...The Strongest Support of the Soul ——Appreciation of the eternal artistry in Ode on a Grecian Urn and Sailing to Byzantine Abstract: From the romantic poet John Keats to symbolical poet W. B. Yeats, both of them were persistently searching the eternity in the long journey of life. This paper tries to through the analysis of the two poems, Keats' Ode on a Grecian Urn and Yeats' Sailing to Byzantium to reveal the truth that the strongest support of the soul not lies in the empty and rapidly decayed body but relies on the eternal artistry which transcends the time and space. Although the former comes from the romantic imagination of an exquisite works of art---an ancient Grecian urn, the latter originates from the Byzantium which is the symbol of art, of eternity, both of them contain the similar life philosophy, that is the immortal life lies in the art of eternal. Key words: Ode on a Grecian Urn ; Sailing to Byzantium; eternal artistry; timeless Introduction Life is limited, yet it is possible to find the eternal life. Is it contradictory? How can life be limited as well as eternal at the same time? Could it be true that life has no ending? Actually, as we all know, no matter who you are, rich or poor, beautiful or ugly, smart or mediocre, eventually you will die. However, there is one thing will never die, which is not belong to this dusty world.—that is the eternal artistry. It is true that the art will never die. Only...
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...In “Sailing to Byzantium” an old man faces the problem of old age, of death, and of regeneration, and gives his decision. Old age, he tells us, excludes a man from the sensual joys of youth; the world appears to belong completely to the young, it is no place for the old; indeed, an old man is scarcely a man at all—he is an empty artifice, an effigy merely, of a man; he is a tattered coat upon a stick. This would be very bad, except that the young also are excluded from something; rapt in their sensuality, they are ignorant utterly of the world of the spirit. Hence if old age frees a man from sensual passion, he may rejoice in the liberation of the soul; he is admitted into the realm of the spirit; and his rejoicing will increase according as he realizes the magnificence of the soul. But the soul can best learn its own greatness from the great works of art; hence he turns to those great works, but in turning to them, he finds that these are by no means mere effigies, or monuments, but things which have souls also; these live in the noblest element of God’s fire, free from all corruption; hence he prays for death, for release from his mortal body; and since the insouled monuments exhibit the possibility of the soul’s existence in some other matter than flesh, he wishes reincarnation, not now in a mortal body, but in the immortal and changeless embodiment of art. There are thus the following terms, one might say, from which the poem suspends: the condition of the young, who are...
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...Abbey Ford AP Language and Composition 13 October 2014 Poem Analysis In his poem “First Storm and Thereafter,” Scott Cairns depicts a memory of a woman through cogent vocabulary and phrases. Cairns uses a slow shift in tone and contrasting words to describe the effect this haunting memory has on his mind and how it engulfs his future. In the first section of the poem, Cairns focuses on certain parts of a storm: lightning, thunder, and rain. Creatively, each component is compared to a sensory detail; lightning is to sight, as thunder is to sound, as rain is to touch. He is reminiscing on the ravishing and captivating memories with his love. The author claims that “fixed in memory is the rare quality of its lightning, as if those bolts were clipped from a comic book” (First Storm and Thereafter, 2-5). At first this generates the idea that everything is perfect, unblemished. As if it could be formed into a comic book and sell millions of copies. Whereas directly after, he describes the lightning as “fashioned with cardboard, daubed with gilt then hung overhead on wire and fine hooks” (First Storm and Thereafter, 7-10). This implies that the seemingly appealing memories offered are actually rotten on the inside. He uses the phrase “daubed with gilt” like an ornament. The gold makes the cardboard look pretty, but in reality it doesn’t withhold the charming effect it is fabricated to have. When describing the thunder Cairns says now he hears “…its grief–a moan, a long...
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...Yvette Nyodog Ms. Reinhart AP Literature Rape of the Lock Literary Analysis 11 March 2015 Commodities have been a part of human culture from the start of the first civilizations. They can be crudely constructed or richly made works of art; they are still objects, however some people treasure their possessions more than anything in the world. These objects can become the driving force behind a person's life and desires. When someone's prized possession is stolen, it may seem as though a disaster has taken place. In The Rape of the Lock, Alexander Pope is commenting on the triviality of a lost possession. Pope blurs the line between people's personalities and their possessions. He creates a world in which people are their commodities and important ideals in society are also transformed into concrete objects that could be stolen from society. Pope opens the poem by invoking a muse, but rather than invoking one of the mythic Greek muses, he leaves the muse anonymous. In the first verse paragraph of Canto I, he introduces his epic subject matters: a war arising from “amorous causes” (1) and “mighty contests rise from trivial things” (2). In lines 11-12 Pope juxtaposes grand emotions with unheroic character-types, specifically “little men” and women: “In tasks so bold can little men engage, / And in soft bosoms dwells such mighty rage.” The irony of pairing epic characteristics with lowly human characters contributes to Pope’s mock-heroic style. Pope uses the mock-heroic genre to...
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...Testing on English Teaching Abstract: Language Testing, as the partner of language teaching, can not only serve to check the achievements of language teaching, but also can produce the washback effect. This thesis introduces the interrelationship between the two important aspects concerning language learning and the characteristics of oral English test in recent years, trying to analyze the washback effect of oral English test on English teaching and to provide for some constructive suggestions in order to promote the oral English teaching. Keywords: Oral English testing, English teaching, washback effect 0. Introduction Language testing and teaching can be regarded as twins-they are so closely interrelated that it’s impossible to work in either field without the other one. Language testing can serve to check the achievements of language teaching and at the same time it can exert some washback effects on teaching, which may be conducive to language teaching or do harm to it. The relationship between oral English testing and teaching is also the same case. The aim of oral English teaching is to enable the students to obtain the flexible communicative abilities and to deal with all kinds of circumstances involved in using oral English. Oral English testing is a scientific measuring tool. On one hand, it can give the students an objective, accurate and justice judgment of their oral English abilities and on the other hand it can check the effect of oral English teaching and...
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...comparison of two creative works from two different periods. In 1996, Baz Luhrmann directed “Romeo + Juliet”, a modern twist on the famous tragedy play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare in 1597, in which the main characters Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet where portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes. While some praise the strange interpretation of the old tale, there are also those who condemn the rendition as destructive and disrespectful to the great work of Shakespeare. There will always be two sides to every story and this study will take that into consideration as well as comparing the two different yet similar works to see how post modernism has played a role in Luhrmann’s version of Romeo and Juliet. Postmodernism has been given many definitions. Some say it’s simply the outlook that the generation of late twenty first century has on life which entails the mistrust and dismissal of theories that existed before such as religion, ethics and law. According to these youths, the difference between right and wrong or what the meaning of life is based solely on that individual’s perspective. In film, the idea of postmodernism is somewhat similar as it’s an artist medium in which to undermine social norms and present one’s individual belief. The difference lies in that postmodernism in film concerns bringing in many aspects of popular culture to produce something fresh. (Suto, 2013) When adapting a novel, play or any other written work into a film, there are...
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...E Pluribus Unum?: A Macro Economic Analysis of the Rise and Fall of Euro Zone Currency Journalist Alen Mattich wrote in the 17 September 2010 edition of Wall Street Journal regarding the economic conundrum facing the Euro Zone with the imminent default of Greece on their national debt. His article, entitled “Trust Greece…to Default,” outlines the failing monetary policy of the Greek government and the quazi-demands for a national bailout made by Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou. If the Greek economy collapses absent perpetuated bailout from other powers, the European universal currency will collapse. The intrinsically diverse European economies, ranging from moderate command-and-control orientation to heavy market influence, defy conglomeration and governance with a single currency. The uniform currency experience has ended in disaster. Because the Euro Zone effort to implement a homogenous monetary policy in a heterogeneous international body is economically untenable, the Euro as a currency will collapse. In 1986, European countries gathered together to initialize the ‘perfectly integrated competitive market economy’, using principles developed by economist Robert Mundell in the 1960s. These concepts emphasize liquidity of physical and financial assets, flexible interest rates, comparable business cycles and asymmetric fiscal policies for use in creating seamless interaction between international bodies within the economic area. This ‘Euro Zone’ exists as the pilot...
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...that all people, no matter whether they are famous or not, have the urge to build images in order to create emotional connections despite the inaccuracy the images have, and while Gabler holds a positive attitude toward such phenomenon, Rosen finds it dangerous to expose oneself. First, both authors claim that in the post-9/11 world, people are in need to find emotional connections through real life stories, but they think people achieve such a goal in different ways. Gabler thinks people can get emotional connections by recognizing the similarities they have with celebrities. Gabler believes the horrible event of 9/11 “created a new authentic divide” between true stories and fake ones (Gabler 209). People value authenticity more than artifice. Therefore, unlike the excitement in fiction, the dramatic life stories of celebrities are Lei 2 of particular interest to people because they are real and original. From their real life stories people get to know that celebrities have difficulties in life as well. For instance, in...
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...Chelsi Modest Christina LaRose English 125-Sec. 6 31 October 2011 The Future of Food As the population continues to grow—expected to reach 9 billion by 2050—the major question is: Will we experience a food shortage? Scientists have developed what they believe is the answer to potential shortages: genetically modified crops. The genetic make-up of these crops is altered, combining genes of multiple organisms such as plants, to produce favorable outcomes such as higher yields. With genetically engineered crops ever-present in our food supply, debates have risen in the media concerning the safety and overall implication of these crops. Conducting research on the topic, I have discovered three different perspectives on the use and implications of genetically engineered crops. One perspective, found in the article “Plant Genetics, Sustainable Agriculture and Global Food Security” by Pamela Ronald, states that genetically modified crops are essential to combat the growing population and other stresses on our agriculture industry. Another perspective, offered in the article “Genetically modified abominations?” by Jakub Kwiecinski, defines these crops as “taboo” and argues that they are ultimately morally unacceptable. The last perspective, presented in the article “Genetically Modified Foods and Public Health Debate: Designing Programs to Mitigate Risks” published in Public Administration & Management, acknowledges that there are risks associated with these crops and that...
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...GREAT GATSBY CHAPTER ONE SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Nick Carraway, the novel's narrator and protagonist, begins The Great Gatsby by recounting a bit of advice his father taught him: don't criticize others, because most people have not enjoyed the "advantages" that he has. Nick says that as a result of following this advice, he's become a tolerant and forgiving person who resists making quick judgments of others. Nick's "advantages" come from "old money." Nick casts himself as someone who doesn't judge based on class, which indicates that other people do judge based on class. However, he is contradictory here as he does judge the other characters, apart from Gatsby who is instead romanticized. There is a sense of irony surrounding Nick. For instance, Nick says that though he scorns everything Gatsby stood for, he withholds judgment entirely regarding him. Nick says Gatsby was a man of "gorgeous" personality and boundless hope. Nick views Gatsby as a victim, a man who fell prey to the "foul dust" that corrupted his dreams. Nick introduces Gatsby and connects him to both new money and the American Dream, and indicates that Gatsby was done in by the "foul dust" of the Roaring Twenties. In the summer of 1922, Nick, a Yale graduate, moves from his hometown in Minnesota, where his family has lived for three generations, to live and work in New York. He has recently returned from military service in World War I, an experience that left him feeling restless in the dull Midwest. As...
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...What does the average person think when they hear that an idea is supported by science? Often, it makes people assume that this idea must be objectively true, and will necessarily be more right than a theory that doesn’t have the backing of “science.” While in many cases, objective science really does produce better results than mere conjecture, there have also been influential movements in history that were justified by “science,” but which we see today as unjustifiable. These include biometrical methods like phrenology and craniology, the empirical definitions of racial difference in the 19th century, and the “scientifically” racist ideology of the Nazis, among many others. In many of these situations, biology has been used to support conceptions that were already accepted in the society of the time. However, they seemed stronger with scientific support, even if the scientific support was weak enough that it was eventually proven to be untrue. Considering this, why were these “scientific” conclusions seen as objective when, with the benefit of hindsight, it is clear that they were not? Additionally, why did the supporters of these ideologies want to use science as support? If science were seen as merely a collection of useless knowledge, it would not have been relied upon in the way that it was, so it is clear that the scientific method was trusted to add some additional level of truth to the given conclusions. The interactions between these systems of classifying groups...
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...Diamond Food Case Project Requirement 1 1. Manipulation of commodity cost. As a common practice in the company, management would instruct related accounting employee to decrease the commodity costs by a small incremental at a time, until the desired earning numbers for that period was achieved. 2. Special accounting treatment of grower payments. Diamond made “continuity payment” and “momentum payment” to manipulate cost to growers. These payments were claimed to be advances for multi-year supply from growers, hence the company delay the recognition of these amounts as costs in later periods. However, payments to growers were actually for the crop in prior year although Diamond insisted the payments were for current year; and growers who already cancelled their contracts with Diamond still received this payment, which suggested that these payments, in substance, should have been for previous periods. Diamond used this controversial accounting method to continuously defer part of its payments to later periods, which reduced current costs and increased net income. Conversely, Diamond also increased its current cost by making more payment, when its EPS exceeded the expectation. The “continuity payment” method was continuously applied, and it created a cost pool in future period, which gave the company room to adjust costs and expenses in accordance with the management’s goals. Requirement 2 No, both recording of “continuity” payments and “momentum” payments did not...
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...Portrayal of Women in Rap and Music Videos :: 4 Works Cited Length: 1724 words (4.9 double-spaced pages) Rating: Blue Price: $24.95 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Misogyny and degradation of women is present in almost every genre of music, yet the one genre that completely revolves around demeaning women is rap. Over the years rap and rap music videos have continually become more sexual and degrading towards women. Rap has been criticized numerous times for this reason, and that is because rap is one of the most popular genres of music for the younger generations. It is more than a genre of music, it is a complete industry filled with clothing and other merchandise. The reason this constant demeaning of women exists is because rap as a genre that rewards the objectification of women. The excuses used to justify the misogyny in rap are incomplete and lack accurate support. The most effective way for this continuous cycle ends, is if the fight and protest comes from the women themselves. Men are the problem in the objectification of women but in order for it to stop, women need to step up and take control of the situation. Women need to act sooner rather than later because in recent years the rap industry has become more and more sexual. Ra... ... middle of paper ... ...Society 113 (2000): 255-69. JSTOR. 29 November 2009 . McLune, Jennifer. "Hip-Hop's Betrayal of Black Women." Perspective on Contemporary Issues. 5th...
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...the 60’s in the universe of high culture and the academy. R.Barthes – encode/decode. Later the canonization of popular mass culture in Anglo-American countries changed the vision of the society about the TV. In the US they reflected about the industry. Cultural industries – television is culture but it’s also an industry. If we think in Hollywood as a dream factory we have also a culture industry. Nowadays popular culture is a part of our life. Common sense and TV – resisting the analysis of television is also a consequence of commons sense. But there is a paradox: it is so easy to watch that it becomes difficult to analyze. TV is inscribed in daily life. TV is transparent. Popular culture, namely TV, has a supposed transparency: what I see is what it looks likely to be. It’s so easy that it resists analysis, but what is easy to watch is as complex as any other phenomenon. Kracauers perspective – “The Mass Ornament”, 1931 * Analyses of widely read books are an artifice to investigate social strata whose structure cannot be determined by a direct approach”. * Their editorial success would result from the creation of a “wide portrait of the...
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...NVfT NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY SYLLABUS 1. Course Details: Quarter: Course Code: Course Name: Course Prerequisites: Credits Hours: Classroom: Class Timing: Summer 2011 SOCI 101 Introduction to Sociology None Three (3) credit hours R02 Sun! Tue!, 3:30 - 6:00 (43 class hours + 2 hours for the final exam = 45 classroom hours total) April 18, 2010, 3:30 - 6:00 Final Exam Period: 2. Instructor Details: Professor: Office Location: Office Hours: Email: Phone (Mobile): Dr.Mamoon Amin Zaki F-Block NYIT offices, Building 2, adjuncts' room Sunday-Wednesday, 3-5 pm mamoonzaki@Gmail.com 050 4440853 3. Catalog Course Description: An analysis of the social and cultural forces which govern human behavior. The principle topic include: social interaction and organization; socialization processes, primary groups and the family (associations, bureaucracy, and other social institutions), collective behavior, population, and ecology. 4. Learning Outcomes (LOs): LO 1: Students will demonstrate through discussions, assignments, and exam an understanding of the meaning of social perspective, culture socialization and education LO 2: Students will demonstrate through discussions, assignments, and exam an understanding of the nature of the various political and economic systems of the world: democracy, totalitarian, dictatorship, capitalism, socialism and communism. LO 3: Students will demonstrate through discussions, assignments, and exam an understanding of the vocabulary...
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