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- 6221: Shiloh
- ... a caterpillar who is discovering that there is more to life than crawling around on the ground. She has with-in her, the power to grow wings and fly away; The opportunity to view the world through the eyes of a butterfly. Since Larry\\'s accident, she has come to realize that she has reached a crossroads in her life. If she goes straight on through, complacency and neglect are the ... that he is fine with his life and comfortable with his relationship, just as it is. In short, both individuals lives are going in completely opposite directions. They are playing a game of tug-o-war and one or the other is going to have to be pulled down and strung along behind the other After a quick and bitter divorce from Leroy, Norma Jean will continue her pursuit for knowledge ... of his afflictions. During his stay in rehab, his reflections on the past forced him to open his eyes and it left a lasting impression on him. He is once again ready to face the world and feels as though he has finally started his life over. \\"Shiloh\\" by Bobbie Ann Mason As interpreted by: Mike Blades var yvContents=\\'/toto?s=76000015&l=NE&b=1&t=940563698\\';yfEA(); -->
- 6222: Shakespeare
- ... very end. after Romeo and Juliet died in the Caplulet tomb the two families see their hate and reconcile for the love of their beloved children. Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet reviled love as a war as a religion as a malady and as a cult. The theme of love, which he explains in other keys in plays before and after remain central, though now it is to idealized in all ... another. Both Romeo and Juliet were willing to forsake those things that were important to them for each other. True love is the most powerful of all in Romeo and Juliet and in the real world. The nature of love hasn't changed but, with the evolution of our society, it's expression has changed slightly. Of all the things is the world, love is the most timeless and it is this which makes the story of Romeo and Juliet timeless.
- 6223: Julius Caesar - Self-Concepts In Julius Caesar
- ... not the egotistical and power-hungry man who has just spoken from the throne. For a moment, he is only an idealist who cherishes the noble love of a friend more than anything in the world. When he sees Brutus, whom he loves best, among his betrayers, he relinquishes his hold on the world and utters, "Then fall Caesar (Act III, scene1)." As a member of the conspiracy against Caesar, Marcus Brutus declares to himself that his role in the conspiracy is to save Rome. He says to the ... when they have heard his reasons, will support his action. Because he has little practical knowledge of life, he is blind to the real motives and nature of men and is unfamiliar with procedures of war. Brutus attempted to advocate peace, freedom, and liberty for all Romans. He also tried to bring about solidarity amongst the conspirators. Brutus said that if the conspirators did not join for a common cause, ...
- 6224: A Midsummer Nights Dream
- ... them. This place where the line between dream and reality blurs is an important theme of the play. Theseus is also a lover, but his affair with Hippolyta is based upon the cold reality of war, "Hippolyta, I wooed thee with my sword, And won thy love doing thee injuries..."(I,i,16-17). He is eager to wed Hippolyta and marriage is the place where reason and judgement rule. He ... earth, from earth to heaven..."(9-13); thus this same imagination is responsible for both mad ravings and great art. The concrete reality of earth co-exists with both heaven and hell as the Faerie world co-exists with the mortal world. A poet could, just as easily, be a lunatic depending on the nature of his visions. That lover's are often (bad) poets, is prime example of this interchangeability. "Such tricks hath strong imagination, ...
- 6225: Summer Of My German Soldier
- Summer of my German Soldier Summer of my German Soldier takes place in Jenkinsville, Arkansas during World War II. The story is told in first person point of view. The mood for the story is depressing. The main character is Patty Bergen. She is an intelligent, questioning twelve-year-old girl. Patty is ... friends. Charlene Madlee is a journalist that becomes great friends with Patty. Charlene teaches Patty all the basic journalism skills and also supports Patty when no one else will. Anton Reiker was a prisoner of war. After he escapes the POW camp he hides in the room above Patty's garage. Patty feeds and clothes Anton. Anton is kind and generous to others, but more than anything he wants to ...
- 6226: Semiotics And Intertextuality
- ... genre. Such conventions are at their most obvious in 'spoof' versions of the genre. Links also cross the boundaries of formal frames, for instance, in sharing topics with treatments within other genres (the theme of war is found in a range of genres such action-adventure film, documentary, news, current affairs). Some genres are shared by several media: the genres of soap, game show and phone-in are found on both ... theories of film belong to the "beautiful ruins in the philosophical landscape" certainly miss out on what is certainly very relevant and consistently challenging in Theory of Film. Written during his exile in France during World War II (Theory of Film differs in many ways from his Weimar writings, the specter of the Holocaust and Nazism, shaped Kracauer's views on film) Kracauer views film as both the perfect medium for ...
- 6227: Paradise Lost
- ... meeting was Moloch, who was the "strongest and fiercest spirit that fought in Heaven, now fiercer by despair" (Milton, II-l. 44-45). He came forth with a "suicidal battle philosophy" (Blessington 39), promoting open war in Heaven. He was very aggressive in nature, and did not care if God destroyed the fallen angels in the battle, as long as they fought in revenge (Bush 258). The second fallen angel that ... from God who ruled over them (John). The reader saw this same desire in his philosophy of what the angels should do in Hell, which was to stay there and exploit its wealth rather than war in Heaven against God (Milton 67-68). The final speaker at the meeting was Beelzebub, who relayed the earlier thoughts of Satan, which were to go after the new creation of God, man, rather than ... evil to the reader. Milton used two main characters to display good and virtue to the reader; the first one is God himself. God was the true symbol of all that is good in the world. God was the creator of man and kept this in control with three mighty powers. The first power was omnipotence, which is being all-powerful. God's second power was that of omnipresent, which ...
- 6228: P.G. Wodehouse
- ... went through many things such as being captured by the Germans during WWII, where he made radio broadcasts in which he described his experiences as a prisoner and ridiculed his captors. (Bassett 1). After the war, Wodehouse moved to the United States, which he calls "the romance capital of the world" where he met his wife, Ethel Rowley (Babuser 1248). and settled, becoming a citizen in 1955. (Jasen 2). He lived out the rest of his life in Southampton, New York, where he wrote farces, short ... George travels around looking for a cure to impede his stuttering problem so he can win the affections of the girl he is in love with, Susan Blake. According to the story, Susan means the world to George. She is precious, beloved, much-loved, highly esteemed, and valued. (Wodehouse 1251). But every time George tried to vocalize his affections to Susan he stuttered. So George went to a specialist who ...
- 6229: Obasan
- ... Aunt Emily. Aunt Emily is the complete opposite of Obasan, due to her strong political stances and emphatic lifestyle. Naomi describes Emily as being very out spoken and explosive; describing her as "one of the world's white blood cells, rushing from trouble spot to trouble spot with her medication pouring into wounds seen and not seen." (34). Emily is never scared to express herself, she speaks her mind and fights ... This house is now her blood and bones." (15) Obasan lives her life very much on the motto of "let things be", for she ignores and attempts to block out the trials and tribulations of war. Emily agrees with Obasan views on the war at first, demonstrated in the following quote, "Life is so short
The past so long. Shouldn't we turn the page and move on." (42). Emily however in response to this states that "The ...
- 6230: Locke And Hobbes
- ... and Unity" (page 69). However, Hobbes focuses on the interactions of man seeking the same goal. In any system of limited resources, "Competition of Riches, Honour, Command, or other power enclineth to Contention, Enmity, and War: Because the way of one Competitor, to attaining of his desire, is to kill, subdue, supplant, or repell the other" (page 70). Hobbes also deals with the qualities which man possess, and how they affect ... s own nature, whether or not government is formed because man is a social animal or if government is formed to preserve society. According to Locke, man must not "think that all government in the world is the product only of force and violence, and that men live together by no other rules but that of beasts" (page 1). "To understand political power right, and derive it from its original, we ... born. In conclusion, although a government should protect life and prevent loss of property, these protections are not guaranteed. Competition and crime is still a problem even though a government exists. Even today, throughout the world, inequalities still exist. Although governments exist there is still no guarantee of equality or that every life and all property will be protected.
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