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Women In The Odyssey
Words: 781 - Pages: 3.... ideal woman. She worries when her son Telemachos sails to locate his father and grieves over the absence of her husband. Many times throughout the poem Penelope cries herself to sleep, yearning for information of her husband's welfare. Even after nearly twenty years of absence, Penelope still praises of her husband. At any time Penelope could have married one of the suitors and provided a father figure for her son. This fact demonstrate
Penelopes loylaty to her husband. . Standing before the suitors, Penelope announces that whoever among them can string the bow and shoot an arrow through the twelve axes will win her hand. At first reading, .....
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Ceremony
Words: 1106 - Pages: 5.... were faced with the unfamiliar culture of the Indian people. Besides the fact that the Indians were in their way of expansion and development, the white man feared what they found. They feared an unknown language that they had never heard before and could not understand. They feared rituals and ceremonies that seemed strange and suspicious. They feared a social unity of sharing and togetherness that they found alarming and intimidating.
The Indians woke up one morning to find that the lands they once belonged to were no longer theirs. The deeds and papers said the land now belonged to the white folk. It was taken away from them .....
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Hamlet - Ghost
Words: 1008 - Pages: 4.... the purpose of the ghost. Later in the play the ghost is utilized to allow Hamlet and the audience knowledge of the vile murder of the king by Claudius, the kings own brother. When the ghost finally speaks, he tells Hamlet,
“Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder.
Murder most foul, as in the best it is,
But this most foul, strange, and unnatural.”(I.v.25-28)
These quotes let Hamlet as well as the audience know that the fathers death
was foul and unnatural contrary to popular belief. The spirit then reveals the
murder to Hamlet by professing this:
“A serpent stung me. So the whole ear of Denmark
Is by a forged .....
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Compare And Contrast Of The Od
Words: 1156 - Pages: 5.... sugarcoating the truth would be a waste of time. The second and more important reason is that he has good news for Odysseus, relative to what has happened so far. On the other hand, in Oedipus the King, Tiresias skirts around telling Oedipus the truth. In fact, he initially refused to tell Oedipus anything at all, seen in such lines as “You’ll get nothing from me” and “I’ll never reveal my dreadful secrets.” The important thing is that when Oedipus got Tiresias angered, Tiresias bluntly stated that “[Oedipus is] the curse, the corruption of the land.” When Oedipus responds to this, which will be discussed later, he conti .....
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A Visit To A Small Planet
Words: 372 - Pages: 2.... no sign of knowing right from wrong. “He is morally retarded”, said the visitor, who gives away the theme near the end of the play, which is exactly correct.
At no point during the play does Kreton show any sign of knowing anything about morals or love. He overlooks the love of the Speldings and everything that they give him. Instead of showing thanks to the Speldings, Kreton does the opposite and tries to start a war.
I believe that kreton's care of only negative traits was both useful and destructive. Without even knowing, Kreton indirectly showed the characters of the play that they overused violence. At the same time of showing .....
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Taming Of The Shrew
Words: 2686 - Pages: 10.... and 4) love. While marriage and courtship were the main focal points of this play, the other three subjects were made very obvious. Shakespeare chose these elements for his play not solely because they were basic, he chose them because they grasped people’s lives in his day. While these subjects reached the heart, the thought of change was brought forth from these subjects. The change was not only in actions, but feelings as well. For example, Petruchio made it plain that he did not want to wed Katherine for his love of her, but instead he wanted to wed her for her money,
"Signoir Hortensio, twixt such friends as we
Few .....
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No Groove In The Gunsights
Words: 670 - Pages: 3.... a dark lady—she and
others like her are meant to be that way. He would only be telling what is
already known. However, what she has to tell of him is not already known.
Being a married man, he is not expected to have a mistress.
She is his only mistress. They both know this as well. If he were to
lose her, he would have nothing left. She knows his lust for her—his need for
her. She knows he lives for her darkness and for the pleasure he finds in her…
temporary as it may be. Temporary yet lasting. There may be times when he
thinks he can live without her, but the time comes again soon when he feels the
familiar lust again. I .....
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Beowulf 2
Words: 552 - Pages: 3.... and
grabbed his arm and had a good grip on him. Grendel want to run off
with Beowulf, but he couldn't, because Beowulf had a good hold on
him. The monster was so powerful that no weapon to do any harm to the
great monster. Since Beowulf had a good hold on his arm he just
ripped it off. After that Grendel had took off running to the lake
where he had once lived to die.
Now Beowulf has gotten Grendel's mother mad, her son is dead. So she
came to Herot and killed Hrothgar's best friend, and got her sons arm
back. Beowulf follows her back to the lake. He takes a curagious
dive into the lake where she lives. Beowulf wanted to .....
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My Philosophy In Teaching/Coaching At The Secondary Level
Words: 784 - Pages: 3.... in advanced to effectively manage time limitations and productivity. Hard work is very important to me. I feel there is a link between hard work and playing with heart. I stand by the saying "It is not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog." How we practice during the week is how we'll play in the game; therefore, I will not accept sloppy practice sessions.
My philosophy as a teacher/coach and in life begins and ends with respect. If I cannot respect myself then it is impossible to have true respect for anyone else, and if I cannot respect others, how can I expect my students to respect each other. Res .....
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Scarlet Letter 2 --
Words: 1423 - Pages: 6.... soul and heart.
Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale lives in a world of hypocrisy which is brought on by the strong sense of guilt he feels that's a burden on his soul. As a minister, Dimmesdale is believed to be absolutely pure who follows his own teachings. People think, " The young divine. . . was considered by his more fervent admirers as little less that heavenly and ordained apostle. . . " (119), about the clergyman. However, Dimmesdale being a hypocrite, urges his congregations to confess their sins openly and then himself refrains from doing the same. He is afraid of what the society's reactions could be towards him and he would be releas .....
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