...The Darkest Night Some nights are created not by the absence of the sun, but the darkness conjured inside of man, himself. Ironically, some of the darkest of time periods that mankind will ever experience was created from inside from man. One of time periods was named the Holocaust. Considered one of the most horrific events in human history, one was to be found very lucky to have survived such torture and tragedy, if they survivored. One survivor of the Holocaust was a little 15 year old boy named Elie Wiesel, writer of the book Night, of which has to do with his experiences during the Holocaust. In Night, Elie describes just how dark and evil the Holocaust truly was using tragedy, symbolism and tone in his writing. Whomever you...
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...Pablo Picasso was a man that had great empathy for his fellow human. Picasso’s empathy developed in his early years when he lived in Barcelona where he witnessed beggars, gypsies, and prostitutes on the streets. However, the root of his empathy and his famous “Blue Period” was the result of the death of his close friend, Carlos Casagemas. Such a tragedy event would end up spawning paintings like “The Tragedy” which were all a metaphors and personifications of Picasso’s depression. Looking at “The Tragedy”, you get a feel to what Picasso felt like when he made the painting; feeling cold, alone, and depressed. The tragedy showcases the personal struggles Picasso had with his depression while simultaneously conveying his sympathy for people living...
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...use of humor after a national tragedy bring light to a dark time or is it seen as “too far”?” There are many different forms of jokes comedians can use after a national tragedy, but the most common form includes insult humor. The comedian’s use of insult humor can impact audience members for better or worse because some may take offense to what the joke insulted. Psychological distance will also play a role in with the individual audience member depending on how close they are to the tragedy that occurred because if a member of the audience was attached mentally, they could view it as a stab or insult to that tragedy. Background and Rationale Humor is a mental state that can be characterized by the appraisal that something is funny, the positive emotion of amusement, and the tendency to laugh. As a whole, humor facilitates coping and helps smooth out social relationships. It can assist in keeping sanity and regaining perspectives. The processing of painful events can take some time to overcome due to the emotional and physical impacts it can have on the person. Through humor, one can rise above...
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...and Shakespeare, there are similarities and differences between the two. Each author has been able to lure their audiences by the characteristics of their writing. Their places in society differ as each had different ways of dealing with the people in society, and their influences in literature has molded how many people see them as great prestigious authors. The types of writing that Poe and Shakespeare wrote can be compared and contrasted in two categories, genre and language. Both Poe and Shakespeare wrote tragedies, but Shakespeare was also fluent in comedies and romance, such as “Romeo and Juliet.” Poe was only familiar with tragedy in a dark and mysterious sense, such as, “The Raven.” Every short story or poem written by Poe has had a dark ambiance about it. He is also widely recognized as the inventor of the modern detective story and a mastermind in the science fiction genre. Another difference is, in the language used between the two authors. Mostly, this it is because of the time eras they lived in. Poe's writing used an intricate vocabulary to create mysterious imagery to capture and lure the reader into the story. “But the raven, sitting lonely on the placid bust, spoke only, That one word, as if his soul in that one word he did outpour.” His writing was a reflection from the era of the Dark Romantics, which fit his writing to a tee. Shakespeare wrote in the language that was used in his time, the Renaissance or more specifically Elizabethan times. He also used...
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...The Tragedy of Macbeth is riddled with plenty of themes and motifs that can be pointed out throughout the play. One of the most prominent themes is power. It is especially seen in Macbeth’s character, with him being very power hungry. Once he gains the power he desires, he will do anything he must to keep himself from losing it. Other characters have some need for power, whether it be good or evil. The good and evil can be seen as the light and dark aspects of the power. In the play, it is quite obvious that Macbeth possesses dark, evil powers that are full of greed and selfishness, since he is extremely protective over his throne when others try to take it from him. In the opening act, Macbeth is announced Thane of Glamis and then later Thane of Cawdor. He says to himself, “Glamis and Thane of Cawdor! \ The greatest is behind” (1.3.116-17). This was Macbeth’s first taste of power, which helped his thirst for more grow. His wife, Lady Macbeth, also showed a dark sense of power. Once she discovers her husband’s naming to the Thane of Glamis and Cawdor, she goes off into a speech describing how he shall become king next. “. . . Come, thick night, \ And pall thee in the dunnest smoke of hell, \ That my keen knife see not the wound it...
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...to kill young Jedi padawans, it was due to his desire to save his pregnant wife which was caused by his hamartia, thus he is not truly evil. It was also shown in his red eyes that he is being seduced by the dark side of the force due to Emperor Palpatine. Thus, Anakin as himself without the influence of the dark side can still be considered good even at the end of the movie. Aristotle pointed out that the character should be appropriate and life-like. Anakin in the movie is a teenager who was suddenly burdened with a heavy position in the Jedi Order and being out of place in it due to him being one rank below everyone else, it is just and appropriate that he will feel left out and find companionship through his lover, Padme, that he keeps as a secret. He was also carrying the fact that Padme was pregnant as a secret, which resulted in Anakin’s father and son-like relationship with Emperor Palpatine because he fears of what the Jedi Order will do when they find out. Anakin is also a consistent character through the movie as we can see his tragedy slowly unfolding due to the dark side consuming him. He was a student trying to prove himself and failing. This can also be applied to Aristotle’s third point, as every student have tried and failed at least once. Anakin’s tragedy is not just because of him being disfigured but also the fact that the very person he was trying to save died due to him. He realized this due to his connection with the force after he “truly” became Darth Vader...
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...Elianne El-Amyouni Dr. Sabah Ghandour English 244 Comedy and Tragedy in Drama “All tragedies are finished by a death. All comedies are ended by a marriage,” (Byron, N.D.). To some degree, Byron is somewhat correct. Of course, there are dramatic texts considered under the category of “tragedy” that do involve death while there are also those that do not. In Lorca’s The House of Bernarda Alba, the play tragically ends with the death of one of the main character’s daughters. On the other hand, Ibsen’s A Doll’s House, although including tragedy and sadness in the ending, did not involve death. Likewise with comedies, although some classics do end in marriage as in Chekhov’s The Brute, comic endings can vary greatly. Moreover, plays over time have varied greatly in their morals, structure and form, and belong to a much larger scale than only death and marriage. Musical Greek dramas, biblical re-enactments of Medieval drama, pastoral drama of 16th century Italy and the “Theatre of the Absurd” are all contributors to the definition of drama. While Byron may not have been completely serious when coming up with this saying, it is unfair to limit the end of all tragedies to death and of all comedies to marriage, especially since the categories of drama vary greatly. First of all, a common genre in dramatic plays is tragedy. Garcia Lorca’s The House of Bernarda Alba is an ideal example of Byron’s “tragedy”. The play discusses the sexually repressed lives of a group of young women...
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...the SelectedWorks of Dr. Philip Stone January 2005 Consuming Dark Tourism: a call for research Contact Author Start Your Own SelectedWorks Available at: http://works.bepress.com/philip_stone/5 Notify Me of New Work e-Review of Tourism Research (eRTR), Vol. 3, No. 5, 2005 http://ertr.tamu.edu ______________________________________________________________________________ Philip R. Stone Department of Tourism and Leisure Management University of Central Lancashire Dark Tourism Consumption – A call for research There is an increasing plethora of sites associated with death, tragedy or the macabre that have become significant tourist ‘attractions’. As a result, the term ‘dark tourism’ has entered academic discourse. However, dark tourism literature is both eclectic and theoretically fragile. This is especially the case with regards to consumption and its implications for understanding the ‘dark tourist’. Thus it is suggested that the dimensions of dark tourism consumption have not been extracted or interrogated – only assumed. Consequently, with death and the nature of dying at the crux of the dark tourism concept, this article calls for the development of consumer behaviour models, which incorporate contemporary socio-cultural aspects of death and dying. It is suggested that this in turn will lead to a better understanding of consumer motives within the dark tourism domain. Keywords: dark tourism, death, contemporary society, consumption By Philip R.Stone...
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...artwork. - The most noticeable is the crashing of the ocean waves. - The scene in the artwork also looks like a very dark and gloomy scene. - There are graveyards on the land, which could represent some type of cemetery. - There are also white figures in the artwork which kind of reminds me of a ghost or spirit. The trees are very dark, and look as if it came from a horror movie. - This also looks like it took places probably in the 1800’s to the 1900’s. - The clouds are also cloudy which could be that there is some type of storm, most likely a hurricane. - To me this artwork looks like it’s about how storms can cause many deaths, and there isn’t anything we can do about it. - Mother Nature is something we cannot prevent, and natural deaths happen because of them. - I know this because if you closely observe the picture, it is pretty much cut into two parts. - The first part is the strength and devastation of the storm, and the crashing of powerful waves. - The other half is nothing but a graveyard where people have died probably from this storm. - According to the credit line, this artwork was created by Adolf Hiremy- Hirschl. - He was an Austrian, and was born in 1860 and died in 1933. - He named this artwork the Seaside Cemetery, and was created in 1897. - What significance this may have to Adolf was that he probably experienced a tragedy because of a storm. - For example, people from hurricane Katrina will never forgot the disaster that happened when their...
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...Corregidor as Dark Tourism: Basis for Designing Marketing Plan A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the School of Hospitality & Tourism Management of St. Dominic College of Asia A Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements Towards the Degree Bachelor of Science in Tourism Management Gocotano, Mary Abigail C. Sarte, Kimberly Anne A. APPROVAL SHEET In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Tourism Management, this thesis entitled “Corregidor As Dark Tourism: Basis for Designing Marketing Plan” was prepared and submitted to the School of International Hospitality and Tourism Management by: GOCOTANO, MARY ABIGAIL C. SARTE, KIMBERLY ANNE A. Approved by the committee on oral examination on April 16, 2015 with the grade of ________. DR. JONATHAN R. ADANZA Adviser ELEONOR D. AGUILANDO, MBA Panel Member Accepted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Tourism Management DR. ALEJANDRO D. MAGNAYE Dean ACKNOWLEDGEMENT This study would not have been possible without the guidance and the help of several individuals who in one way or another contributed and extended their valuable assistance in the preparation and completion of this study. First, to the creator above, for all the guidance and strength that He has given to us to finish this study and power to...
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...Literature and Philosophy Ancient Greek intellectuals also made influential developments in literature. We owe most of our best selling novel genres to when they first defined in Greece, throughout the 400s B.C. where topics such as comedy, tragedy, poetry and philosophy were born. During the Archaic period of Greece writing, the earliest period, individuals told aloud stories in the form of legends or fables. The famous writer Homer emerged from this time frame and wrote epics inspired by events occurring in the Greece Dark Ages. Homer’s most popular poems were the Iliad and the Odyssey, creating a story, that has been modified throughout the years of retelling, taking place during and after the Trojan War between Greece and Troy. In 1795, Friedrich August Wolf came up with a contradictory idea, debating Homer's existence bringing forth the great Homeric...
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...Anna Current Mrs. Nelson 1st Honors 9th Lit Oct 23rd, 2015 Don’t Assume Anything The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet Research Paper “The world is such a scary place. Sometimes it seems like it's nothing but anger. And violence. And hurt. It can be terrifying when you're out there in it. But if you know where to look for it... the world also has warmth. And love. And forgiveness. The world has joy in it. When you find a place that allows you to experience that joy, when you find people that make you feel safe and loved, like you belong... you don't walk away from it. You fight for it.”( Espenson). In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare a lot of violent and scary things happen, but the characters somehow find a way, in the midst of the chaos, to find that happiness. Shakespeare focuses on the power of love to capture the attention of his audience. This love leads to things all throughout the play to come across as much different than suspected and end up defying stereotypes. Shakespeare uses characterization, visual motifs and dialogue to convey this theme that things aren’t always what they seem. The first way that Shakespeare conveys this theme to his audience is through showing the thoughts on marriage from Capulet and Lady Capulet. Capulet says “And too soon marred are those so early made. / Earth hath swallowed all my hopes but she; / She is the hopeful lady of my earth. / But woo her, gentle Paris, get her heart, / My will to her consent is but a part...
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...written by Rostand Edmond in the 1800s, but the story took place in the 1600s. The play tells the story of an odd love triangle between three of the main characters, Cyrano, Christian and Roxane. According to modern literary definitions of a comedy and a tragedy, a comedy can be described as one where, “the protagonist succeeds in his or her goal,” or one where, “a story treats the characters and situations in a humorous manner and the novel ends happily for the protagonist.” A tragedy is described as one that, “end unhappily for the protagonist,” and one in which, “the protagonist fails in his or her goal.” Throughout the story, aspects of both can be seen, but overall, the story is more of a tragedy....
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...continuing debate over the place of guns in society. Tom Sullivan was part of an observance at a state park Friday, where volunteers read aloud thousands of names of victims of gun violence. His son, 27-year-old Alex Sullivan, died in the Century 16 theater on July 20, 2012. Pay tribute to the victims "A guy walked into a movie theater with a 100-round drum, and one second my son was watching a movie and the next second he was dead," Sullivan said. Aurora victims are getting married The ceremonial reading, which lasted more than 10 hours, ended at 12:28 a.m. Saturday, the moment when the shooting began one year earlier. The event was part of the "No More Names" bus tour, sponsored by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's group, Mayors Against Illegal Guns. Carlee Soto came to mark the Aurora killings, although she lost her sister five months later. First-grade teacher Victoria Soto, 27, was killed in the elementary school massacre in Newton, Connecticut. "Every situation is different," Carlee Soto said. "From a movie theater to an elementary school to a church, it's all different. But we all carry the same grief, and we all share the wanting to change our gun laws." A handful of gun rights advocates peacefully protested the event Friday. One of them, Rob Blancken, said all Coloradans should remember the tragedy. "It's also a tragedy that a firearm was not allowed to be used inside that theater that may have prevented that tragedy," Blancken said. The...
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...In the Prologue of Ethan Frome, Edith Wharton sets the frame for the main story describing the setting of the book taking place in Starkfield, Massachusetts. Illustrating the themes of silence and isolation, and darkness and despair "the sluggish pulse of Starkfield". The vast and empty winters, cold, and many events follow up the harshness and despjair of winter. Thus, the most symbolic feature in relations to the characters in the book with "the deadness of the community". Winter describes the character of Zeena as well as the character of Ethan after the "smash up". The long, cold New England winters have a negative effect on the mental health of the characters of the community. Twenty-eight year old Ethan feels trapped in his hometown...
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