...The Necklace Summary How It All Goes Down At the beginning of the story, we meet Mathilde Loisel, a middle-class girl who desperately wishes she were wealthy. She's got looks and charm, but had the bad luck to be born into a family of clerks, who marry her to another clerk (M. Loisel) in the Department of Education. Mathilde is so convinced she's meant to be rich that she detests her real life and spends all day dreaming and despairing about the fabulous life she's not having. She envisions footmen, feasts, fancy furniture, and strings of rich young men to seduce. One day M. Loisel comes home with an invitation to a fancy ball thrown by his boss, the Minister of Education. M. Loisel has gone to a lot of trouble to get the invitation, but Mathilde's first reaction is to throw a fit. She doesn't have anything nice to wear, and can't possibly go! How dare her husband be so insensitive? M. Loisel doesn't know what to do, and offers to buy his wife a dress, so long as it's not too expensive. Mathilde asks for 400 francs, and he agrees. It's not too long before Mathilde throws another fit, though, this time because she has no jewels. So M. Loisel suggests she go see her friend Mme. Forestier, a rich woman who can probably lend her something. Mathilde goes to see Mme. Forestier, and she is in luck. Mathilde is able to borrow a gorgeous diamond necklace. With the necklace, she's sure to be a stunner. The night of the ball arrives, and Mathilde has the time of her life. Everyone...
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...his wife, Lady Macbeth. Lady Macbeth’s immediate reaction is that she has always pinned for the throne and was going to find a way to obtain it. Ultimately Lady Macbeth conjured up the idea to kill King Duncan. She later presents her matoltocal plan to Macbeth. At first Macbeth is not willing to go through with her plan. He thinks it is unjust and that there are other ways to obtain the throne. However Lady Macbeth uses her power of persuasion and lores her husband into a trap. She does this by stating, “When you durst do it, then you were a man.”(Shakespeare 1.7.49) Lady Macbeth tries to take away Macbeth sexuality by saying in the quote that if he does not complete this deed he will be less of a man in her eyes. She continues to go into more depth and say that she will no longer love him either. Lady Macbeth picks apart Macbeth until there is nothing left. She took away Macbeth...
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...his movie Inception. Movies, concepts, and ideas are always being interpreted or rephrased in different forms. Aside from these two movies, there are other works that are very similar by concept. Two pieces of work that will be discussed further in detail are, the philosophical work, Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave” and Lana Wachowski’s movie, The Matrix. Plato’s “The Allegory of the Cave walks the readers through a dialogue between a character named Glaucon and Plato’s former teacher, Socrates. They discuss the predisposed beliefs of humans and how those beliefs cause them to create a false reality in which they live. Plato claims that our perceptions are not true, they only reflect what really is. He also claims that if we were to see the Truth, it would be extremely difficult for us to believe it...
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...bias is nothing but a fantasy. Objectivity in media is very much attainable, but people are going about reaching it incorrectly. Gio...
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...Socrates Worldview Intro Socrates was a raggedy old man that spent his time searching and looking for all of the answers to the world. The readings we started on took us to Socrates in his last days and arguing with friends if he should escape or not. We will get to look at though the worldview analysis Socrates findings of his years searching and his personal view portrayed by ones around him. Condition Bodily Attachment Socrates believes the human problem is inside us ourselves. We are all souls inhibiting bodies and Socrates states that the body is our problem. “So long as we keep to the body and our soul is contaminated with this imperfection, there is no chance of our ever attaining satisfactorily to our object, which we assert to be Truth.” (Phaedo 66b) He talks about how the body is in desire of riches, cloths, and ornaments then argues if the soul needs all those things. The body is distracting us from the truth. Socrates believes that death is the solution to all. He states, “I fancy that this (death) will help us to find out the answer to our problem. (Phaedo 64d) I agree with Socrates because I believe we have a soul as well and it continues after death. The body needs the soul as much as the soul needs the body though and because no one is positive about death and us continuing we do our part to keep the body alive as well. Misology Socrates also states that the human condition is caused by bad experiences that ruin everyone’s look on life....
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... 1. Characters Robert Langdon – a Harvard professor of religious symbology, that becomes a witness of the resurrection of an ancient secret society known as Illuminati. A very intelligent, sharp-minded, and a warm –hearted person. I really like this character because of his ability to understand the situation and try everything to help others. Quote: “Religions are not born from scratch. They grow from one another. Modern religion is a collage… an assimilated historical record of man’s quest to understand the divine.” (p 108) This quote represents one of the views on religion in this novel. As a man, that studied different kinds of religions all his life he looks at it only like another myth, but respects it’s influence on people. Vittoria Vetra – A beautiful particle physicist working in the world’s greatest nuclear research facility – CERN. She and her father had a goal to connect science and religion, by scientifically proving that God exists and almost succeeds in it. She helps Robert Langdon in his quest through the novel. She is a very desperate person that achieves every goal she puts herself. Quote: “Science tells me God must exist. My mind tells me I will never understand God. And my heart tells me I am not meant to.” (p138) She is my favorite character in the book. Her views o the world around us and religion are very similar to mine. Camerlengo Carlo...
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...form the last great hope for our civilzation. Though I would rather be in bed I will now examine the primary causes of repln of prtflo. Social Factors There is cultural and institutional interdependence between members of any community. When blues legend 'Bare Foot D' remarked 'awooooh eeee only my dawg understands me' [1] he could have been making a reference to repln of prtflo, but probably not. A child’s approach to repln of prtflo bravely illustrates what we are most afraid of, what we all know deep down in our hearts. Nothing represents every day life better than repln of prtflo, and I mean nothing. Society says that every man must find their own truth. While one sees repln of prtflo, another may see monkeys playing tennis. Economic Factors Increasingly economic growth and innovation are being attributed to repln of prtflo. Of course, repln of prtflo fits perfectly into the Fish-Out-Of-Water model, a classic economic system of analysis. Annual Military Budget repln of prtflo Indisputably there is a link. How can this be explained? Recent studies indicate that the annual military budget will eventually break free from the powerful influence of repln of prtflo, but not before we see a standardised commercial policy for all. Perhaps to coin a phrase repln of prtfloeconomics will be the buzz word of the century Political Factors Politics, we all...
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...enlighten the reader about the heurism and globalism of Aristotle’s Rhetorical theory with a focus on the discipline of public speaking. Mailloux introduces sophistic Rhetoric as founded on the pragmatic doctrine that “Man is the measure of all things: of things which are, that they are, and of things which are not, that they are not”, a phrase attributed to the Sophist Protagoras (Patrick, 2006). Others Sophists of note include Gorgias, Prodicus, Hippias and Thrasymachus – quoted in Plato’s Republic as saying “… ‘Just’ or ‘right’ means nothing but what is to the interest of the stronger party” (Plato & Lane, 2007)). West and Turner’s account of the Rhetoric show that the first teachers of Rhetoric were the "Sophists”, who were nomadic teachers of public speaking that were respected for their intellect and subsequently paid highly for their teachings. A modern understanding of Sophistic philosophy can be described by author and activist Rahul Easwar’s quote “The real fight is not between right and wrong; the real fight is between my right and your right”. Mailloux explains Plato and his (classical and contemporary) sympathizers’ contempt for Sophism and dismissal of the same as a...
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...Barry T. Offenburger In Thomas Nagels book, “What Does It All Mean”, many questions are brought up that have troubled mankind probably since his existence or time of intellectual thought. Scientist are able to prove that humans have been here on earth between 6-7 billion years. With all these amazing discoveries man has been able to find, we are still unable to answer what seem to be some simple questions about ourselves. Do I really exist outside of my mind or is this all a dream? Do I really have will power or the freedom to choose? What is my meaning to life? These are all topics that depending on where you are from and how you were raised will all affect your theories and/or beliefs behind your answers. With an open mind; however, these questions can open a whole new world of possibilities and maybe what you have thought to be right your entire life, to be viewed as completely wrong. How Deep Does the Rabbit Hole Go? I am sitting in a black desk chair typing this paper, feeling my fingers strike the keys. Looking at the screen but still completely aware of all my surroundings, hearing my neighbors annoying dogs bark as I type. I am feeling a little bothered. I know all of this because I am using my senses to let me know where I am and what I am doing. So the question now gets deeper…How do I know what a chair feels like, what a computer looks like, or even know what a dog is? Is there even a chair? Is all of this real? Or is this all in my mind? Nagel brings up some...
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...Adrian Martinez Ms. Harris Per.4 3/9/16 The Secret Life of Bees Thematic Analysis Essay The classic novel ” Secret Life of Bees “, by Sue Monk Kidd does not have only one theme. This novel is set in 1964, which takes place right after the Civil Rights Acts. This means that the book comes across difficulties with it’s characters including racism throughout the story line. The main protagonist, Lily Owens who is age bound of turning 14, experiences challenges during her childhood that change the way she copes up with her emotions as she grows up turning into a woman. Lily also had problems facing the truth about who she is and what happened to her mother. First, In the novel the author Sue Monk Kidd, presents a strong message about...
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...Topic 6 Study Guide This study guide is a tool designed to prepare students for the Topic 6 Quiz. Instructors will grade the study guide for completion, not for accuracy. Download the study guide and type in your answers below the questions. Save the study guide to your computer and submit when complete. There is no need to submit the study guide to Turnitin. After submitting the study guide to the instructor, save it for use when taking the Topic 6 Quiz. The quiz will be graded for accuracy, so take time to seek the correct answers for this study guide before you attempt the quiz. The quiz will be administered in class. Please type your answers below each question. 1. Read the Ten Commandments in Exodus 20. a. Briefly list the commandments. * I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. * You shall have no other gods before me. * You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. * You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name. * Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. * Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you. * You shall not murder. * You shall not commit adultery. * You shall not steal. * You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor. b. How do...
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...It is an attempt to mock, as well as tell a fake pretending to be a myth illustrated in “300,” but at the same moment, in a comical mindset. In addition, we also can view many example in classical mythology. “Meet the Spartan” makes fun of “300” is the sense of how the film translates the story into a mindless spoof. It is riddled with humor, grossed-out bodily functions, offensive jokes, and swearing and violence. However, it exemplifies myth-dismantling by representing popular pop culture references. For instance, towards the beginning of the “300,” it opens with a scene describing what it means to be a Spartan and how Spartans are made. It shows Leonidas as a young boy in the wilderness all alone in battle with nothing but a spear, against a deadly, wolf-like creature. On the other hand, when it comes to “Meet the Spartans,” it shows a similar scene. It also shows a young boy in the wilderness also. However, rather than a deadly wolf-like creature, the young boy is faced against a penguin. To build up this, the penguin, instead of attacking the young boy like the wolf-like creature did in “300,” it starts tapping its feet and dancing in reference to another film known as “Happy...
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...Literary Analysis Rough Draft of Happiness I. Introduction: The Other Wes Moore is a story about two boys with similar backgrounds and similar situations, growing up in similar neighborhoods. In fact, at first glance, the reader might be compelled to view these boys as the same, and wonder what caused their lives to end up so differently. To that question the answer is easy – the boys had one major difference that drastically influenced their futures: their mothers. Thesis: Wes Moore wrote The Other Wes Moore to show that if children do not have strong parental figures they will not be successful in life. Body Paragraph 1: A. Topic sentence: There are several situations in which Wes’s mother, Mary, does not provide the guidance that her son so desperately needs. B. Context: After skipping school and partying with his friends, Wes comes back to his house visibly intoxicated. Mary and her boyfriend seem to think that Wes’ state is pretty entertaining, and they make fun of him for it. Quote: “Mary laughed, watching him squirm. ‘Well, at least now you know how bad it feels and you will stay away from drinking,’ she said” (Moore 62). C. Evaluation (3-4 sentences) – evaluate quote and link back to your thesis statement: Instead of providing some sort of punishment, or even sitting Wes down and talking to him about his substance use, Mary brushes off the situation. Mary chose to ignore Wes’s substance abuse because she didn’t think it was a big deal. Instead, she allowed...
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...Merveille I. Kazimoto June 28, 2015 English Writing 112: College Writing Prof. Fadia Hasan Gender and Video Games The contemporary society has grown to be more liberal, offering women more freedom than ever before. One of the 21st century’s instrumental defining medium—video games—is experiencing sharp growing pains. Whether video games are a technology product or a cultural experience, one thing that both video games developers and enthusiasts vividly agree upon is that the way we talk and write about video games has gradually changed over the last few decades. Female representation (or should I say: underrepresentation) in video games has, for a long period of time, been a heavily debated and controversial issue, with the most trending argument being that the portrayal of female video game characters, as well as the treatment of female gamers, is frequently sexist. One of the prominent literatures that keenly scrutinizes the culture of video games and its effect on the social construct is Maja Mikula’s essay “Gender and Videogames: The Political Valency of Lara Croft”. In her essay, Mikula accuses video games of poor portrayals of gender and being extraneously violent. She writes, “Her body is excessively feminine-her breasts are massive and very pert, her waist is tiny, her hips are rounded and she wears extremely tight clothing (9)… she is clearly shaped by the desire to embody male sexual fantasies… (15)”, questioning whether “Lara Croft is a (genuine) feminist...
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...author’s are trying to send secret messages that only a thorough reader can uncover. This is especially prevalent in Marquez’s Chronicle of a Death Foretold. Its description and depiction of 20th century Latin America is unprecedented. Without further analysis of the literary devices and tools he uses one cannot truly enjoy the greatness of the work. On the surface, the book seems to be only a crazed account of a man trying to recover the memories of a disturbing event that took place years ago. Yet, it is much more than that in truth. The truth is partially displayed in the plot and the characters that the book refers to including the Vicario brothers and Angela. Yet, more importantly, Marquez uses the structure, setting, and style of his work to develop the motif of cyclical thought to show the theme of hypocritical ritual in the culture of the society he writes about. The narrator uses a journalistic, circular structure to tell the story in the book. Throughout the book, characters, repeat the same acts, and the same events are discussed profusely throughout the book with different perspectives giving different accounts and facts. Through this style it is impossible to figure out the truth, since no one can be depended on to give the truth in any situation. It is as if Marquez paints the world around Santiago Nasar as a snake coiling tighter around him eventually leading to his death. There is no escape for him because with every retrace of the facts and accounts, his death becomes...
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