After reading Lu Xun and Gogol’s "Diary of a Madman"‚ it is apparent that the writing style and the choice of themes treated in Lu Xun’s "Diary of a Madman" are influenced by Gogol’s "Diary of a Madman"‚ but Lu Xun presents the story in a more penetrating and elaborate way to accentuate the themes. Before revealing how Lu Xun incorporates Gogol’s ideas into his work‚ we first examine the contacts between Lu Xun and Gogol. Lu Xun’s writing career began from his indignation and poignancy toward China’s
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“What are the major strengths and weakness of Dworkin’s theory of law as compared to a positivist or natural law perspective?” Discuss. Arguably one of the most influential legal theorists of the 20th century‚ Ronald Dworkin’s dealings with law’s interpretation and integrity has lead to inevitable contradictions with that of positivist ideology‚ with his work essentially revitalising a method of thinking that had long been considered dead and buried. Perhaps most notoriously‚ Dworkin combated
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How important was Lenin compared to Trotsky in the Bolshevik coming to and consolidating power between 1917 and 1924? Russia is extremely large but much of the land is barren. As a result Russia experienced many problems‚ especially due to its backward nature. As Russia was a vast empire it was difficult to control and resulting in many revolutions. The Russian Revolution was the series of revolutions in Russia in 1917‚ which destroyed the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Soviet
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Original article Cost-benefit of hospitalization compared with outpatient care for pregnant women with pregestational and gestational diabetes or with mild hyperglycemia‚ in Brazil Custo-benefício da hospitalização comparada ao atendimento ambulatorial em gestantes com diabetes pré-gestacional e gestacional ou com hiperglicemia leve‚ no Brasil Ana Claudia Molina CavassiniI‚ Silvana Andréa Molina LimaII‚ Iracema Mattos Paranhos CalderonIII‚ Marilza Vieira Cunha RudgeIV Hospital das Clínicas
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their childhood and everyone has liked them. One of the most known tales is of course the Perrault’sCinderella. The movie industry still continues today to make films inspired from this popular tale. In this essay‚ the tale of Cinderella will be compared to the movie‚ Ever After. This comparison essay will show two common aspects: the male superiority to women and the importance of feminine beauty. First of all‚ in both films the male is superior to women. In Cinderella‚ the Prince is the hero who
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Compared with other “harbor cities” around the world‚ would you consider the development of the Hong Kong harbor satisfactory? To begin with‚ let us consider of the question “Why is the harbor important for Hong Kong?” The reason is that Victoria Harbour‚ the well-known harbour of Hong Kong‚ is not only a major tourist attraction‚ but also the main business port of Hong Kong. Geographically‚ it is located at the mouth of the Pearl River Delta in the connection of China and other Asian countries
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Dear Quote Investigator: I attended a graduation ceremony last year and was genuinely impressed by a quotation used in the keynote address: What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. The speaker credited Ralph Waldo Emerson and that sounded plausible to me‚ but when I searched on the internet to find a specific reference I was surprised to discover substantial disagreement. Some websites do attribute the words to Emerson‚ but other websites
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Semesters to Trimesters At the high school level trimesters are more effective than semesters. So why do most high schools use a semester four quarter system rather than a trimester system? The teachers seemed to be the most concerned about this at Pineview High School‚ and they are trying to make the switch. The reason that trimesters are more effective is that it allows more time to the class period so teachers can get into detail about the topic. With a four quarter semester system‚ the classes
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Baz Luhrmann’s film‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ is very successful as an appropriation of the original play by Shakespeare. Transforming the pre-16th century play into a contemporary popular culture film was done creatively by keeping the same values and language‚ but changing the context. This is illustrated by the use of anachronisms. For instance‚ daggers and swords are replaced by guns as well as cars stand in for horses. The disputes between members of the two families (the Capulets and the Montagues)
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A diva‚ in the classical music world‚ is a hugely talented woman with great vocal competence. She has a larger-than-life public persona and the ability to convey the emotional nuances of the music to her audience (Moohan‚ 2008‚ p. 163). Both Madonna and Maria Callas have definite ‘diva’ qualities. It could be argued that their contrasting genres of music - pop and opera respectively‚ dictate different reasons for them being labelled divas. Both Maria Callas and Madonna have personalities that
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