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North And South Great Plains
1,723 wordsWild mustangs have captured the thoughts and imagination of almost everyone at some point in time. From pictures of wild horses silhouetted against the sunset, to visions of the Wild West and the Cowboys and Indians that rode the wild mustangs and ponies. But how much of these stories are true and what part is pure imagination? My grandfather was a farmer for many years in southern Nevada, and although he was never a "mustang" he used to tell me some very exciting stories when we would go back t...
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Origin Of Species Straight Line
1,244 wordsEvolution is a fairly simple idea. A broad definition of it is Species change over time. Evolutionary theory is supported by a huge body of evidence, including the fossil record and observation of organisms alive today. That is the reason it is embraced by most mainstream scientists. Theologists, whose arguments are based totally on faith, base their theories on fiction not proven fact. Faith, being belief that isn't based on evidence, is the principal vice of any religion. And who, looking at N...
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York Harper Collins Young Man
1,889 wordsEQUUS vs. AMADEUS Within the course of this report, we will compare and contrast two plays of Peter Shaffer Equus and Amadeus. The play Equus is about a young boy who viciously blinds six horses with a metal spike in a stable and the psychiatrist, Martin Dysart, who investigates the boys mental state. It is a very complex, multi leveled story, with many relationships effecting Allens behavior. The relationship between Alan and Equus is a very complex one. His worship for the horse comes from his...
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Piece Of Art One Aspect
794 wordsIs All Art Appropriate? Should a Christian refrain from viewing, listening, or reading a piece of art because it is vulgar or offensive... no. If I had to pull one aspect out of the Christian faith that is the biggest thorn in my side it would be this very notion, the notion that Christians should abstain from anything that is even remotely distasteful. I believe that the idea of refraining from art that is possibly offensive makes one sheltered, and being sheltered breeds ignorance which in tur...
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Miller Tragic Figure
1,707 wordsDavid Siren 4 / 3 / 00 Bastien Dysart, The Common Tragic Figure? Peter Shaffer? s play? Equus? reads like a true tragedy blending religion and adolescence while questioning society? s? civilized norms? . Although Alan Strang seemingly suffers the most throughout the story, the true tragic figure in the play is Dysart, Alan? s psychiatrist. Dysart is forced to question everything that he previously accepted and his whole life is thrown out the window upon meeting Alan. Both Arthur Miller? s defin...
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Relationship Between Alan Envies Dysart Father
510 wordsThe play Equus is about a young boy who viciously blinds six horses with a metal spike in a stable and the psychiatrist, Martin Dysart, who investigates the boy s mental state. It is a very complex, multi leveled story, with many relationships effecting Allen s (the stabber) behavior. The relationship between Alan and Equus is a very complex one. His worship for the horse comes from his mother s beliefs in God. She is very religious and pushes religion on Alan. His father was the opposite. He wo...
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Theatre South Australia State Theatre South Australia Alan
943 wordsMartin Dysart, child psychiatrist, is on a quest to discover why a confused, passionate 17 year old boy named Alan, has savagely blinded six horses with a spike. The discovery of this forms Peter Shaffer? s brutal play? Equus? . ? Equus? , meaning horse in Latin, was performed by State Theatre of South Australia and directed by Marion Potts. Although written in the 1970? s many of the issues raised are highly relevant to today? s audience. The emotional impact of the play remains intact and cont...
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Origin Of Species Existence Of God
2,667 words&# 65279; Proof of Evolution Evolution is a fairly simple idea. A broad definition of it is? Species change over time. ? Evolutionary theory is supported by a huge body of evidence, including the fossil record and observation of organisms alive today. That is the reason it is embraced by most mainstream scientists. Theologists, whose arguments are based totally on faith, base their theories on fiction not proven fact. Faith, being belief that isnt based on evidence, is the principal vice of any ...
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