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?In everything that can be called art there is a quality of redemption? -Raymon Chandler Art is art only in the eye of the beholder. Art is a skill that is acquired by experience study or observations. It is something that many people try to accomplish but not all are successful at. To redeem yourself is to buy back or win bac...
Over the years I?ve worked really hard to get to the top, sacrificing everything to become what I am today, but it?s paid off. I?m one of only three female vice-presidents in our company, and I?m making a ton of money. Unfortunately, that?s all I have to show for my hard work. Money, and the by-products of money. Nothing else....
Sybolism in "Classic" - a word misunderstood by many people around the world, mostly those of a younger generation. It is surprising how many people believe that the word "classic" means "old" or "boring". This is just not the case. In actual fact, the label "classic" given to books means "of the highest quality," or "of enduring interes...
In your opinion, what characteristics makes an epic hero in a story? Is it someone who can defeat many enemies? Or is it someone of great nobility? In the poem Beowulf, Beowulf is the obvious hero in this story. What makes him so great is his ?fear nothing? attitude, as well as his nobility and leadership. He has many loyal men that would die for h...
The Bogus Logic of The Beak People who have served in the Armed Forces may be familiar with the expression, \"If you can\'t dazzle then with your brilliance, baffle them with your baloney.\" uses such laughable logic, it is remarkable that anyone would believe it. The book does such a terrible job of presenting a case for evolution and his...
Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe, is a novel rich with its varying themes. Among these, is a theme about fathers and sons. This is seen throughout the novel with actual fathers and father figures. Concerning Robinson Crusoe himself, this theme acts as a developmental tool which can be seen from the beginning to the end. At the beginning, we are i...
Although many similarities exist between Aldous Huxley's A Brave New World and George Orwell's 1984, the works books though they deal with similar topics, are more dissimilar than alike. A Brave New World is a novel about the struggle of Bernard Marx, who rejects the tenants of his society when he discovers that he is not truly happy. 1984 is the...
The irony of life is that as you grow older you want to experience your youth again, while at the time you are young all you want is to be older. In "" by Sandra Cisneros, Rachel is only eleven years old, yet she would rather be one hundred and two. She feels that the old age will give her the respect and wisdom to be able to stand up for herse...
It did not take me too long to pick up the tone was using throughout his article. 's tone was one of great annoyance and frustration. wanted the entire nation to know what was going on in college athletics. Most importantly he wanted his message to reach those who could make a difference, like important political officials and wealthy, 'honest...
Richard II - Silence is the Plot In this play of challenge and debate, could it be possibly suggested that King Richard had a part to play in the murder of his uncle the Duke of Gloucester? Could the reader possibly pick up this assumption having known nothing about the play? These are all factors that one must find by reading in between the lin...
Carson McCuller?s story ?A Domestic Dilemma? depicts a family torn by both compassion and suffering. Martin, a loving and understanding husband must deal with his family?s problems. Martin?s wife, Emily, distraught by her new environment, initiates her family?s difficulties with her drinking habits. The story examines a family?s...
The Death of Marilyn Monroe ?Goddess of the silver screen,? better known as Marilyn Monroe, was one of the most famous actresses in the 1950?s. She was a blond, beautiful woman. Marilyn Monroe was a role model to many Americans and her death had affected millions. Hollywood had lost a rising star in the making, to drugs and alc...
World When we look to define happiness, many different ideas come to mind. Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary uses three definitions for happiness: good fortune, a state of well being and contentment, and a pleasurable satisfaction. In Brave New World, Aldus Huxley argues that a society can redefine happiness through the government's m...
An interesting individual, by the name of Lawrence Kohlberg, came up with a fascinating way of looking at morality in our society. This man originated a scale, in which he explains his comprehension of human moral development. Kohlberg's postulate is "action determines the stage, not just conscience." He put together three levels of morality, o...
