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- 8881: A Dolls House
- Social Criticism in A Doll s House In A Doll s House, Ibsen as he often does, criticizes society and the ways of life in that time. Ibsen shows this in Torvold s overwhelming power and control over Nora. This is also seen in the way that Women are weakened by society. Lastly it is shown in the way that Torvold tries to maintain a good reputation ...
- 8882: Dead Boy, By John Ransom
- John Crowe Ransom's "Dead Boy" is a poem about the different opinions in society regarding a child's death. This child while living, built himself many reputations among the town's people. None of the members of society felt it was there duty to help or inform this child of the path he was taken. However, when he dies some criticize his life and feel ...
- 8883: The Yellow Wallpaper - Journey
- ... of her depression and how it is dismissed by her husband and brother. "You see, he does not believe I am sick! And what can one do? If a physician of high standing, and one's own husband, assures friends and relatives that there is really nothing the matter with one but temporary nervous depression -- a slight hysterical tendency -- what is one to do?" (Gilman 193). These two men -- both doctors ... seem completely unable to admit that there might be more to her condition than than just stress and a slight nervous condition. Even when a summer in the country and weeks of bed-rest don't help, her husband refuses to accept that she may have a real problem. Throughout the story there are examples of the dominant - submissive relationship. She is virtually imprisoned in her bedroom, supposedly to allow her ... and I must put this away -- he hates to have me write a word." (Gilman 194). She has no say in the location or decor of the room she is virtually imprisoned in: "I don't like our room a bit. I wanted . . . But John would not hear of it." (Gilman 193) . She can't have visitors: "It is so discouraging not to have any advice and companionship about my ...
- 8884: Arcadia As A Postmodern Text
- Arcadia, a typically postmodern play by Tom Stoppard exemplifies this movement through use of the features of postmodernism and by it’s ambiguous ending. Some of the features used in the play which demonstrate this include the shifts in time from past to present, concurrent props used sets of both eras, the characters overlapping at the end ... a very fresh, new play. The play begins with a humorous introduction into the student-tutor relationship between Thomasina Coverly and Septimus Hodge. Stoppard immediately sets the tension between cerebral and passion themes by Thomasina’s curiosity, “tell me more about sexual congress.” while Septimus attempts to engage Thomasina’s attention in proving Fermat’s theorem. These opposites become numerous in the play as Stoppard contrasts free will and determination, science and the humanities, romantic and classical and female intuition with male dogmatism. The ...
- 8885: The Time Machine
- ... it works. "The Time Traveler" sets the model on the table and throws the switch; the model then disappears and successfully travels into time. Filby is astonished, yet still somewhat disproving because the machine wasn't built to travel to a point were it could once again reappear. To Filby there still wasn't enough evidence to prove "the Time Traveler's" theory. "The Time Traveler" then confessed to the group that he had been diligently working on a life-size model of the time machine, which was nearing completion. After seeing this, the storyteller recalls, " ...
- 8886: The Indians of The Pacific Northwest
- ... just for fun. The media has lead us to believe that the American government was forced to take the land from these savage Indians. We should put the blame where it belongs, on the U.S. Government who lied, cheated, and stole from the Indians forcing many Indian leaders to surrender not only their tribes but their nation in order to save the lives of their people. Among the Indians of ... 1) He was considered to be Duwamish since his mother was the daughter of a Duwamish chief and the line of descent passed matrilineally. This was sometimes the case when fathers died while their son's were was still young and the mother would return to her tribe to raise the children. The Duwamish lived on the Duwamish River and various islands across the Puget Sound. Seattle was married twice, his ... in a single day, which may be attributed to the fact that it is unknown whether or not the treaty was ever explained to Seattle or any of the other signers. This marked Chief Seattle's official acceptance of life on a reservation for his people, specifically the Port Madison reservation. The Port Elliott Treaty was made with the Duwamish, Etakmur, Samish, Skagit, and Lummi Indians which set apart four ...
- 8887: Beowulf and Jesus: Sacrifice and Inspiration
- ... Agassi love the game and it shows in every match, set, game, point, or even stroke. As in the epic Beowulf, characteristics Beowulf possesses mirror those of Christ. These similarities are seen throughout the men’s entire lives. Throughout the epic Beowulf, Beowulf parallels a greater presence, Jesus, because both Beowulf and Jesus save others, sacrifice themselves, and provide inspiration. In the Bible, Jesus first successfully went on a journey towards ... real struggle, the fight for Christianity and for life, would take place. He performed miracles and had many superhuman-like qualities. He once brought a dead girl back to life. Many people told the girl’s father that she was dead, but Jesus said "don’t be afraid, just believe"(Mark 5:36). His superhuman powers were amazing. There was a sick woman that had been bleeding for 12 years, she merle touched Him, "immediately her bleeding stopped and she ...
- 8888: Women In Nationalist Movements
- Women In Nationalist Movements In the recent studies of women’s emancipation from a male dominated society, the emergence of women in nationalist movements was evident. Nationalist movements gave women an outlet to begin their fight for freedom. In contrast to the hopes of women, nationalism wasn’t able to help the growth of feminism. Once women began to join revolutions to help heighten their country’s nationalism, they began to realize that although their work in the movement was recognized as beneficial, it did not allow them to focus on their own rights. In Turkey, Iran, Egypt, Algeria and Palestine ...
- 8889: Ralph Waldo Emerson: The Theme of Nature In His Works
- ... a Unitarian minister like his father, or his clergyman ancestors dating back to the time of the Puritans. In my opinion, and many others opinions, made him a non-conformist which he called, “Selfism”. Emerson’s first book, Nature (1936), is perhaps the best expression of his Transcendentalism, the belief that everything in our world--even a drop of dew-- is a microcosm of the universe. His concept of the Over-Soul-- a Supreme Mind that every man and woman share-- allowed Transcendentalists to disregard external authority and to rely instead on direct experience. “Trust thyself,” Emerson’s motto. 1 This he believed was a step toward the recognition of the God within us. Each human being represented the embodiment of spirit, and that human possibilities were limitless. He placed us “inside” the ... they end up equal. In the poem Water, Emerson compared water to life, “Well used, it decketh joy,... Ill used it will destroy,...” (lines 7 and 9). Water well used, like rain, nourishing a farmer’s crop would bring joy, a flash flood would destroy his crop and cause great sadness. The same goes for human beings, if someone spends time doing nice things for people they will make people ...
- 8890: The Road Not Taken By Frost
- Which way to go? Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken" shows the uncertainty as to which road of life a person should choose. It raises the question of whether it is better to choose a road on which many travel, or to choose the road less traveled and explore it yourself. In his poem "The Road Not Taken" Frost's theme is about how the choices one makes affect life. In this poem the speaker s tone, diction, and setting help to illustrate the struggle a person goes through in their lives to pick the right road to travel. In the first line of the first stanza, Frost says, "Two ...
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