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    Equality in the Rape of the Lock and Paradise Lost There are a lot of things these two poems can offer. Both the Rape of the lock and paradise lost are epics. They tell tales of characters that once lived and show the human nature. Some would say that the poems don’t offer a sense of equality amongst the characters. Let it be because of sex‚ intelligence‚ and society they just don’t seem to have the same value. Sex being a factor because of how the hierarchy was placed in both stories. The

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    MED325 – Hollywood Cinema 2‚ Assignment 1 The Thin Red Line & Apocalypse Now: War‚ Humanity and Nature on the Silver Screen Terence Malick’s The Thin Red Line (1998) and Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now (1979) are widely regarded as two of the finest films belonging to Hollywood’s War genre. They both deal with similar issues and burning at the heart of each film is the notion that war is a futile practice. However‚ the two directors approach the subject matter in different ways. Malick with

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    Apocalypse Now‚ directed by Francis Ford Coppola‚ is the story of Captain Willard’s journey up the Nung River in Cambodia to kill a general‚ Kurtz‚ who has lost control of himself. It is set in the Vietnam War and is a very gritty and affecting film. Imagine my surprise when I learned that it was sort of based on Joseph Conrad’s famous novella‚ Heart of Darkness. Conrad’s book‚ the tale of the sailor Marlowe’s African adventure‚ is a study on the evils of colonialism. The two stories at first glance

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    St. Anne School Literature Comparative analysis: “Heart of Darkness” & “Apocalypse Now” Student: Mora Vandenbroele Teacher: Azucena Estigarribia Year: 11th “A” “Heart of Darkness” vs. “Apocalypse Now” It is very interesting how humans are so intrigued about the evilness in the world‚ and the dedication of some men to compare Hell with the Earthly horror. Joseph Conrad‚ a genius writer‚ took his time to

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    show how and why some of the differences between depictions occur. The scholarly sources analyzed will be Christopher C.L.E. Witcombe’s article‚ Eve’s Identity ‚ and Daniel K. Judd’s The Fortunate Fall of Man. Other sources will be John Milton’s ‘Paradise Lost’ ‚ along with ‘Jan Breughel and Peter Paul Rubens painting ‘’The Garden of Eden.’ But simply noting the depictions themselves only highlights them

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    Satan’s Transformation in John Milton’s Paradise Lost The controlling purpose of this paper is to analyze the transformation of Satan in John Milton’s Paradise Lost. Satan is a very strong and demanding character in all of the series of Paradise Lost ‚ from the beginning to the end. Satan’s main goal throughout the entire poem is to try to corrupt humankind and‚ unfortunately with his tricky tactics and significant transformation skills he does. At the beginning

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    Heart of Darkness‚ a novel by Joseph Conrad‚ and Apocalypse Now‚ a movie by Francis Ford Coppola can be compared and contrasted in many ways. By focusing on their endings and on the character of Kurtz‚ contrasting the meanings of the horror in each media emerges. In the novel the horror reflects Kurtz tragedy of transforming into a ruthless animal whereas in the film the horror has more of a definite meaning‚ reflecting the war and all the barbaric fighting that is going on. Conrad’s Heart of

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    Andy Levis November 3‚ 2014 3rd Hour AP English Lit and Comp AP Open Lit. Question 1. Paradise Lost‚ John Milton‚ 1667/1674 2. God- the almighty power who controls all life on Earth Satan- rebel angel who wanted to do what he wanted rather than live under God’s rules but was God’s most beautiful angel who decided to head to the dark side Adam- God’s creation‚ man who disobeyed God’s orders and sinned Eve- another one of God’s creations‚ woman who disobeyed God’s orders and sinned just like Adam All

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    Paige Gardner Julia Naviaux ENG 230: 003 February 1‚ 2013 Explication Essay: Paradise Lost- Lines 80-134 The debate of free will versus predestination is a very common‚ prevalent topic in any Q&A session or even religious sermon. The controversial issue of whether God has predestined His people for salvation or if God has given people the freedom in making their independent choice to do so is a question theologians will never solve. Many church congregations have lost members due to

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    In John Milton’s Paradise Lost‚ he tells of Satan’s banishment from Heaven. He and his brigade have plotted war against God and are now doomed to billow in the fiery pits of hell. Satan is a complex character with many meaningful qualities. The relationship between Satan’s qualities and Hell’s atmosphere tell the reader more about why they seem to go hand in hand. Without Satan’s features and Hell’s tormenting aspects‚ the place would not be all it is.<br><br>Milton states that one will "dwell in

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