Stories that are told by a powerful character can provide vital information and be a major source of characterization. These stories‚ more specifically: embedded narratives‚ serve as a tool frequently used by authors. Embedded narratives have the ability to change a character immensely‚ from a boring blank canvas to someone that is intricate‚ perplexing and intriguing. This is exactly what Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Homer’s Odyssey Book Nine: In the One-Eyed Giant’s Cave do‚ they both utilize
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In the poem “My Papa’s Waltz” Theodore Roethke uses a type of dance to symbolize the narrator’s relationship with his violently alcoholic father‚ the antagonist. The evidence in the poem suggests the boy‚ the protagonist‚ has come to terms with the domestic violence and accepts it. The narrator believes the beatings are inevitable and relates them to every human’s inevitable fate‚ through death. The narrator doesn’t blame his father and in fact blames himself for the beatings. Roethke argues that
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Sleep apnea is a type of sleep disorder that can interrupt someone’s breathing at night. When someone has sleep apnea‚ they will stop breathing repeatedly as they try to sleep. In some cases‚ people with severe sleep apnea will stop breathing hundreds of times a night. Every time they stop breathing‚ they are denying their body and brain the oxygen that they need. What Is Sleep Apnea? There are two main types of sleep apnea‚ although it is possible to have a blend of both conditions. The main
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A slight breeze swayed the thin hemlock trees and children’s laughter absorbed the foggy air. Elodie stared out of her window as if it were a memory‚ she remembered her own careless laughter and rosy cheeks that lit up the frigid white winter. It soon became ironic‚ the contrast of a raw and innocent childhood to a somber and painful adulthood. Elodie heard a moan and rushed down the creaking stairs of the apartment to find Evan trying to get off of the floor‚ trying to move the muscles taken away
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his situation‚ "I had worked hard for nearly two years‚ for the sole purpose of infusing life into an inanimate body. I had desired it with an ardour that far exceeded moderation; but now that I had finished‚ the beauty of the dream vanished‚ and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart" (Shelly 48-49). Frankenstein has shown the first example of how isolation leads to his tragedy. He stays in his apartment alone‚ obsessing over creating life‚ not thinking of consequences of his actions. This
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pressure and high blood pressure puts the person at risk of stroke. This is where the blood supply to the brain is blocked (and heart attack) Respiratory system When blood is not being pumped around the body efficiently‚ an individual will become breathless. As you get older the strength of the chest muscles may reduce and the efficiency of the lungs may deteriorate. Chronic disease such as bronchitis may develop. Emphysema is a disease where the air sacs in the lungs become damaged. This causes shortness
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Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and Blade Runner (directors cut‚ 1992) directed by Ridley Scott are both exposed to the continuing nature dominant paradigms presented in the 19th and 20th century. Mary Shelly and Ridley Scott challenge the dominant assumptions of the romantic and scientific paradigms‚ this ultimately challenges society’s understanding of humanity‚ and the concept of what makes someone human. Although 200 years separate these texts are both cautionary tales about the creation of life
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realizes how terrible his creation is‚ and what a negative effect these two years have had on him. “I had worked hard for nearly two years‚ for the sole purpose of infusing life into an inanimate body. For this I had deprived myself of rest and health…breathless horror and disgust filled my heart.” (Shelley p. 42) Victor‚ as he explains here‚ has been secluded from nature‚ and thus health and rest‚ for two years in his laboratory. Now that his toils have come to a futile end after this difficult and harmful
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Four wealths: Lakshmi as Dharma‚ Artha‚ Kama‚ and Moksha In the Hindu culture‚ people view the goddess Lakshmi as a sacred being. She is believed to be the goddess of prosperity‚ wealth‚ and the abundances in the everyday lives of people. Lakshmi represents herself through the four wealths in Hindu culture: Dharma‚ Artha‚ Kama‚ and Moksha. Hindus believes that a balance must be acted upon these wealths to ensure the continuum blessings of the goddess upon their lives. However‚ it can also
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Ghassan Kanafani in: “ The Land of the Sad Orange” Ghassan Kanafani was born in Akka Palestine in 1936 and died‚ as a result of an Israeli bomb planted to his car on 8th July 1972. His Danish wife Annie‚ described the event saying: “…We used to go shopping together every Saturday morning‚ on that day he accompanied his niece Lamees. A few minutes after they left‚ I heard the sound of a huge explosion. I ran but only saw remanence of our exploded small car. Lamees was a few meters away from the spot
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