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The bankruptcy of General Motors, AIG, and American Banks or the big-time scams like Enron, WorldCom, and the recent media baron, Murdoch’s News of the World have all raised the pertinent issue of the crisis of leadership within organizations. They highlight many aspects of failing leadership within the organization: poor leadership; lack of leadership.
The essay aims to present a literary critique of two short stories including Filthadelphia penned by Brain James and Wrath of Dawn written by Cynthia Leitich Smith and co-authored by Greg Leitich Smith. The essay compared the main theme of the stories and talks about the main themes presented in the story.
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Thus, the poem stresses on the downfall of human intellect as the primary cause of man’s inability to understand the true meaning of life. It is the goal of this essay to explore the main theme discussed by examining the character of Alfred Prufrock and how he views himself, other people, and human life in general.
He has finally come to the throne, which rightfully belongs to him. I am happy to be part of this success, but I am also weary. I have been with men and soldiers for far too long, and I am in need of a female presence. Moreover, I long to sleep in peace and eat good food at leisure.
Carson’s the Autobiography of Red is poetic novel that is rich in Greek mythology as she translates ancient stories in a mix of both essay and poetic form to present a rich text that blends different ideas to portray translated format of Greek myths. The novel has seven distinct sections that represent the sections of Greek nomos.
The author states that Bokanovsky’s science is indeed effective because in other research facilities, scientists were able to reproduce more embryos with one egg but this science has already crossed the ethical boundary of science where it intends to play god. Bokanovsky’s science subtly boasted that it can be better than God.
The museum is located in central London specifically along Exhibition road, South Kensington and was established in the year 1881. It is one of the museums with magnificent scenery that one cannot take for granted, the largest natural museum in Britain.
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My War Gone By, I Miss It So is a captivating book that has the strength of broadening the perspective of a reader by highlighting different aspects of human experience. Written by Anthony Loyd, the book informs the reader about wars and issues that happen in the course of the war. He does this through a photographer’s point of view.
The researcher finds common features of Whitman and Emerson’s idiosyncratic style. Emerson frequently uses such literary devices as contrast and repetition. Whitman’s favorite method is to pile up little details which succeed in conjuring up a vivid picture. The unseen is suggested through the seen. Both poets viewed objects from unusual angles.
Stereotypical notions, even in their open defiance of basic logic and rational thought, still have a strong hold upon even the best educated mind. Often are the times we hear of a certain action and associate it to specific persons without even the faintest regard to the unique characteristics of the situation at hand.
There are motivating factors behind these attitudes toward Stanley and Blanche. BLANCHE’S CRUELTY Blanche is a cruel person. She takes advantage of her young student’s dependence. Blanche entices here young 17 year old student to a forbidden sexual act.
Noticeably the masculine self-portrayal and self-perception of the Westerns are inclined to shape the rapport between the races in the western white society. This exposure of the West’s hegemonic self fundamentally compels Hwang to deconstruct and destabilize the customary gender and racial stereotypes.
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The theme of this play has resulted from a combination of various elements that can be found in the entire work. The common themes are that of love at first sight and feuds among families (Theobald 15). With the acts of Romeo and Juliet aiding in making and defining the concrete plots of the play. It is from here that they manage to become apparent to the audience.
The result of the engagement was the development of massive battalion of soldiers whose life was changed by involvement in the war. Majority lost their lives while others were not amputated and became disabled. The psychological effect of the war was massive with the engagement of several medics and counselors in avid to reshape the war veterans back in to the society.
One can read the novel “Passing” as a novel toggling between feminism and racism because it is written by a female writer who herself experienced the “passing” outside of Harlem, NY. She saw the rest of the world segregated as black and white at the turn of the 20th century raising the possibility that such kind of racism still exists today.
Then there comes a time when he is subjected to a test of faith as God grants the annoying Satan the permission to carry out the task so as to prove that the virtuous man of God in Job’s character shall never turn away from nor renounce his faith with Him.
According to the research findings different narrative items demonstrate the ignorance in the story. To begin with, the settings depict the restricted zones of the Solchuk’s world. The prairies are confined places that possess limited human interaction. Additionally, religion forms the limited view within which Solchuk’s perception operates.
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This comprises the mentioned three portals covered by a rose window. The east extremity has a polygon shape with a chapel that is ambulatory. Notre Dame Cathedral differs from many of the chapels because it has transepts and aisles. The cathedral does not sprawl across its site. The cathedral also has a well-managed entrance as described above in contrast to cathedrals in England (Janson 126).
The story is rendered in first person. The central action in this story takes place within the space of a single day that involves the discovery of Yu Tsun, the narrator, who works as a secret agent for the Germans. Although Borge’s short story appears to be anchored on the historical realities that destroyed relations between nations during the First World War, the actual significance of the text seems to be tied on the incomprehensible and confounding nature of time in terms of how it affects relationships and the course of human actions.
The metamorphosis of Gregor from a man to a cockroach represents his judgment of the acceptance of his defeat from humanity. Gregor Samsa is the protagonist of the story who has been portrayed as very responsible son, who takes his job seriously as he is the only one who has to take care of the family.
ABSTRACT AESTHETIC STANDARDS Overview of the Statement There is an old saying that goes that, do not judge a book by its cover. It could perhaps be on the basis of this good old saying that George Orwell made his statement that “abstract aesthetic standards are all bunkum and… a book is only a “good” book if it preaches the right sermon” (Hooks, 2001).
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Throughout the opening scenes of his novel, William Faulkner uses different objects to portray the traits of different characters. It can only be seen that he achieves the goal of guiding his audience in understanding the underlying themes of the novel through objects as significant as the peeled off chips and the glazing flanks of wooden panel
In the graphic novel, Satrapi introduces readers to the turbulent times of Iran during, before, and after the outbreak of the Iran-Iraq War while articulating her life during those times. Relatively, Satrapi combines the elements of Biographical and Bildungsroman literary genres to illustrate the historical context of the story, as well as her moral and psychological development.
The perspectives of good highlighted in the texts are in form of light, spirit, reason and man while Evil is represented as darkness, matter, body, passion or woman (Logan, Greenblatt and Lewalski). According to John Milton in his Areopagitica, he states that the idea of good and evil was conceived at the same time and they grew up together.
Through the story and the poems, death in war is portrayed as something brutal and gory, and that people who die from it are merely “washed out” like dirt or dead animals. The pride and honor that soldiers show are merely a façade to cover up for the fear and instinct to run and hide. Truly, all wars end in death and no dead ends in honor.
While young, he used to work with his father in sawmills in California. His mother worked as a waiter. Later on, Carver did other odd jobs since he married while 19 and had to support his family (Sklenicka 4-6; 21). In his studies, Carver concentrated on creative writing.
This essay gives a detailed information about the "Death and old age". The poet is the addresser of the poem by conjoining the adverse emotions of wait and getting prepared oneself to face the death. The poet is explaining the characteristics of old age when the body of an individual is getting weakened and is no more able to perform the tasks.
The paper will explore how two forms of memory have contributed to the spread of cultural and collective memory. In addition, the paper will examine how the ideas of cultural and collective memory have changed over time. The paper begins with an explanation of the meanings of both cultural and collective memory and proceeds to tell the differences between these two forms of memory.
“The Souls of Black Folk” by W. E. B. Du Bois. It is correct to make the claim that the author of this text rejects European and western influences on his culture. It is important to note that the author, W. E. B. Du Bois, is an African American who has written a book about African Americans.
Guilt has been indicated to be inherent in Uranus, and in turn, suffering is bound to happen in life. The myth, therefore, explains the advent of life as the major cause of suffering, as Aphrodite who is the goddess of physical love is born from Uranus, who was earlier thrown into the sea (Diel 93).
Since the story starts from Laye’s childhood and continues into his maturation and adulthood, the work can be classified as a bildungsroman – the story of growing up. But the focus is not solely on one individual, as Laye fleshes out in detail the dynamics of several key relationships through his life.
His poem is mainly melancholic and portrays the poet’s somber feelings about how man will be negatively affected by his disregard of the basic tenets of the Christian religion. In Matthew Arnold’s society, the industrial revolution was already starting to bring different effects to society by re-defining the functions of social classes.
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Matthews’s analysis of Blake’s interpretation of Paine is especially fascinating and enlightening, illustrating a superb control of this intellectual domain. To demonstrate the influence of several modern political and religious treatises on the creations of Blake, Matthews explores a number of Blake’s poems of this era.
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The author states that the first point that is interesting to regard is the character, John. John is both the narrator’s husband and her doctor. By making him both, Gilman gives readers the opportunity to interpret him as the quintessential evil figure of the story. Upon further consideration, however, a reader can deduce that John is not entirely evil.
European imperialism of the last few centuries were heavily centered on the perceived moral responsibility of its leaders toward other supposedly backward regions of the world Also referred to as the White Man's Burden,this notion of cultural,religious,scientific and administrative superiority over far-off civilizations had led to several negative consequences.
Severity of the unrestrained madness of humanity that can lead it into abyss – this is perhaps the most important and vivid message that made War with the Newts not an ordinary science fiction book, but a timeless monument to humanistic literature of the 20th century. The heroes of his fiction pamphlet are newts.
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Student name: Professor Name: Course name: Date: William Ernest Henley's exclusion from the Literary Canon William Ernest Henley (1849-1903) is one of the distinguished poets and critics of later part of nineteenth century, who has left indelible imprints of his literary talent on English Literature through his dexterous critical analysis and wonderful creative writing.
What O'Connor is conveying through this story in regard to religion, is that we have to accept the good with the bad in God's universe, and further, that all of us embody the qualities of both 'good' and 'evil'. Finally, it will be argued that the difference between the Misfit and the Grandmother, is that she believes in miracles and he doesn't.
The moment of illumination happened when he (the narrator) finally heard the jazz music as played on the bandstand at the bar and realized that it can be a liberating experience for anyone who feels sad, depressed and beaten. It can be uplifting to listen to jazz music and this just shows that good music has a universal appeal.
Here, it will be attempted to compare and contrast Kerouac’s protagonist and Exley’s protagonist, from the respective works of “On the Road” and “A Fan’s Notes”; parse the idea that modern fiction avoids thematic didacticism; define success in relation to Jack Kerouac’s “On the Road”, and discuss the character of Sal Paradise in “On the Road.”
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This period of slavery was a very crucial era, the impact of this slavery can still be seen today. During that period two books were written which greatly helped in changing the perspective of people regarding slavery. The first one is written by the African American himself known as The Interesting Narrative of the life Olaudah Equiano or Gustavus Vassa which was published in Britain in 1789.
To put the film “The Crucible” in proper perspective, it is important to note that the film was actually inspired by an actual event that happened in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. It was the Salem Witchcraft Trial of 1692 which precipitated the end of Witchcraft Trial in America.
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A characteristic of the absurdist theatre is the lack of proper communication which is evident in this play as well with the presence of many sentences that do not seem to be making a lot of sense.
After marriage and giving birth, Charlotte Perkins Gilman suffered from depression and turned to the famous neurologist S. Weir Mitchell for a cure. Her experience as a patient provided the primary content for her well-known short story The Yellow Wallpaper. Jane, the narrator of The Yellow Wallpaper, went through the same “rest cure.”
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Most countries, in their current state, are products of colonial systems and the themes of independence that passed on from earlier generations. This always becomes the beginning of a failure process for a particular country in terms of its social and political aspects. The people borrow identities from these systems.
Nora is also vain, as she states, several times, that she is pretty. She is silly and frivolous, living, apparently, only to dance and party and entertain. Yet, at the end of the play, Nora apparently has an epiphany, and a glorious, independent, grounded feminist emerges from Nora at the end of the play.
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Agamemnon and Odysseus take a lot of time in the war, and no word is sent home of the war ending any time soon or them returning home. Other men who want to marry them go on with their seduction. Agamemnon’s wife Clytemnestra gets tired of waiting and believes that her husband may never come back, and she gets a lover by the name Aegisthus.
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The invention of information communication technology in the world ignited the production of top-notch films through the use of modern tools and applications. Films are visual and audio-produced pictures. In ancient times, films were viewed in designated film halls but nowadays individuals view them in the comfort of their homes, thanks to innovations in technology.
The family is almost always enthusiastic to fight, or hearten the dying to fight, against death, even in the face of sureness. In Dog Death by John Updike, the puppy attempts to hide from view so she can die in serenity; however the family rushes her to the vet to fight against death for her.
Scene-III of Act-III holds a great significance as the fulfilment of Iago’s evil plan to take a revenge on Othello takes place here. We see how Othello, under Iago’s influence, waters the plant of jealousy and wins the title of tragic hero because of his inner weakness, how it is further unintentionally nurtured by Desdemona’s innocent gestures, how Emilia supports her husband’s plan and finally how it leads to deadly consequences.