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Suffering In Crime And Punishm
Words: 721 / Pages: 3 .... hear about how heavily the murders are
weighing on his heart, or how he is tormented by visions of the crime.
He doesn't feel the least bit guilty about having committed the crime,
only his pride's hurt. He doesn't mention the idea of the pain that
might arise from recurrent visions of the crime. Raskolnikov never
again recalls the massive amounts of blood everywhere, the look on
Lizaveta's face when he brings down the axe on her head. These things
clearly show that the crime isn't what might cause him suffering, or
pain, it is something else.
After Raskolnikov is sent off to Siberia, he doesn't feel
remorseful. .....
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Senseless: A False Sense Of Perception
Words: 594 / Pages: 3 .... drug LSD, this drug is
one which alters the state of the mind and tricks it into visually perceiving
things which are not real such as pink elephants, green rats, gold skin and so
on. Hallucinations may occur when pressure is applied to different sections,
drawing different reactions from the person being affected, these reactions are
caused by the affected person seeing things which they perceive to be real .
Hallucinations are only one way by which the visual perception of an object can
be altered there are many more ways by which the visual perception of an object
can be altered; for example consider a square envelope, pay very close attention
to .....
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Bartleby The Scrivener
Words: 1716 / Pages: 7 .... His actions and speech demonstrate his fastidious ways. The narrator even shows the reader right from the beginning that he prefers to go about in an orderly fashion, by the fact that he absolutely must give background about his life and work, before he can begin to tell us about his employee. "Ere introducing the scrivener…if is fit I make some mention of my self, my employés, my business, my chambers, and general surroundings…" (Meyer, 113). The narrator’s setting, including his office, also shows that he likes to keep everything organized. His office is separated into sections by folding glass doors to distinguish his side .....
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The Stranger (spanish)
Words: 913 / Pages: 4 .... con la filosofia de que nada tiene importancia. El beneficio de esto es que nada le molesta. Lo detrimental de esto es que tampoco nada le da placer. Camus demuenstra en su libro que se requiere para tener una vida completa y llena de deleite.
The Stranger empieza con “Mother died today. Or, maybe, yesterday; I can’t be sure.[1]” Esto resume, completamente, la filosofÃa del narrador, Meursault durante la primera parte del libro. Este señor es tan apatiático que no le importa ni cuando murió su madre. “Está contento solo con el acto de vivir[2].”Pasa la primera parte del libro con esta actitud; una persona t .....
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Macbeth - Tragedy
Words: 1246 / Pages: 5 .... concept of tragedy is that of "katharsis" or "purgation". By that, Aristotle means that the spectators feel for the characters onstage, and in doing so, undergoes a so-called "cleansing of the soul." Though the concept of katharsis is increasingly important in the play, there are six specific elements that make up a tragedy; without them, there would be no play and no katharsis. Of the six, which include plot, character, thought, diction, song, and spectacle, the first two are the most important.
The most important aspect of tragedy is the plot, which is considered to be "the soul of a tragedy." The plot of Macbeth is complex, meaning .....
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Root
Words: 561 / Pages: 3 .... people or places." and "After some time, he spoke again,¡K ¡K ¡K the hold soon filled with mutterings of approval." At that time, Kunta and the other prisoners wanted to keep their voices secret. Because they feared if the white men heard their plan, they would know the prisoners had united. Therefore, they were always murmuring and muttering. On the other hand, the common word "talking" is more casual, louder and clearer. That is why I think Haley used " murmuring" instead of the more usual "talking."
Then, Haley used "toubob" instead of the more usual "white men," because the Africans meant "toubob" as an insult and they thought of the whit .....
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Hamlet 18
Words: 743 / Pages: 3 .... He expresses his frustration and confusion during his soliloquy in Act 1, Scene 2 after the new King's announcement to his people.
Horatio then arrives to tell Hamlet of the 'apparition' that was seen the night before. A figure resembling the Old Hamlet - "these hands are not more like" - appeared outside the castle. This presents concern for Hamlet because he feels that there has been some 'foul play' to cause the appearance of this spirit. In Kenneth Branagh's movie production, Hamlet begins to look through a book about demons. This suggests that Hamlet presumes something unpleasant has taken place. Hamlet insists that he sees this ghost and a .....
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Pride And Prejudice - Marriage
Words: 3405 / Pages: 13 .... society marriage is the status all the women strive to achieve. Money and looks are essential for a good marriage, youthfulness also counts. If a woman never got married, because of lacking money or looks, she would go and live with a married sister or brother. If she did not have any brothers or sisters to live with, she would become a governess.
‘Pride and Prejudice’s’first sentence, ‘It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife,’ introduces the theme of marriage, and money, in an ironic way. Jane Austen starts off using intellectual sounding words to .....
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The Awakening 5
Words: 772 / Pages: 3 .... thoroughly enjoys it. "Edna plunged and swam about with an abandon thrilled and invigorated her."(p.49) "She remained a long time in the water."(p.49) Swimming, for Edna, provides a much needed recess from her home life and the typical role of a woman and a wife in the 19th century. "I have a notion to go down to the beach and take a good wash and even a little swim," "before dinner? The water is too cold. Don't think of it." "Well I might go down and try-dip my toes in."(p.114)
Edna is growing very fond of the ocean and so adorns her swims. No one will keep her from this new pleasure that brings such satisfaction to her life. Edna feels free .....
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Night 2
Words: 405 / Pages: 2 .... stick decides who will live and who will die. This man acts like God. To the right you live, to the left, you die. As Wiesel watches the evil that exists, his belief in the existence of God continues to deteriorate. Wiesel asks, "Where is my God? Where is He?"(61)
Wiesel continues to witness hangings, beatings, starvation, and torture. One day when Wiesel comes back from a day’s work, he sees three gallows being assembled. The whole camp has to witness the hangings. Among the 3 people who would die that day, was a young child. Wiesel wondered what that poor innocent boy had done to deserve to die in this manner. Wiesel watched the boy strugg .....
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