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Death Of A Salesman: Symbols In The Play
<view this essay>.... of the hose is apparent when Willy is
confronted about it by Biff his son and Willy denies its existence. A
similar denial is also evident when Willy is confronted with the tape
recorder in Howard's office.
The tape recorder signifies the change in Willy's life throug h the
advancement of technology. It also represents the end of Willy's career.
This is brought about when Howard, Willy's boss and godson, shows the tape
recorder to Willy and appe ars to be more interested in the sound and
technology of the machine instead of Willy, who i s fighting for his job.
Howard no longer need s Willy's services and without concern fires him.
This, to Willy, was lik .....
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A Doll's House: Women Have Come A Long Way
<view this essay>.... being that could think and act for themselves and looked upon as a decorative member of the household. Women were robbed of their true identity and at the end of the play, Nora leaves everything behind to go out into the world to seek her identity.
This behavior can be traced back to the beginning of time when women were to stay home and gather nuts and berries, while the men would go out and do the hunting and fishing. The male always dominated over the women and it was not viewed as “unfair.” Male children would go to school to get an education in history, mathematics, science, english/writing, while the female would go to school to learn how to cook, .....
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Macbeth And Beowulf: Evil Defined By Human Preoccupation
<view this essay>.... his breath of fire. Monster and
evil certainly had the same meaning in the Pre-Christian time.
As Christian was introduced, a new definition of evil that concentrated on
human values and thoughts had emerged. The Christian believed that the seven
deadly sins were the cause of evil. Thus in the play Macbeth, Macbeth's tragic
flaws were actually the deadly sins. They were greedy and envy. Macbeth was not
satisfied with his current position, "Thane of Glamis," and not even his newly
gained "Thane of Cawdor" would please him. He had only one thing on his mind,
the throne. When he became the king, he envied Banquo's having heirs who would
be rivals for t .....
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Shylock Is The Villian In Shakespeare's Merchant Of Venice
<view this essay>.... and out of jest he
suggests that should the loan not be repaid in time Shylock may cut off one
pound of flesh from Antonio's body. Soon after Shylock's daughter runs
away from home with Lorenzo, a Christian, and takes her father's ducats
with her. When Antonio's ships do not come in and he is not able to repay
the loan Shylock is no longer interested in getting his money back.
Shylock want revenge for the loss of his daughter through the fulfillment
of the bond. In court Shylock is defeated because of his selfishness.
Shakespeare also shows the human qualities of Shylock throughout
the play. Shakespeare brings out these human qualities by causing us to .....
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Comparison/Contrast Essay On Hamlet And A Machiavellian Prince
<view this essay>.... his takeover for a long time. His idea was to kill the King of Denmark then marry the Queen out of good faith. The plan worked well, except he never had any intention of dying after becoming king. Hamlet had everything to gain, and nothing to lose. When he returned to Denmark from school, he was confronted with his father’s death and Claudius marrying his mother. “A little more than kin, and less than kind!,” Hamlet said in discust. As soon as Hamlet found out from the ghost about how his father really died, he wanted his revenge. Hamlet carefully planed out how he was going to catch Claudius. He couldn’t just go in and kill the guy because the p .....
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TV Violence
<view this essay>.... article
intitled,"Power to the people. Television's teen Rangers Kick up a storm. The
author of this article, Particia Chrisholm, explains a heated debate over the
affects that the kids show "The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" has on children.
According to this article, the "hemeted lycra covered Rangers" acts as a bad
influence on children. Many parents have come to believe that the childen try
to act like the kids hreo's. A cocerned mother, Kathryn Flannery went so far as
to petition the CRTC. The CRTC responded by saying that "the show is avassively
to violent."(Chrisholm 1994 p.52) As a result of the petiton, many stations
voluntarily refused to air th .....
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Sex In Advertising
<view this essay>.... pages we will be analyzing an ad
for Robert Lee Morris Watches, placed in Harper's Bazzar, which uses the concept
of "sex" to sell it's watches. For a copy of the ad please refer to the end of
this report. We will be applying the basic Principles of Advertising to help
use critique this ad.
Objectives and Mission
The objectives of any company using the concept of using "Sex" in it's
advertising campaigns are clear. The company wants to appeal to the conscious
level of the target market to sell it's product. The company wants to appeal to
the consumer who appreciates his/her sexuality and will spend a few extra
dollars to look especially sexy. The mi .....
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Jay Vs. Dave: Battle Of The Late Night Television
<view this essay>.... rivalry between two late night talk show hosts. Each week these gentlemen square off on television, Dave on CBS, and Jay on NBC. The competition to see who can be the first one to pluck today’s new shining star from the top of the Hollywood Christmas tree. The Sammy Sosa’s and Pamela Anderson’s of the “oh so important” cast of role models for the year 2000. Or maybe they might grab a few bulbs from the bottom of the Christmas tree and put them o top for a day. Both Jay and Dave will play host to some folks in the regular sectors of the world to display their talent, like sucking milk up their nose with a straw or the dog who can play basketball. The .....
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