rock I am an island’ -A Study of the Recurring Themes of Alienation and Communication Gap in the Songs of Simon and Garfunkel (THIS ARTICLE WAS PUBLISHED IN THE STATESMAN FESTIVAL MAGAZINE 2006) “You’re a stranger now unto me / Lost in The Dangling Conversation /And the superficial sighs‚ / The borders of our lives.” Somehow‚ these lines seem to the best representative of what this paper will try to capture-the thread of alienation in the works of Simon and Garfunkel. One wonders if it all
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to Marx‚ how does capitalism alienate workers? How did Marx feel that workers could overcome their alienation? 1. Abstract Alienation‚ a term used to describe the feeling of no connection with others or the separation from former attachment. When it comes to sociologist aspect‚ especially on Marxism‚ this term describes the stage of losing one’s identity. To Karl Marx’s belief‚ Alienation means the loss of control over the process and product of work (Bell‚ 1959). Thus‚ under the capitalism
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Chapter I Introduction Concrete has been used in the construction industry for centuries. A typical concrete is a mixture of fine aggregate (sand)‚ coarse aggregate (rock)‚ cement‚ and water. Nowadays the usage of concrete is increasing from time to time due to the rapid development of construction industry.Today‚ there are many ways to enhance the quality and properties of concrete. One of the technological advances in improving the quality of concrete is Self-Consolidating Concrete. Self-Consolidating
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The Great Gatsby & Enduring Love ‘Obsessive love has the capacity to drive a person to insanity‚ leading to irrational behaviour‚ alienation and despair’ Compare and contrast the ways McEwan and Fitzgerald present the complexities of human love in light of this comment. F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ian McEwanpresent obsessive Idealised love as deranged and harmful.Fitzgerald’s ‘The Great Gatsby’‚ published in 1925‚epitomises the euphoric atmosphere which permeated consumerist attitudes after
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own dark mind’ (Lord Byron). Examine representations of morbidity and/or alienation in at least TWO texts written or published in this period. In this essay I intend to use‚ where appropriate‚ three definitions of alienation taken from the OED: social alienation- ‘the action of estranging‚ or a state of estrangement or affection’ functional alienation- ‘Diversion of anything to a different purpose ’ and mental alienation- ‘the withdrawal‚ loss or derangement of mental facilities; insanity’
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American filmmaker Tim Burton is one who definitely satisfies all three conditions. With his highly stylized films‚ including Batman (1989)‚ Edward Scissorhands (1990) which is arguably his most remembered film‚ The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)‚ Sleepy Hollow (1999)‚ Big Fish (2003)‚ Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)‚ and Sweeney Todd
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Gothic Genre explored in Tim Burton’s films Essay Tim Burton is successful in creating horror films such as Edward Scissor Hands (1990)‚ Nightmare before Christmas (1993) and Sleepy Hollow (1999)‚ through his incorporation of Gothic Elements within the setting‚ flawed hero and the manifestation of the sense of dread and terror. A horror film can be defined as a motion picture that seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from the audience by playing on the viewer’s most primal fears. This is
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T.S. Eliot’s Modernist poem‚ “The Hollow Men” After World War I the Modernist era made changes not only in the world but also in English literature. The Modernist era of English literature changed the traditional writing style of the twentieth century. T.S. Eliot was considered one of the most influential twentieth century poets in English literature. His poetry differs from most of the nineteenth and twentieth century poetry. T.S. Eliot’s poem “The Hollow Men” is a classic example of the Modernist
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The Untold of Ichabod Crane In the short story called sleepy hollow‚ there is a main character that have many different characteristics to how the the story is put in place and the actions as well. Ichabod crane was characterized in many different forms‚ but in the physical form he is very tall and a thin type of man. Irving tells us that his hands are “gangly” and his feet are very “shovel-sized.” “To see him striding along the profile of a hill on a windy day‚ with his clothes bagging and fluttering
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Romanticism was a time period where emotions were very prominent. This time period brought out the dark side of people. Romanticism brought out the underlying anger in one’s mind. The age of romanticism affected all of these authors. In “The Cask Of Amontillado‚ “ by Edgar Allen Poe‚ there are many dark secrets revealed throughout this short story. In “The Cask of Amontillado‚” the narrator‚ Montresor‚ lures his former friend - we might call him a frenemy today - Fortunato‚ to an underground
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