Gale M. Thompson Critical Writing Sample “But What Word Was it Writing?”: A Lacanian Reading of Septimus Warren Smith in Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway In Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway‚ a great deal of attention has been paid by critics to the sexuality in the relationship between Clarissa Dalloway and Sally Seton‚ or to the implications of shell shock on Septimus Smith. One critic‚ calling Septimus “Virginia Woolf’s brain-damaged casualty” (Restuccia 46)‚ tries to utilize a Lacanian reading‚
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Alexanders personal traits: Self-confidence – Alexander the great’s enormous self-confidence drove him to excel beyond boundaries - Olympias from a tender age instilled in Alexander that he was descended from Hercules and Achilles‚ Achilles a historical figure whom alexander looked unto Alexander did not lack for self-confidence‚ even at a very young age. At the age Alexander‚ also he was a demi- god “one of the first Greeks to be worshipped as a god in his time‚ Alexander to be a god in the
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Her father is more interested in seeing that she marries well and soon rather than her personal happiness. He tells Paris that although she is "free to choose" her own mate‚ it must be from a narrow pool that he has approved of‚ and what’s more‚ he has already selected Paris. He sees no reason why his daughter would object. Well‚ as Shakespeare hints during the play - both Romeo and Juliet didn’t really have relationships with their parents. Children in those days (especially rich ones like Juliet)
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The waste Land T.S.Eliot complcted ‘The Waste Land’ in the autumn of 1921‚ and with the constructive suggestions of Ezra Pound about the structure of the poem ‚the present draft of the poem ‚ which was published in 1922‚ has become a classic. It is also‚ more importantly‚ the symbol of a whole age‚ signifying a new kind of poetry and a poetic revolution in modern English Literature and culture. The poem is a masterpiece of innovative poetic design and embodies an entirely new and original poetic
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Ancient Egypt Introduction Have you ever wondered about Ancient Egypt and its greatest mysteries? Have you ever wondered about the rulers or gods and goddesses? Have you wanted to know more about the wars and weapons that the ancient people used? Have you ever wanted to know why Hatshepsut was pharaoh even though she wasn’t a man? Do you want to know about how Ancient Egyptians worshipped their gods and goddesses? All of these topics are amazing and will interest you. There are different theories
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and implementing the Assembly’s policies. Not everyone could participate in Athenian politics. Slaves‚ resident aliens‚ and women were excluded. The main architect of Athenian law was Solon. It is unknown when Solon was born. He died in 559 BC. (Plutarch). Solon allowed everyone to participate in court (Stockton 19). He created a code of laws based on justice‚ balance‚ and good order (Muller). Solon abolished the practice of debt bondage (Muller). Solon created the Council of 400 (Boule)‚ and a court
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laws and advice or prophecies received from a god through the medium ship of a priest or priestess. As Plutarch‚ on Sparta explains: “Lycurgus . . . brought an oracle about it from Delphi‚ Which they called a rhetra.” Therefore with the evidence provided‚ it is quite obvious that Lycurgus had significant importance to not only Spartan Society but also the government and the military. Through Plutarch it is evident that Lycurgus reformed the military quite significantly as he states “The Egyptians claim
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a precarious situation. It could be interpreted that he deserved the fate that pursued him for ambition or some other reason‚ or that it was a cold murder for which he did not deserve. Both Shakespeare and Plutarch wrote about Julius Caesar. Each tells the story a little differently. Plutarchs version is more sympathetic to Caear’s situation. Shakespeare shows him to be an insensitive and conceited person thinking only of himself. This is shown by his reaction to Calpurnia’s dream. After her description
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Ptolemy was a generous and a loving ruler. He was born on 62 BCE and he died 47 BCE. Ptolemy was married to Cleopatra VII‚ his older sister. He ruled during the Ptolemaic dynasty. During his ruling he went to war with Julius Caesar and his wife. He ruled over upper and lower egypt. He did not have any kids because he became pharaoh at age 9 and died at age 15 trying to flee the romans and drowned in the nile river. He had a lot of power on his little hands. He actually never got to make the big
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arguments between trainees. This was partially designed to help make the youths resistant to hardships like cold‚ hunger‚ and pain. Boys who showed signs of cowardice or timidity were subject to teasing and violence by peers and superiors alike (Plutarch). As grueling as Sparta’s martial education system could be‚ the soldier’s life was the only option for young men who wished to become equal citizens‚ or “Homoioi.” According to the edicts of the Spartan lawmaker and reformer Lycurgus‚ male
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