Contrasting Marlow And Kurtz And The Theme Of Evil In "Heart Of Darkness"
.... Marlow, who defeats his evil, and gains self-knowledge, and Kurtz, who
is defeated by his darkness and falls prey to its wrath. In William Golding's
Lord of the Flies the author points out how easily people can be over taken by
the darkness, how the potential for good can be destroyed by the evil, but
ideally how good will triumph. Through an examination of these two works we can
see how the darkness within, given the correct environment will surface. The
circumstances which eventually cause the appearance of the inner darkness in
these two novels stems from the lack of civility, the true test, or journey
which every life cont .....
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Comparison Of Kafka's "Metamorphosis" And Dali's "The Metamorphosis Of Narcissus"
.... has morphed into a more idyllic and classical scene, in which the
kneeling Narcissus has become the statue of a hand, holding a cracked egg, from
which emerges The Narcissus flower.
This painting reminded me of the first chapter of Metamorphosis, where
the main character, Gregor Samsa, first realizes that he is confronted with a
ludicrous fate in the form of a gigantic insect. In both Kafka's and Dali's
work, I noticed that they both implement a certain "receding" technique. Dali
tends to put an object (In this case, Narcissus) In the foreground, and the
background of the painting tends to be very crisp and detailed, yet .....
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A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man: Conflicting Desires Within A Doctrine
.... terms of the Litany of Our Lady so he starts to associate the
"Tower of Ivory" and "House of Gold" to Eileen. The way James Joyce describes
the scene, "She had put her hand into his pocket where his hand was and he had
felt how cool and thin and soft her hand was."(43) gives the reader the idea
that Stephen enjoyed the feeling. The only problem with Eileen was that she was
a Protestant and Stephen was a Catholic. Stephen also associates women with the
Virgin Mary, who was the mother of Jesus Christ. He thinks women as pure, just
as Mary was and since he already associated the "Tower of Ivory" and "House of
Gold" with Eileen, he .....
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Conflict In "The Child By Tiger"
.... victims range from a police officer to an innocent black man looking out
his window, to several citizens who try to put an end to his madness. This
conflict is stopped when the mob catches up to him, and he surrenders in
soldier-like fashion. The hint of the conflict lingers, however, when the mob
leader brags about killing “a big one.”
The third and most interesting and complex type of conflict in this
story is the intrapersonal conflict within Dick. He shows two very distinct
sides which seem to intertwine at times. In the early going, he is portrayed as
friendly and polite. He is depicted playing with the children an .....
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A Separate Peace: Contrasting Gene And Phineas And The Struggle For Power
.... inspires many others to be like himself and jump off the tree.
Another example of Phineas' power is his character establishing scene of
disrespect to the school by wearing his pink shirt and the Devon School tie as
his belt. We here, again, see him as the spontaneous individual who "can get
away with anything" (p.18). Phineas' nature inspired Mr. Patch-Withers, a
teacher at Devon. Phineas has an eloquence about himself, allowing him to get by
with so much. Phineas "might have rather enjoyed the punishment if it was done
in some kind of novel and known way" (p.20). Even with negative actions,
Phineas can enjoy a situation if .....
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1984: The Control Of Reality For Control Of The Masses
.... a reality
where everything suits whatever it is the party needs to be believed. This is
accomplished in three ways. The first is revisionism or the act of changing
facts such as history so that the Party is always made to look good and mobilize
popular opinion against its enemies. The second way the party creates an
artificial reality is through artificial scarcity. There is no need for the
constant warfare but if the need no longer existed for the construction of the
tools of war that productivity would instead be put towards the manufacture of
goods which could actually raise the standard of living. Finally the Inner
Party .....
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Courage In Individuals In "On Being Seventeen", "The Most Dangerous Game" And "Giving Blood"
.... be
done. To learn the best he could in school for later life. The next story
deals with courage in another way. Physically.
Mr. Rainsford from The Most Dangerous Game is a sailor who is
shipwrecked on an island inhabited by only one person. A bestial hunter.
During Rainsford's stay he becomes the hunted. He has to put his life on the
line in order to escape. ÒHe stopped, held his breath. The baying of the
hounds stopped abbruply. Close. His heart stopped.Ó He ends up escaping the
dogs only to find himself in a dual with the hunter. ÒOn guard Rainsford.
Afterwards one of us will be repast to the hounds. The othe .....
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Delsohn's The Emmitt Zone: Summary
.... a record, three straight NFL rushing titles. Not even the great Walter
Payton or Jim Brown had ever done this. This is what labeled Emmitt Smith as
one of the best football players ever to step onto a turf or grass field. He
was quoted by Jimmy Johnson saying, "Emmitt makes everyone around him a better
player just by his presence."
All in all, this was a good book. I learned all about the kind of
records Emmitt Smith set. I learned that not all people are as fortunate as
Emmitt to have a great skill and be able to take it on.
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Crime And Punishment: Crimes, Who Solved Them, And Different Punishments
.... all minor crimes such as:
Property crimes, Vagrancy, Drunkenness, Prostitution, Minor Larceny , and all
other minor offenses.
Probably the most famous criminal in the Victorian period was " Jack
the Ripper ". Jack the Ripper was " the first modern sexual serial killer" (
Sugden, pg.2) Jack's trademark was the killing of female prostitutes. But not
only did he kill them, he would surgically remove organs and intrails and place
them near the dead body. "Jack the Ripper" wasn't his only nickname, he was
also called " the Whitechaple murder " because the body's were found near the
Whitechapel Road, and " The Leather Apron" .....
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Crime And Punishment: Is There Or Is There Not Such A Thing As Crime?
.... us feel guilty, although some people feel less or more guilt than others
about certain acts; it varies individually. Based on this, one can define a
crime as the things that make us feel guilty, although some crimes do not make
us feel guilty. Some people do not feel any guilt when committing immoral acts;
these people are deemed psychopaths or sociopaths by society. For example, most
people do not feel guilty when they break the law by speeding, its just a way of
life these days, but with complex ideologies (stealing, killing), we feel guilt
if they are committed. Our consciences also hold us to civilization.
In .....
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Crime And Punishment: Protagonist And Antagonist Essay
.... as it is
graphically described by Doestoevsky. After reading this graphic description of
the murder, how can the reader be sympathetic towards Raskolnikov? How can the
reader believe that a murderer is the protagonist? It is, in fact, not hard to
accept this murderer as the protagonist. Raskolnikov believed that by murdering
the pawnbroker, he rid society of a pest. We realize that if the victim would
have been someone other than an evil old pawnbroker the crime would never had
taken place. He could never have found the courage to kill an innocent person.
It would not prove anything to him. So, Raskolnikov was not a crimina .....
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Critical Essay On Billy Budd
.... Reich's notion that Vere was
correct in hanging Billy, and that it is society, not Vere, who should be
criticized for this judgement; for Vere is forced to reject the urgings of his
own heart and his values to comply with the binding laws of man.
First, the moral issue aside, Captain Vere had no choice but to convict
Billy. As captain of a ship under pressure of war and the constant threat of
mutiny, Vere had to act swiftly. Also, as captain, Vere had the responsibility
of making sure the laws were strictly enforced, including the Mutiny Act.
Although Vere knew in his heart Billy was innocent, Billy's actions had to be
punished.
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