1692 as his canvass‚ brilliantly weaving historical fact and fiction to portray a scenario not unlike events seen since. The infamous witch hunts of 1692 and wild accusations of a subversive culture that threatened to tear away at the fabric of society are at the center of the film. Originally conceived in the 1950’s during the red scare‚ it is well known and accepted that Miller sought to highlight the similarities with the ongoing persecutions of accused communist sympathizers. The mass hysteria
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books. This is because it is centered around racism and does use profanity‚ however it is still more than relevant. In the 1930’s‚ when this book takes place‚ the great depression is happening and there is still heavy racism. However there are good people like Atticus Finch that are accepting of everyone regardless of the color of their skin. To Kill A Mockingbird is still relevant in schools today because the book gives many events for learning: the coming of age journey from diverse‚ intriguing characters
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If works of art mirror their societies‚ they reflect the burning issues of their societies. The historical backgrounds of the two selected texts: The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy and Othello by William Shakespeare are key to the task at hand. In short‚ setting both in place and time plays a very significant role in answering this question. So the task at hand is to situate the selected texts within the context of their history‚ geography‚ intellectual and cultural struggles and then compare
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present day society‚ as the play includes many issues which are still extremely relevant in today’s world. In spite of the fact that Hamlet is at this point more than 400 years of age‚ its translation of personality is ageless. The main topics in the tragedy of Hamlet are the cost of revenge‚ madness‚ and political or economical. The topics that Shakespeare tries to share with us in Hamlet are pretty much as important to today’s society‚ and general public. By the way we speak and act towards hatred
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have passed since William Shakespeare penned his last play. Yet his prose‚ plots‚ and characters are as alive today as they were when the plays were originally staged during the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. Shakespearean works should still be studied in school‚ as his attitude‚ values and beliefs are still relevant in today’s society. He’s 450 years old and yet‚ not only do we perform his plays but also‚ we recognize ourselves in them and continue to use phrases and words he coined
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and fairy tales still relevant? Back in the day‚ myths‚ fairy tales‚ and folk tales were stories to teach lessons‚ but nowadays is it still something people look up to and is relevant to our society or is it just a story to scare children into behaving or learning their lesson? To this day it is still relevant and here’s why. The story “ The Prince and the Pauper” by Mark Twain Dramatized by Joellen‚ is one story that some still read today and is relevant in today’s society. As in lines 65-68 Tom
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lessons‚ values‚ and beneficiary information presented in the story makes it worthwhile. The miscellaneous themes‚ ideas and lessons presented‚ allows this story to be meaningful modern day. Although The Iliad is old and outdated‚ it is still relevant and useful today because of it’s portrayal of love‚ hate‚ and war. In The Iliad‚ love is the first cause of war. Paris‚ son of Priam and Prince of Troy‚ love for Helen sparks the war. Helen is with Menelaus; who is associated with a rival army. Paris’s infatuation
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philosophies of what made a perfect government in a time where princedoms and monarchies were the primary form of government. In today’s societies‚ many people believe that since his work is an analysis of monarchies‚ that it no longer holds value in comparison to democracy. However‚ ‘prince’ and ‘political leader’ can be interchanged‚ despite respective differences of the current and past influence that these figures possess. Many themes discussed in The Prince are still highly relevant today‚ including
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Blog Post Essay 3/2/15 Is Animal Farm still relevant today? Yes‚ and in a few ways. First‚ one element of the story is how power can corrupt any leader. Power hungry leaders are almost completely normal in our society today. Secondly the book has an element of human nature. Humans have a selfish side as shown by some of the animals‚ but also a caring side as shown by other animals. Finally‚ Animal Farm is relevant today because it has an element of propaganda
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IS SHAKESPEARE STILL RELEVANT TODAY? NAME: Danielle LLoyd In secondary schools today we force our children to study Shakespeare from first form through to till fifth form and for those fortunate few also in sixth form. Ironically it is only the famous works that make it unto the syllabus. Plays like Merchant of Venice‚ King Lear‚ Henry the fifth‚ A Mid-Summer Night’s Dream and Macbeth are some of the few Shakespearean works we are exposed to‚ unless we go find others and read. Interestingly
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