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Antigone

... the traitor Polynices’ body “ to be left unburied, his corpse carrion for the birds and dogs to tear, an obscenity for the citizens to behold!” was not about to simply obey this absurd decree. She felt that her personal responsibility lies to the gods and her family rather than the king. She then asked Ismene, her sister, to assist her with the burial, but was denied of any help. She was disappointed at first, but later on decided that she will do this with or without Ismene’s help. Creon was warned about this and later found th ...

Number of words: 754 | Number of pages: 3

Dream Of A Long Fur Coat; Judg

... draws support to her case by using quotations from famous people such as Cleveland Amory. Amory is quoted in the selection to say “until the leghold trap is outlawed, any woman who wears a fur has on her back 150 hours of torture.” This is an opinion that has no factual evidence to back it. Drews also feels that it is immoral to raise fur bearing animals because they are prevented from carrying on their life as the would in nature. However, she fails to mention that common animals such as cattle, goats, pigs, ducks, geese, an ...

Number of words: 632 | Number of pages: 3

Comparing And Contrasting Rouse And Hamilton's Books On Greek Mythology

... books. Rouse said that he was Cronos's child. Hamilton said he was Hermes son. He was born in Arcadia in Rouse's book, but born in Arcady in Hamilton's book. These may be the same place, but they are spelled differently. Athena was a great goddess of war according to both authors. She was born from the head of Zeus. Zeus loved her very much. She taught the people to do carving and handicrafts. Both said that she wore lots of armor. She ruled Athens. She was a virgin and got the nickname Maiden. Rouse that she had a mother named Metis. H ...

Number of words: 461 | Number of pages: 2

Exile And Pain In Three Elegiac Poems

... example of exile in this poem can be seen in the passage when she says, "A song I sing of sorrow unceasing, the tale of my trouble, the weight of my woe, woe of the present, and woe of the past, woe never-ending of exile, and grief, but never since girlhood greater then now." The woman's husband left her in a life of exile, after he left. She is constantly looking for him, and finds a life that is quite similar to being locked away in prison. She is locked up in a cave under a tree. Her joy comes from thinking that her husband is as miserab ...

Number of words: 914 | Number of pages: 4

Berger's "Ways Of Seeing"

... to perception is presentation. The way an image is portrayed (i.e. TV, magazines, books) may force you to see only portion of the idea minimizing the scope of your understanding. When looking at an object your mind automatically processes an interpretation of its significance. "The way we see things is affected by what we know or what we believe." When an image is presented one reflects on their beliefs or prior knowledge causing a sudden blindness to occur. You only see what you choose to look at. By referring to your ideals you ...

Number of words: 638 | Number of pages: 3

Wordsworth-shelly Comparative

... uses first person narration, illusive imagery, as well as an amiable tone to avow his connection to nature. In his poem, “Ode to the West Wind,” Shelley uses a poignant and heart-rending tone to describe the power of nature and more specifically the wind. Shelley’s reference to the wind, as the “sister of Spring” and a “Maenad,” shows how the wind is like a woman, spontaneous and free, with the liberty to be a gentle soul or a vicious amazon. He sees the wind with wonderment, and at the same time ...

Number of words: 730 | Number of pages: 3

Antigone And Creon

... many similarities throughout the play. are both very independent people. Antigone is willing to act on her own for something she believes in. In the first scene Atigone pleas with her sister, Ismene, to help her. When Ismene refuses she is furious, but is resolved to continue with her plan, in defiance of Creon¹s decree. ³Go away, Ismene: I shall be hating you soon, and the dead will too, For your words are hateful. Leave me to my foolish plan: I am not afraid of the danger; if it means death, It will not be the worst of deaths - death ...

Number of words: 1493 | Number of pages: 6

The Sociological Hamlet

... of the throne. In order for Hamlet to revenge his father he would have to kill the King, which creates a conflict between his two main responsibilities. Because of this, Hamlet has a hard time in deciding how to move forward and which responsibility to focus on. However, Hamlet decides to gather evidence as proof of Claudius’ guilt so that his revenge is justified to society and to himself. Hamlet’s duty as a son, in his social situation and circumstances, is one which encourages him to seek revenge for his murdered f ...

Number of words: 978 | Number of pages: 4

Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde

... Dream as the belief that "if you work hard and play by the rules, then something good will happen to you" (Stein 1). In the film, Walter Lee Younger does not do either one of these things. Walter doesn’t show up for work regularly and he certainly has no intentions of playing by the rules to get a business licenses. Walter Lee is a man stuck in a dead end job that he sees as demeaning and he becomes desperate to free himself from the bonds of poverty, oppression and racial discrimination. Walter Lee feels that wit ...

Number of words: 1358 | Number of pages: 5

The Cask Of Amontillado: The Dangers Of Pride

... essay, I will examine how Poe utilizes the theme of pride and many other literary techniques such as foreshadowing and irony, in order to create such a horrific and suspenseful masterpiece. In "The Cask of Amontillado," Poe employs a sinister aspect of foreshadowing. First, when Fortunato says, "I shall not die of a cough" (1148), Montressor replies, "True-true" (1148). Instead, Montressor knows that Fortunato will perish from his vengeful scheme that consists of dehydration and starvation. Fortunato is a proud man and he does not thin ...

Number of words: 1087 | Number of pages: 4

Out Of The Silent Planet

... is ultimately sent back to Thulcandra with the two earthlings who had kidnapped him. The book is told in such a way that tries to convince the reader that it actually happened, or at least could have happened, and it was able to convince me. As the character Ransom walked across England the reader felt as if beside him the whole way. When he visited Mars, even with the bizarre scenery it seemed so real. "He saw nothing but colours - colours that refused to form themselves into things. Moreover, he new nothing yet well enough to see it ...

Number of words: 517 | Number of pages: 2

Digging By Seamus Heaney

... so smoothly that the reader harldy notices the transition that took place. The second clue is slightly more hidden. The poet mentions turf. Now Ireland is one of the only countries left in Europe that still have turf bogs. Since Seamus Heaney is Irish there is an obvious link to his country. When the poet writes about his Grandfather he implies that there used to be a lot of turf cutters in his day. ‘My Grandfather cut more turf in a day than any other man on Toners bog.’ In that line there is a lot of pride on the part of the Grandson ...

Number of words: 1163 | Number of pages: 5

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