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- 9971: Plato's Simile of the Cave: Artist's Work is Based On Illusion
- Plato's Simile of the Cave: Artist's Work is Based On Illusion There are many ways people view art. To an observer it may be perceived as inventive, searching, disturbing, or self-expressive. Art not only phases the way people think and understand but it may also affect a lifestyle. Plato creates a new consciousness, a way of living in uniformation; moreover, in The Simile of the Cave he implies that the artist’s work is based on an illusion, or what an artist thinks is a reality or state of mind. Through harsh criticisms Plato is accusatorial towards artists proclaiming that they are morally weak because not ...
- 9972: Crying Of Lot 49
- ... us, is forced to either involve herself in the deciphering of clues or not to participate at all in what she suspects to be a conspiracy. Her role is comparable to the role of Maxwellˇ¦s Demon. ˇ§As the Demon sat and sorted his molecules into hot and cold, the system was said to lose entropy. But somehow the loss was offset by the information the Demon gained about what molecules were whereˇ¨ (p.105). Oedipaˇ¦s purpose in the novel, besides executing a will, is to find meaning in a life dominated by assaults on peopleˇ¦s perceptions through the use of drugs and the muting of communications. Entangled in this chaos, Oedipa has to do what the Maxwellˇ¦s Demon does: sort useful facts from useless ones. Pynchon involves his ...
- 9973: Orwell's Politics and the English Language
- Orwell's Politics and the English Language Lou Pauly was a guest lecturer in my global politics class recently. Pauly pointed to the decay of our language as a cause of the degeneration of our understanding of ... gave was the overuse and misuse of the term 'globalization' to the point where the meaning has been lost and this term has become a catch phrase that is used without thought. In George Orwell's essay Politics and the English Language, it is this exact issue that he addresses. George Orwell chastises today's modern writer's of criticism, fiction, opinion and politics for allowing themselves to become lazy in their thoughts and their writing. Orwell states "what is above all needed, is to let the meaning choose ...
- 9974: The Reasons for Walter Mitty's Daydream
- The Reasons for Walter Mitty's Daydream Most people daydream from time to time when they are bored. Daydreaming often gives a pleasant break from dull reality, and it lets people pretend to be or do things they could not in real life. Walter Mitty, the main character in James Thurber's story "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty," is a constant daydreamer. Unlike most people, who daydream sometimes, Mitty often depends on daydreaming to escape real life because in real life he is an incompetent man ... crew have complete faith in his ability. Referring to Mitty, one member of the crew says, "'The Old Man'll get us through'" (Thurber 63). Mitty is brought back from this daydream by his wife's voice, as she says, "'Not so fast! You're driving too fast! . . . What are you driving so fast for?'" Here the reader sees the sharp contrast between the daydream and real life. In the ...
- 9975: Frankenstein: The Subjectivity of the Character "Safie"
- Frankenstein: The Subjectivity of the Character "Safie" Even though she is only mentioned in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein for a relatively brief period, the character, Safie, is very interesting as she is unique from the other characters in that her subjectivity is more clearly dependent on her religion and the culture of ... of European women of the time period, although noone would argue the point since Oriental women were viewed as being more oppressed. Strong contrasts can also be made in relation to the differences between Safie's development as a foreign character and her subjectivity as a female character in relation to those of the other female characters of the book. While the other female characters lack depth into how their religion and culture affect them, Safie's religion and Arabian culture sculpt her into a subject with feminist qualities juxtaposed against her fulfillment of European domestic ideology. Many theorists, such as Benveniste who said, "Consciousness of self [or subjectivity] is only ...
- 9976: The Global Logic Of Strategic
- ... industry (competitors) is becoming an increasingly popular way of conducting business in the global environment. Many different reasons of why such alliances are occurring have been recognised. These include: the increasing globalisation of the world's economy resulting in intensified global competition, the proliferation and dispersment of technology, and the shortening of product life-cycles. This critique will use Kenichi Ohmae's viewpoint on strategic alliances as a benchmark for comparison. Firstly, a summary of Ohmae's article will be provided. Secondly, in order to critique Ohmae's opinion, it will be necessary to review other literature on the topic. Thirdly, a discussion of the various viewpoints and studies, that have ...
- 9977: Shiga Naoya - At Kinosaki
- ... took his life. Shiga was walking with a friend toward Shibaura one evening along beside the train track of the Yamanote Line when the train hit him from behind. The incident is recorded in Shiga's diary, and was believed to be the material on which an unfinished work called "Inochi" written by Shiga in 1914 was based. All the incidents that take place in the novel did actually happen in the same period of time of three weeks. A Look at Shiga Naoya's Style "At Kinosaki" is considered to be a fine example of Shiga Naoya's famous style of writing, and an exemplary model of the "I novel" (shi-shosetsu ) . It is also a work often used as a great example of a novel written in a movement coined as ...
- 9978: Mancur Olson’s The Logic of Collective Action
- Mancur Olson’s The Logic of Collective Action In 1965 an intellectual bomb was dropped on the field of interest groups, in the form of Mancur Olson’s The Logic of Collective Action. In this seminal work Olson details the dynamics of group formation. The central theory is that men and women are rational, correspondingly they maximize benefits and minimize costs; because of ... strength and support because they perform some function in addition to lobbying for collective goods (Olson).” The by-product theory has been subject to a large amount of scrutiny but has faired well. Mancur Olson’s by-product theory has withstood both theoretical and empirical tests and has shown to be an accurate model of interest group formation. Before an in-depth analysis of the by-product theory one must ...
- 9979: Cinderella: A Child’s Role Model?
- Cinderella: A Child’s Role Model? In today’s society with the advancement of women and the meshing of classes many experts have began to question if “Cinderella” is still the ideal story for children. Many people believe that Cinderella portrays a weak, frail ... to young children. However, to others she remains the enchanting woman who overcomes all evils and marries the handsome prince. To people who have only seen the modern versions and are comparing Cinderella to today’s women it is easy to understand why she would be considered helpless and weak, but those who have been exposed to many of the older versions Cinderella is the ideal woman of today. In “ ...
- 9980: Jack Londons Apparent Conflict
- In history, many extraordinary authors have written about struggles among two or more forces. Even in the earliest times, Homer, one of history s greatest writer and philosophers, has written such pieces as The Odyssey, the fable of a common man who challenges elements he has no control over, and successfully overcomes them to achieve glory. Jack London, while ... his own way, does not write about common mortal men overcoming fate, but instead focuses on many different categories of struggles, including man versus man, man versus nature, and man versus society. Examples of London s intertwining of struggles can be seen in such stories as White Fang, The Call of the Wild, and To Build a Fire . Jack London, whose life symbolized the power of will, was the most successful ... the laws of nature. (Walcutt 1-2) He retired to his ranch near Sonoma, where he died at age 40 of various diseases and drug treatments. To Build a Fire has often been called London s greatest masterpiece. It is based on the struggle of the intelligence of man versus the intuition of animal (Magill Survey 1810). "To Build a Fire" continuously expresses the man's dwindling warmth and bad ...
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