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  • Tradition Vs. Modernity, Amy Kramer

    Tradition Vs. Modernity, Amy Kramer

    England and India never did understand one another. (Prasad 37) Undilute East had always been too much for the West; and soulful East always came lap-dog fashion to the West, mutually asking to be not too little and not too much, but just right. (Prasad 37) The struggle of individuals caught between tradition and modernity, or between India and the west, is a very common theme in Indian literature. This struggle is evident in Nectar

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    Submitted: January 13, 2010 By: Janna
  • Neolithic and Paleolithic - from Paleolithic to the Modern World

    Neolithic and Paleolithic - from Paleolithic to the Modern World

    From Paleolithic to the Modern World Before the existence of an advanced civilization many steps of evolution is required. The complex human society is one of the best examples there is. For example the revolutionary steps from the Paleolithic and the Neolithic to the Modern World is filled with wonder and awe. However, the ascents involved is not that extraordinary; if it is being closely observed. Foremost, the Nomadic People of the Paleolithic Age depends

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    Submitted: January 13, 2010 By: Artur
  • Odyseus as an Epic Hero

    Odyseus as an Epic Hero

    Odysseus' role as an epic hero is modified throughout the epic poem. As Odysseus leaves Troy for home, he is the typical bloodthirsty warrior. During the course of his trek, he undergoes a symbolic death and rebirth. Upon his arrival in Ithaka, the wiser man he has become is evident. The Odyssey is Odysseus' story of his journey not only from Troy to Ithaka, but also from bloodthirsty warrior to epic hero. Odysseus begins the

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    Submitted: January 13, 2010 By: Mike
  • Cold Blooded Heroes

    Cold Blooded Heroes

    Cold Blooded Heroes Twelve hundred dollars. The amount of money needed to create the first issue of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; a group of four crime fighting ninjas that take on an interesting body form. This group is interesting in the fact that they are a very successful parody of another super hero from the past. After watching the movie and doing some research on the hero Daredevil, it seems that the storylines

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    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: Mike
  • Faust as a Romantic Hero

    Faust as a Romantic Hero

    Faust as a Romantic Hero In Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s Faust, the protagonist exhibits many characteristics of a typical romantic hero. First, he is larger then life. He has obtained numerous advanced degrees, and conjures up spirits. In his effort to go beyond knowledge and gain experience he strikes a bargain with the Devil. He is “not afraid of the Devil or hell” ( Lawall & Mack, 444) and proves that by making the deal

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    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: Kevin
  • A Doll’s House: Nora, Torvald and the Tragic Hero

    A Doll’s House: Nora, Torvald and the Tragic Hero

    A Doll’s House: Nora, Torvald and the Tragic Hero Henrik Ibsen’s play “A Doll’s House” features many characters, two of which are of great importance and have considerable difference among them. Nora Helmer and her husband Torvald live their lives in such a way that they are oblivious to their true desires and needs in life. Nora, the protagonist of the play, seems naпve and unknowledgeable of the world outside her home. Although she seems

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    Submitted: January 15, 2010 By: Mike
  • Modern Warefare

    Modern Warefare

    This is a Mills Bomb; a grenade developed by William Mills in 1915 that was used by British troops. It has a central spring-loaded firing pin and spring-loaded lever locked by a pin. Once the pin was released, and the grenade was in the air, the lever flew up and released the striker. This ignited a four-second time fuse which allowed the thrower to take cover before it exploded. It was an improvement on other

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    Submitted: January 16, 2010 By: Mikki
  • Jay Gatsby - a Tragic Hero

    Jay Gatsby - a Tragic Hero

    Jay Gatsby---A Tragic Hero What does the word пїЅпїЅheroпїЅпїЅ mean? Who can qualify as a hero? Heroes such as King Arthur may seem hard to understand and relate to, but there are many heroes in our everyday lives. Heroes are great people who have done special things; however, they are not perfect. Every hero has flaws; it is these flaws that make them humane but extraordinary. Happy endings are rare and unrealistic in the real

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    Submitted: January 16, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Okonkwo Is a Tragic Hero

    Okonkwo Is a Tragic Hero

    Okonkwo is the protagonist in the book Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. Things Fall Apart is about Okonkwo rule by success and fuel by the absolute resentment of becoming like his father, Unoka. Okonkwo chooses to live life by creating fear and anger to his tribe and his family. Okonkwo is ruled by fear and anger, which takes part in his ultimate downfall. Okonkwo is not so much a martyr but a tragic

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    Submitted: January 17, 2010 By: Max
  • Frankenstein-Value for Modern Readers

    Frankenstein-Value for Modern Readers

    Frankenstein-value for modern readers Mary Shelley’s text, Frankenstein is a text, which is highly regarded in today’s society for its outstanding literary worth. However, the text as it was seen during the time of Shelley and its appearance and appeal today, most certainly differ. The most significant difference is that over a hundred years ago, the text was seen as a popular text, our modern day Simpsons, if you like. Conversely, today it appeals to

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    Submitted: January 17, 2010 By: Top
  • Beowulf

    Beowulf

    King Hrothgar of Denmark, a descendant of the great king Shield Sheafson, enjoys a prosperous and successful reign. He builds a great mead-hall, called Heorot, where his warriors can gather to drink, receive gifts from their lord, and listen to stories sung by the scops, or bards. But the jubilant noise from Heorot angers Grendel, a horrible demon who lives in the swamplands of Hrothgar’s kingdom. Grendel terrorizes the Danes every night, killing them and

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    Submitted: January 18, 2010 By: Stenly
  • Harry Potter and the Sorceror’s Stone Follows Mythological Hero Model

    Harry Potter and the Sorceror’s Stone Follows Mythological Hero Model

    In Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Harry Potter is the hero of the story. I believe that this movie follows Joseph Campbell’s model about the pattern of a hero’s journey. Campbell wrote that there were three stages in every hero’s mythological voyage. For the following five paragraphs, I compared the first stage, Departure, with the beginning of the movie. The hero is called to adventure when Hagrid brings Harry to Dumbledore. This makes sense

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    Submitted: January 18, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Origins and Developments of Capitalist Modernity Marx and Weber

    Origins and Developments of Capitalist Modernity Marx and Weber

    Marx is considered a modernist because his views and theories fit the meaning of Modernity, which are human freedom and the right to free choice. To Marx, Capitalism is a barrier to the notion of human freedom and choice. Five aspects of his political theory which are modern, is how he views human nature, effects of Capitalism on human natures with emphasis on significance of labour, class struggles within Capitalism, the demise of Capitalism

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    Submitted: January 19, 2010 By: Andrew
  • Achilles: A Hero No More

    Achilles: A Hero No More

    ACHILLES: A HERO NO MORE In the introduction of the Essential Illiad given by Sheila Murnaghan, Achilles is labeled as “the greatest of the Greek heroes”. In classic mythology a hero is a person of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits and is often the offspring of a mortal and a god. Achilles was the greatest fighter among the Greeks or Trojans and feared no man in battle. He was also the offspring

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    Submitted: January 20, 2010 By: David
  • Lies in the Modern Era

    Lies in the Modern Era

    Disclaimer: None of the following are my actual beliefs, nor do I wish to force them upon you. FELLOW GOD-FEARING MEN AND WOMEN! The modern age has brought forth technology that has changed our world. However, is this really what the world is meant to be like? Absolutely not; the Almighty above is testing us. Everyone is born faithful. Only later in life do people choose to stray from Jesus and worship Satan instead. Atheists

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    Submitted: January 21, 2010 By: Artur
  • Wealhtheow: The Role of Women in Beowulf

    Wealhtheow: The Role of Women in Beowulf

    Wealhtheow: The Role of Women in Beowulf Beowulf is an epic tale written over twelve hundred years ago. In the poem, several different female characters are introduced, and each woman possesses detailed and unique characteristics. The women in Beowulf are portrayed as strong individuals, each of whom has a specific role within the poem. Some women are cast as the cup-bearers and gracious hostesses of the mead halls, such as Wealhtheow and Hygd, while others,

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    Submitted: January 21, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Western Texts and Modern Beliefs

    Western Texts and Modern Beliefs

    Western Texts and Modern Beliefs People have placed their ideas in and explained their culture through literature since the first recorded literary work. As societal beliefs have changed, literature has reflected these beliefs in the stories they tell. Despite the differences, many literary elements have remained virtually unchanged. The hero, for example, has been a major part in texts throughout history. Great early western texts such as The Epic of Gilgamesh (1200 BCE) and the

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    Submitted: January 21, 2010 By: Stenly
  • Beowulf

    Beowulf

    Beowulf Beowulf was written by a Anglo-Saxon Scop, or storyteller, and tells a story about a hero, Beowulf, who comes to help the Danes fight the dreaded Grendal. Beowulf is a classic epic hero and is honored by being passed down in the story. Beowulf embodies the ideals of conduct in the Anglo-Saxon culture by being loyal, seeks fame and glory, and performs brave deeds. Beowulf is loyal to the Geats (which is his

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    Submitted: January 21, 2010 By: Monika
  • Christian and Pagan Ideals in Beowulf

    Christian and Pagan Ideals in Beowulf

    Before the invention of the printing press or written history, oral history, especially in early Germanic culture, became the foremost means of transcribing values, and past events. Written down in approximately 1,000 A.D. by an unknown author, Beowulf, originally a pagan fable, became a Christian allegory upon its transcription by Christian monks. However, as scholars have debated over the religious context in Beowulf, the attempts by the monks to turn the epic poem into a

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    Submitted: January 22, 2010 By: Bred
  • The Indian Act and Its Effect on Modern Society

    The Indian Act and Its Effect on Modern Society

    The Indian Act and its Effect on Modern Society The Indian Act is one of the most outdated and irrelevant pieces of legislature ever written. In 1876, the Crown consolidated all existing laws pertaining to Indians, and called this new document the Indian Act. They did not solicit input from Aboriginal people and in fact, at that time, Aboriginal people were not even allowed to vote for or against the politicians who were creating this

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    Submitted: January 22, 2010 By: Anna
  • How Has Technology Affected Modern Society?

    How Has Technology Affected Modern Society?

    How Has Technology Affected Modern Society? On earth, technology has and will always be used to sculpt and create our modern society. Without technology, our lives wouldn’t be just the usual walk in the park. Technology is a huge contributor to the well being of human kind. Just try to imagine how hard it would be to make it through the day without the simplest of technologies. We have grown so used to the luxuries

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    Submitted: January 23, 2010 By: Bred
  • Identifying Heroes: The Godfather and Pulp Fiction

    Identifying Heroes: The Godfather and Pulp Fiction

    Identifying Heroes: The Godfather and Pulp Fiction The form of Classical Hollywood films is, first and foremost, invisible. In a Classical Hollywood film, the narrative is foremost, and style serves the narrative. Camera angles, lighting and editing patterns such as the shot/reverse-shot pattern aim to give us the best possible perspective on the unfolding events(1). These events are arranged in a strongly causality-oriented linear narrative, with one event causing the next. This narrative is arranged

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    Submitted: January 23, 2010 By: David
  • The Many Heroes of Our Day

    The Many Heroes of Our Day

    The Many Heroes Of our Day Heroes, since the time they were first written and recorded heroes have been the ones to set the example and uphold the morals and beliefs of the people. There have been, in general, three key ages of heroes: Anglo-Saxon Age, Middle age, and Modern age. They all have changed throughout time to fit the ways of the culture in each of their time period. The different characters that

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    Submitted: January 23, 2010 By: Vika
  • Beowulf

    Beowulf

    Beowulf is a biography possibly written about a real or mythical individual, in which nothing is known of the exact date or author. In this biography, there is Beowulf a strong Geat warrior and hero. As a hero he is both portrayed as a savior-like figure in a pagan since, but as a warrior sent to do God’s work in a Christian sense. From a pagan viewpoint (the beliefs of the ancient Greeks could be

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    Submitted: January 24, 2010 By: Anna
  • Modernism in the Great Gatsby

    Modernism in the Great Gatsby

    INTRODUCTION What is real? In a modernist point of view the world shouldn’t be called reality. But if the world isn’t reality what is it then? What is reality in modernism? Modernism is a rejection of realism, which believed that science will save the world and where notion of science and social determinism is idealized. In modernism, science explains everything, which took away all the power of God, He became useless. In a way, life

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    Submitted: January 24, 2010 By: Mikki

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