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    Why Ulysses S. Grant Was a Superior General to Robert E. Lee Bullets rained down on the men as they trampled over the enemy‚ battling their way to victory at the command of their beloved general. During the Civil War‚ Soldiers greatly admired their generals. After the Civil War ended in 1865‚ Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant emerged as two of the most distinguished generals in American history. Robert E. Lee‚ a devoted Virginian‚ fought for the Confederacy. Ulysses S. Grant‚ a hero of the Mexican

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    Persepolis Criticism

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    I am delving into the complex and semiotic nature of deconstruction critism as a lens for the book Persepolis. I will be analyzing how the creators own words twist back against them‚ and gainsay what they previously said. I will use this lens is unearth the binary opposition of values or aphorisms in this book. I will overturn all manifestations of hypocrisy in all discourses from viewpoints on religion‚ and society to gender roles and sex. My credibility comes from my years of experience of deconstructing

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    The Tempest Criticism

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    “The Tempest is more than romance‚ for its characters exceed the roles of villains and heroes‚ some of them becoming villains and heroes…The Tempest belongs not only to the world of romance‚ but also to the period of colonialism‚ written as it was in the early stages of the European exploration and conquest of the New World” (Mowat and Werstine). Mowat and Werstine’s idea that The Tempest is both a romantic novel and expresses colonialism is shown through the master mind of the story’s plot named

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    Cicero's Criticism

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    Introduction to Roman Literature and Thought Assignment 5 – Cicero 2 1. Locate this text within Cicero’s whole literary product and the historical context of its production? Cicero’s De Officiis (On Duties) is an essay divided into three books in which Cicero explains his notion of the best way to live‚ behave‚ and observe moral obligations. De Officiis was written in 44 BC which was also Cicero’s last year alive. At this point in time Cicero was still active in politics and trying to stop the revolutionary

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    Criticism on V for Vendetta “Remember‚ remember‚ the Fifth of November‚ the Gunpowder Treason and Plot. I know of no reason why the Gunpowder Treason should ever be forgot” is the sentence that begins the film. “V for Vendetta” is a story of vengeance against the government in England. V is a man that was being held in a concentration camp and suffers from the experimentation by the hands of the scientists’ government. Then‚ he destroys and escapes from the facility and slowly hunts down his tormentors

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    person’s capability to perceive things is more challenging. However once an individual accepts and adapts to their own available senses‚ comprehending stimuli is much easier. This gives me reason to believe that perception is a learned experience. My theory is supported by themes that are connected throughout readings. A major correspondence throughout the readings seemed to be with identity. Once an individual accepts who they are‚ it allows them to grasp material better. Virgil and John showed similar

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    Criticisms of Parsons: -Like Durkheim‚ Parson fails to give adequate consideration to the possibility that the values transmitted by the educational system may be those of a ruling minority rather than of a society as a whole. Criticisms of Parsons: -Like Durkheim‚ Parson fails to give adequate consideration to the possibility that the values transmitted by the educational system may be those of a ruling minority rather than of a society as a whole. Criticisms of Durkheim: -Assumes societies

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    Aristotle’s theory of the Tragic Hero: “A man doesn’t become a hero until he can see the root of his own downfall” Tragic hero’s who fit under Aristotle’s depiction are known as ‘Aristotelian Tragic Hero’s’ and possess five specific characteristics; 1) A flaw or error of judgment (also known as ‘hamartia’ which is a fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero or heroine) 2) A reversal of fortune due to the error of judgment (also known as ‘peripeteia’‚ which is a sudden reversal of fortune

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    Robert Rauschenberg

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    How does the art practice of Robert Rauschenberg relate to the unit theme of the ordinary and how does he use ordinary objects within his artworks to create works with depth‚ meaning and beauty? Innovative and experimental in approach‚ contemporary American artist Robert Rauschenberg (1925-2008) has long been considered the pioneer of the modern art world‚ spanning his late 20th to early 21st century artistic career to the blurring and challenging of boundaries and distinctions between the artist

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    The School of Psychoanalytic Criticism “The Cask of Amontillado” and its author Edgar Allan Poe are excellent references for applying psychoanalytic interpretations to an author and his work. Psychoanalytic criticism uses a Freudian theory of a three level psyche‚ the ego‚ the super-ego‚ and the id to gain a better understanding of the deeper or hidden meaning within literature and an understanding of the psychological identity of the author‚ the characters or the reader. Freud theorized that

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