transcending values‚ the perspectives of individuals in different contexts fluctuate as seen in Scotts Bladerunner and Shelley’s Frankenstein Topic sentence(s): * Nature vs. Technology (the sublime) * Social Justice * Humanity * Prometheus * Nature s. Technology (the sublime) * Social justice: Context and values relate to each other. In saying this‚ though context changes‚
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such as Prometheus who defied Zeus by stealing fire and giving it to man. Can be compared to the despair and pain caused today by the man-made fire through the manufacturing‚ distribution and selling of firearms and handguns. One could also compare the cursing of man by Zeus of giving man an evil thing which was woman (Prometheus in New York‚ 2009). There are similarities in the myth of Prometheus‚ which tells how Zeus in a fit of anger planned misery for the human race because of Prometheus deception
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Nick Joaquin’s Fathers and Sons dramatizes the conflicts between generations‚ particularly the father and sons. It tells the conflicts of Zacarias Monzon who used to be powerful in his town. The story revolves from the time he was ill and wheelchair bound‚ with conflicts in his family still unresolved‚ until he realizes the cruelty and inadequacies in this family before he dies. CAST: ROBERT AREVALO (Zacarias) SPANKY MANIKAN (Zacarias) NANDING JOSEF (Celo) MARCO VIAÑA (Chitong) CRIS VILLONCO
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Josh Smiertka Art History II Rinck The Influence and Artistic Intent of Caravaggio Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio‚ an Italian painter‚ known to be one of the most influential painters of the Baroque period. Known for his realistic portrayal of the human state‚ along with the use of dramatic lighting and intense use of tenebrism. While Caravaggio’s dramatic lighting is very iconic‚ he was most notorious for his naturalistic and raw approach to portraying his subjects. With Caravaggio’s
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In what ways does Frankenstein complicate the Romanticist conceptions of creativity and individualism? Make reference to Frankenstein and at least one other Romanticist text. Mary Shelley’s novel‚ Frankenstein‚ complies with all the fundamental principles associated with Romanticism; use of the supernatural and sublime‚ especially with regards for nature‚ thus leading to pantheism‚ compassion and a sense of morality towards humankind‚ individual freedom and rebellion against contextual societal
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Jenna Sunderland In the final chapter of Anthem‚ Prometheus‚ also known as Equality‚ writes that he now understands “why the best in me had my sins and my transgressions; and why I had never felt guilt in my sins.”(pp 98) He now can come to terms with his height and his mind‚ how he has been blessed with these “sins” and through his journey can finally distinguish the faults and conservatism of his society. Equality 7-2521: a label; a stamp; the only form of identification that is allowed in
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Prison or Education? Mrs. Kolb Comp. II 12 March 2014 America is ranked number one in the world in the amount of people they incarcerate. On average for every 100‚000 U.S citizens there are 500 citizens incarcerated (Tsai). A high percentage of the inmates are illiterate and about seventy percent of them dropped out of high school (Tsai). The government continues to increase funding for prisons as their population grows and at the same time the funds for education decline. As one might see there
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Entry 1 July 1‚ 2014 Anthem by Ayn rand is quite interesting to me. Throughout the first ten pages the book reminded me of George Orwell’s book 1984.with both books there is a constant‚ societies that force all people to be equal and‚ the main characters need to break out of that society. I feel sorry for Equality 7-2521. He was born different from his brothers and cannot change that and because of it he is inherently the social outcast of his society. His hopes of being a scholar are
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“Beauty is Goodness‚ Goodness Beauty”: Shelley’s “Awful Shadow” and “Ethical Sublime” Chung-hsuan Tung Intergrams 8.2-9.1 (2008): http://benz.nchu.edu.tw/~intergrams/082-091/082-091-tung.pdf Abstract Truth‚ Beauty‚ and Goodness are three great human ideals belonging to epistemological‚ aesthetic‚ and ethical categories‚ respectively. all other Forms or Ideas including Truth and Beauty. But they are often not easily differentiated. For Plato Goodness is the supreme Form or Idea governing
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In what ways does a comparative study accentuate the distinctive contexts of Frankenstein and Blade Runner? Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner are texts that explore the same underlying anxieties and values in humanity. Even though they are constructed nearly 200 years apart‚ the same feelings exist. At the time of composition‚ and‚ through their literary work‚ the authors examine their place in the world. With the proliferation of scientific technology
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