... is most definitely more directed towards fate than anything else. After all, the prophecies of the oracle did come true and the fate of Oedipus was outlined even before he was born. The Greeks believed in fate and running away from fate is a big no-no. The townspeople (chorus) stated: Destiny guide me always, Destiny find me filled with reverence pure in word and deed. Great laws tower above us, reared on high born for the brilliant vault of heaven. The great laws signify a great chain of command, if you will. Oedipus has upset that great chain of command by his blatant attempt to defy his fate. Oedipus was more of a victim of fate rather then a participa ...
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... of approval." At that time, Kunta and the other prisoners wanted to keep their voices secret. Because they feared if the white men heard their plan, they would know the prisoners had united. Therefore, they were always murmuring and muttering. On the other hand, the common word "talking" is more casual, louder and clearer. That is why I think Haley used " murmuring" instead of the more usual "talking." Then, Haley used "toubob" instead of the more usual "white men," because the Africans meant "toubob" as an insult and they thought of the white men as devils. For instance, in Chapter 37, "So great was his fury that Kunta was barely aware of the women singing Tou ...
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... the spider as white it comes into a whole new perspective, and you begin to think that maybe the spider isn’t so bad after all. In the second part of the first stanza Frost describes a witches brew with all the ingredients being white. Witches have traditionally been ugly people wearing all black, the color that represents darkness and death. By saying that the white spider and the dead moth are like ingredients of a witches brew is actually putting those two objects on a lower level of existence. Ingredients in witch’s brew are usually despicable items that are not worthy of any human being. Frost talks about the spider on a white heal-all hol ...
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... school for the most violent ones would be locked and the windows would be similar to those in the juvenile hall. Students would attend these schools from 8 a.m. until 2p.m., the same as a traditional school. The second way is a work-placement program that can help these troublemakers to find work in the community when they are no longer able to attend or wish to be at these special schools. These programs would be designed to help these students get a job in what they are most interested in doing. By offering these worst troublemakers alternatives of being in jail or working, city officials hope this program will give these troubled teens a better choice then be ...
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... that she does not want to talk to him because he is Jewish and she is embarrassed to talk to him. The result of the talk that David has with Sally results in emotional pain for David. David does not suffer emotionally just because of Sally; his teammates make him suffer also. David has a tough time after his teammates know his religion. One minute they are saying he is the best and the next minute they have their backs turned on him. David is going through a lot. He had not known that his friends would do this to him. He had thought that they would not care if they found out that he was Jewish. When they know about David, they start to ignore him and give him ...
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... about the definition of specific genres, the conventional definition tends to be based on the idea that texts within a genre share particular conventions of content and form, such as themes, settings, structure and style. However, the nature of genre leads to several problems inherent in the defining of genres. Certain genres are looser and more open ended in their conventions than other genres and some genres have many conventions while others have very few. Furthermore, literary texts that overlap and mix genres blur the distinction between them. Genres are not discrete systems consisting of a fixed number of list able items. Consequently, the same text can ...
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... “the giddiest to grow pale” with the sound of a loud, deep, and rather peculiar note when the clock strikes each hour. The “uneasy cessation of all things” resulting from the sound of the clock creates an unpleasant and apprehensive mood, directly opposite from the joyful mood described earlier. These descriptive settings of the clock and the rest of the masque are what assists in creating a desired atmosphere throughout the story. Another key element of how the setting affects the atmosphere is how the setting evokes feelings from the reader. There are seven rooms within the abbey, all a different color ranging from blue in the first room to black in the las ...
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... “romped until the pans slid from the kitchen shelf” (5-6). This made his mother so upset that she could do nothing but frown. Finally, his father “waltzed” him on to bed. In “Those Winter Sundays” by Robert Hayden, the poet also relinquishes on a regular occurrence in his childhood. On Sunday mornings, just as any other morning, his father rises early and puts on his clothes in the cold darkness. He then goes out in the cold and splits fire wood with which he uses to start a fire in the house. After the entire house is warm he calls the rest of his family out of bed. He does not get any thanks for doing this, but tha ...
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... like biting something rotten would do." Since he feels this way, he would only tell a lie in the most exceptional state of affairs. The first lie was told by Marlow in extraordinary circumstances. It was told because he had a notion it would somehow be of help to Mr. Kurtz. The lie was to allow the brick maker to think he had more influence in the company than he actually had. This lie would help Kurtz in two ways. Firstly, it would help Marlow to get the rivets he needed to fix the boat, and that would provide Kurtz with a means of communication, or a way out of the jungle. Secondly, it would provide Kurtz with an ally who was perceived as powerful. Marlow knew t ...
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... is a crucial point that Shakespeare has made. The description of the purpose of clothing in Macbeth is the fact that these garments are not his. Therefore, Macbeth is uncomfortable in them because he is continually conscious of the fact that they do not belong to him. In the following passage, the idea constantly recurs that Macbeth's new honors sit ill upon him, like loose and badly fitting garments, belonging to someone else: "New honours come upon him, Like our strange garments, cleave not to their mould, But with the aid of use." (Act I, iii: 144) The second form used to add to the atmosphere, the imagery of darkness. In a Shakespearean tragedy, we have k ...
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