self-awareness” (Brians). Mary Shelley is considered one of the great novelists of the Romantic period even though she is only credited with writing one novel that falls within the Romantic genre. Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein: or The Modern Prometheus‚ in 1818 as part of a writing competition held by Lord Byron in Geneva. It was originally published under an anonymous author and Shelley’s name did not appear on the novel until a second edition was released in 1823. Frankenstein was Shelley’s
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1. Pandora’s Box - http://myths.e2bn.org/mythsandlegends/textonly562-pandoras-box.html Summary: Epimetheus and Prometheus were two brothers who annoyed one of the most powerful Gods‚ Zeus. Because of Zeus’ annoyance‚ we punished all humans by taking away their ability to create fire. However‚ Prometheus rebelled‚ went to a blacksmith named Hephaestos‚ and stole his fire. Zeus became very angry and came up with a harsher punishment for all humans. He made a girl out of clay‚ named her Pandora‚ and
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quite baffled as to the solution to their problem. One man‚ Prometheus‚ was very clever and hatched a plan to steal back fire
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1. From where does the word panic come? Panic was based off of the legends of the Greek God Pan. 2. What is the connection between the tale of Pyramus and Thisbe and William Shakespeare? The big connection between the tale of Pyramus and Thisbe and William Shakespeare appears in the similar story lines of Pyramus and Thisbe and Romeo and Juliet. In both stories the two lovers are unable to be with each other because of the parents wedding. The endings for both stories result in the deaths of the
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Abortion: One of the Most Controversial Topics Today In the early American Colonies‚ English Common Law was adopted by the United States‚ which declared abortion forbidden. The procedure was ruled a misdemeanor if performed before quickening‚ which meant "feeling life‚" and a felony if performed after quickening. In the early 1800s‚ it was discovered that life begins at conception and not when the mother "feels life." Eighty-five percent of the states had laws that made all abortions a felony
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Frankenstein Abraham Lincoln once said‚ “Nearly all men can stand adversity‚ but if you want to test a man’s character‚ give him power.” Lincoln believes that to test one’s character‚ you must see how they handle power. In Frankenstein: A Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley‚ Victor Frankenstein is a man consumed by knowledge and power‚ and because of this‚ there is a gradual deterioration of character‚ starting from humble beginnings‚ eventually declines in moral standing‚ ultimately causing his death
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war with the Titans also known as the Titanomachy. After the war‚ they couldn’t live peacefully. Gaia‚ the earth goddess‚ asked the bad giants for help to destroy Zeus in the Gigantomachy. One of the people that Zeus punished was Prometheus‚ a Titan. Prometheus was punished by having his insides eaten by an eagle each day. His crime was that he took fire from the gods and gave it to the humans. Zeus killed Asclepius by one of his thunderbolts. Asclepius had a power to raise the dead‚ jeopardizing
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dominance over women. A person’s name is their identity. When someone is given a name‚ it gives them an identity to become. Equality renames Liberty two different times. First‚ he names her “the Golden One” (41)‚ and then when they are in their new home‚ “Gaea...the mother of a new kind of gods” (99). By renaming Liberty‚ Equality shows that men can obliterate and redetermine a woman’s entire identity and life purpose. When Equality spots Liberty for the first time‚ he describes her appearance: Their body
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Within the Hesiod’s works‚ the Theogony and the Works and Days‚ he made a clear distinction as to what the Greeks saw as valuable in their world. Specifically speaking about gender roles‚ the strengths and power of men were represented to have been the dominating and valued greatly. Women on the other hand while were not viewed as highly‚ but they just as important as men in the society. Distinctly‚ every time a female immortal appeared‚ Hesiod gave the traits of fertility and cunning intelligence
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Wisdom Athena: goddess of Wisdom‚ and Battle Strategy. Athena is famous for her piercing‚ stormy grey eyes. Athena was a part of the Great gods of Mount. Olympus. She had her own throne along eleven different other gods. Out of all all Zeus’s Sons and Daughters‚ Athena is favored the most. “she was Zeus’ favorite child and was allowed to use his weapons including his thunderbolt” (Athena). Athena‚ although not one of the original Olympians‚ had a major role in Greek mythology and was highly respected
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