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Heart Of Darkness Good And Evil
1,919 wordsEvery man, or woman -- to be politically and socially acceptable -- has buried, within himself, beneath centuries of societal norms and restrictions, a dark side, a savage side. When a man is taken out of society, and left to create his own norms, he must rediscover those primordial instincts which have sustained his species since the beginning of its existence. Survival of the fittest, physically and intellectually, clique as it may be, is the foundation of these archaic yet prevalent instincts...
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West Side Story Romeo And Juliet
1,677 wordsAndy Warhol once said, "They say that time changes things, but actually you have to change them yourself. " Two hundred fifty years passed between the original Romeo and Juliet and the premiere of West Side Story on Broadway in 1957. However, time did not change the message of the story, simply the creators unique visions evolved. Shakespeare's delivery of the timeless tale of desperate love in his classic Romeo and Juliet proves to only intensify through retelling and modern interpretation. Aud...
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Tragic Hero Main Plot
711 wordsFor many centuries people have found theater to be an excellent form of entertainment. The public's appreciation for such entertainment is based upon different theatrical themes. Whether it is a lighthearted comedy, that is most certain to lift anyone's spirits, a passionate romance, that stirs our innermost quixotic emotions, or a dire tragedy, that finds no rhyme or reason in our so-called "fair" concept of life. These types of plays appeal to the different aspects of humanity, and that is why...
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Act 3 Sc Act 1 Sc
1,073 wordsWhy is it that people fawn Shakespeare and have unreasonably high regard for his works, including The Tempest, and label them as "immortal classics"? Indeed Shakespeare's works had great significance in the evolution of English literature, but these works, including The Tempest are mostly devoid of significance and literary value in the present day. One can expect to gain little educational benefit of the english language or heightened appreciation for fine literature from the reading of Shakesp...
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Shocking Science Fiction Aldous Huxley Brave New World
1,514 wordsThe brilliant social satirist Aldous Huxley shocked the world in 1932 with the publication of his science fiction masterpiece Brave New World. The novel takes place in the cities of London and New Mexico during the year of 632 A. F. (After Ford). It is a future world of absolute stability and total sterility with one concern- happiness for all (Wright 84). In his foreword to the New Harper edition of Brave New World, Huxley states its theme as "the advancement of science as it affects human indi...
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E B White Pulitzer Prize
2,798 wordsElwyn Brooks White By Outline: Biography of Elwyn Brooks White Elwyn Brooks White works Elements of Style STUART LITTLE TRUMPET OF THE SWAN 'About Myself' Charlotte's Web Critics about EB Whites works Elwyn Brooks White was born in Mount Vernon, New York, as the son of Samuel White, a prosperous piano manufacturer, and Jessie (Hart) White; she was forty-one and Samuel was forty-five. Elwyn was the youngest child of a large family, where parents really loved children. On Elwyn's twelfth birthday ...
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Tragic Flaw Tragic Hero
699 wordsTragic Hero Tragedies frequently focus on a tragic hero that has a flaw that ultimately leads to his downfall. That flaw is commonly referred to as a tragic flaw that is inborn to the person and can reflect his background. In Aristotle's Poetics, he discusses the theory of tragedy and what criterion is essential in an ideal tragedy. According to Aristotle, the tragic flaw is the most important part of the hero and the events that occur in the work is a reflection of that flaw. A tragic flaw is e...
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End Of The Story Nathaniel Hawthorne
1,779 wordsNathaniel Hawthorne is considered to be one of the greatest American writers of the 19 th Century. Born in Salem, Massachusetts on July 4, 1804. A descendant of a long Puritan line of Hawthorne s His ancestry included his great- great grandfather, John Hawthorne who was a judge at the Salem witch trials 112 years before he was born. Judge John Hawthorne charged many with the crime of witchcraft, and condemned them to their deaths. Nathaniel was embarrassed by this and changed the spelling of his...
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Plot And Symbolism Humphrey Bogart Casablanca
434 wordsIn choosing the movie Casablanca, I looked forward to re-aquatinting myself with a wonderful old classic Noir film. I wanted to know more about this film for a better understanding of the plot and symbolism, as well as the powerful mystique behind the film that has made Casablanca so enduring. Casablanca (1942), a review by Damian Cannon, movie review UK 1998, provided the following information: Amidst the Second World War the African City of Casablanca becomes the backdrop for Rick s Caf (where...
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Anti War Vietnam War
305 wordsWhat was Joseph Hellers original title for the book, and why was it changed? A: The original title for the book was Catch 18, but the title was changed because Hellers publisher already had a book with 18 in the title. Q: What is a catch- 22? A: A catch- 22 is a paradox, leaving no means of escape from a dilemma. Q: Who does John Yossarian represent? A: Yossarian represents the anti-war hero of our time. Q: Why does Yossarian decide not to fly any more missions? A: Yossarian decides not to fly a...
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Chich N Itz Post Classic Period Maya
744 wordsChichen Itza The ruined ancient city occupying an area of 4 square miles (10 square km) in south-central state, . It is located some 90 miles (150 km) east-northeast of and 75 miles (120 km) east-southeast of the modern city of. The only source of water in the arid region around the site is from wells (cenote's) formed by sinkholes in limestone formations. Two big cenote's on the site made it a suitable place for the city and gave it its name, from chi (mouths), chen (wells), and Itz, the name o...
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Christopher Columbus Native Americans
1,531 wordsChristopher Columbus: Hero or Villain? ? In the education systems of many schools, Christopher Columbus is portrayed to students as a hero. His few heroic qualities have acted as a fa ade hiding his evil side throughout the history of America. Although Columbus is known for discovering America and beginning the Age of Exploration, he, in reality an horrendous man who allowed horrific atrocities against the innocent Native Americans. Today, Christopher Columbus is seen as a great man and an impor...
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Mark Twain American Literature
772 wordsWhy The Censorship? Racism, slang, graphic ideas; when these things coincide with classic American literature what happens? The best example of this is in a novel written by Mark Twain. The novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has been an open dispute on this topic for decades. In some instances it has been called the greatest classic of American literature. In others it has been called no more that trailer trash garbage. When does a novel cross the line and become censored? This has been t...
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Seven Days Box Office
1,493 wordsJohn Frankenheimer In 1969, a critic and biographer of director John Frankenheimer, who has died of a stroke aged 72, wrote: In the comparatively brief span of 10 years, &# 91; he&# 93; has become probably the most important director at work in the American cinema today. This comment was based on a formidable body of television drama and movies, including All Fall Down (1962), Birdman Of Alcatraz (1962), and the political thrillers The Manchurian Candidate (1962) and Seven Days In May (1964). Ye...
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Pop Culture High Culture
781 wordsPower Struggle Media in the nineties is creating a great power struggle between high and pop culture. Movies and television have such a great influence on todays society, that many people are turning away from high culture and towards pop culture as a way of gaining knowledge, as well as entertainment. Today, more and more people would prefer to sit at home and watch television than travel to a museum or a library. Also today, people are not excited by the prospect of reading a book and would mu...
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Pride And Prejudice Jane Austen
1,122 wordsJane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, set in Nineteenth century England, is a novel about marriage. Austen's feminine writing and storyline creates a classic novel. The novel, Pride and Prejudice is essentially a satire of social behavior. This is especially projected over the theme of marriage. Austen plays on this social behavior and seems to be making a statement. There is no drastic action or heroic characters. However, through the course of the novel Austen convincingly develops the characters...
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Norton Critical Edition Soul To The Devil
1,781 wordsDiscuss the relationship between Prometheus and Faustus, paying particular attention to the use of cultural myth. The beautiful fables of the Greeks, being proper creations of the imagination and not of the fancy, are universal verities. What a range of meanings and what perpetual pertinence has the story of Prometheus. Ralph Waldo Emerson The influence and legacy of the Promethean myth can be traced through history. From Hesiod to Shakespeare, Marlowe to the Coen Brothers, the Promethean motif ...
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Quantum Mechanics Quantum Physics
1,568 wordsWhile researching quantum physics, I realized that I had just finished a book that was based on quantum theory. At the time, I didn t quite realize that quantum theory and quantum physics were related except in name. Niels Bohr once said, Anyone who is not shocked by quantum theory has not understood it. He believed this because quantum physics makes the common laws of classical physics false on small scales. First, quantum physics is the physics of the incredibly small. It tries to explain the ...
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Robert Louis Stevenson Nineteenth Century Literature Criticism
1,667 wordsRobert Louis Stevenson began writing during the Victorian era. His style was unlike anyone else s and his stories are still popular today. Robert Louis Stevenson was an author of many classic novels and his literary success became popular when he wrote the mystery called The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Robert Louis Stevenson wrote The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in 1886 at the young age of thirty-six. He was born on November 13, 1850 in Edinburgh, Scotland. His father Th...
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Stephen Edwin King Novels And Short Stories
2,379 wordsStephen King The most haunted of houses is the human mind. -Patrick McGrath When you read that quote, what does it make you think? Well, it makes me think of one thing. It makes me think of all of the terrifying stories I ve read by the master of the macabre himself, Stephen Edwin King. His mind has conjured up countless novels and short stories to do none other than to scare you out of your mind. His style and vivid detail meticulously planted in every work he does is the reason for such reacti...
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