Portilla expresses that this encounter, as described by the Spanish as well as the Aztecs, was something believed to be an event that was considered more than the colliding and merging of two different expanding nations; this was the integration of two wholly different cultures that seemed to have two entirely different worlds that involved different ways of living (7). ... Restall notes that in later years, sole power was eventually transferred to Tenochtitlan during the "War of Flowers ", which was dubbed the capital for the Aztec nation. ... The meeting of these two adversaries, while yet u...

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Your discussion should address ideas presented in this course (and other sources as you prefer) and the essay should include attention to at least two set texts. ... Oedipus is also his own contradiction as he saves the city by defeating the curse when he solves the riddle, but in this triumph he becomes the tragedy and creates the downfall of the city. ... The interlinking threads that combine the past and present stories are masterfully woven by the use of background notes and reflections. ...

• Word Count: 1933
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Conrad tells us that although the other characters are "shams" he had not intended to make the Professor "despicable" (Conrad: p19), and that he wanted to give the Professor "a note of perfect sincerity" (Conrad: p20). ... So far we have seen two different types of morality shown by Conrad, that of childlike and reasonless compassion and that of ascetic intellectual alienation. ... Conrad tells us that in the beginning stages of the creation of the text he was overcome by "the vision of an enormous town indifferent to heaven's frowns and smiles" (Conrad: p41), which was to provide the bac...

• Word Count: 1949
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Regardless of her illness, she wrote two novels and thirty-two short stories while acquiring success and praise. ... O'Connor's tales offer a sickening and repeatedly austere image of the clash between conventional Southern Christian ideals and the ever-changing social landscape of the twentieth century. ... (Baumgaertner, 24) Flannery remained devoted to Catholicism throughout her life, and this along with the consciousness of her own imminent mortality gives worthy insight into what was compiled in the thirty-two short stories and the two novels: a bitter perception of salvation...

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Staples cites from two essays in which the authors are both intensely uncomfortable in the presence of black men on certain streets and Staples also notes that he often notices the "hunch posture" (256) that one of the authors describes in his essay. ... Staples mentions how people avoid eye contact with him on the streets and compares it to an old wives tale about how rabid dogs will not bite a person who does not look the dog in the eyes. ... When walking along city streets, Staples has absolutely no intention of harming these people, yet they treat him like he's a criminal just becau...

• Word Count: 1531
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Now it is important to note, that European superiority and racism emerged from Western Christianity due to the fact that most of the African states had followed their own traditional beliefs which created the strong need for Europeans to convert Africans to Christianity in order to civilize the "souls." ... Another reason that may have contributed to the rise of missionaries in Africa was that the industrial society from the emergence of cities and towns created a "godless" society where Christians began to feel the government was not putting enough emphasis on the church and religious life. ....

• Word Count: 2491
• Approx Pages: 10
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate