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- 6161: The Odessey Paper
- ... times. One example of Athena helping Odysseus throughout his journey back to Ithaca would be her plea to her father, Zeus where she states: my own heart is broken for Odysseus, the master mind of war, so long a castaway upon an island in the running sea; But such desire is in him merely to see the hearthsmoke leaping upward from his own island, that he longs to die. Are you ... the gods. During Homer's lifetime, a woman's primary role was that of a mother and housewife. Men gave orders to women and they obeyed. Right or wrong, this was the way of the world, yet Homer has defined female characters as also displaying strength and power through motherhood. It seems to me that this was not a true characteristic of life during his time. Why then would Homer pay ... to Odysseus. What testosterone driven man in 900 B.C. would not dream of captaining a ship full of warriors to the ends of the earth? Which man would not want to reap riches through war and leave behind a long trail of broken hearted beautiful women all over the globe? This was the Terminator 2 of Western Europe in 900 B.C. With all of the powerful visual images ...
- 6162: The Journey Of Odysseus And Te
- ... way the story is set up, stemming from the purpose of each character s journey, their personal challenges, and the difficulties that surround them. The story commences when Odysseus, a valiant hero of the Trojan war, journeys back home. Together with his courageous comrades, and a several vessels, he set sail for his homeland Ithaca. Fated to wander for a full ten years, Odysseus s ships were immediately blown to Thrace ... may also presume that Homer had not intended for the Telemachos to be as great a hero as his father. This may be due to the fact that, for example, he never had a Trojan War to fight, his setting is in a time of peace unlike his father s, and more notably- although matured, Telemachus never really learned true leadership or chivalry as did his father. Homer has presented the world with poetry so unique and classic, so outstanding and awesome, that generations to come will challenge themselves interpreting them until the end of time.
- 6163: 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 ...
- 6164: 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 ...
- 6165: The Impact Of Stalinism In 198
- The Impact of Stalinism in 1984 Truly one of the greatest anti-utopian novels in history George Orwell's 1984 is a "nightmare vision" into the future of a world controlled by totalitarianism (Meyers 144). Through the character of Winston Smith, Orwell expresses his negative views on totalitarianism in Stalinist Russia and closely links the events in the novel to actual history. George Orwell, the ... Clergyman's Daughter was published ("Orwell, George." 1020). Just a year after that he married Eileen O'Shaughnessy, on June 9, 1936 (Kalechofsky vii). In 1943 Orwell traveled to Spain to report on the Civil War and join the Republican militia. He suffered an injury during this time that would damage his throat permanently ("Orwell, George." 1020). After returning to England he held a job working for the British Broadcasting Company ... alliances from Allied forces to his agreement with Hitler (Howe 95). In 1984 Oceania undergoes a similar change, when in the middle of a public rally the speaker makes an announcement that Oceania was at war with Eastasia and not Eurasia (Orwell 148). When just four years earlier, as Winston remembers, a similar announcement had been made regarding the switch of enemies. In both cases the citizens turn the other ...
- 6166: The Great Gatsby 5
- ... majestic, protagonist of the novel. While it isn't clear how he made all his money it is obvious that it was through illegal dealings in organized crime. There was a reference to the 1919 World Series, (That's the one where the players on the Chicago White Sox helped out organized crime by not trying their hardest when it counted). It is also clear that the driving motivation for getting ... of the freewheeling era of the Roaring 20's that the book is set in and is obviously something that Fitzgerald frowned upon. Tom is the antagonist in this novel. While Gatsby was fighting in World War I Tom was using his wealth to sweep Daisy off her feet. Tom is a yuppie and clearly in the way of Gatsby's love for Daisy. He is having an affair, which he ...
- 6167: The Great Gatsby
- ... before. Somebody told me they thought he killed a man once. Also, there is one more lady said that Gatsby was a German spy: It is more that he was a German spy during the war. Nike heard it, but when Nike had a chance to have a lunch with Gatsby, he told Nike, he was an Oxford man and show him that fought in World War One. Then Nike knew Gatsby was not a German Spy nor a murderer. Furthermore, at the end of the novel, when Daisy drove Gatsby's car and killed Mrs.Wilson in a car accident, ...
- 6168: Freya Goddess Of Love
- ... also known as Freyr, who was the Norse god of Peace and prosperity. Freya's father was Niord and her mother was Skadi. Her father, Niord, who was the ruler of the Vanirs went to war with the Asgard. Both of them grew weary and came in peace. To show his respect with the Asgard he lived in Asgard and ruled the wind and seas. Freya and her husband, Odur, lived ... was loved and adored by many people. Men from every where desired and wanted her. One day a strange giant appeared in Asgard and offered to rebuild the wall that has been destroyed in the war between the Aesir and Vanir. In return Loki, the god who always knew when trouble was taking place, would give the giant the sun, the moon and the goddess Freya. Loki gave him from the ... Green, Roger Lancelyn. Myths Of The Norsemen. Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, 1960. Osborne, Mary Pope. Favorite Norse Myths. New York: Scholastic, 1996. Page, R.I. Norse Myths. Avon: Bath Press, 1990. Wilson, David M. The Northern World. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1980.
- 6169: Lost Generation
- ... Hemingway is a renowned American author of the Twentieth century who centers his novels around personal experiences and affections. He is one of the authors named "The Lost Generation." He could not cope with post-war America, and therefore he introduced a new type of character in writing called the "code hero". Hemingway is known to focus his novels around code heroes who struggle with the mixture of their tragic faults ... the typical Code Hero qualities; while Robert Cohn provides the antithesis of a Code Hero. Jake Barnes, the narrator and main character of The Sun Also Rises, is left impotent by an ambiguous accident during World War I. Jake's wound is the first of many code hero traits that he features. This physical wound, however, transcends into an emotional one by preventing Jake from ever consummating his love with Lady ...
- 6170: Nisei Daughter
- ... Monica Sone focuses on, and clearly shows, the tension that arose in the Japanese American community because they felt torn between two distinct cultures and amongst themselves. There was also much confusion in this pre-World War II and during WWII era concerning the place of Japanese Americans in the United States. The Issei, or first generation of immigrants from Japan, were generally highly organized in their communities. They tended to stay ... to Orientals and I doubt if they ever will.” (Sone 115). Monica Sone was extremely confused, hurt, and ashamed, all at the same time because her ancestry suddenly became her identity. Being encamped during the war furthered this confusion and resentment. She had always considered herself an American, but, as she states, “I no longer had the right to walk out of it. It was because I had Japanese ancestors.” ( ...
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