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The Debate of Nature Versus Nurture in the Case of the Twins Separated at Birth
For many years now, there have been debated discussion on what the main source of human culture is and how it is formed. This debate is known as ‘Nature vs, Nurture’. Many studies have been done and observations have been made. but the arguments still seem to progress and opinions still seem to take over. Nature is another way to put the word “genetics". The idea of growing and developing by nature is defined as genetic or hormone-based behavior. This…...
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Malnutrition during the Holocaust
The Holocaust was a tragic event that ruined lives and people, the point of this is to learn the history behind Yom Kippur and the survival of prisoners who did not fast during Yom Kippur. During Yom Kippur the prisoners should not fast, throughout the Holocaust, malnutrition was a huge concern and if you did not eat you would not survive. Due to this fasting during Yom Kippur would ultimately lead to your death or if you’re lucky you may…...
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A Paper on Reoccurring Themes in Dubliners and Grace
"Grace" begins with a fall down the stairs for our main character Mr. Kernan. The unconscious and drunken Mr. Kernan is carried up the stairs and laid out on the bar floor. The manager of the bar repeatedly asks who the man is and who he was with, but to no avail. A constable is called in to try to solve the problem, when Mr. Powers enters and solves the mystery and proceeds to escort Mr. Kernan home. Upon arriving…...
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Eveline’s Decision in James Joyce’s “Dubliners”
Short but very expressive, Eveline is the story about those few moments in life when one ponders upon the past and the possible future and has to take a decision that can change one's life. Here is the case of Eveline (the heroine of James Joyce's short story) that comes to a crossroad and has to decide which way she should go. The text begins with the image of Eveline sitting at the window and watching outside. Space is very…...
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A Character Analysis of Gabriel From Dubliners by James Joyce
Gabriel is the main character of the short story written by James Joyce. He is the pivot of the story and majorly the story revolves around him till the end. The story is all about the development of his character from start till end. Showing the way his emotional and mental states change and twists into each other putting him in a trivial and twisted mental state. At the beginning of the story, Gabriel is shown as a gentleman walking…...
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Black Americans Comparison to Northern Dubliners
In the world where oppression has happened in many cultures the focus that will be looked at is the oppression of American blacks and Ireland Dubliners. Dubliners where the northern people of Dublin and where treat similar to the blacks of America. Dubliners where oppressed not only by their own people, British rule, and Catholic Church. The biggest difference between black American and Dubliners is that Dubliners held a social status of lower to middle class citizens of Ireland. Where…...
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The Motif of Deadly Repetition in Dubliners by James Joyce
In James Joyce's Dubliners, the theme of paralysis is presented throughout the motif of "deadly repetition" exhibited in both stories Clay and Eveline. Maria and Eveline are from two different stories, and yet are both stuck in the cycle of deadly repetition. The two women, both go through life like “walking dead” alive, yet not truly living due to the humdrum of their daily lives. The deadly repetition inhibits both of their personal lives. If they are constantly stuck in…...
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Reliability and Its Present in the Adaptation of The Turn of the Screw
From the transition from text to film, the text can be distorted and altered to a point to affect the plat and the characters negatively or positively. In the adaptation of The Turn of the Screw, the Innocents correlates well with the text but there are subtle differences in particular instances. In the text, the reader is left to believe whether the protagonist is reliable emotionally as stable character. Opposed to the text, the film gives concrete evidence of the…...
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A Review of Henry James Story The Turn of the Screw
In The Turn of the Screw by Henry James, a woman is hired to be the governess to Miles and Flora, two orphans places under the care of their distant uncle. The governess acts as a maternal figure and forms a close bond with the children. However, this new power of authority leads the governess into an obsession of becoming a heroine to the children. The governess's conflict lies in her irrational desire to "save" Miles from unknown dangers. The…...
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Manipulation in the Book The Turn of the Screw
Manipulation, in its simplest form, is made up of power and deception. Whether power is given to children or adults, it can almost always be assumed that it will be abused to some degree. In The Turn of the Screw by Henry James, manipulation dominates the storyline. The main character of the novel is a governess to two young children who appear to be the most angelic companions she could wish for. However, as the story unfolds, the children's' facade…...
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Dr. Heine’s Texts Regarding the Centrality of the Old Testament
The Gravity of the Old Testament In the Christian world, views on the Old Testament vary immensely. There is a dichotomy found between those who believe that the Old Testament tells the story of a hateful God and those who find unity between the God of the New Testament and the God of the Old. Thus, while some Christians rely only on New Testament Scriptures and others use the Old and New together, it seems to me that Christians rarely…...
Old Testament
An Analysis of Denver, a Character in Beloved by Toni Morrison
The difference between a house and a home is that a home is a place of comfort and shelter where refuge from the outside world can be taken. For many, remaining overly attached to home isolates them, giving them a permanent safe space to hide rather than to grow in. In Toni Morrison's novel Beloved, Denver finds herself at first clinging on to home like a child but eventually matures when she realizes she must. Only when a person is forced away from…...
Beloved
An Evaluation of Sethe’s Decisions Throughout Beloved by Toni Morrison
Sethe, sweet Sethe, is so self-righteous in her decision to protect her baby from slavery that she holds little regrets for murdering an innocent life. Her conviction is so internalized that she cannot be convinced she did any wrong. There is still guilt within her though. The surfacing of Beloved, who depended on Sethe "like a familiar," with her "open, quiet devotion" brings back the memories of the dead baby. Beloved's childlike affection juxtaposed with her insight into Sethe's past forges…...
Beloved
A Comparison of Beloved by Toni Morrison and the Awakening by Kate Chopin
For centuries, both women and African Americans have struggled to gain independence and fair treatment, whether it's from slavery or women's freedom from their husbands, who are in control of their actions. The novels Beloved by Toni Morrison and The Awakening by Kate Chopin both explore the journey of characters struggling to gain freedom from the past and reach self-actualization through the loss of their original identity and attempt to start new and find happiness. The female protagonist of Beloved is Sethe, who has…...
Beloved
Faust film’s wager sequence.
The film begins with a wager; a sequence familiar from Goethe’s Faust 1 and The Book of Job. In the Faust film, the devil proposes a wager that he can property the earth if he can corrupt Faust’s soul, taking him away from God. “Man belongs to God” charges the archangel, who nevertheless consents to the terms of the wager, weighing Faust’s soul, that is the soul of humankind, against the sum of the Earth. This is a trick on…...
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Pedophilia in The Turn of the Screw
The novel The Turn of the Screw by Henry James tells the tale of a governess who's taking care of two children and encounters what she believes are two ghosts. The ghosts of both Jessel and Quint are symbolic of the governess' own decaying sanity between her morals and possessive obsession towards the children. From the very inception of the story, the governess “was young, untried nervous: it was a vision of serious duties and little company, of really great…...
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Eleanor vs Governess
One of the man differences between Eleanor's arrival to Hill House in The Haunting of Hill House and the governess in The Turn of the Screw is that the governess was welcomed to Bly and Eleanor was told to leave Hill House. Bly was a beautiful welcoming home and Hill House is a gothic, supposedly haunted house. The governess was coming to help out the children of Bly and to do something productive. She was invited to the house by…...
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A Review of Peter and the Starcatcher, a Disney Animated Film
Peter and the Starcatcher I'm a big fan of Peter Pan, I watched the Disney animated movie so much as a little kid, and when I got a bit older I was a big fan of Hook. Peter and the Starcatcher finished the arc of Peter's life for me. I knew nothing about the show going into it but I caught on fast that the show was connected to Peter Pan. With the boat named The Neverland and a pirate first mate named Smee,…...
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An Analysis of David’s Morality as a Man after God’s Heart in the Old Testament
Murdering adulterer after God's heart. 2 Sam. 11:2 KJV “... and walked upon his roof he saw a woman washing herself, and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.” I don't know if she was aware of her audience, but I believe he was not convicted of his lust for her. Sure she could've refused, yes, the messengers took her, but they surely said that the king summoned her and that was flattering. Notice vs. 4 "and she came…...
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Credibility of Old Testament – Religion vs Science
Historical Credibility and Integrity of the Old Testament In the Introduction to the Bible, Chapter II, states that both the Church and science prove the credibility and integrity of the Scriptures. The Church proves this through her infallible teaching authority by guaranteeing the truthfulness and integrity of the Scriptures, that the writers of the Bible deserve our confidence, and that their writings are substantially the same as when they left their hands. The credibility and integrity of the Old Testament…...
Old Testament
About Hephaestus
Hephaistos, the god I chose, is the Greek god of artillery and fire. I'll be calling him the more common spelling of Hephaestus throughout this discussion. He stands out from the crowd with his club foot, along with his hammer and tongs of the gods. Aside from making weapons worthy of the gods and their acolytes, Hephaestus is said to have watched over all the great architects and craftsmen of Greece; he even did some feats himself, such as constructing…...
The Woman Warrior
The Women Roles in Literature
The Burgeoning Tree of Women Roles from Seed to Sapling The roles of women in literature have evolved and expanded throughout time. In early literature such as Greek mythology, women were identified as sexual objects rather than individual humans. Gradually, the role of women in literature have developed into something more than a simple object: a damsel in distress who is rescued by the literary hero who is evidently a man. In the course of time, women’s roles have evolved…...
The Woman Warrior
Visit to Michael C Carlos Museum
On September 9th, 2018, I was able to visit the Michael C. Carlos Museum on the campus of Emory University. The beautiful three-story building housed some amazing collections of artwork, artifacts, sculptures and videos from different places and era’s around the world. On the first floor where the information kiosk was located it was American, Greek and Roman, and Egyptian art. On the second floor, it featured the African collection. Lastly, on the third floor it featured the Egyptian feline…...
The Woman Warrior
Malinche by Laura Natalia Esquivel
The novel 'Malinche' is written by the famous author Laura Natalia Esquivel, who won the one of the best New York Times best selling women author because of this. The novel has a historical role and discourse surrounding to Malinche, an indigenous woman who has been regarded as both a subject and a mythic figure in Mexican history, art, literature and language. Born to a noble family, sold as a slave by her own mother, and later passed around as…...
The Woman Warrior
Evidence of the Existence of Nazi Concentration Camps
The Holocaust was the killing and persecution of over six million Jews and other groups such as the disabled, Gypsies, Slavics, homosexuals, and Jehovah’s Witnesses. The Holocaust was performed and executed by the Nazis in the 1930s and 1940s. Although there is overwhelming evidence of the existence of the Holocaust, people still deny that the Holocaust was real and wrong. In fact, only one-third of the world believes the entirety of the Holocaust (Stuart, 1). There are 3 main reasons…...
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Understanding of Indian Culture
Hindus' most religious and well-respected writing is “The Ramayana” by Valmiki. It shows insight into the Indian culture and still influences the art of India today. He based it on an epic called “Ramayana” and revived it for modern times. The actions and personalities that are portrayed through its characters provide the meaning of The Ramayana. For the Hindus, this work is sacred because it provides them with meaning in life. And how they should grow and learn from one’s…...
Ramayana
Something More than Just a Story
Monkeys, kings, gods, and demons: The Ramayana is quite a tale. However, an examination of the context of the story, such as the culture it came from and the works of art it influenced, shows that for many people, the Ramayana is quite a bit more than just a story. Culture, tradition, and the artistic medium all play important roles in understanding Valmiki's Ramayana and the illustration that goes with it. The Ramayana is an important literary work, and its…...
Ramayana
A Literary Analysis of Heroism in the Ramayana
An Insight to Heroism: The Ramayana The Ramayana according to Valmiki tells a tale of a Hero and its tricksters, as well as leads the reader through the various obstacles that take place along their journey to prove themselves worthy of the throne. In this case, Rama is the hero as he portrays himself to be not only brave and noble but also pure in every way a King should be. Challenges arise that allow him options to consider, and only he…...
Ramayana
A Literary Analysis of the Play Cyrano De Bergerac
Words are used every day. They are a part of life, and have the power to make people laugh, smile, or cry. Words are used all over the world in hundreds of different languages, and in thousands of different scenarios. In life and the play, "Cyrano De Bergerac", the words people say and words people hear can be very powerful depending on the meaning behind them, and where they are coming from. The power of a word can vary enormously from person…...
Cyrano De Bergerac
Thoughtful Laughter in the Play Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand
Within the play, Cyrano de Bergerac, the writer Edmond Rostand induces thoughtful laughter through the utilization of a frivolous and relaxed tone satirical diction, and unexpected circumstances which oppose the general social paradigm. “Your nose is.....very big. Yes, very. Ha! Is that all?” Cyrano is mocked for his abnormally large nose, yet it's clear that a serious tone eludes the dialogue, for it excludes any vehement response from either character. Thus, as the tone remains to be sardonic, it's valid to assert that…...
Cyrano De Bergerac
The Mission and Effect of Jesus in the Gospel of Luke
In Luke 8, Jesus begins with the Parable of the Sower. He then tells the stories of the Lamp on a Stand, of Jesus' Mother and Brothers, of Jesus Calming the Storm, of The Healing of a Demon, Possessed Ma,n and A Dead Girl and a Sick Woman. All of these stories and parables continue to show Jesus's mission and effect on the people he spoke to and healed. Luke 9 shows Jesus sending out the 12 disciples to cure people…...
Parable Of The Sower
The Morality in the Christian Story the Parable of the Sower
The Parable of the Sower Mark 4: 1-9, 13-20 Webster's dictionary defines a parable as a story that illustrates a moral lesson. In Mark 4: 19, 13-20, Mark depicts Jesus preaching The Parable of the Sower, by the sea, to a crowd so enormous that Jesus was forced to preach in a boat to give himself space. In Marks's's version of The Parable of the Sower, Jesus' moral lesson or main point was to show how different people respond to…...
Parable Of The Sower
An Interpretation of the Parable of the Sower in the Bible
Parable of the Sower Interpretation: Jesus is referring to the acceptance and different ways of accepting God's word. How some of us take it for face value while others hang onto the thought for a little while longer before letting it drift out of their lives. Others then harvest His word and allow it to grow in their lives. Audience: When Jesus tells this parable, he is talking to a large crowd of ordinary people. Jesus took to a boat…...
Parable Of The Sower
An Introduction to the Parable of the Sower
The Parable Of The Sower This parable is about a sower who went out to sow grain. As he scattered the seeds in the field some seeds fell along the path, where the seed was smashed and eaten by the birds. Some of the seeds fell on rocky ground. When the seeds sprouted on the rocky ground they died from lack of moisture. Some of the other seeds fell in thorn bushes. As they grew with the thorn bushes they…...
Parable Of The Sower
Justice in The Count of Monte Cristo
The great amount of suffering that Dantes deals with throughout The Count of Monte Cristo is something that would be impossible for the average person to handle, yet he perseveres and comes out on top of his situation. In Alexandre Dumas' "The Count of Monte Cristo” the Count's revenge can be justified through what has been done to him, his reluctance to hurt those uninvolved, and the sensibility of his beliefs on justice and punishment. Villefort's schemes against Edmond to…...
The Count Of Monte Cristo
A Review of Alexandre Dumas’ Old Story, The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo is an old story of revenge by Alexandre Dumas. In the book the main character, Edmond Dantes is betrayed by the people who he called his friends. He spends the next fourteen years of his life in jail, but then escapes and spends the next few years planning to take revenge on him. Although he never actually physically hits or punches his enemies, he does hit them with his plan, n, and Dempsey and Firpo…...
The Count Of Monte Cristo
Edmond Dantes’ Newfound Power
Count of Monte Cristo In Alexandre Dumas's novel, The Count of Monte Cristo, Edmond Dantes receives a newfound power given to him by his "God," which he uses to restore balance and justice to whoever deserves it. Much like how Abraham Lincoln believes that "nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power," Edmond gradually changes from seeking out and finding the riches on the Isle of Monte Cristo, which ultimately symbolizes competence and…...
The Count Of Monte Cristo
Mercedes: A Character Analysis
In The Count of Monte Cristo, we are introduced to Mercedes a young Catalan beauty, who is engaged to Dantes. After Dantes' imprisonment and supposed death, Mercedes marries her cousin and friend, Fernand. When she discovers Dantes is still alive she continues to love him, but is faithful in her marriage, unlike some other characters. Mercedes is a wonderful mother to Albert but is soon left with nothing when Fernand kills himself leaving her and Albert little to live on.…...
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Monte Cristo’s Revenge Theme: My Experience
Count of Monte Cristo Reflection Honestly, the first impression I had of the movie was “boring” because when I saw the scenes of the movie, it reminded me of the 17th century when soldiers still wore that red uniform. The hairstyle of the characters was good-fashioned and people still rode on carriages but that impression faded little by little after a while. I started to enjoy watching the film as if I were the actual scenes. The part that I…...
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The Dark Elements in The Count of Monte Cristo, a Novel by Alexandre Dumas
This novel was set in the eighteen-hundreds, so there are strong democratic leanings evident in Dumas's literary works. Through the use of the Faust, architecture, and doppelganger, Alexandre Dumas reflects the dual nature of man in The Count of Monte Cristo thus expressing .that even the best of men can have a dark element In Dumas novel, The Count of Monte Cristo he expresses many gothic motifs. For example the use of architecture in the descent of madness, “He descended…...
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