An intellectual is a person who primarily uses intelligence in either a professional or an individual capacity. As a substantive or adjective‚ it refers to the work product of such persons‚ to the so-called "life of the mind" generally‚ or to an aspect of something where learning‚ erudition‚ and informed and critical thinking are the focus‚ as in "the intellectual level of the discourse on the matter was not high". Jacques Barzun‚ a French-American intellectual. The intellectual is a specific
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Bharat-Vs-India‚ Swami Vivekananda and DNA of Intellectuals Published: Tuesday‚ Jan 08‚2013‚ 19:00 IST By: Mihir Jha My grandfather used to tell me a story. There used to live a great astrologist and palmist in a village. He could look after the palms and foretell future of anyone as if through the power of prophesy. One day‚ a gentleman came to him with his son and requested him to examine streaks of his son’s thenar. Upon a careful examination‚ the Palmist said: - “Your son doesn’t exhibit
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Why it is a Classic Mary Shelley was one of the most famous and greatest writers of the early 1800s. She wrote many great novels and short stories that could be considered classics‚ such as Frankenstein and “The Invisible Girl”. A classic is not just any average novel or short story; to be a classic it must have good use of literary elements‚ along with a new and different idea for a plot. Mary Shelley uses literary elements in a special way that makes her a classic writer. There are many great
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Mary Shelley was born on August 30‚ 1797‚ becoming a distinguished‚ though often neglected‚ literary figure during the Romanticism Era. Mary was the only child of Mary Wollstonecraft‚ a famous feminist‚ but after her birth‚ Wollstonecraft passed away (Harris). Similar to Mary’s book Frankenstein‚ both her and Victor’s mothers die when they are at a very young age. Mary’s father was William Godwin‚ an English philosopher who also wrote novels that would inspire Mary in the late years of her life (Holmes)
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creators‚ and‚ in another‚ the creations‚ of their age. From this subjection the loftiest do not escape. John Murphy (1) for example describes him as a "Sad genius who tried to live a happy life" . Richard Holmes (2) in his definitive biography of Shelley puts it conciseley (he..) "moved everywhere with a sense of ulterior motive‚ a sense of greater design‚ an acute feeling for the historical moment and an overwhelming consciousness of his duty as an artist in the immense and fiery process of social
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The Homeric Hymn to Demeter portrays images of rape‚ marriage and death‚ in an unconventional way‚ through the perspective of women as well as men. Most evidence from ancient Greek and Roman times is presented through the eyes of a male in a society greatly dominated by men. The story about Persephone’s separation from her mother is a rare exception that accounts for both sides of the story. Foley states that "in contrast to the Homeric epics‚ the Hymn puts female experience at the center of the
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"Concord Hymn: Sung at the Completion of the Concord Monument‚" by Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ is obviously about the first battle of the American Revolution‚ which occurred in Concord. The bridge in the first line was apparently undeveloped when the battle first took place. It has a connection to North Bridge‚ where the battle of the war first began. The second line refers to the American flag waving in the wind‚ which is being held by the revolutionaries. The third line refers to the fact that most of
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Assessment process of setting a value on real or personal property‚ usually for the purpose of taxation. It is carried out either by central government agencies or by local officials. Property may be assessed on the basis of its annual rental value‚ as in Britain‚ or its capital value‚ as in the U.S. Various methods are used to determine capital value‚ including analysis of market data to estimate the property’s current market price‚ estimation of the cost of reproducing the property minus accrued depreciation
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The Life and Literary Works of Mary Shelley Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (August 30th 1797- February 1st 1851) was born in London England and was an editor‚ dramatist‚ essayist‚ and novelist best known for her novel Frankenstein (1818). Her father‚ William Godwin‚ was a political philosopher‚ and her mother‚ Mary WallStonecraft‚ was a philosopher and feminist. Mary Shelley’s mother died when she was 11 days old due to complications from child birth. Although Mary received little formal education
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existence (Cunningham 27).” The “Hymn to Amun-Ra” is an Egyptian hymn worshipping Amun-Ra who is best
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