and six drops fell into the glass. As the crowd cheered, the bartender paid the $1000, and asked the little lady ... accomplish the first half of my objective, I am going perform a case study of the 1997 flick, G. I. Jane. Going even a step further, I am going to look at Lauren R. Tuckers effort to analyze the movie for the same purpose as mine. Her essay, Do you have a permit for that?: The Gun as a Metaphor for the Transformation of G. I. Jane into G. I. Dick, talks about the movies representation of female efforts to succeed in the male arena. She looks at the whole perspective in an authoritative way and picks a certain central core of it to have a discussion on in ...
- 8523: Society and Euthanasia
- ... where freedom and personal rights are fought for everyday, it is no surprise that euthanasia has become such a predominant issue for us. However, because our society is so committed to making sure that everyone's personal rights are met and appreciated, it is shocking that there is such a controversy over it. The word Euthanasia comes from the Greek language: eu means "good" and thanatos means "death". The meaning of the word has evolved from "good death". It now refers to the act of ending another person's life, at their request, in order to minimize suffering (Baird and Robinson, 1989). It comes in two main forms: --Passive Euthanasia: Hastening the death of a person by: Removing life support equipment (e.g. a ... because of the new advancement made in medical technology. These new advancements, such as ventilators and dialysis machines, have made it possible for people to extend an individuals life far beyond the time a person's heart has actually stopped and their mind is functionally dead (Kluge, 1993). This fact alone has placed new and unaccustomed demands on families and society. For example, families in this circumstance, may feel that ...
- 8524: Jean Sartre
- ... he gave up teaching and founded the political and literary magazine Les Temps Modernes. He was very profound in his struggle against Socialism. Later he supported Soviet positions but criticized their policies. In the 1950 s he wrote many pieces of literature on political problems. In 1964 Sartre won the Nobel Prize in literature, saying that he refuses to compromise his integrity as a writer, he refuses to accept the prize ... but I think he is correct. A Supreme Being does not give laws to us. When I think of it all governments set up their laws as they see fit, in some countries people aren t aloud to speak against their government, while in others you are as long as the person doesn t commit an act of treason. Also there are no two governments that have the same exact laws, which shows each person in charge has different demands on their people. Another belief that he expresses ...
- 8525: Ross Rebagliati and the Marijuana Issue
- ... Under the circumstances, Ross Rebagliati should not have lost his medal. To start off, marijuana is not a performance-enhancing drug. Many drugs can enhance the performance of an athlete. For example, Steroids increase one's muscle level, making them stronger, faster etc. These drugs are said to give the athlete an unfair advantage over the others. Any ruling based on the use of performance-enhancing drugs is justified, but since marijuana has little or no effect on an athlete's performance, and it would not give him an advantage over other athletes, a ruling based on the use of marijuana isn't necessary. In addition to this, many doctors have stated that marijuana gives the athlete a disadvantage over others because it could make that athlete tired, or weak. Rebagliati's urine test showed trace amounts ...
- 8526: Lord Of The Flies, Piggy
- If Only They d Listened to Piggy Throughout the novel Piggy s character is used to represent the intellectual side of man and act almost like an adult figure to the boys. There are many things that he does and that Golding says to support this. Three things come to mind that represent his place in the novel; he is a clear thinker, his appearance, and his symbolic losses throughout the book. Right off the beginning we see evidence of Piggy s thinking ability. He realizes the boys situation and is thinking about how they are going to survive. He says We got to find the others, we got to do something. We then see indication of ... he says acting like a crowd of kids as if was the adult on the island trying to help the kids . More proof of his clear thinking is the fact that Ralph relies on Piggy s good advice to succeed. Without Piggy, Ralph would be lost. As the story progresses we see the boys drift apart however we see Piggy try to retain order as an adult might. When there ...
- 8527: George Washington Carver
- ... mother, Susan Carver, were slaves on that plantation. As a young infant, George along with his mother was kidnapped by Confederate night raiders and was taken to Arkansas to be sold into slavery. Moses Carver s owner searched for George and finally found him and reclaimed him, but his mother was already sold. The man who owned George at the time didn t want to give George back, so Moses owner traded a horse for the boy. George was given back to his father suffering from a terrible case of whooping cough, and ended up with a noticeable stutter. Back on his father s owner s plantation, George was now too sick to work out in the fields, so he mainly worked indoors. He helped around the kitchen and in a small garden. It was the garden that ...
- 8528: The Prince and the Pauper: Summary
- ... that reveals that trait. The pauper, Tom Canty is a poor boy who steels money and other things to live with his father and mother in a very poor part of London. John Canty, Tom's father told him if he didn't come home with food and chillings he would get whipped. So Tom went out and stole the coins but got caught by a guard. The Duke of England, feeling sorry for the boy, let him go as long as he didn't get caught by the guards again. 3. In the course of the story, do any characters change as a result of their experiences or influence of other people, or are they are the same ...
- 8529: Madame Bovary: Emma's Unorthodox Behavior Due To Childhood
- Madame Bovary: Emma's Unorthodox Behavior Due To Childhood From earliest infancy, an individual's character is molded by experience. In Gustave Flaubert's novel entitled Madame Bovary, Emma's unorthodox behavior during her married life can be attriuted to the illusions she maintained about life during her girlhood. These, combined with her father's disinterest in her ...
- 8530: The Real Sucker
- The Real Sucker Many Different experiences in a child's life help form the personality and attitude he or she will adopt later in life. One such example of this is a fictional character named Sucker. This young boy really admired his cousin Pete, whom ... just an innocent child who would believe anything Pete said. The more Sucker admired Pete, the more Pete resented Sucker. This went on until Pete met a girl. Pete was so happy that he didn't mind Sucker's admiration toward him. Sucker became a bright enthusiastic child who loved being around Pete. He was so happy that he didn't want anything to change. After Pete got dumped, he turned all of ...
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