Again‚ even so self-obsessed a character as Hamlet finds an identification with all suffering men: In the absence of first person references in the “To be or not be” soliloquy‚ we hear counterpoised the common condition of those who “grunt and sweat under a weary life” rather than “fly to [the ills] we know not of” in death. Willy Loman seeks death to redeem his life‚ rather than confront his misguided dreams.Again‚ even so self-obsessed a character as Hamlet finds an identification with all suffering
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Critical Lens Essay “Nothing can cure the soul but the senses‚ just as nothing can cure the senses but the soul” says Lord Henry‚ in Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray. This quote essentially describes that one’s mind can only be purified through one’s awareness of one’s surroundings and actions. It also shows that one can only view the world with an open-mind if one’s soul is purified. Purification is the innocence of one’s soul‚ and the goodness of it. This idea is expressed in The Picture
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The Ghost in the Shell Imagine a world where your mind could be transfer to another body‚ the possibilities that comprehending how the human mind works and tampering with it. Now what does that mean for us as science reaches a point where we can altered the very things that we use to define ourselves‚ whether it be our body or its memories. In Oshii’s film The Ghost in the Shell we follow the character of Major Motoko Kusanagi in a futuristic cyberpunk Japan. In Kusanagi’s world we enter a society
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My telephone rang and a shiver went down my spine. I knew who was calling and why they were calling. I slowly walked towards the phone‚ trying to walk slowly enough so by the time I get there the caller would hang up. But soon enough I founded myself next to the phone‚ because the room didn’t go on for ever. My hand reached out to grab the ringing phone and putted it next to my ear. I heard someone speaking to me through the phone and he said ‘hello’. I quickly answered him back with a shaky voice
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Utilizing one of the main characters of the play‚ Mrs. Alving‚ Ibsen communicates his own ideas of inheritance and the impact of the past. Ibsen successfully generates a protagonistic view of Mrs. Alving for the audience; therefore the views of this character reflect the actual views of Ibsen. This concept of "Ghosts" is the theme that is at the core of the play‚ and is possibly one of the reasons why Ibsen generated this piece of work. Mrs. Alving’s character demonstrates a firm view of inheritance
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The sum of all fears Fear is an emotion that is embedded with in all of us. No one knows the essence of fear‚ it is what it is...intangible. The strongest of men fall to the mercy of fear‚ consuming the mind‚ and blocking all rational judgment. Fear lies unawakened in the dark recesses of the soul‚ only to be awoke by the treacheries of the unknown. Fear manifests itself in many ways‚ the most common way however‚ is anger‚ and I know this manifestation all to well. Anger controls a large portion
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Question 2) In Book I of Republic‚ Thrasymachos’s states that unjust people are stronger and more powerful than just people. Thrasymachos believes that being just is not virtuous nor wise but that men act just only because they afraid of having injustices happening to them so they obey. Those who have power and control are those people who act unjust-they make laws and rules that benefit themselves‚ not the rest of the people. Socrates proves Thrasymachos otherwise by arguing that being just is
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252502142215303 Since the end is nigh‚ I doubt this will ever be read‚ but yet I must write it‚ if only for myself. What else is there to do anymore? Let philosophers debate on whether this is a Morton’s Fork or a Hobson’s Choice‚ but this I know: the stars in the sky are countable. On one hand. I get ahead of myself‚ but gazing at the night sky‚ where once before the twinkles were innumerable‚ I can’t help but be filled with an impending sense of doom‚ with an indisputable fatalism
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What are you capable of doing if you’ve been brainwashed? If you’ve heard and know of the "Hitler Youth" and "Charles Manson and the Manson Family"‚ you would know the answer to that question. The Hitler Youth and Charles Manson and the Manson Family are very similar in the fact that they both used a form of indoctrination and brainwashing to recruit members into their organization/cult. They both were prejudice against other
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Was there a Blitz spirit? * During the Blitz‚ there was a lot of bombings and damage which caused upset to many people. However in England‚ to a large extent it is believed that there was a Blitz spirit. There were mottos such as ‘keep calm and carry on’ which told people not to worry about the Blitz and just continue with their normal lives. Blitz spirit‚ defined as whatever happens you’ll stick to something until the bitter end. However‚ to some extent people believed there was no such thing
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