Introduction In the information age‚ the explosion of new technologies brings more changes to human life as well as provides numerous possibilities to the development of art works. However‚ the soul of all these developments and changes still lies on the notions of trying to find the best ways of communication and interaction. In the area of arts and design‚ the foremost goal of an artist or designer is how to best present and convey the messages of his work. The binary relation between creator and
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Twelfth Night is the merriest of Shakespeare’s romantic comedies‚ it is also the saddest. The Christian associations of the title suggests the carpe diem theme which runs through the play. Epiphany‚ according to Christian mythology‚ is the time when the shepherds recognized the birth of Christ. The feast of epiphany is the last festival of the Christmas season‚ after which death takes over. This cycle of life is an extension of the ancient pagan fertility rituals. The mood is similar in Keats’s ‘To
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tragic hero must cause his own downfall; his fate is not deserved‚ and his punishment exceeds the crime; he also must be of noble stature and have greatness. Oedipus is in love with his idealized self‚ but neither the grandiose nor the depressive "Narcissus" can really love himself (Miller 67). All of the above characteristics make Oedipus a tragic hero according to Aristotle’s ideas about tragedy‚ and a narcissist according to Alice Miller’s The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self
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Structure‚ Sound‚ and Sense‚ 9th ed. [Boston: Wadsworth‚ 2006] 680) is that the speaker in the poem is the mirror and the woman in the poem is Sylvia Plath. As you read through the poem‚ the lake is relevant because of the famous mythological story of narcissus. He was extremely beautiful and one day while drinking from a lake he saw his reflection. He looked at it for so long and so close that he fell in the river and died. This shows the consequences of vanity. Sylvia Plath uses this metaphor to show
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Cicero‚ Roman Senator and Philosopher‚ set up specific qualities of an ideal Roman ruler. A clear role in what it takes to effectively lead. A leader must first lead a dignified life for them to lead a successful empire. Leaders must demonstrate a work ethic and ability to gain respect. With that respect‚ leaders must love and care for their subordinates to show their compassionate towards the Roman people. Leaders must then demonstrate ethics to provide plans that must be followed in order to
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Sun light vs articical light One of the main benefits of artificial light is that you can control how many hours of light per day your plants receive. This way‚ those living in northern or southern latitudes can provide their plants with light for growth and development even when the sun sets early‚ in essence tricking the plants into believing that it is summertime and that they should continue to grow rather than become dormant or‚ in the case of annuals‚ die. In addition‚ your plants will receive
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to what extent is Self’s transformation of the original a response to the new social context within which he is writing? The introduction will outline how Wilde’s original version could be read as a story with a moral‚ drawing on the myth of Narcissus and Goethe’s Faust‚ and that on a basic level‚ Self’s text operates in the same way. Referencing Houston A. Baker Junior’s essay “A tragedy of the Artist: The Picture of Dorian Gray”. Self’s changing of certain characters does not alter what they
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The Homeric Hymn to Demeter portrays images of rape‚ marriage and death‚ in an unconventional way‚ through the perspective of women as well as men. Most evidence from ancient Greek and Roman times is presented through the eyes of a male in a society greatly dominated by men. The story about Persephone’s separation from her mother is a rare exception that accounts for both sides of the story. Foley states that "in contrast to the Homeric epics‚ the Hymn puts female experience at the center of the
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Journal of Research in Personality 44 (2010) 133–136 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Journal of Research in Personality journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/jrp Brief Report Narcissism and attractiveness Nicholas S. Holtzman *‚ Michael J. Strube Washington University in Saint Louis‚ Psychology‚ 1 Brookings Drive‚ C.B. 1125‚ St. Louis‚ MO 63130-4899‚ United States a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Is narcissism related to observer-rated attractiveness? Two
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She saw the most enchanting narcissus‚ a flower with white petals and an orange or yellow middle. As she reached down to grab the flower‚ the earth beneath her feet suddenly cleaved open and through the gap Hades raised up on his chariot with black horses. Hades snatched up the beautiful
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