The use of guns has been taken out of context by lobbyist, such as the NRA (National Rifle Association). ... As times changed, Americans were able to modernize weapons, but no one realized the problem that these weapons of war would become if it got into the hands of ordinary citizens. The government did not realize the dangers of assault weapons until it got into the hands of ordinary citizens. ...
But the whole context of the story implied, obviously, that such fairytales could happen. ... Far from reality as it may seem, ordinary readers will not be able to distinguish what's make believe or not because of how cunningly the author brought the whole plot. ... Some words used are uncommon, but it can be understood because of context clues; likewise, some uncommon terms are left without such comprehensive hints. ...
Though Robert Frost insists that the poem is written purely in context of a rural aspect and it shows nothing more than the beauty of nature prevailing upon human mind, intellect and will, yet the poem does allude to certain extended meanings. ... Here "magnified apples" are resembled to dreams of an ordinary person moving towards sleep after the day's tiredness and fatigue of apple picking. ...
Wright Mills imparts a bold statement in his opening sentence, when he writes, "The power of ordinary men are circumscribed by the everyday worlds in which they live, yet even in the rounds of job, family, and neighborhood they often seem driven by forces they can neither understand nor govern" (Mills 1956). ... Ordinary men have enhanced the "power elite". ... The military order, once a slim establishment in a context of distrust fed by state militia, has become the largest and most expensive feature of government, and, although well versed in smiling public relations, now has all the grim an...
In the book Gross, "sets the Concord Fight, as it used to be known, in the context of the townspeople's ordinary lives, before and after April 19, 1775. ... This seems ordinary except every so often he gets ahead of himself and tells you what is going to happen in years to come and then compares it to what happened in the past. ...
One of Bradbury's most praiseworthy abilities is to turn ordinary situations into the extraordinary. ... Bradbury characterizes the town as modern and urbanized in order to stress again that this is an ordinary situation. ... He is critically acclaimed for his point of view. " But here the highly domestic context in which the monster appears creates an unusual point of view and a wryly humorous but chilling effect."...
The Monastic life as depicted by St. Benedict, is one of continual growth, self-sacrifice and commitment. In order to be inducted into this way of life one must commit himself fully to three vows; stability, obedience and conversation morem. Of these three vows, St. Benedict believed monastic obedie...
No ordinary man would be able to leave behind his family and people to face war. ... As the hero battles to keep their home territory safe, it is important to bear in mind "the context of the universal struggle between order and chaos " (Powell, 1990, p. 8) stands to be a timeless test for society in general....
The fact the play is set in a school context is an effective vehicle for comedy because it is supposed to be a place of intellect and seriousness so therefore if anything of the opposite happens or irrational it is bound to make some humour. ... Hectors general studies lessons are totally out of the ordinary and not expected by a modern day audience to watch his lessons and the things that happen can see the comic side of it but it doesn't quite lessen the blow of some of the things that occur. ...
They are alluded to mostly in a sexual context of either depriving the patients of their manhood or helping them assert it. ... She tells her staff that McMurphy is an ordinary man and given time, he too will settle down like the other patients. ...
In this, I see "Nobody" in today's context. ... Nobody- people who are ordinary and insignificant. ... Taking "nobody" in today's context, Dickinson's idea to be a "Nobody" is actually contrasting to the present day idea of setting a goal to be a successful "somebody" in the future. ...
His works have a deliberate look of chaos and intrigue, giving audiences something more than just an ordinary art exhibition. ... Decide what you can know about the work's imagery, intent, and context from which is was created. ...
Alex is obviously evil, but in order to place this evil in the context of original sin, Burgess must prove that it extends to all mankind. ... And although the violence in the novel seems harsh and radical, it only seems out of the ordinary because it is being shoved in the readers face. ...