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No Sugar

... Drama conventions such as clothing, performance, the soliquy, body language and language are expected to be used to express the emotions experienced by a character in making a significant choice. Clothing suggests the condition of living the character is in. This shapes the character’s personality and power. The Millimurra/Munday family were forced to live white - the Australian government tried to assimilate them by means of english education, clothing, food, and so on. It may have appeared that they were the good, doing this for ...

Number of words: 380 | Number of pages: 2

Macbeth 2

... downfall;however, Lady Macbeth was probably the biggest influence in the whole tragedy. Early in the tragedy, Macbeth is portrayed as a great leader and hero of many. He was a wonderful soldier who not only for for his country but for his King. During the course of the play though, Macbeth was greatly influenced by the supernatural forces of the witches. ‘ All hail, Macbeth that shalt be king hereafter!’ These witches led him to believe that he could be a King over all of Scotland if he would just do a few dishonest things to get ...

Number of words: 836 | Number of pages: 4

A Demon Haunted World

... pace picked up and took me right along for the ride. The main theme of this book was how much science not only opens are minds but also how much science influences our lives. I liked the example that Sagan uses close to the beginning of this story of how he was at a gathering and asked everyone in the room how many of them had not been helped someway in their lives by science. I thought the fact that only one person raised their hand was a good way of showing just how influential science is in everyone’s lives. I think that there could ...

Number of words: 982 | Number of pages: 4

The Cherry Orchard

... Lyuboff has grown up wealthy, she has not learned to manage her money wisely. She wastefully spends and hands out money: "I haven’t any money, my dove…oh, very well…give it to him, Leonid." She does not know how to work in order to regain the money she has spent. She finds herself going into debt and not being able to pay the mortgage. These problems grow so severe that she is forced to sell it. Lopahin offers to help Lyuboff and her family to get them out of debt. He suggests several ideas such as tearing down buildin ...

Number of words: 523 | Number of pages: 2

Similarities Between Primates And Humans

... reproductive cycle of that species’. Strier believes that diet is only one aspect of species adaptation. The diet of muriquis and other monkeys consists of leaves from various plants as well as fruits. The nutrients which they receive from fruits are much more beneficial to them, in that they provide them with higher levels of energy. The muriquis rapid level of digestion prevent them from surviving on leaves alone. Although the advantage to their expeditious process of anabolism they do not have to be as cautious about what they eat. ...

Number of words: 665 | Number of pages: 3

The Fall Of The House Of Usher

... all through his tale, One that sticks out in my mind is when Roderick Usher buries his sister,, Madeline, in the walls of the house. You can tell she struggled to get out as there was blood on her robe and she was not dead at the time he buried her. I consider this to be human will. Poe also uses corruption in this tale. The idea that Madeline came back to life to take revenge on her brother is corrupted. Then when the Usher House falls down on both Ushers giving Roderick just enough time to get out. This is not so much corruption, bu ...

Number of words: 330 | Number of pages: 2

Camus' "The Stranger": Choice And Individual Freedom Are Integral Components Of Human Nature

... status quo serve only to perpetuate a false sense of truth. Meursault's virtue, as well as his undoing, lies in his unique tendency to choose, and thereby exist, without computing objective standards or universal sentiment. His stoic, de facto existentialism is a catalyst for endless conflict between his rationalization- and logic-based existence and that of others, which focuses on an objective subscription to "the norm" ; such is evident in heated discussions with the magistrate and prison minister, who are seen as paragons of invalid ...

Number of words: 435 | Number of pages: 2

The Electric Ant By Philip K D

... confusion when he realizes that his life is being dictated by an automated reality tape. The presents of this mechanical apparatus symbolizes the conditioning man inherits from parents and others to conform and be accepted by society. This reality gadget restricts Garson from certain thoughts and certain actions and forces him into others. Unaware of his programming, Garson represents man's naive attitudes towards the forces of the mass. With the discovery of the reality tape, Garson than understands that his life is inflexible and determine ...

Number of words: 447 | Number of pages: 2

Street Car Named Desire - Brut

... The Street Car Named Desire . For example, his first array of brutality is evident at the poker night when he gets so angry and throws the radio out the window. Another example of his brutality is displayed when he beats his wife, Stella. Lastly, his arrogance and ferocious actions are most apparent when he rapes Blanche, while his wife is in labor in the hospital. Stanley Kowalski’s first exhibition of his brutal actions occurs at poker night. Blanche turns on the radio, but Stanley demands her to turn it off. Blanche refuses and so Stanley ...

Number of words: 689 | Number of pages: 3

Antigone Vs. Socrates

... Polynices, was not. This decision was made by Creon, Antigone’s uncle and the current King of Thebes. Creon said “He is to have no grave, no burial, no mourning from anyone; it is forbidden.” (Pg. 432; l. 165) He also announced that anyone who should attempt to bury him would be put to death. After hearing this decision, Antigone said that Creon couldn’t do that and that the Gods would want Polynices to have a proper burial, therefore Antigone promised to her sister Ismene that she would be the one to defy Creon ...

Number of words: 668 | Number of pages: 3

A Rose For Emily

... attitude about change. "On the first of the year they mailed her a tax notice. Febuary came and there was no reply. They wrote her a formal letter asking her to call at the sheriff's office at her convenience. A week later the mayor wrote her himself, offering to call or to send his car for her, and received in reply a note on paper of an archaic shape, in a thin flowing calligraphy in faded ink , to the effect that she no longer went out at all. The tax notice was also enclosed, without comment," (40-41). Miss Emily was convinced that ...

Number of words: 1302 | Number of pages: 5

The Theme Of Father/Son Relationships In Beowulf & The Song Of Roland

... which he can not get rid of by himself, and Hrothgar treats him as if he were his own son. In The Song of Roland, Charles' relationship with his nephew Roland also takes on the characteristics of a father-son type relationship. In this work, although Charles is the better warrior than Roland, he relies on Roland to watch the rear guard of his army and Roland loses his life while serving his King. The significance of these inter-generational relationships will be looked at in this paper, as well as what the authors through the guise of these ...

Number of words: 1623 | Number of pages: 6

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