“‘Can’t repeat the past?’ [Gatsby] cried incredulously. ‘Why of course you can!’“ In so much as two lines the novel was born with one of its main themes – the vast obsession with the past and the failure to accept that it is‚ contrary to what Gatsby says‚ impossible to recreate. As the novel concludes‚ Nick reflects‚ “So we beat on‚ boats against the current‚ borne back ceaselessly into the past.” In some instances‚ “beating against the current” is considered a positive quality; an optimistic life-force
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declares‚ it what was always meant to be‚ as how god knows our every move‚ our every decison from today to the end of our last breath. Although we have a choice as to allow something happen‚ as we can determine a change in his/her own destiny. As in Beowulf " They have seen my strength for themselves‚ have watched me rise from the darkness of war‚ dripping with my enemies’ blood. I drove five great giants into chains‚ chased all of that race from the earth. I swam in the blackness
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violently attacked by British forces‚ which brought about devastation and demise to this family by burning their stately home and killing most of its members. Therefore‚ this Anglo-Irish family was not able to escape from destruction because its’ destiny was shaped by their English descendency‚ which meant problem in an Irish territory during the 1920s. That is to say‚ no decision that the Quintons took would have saved them from suffering. They were trapped by history and politics and there was no
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Furies In Greek mythology‚ the number three is significant. Both the Fates and Furies are included in the list of Greek Triads (Hansen‚ "triads in classical mythology”). These are groups which all consist of three deities. The Fates are goddesses of destiny and consist of the sisters: Clotho‚ Lachesis‚ and Atropos. They are also commonly imagined as weavers‚ whereas they are referred to as Spinner‚ Allotter‚ and Unbending. In modern Greek society‚ they are sometimes called “the Moirai” (Hansen‚ “Fates”)
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evil. When a child is born‚ they are born innocent and unaware. Yet‚ they are still being born into a world full of corruption. This doesn’t automatically taint their soul‚ but what they do with the rest of their life determines their own personal destiny and fate. I don’t believe society influences one in a bad way‚ because it is simply a way of government. If humans did not have society‚ we more than likely would just run around like wild animals with no organization; society helps keep humanity
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Eugene Onegin The character of Eugene Onegin reflects a unique and authentic literary period which created its own canons and ideals. Eugene Onegin does not possess heroic features‚ but represents an idealized character of a man typical for his period of time. An extremely valuable thing he does is to reveal the existence of a kind of common basis of feeling; that is to say‚ in literature readers come in contact with ex¬pression of feeling in a way that is rarely possible in actual life. The events
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Analysis of the Running Man Sometimes there are hurdles in life that require great courage to overcome. We must utilize our inner strengths to motivate these courageous actions. Loren Eiseley sets an example of this in The Running Man- a chapter from his autobiography‚ All the Strange Hours. In this essay he reveals memories that show his lonely childhood which gives him the courage to overcome his problems. Loneliness is what ultimately sparks his courageous action later on in his life
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White Noise- Don Dellilo Name Institution Date White Noise White noise is a natural sound that mimics a particular environment to sooth the nerves of adults or even distressed children. The white noise puts them to sleep mainly by drowning other sounds. White noise in the book can be viewed as the technology and the life of Americans‚ particularly as the noise which drowns what is really going on in the world. This can be seen where the students are carrying ungodly number
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The Green Table The Green Table is a ballet choreographed by Kurt Jooss. Jooss lived in Germany from 1901 to 1979 and choreographed the Green Table in 1932. He called this piece the ‘dance of death’ because of its focus on war. The Green Table is separated into nine scenes‚ each of them showing the different aspects of war and death. The first scene is titled ‘Gentlemen in Black’ and is a group of high-class men in suits and gloves arguing through dance over a large green table. Their flowy
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Death has been the central idea of many of Emily Dickinson’s poems for its hypersensitivity. Many people try to avoid the topic of Death because it generally signifies the end as well as the unknown. Dickinson however‚ defies the traditional negative interpretations of death in her poem “Because I could not stop for death.” The rhetorical techniques utilized by Dickinson‚ help emphasize her belief that death is a positive spiritual experience that should be embraced and accepted rather than feared
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