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- 9621: Greek Tragedies
- ... the narrative. The purpose that aims each of the five plays that we read in class. The Athenians considered Sophocles their most successful playwrighters and his works continued to be valued highly throughout the Greek world even long after his death. Some idea of how the ancient heroic legends expanded and developed during centuries of retelling, and how they were molded in the hands of the tragic poets, can be forgotten ... certain perspective, there is nothing to distinguish one perspective as superior to any other. But however revealing the senses are, their testimony stands mute in the face of "reason," which distinguishes a "real" or "true" world over against the apparent. Each of the seven plays separate into categories and connects as a superior to drama in the above aspects. Which makes them a form of art, and enhances me to believe ...
- 9622: Giver
- ... the past. And so after a year of following Giver (his instructor) he learns a lot of things about the past and a lot of new feelings and emotion that they dun have in their world. And so Jonas found out that the world just should no be working this was and therefore. He and Giver plan to leave the country. However, Giver thought that he is too old for escaping, so he decided just to help Jonas to ...
- 9623: Medea Vs. Hedda Gabbler
- ... is spawned by her unfair treatment and spurning by Jason, where as Hedda has very different reasons. Hedda has not been scorned by any one person really, but she is stuck in a mans world, as a woman, where she has absolutely no control, marking her desire to control the destiny of Eilert Lovborg. Medea is pushed by the force of fate, as if she has no control over her ... exceptions. They each have been raised strong willed and independent, able to think by themselves and fight their own battles. The flaw, it seems, is that in both cases, they live in a mans world, a place that does not allow for their independence. Medea most definitely proves to be the stronger of the two, as she is victorious in her plight, killing her own children, a heart rendering decision ...
- 9624: Othello the "Mad" Moor
- ... me, oft invited me; /Still questioned me the story of my life/From year to year- the battles sieges, fortunes/That I have passed.(I, iii, 128-131) The numerous battles and the hardships of war wear a man down. The stresses of everyday things at work get to us but the stresses of battle must be and uncountable times worse. Othello seemed to be and was mentioned as a good ... a black man leading an army of white soldiers that might respect you as a leader but might not respect you as a human would affect you also. Othello seemed to handle the stresses of war just fine but with the jealousy added into his life by the most evil Iago's plot against him and Cassio was something that Othello had trouble managing. Othello was new to the married life ...
- 9625: Identity Crisis Of Enkidu And
- ... will also consider the possibility of a heterosexual male-male relationship in the terms of Platonic love. In addition to this, I will touch briefly at times on the unique relationship each has to a world that is caught up in a change from nature and natural things to what we call a civilized life, or an urban life. In the beginning of the epic poem Gilgamesh, the main character Gilgamesh ... interaction with mankind he was with a harlot, and therefore his first glimpse of mankind was of the feminine side, even if it was from a sexually male perspective. Then, he is forced into a world where his behaviors that were the norm are no longer the norm for most of the society he is entering into. Whereas at one time we could not look at this kind of relationship in ...
- 9626: William Richardson Davie
- ... in 1776 Davie's law studies in Salisbury, NC, were interrupted by military service, but he won his license to practice before county courts in 1779 and in the superior courts in 1780. When the War for Independence broke out, he helped raise a troop of cavalry near Salisbury and eventually achieved the rank of colonel. While attached to Pulaski's division, Davie was wounded leading a charge at Stono, near ... In January 1781 Davie was appointed commissary-general for the Carolina campaign. In this capacity he oversaw the collection of arms and supplies to Gen. Nathanael Greene's army and the state militia. After the war, Davie embarked on his career as a lawyer, traveling the circuit in North Carolina. In 1782 he married Sarah Jones, the daughter of his former commander, Gen. Allen Jones, and settled in Halifax. His legal ...
- 9627: Barbara Walters' Interview with Christopher Reeves
- Barbara Walters' Interview with Christopher Reeves Barbara Walters, long considered the best interviewer in the world today, illustrated why she holds this claim. Walters ability to make people share what they did not originally intend to reveal is shown in how she coerced Reeve to relive what happened to him on ... could be a universal truth among those that are essentially ethical. There is no doubt in my mind that Barbara Walters is an ethical journalist, MOST of the time. However, in today's highly competitive world, where Nielson ratings are god, there is no longer a place for journalistic integrity in a profit based field. It is up to the journalist to determine whether or not they are comfortable with what ...
- 9628: The French Revolution
- ... most important people in French society but were not recognized as such because they belonged to the third estate. Financial crisis developed because the nation had gone deeply into debt to finance the Seven Years War (1756-1763) and the Revolutionary War (1775-1783)." (Burley, 22) The Parliament of Paris insisted that King Louis XVI could borrow more money or raise taxes only by calling a meeting of the States-General. The States-General was made up ...
- 9629: Leprosy
- ... loose parts of their body. All of these signs can be prevented with early detection.In the past chaulmoogra oil was used, thinking that it would make a good treatment for leprosy. In today's world there are many drugs that are used to prevent it.The drugs are the best way to stop it from spreading. Another way is to watch that youget good nutrition.Doctors have made many great advancements in the fight against leprosy. In today's world if caught early it can be treated. In the past few years doctors have been working on a leprosy vaccine that would hopefully one day get rid of the disease.
- 9630: Hamlet: Emotions of Despair, Sadness, Anger, and Inner Peace
- ... quotes in the English language, Hamlet actually debates suicide. His despair, sorrow, anger and inner peace are all justifiable emotions for this troubled character. Hamlet's feeling of despair towards his life and to the world develops as the play moves on. In Hamlet's first soliloquy he reveals that his despair has driven him to thoughts of suicide; "How weary (horrible)
His law 'gainst self slaughter." Likewise, when Hamlet talks to his friends, Rosenerantz and Guildenstern in Act 2 scene 2, Hamlet wishes they tell the King and Queen that he has "lost all mirth," in this world so "foul and pestilent." In his "To be or not to be" soliloquy, he expresses his despair through thoughts of suicide, suggesting that suicide is an easy way to end life's conflicts. But luckily ...
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