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Beowulf - Norse Mythology
Number of Words: 1516 / Number of Pages: 6
... humans had very close relations and were even thought of as companions (Cohat 10). No one had complete control over the other. If a god did not perform to a worshipers expectation, then the human would not hold back, but turn away from the god, abuse him, or even kill the priest involved! This made the gods even more like the humans; they had to worry about pleasing the people who worshiped them, and what might happen if they did not perform to expectation.
In the Norse pantheon, Odin is the god of war and knowledge. He is the head god, and leader of everyone. He is the wisest of all the god ...
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King Lear And The Fatal Flaw
Number of Words: 441 / Number of Pages: 2
... of his Kingdom between Goneril and Regan, and casts Cordelia away from him. ‘Hence, and avoid my sight!’ A fundamental part of Lear’s mistake is what he expects to hear from his daughters, especially his favorite, Cordelia.
With Cordelia cast away, he sets about trying to enjoy his old age, but we discover that his two eldest daughter’s intentions are not as entirely wholesome as we once thought. When Lear himself learns of this, what he ought to really feel is fear, but what actually possesses him is rage. The King and his fool are thrown out into the stormy night.
“You unnatural hags,
I will have s ...
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Calculated Captivity
Number of Words: 1840 / Number of Pages: 7
... Orange’ and despite the previous opinion of the reader, Burgess reveals the outcome in a way that causes a sense of relief and is pleased to see Alex back to ‘normal’.
It is fascinating to consider that Burgess may have written A Clockwork Orange as a prophetic view of warning to future societies. He was a peaceful person who didn’t want the stark consequences of the fictional Alex to become a grim reality. Through the first of three parts in the novel Burgess displays Alex as the embodiment of all that society would like to ignore or eliminate - but can’t. This first person narrative is told ...
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Exploration Of Themes In The Song Of Roland
Number of Words: 519 / Number of Pages: 2
... and justice into their own hands and does whatever they feel is just. Revenge is displayed by both feuding sides in this epic. Some quotes are "This war you've started wage on, and make no cease; to Saragossa lead your host in the field, spend all your life, if need be, in the siege, revenge the men this villain made to bleed!" when talking about the Muslims (59)and "Him has the false lord Ganelon betrayed; vast the reward the Paynim king has paid"(84) when speaking of Charles. This quote is not speaking of the physical damage of revenge but of other ways revenge can be, like changing sides in the ...
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Basketball
Number of Words: 1494 / Number of Pages: 6
... angles and his understanding of to quietly and consistently outplay much more talented opponents. There is a growing problem in the NBA, and it is evident in the "Pop Warner" leagues also. is not the same game it was ten years ago, and ESPN's Sportcenter, the lack of fundamentals, and the influx of teenagers into the professional ranks. "Vince Carter on the baseline… He raises up… Boo-ya, all in Alonzo Mourning's grill!" States an exited Stuart Scott. Every day ESPN gathers the most amazing highlights from the games the night before, and creates a visually appealing collage. As a religious view ...
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Comentary For English
Number of Words: 403 / Number of Pages: 2
... take place, it might be for a life or death situation and so the person had to make that decision. Like it mentions in the issue " I made a mistake, two in fact, a blood transfusion and I trusted people I'm different now, I don't make mistakes anymore. after all, life's too short. Isn't it? ".
The society had a major influence on the way that people live and act, and the society in this poem had a major effect on this person. The person believes that he or she is outcast of their modern society. Like it says is in the text " Now I am in debt to our society for being allowed to stay ...
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Decameron
Number of Words: 853 / Number of Pages: 4
... is on the boat. Two men think that her “her love could be shared like merchandise or money” (52). Once she gets to a new destination the prince of Morea looks “for a way of possessing her” (53). He doesn’t and can’t win her love because they do not speak the same language. However, this doesn’t stop the prince.
Alatiel doesn’t try very hard to stop any of these men’s advances. She is seen as a weak and fickle woman. When her ship wrecks, “she felt the need of advice” (49). Alatiel doesn’t know how to do things on her ow ...
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The Black Cat
Number of Words: 2702 / Number of Pages: 10
... just abnormal psychological pressures as those described in "" (Buranelli 76). This story begins with the narrator ,who is about to be hung, confessing what he has done in some type of
repention for his soul. The narrator step by step describes how he began drinking and then to neglect his dearly beloved cat and his wife. One day when he is maddened by the actions of the
cat, he cuts out its eye and later kills the cat by hanging it. After his house burns down and he has lost all he owned he finds a new cat resembling all to well the first. One day while working
with his wife in the ce ...
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Tradgedy 2
Number of Words: 1820 / Number of Pages: 7
... This windstorm is one that is powered not by weather fronts, but the fronts put up by the tragic heroes to portray themselves as worthy. From this storm of deception, out comes the evil and villainous nature of the reasonably good title characters. This is because even if they were fooling the populace they still doubted their own worthiness, due to the fact they, Oedipus, Macbeth and Gatsby, had not fooled themselves. Their relentless pursuit of perfection corrupted their otherwise good nature. Thus their removal from the position they held was ultimately necessary. It is tragic ...
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Darkness, Sign Of Chaos In Mac
Number of Words: 453 / Number of Pages: 2
... has changed from "noble" and "kind" to the diction of Act 4 witch describes Macbeth as "black Macbeth" and a "tyrant". The Castle that Macbeth lives in, Dunsanine is also indicative of darkness. Dunsanine is similar to the word dungeon a dark and dirty place. In Act 4 Macbeth is an agent of disorder, he murders and he consults witches, because of this he is described using dark imagery.
Scotland under the rule of Macbeth is described as, "shrouded in darkness", by Malcolm. Scotland in Act 4 has fallen off the "Chain of Being" and is now occupied with the forces of chaos and disorder. Scotland in Act ...
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