...Comparative Essay Classical Chinese and Ancient Egyptian cultures reveal the complexities of love through their works of literature, which involves the feminine chastity in a romantic plot. Throughout history, women set the role model for the appropriate engagement in premarital sexual behavior with men. In the Classical Chinese poem, “Zhongzi, Please,” we uncover a conservative female character who is afraid of society's criticisms if she is seen with a male figure. On the other hand, in the Ancient Egyptian poem, "The Beginning of the Song that Diverts the Heart," we encounter a rebellious female character who embarks on a mission to persuade her lover to indulge in a sexual relationship. Both poems in Ancient Egypt and Classical China share similarities because the character’s response to love reflects their cultural beliefs. Confucius’ teachings about respect and obedience are reinforced several times in the Classical Chinese poem, “Zhongzi, Please,” through a female character’s reaction to her lover. The respectful manner to say “please” is used several times by the female to kindly ask her lover to pull back on his amorous advances. Also, we can infer the female’s usage of the word “please” as a strategy to attract her lover. The word “please” (1, 9, 17) conflicts with Confucius’ ideals of a women to restrain from romantic exposure, but his teachings are again reinforced with the repetition of line breaks of sentence for example, “Zhongzi, please / don’t cross my...
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...“Love in L.A.” vs. “A Good Man Is Hard to Find,” Comparative Essay Amy E. Peche LITR201-1304A-04: Literature: A Reflection of Life Colorado Technical University Prof. Eric Wright October 18, 2013 Abstract No two stories are ever the same, there may be a ton of similarities between the two but unless they are mere copies of each other, they are different. Two stories can be based in two completely different settings, have two different tones, and completely different characters, but they could expose the same message to the readers. Throughout this paper, I will discuss how “Love In L.A.,” and “A Good Man Is Hard To Find,” is similar, different, what their settings are, describe their characters, tone and reveal their messages. A Brief Overview “Love in L.A.” and “A Good Man Is Hard To Find,” are two short stories that portray the characters as arrogant, self-centered, triumphant people, but allows the readers to envisage the true demise of the characters from the beginning. “Love in L.A.,” revolves around a young man in his mid-twenties who goes by the name Jake. In the beginning of the story, you can tell that Jake is an unemployed jerk, which only cares about what he can get for everyone else, without having to lift a figure; he does not care what the cost may be as long as it does not cost him anything. He is the true definition of a con artist, he does not care about anyone other than himself, he is extremely shallow, and in all...
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...Christy Penner Comparative essay The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin ( Wood,2004) and Abigail Adams (Holton, 2009) each depict historical figures before, during, and after the American revolution. Respectively, Woody Holton and Gordon S. Wood present unique aspects of Abigail Adams and Benjamin Franklin which highlight societal, institutional, and ideological changes brought about by the American revolution. Holton’s depiction of Abigail Adams provides an in depth analysis of the challenges she faces as a wife who assumes the roles typically undertaken by the family patriarch. In wood’s book, the depiction of Benjamin Franklin allows the reader to understand the progressive development of Franklin as he transitions from a gentleman to an ardent revolutionary. An interesting aspect of Wood’s portrayal of Franklin resides in his detailed analyses of his contributions to the American Revolution and the generally negative reception he receives upon returning to the independent colonies. Both Wood and Holton chose these individuals, and specifically the overriding topics of each book, in order to explain these chosen themes through the perspective of well-known historical figures. Although both authors make interesting arguments, Holton’s research on Abigail Adams presents a more significant contribution to historical research by highlighting her contribution to women’s rights and feminism. Woody Holton’s work, Abigail Adams (2009) tells the story of the wife of...
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...Comparative Essay Erika Shultz Professor Bradshaw Liberty University PHSC 210-A12 LUO August 12, 2013 Introduction We are aware that the universe exists, regardless; it is human nature to search for a deeper understanding. The controversial debate concerning the Big Bang Theory and a Six-Day Creation has been around for centuries. For years, thousands of people, including the “greatest minds in physics,” have pondered the beginning of the universe. Curiosity has led to questions of how the universe began (LaRocco & Rothstein, n.d.). Many scientists believe the earth to have always been in existence (Chown, 2012). Others, however, believe the opposite; they believe in the creation of our universe. Whether one believes in a scientific development of the universe, or in a higher power of creation, there are two sides to every debate. In this paper, each side will be explained, discussed and compared and contrasted. The Big Bang Theory Many people believed at one time that the universe we know today had no beginning or an end. However, through research, the Big Bang Theory proved that the universe was not infinite. The universe has a history and most certainly a beginning (LaRocco & Rothstein, n.d.). According to many scientists, the Big Bang happened about 15 billion years ago. This event was an enormous explosion “filling all of space with all of the particles of the embryonic universe” (LaRocco &Rothstein, n.d.). However, unlike a bomb exploding fragments...
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...Comparative Essay July 4, 2014 2014 PHSC 210-B14 LUO Tom Williams Introduction Many people today have their thoughts on how the Earth was created. Christians take a biblical perspective of how the universe was created by a creator. One thought that Christians believe is that God created the earth and accomplished this in six days and rested on the seventh day. This is the model of how a week is set up and the model that we currently follow. Jon W. Green states “though differences of opinion exist for various doctrinal issues within Christianity, few are more divisive than controversies surrounding the days of creation and the age of the Earth.” As stated previously many people have thoughts and are curious as to how the Earth itself came into existence. When it comes to the scientific community there are two major theories the old earth view and the young earth view. The two conflicting points of view vary in the idea of how long the it took to create the earth and how old the Earth is. Many creationist take the side of believing that the world was created in six twenty-four hours days and that the Earth itself is no more than 6,000 years old. Whereas those who believe in the old earth theories believe that the earth was formed over a longer period of time. There are two concepts of how these happened the Big bang theory and the six day creation theory. Each of these relates back to the age of the...
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...Comparing Narrative in Fiction and Non-Fiction In this comparative essay, I will be comparing the short story, (1)Jose Armas’, “A Delicate Balance” and a non-fiction work, (2) Philip Ross’, “ The Boy and the Bank Officer”. These works are very interesting to read and I was able to understand the theme that each author was trying to get across to the readers. I chose these works based on their similar plot, similar characters, and their unique conclusions. These two works were also a joy to read and it was brief and to the point. There were three characters in these works; in (1) there was the protagonist, Seferino, the antagonist, Romero, and a neutral character, Barelas. In (2) there was the protagonist, Philip Ross, the antagonist, a Bank Officer, and a central character, the young boy who the whole story is based on. The protagonist in each of these works have the round characteristic, they changed their views depending on the situation they were in. In (1), when Seferino saw that Romero was not getting paid for the work, he was quick to offer payment, but when Romero wanted a raise, he just wanted to forget about the whole thing. In (2), Philip was very angry at the fact that the young boy could not withdraw money, but when he found out the reason, his whole outlook changed and he was speechless. The antagonists in these works are very different; in (1) Romero has the round characteristic. When he wasn’t being paid, he did his job very well and had no problems. As soon...
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...With over 500 million users, the decisions that Facebook makes about its privacy settings have the potential to influence many people. While its changes in this domain have often prompted privacy advocates and news media to critique the company, Facebook has continued to attract more users to its service. This raises a question about whether or not Facebook’s change in privacy approaches matter and, if so, to whom. Josh Rose sees Facebook as an opportunity to reach out to friends and family members they may not see on a regular basis. William Deresiewicz makes compelling suggestions in his article “Faux Friendships”; his ideas and modernized definitions on the truth behind the word “friend” makes a good arugument. Though there are differences and similarities of the arguments of Josh Rose and William Deresiewicz on the issue of Facebook’s connectivity, neither author is fully persuasive; there is a middle ground between the two that better explains the Facebook’s role in modern human connectivity. Josh Rose presents a fleeting, generalized argument, lacking raw facts. While the article is an op-ed, which inherently demands the author’s opinion, Josh Rose uses his opinion as the main backing. He says “social media is not cold, just complex,” (57) and due to the complexity he simply drops the topic. This is the author’s one attempt at addressing the opposition. To him the opposition believes social media is cold, and his response is that social media is complex. He neither...
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...Your goal is to write an essay showing how two subjects are either similar or different (not both). When comparing subjects, show how they are similar. When contrasting them, show how they are different. In a comparison/contrast paper, be sure to develop a thesis that includes words that signal comparisons, such as “although,” “even though,” “in spite of,” “except for,” “not withstanding,” or “but.” Also, use appropriate transitions to signal comparisons and link paragraphs within the body of your paper, such as “on the other hand,” “in contrast,” “similarly,” “also,” “both,” “even though,” and “in the same way.” In order for two things to be worth comparing, the two things should initially appear to be different. In order for two things to be worth contrasting, the two things should initially appear to be similar. Comparing and contrasting are ways of exploring the similarities and differences between two things. 'Compare and contrast' is often used as a development strategy for essay assignments but it's a helpful strategy for any important decisions you have to make. Generally speaking, comparing is showing the similarities, and contrasting is showing differences between two things that are related in some way. For example, you wouldn't compare/contrast reading a book to driving a car, but you would compare reading a book to reading with an e-reader. COMPARING com·pare (kəm-pâr′) v. com·pared, com·par·ing, com·pares v.tr. 1. To consider or describe as similar, equal...
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...I. Introduction For Christians and creationists, the clear and only answer is that the Lord created the Earth in six literal days and on the seventh day the Lord rested. But to evolutionists the answer to how the Earth came about is the Big Bang theory. This topic has been debated for centuries now, and yet some people will never believe the truth. II. Old-Earth View The old-earth view to the original creation of this earth is the Big Bang theory. Most scientists that do not believe in a divine creator, being our Heavenly Father, believe in this theory. The dictionary definition for the Big Bang theory’s of creation of the Earth is, “the theory that the universe originated sometime between ten billion and twenty billion years ago from the cataclysmic explosion of a small volume of matter at extremely high density and temperature” (TheFreeDictionary, 2011). Like the definition has said, evolutionists believe that this theory happened billions of years ago. What most scientists believe concerning the theory is that some form of matter was struck by what they think is lightning, which created the infamous amoeba. From the amoeba, evolutionists believe everything has been created and continued to evolve and progress. III. Young-Earth View The young-earth theory proves to have a divine creator, God. Christians and creationists profess to believe in this view because of their relationship with the Lord and I am in full agreement. I believe this theory to be the most precise and...
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...Introduction The purpose of this essay, based on the two articles concerning the mounting of the Dieppe Raid in 1942 is to compare and evaluate how each of the articles approaches the subject matter. Find out how the authors differ in their interpretation, and why do they arrive at different conclusions. This paper discusses the ways that war is portrayed in the articles. It specifically discusses and compares two article pieces that reflect the heavy weight of the Raid on Dieppe. Also, in my thesis, I will explain which interpretation I find the most persuasive. Narrative In the planning of the Raid on Dieppe Peter Henshaw stated in his article that there was no denying that Canadian had no involvement in the planning and that the British were doing it all. Here is what Henshaw said: “the operation was conceived, planned, and launched under the direction of the British officers as part of a wider strategy that Canadians had played practically no part in formulating.”[1] This is what Brian Loring Villa stated in his article that “The stubborn fact remains that at every important stage of the planning process McNaughton personally reviewed the work product and registered his approval under the authority delegated to him by the Canadian Government”.[2] It leads me to believe that the Canadians were very much involved in the planning of the raid as mentioned in Brian Villa’s book. Who was responsible for the Raid on Dieppe? Peter Henshaw...
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...Women in literature have always been oppressed and the men are seen as the dominant ones. It also is stated that women are oppressed psychologically. Both the short stories The yellow wallpaper and story of an hour show this. The yellow wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins and the story of an hour by Kate Chopin are very similar in many ways. Both short stories are similar because the husbands play a key role in the death of the main characters, the main characters are both going through psychological battles, and the ending is tragic for the main characters. In the yellow wallpaper the reason that the husband John plays a huge role in his wifes death is for many reasons. A more noticeable factor is how John treats her and acts towards her. “ ‘Bless her little heart!’ he said. ‘Don’t go walking about like that you’ll get cold” (Gilman 1491). John clearly treats her like a little girl. Throughout the story John treats her as a child and treats her differently than you would normally treat an adult who is going through mental problems like she is. Later on in the story John went from checking on her daily to being very distant and not there as much for a month. “ ‘It is only three weeks more and then we will take a nice little trip of a few days’ “ (Gilman 1491). John is telling her that he is leaving her a bit longer but also dismissed the fact she is worried about his absence even though without him she will deca. John treating her this way is slowly diminishing her true identity...
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...Comparative Analysis Debate has sparked among residents of the East Park area after the ruination of a “freshly painted” wall of an East Park Café. The editorial piece ‘The good, the bad and the ugly’ written by the editor, published in ‘The Daily Tribute’ 16th July 2009, is written in response to this “puerile cultural vandalism”. The editor slams council officials and the local government for “[dragging their] heels for months” and then “[refusing] to offer support” to local businesses and individuals. One day after the publication of this editorial piece, Michaela Whitehouse, a member of the East Park council, writes in response to the article. Whitehouse intends to set the facts straight and to “address [the editors] less enlightened remarks” through her angry yet controlled tone. The editor presents his article with the bold, cliché title ‘The good, the bad and the ugly’ capturing the attention of ‘The Daily Tribute’ readers. Accompanied by a picture dominated by “lurid and tasteless sexual diagrams and obscenities”, the editor is able to establish the demoralising effects of graffiti. The graffiti resembling the “ugly” from the title, demonstrates that these “thugs” are not interested in what their finished product looks like; they will continue to “desecrate” properties at their own accord. The opening paragraph of the editorial embeds strong and attention grabbing language enforcing the difference between hardworking “entrepreneurs” and “dual-mortgage bearers” and “thugs”...
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...The emergence of asylum seekers has been around for over 30 years and it has put significant pressure on the Australian government to solve the issue. The first piece is a news article, “Risking kids worth it”, directed towards an audience of Australians who are voting citizens, and have knowledge on the issue. In addition to voting citizens, the audience also includes government representatives as the government policy comes under serious questioning. The writer’s contention is that the Gillard’s Government change in policy of freeing women and children from detention has caused an influx in asylum seekers, especially children. Unlike the first piece, the second piece is a letter to the editor, “Free ride not wanted”, directed towards a broader audience of not only voting Australian citizens, but also the nonvoting younger citizens, who have interests in the issue and will one day be voting. The writer’s contention is that Australia’s response to asylum seekers in need of help has been dealt in an improper manner and the situation needs to be looked at. The news article “Risking kids worth it” has two parts to its whole meaning, “risking kids” and “worth it”. The former shows that putting kids in danger or jeopardy and the latter shows that is there a benefit or value. The whole title together displays the subject matter being that of placing kids in a hazardous or perilous environment make of any importance or worthiness. The letter to the editor “Free ride not wanted” also...
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...“Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each.” This is one of my favorite quotes that were spoken by Henry David Thoreau. When the seasons alter from winter to spring or summer to autumn there are many changes that the world seems like a happier place. The two seasons that seems to stand out the most are autumn and spring. Although there is exquisite beauty in the seasons of autumn and spring, there are also distinctions, which allow each season to stand on its own. One of the first notable differences between them is the weather change. When spring arrives, the temperature rises and the days get longer. There are mass amounts of colorful flowers with beautiful smells that make everyone’s days a little brighter. The grass turns green and the flowers begin to blossom. One of my favorite spring memories is when I was eight years old and I loved gardening with my mother. We have a garden in our back yard that we call the “love garden” because it was shaped like a heart. We would put certain flowers in places to make a pattern. When you looked down from my deck, it doesn’t just look like colorful flowers, it appears to be like a mosaic picture. Spring is also known to accumulate a great amount of rain. Windshield wipers are on full blast so drivers can see. Children are constantly jumping and splashing in the puddles like a cat playing with a ball of yarn. I always like watching all of the birds...
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...Leadership is an essential aspect of today's business. Leader can be described as a person who guides and supports his subordinates to achieve a common goal. Leader should possess a number of specific skills that may help him to organise and direct a group of people. Successful leadership requires a range of special qualities, such as communication skills or an ability to work under pressure. Three recent articles (Cappelli et al. 2010, Ladkin and Weber 2011, Useem 2010) have analysed a variety of characteristics of successful leaders. However, all three authors analyse this topic from the different perspectives. While the reflection by Useem is related to the military view, the reports by Ladkin & Weber and Cappelli et al. focus on the attributes of successful leaders in conditions of Hong Kong tourism industry and Indian business respectively. All authors concur that one of the most important factors for outstanding leadership is an connection with a team. This review will compare these articles in regard to three main aspects of successful leadership, focus on mission, team work and making decisions. All three articles provide an idea about establishing company’s mission as a top priority. Cappelli et al. and Ladkin & Weber point out that taking a long-term view is a crucial for the success of the organization (Cappelli et al. p.92, Ladkin&Weber p.278). At the same time, Useem argues that even though ‘focus on mission’ is one of the most important principles for leaders...
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