In Hinduism‚ the distinction was between good and evil (181). Apart from the sacred Hindu Upanishads‚ in a Second Century B.C.E. tale recorded in the Hindu Mahabharata titled Bhagavad Gita‚ Krishna‚ an incarnation of the god Vishnu‚ counsels a warrior to remain devoted‚ even when faced with
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The recent footage of poison gas blowing off‚ wire fence standing pitiless and women weeping over the parting with their children have been appeared in the film. The description sounds like a story‚ but in fact this footage comes from the Auschwitz concentration camp in 1940. In Auschwitz concentration camp‚ Jews suffered the oppression of the Nazi; however‚ no one took the responsibilities years later even after the war came to an end. In the film‚ Night and Fog‚ the indifferent attitude and irresponsible
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In the movie “Gnomeo and Juliet”‚ both families have an extreme hatred for each other. With this evidence‚ it was clear that the theme of the film was that revenge is never the key to success. In the production‚ it showed that no matter how hard the gnomes would try to sabotage and pull pranks on each other‚ at the end it didn’t make anyone feel good on the inside but even worse on the outside. This theme was expressed in the scene where Tybalt cut off Benny’s hat and Gnomeo wanted to get revenge
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“Life is like a mirror‚ whatever you do reflect‚ your actions determine your personality” - Harriwan H. Mahdi. Personality is based on actions. It is based on fashion‚ speaking style‚ and emotions or attitudes. In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ the characters have very distinct personalities that are portrayed and developed in various ways. Their unique personalities are what makes the play so diverse and complex. In the Zeffirelli and Luhrmann film versions of the play Romeo and Juliet‚ the personality
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Urban studies in the 19th century in Europe found correlations between delinquency and certain social factors‚ such as poverty‚ however‚ it wasn’t until the work of Shaw and McKay that actual criminological theories emerged (Shoemaker‚ 2000). Also‚ even though the concept of anomie was promulgated by Emile Durkhein‚ the French sociologist‚ yet it found its way in theories of crime when Americans began to study social factors‚ such as social disorganization. The underlying premise in turning a critical
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Like in Pirandello‚ in Samuel Beckett we can find similar themes. He was one of the greatest playwriters of the 20th century of the "theater of the absurd"‚ which is a new and original kind of theatre that breaking all the rules and structure of the classical plays‚ it intends to express the absurdity‚ and the meaningless of life‚ Beckett develop themes like the sterility of life‚ he lack of communication or the crisis of the individualism‚ which are all present in the Pirandellian plays. Like all
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autonomy. Lang is optimistic about societal reform whereas Orwell completely rejects the possibility of a cohesive world‚ revealing the shift in context from Weimar optimism to post-war nihilism. Therefore‚ a thorough study of the conceptual connections between these texts ultimately allows us to attain an enhanced appreciation
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Utilised as communication mechanisms‚ texts inherently manifest contextual concerns and the zeitgeist of each composer’s respective milieu. Elucidating philosopher Marshall McLuhan’s postulation that ‘We come what we behold. We shape our tools and then our tools shape us’ it is through an appreciation of intertextual perspectives‚ in which the inextricable influence of context in shaping and emanating key ideals is explored. Yet the question beholds‚ how does a comparative study of Fritz Lang’s 1927
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McCarthyism and The Crucible Arthur Miller`s The Crucible is a timeless classic of witchcraft that is rooted in accusations and political motives. The crucible is set during the Salem witch trails and it centers on a young girl‚ Abigail Williams‚ and her quest to meet all of her selfish desires. A group of girls‚ led by Abigail accuse town people of witchcraft to cover up the fact that they were dancing in the forest. She eventually blames Elizabeth Proctor for witchcraft‚ so she will have Elizabeth`s
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This constellation also reminds me of Professor Lupin‚ who was also my favorite Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher in the Harry Potter books. I think that J. K. Rowling intended that to be‚ since Lupus means Wolf in Latin. Lupus can be found between the constellations of Centaurus and Scorpius. The Lupus constellation is home to some remains of a supernova‚ some globular clusters‚ and the Retina Nebula. It also contains two stars that have planets. Unfortunately‚ there are no myths associated
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