1. Socrates and the Socratic Method
He is as physically attractive, astute, selfish, and strong as most gods. ... He learns what it means to be human, the meaning of life. Gilgamesh is taught him the true meaning of love and compassion, the meaning of loss and of growing older. The ultimate meaning of mortality. After coming to the realization that he was not a god and his acception of mortality, Gilgamesh understood the meaning of life. ...
The so-called genre, depicting scenes of everyday life, but with a hidden or underlying meaning intended for the edification of the observant spectator. ... His ideas about his future are effectively influenced by the astute young gypsy girl, whose gentle caress in tracing the lines of his hand captivates the handsome young fool so completely that he fails to notice his ring being drawn from his finger. ...
Watson than Sherlock Homes when it comes to analyzing a short story, one need not be an astute solver of mysteries to see how Hemingway uses description and dialog to show the importance of good communication. ... A white elephant is an idiom meaning an unwanted or monetarily burdensome possession that one is unable to get rid of. ... His tantalizing clues dropped along the way keep the reader engaged until the very end when one can figure out the meaning of the conversation. ...
A subjective meaning of this action is Lear and the Fool becoming one, as the Fool ceases to be the wise fool and Lear becomes the Fool with an incredibly salubrious clarity and common sense. ... A knave and a fool are sometimes equated to each other in this play, although their actual meanings differ substantially. ... Edmund, for example, is so astute that he practically causes the audience to dispense sympathy for his atrocities. ...
The sketch parallels one's idea of some traits of a detective: astute, honest, efficient, and confident. ... After Marlowe is forced to throw Carmen out of his apartment, he looks at his chessboard and observes, "Knights had no meaning in this game. ...
It came to the attention of the student body that something was going on when very astute looking men in black suites arrived in ourmain hall?. ... I am in no way attempting to defend the meaning of these paintings, but who are we as people to censor another's form of expression. ...
She astutely watches Polly become involved with a middle-aged wine salesman, Mr. ... Meaning, a man who is easily influenced into having to marry her daughter, that of a person who is serious, not rakish or loud-voiced like the others (James Joyce 40). Along with a person of a secure background, one who has saved up a bit of money, in all likelihood-meaning one who has a good screw (James Joyce 40. ...