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    the reality. Certainly it is strongly linked to the human action‚ indeed it is “a blank‚ black void until an artificial context is introduced” . Before that‚ it was essentially naught‚ even placeless and indefinable. I consider humans as a “deus ex machina” in building cyberspace and now‚ this new reality can survive independently from the human knowledge or the use of it‚ rather it seems that we are not longer able to act outside of the

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    ROTTEN BEEF AND STINKING FISH: RIZAL AND THE WRITING OF PHILIPPINES HISTORY Ambeth R. Ocampo 3 Stages on Writing Philippine History    Colonizers’ History Elites’ History People’s History History     Three concepts 1) history-as-activity -past human activities and events 2) history-as-record -records of such past human events 3) history-as-historiography -process or technique of making or writing such records History     Estoria – Greek Historia – Latin Historie – French History

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    Religious Symbolism in "A Good Man Is Hard To Find" This paper will present a rhetorical context for the use of violence in the short story‚ "A Good Man Is Hard to Find‚" as she presented in her essay "The Element of Suspense." The form of classical tragedy in this story will also be analyzed from the critical theories of Aristotle and Longinus. Tolstoy will be used to examine the use Christian symbolism. Nietzsche will provide a more well-rounded universal conclusion to the uses of tragedy and

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    Tragedy‚ Arthur Miller and the Common Man Sophocles‚ Euripides‚ Aeschylus and Arthur Miller. At first glance this quartet seems like an simple case of “one of these things doesn’t belong with the others‚” though dig a little deeper‚ just beneath the surface‚ and you’ll discover that something unbreakable and timeless binds these seemingly disparate names tightly together. What could these four men all possibly share? Three of them were contemporaries‚ relatively‚ born well over 2‚000 years ago

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    all the bad that Tartuffe did and was about to cause there was some justice‚ the good. With optimism Moliere also uses what is known as ‘Deus ex machina’ meaning God from a machine. This term refers to endings that do not grow logically from the plot but require a God or a gent of God to save the day. So‚ according to Moliere without God or the ‘Deus ex machina’ the bad would have prevailed over the good. This supports how Moliere uses optimism in Tartuffe to teach and entertain his

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    A famous speech by Shakespeare’s Falstaff questions the value of: honor 1.  ( T or F ) Aristotle considered plot more important than character or thought. True 2.  ( T or F ) Aristotle was both a theater critic and a philosopher. True 3.  Aristotle’s famous analysis of tragedy is found in a work called: The Poetics 4.  Aristotle’s work on comedy is how long? 5 acts long 5. What did the Commedia delle’arte specialize in? 6.  What is satire? a literary genre or form‚ although in practice

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    It was a large crane used to pull actors through the air. This was most often employed to create the illusion of gods‚ which led to the expression‚ "Deus ex Machina". The Ekeclema was a wheeled platform. This sometimes ferried dead bodies across the stage‚ as murders and suicides were not shown on stage. This tradition stemmed from the superstition that to kill a person on stage would be foretelling of their

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    Donnie Darko Donnie Darko was a 2001 fantasy film. It contained comedy and drama. Darko was a "under the radar" type of film due to its release around September eleventh two thousand one. Since then it has grown in popularity and even inspired many up and coming directors. Donnie Darko has many avenues of interpretation. It touches in the concept of time travel through worm holes‚ the quantum physics of parallel universe‚ religion‚ mental illness‚ predestination and good vs. evil. The element

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    Purcell’s ‘Dido & Aeneas’ Summarise the paragraphs in the square boxes and write your own ideas in the thought bubbles. Highlight any new information you come across‚ and summarise that in bullet points at the end. You could also add post-it notes with related points about Acis and Galathea around the outside. BACKGROUND This set work comes from the Baroque Era (c.1600-1750) This period in history witnessed a new exploration of ideas and innovations in the arts‚ literature and philosophy. Italy

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    death by allowing his chain-mail to work properly and strongly. Without the help of God‚ Beowulf would have perished but it was God whom had decided the victory against Grendel’s mother. The interference of an outside for or God is known as‚ Deus ex Machina; is Latin which translates to “God in machine.” Along with supernatural involvement there are two other epics qualities that help to

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