Art is important because it is the only thing we have that rewrites history. Without art we would have no clue what our ancestors before us have done. “ O Attic shape! Fair attitude! With brede” (Line 41 from Ode to a Grecian Urn) This to me shows that he was admiring the urn and trying to figure out its story. Sometimes when looking at art you have to decipher the story within it. Angela Eckhoff discusses why it is important that we have art and how it helps
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Billionaire with a high-tech suit of armor. While Gilgamesh was an ancient king‚ a good ancient king‚ but still ancient. They both were searching for immortality and failed. Along the way they both depended on friends to defeat a common enemy. Both of them went searching for immortality‚ albeit different kinds. Gilgamesh wanted physical immortality while Iron Man wanted an immortal legacy. To gain these things Gilgamesh had to stay awake for 7 nights‚ and Iron Man made a robot to keep the world safe
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most beautiful and complex ever to be written‚ Beethoven was nearly (if not) completely deaf at the time he wrote it. The title of Friedrich Schiller’s poem “An die Freude” is literally translated as "To Joy"‚ but is normally called the "Ode to Joy". It was written in 1785 and first published the following year in the poet’s own literary journal‚ “Thalia.” Beethoven had made plans to set this poem to music as far back as 1793‚ when he was only 22 years old‚ as it had always been
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There are four poems in total in this anthology‚ three of which are tributes to three of the poets that have been studied and the last being a love poem. The poem written in tribute to Neruda is in the form of an ode‚ a well-known poetic form that Neruda likes to write in. In fact‚ Ode to Phor T. Tu‚ is written to elevate the mundane number‚ fourty-two. This number is valued at such a high degree that it exists as the character “Phor T. Tu”‚ the man who grades present IB students and grants admission
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Sarah Stafford English 101H November 7th‚ 2014 Immortality ’s Role in Emily Dickinson ’s Poem‚ "Because I Could Not Stop For Death" Death‚ like a ghostly breath‚ is subtle‚ quiet‚ and nearly undetectable. Around the world‚ humans tend to have an irrational fear of death because of the conditioning effect that it ’s countless negative connotations have had on them. In the poem‚ "Because I Could Not Stop For Death‚" Emily Dickinson thoughtfully reflects on death and masterfully
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forever; it is what mortals have in place of immortality. A lover must desire immortality along with the good‚ if what we agreed earlier was right‚ that Love wants to possess the good forever. It follows that Love must desire immortality” (206E-207A). According to this quote‚ one cannot possess something forever unless one is immortal. Analogous to the biological reproduction of children‚ the reproduction‚ or passing down‚ of an idea perpetuates the immortality of that idea. Hence‚ the idea of physical
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into death and the afterlife. This desire for a pristine final resting place accompanied by his terracotta warriors stemmed from his obsession with immortality and the afterlife. Items reflecting wealth and stature such as precious stones were elements believed to contribute to the recreation of the emperor’s afterlife and allowing him to achieve immortality as he continue the same life in the next world. The Emperor’s military conquest of China made his army and its war horses an essential part of the
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Death Stops for No One Jaime Hayes Death Stops for No One The poem “Because I Could Not Stop for Death” by Emily Dickinson is an extended metaphor on death‚ comparing it to a journey with a polite gentleman in a carriage taking the speaker on a ride to eternity. Through unusual symbolism‚ personification and ironic metaphors Dickinson subjugates that death is an elusive yet subtle being. Dickinson portrays death as an optimistic endeavor while most people have a gruesome perspective of death
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different ways. On Dickinson’s poem: “Because I could not stop for death.” Death is personified as an unintimidating‚ gentle guide; in charge of guiding you to eternity. the first paragraph of the poem talks about a kind helper‚ who takes you to immortality. Definitely‚ this poem is not describing the typical reaper that is hunting people to finite their lives. with eternity in your hands‚ Death seems like a patient and gentle character. It gives you a sense of relief being with Death gives you
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the epic of Gilgamesh‚ Gilgamesh embarks upon a quest seeking immortality as a means to peace‚ meaning‚ and joy in life. He tries to reach it in many different ways‚ each as unsuccessful as its predecessor. The two main types of immortality are physical and through the actions or achievements of ones life. Gilgamesh tries first through his actions‚ but then undergoes a transformation which leads him to next attempt physical immortality. He eventually comes back to the point at which he began; however
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