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- 14401: Michelangelo
- ... de' Medici to Leo X, Clement VIII, and Pius III, as well as cardinals, painters, and poets. Neither easy to get along with nor easy to understand, he expressed his view of himself and the world even more directly in his poetry than in the other arts. Much of his verse deals with art and the hardships he underwent, or with Neoplatonic philosophy and personal relationships. The great Renaissance poet Ludovico ...
- 14402: Madame Bovary: Emma's Escape
- ... at the convent is perhaps the most significant development of the dichotomy in the novel between confinement and escape. The convent is Emma's earliest confinement, and it is the few solicitations from the outside world that intrigue Emma, the books smuggled in to the convent or the sound of a far away cab rolling along boulevards. The chapter mirrors the structure of the book it starts as we see a ...
- 14403: Symbols in The Great Gatsby
- ... that he met while he was young. Gatsby was not of a wealthy family and therefore Daisy would not marry him. Gatsby devoted his life to getting what he needed to win Daisy. After the war Gatsby became a bootlegger to attain what he needed to win Daisy. In the Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald uses various colors, objects, and gestures as symbols to portray the lack of moral and spiritual ...
- 14404: Odysseus: Summary
- ... other of the shores he had been to (Vazquez 15). After a strenuous two hour walk he eventuallty reached Havana, the capitol of Cuba (Vazquez 8). After Odysseus reached Havana, "the playground ot the Western world, " he was tired, so he searched for a hotel to sleep in (Vazquez 8). Odysseus finally came upon a ran-down, low-priced hotel; just the type for him because he had a scarce amount ...
- 14405: Turgenev's Fathers and Sons
- ... house Bazarov wanted a duel and would kill, but know he is unwilling to. It is also willing to note that Bazarov had to compete in something romantic and against his beliefs and in Pavels world before Pavel could notice any worthy quality in him. When Bazarov arrives at Nikolskoe the relationship between the two friends is pretty much over. Bazarov tells his friend that "A romantic would say that I ...
- 14406: To Kill A Mockingbird: The Theme of Prejudice
- ... had inside of the walls of their safe home, with their father. They saw people like Boo Radley and Tom Robinson as demonic and witch like. They don't realize how hard and ugly the world outside their home is and can be. In my opinion they really don't have an idea of how much they really have, and how little others do. The children, through out the novel mature ...
- 14407: To Kill A Mockinbird: Scout
- ... in that she achieved a new perception of Boo when she observed her town from his front porch. Both of the lessons portrayed are essential in the full development of Scout's awareness of the world. The lesson she learned from Tom Robinson gives her a moral outlook on her behavior toward others. The lesson Boo Radley revealed to her allows her to think before making an assumption about someone. Tom ...
- 14408: To Kill A Mockingbird: Sterotypes and Misconceptions
- ... up to prejudice. In order for us to stop creating mockingbirds, we must all look at things from every angle and have an open mind, without which, you are doomed to be tainted by the world's obviousness. Remembering this, you will find out that most people are nice... when you finally meet them..(pg 284)
- 14409: Thunder Rides A Black Horse: Mescalero Apaches and the Mythic Present
- ... and application. The second example of the mythic present is the Apache kin-system. Their method of tracing ancestry is matrilineal, meaning only traced through their mothers. This method differs from that of the western world in which kinship is traced through both mother and father, called bi- laterally. This system also applies to Apache customs. The Mescalero homes and their contents belong to women; only sisters and brothers in ascending ...
- 14410: Three Aspects of Destructive Relationships in Wuthering Heights
- Three Aspects of Destructive Relationships in Wuthering Heights Many people in the world are trying to find a perfect companion. Some of these may marry and not know what their new husband or wife is like. This kind of situation often leads to separation or hostility. Other situations ...
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