"Indians" By Jane Tompkins: How Bias Affect Ones Concept Of History
.... of discussion: "What really is the truth?"
As I have mentioned throughout the essay, everything is subject to the
opinions and prejudices of the observer. When trying to decipher a fact, or
"the truth" you must realize that people may see a particular instance in many
different points of view. Tompkins discusses this problem and its relation to
the European-Indian conflict of the 17th and 18th centuries. In doing so she
quotes a particular source of puritan background who considers the Indians to be
brutal savages who raped and tortured their captives. She then quotes someone
who is favorable towards the Indians, said th .....
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Juvenalian And Horatian Satire
.... pleasant and amusing nature.
Unlike Juvenalian satire, it serves to make us laugh at human folly as opposed
to holding our failures up for needling. In Steele's essay The Spectator's Club,
a pub gathering is used to point out the quirks of the fictitious Sir Robert de
Coverly and his friends. Roger de Coverly is an absolute character. His failure
in an amorous pursuit have left him in the past, which is shown through his
manner of dress, along with his somewhat dubious honor of justice of the quorum.
This position entails such trying duties as explaining Acts to the commoners.
Also present is a lawyer who is more versed in "Ari .....
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The Story Of An Hour: Irony
.... until Louise's
reaction is explained.
The widow whispers "Free, free, free!" Louise realizes that her
husband had loved her, but she goes on to explain that as men and women often
inhibit eachother, even if it is done with the best of intentions, they exert
their own wills upon eachother. She realized that although at times she had
loved him, she has regained her freedom, a state of beeing that all of G-d's
creatures strive for.
Although this reaction is completely unexpected, the reader quickly
accepts it because of Louise's adequate explanation. She grows excited and
begins to fantasize about living her life for he .....
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Leggatt As An Independent Character In Joseph Conrad's "The Secret Sharer"
.... do—only worsen the issue. The captain claims that in swimming to the
island Koh-ring, his double had "lowered himself into the water to take his
punishment" (Conrad 193). However, as Cedric Watts argues, this is only true
because Leggatt, by escaping justice, will face an uncertain future marooned on
an island (134). In reality, Leggatt is doing the opposite; he is lowering
himself into the water to escape from the law, for it is unlikely that he would
get off scot-free in court. The captain describes Koh-ring as "a towering black
mass like the very gateway of Erebus," (Conrad 193) Erebus being the cavern
through which the s .....
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The Elusive Form: The Use Of Female Characters In "Naked Nude"
.... coinciding elements of beauty and comedy. Venturing away from
his usual, inner-city Jewish element, Malamud tackles new challenges of subject
and setting in his novelistic collection of short stories, Pictures of Fidelman .
Malamud develops his protagonist through a series of six, interrelated short
works, each of which may function entirely independent from the others. In "The
Naked Nude," for instance, Fidelman comes to a new, artistic maturity through
his attempt to copy the famous painting "Venus of Urbino" by Titian Tiziano.
Malamud's recurring theme of self-knowledge through suffering permeates this
short work. Scarpio a .....
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Mastering The Short Story
.... to
apply his suggestions to your own work.
It is a good idea to check your story for too much obvious meaning. Not
only will this make the story shorter and clearer, the hidden meanings imbedded
in the story will have a chance to be probed and discovered. As well, avoid
"signpost" sentences that could easily be replaced by more legitimate
conversations or actions.
A lot of emphasis is put on simulating a sense of "in-ness"; that is,
giving your work a believable lived in feeling. When reading the story, one
should have a clear picture of the environment around it's characters, and it is
of imperial importance that it is realis .....
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Dr. Heidegger's Experiment: Reality Or Illusion
.... even attempted to drink the water.
"The crushed and dried petals stirred, and assumed a deepening tinge of crimson,
as if the flower were reviving from a death-like slumber;"(page 3)
It is that clear cut, and completely undeniable considering that five people
witnessed the act and not one had the slightest objection.
After the first drink of the potion until the last, I was still led to
the opinion that what the guests were experiencing was in fact real and
completely genuine. At this point I will point out that it is at this exact
moment where the issue of reality versus illusion begins to take shape.
However, while we lef .....
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New England: A Matter Of Perspective
.... John Smith envisioned a land where all men would
live in peace and harmony, a vision that would not be fulfilled in New England
or any of the New World.
William Bradford's history of the Pilgrims, in Of Plymouth Plantation,
sheds a uniquely different light on life in colonial New England. Bradford's
account depicts many hardships that had to be overcome by the Pilgrims, before
their ideal land began to take shape. Bradford describes arriving in New
England in the late fall as fatal for many of the Pilgrims. The first winter
took its toll on the colonists. Forced to live on the boat, many people died of
scurvy or starved. W .....
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In Our Time
.... Many
of the stories like "The Doctor and the Doctor's Wife" were based directly on
personal experiences of Hemingway's life. Since it is not the focus of your
course, I am trying to just accepted the content and concentrate more on writing
style and the way Hemingway writes something. I have found it difficult to pay
close attention to both the story and the writing at the same time and have had
to reread several times.
"The Three-Day Blow" offered an interesting irony to the title "In Our Time",
but maybe it is just my jaded view of the television. Nick and Bill sit and
discuss intelligently on various topics like books and baseb .....
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Essay About Odysseus, Adonis, And Thor
.... accepted help from a simple sheep herder in order to
reclaim his home. Although these two heroes had similar adventures and shared
similar qualities, they were very different.
The first difference we notice between these two heroes is their lineage. Like
most Greek heroes, Jason was a direct descendant of the gods. Odysseus on the
other hand was not. He was a member of the Royal House of Athens and not divine
as were many of his peers and relatives. Odysseus was also more compassionate
than Jason. Jason used people to his own end and then disregarded them. An
example of this would be his relationship with Medea. She made him i .....
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Beowulf: Themes
.... pasture
untouched, and taking no lives.” Through this display of compassion for the
commoner who doesn't fight in battles, Hrothgar proves the full extent of his
honor and therefore the extent of his wealth and status. Beowulf, the hero-
prince, also proves his true wealth and status through his deeds as defender of
the Danes.. As he fights and defeats Grendel, Beowulf Earns Fame and wealth
from his companions, and from the Danes, but more importantly, he earns honor
raising him to the level of an archetypal hero. Grendel, on the other hand, is
the total opposite of Beowulf. He has no wealth, no honor, and he in infamous
as an .....
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Review Of John Updike's Review "It Was Sad"
.... in depth, the cultural effect of the sinking of the
Titanic. The thought that a ship declared unsinkable going down on its first
voyage was at the very least, shocking to the public. Who could look at
invention and progress in the same way? Updike seems to point out that the
public at this time is naive and quick to make idealistic judgments.
He also refers to the passengers moral standpoints, describing the decisions
they made not only during the ship's final hours but also during the whole trip.
To further prove his point, he gives the testimony included in one of the books,
concerning a Senator who heard the screaming of .....
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