...Celton Brito-Lobato Analyse and compare how Lady Macbeth and Curley's wife are presented Shakespeare’s ' Macbeth' and Steinbeck’s ‘Of Mice and Men’ In the Shakespearean play of ‘Macbeth’ we are introduced to the character of Lady Macbeth. Similarly in John Steinbeck's novella Of Mice of Men we also presented with an equally diverse character of Curley's wife. ‘Macbeth’ was written during the early 17th century, and was a play 'fit for a king'. It outlines a couple's ambition to become rulers of Scotland and sees them fulfil this ambition and in doing so, killing the king in the process. Despite being written during patriarchal Jacobean society, Lady Macbeth is a female protagonist. Throughout the play, through Lady Macbeth's actions we are forced to believe that she is evil. In contrast, in the novel John Steinbeck tells a story of dreams, hopes and loneliness. We are introduced to a majorly significant and complex character, named Curley’s wife. Steinbeck shows us that Curley’s wife is flirtatious, mischievous (despite the patriarchal society of the 1930’s) but most of all she is an isolated character. Her hasty marriage to Curley proves to be failed attempt to escape her own spiral of disappointment of not fulfilling her ambition of becoming an actress. This ironically is a main theme in both texts. This essay will analyse and compare the presentation of Lady Macbeth and Curley's wife through structure, themes, what is said about them, their actions and what they themselves...
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...Critically examine the title of Marquez’s novel Chronicle of a Death Foretold. Chronicle of a Death Foretold (1981) by Gabriel Garcia Marquez is a short novel written in the form of a chronicle. It is an instrument that combines Marquez’s journalism skills with those of fiction writing-the work depicts a murder investigation that took place around thirty years ago and, revolving around this probing, are the major problems that Marquez wants to address- lapses in the social and administrative order. The death, which was “foretold” to almost every member of the town, by the murderers, could not be prevented- it is a clear mirror to the moral disorder which was contained in and rather, dominated the society. As the title exposes, it is about a death- it becomes a natural curiosity as to why the death takes place. In this social order, that the narrator is interviewing, it is very apparent that the culture is marked by “male privilege and domination”; here women were not allowed to exercise their “free will”- “…they have been raised to suffer.” The status of the women was, therefore, reduced to an object. Angela Vicario is reluctant to marry Bayardo San Roman because she didn’t love him. However, she is forced to marry him because he is a man of large fortune and immense power. The death in the story is caused because of an outdated “code of honor” – on the night of wedding if the bride failed to prove her virginity, she was returned back. Consequently, the person responsible for...
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...Universidad Nacional de Colombia Foreign Languages Department Written English VI Gabriela Vallejo Matiz December, 2013 04861318 The Martian Chronicles: Illusion over Reality The Martian Chronicles can be interpreted as the choice of illusion over reality. There were many events where the Martians shaped their bodies to the humans’ deepest desires or the humans themselves created illusions to fulfill these desires. By doing so, it could be seen that the characters chose to follow their illusions instead of accepting the reality they were facing. “The choice of illusion is related to the strong emotions of love, hate and empathy.” (Taylor, 2013) In chapter six –the third expedition- is clear that the humans’ illusion is to have their beloved dead ones back. Despite the Captain’s reservations and warnings, everyone accepts the illusion of Green Bluff, Illinois in Mars, which suggests unreality given that it may not be possible to copy an identical place in a different one. However, this acceptance brings comfort to the crew who are blinded by the emotion of having their resurrected family back; these families “were given a second chance to live in a new world” which, at the same time, is unreal because there is no way to bring back a dead person. The Martians linked this illusion to the strong empathy with the crew’s emotions through telepathy in order to carry out a dreadful funeral. Earth men never suspected what was happening until the last moment when they were killed...
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...December 9, 2005 MOVIE REVIEW | 'THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE' Two Wars of Good and Evil By A. O. SCOTT In the weeks leading up to the release of "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," the entertainment press has sometimes seemed so preoccupied with matters of allegory as to resemble an advanced seminar in Renaissance literature. It has never been a secret that C. S. Lewis, who taught that subject and others at Oxford for many years, composed his great cycle of seven children's fantasy novels with the New Testament in mind and with some of the literary traditions it inspired close at hand. To the millions since the 1950's for whom the books have been a source of childhood enchantment, Lewis's religious intentions have either been obvious, invisible or beside the point. Which is part of the appeal of allegory, as he well knew. It is a symbolic mode, not a literal one - there are, after all, no talking beavers in the Bible - and it constructs distinct levels of meaning among which readers travel of their own free will. An allegorical world is both a reflection of the real one and a reality unto itself, as Lewis's heroes, the four Pevensie children, come to discover. The story of Aslan's sacrifice and resurrection may remind some readers (and now viewers) of what they learned in Sunday school, but others, Christian or not, will be perfectly happy to let what happens in Narnia stay in Narnia. The supposed controversy over...
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...Adversity in The Chronicles of Narnia By: Rowan Edy 599025003 The trials and hardships in life is what builds us as people. Adversity and setbacks are what make what and us we learn from to better ourselves in the field of all aspects of life. The four siblings, (Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy) in the movie The Chronicles of Narnia all experience great adversity. How they deal with these failures and overcome them is an example of humanity and coming of age. The beginning of the movie pans out to German bombers flying over London. The Pevensies are seen rushing to a bomb shelter in their backyard. World war two is a time of adversity in it’s own terms. The Pevensie’s are living during the London Blitz, when Germans would constantly bombard English cities. The children learn quickly through the misery of having to leave war-torn London that living there is a failure within itself and that they must live in the countryside of Scotland to be safe. The children's father is fighting as a foot soldier in the British army. Peter, the eldest brother immediately takes on the parental role of the family, alongside Susan, his sister after his mother remains in London. Already the children have to grow faster than normal circumstances, as they have to be strong and guide the two younger siblings. This sets the tone of for the film, as the children experience a loneliness, heartache and frustration and great adversity inside the world of Narnia. Almost all the characters experience...
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...Maria Alejandrina Cervantes—Commentary—Chronicle of a Death Foretold “I dreamed that a woman was coming into the room with a little girl in her arms, and that the child was chewing without stopping to take a breath, and that half-chewed kernels of corn were falling into the woman’s brassiere. The woman said to me: ‘She crunches like a nutty nuthatch, kind of sloppy, kind of slurpy.’ Suddenly I felt the anxious fingers that were undoing the buttons of my shirt, and I caught the dangerous smell of the beast of love lying on my back, and I felt myself sinking into the delights of quicksand of her tenderness.” (89-90). Maria Alejandrina Cervantes, the voluptuous, tasteful, tender prostitute in Chronicle of a Death Foretold has more significance than meets the eye. Firstly, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the author of the book, uses magic realism in context with the character of Maria Alejandrina Cervantes in order to convey the notion of irony. After all, Marquez does indeed eulogistically portray whores as members of the upper classes. Throughout the book, there is a cynical tone and deathly images that lead to accentuate the negative effect of Santiago Nasar’s death on the society. Noting Santiago Nasar’s impact on the town, the book may be considered a symbol of the end of the world. This quote (referring to “I dreamed…out of my life.” [Marquez, 89-90]) amalgamates the motifs of dreams and magic realism regarding Maria Alejandrina Cervantes through the use of literacy devices to...
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...Maria Grant Sharpe CMLIT 004U Dr. Tachibana May 2, 2013 Japanese Society in Haruki Murakami’s The Elephant Vanishes and The Wind Up Bird Chronicle Haruki Murakami, one of the most critically acclaimed and widely read authors in Japan today, is labeled by many as a postmodernist. His short story “The Elephant Vanishes” and fictional novel “The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle” are prime examples of why this label has been placed on Murakami’s work. Both stories revolve around a central theme that since World War II the Japanese have lost a clear sense of self. Murakami reveals this central theme by overlaying a number of supporting themes, including the split between reality and imagination, and the overbearing effect of the past on the present. The central theme is furthered through vivid symbolism, the mundane activities of everyday life, and frequent references to western culture. Both stories beg the question: Do we have our own free will to act individually in this life, or are our actions predetermined by the mass of history that comes before us? Murakamiʼs Wind-Up Bird Chronicle probes contemporary Japanese life through the consciousness of a seemingly ordinary, slyly humorous, and increasingly likable narrator, Toru Okada, affectionately called “Mr. Wind-Up Bird.” His search for his wife Kumiko, who has left him, seems also a search for himself. Okada is 30, out of work, absent-minded and yet somehow hyper-vigilant at the same time. His character goes against all the...
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...1. Introduction a) This business plan describes a proposed venture to expand Busters from a one-store to two-store operation. b) Busters is a small retail store located in the lobby of a thriving large office building. It currently has three employees and sells snacks, sandwiches, beverages, cards, newspaper, books and small gift items. c) Ultimately, we hope to expand Busters so that it becomes a chain of 10-15 stores situated in the downtown office buildings. Statement of purpose The purpose of this Business Plan is to outline our current operations and map out our plans for expansion. Our goals are to raise additional capital through private loans and private equity injections from individuals who see the potential in this opportunity. This business plan provides a description of a proposed venture to expand our current retail operation from a onestore operation to a two-store. The reason for developing this new business plan is to include our second store to be located in the Luhrs Building in the Downtown Sector in Phoenix, Arizona. This location is approximately four blocks from the current Buster’s. We have secured a lease, effective Jan 15th, 2014. This building is currently under construction with an expected completion date of 30 Mar 2014. This space, in the building will house Buster’s Inc when the multiple, state of the art office building opens for business. 2. Organization of the business and key players...
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...Chronicles of IB It was my first day of IB English SL class. I always thought English was a subject where there was nothing to study. Throughout my time studying in the Indian Board, I considered English as one of the easiest subjects. But this was about to change. “Ms. Meredith Klein”, my professor’s name was written on the board with the class name “IB English Standard Level” under that with a bunch of other things written around it. As my teacher started describing the syllabus it was becoming my worst nightmare. She divided the two years of the IB program, into 4 parts and called each of the 4 units by a different genre. The funny thing was I just knew two types of genres at that time: fiction and non-fiction. The first one of the four genres she described was Classics. There were two big books I had to read for this, “The Scarlet Letter” and “The Assault” and study both the literary works intensively and at last present a detailed study of one of the book. This was another nightmare for me because throughout my life the only books I had read were a bunch of Famous Five and all in my fifth grade. I felt like it was the worst time of my life. All I did before my 11th grade was read summaries on the Internet and all of a sudden that proved as a waste of time in IB. It was not helpful at all. I knew the reading was extremely important and I still kept on procrastinating and read the books without understanding. The program was called a pre-university course and so it was extremely...
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...The Ethics of Living Jim Crow: An Autobiographical Sketch by Richard Wright personally is both enlightening and at the same time disheartening. In the one sense, it gives a glimpse into our past as a country as well as a society. Just how great the racial divide really was. Although some may object, feeling there is still a racial divide, all parties concerned have to agree though that much has improved in terms of advancement and treatment of African Americans in this country. It is just amazing how ignorant Jim Crow Laws were but incredibly was instituted and implemented by the southern portion of the United States. I tried to place myself in Richard Wright’s situation, but in order to do so I needed to gain more understanding and knowledge on Jim Crow Laws. Jim crow laws are defined as the systematic practice of discriminating against and segregating black people, especially as practiced in the American south from the end of reconstruction to the mid 20th century. Some examples of Jim Crow laws were: A black male could not offer his hand ( to shake hands) with a white male because it implied being socially equal. Blacks were not allowed to show affection in public, especially kissing, because it offended whites. If a black person rode in a car driven by a white person the black person sat in the back seat, or back of the truck. It is very hard to place oneself in that time period with all the freedoms that we enjoy today. Thanks to the civil rights movement and...
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...phobia is a type of anxiety disorder, usually defined as a persistent fear of an object or situation in which the sufferer commits to great lengths in avoiding, typically disproportional to the actual danger posed, often being recognized as irrational. In the event the phobia cannot be avoided entirely, the sufferer will endure the situation or object with marked distress and significant interference in social or occupational activities. Symptoms involve an irrational, persistent fear of a specific object or situation that's out of proportion to the actual risk. This includes a fear of situations (such as airplanes or enclosed spaces); nature (such as thunderstorms or heights); animals or insects (such as dogs or spiders); blood, injection or injury (such as knives or medical procedures); or other phobias (such as loud noises or clowns). There are many other types of specific phobias. It's not unusual to experience phobias about more than one object or situation. It’s only natural to want to avoid the thing or situation you fear. But when it comes to conquering phobias, facing your fears is the key. While avoidance may make you feel better in the short-term, it prevents you from learning that your phobia may not be as frightening or overwhelming as you think. You never get the chance to learn how to cope with your fears and experience control over the situation. As a result, the phobia becomes increasingly scarier and more daunting in your mind. Exposure: Gradually and...
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...Application Test Character’s Name: Terrance James Alderson Nickname/ Alias: Terry, TJ, Terr. The 11th Generation Alder, The Hummingbird. Date of Birth: 01/06/1996 Place of Birth: Izmir, Turkey Residence: Manchester, England Height: 6 ft 2' Weight: 142 lbs Hair color Jet Black Hair/ Facial Hair: Medium long hair. Slight scruff, trying to grow a full beard Eye color: Light Brown Tattoos/ Marks: Small cut scar next to left eye. Two slash shaped birthmarks under both shoulders. Clothing size: Medium Clothing choice: V-neck T-shirts, Button-down shirts, jeans and black leather jacket Jewelry: Emerald ring, Necklace of family crest (two lightning bolts pointed towards each other) Role in Story: Main Character/Hero Education: College Freshman, just finished high school. Work history: Interned for his uncle's small tech firm. Skills/ Talents: Trained in multiple forms of swordsmanship, marital arts and military tactics. Programming, dancing, fencing. Fears/ Phobias: Worst fear: not living up to the family name. Rodents, extreme heights and quicksand. Bad habits: Lazy and breaks things too often. Good qualities: Very protective of his friends, always willing to help others before himself. Humble and grateful of and about everything he has. Bad qualities: Doesn't ever want to put a lot of effort and will look for...
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...C.S. Lewis’ life influenced his writing in many ways, whether it was through his beliefs, emotions, or different moments in his life. Beginning when his mother passed away from having Cancer his journey started in trying to figure out what he believed. Early on he was an atheist because he, like many people, couldn't understand how God would be so impatient and cruel. When he was 18, he enlisted in the British army during WWI, made a close friend named Paddy during the war, but Paddy was killed in battle. During his life, he went through many many sad times, this affected his writing in the books “The Problem of Pain” and “A Grief Observed”. He spoke about the feelings of resentfulness, depression, and relationships he had. He had a very...
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...CBS/TSM/SM: November 22, 2010 Song 6 The Prayer of God’s Servant (Ephesians 6:18) Prayer Congregation Bible Study cf ch. 13 ¶18-21, box on p. 138| Chapter 13 “I Love the Father” Par 18 (Lu 10:27) In answer he said: “‘You must love Jehovah your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your whole strength and with your whole mind,’ and, ‘your neighbor as yourself.’” (Joh 14:31) but, in order for the world to know that I love the Father, even as the Father has given me commandment [to do], so I am doing. Get up, let us go from here. (Job 2:4-5) But Satan answered Jehovah and said: “Skin in behalf of skin, and everything that a man has he will give in behalf of his soul. 5 For a change, thrust out your hand, please, and touch as far as his bone and his flesh [and see] whether he will not curse you to your very face.” Par 19 (Heb 10:24-25) And let us consider one another to incite to love and fine works, 25 not forsaking the gathering of ourselves together, as some have the custom, but encouraging one another, and all the more so as YOU behold the day drawing near. Par 20 (Ps 146:1) Praise Jah, YOU people! Praise Jehovah, O my soul. Par 21 (1Jo 4:20) If anyone makes the statement: “I love God,” and yet is hating his brother, he is a liar. For he who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot be loving God, whom he has not seen. How Can You Follow Jesus? ● When we pray, how can we show confidence in Jehovah, as Jesus did?—John 11:41...
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...Attachment / Pair Bonding Study Guide Behavior: Pair Bonding In some species, male and female partners form strong pair bonds which is presumably advantageous for division of labor in raising offspring. In ethology, “monogamy” is defined as: pair preference, co-nesting, and co-parenting. Only 3-5% of mammalian species are monogamous by this definition. (Many birds also pair bond, and mechanisms seem to be conserved, but we’ll just discuss mammals). Assay: Partner Preference Test Test subject is free to move between a chamber where previous partner is tethered, and a chamber where another potential mate (a stranger) is tethered. Partner preference = % of time spent in previous mate’s chamber. 50/50 means no partner preference. <50% would be stranger preference; 100% would mean absolute partner preference. previous test stranger mate subject potential mate Correlate Behavior (pair preference) to a Neural Mechanism: Oxytosin/Vasopressin Prairie voles = strictly monogamous rodent species, mates for life. * Partner preference is induced by a single mating, for both males and females. * Mating causes release of hormone oxytosin (females) or vasopressin (males) * Blocking oxytosin (f) or vasopressin (m) receptors during mating prevents pair preference. * Artificial dose of oxytosin (f) or vasopressin (m) in presence of scent of a stranger potential mate, is sufficient to induce partner preference for that individual without ever having mated....
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