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The Symbolism Of The Crow

... of the calendar, and he had a very negative value. The crow was too gossipy for the Greeks. That's why Athena replaced him with the owl, to stay with her. The crow was also devoted to Apollo. The god sent a crow to the aquatic world, to bring back water, there the crow discovered a fig tree, whose fruits were not ripe yet, so he waited near the tree to eat ripe figs instead of accomplishing his task he was punished for his disobedience and egotism; Apollo placed him in the constellations, but the hydra prevented him from drinking from the cu ...

Number of words: 1044 | Number of pages: 4

The Thing They Carried

... small picture is that Brad dressed up in his tux and looking like a total dork is really what the viewer called an "asshole" in the live version of the Rocky Horror Picture Show. The window shoppers driving by at midnight in Denton might have the same thoughts as Brad "life is cheap to those type of people". The degenerate of America were all lined up outside the theatre with seven dollars in hand to put on a show and take part in their right of passage. The Rocky is a very long show when watched by ones self. Yet, add some energetic spr ...

Number of words: 1087 | Number of pages: 4

The Adventures Of Huckleberry

... novel by the extraordinary author Mark Twain is an exceptional piece of literature. The book itself may have a few credits to its disadvantage, but those credits against it are so minor that they should not be taken into account. One of the downsides of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is the usage of certain racial slurs. The word “nigger” appears 189 times, but it should not make a substantial impact on a reader. This word itself may be quite offensive; particularly in the beginning of the book, but towards the mi ...

Number of words: 765 | Number of pages: 3

Epic Of Gilgamesh

... actually succeed, are forgotten about in a matter of years. However, some are remembered for tens, hundreds, and even thousands of years, because of their great intellectual achievement to feats of outstanding skill. Gilgamesh is not only a character of a story; he is actually a portrayal of people and how they act out of human nature. He, like many of us, does not want his existence to end when he leaves this world. He is not content with what he has, good looks, money, and power, and desires more in life. The is a story that we, as peopl ...

Number of words: 1634 | Number of pages: 6

The Yellow Wallpaper By Charlo

... locks her room and tears off most of the wallpaper and frees the woman. At the end John comes into the room, sees what she has done and faints. Everyone deals with their personal obstacles differently and “The Yellow Wallpaper” is a perfect example because there are many different obstacles throughout the story. The narrator and John both handle them differently and a result of which, is an essential change by both of them. First of all, John handles everything to an extent but he doesn’t solve the problem at hand. He te ...

Number of words: 1327 | Number of pages: 5

We All Take Things For Granted

... frustrated by the people that visited her. She tells about them coming in and saying how they "saw nothing in particular," after being in the woods for hours. She was very distraught by the fact that someone could see things of beauty, and not benefit from the experience. She began to think what she would do if she were given the gift of sight for just three short days. With this thought she came up with this agenda: On the first day she would pursue life’s simple pleasure's, like looking into the eyes of her worthy dog, or vis ...

Number of words: 1250 | Number of pages: 5

The Odyssey

... at the island of the Kyklopes. They go in cave that belongs to Kyklopes and take what they need. When Kyklopes catches them, Odysseus give him wine in hopes that he will pass out. Then Odysseus tells the Cyclopes that his name is “Nohbdy”. While Cyclopes is unconscious on the ground Odysseus stabs him in the eye and runs to the ship with his men. The Cyclopes tries to get help from his brothers but he is not successful because he yells, “Nohbdy has hurt me!” Odysseus shows his hubris after he has safely left the shores by saying, “P ...

Number of words: 859 | Number of pages: 4

Utopia Vs. Dystopia

... the perfectibility of mankind and in the real possibility of an ultimate utopia, a time when man could all live together in peace. However, the events of the twentieth century have weakened that belief. Both cold and hot wars have followed each other in succession. Revolutions and civil wars have taken place and totalitarianism has become a fact that can hardly be ignored. Therefore, the modern age has become a time in which more anti-utopias have been envisioned than ever before. A lot of authors have expressed their views on utopia in t ...

Number of words: 962 | Number of pages: 4

The Writings Of Plato And Dantes

... the literature is mimetic and that all Poetry is a failed replication of the world, just what you would see if you just spun a mirror round and round; Dante, on the other hand, saw that literature was far more than just that which was presented on the page. He saw that literature was the means by which we could learn the hidden teachings of great writers and philosophers. Plato is without a doubt the father of Western Society, and we are the great-great-great grandchildren of that father. It is necessary to review the precepts of Plat ...

Number of words: 2056 | Number of pages: 8

Oedipus

... that of defeating the Sphinx. If he were an excellent leader, it seems curious that the only notable thing about his kingship was an act that took place fifteen years and four of his children ago. Was it really Sophocles' intention that we regard as a "good" man? accuses Tiresias and Creon, two innocent men, of conspiring to d! ethrone him and take over the country. Would a "good" man do this, lacking any evidence but his own suspicions? Would a "good" man wish his own brother-in-law dead when no one could even testify to his gui ...

Number of words: 1141 | Number of pages: 5

Remains Of The Day

... with the two world wars, and it ends Stevens’ old way of work, if not the job itself. Although concentrates on a particular culture, and an obsolescent one at that, Ishiguro makes many insightful observations on human behavior in general. I will explore a few of these observations here, and attempt to show that Ishiguro’s work possesses meaning far beyond an examination of one emotionally-repressed servant. Ishiguro illustrates Stevens, and all of the old English butlers, as characters who basically amount to machines, unable ...

Number of words: 2883 | Number of pages: 11

Flight I Am A Man

... although his mother doesn't say it or show it, she is trusting him by allowing him to go and is proud of him. Pepe is allowed to ride in his father's saddle, put "the hat band on the hat... and wear the green hankerchief." Pepe leaves with his shoulders and back straight and a promise to return soon. Pepe nor Mama realizes how all their lives will change in the next few hours. Pepe returns home deep in the early morning hours ofthe next day and he has gotten everything his mother asked for and more. He has entangled himself in trouble. His k ...

Number of words: 575 | Number of pages: 3

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