Conflict is a key factor presented in life whether we try to avoid it or not. In most cases the battle is fought against yourself. In the poems “Woodchucks” by Maxine Kumin and “Traveling through the Dark” by William Stafford‚ the poets both focus on animals and self confrontation in humans. Descriptive language and the overall theme provides the reader with the insight necessary to understand the speaker’s psychology as they are driven beyond the boundaries of what’s morally right and wrong.
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The poem "Why Are Your Poems So Dark" by Linda Pastan exposes that no matter who you are‚ darkness will always be prevalent in your life. She does this by using an evident contrast between light and dark throughout the entire poem. Of major note in this contrast are the speaker’s point of view‚ Biblical allusion‚ and rhetorical questions. One of the biggest contributors to the overall theme of the poem is the author’s use of point of view. The point of view in the poem is second person. Pastan
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within the world. Dark Romanticism focused on the inherent bad elements of nature and human nature as well as destruction and death. Nathaniel Hawthorne ‘s “Young Goodman Brown” and “Rappaccini’s Daughter‚” along with Elizabeth Stoddard’s “The Prescription” focus on self exploration through through the methods of both Romantics and Dark Romantics as well as through the obstacles in their lives. Hawthorne’s writing can be argued as having characteristics of Romanticism and Dark Romanticism; however
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The film ‘The Dark Knight’ directed by‚ Christopher Nolan‚ is a film about a League of Shadows that has been destroyed‚ but when a criminal mastermind who calls himself The Joker comes in to takes over the crime mob. Batman returns to battle his greatest threat yet. But with half the police force opposing but‚ as usual Batman manages to finish it off. The Dark Knight clearly shows and proves the theme of Vigilante justice and the main idea people or a group of community should not take laws on their
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finally reaching the Mountain in which the dragon Smaug lives. Tolkien uses a large amount of imagery in his writing which can been seen through settings in The Hobbit. The imagery is usually either dark or light‚ depending on Bilbo’s mood and contrast of his surroundings. J.R.R Tolkien uses dark and light imagery in The Hobbit to effectively set an eerie and mysterious mood and to foreshadow events such as Bilbo’s journey in Mirkwood and his adventure in the Mountain. To understand Tolkien’s
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Conclusively‚ the implanting of satanic lust during humanity’s primordial age‚ helped facilitate the ‘dark rites of religion;’ which has proven to exist as one of Satan’s greatest achievements. Specifically‚ the orgiastic worship of Satan grew progressively as the goatman Azazel melted his hideous activities over the land‚ their deceptive beastly spirits developed characters to continue the fallen angel’s foul wickedness. Furthermore‚ the enigmatic obsession of orgiastic goat rituals became celebrated
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JP In Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight gothic elements such as suspenseful violence‚ mysterious heroic outsiders‚ and freakish villains are used in order to catch the attention of society. The use of suspenseful violence in Nolan’s production is a significant contribution for the overall mood of the movie. For example‚ the Joker sets up a social experiment in which two ferries‚ one full of passengers and the other full of prisoners‚ each have a bomb rigged. The detonator for each bomb however
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literal level. Nonetheless‚ after analyzing the purpose‚ tone‚ word choice‚ and figures of speech and how they simultaneously work together‚ the reader is hit with a whole new perception of the poem. William Stafford’s "Traveling through the Dark" holds this characteristic. The poem is about a man driving on a narrow road at night and his internal conflict triggered by an encounter with a dead deer along the road. He immediately leaves his car and walks toward the deer with the
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AN EXAMINATION OF THE POWER OF THE DARK SIDE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP Frank S. Lockwood‚ Western Carolina University Russell Teasley‚ North Georgia College and State University JoAnn C. Carland‚ Western Carolina University James W. Carland‚ Western Carolina University ABSTRACT "Never underestimate the power of the Dark Side!" Luke Skywalker learned that lesson well in a galaxy far‚ far away and long‚ long ago‚ but modern entrepreneurship theorists may be less well informed than the characters
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Light and Dark: The Women of Heart of Darkness Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness is an intricate and complex novella that is difficult to interpret. While it functions on a myriad of levels‚ examining issues such as race‚ moral ambiguity‚ and madness‚ most prevalent is the examination of imperialism. Conrad does not take a clear and firm stand either for or against the rhetoric of imperialism‚ though the story certainly points out the hypocrisy of the invasion of an untamed and primeval land in
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