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James Cellan Jones's View of Female Potential in The Portrait of a Lady (1968) and The Golden Bowl (1972)

James Cellan Jones's View of Female Potential in The Portrait of a Lady(1968) and The Golden Bowl (1972) by Laurence Raw Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey The late 1960s and 70s witnessed an extraordinary flowering of James adaptations, especially on BBC television. The Portrait of a ...

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The Idea Of Utopia In 1984 And

"There is nothing like dream to create the future. Utopia to-day, flesh and blood tomorrow." Victor Hugo, Les Miserables, 1862 The idea of Utopia is one of the most prominent subjects portrayed in Orwell's novel, 1984 and Huxley's novel Brave New World. The Utopia in 1984 focuses on how ...

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Comparing The Anti-utopias Of

Both Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World and Geroge Orwell’s 1984 present to the reader anti-utopian societies; societies which, when taken at face value, seem perfect, but really are deeply flawed. Both authors wrote their books because they felt that the world was on a course to disaster ...

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The Woman Warrior

Throughout the book, , by Maxine Hong Kingston, the generation gap between the narrator and Brave Orchid is evident. The narrator feels that her mother’s culture values have no relevance in America. In the chapter, At the Western Palace, Brave Orchid sends for her sister, Moon Orchid, to ...

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Consumption and Utopia

Throughout Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, the concepts of consumerism and utopia have constantly juxtaposed and compared to determine whether or not consumption and "COMMUNITY, IDENTITY, STABILITY" (3) are genuinely compatible. Although state citizens in "Brave New World" are always genuinely ...

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Compare And Contrast Dystopian

Dystopian Futures in Brave New World and Nineteen Eighty-Four. The existence created by Brave New World is very efficient however it lacks any meaning, humans have no real extremes in feelings, no love, hate, pain and suffering. They are conditioned by technology to accept these things as normal. ...

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Woman Warrior

Food strengthens us, without it we are weak. Eating has always been an important factor with families living in poor conditions. Often, those who could not help to produce more food are considered inferior or unworthy to eat. Maxine Hong Kingston’s The is no exception, due to the ...

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Utopia, 1984 Comparison

Research Paper: Love in Utopia, Brave New World and 1984 Love is without a doubt one of the most powerful emotions in the world. Most people in the world who have experienced this emotion know that with love, almost anything is possible. ¡§When in Love, the greater is his/her capacity for ...

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Religion In Media

There are presently 35 television stations owned and operated by religious organizations, but every television station features religious programming in one way or another (Postman, 116). Religious television program producers are driven by the desire to make money, and they find the best way to ...

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Odysseus: Heroes

A hero is a brave and strong person, who is also very human. A hero feels fear and every other emotion that we do. A true hero is a person who does something great and does not expect to be given any thing in return. A hero does something that effects a large number of people. A hero thinks ...

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Iliad 2 -

Paris: Magnificent Hero or Spoiled Child? Homer uses tone, imagery, epithets, and similes to describe Paris’ character. Outwardly, Paris is a brave person, but inwardly, he is full of doubts and fears. He is like a stallion that has been pampered too much, a child who is allowed to get ...

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Macbeth - Macbeth Character Study

Thesis: Macbeth\'s changing character over the course of the play can be seen in his roles a general, husband and a king. A. Early in the play he is brave 1. Captain reports 2. Duncan conversation B. Late in the play he is ineffective 1. Fearful 2. Cornered II. Husband A. Initially close to ...

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Macbeth 5

Thesis: Macbeth's changing character over the course of the play can be seen in his roles a general, husband and a king. A. Early in the play he is brave 1. Captain reports 2. Duncan conversation B. Late in the play he is ineffective 1. Fearful 2. Cornered II. Husband A. Initially close to wife ...

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Iliad

Paris: Magnificent Hero or Spoiled Child? Homer uses tone, imagery, epithets, and similes to describe Paris’ character. Outwardly, Paris is a brave person, but inwardly, he is full of doubts and fears. He is like a stallion that has been pampered too much, a child who is allowed to get ...

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Aristotle And Virtue

Who are we? Why are we here? What is our purpose? These are questions that have plagued humanity since the dawn of time. Human nature is a complex and awesome entity that belies explanation at the same time it demands answers; seeks truth and unification as it explains itself with imagery and ...

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Real Heroes

What is a hero? Who can be considered as a hero? According to the dictionary 'hero' is defined as: 1. a person remembered or admired for (an act of) bravery, strength, or goodness; 2. the most important character in a play, poem, story, etc. In our real life or in history, most of the heroism ...

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Odysseus The Hero 2

For a character to be an epic hero, he must possess four characteristics. These four characteristics include the following: (1) he must be high born, (2) the hero must have human weaknesses, (3) he must be brave,and 4) he must be clever. In The Odyssey, Homer’s character Odysseus was an ...

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Discovery Of Society

What is the meaning of society? It’s a simple word but with a very complicated definition. Society is our own everyday reality. It’s features such as economics, culture, language and philosophy is what unites individuals and creates a society. In the book, “The ”, written by Randall Collins ...

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Beowulf 10

Beowulf is a very complex piece of literature, or perhaps I just have a small mind, never the less it was difficult for me to understand. It was originally a folk-lore, passed verbally through the years, therefore it was told in a manor that could be easily remembered and retold. This story was ...

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Beowulf

is a very complex piece of literature, or perhaps I just have a small mind, never the less it was difficult for me to understand. It was originally a folk-lore, passed verbally through the years, therefore it was told in a manor that could be easily remembered and retold. This story was told, ...

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