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The Iliad
<view this essay>.... by holding on to his anger. He acts such as a tantrum-throwing child does when Pallus Athene disallows him from continuing his argument. To prove his point, he has to ask his mother to go to Zeus, and plead for him to help the Trojans so “that Atreus’ son wide-ruling Agamemnon may recognize his madness, that he did no honor to the best of the Achaians” (I, 411-412) Achilleus puts himself above the rest of the Achaians, but does not act
accordingly to the position he claims for himself. He forgets that as leader, the consequences of his actions, also affects those whom he holds in his charge, and close to his heart.
Furthermore, instead of assuming full respon .....
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Objectivism And The Work Of Ayn Rand
<view this essay>.... exists, which mean
that an objective reality exists independent of consciousness. This
implies that consciousness PERCEIVES reality, but does not CREATE reality.
We are forced to live within the confines of reality. Hence, "wishing
does not make it so." There are definite laws of causality which are in
effect, and are inescapable. She attempts to derive a morality from this
view of metaphysics. She believe that man (sic) is a certain type of
being: a rational animal. Man is the only form of being which must
actually think in order to survive. This, to her, implies that it is
RIGHT for man to think. The good is that which is useful to and promotes
life. .....
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Pride And Prejudice
<view this essay>.... himself, and completely off the mark. It is something that we as readers can see quite plainly, but it reveals many things about Mr Collins's personality, and its distinct lack of depth. He views his proposal as doing Elizabeth and indeed the whole Bennet family a favour, by allowing them to keep Longbourn Estate in the family so to speak. While his proposal was comical in aspect it was also a looking glass into English society, through his long drawn out protests at Elizabeth's rejection of him he gives the reader an insight into English society and particularly the roles of women. Elizabeth Bennet's character is put to a test by Mr Collins' proposal in Chap .....
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Wiseblood
<view this essay>.... anxiousness to view the sideshow, Haze resorted to lying about his age. He was that eager to see it. When he enters the tent, Haze observes the body of an obese naked woman squirming in a casket lined with black cloth. He leaves the scene quickly.
This first bout with sexuality was certainly a grotesque one, and one which, perhaps, helped fortify his resolve not to experiment with sex for years to come. Haze reacted to the incident on different levels. Before watching the "show," he was filled with curiosity. So badly he wanted to view this "EXclusive" show. After glancing at the body, he first thought that it was a skinned animal. When he realized what .....
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Forest People
<view this essay>.... at the end of it all I knew something about the Pygmies, and they knew something about me, and a bond had been made between us by all the discomforts we had shared together as well as by all the fun." By this, Turnbull has obviously made an impact upon the BaMbuti. Another factor which contributed to maintaining his rapport was the fact that he was able to learn their language quickly. This is extremely important because communication in any kind of society is essential to making and keeping a functioning relationship. Also, the BaMbuti accepted him as one of the because he was not an animal like the negroe villagers. Simply put, he was able to keep up and ru .....
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Death Of A Salesman 5
<view this essay>.... he just escapes into the past, whether intentionally or not, to happier times were problems were scarce. He uses this escape as if it were a narcotic, very addictive and always at hand. This flashback process or what I would rather call it, a drug, occurs only when Willy would become discontent, whether it be because of Biff to economic problems. These flashbacks shows how Willy is incapable of handling situations and being the great man he claims to be. The conversation between Willy and Linda reflects Willy's disappointment in Biff and what he has become, which is, for the most part, a bum. After failing to deal adequately with his feelings, he esc .....
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Romeo And Juliet - Time And Fa
<view this essay>.... names. Benvolio challenges Romeo to compare her with other "beauties." Benvolio predicts, "Compare her face with some that I shall show,/ And I will make thee think thy swan a crow." (I, ii, l 86-87) To show his appreciation, the servant asks for Romeo’s presence at the ball. Romeo should have considered the servant’s warning; if Romeo occupies the name of Montague, he shall not be permitted. Once at the ball, Romeo is searching for a maiden to substitute the unrequited love of Rosaline. Romeo happens to gaze upon Juliet, who charms Romeo. Romeo proclaims, " Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight!/ For ne’er saw true beauty till this night." (I, v, .....
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Themes In William Golding's Novels
<view this essay>.... Physics and English at Marlboro and Oxford University in England.
He took part in World War II (1945-1962) and joined the British Navy in
1940. After the war his life changed dramatically, he couldn’t believe in
man’s and children’s innocence. He has seen so much in the war that upset
him like, how man could kill women and children, it scared him for life.
He believes that no one is innocent until he believes the society and the
way of his life make him to pretend that he’s innocent. After the war he
worked as a teacher in Salisbury. In those years he started to write. He
published “Lord of the Flies” (1954), “The Inheritors” (1955), ‘Pincher
Martin” .....
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