Never Cry Wolf By Farley Mowat
.... in that they keep the caribou population strong by hunting down only the
sick and weaker members of the herd. This leads to a situation where the
strongest caribou survive and thus the herd is made stronger. As well they
have their own social orders that ensure peaceful co-existence with one another
instead of being reduced to fighting amongst themselves. Before Mowat's
excursion conventional wisdom thought that that was the only interraction that
the wolves were capable of. In his group he finds a monogamous pair who are
raising their litter with assistance from another male wolf who Mowat terms to
be an "uncle". His pr .....
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Myths In Human Civilization
.... to appropriate gender
behaviour. For example, if a boy wants to play with dolls and dress up as the
opposite sex. Burke reveals that at a young age all children in the gender
socialization process are encouraged to play with gender appropriate toys and
roles. If the child does not conform to these roles laid out by our gender
conscious society, they are forbidden and discouraged to continue with their
behaviour. Burke continues to write that GIS children may find themselves in
play therapy or even in psychiatric hospitals. In analyzing the way in which
myth is used in this article, it is found in the way our society has c .....
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Kahlil Gibran
.... himself. The book is based
slightly on fiction, but the topics discussed in the poetry are all very
realistic. If a person read the poetry today it would still be relative to the
things happening around us. The poetry is in composition form, and a major part
of the book contains dialogue.
Summary
In the first Chapter the location and story line is shown. A prophet; by the
name of Al-Mustafa, has been stranded in the city of Orphalese for twelve years,
and has been awaiting the arrival of his ship. During this time in Orphalese
this Prophet has become accustomed to the cultures and traditions of the land.
The native accepted hi .....
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Night By Elie Wiesel
.... reaction to this book ? Disbelief. I truly could not
understand this extermination unless I was there. It showed me a new degree of
inhumanity. Furthermore, even though I am not jewish, I have obtained a new
hatred toward the nazis due to this book.
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Hosea
.... of Jehu for the massacre at Jezreel. Later they have a daughter and God
tells Hosea to name her Lo-Ruhama which means, not loved, in Hebrew. Once again
Hosea and Gomer have a son that God tells Hosea to name Lo-Ammi which means, not
my people, in Hebrew. Chapter one ends with God describing how the two nations,
Israel and Judah, be reunited under one appointed leader and one God.
Chapter two describes God's feelings towards the nation Israel. He does
this by comparing the nation Israel to Hosea's household. He describes how
Hosea's wife has been unfaithful to her husband as the nation Israel has been
unfaithful to God .....
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The Chosen: Chaim Potok's Look Into Human Nature
.... His father feared, and with reason, that if something were not done,
Danny would never find his soul. After many years, Danny finally understands,
and accepts the reasons for his father's silence, and is in many ways grateful
for its success.
History is rich with individual, and broad examples of Potok's look into
human nature. During the Second World War, America suffered approximately four
hundred thousand casualties, yet reached a state of national unity that has not
been achieved before or after. The war also ended the Great Depression that
caused so many people, son many problems. The atomic bombs dropped on .....
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Tradition: Lost And Kept
.... that was shown in the story was
the explanation of how Oganda (the chief's only daughter) received her name. Her
name meant "beans" because her skin was smooth, very much like the skins of
beans. A last example of tradition is the sacrificing of Oganda. She is
scheduled to be sacrificed to a lake monster in order for the tribal villages to
receive precipitation and water. In modern days, we would check the local
satellite forecast for the area and determine when to conserve water during a
drought. However, in this story, tradition must be followed to allow the people
to live and thrive, or does it?
Revealing the parts of .....
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What Drives A Man
.... in a dramatic,
not in a narrative form; with incidents arousing pity and fear, wherewith to
accomplish it catharsis of such emotions"
Aristotle, Poetics
Okonkwo is a tragic hero because he is superior to the regular people of the
tribe, "Okonkwo was well known throughout the nine villages and even beyond"
he's an extremist, ".whenever he was angry and could not get his words out
quickly enough, he would use his fists" (Achebe 3), he imposes his own reality
on people, "His wives, especially the youngest, lived in perpetual fear of his
fiery temper" (Achebe 9), demands more of life than life can give, "When did you
(Okonk .....
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Virgil's Aeneid
.... is wearing the sword belt of
Pallas and the stoic ways of Aeneas leave him as rage, fury, and anger run
through his body. He kills Turnus in anger and dedicates his death to Pallas.
This loss of control and act of violence is the opposite of stoicism and the way
Aeneas had been portrayed the rest of the epic.
Turnus has to die for the founding of Rome to occur but he should not
have been killed in such a way. The killing was payback for the dishonorable
way that Pallas was killed. The sword belt had images that reflect Augustinian
Rome as did the shield in book eight. The theft of the belt from Pallas can be
compared to the s .....
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Plato's Republic
.... believed that The Republic was Plato's way of introducing a
political system in which he would feel comfortable supporting (Plato 204).
Conversely though, The Republic itself is summed up this way:
Well, one would be enough to effect all this reform that now seems so
incredible, if he had subjects disposed to obey; for it is surely
not impossible that they should consent to carry out our laws and
customs when laid down by a ruler. It would be no miracle if others
should think as we do; and we have, I believe, sufficiently shown that our
plan, if practicable, is the best. So, to conclude: our .....
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Herman Hesse's Siddhartha
.... living the life of a rich man. While working for Kamaswami many of
Siddhartha's values stayed intact but, slowly these values began to slip away.
In many ways Kamaswami taught Siddhartha the dark side of life.
As the days went on Siddhartha began hating himself more and more. He
viewed his riches as worthless, for they did not truly bring him happiness.
Slowly he began squandering his money playing dice. He won thousands and lost
thousands in order to reach the high he felt when he carelessly bet his money
away. This taught him the worthless value of money, for money only brought
more and more sadness.
Finally aft .....
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A Tale Of Two Cities: Recalled To Life
.... Carton has recently
switched places with his look alike, Darnay, and is awaiting the guillotine.
While Sydney awaits his death he thinks, "It is a far, far better thing that I
do, then I have ever done, it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I
have ever known." Through these words Sydney recognizes that by sacrificing
his life for Darnay, a loved one of Lucie, he will be doing the best thing that
he has ever done and can do. Sydney is finally satisfied with himself, he is
no longer a drunken fool, but a hero that now can live or die with himself.
By dying, and saving Darnay for Lucie, Sydney Carton is "recalled to l .....
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