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Candide
Number of Words: 1189 / Number of Pages: 5
... the idea that everything in the world was determined by fate, theorized that God, having the ability to pick from an infinite number of worlds, chose this world, "the best of all possible worlds." Although Voltaire chose that simple quality of Leibniz's philosophy to satirize, Leibniz meant a little more than just that. Even though his philosophy stated that God chose "the best of all possible worlds," he also meant that God, being the perfection he chose the best world available to him, unfortunately it was a world containing evil. It seems as though Voltaire wanted to ridicule Leibniz's philosophy s ...
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Hawthorns Letter A
Number of Words: 1263 / Number of Pages: 5
... has already begun inflicting a woeful penalty on his spirit: "His form grew emaciated; his voice...had a certain melancholy prophecy of decay in it; he was often observed...to put his hand over his heart with...paleness, indicative of pain" (106). Although his reputation is flawless and his parishioners believe that through death, he is to be called to a higher plane of existence, Dimmesdale says with what is believed to be humility that his looming death is "because of his own unworthiness to perform his mission here on earth" (106). In retrospect, this marks the beginning of a critical and fa ...
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Macbeth - Symbolism And Imager
Number of Words: 1367 / Number of Pages: 5
... that reflect his inner fears and worries. Macbeth's relationship to the witches in Act 1 Scene 3 and his wife in Act 1 Scene 7 especially resonate with his inner psychic state. Both relations reveal important currents of Macbeth's diseased mind.
The witches in Act 1 Scene 3 create a dynamic which flatters Macbeth in an attempt to convince him to kill Duncan. They flatter him in two ways. First, the witches greet Macbeth as a superior, "all hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee Thane of Glamis." (1.3.46). This honorific salutation, "hail," is reserved for the great leaders of men, not subordinates like Macb ...
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Herodotus' The History
Number of Words: 1319 / Number of Pages: 5
... of Herodotus is the struggle between the East and the West. The East, represented by the Persian Empire, signified tyranny and oppression. The West, represented by the Greek city-states, signified freedom. As Herodotus interprets the Persian Wars we see the beginnings of Western Civilization and the association of that tradition with freedom.
The Greeks had always been aware that foreign, barbarian peoples worshipped different gods and had customs different from their own. The rise of ethnographic studies, however, encouraged a systematic examination of the nature of human culture and society. To ...
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The Stranger - Immersed In Sensuality: A Contemptible Trait
Number of Words: 1109 / Number of Pages: 5
... Mersault does not make his own decisions, instead, he allows sensuality to dictate all aspects of his life and is contemptible for his indifference (Parker). Albert Camus expresses this contempt for indifference through the setting in his novel, The Stranger, as shown by Mersault being put to death for allowing the sun, a sensual object, control him at Maman’s funeral and in the murder scene.
While it is typically human nature to be upset, even hysterical at the passing away of your mother, Mersault was not. When asked whether or not he loved his mother, he was unable to assert “Yes, I do love m ...
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Their Eyes Were Watching God: Janie Speaks Her Ideas
Number of Words: 705 / Number of Pages: 3
... happy with her
Janie's next husband, Joe Starks was very nice to her and gave her
everything she wanted. When it came to Janie wanting to talk or speak her
mind, he would not let her, and that made her feel like she was less of a
person than he. Until one day, towards the end of their long marriage,
when Jody made a very mean comment about Janie's body. She came back with,
"When you pull down yo' britches, you look lak de change uh life." After
these words came out, Jody hit her. These harsh words could never be
forgiven. At the end of their marriage, before Jody died she finally told
hi ...
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Imperial Presidency: Overview
Number of Words: 2164 / Number of Pages: 8
... intended and how they set the stage for
development over the next two centuries. An issue that Schlesinger focuses on is
the presidents ability to make war. The decisions of the founders in this area
would have a huge impact on the power contained in the office of the president.
The consensus amongst the framers was that the president, as Commander in Chief,
had the ability to defend the United States and its interests, but the ability
to declare war was vested in the Congress. This decision set the stage for the
struggles between the president and congress. He also discussed the debate over
the pow ...
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The Chrysalids: The Importance Of Telepathy
Number of Words: 709 / Number of Pages: 3
... On page 134). The help that the sealant woman
promised is on their way to the fringes. The plot is greatly influenced,
David learns more things as the time goes on. He discovers who is the
Spiderman(Gordon) and where is Sophie. He meets them and learn what it is
like to live in the fringes. When the sealant woman rescues David,
Rosalind and Petra they are brought to a big, developed city like the one
in David's dreams. Because of the telepathy David discovers that such a
city really exists but most of all through Petra they establish contact
with a more civilized people than they are. Because o ...
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“The Prince Of Hate”
Number of Words: 498 / Number of Pages: 2
... travels to get to Innoruuks inner sanctum. After they took out the other gargoyle they had then moved on to the Castle of Undead. In the castle they had gone around different corridors and found out they were just walking in circles.
The sun was starting to go down and the night was creeping upon the group. It was cold, dark and damp in the castle. The undead were starting to come out and look for there next victims. They had avoided the undead and headed towards the throne room where Innoruuk sat and waited for his next victims. They came upon the room and they unlocked the door. Innoruuk s ...
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The Lack Of Comprehensive Speech In Catch 22
Number of Words: 830 / Number of Pages: 4
... say that he could not be punished.
Clevinger quickly rebuts and states, "I always didn't say you couldn't punish me,
sir." Finally, the colonel is satisfied with that answer even though
Clevinger's statement did not answer the question and has no meaning.
Major Major often spoke with a lack of meaning. He simply did not make
sense. For instance, he told Sergeant Towser, his assistant, "From now on, I
don't want anyone to come in to see me while I'm here."(102) According to this
statement, when would anyone be able to see him if they could only go to his
office when Major Major was out? ...
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