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    Ian Tsai 00121145 Professor Grace Ma Selected Reading in English & American Novels 20 June 2013 Freudian Criticism: Reading Characters ’ Trauma In Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita & Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye According to Sigmund Freud‚ the unconscious of every individual are residual traces of prior stages of psychosexual development‚ form earliest infancy onward‚ which have been outgrown‚ but remain as "fixation" in the unconscious of the adult. When triggered by some later event in

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    Who Is Mr Putin A Hero

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    because he was the first to openly say the Soviet Union was an “evil empire” that must be defeated. However‚ in today’s Russia‚ a high percent of Russians regret the Soviet Union collapse which was so relentlessly pursued by the United States. Mr. Putin has called the empire’s break-up “A national tragedy of enormous scale.” This conflict made Mr. Reagan’s Presidency controversial‚ some saw him as a hero while others saw him as a zealot wanting all the power. People can be seen as a hero to some and

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    Comparative Analysis of the Literary work‚ Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov and the Artistic Works of Balthasar Klossowski de Rola‚ Better Known as Balthus Lolita is written as a memoir in the first person by its main character‚ Humbert Humbert. This is a story that could be viewed in two very different ways‚ two very different perspectives. One could look at it as a story of a middle age pedophile as evidenced by the quote “Humbert Humbert is without question an honest-to-God‚ open-and-shut sexual

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    President Obama and President Putin are great examples of leaders who have different views on how to run a country. Both Obama and Putin are Presidents who are in charge of controlling the military‚ vetoing legislative bills‚ and appointing their Cabinet. In both cases Presidents Obama and Putin seek the assistance of their cabinets to support them on their opinions on how to run their country. Similarly‚ Obama and Putin choose to fill their cabinet with close friends who all think congruously.

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    The narration In Vladimir Nobakov’s Lolita‚ seeks to compel the reader’s opinion of Humbert Humbert through its use of rhetoric to rationalize and romanticize Humbert’s wrong doings throughout the book. With Nabokov’s decision of letting Humbert narrate his and Lo’s despicable story‚ He’s able to draw attention to his own demise rather than Dolores’s which allows the readers to witness the vulnerable side of the antagonist. His failure to participate in normal relationships gains him sympathy as

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    The definition of being honorable is someone with high respect. My personal definition of being honorable is that you think of others and the well-being of the earth and you are respectful. Vladimir Vernadsky is honorable because of his numerous discoveries about nature and the earth. Vernadsky was born on March 12‚ 1863 in Saint Petersburg‚ Russia. His father was a professor that taught political economy at the Moscow University‚ and his mother was a noblewoman. He started developing an interest

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    Vladimir Lenin: A Catalyst for Revolution In the late 19th and early 20th centuries‚ revolutionary Vladimir Lenin was the driving force behind Russian Marxism‚ reformation and organization of the working class‚ and the political catalyst behind the Revolution of 1905. During this time period‚ the new Russian working class had left the countryside for urban factories. Workers revolted against Tsarist oppression and participated in illegal strikes. Lenin organized workers under the Social Democratic

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    In Signs and Symbols by Vladimir Nabokov‚ a family of Russian immigrants (which consists of a set of elderly parents and a mentally ill son) plan a visit for their son’s birthday in the mental institution in which he resides. The parents arrive at the institution only to be told that their son has recently attempted suicide again and the nurses do not think a visit would be good for his mental health. They begin the long journey home downtrodden and upset‚ and once they are finally home the father

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    help the reader truly visualize the words being spoken. It brings the text alive‚ giving it a great meaning and serving a greater purpose. Through imagery‚ secrets within the text can be revealed‚ furthering the analyzation of the text itself. In Vladimir Nabokov’s book Lolita‚ the use of imagery definitely plays a large part in the development of the characters and how the reader will initially view them. Throughout the novel‚ the main character Humbert Humbert expresses the love and affection

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    Felix‚ Franz‚ Hans‚ Helmut‚ Igor‚ Ivan‚ Karl‚ Leopold‚ Otto‚ Vladimir‚ Viktor‚ Wulfgang Female Names: Anya‚ Berta‚ Emma‚ Greta‚ Inga‚ Ingrid‚ Klara‚ Marie‚ Olga‚ Rebek‚ Sylvi‚ Tasha‚ Vik Inn: City of Stones Inn (common quality rooms‚ poor quality food) Draccipetri is the personal fortress of Vlad Drakov. - Vlad Drakov [Ftr16] - Heinrich Tayvlkeyt city leader [Ftr14] - Marrow Redvolkholt (talon commander) [Ftr13] - Vladimir Ludzig (slumlord) [Ari3/Ftr10] - the Last Mistress (head of

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