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Frankenstein
<view this essay>.... and natural form of energy was the domain of the god, Zeus. The ego-centric Prometheus became obsessed with devising a means by which he could procure fire and with no other motive in mind than glory, he cunningly stole fire from Zeus and gave it to a grateful mankind. Prometheus’ trickery was bound to invite catastrophe. Zeus’ retribution was swift and twofold. Firstly, with the help of Hephaestus, Hermes and Aphrodite, he fashioned out of clay the first woman, Pandora. Thereafter, men would no longer be born directly from the earth; now through women, they would undergo birth by procreation, and consequently old age, suffering and death. She was given a box .....
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Letters From The Samantha
<view this essay>.... Samson Low was a captain of a ship owned by the Green Star Line. He is a stickler for rules and the proper code of conduct. When writing to his company, he reminds them of "the complete absence of disciplinary action against me" (271). This serves to highlight that he has never been in trouble or broken the rules. He is comfortable and comforted by his pattern of obedience and thinks others must be as well: "Though my subordinates sometimes complain, they are grateful no doubt, for my firm rule and tidiness" (271). His ship is always on time or even ahead of schedule. The picture painted is of a steady, reliable, conservative man who al .....
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Motives In Toni Morrisons Song
<view this essay>.... aggressive attempts to do so including his best friend Guitar who, ironically, sympathizes with Milkman's situation, his frustrated cousin Hagar, and most markedly his father, Macon Dead.
Guitar Bains, Milkman's best friend since childhood, serves as Milkman's only outlet to life outside his secluded and reserved family. Guitar introduces Milkman to Pilate, Reba, and Hagar, as well as to normal townspeople such as those that meet in the barber shop, and the weekend party-goers Milkman and Guitar fraternize with regularly. However, despite their close friendship, the opportunity to gain a large amount of gold severs all their friendly ties. Guitar, suspe .....
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Shooting An Elephant: Inner Conflict
<view this essay>.... and was for the Burmese. In his story "Shooting an Elephant", George Orwell's inner conflict displays the accuracy of the hatred between both the Burmese and the British.
In "Shooting an Elephant", Orwell experiences an inner conflict in numerous ways. By the time Orwell had approached the elephant that had trampled the coolio to death, the animal was so completely soundless, tame, and approachable that Orwell didn't want to shoot the elephant, but against better judgement, he did so anyway. Because of the pressure "to impress" the natives of Burma, he felt it was expected ofhim to shoot at the animal. Ironically enough, even though Orwell was the main c .....
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Setting Goals For Yourself
<view this essay>.... important to me
. When I am my activity level is high I can accomplish more and manage my
time more wisely . Becoming more active will help me accomplish other goals
I have set for myself .
Another short term goal I have set for myself will have long term affects .
I recently got a new job that requires me to learn a lot about computers .
Since I am a Computer Science major , this will help me in my studies as
well in my future job search . I will have a degree and experience .
Short term goals are often more easily obtained then long term goals . Long
term goals can take years even a full life time to accomplish . Though they
are usually more difficult to a .....
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The Wisdom Of Confucious
<view this essay>.... evident in modern day society.
The book is mainly comprised of sections and chapters taken from ancient Chinese literature and translated into English by Yutang. He has also added his own commentary and a very lengthy introduction. Some of the books that Yutang used were: The Analects, written by one of Confucius’ disciples Mencius, Spring and Autumn, written by Confucius himself, and The Book of Songs, which includes over three hundred Chinese songs and anthems edited by Confucius.
Confucius was born in the small town of Tsou, Lu in 551 BC. His real name was Ch’iu K’ung. Ch’iu literally meant “hill”, and he was named .....
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The Lottery 3
<view this essay>.... dot indicates the “winner” of the lottery.
The lottery is a ritual that has been around for years and years and it has developed into a way of life for the people of the town. When June comes rolling along everyone is anticipating the lottery. Kids fill their pockets full of rocks and plans are discussed about making a new box. They can not wait to attend and finally get it over with. This drawing seems to transform the people. Tension builds before the lottery occurs, but the townspeople are still able to joke with one another. Tension increases in the story when the author, Shirley Jackson, implies to the reader that Mr. Hutchinson has .....
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Achilles Anophtheis (Achilles
<view this essay>.... him that it was essential that he not be afraid of the stigma of therapy in order for it to work for him. An old dodge, but it had performed its function and placated the incensed patient.
Oswald crossed the room with a gruff greeting (Dr. Zeis had learned early that this was not a man to waste time). He took his customary position, sprawled on the couch. Dr. Zeis did not place any value in Freud's theories regarding the merits of the couch, but he didn't have the heart, or the nerve, to object.
"Well Mr. Reussi," he began, glancing down at the few notes he had been able to salvage from the previous session's mangled tape, "last week, we established .....
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