Death in Venice, written by Thomas Mann in 1912, is a symbol-laden story of aestheticism and decadence. ... Fascinated by this pulchritudinous being, Aschenbach is willingly engulfed in a whirlpool of decadence, sacrificing his once proud and dignified self in favour of an ever-increasing state of obsession for this boy and degradation of his former person. ... The theme, as described by Thomas Mann himself, is the "fascination with the death idea", and we see examples of this all throughout the novel. ... Cosimo is angered not only over the fact that he has to eat his snails, but also over th...

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The structure of Aunt Jennifer's Tigers consists of the first stanza, which is about the proud tigers, the second stanza, which is about terrified Aunt Jennifer, and the third stanza, which refers first to Aunt Jennifer and then to the tigers. ... The idea of death is explored at the beginning of the third stanza in showing that even Aunt Jennifer's death will not bring closure nor change to her role in a patriarchal society. ... This is reflected in the line, "Find even the ivory needle hard to pull- (6), in which Rich is presenting the reader with the consequences of living as ...

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Bixby coveys not only a sense of sympathy and compassion towards the anguished mother, but also a sense of gratitude and thankfulness for letting her sacrifice her sons for a greater cause. The deaths of a mother's sons prompt the president to write a personal and passionate letter to console and comfort her loss. The reader sympathizes with the mother and understands her lost, yet feels proud for the family who sacrificed five sons for freedom. ... Lincoln realizes that such a great loss must have crushed the household, especially since most American's had not seen War prior to ...

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The book was written by a SEAL under the pseudonym "Mark Owen" and relays a decidedly different sequence of events than originally reported by the White House following bin Laden's death. ... Two anonymous sources commented that it is not unusual for different members of the armed forces to come away from the raid with differing accounts. ... "'No Easy Day' is a book that I'm proud to have written. ... Government officials will make sure the book is not released containing any confidential secrets. However, even after writing under a pseudonym, the author faces death th...

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Miss Emily Grierson was a disturbed, proud and lonely woman, growing up with only her father and a Negro man servant. ... When Miss Emily's father died the death had a profound effect on her, for days after her father passed people would come to the house begging her to let them dispose of his body and, as the story states, "She told them her father was not dead." ... The setting attributed to Miss Emily's character by putting her in a strong, proud southern family with a daddy who was a proud important man who had actually loaned money to the town during time of trouble. ... In f...

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Through examining Okonokwa and his character flaws and essentially the reasons for his downfall one may surmise that shedding light on the African plight was not Achebe's some message in this novel. Okonokwa was a proud, industrious figure who through hard work was able to elevate himself to a stature of respect and prominence in his community. ... He would discourage "women's stories" and would not commend his sons for a job well done because he felt this to be a sign of weakness. ... Originally, Okonokwa falls back in the crowd so that he need not actively participate in his ...

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The judge who presided over the case is known for having sentenced more people with the death penalty than any other judge in the country. ... Yet, it was never examined to determine whether or not it had been fired, nor were his hands examined for traces of gunpowder, the inevitable mark of having fired a weapon. ... How do we reconcile all of the above stated facts with the reality of Mumia's being on death row? ... Not only is this due to Mumia's action against the government, but it also involves his race, a basis for judgment that many think is outdated, yet is still acutely pr...

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While I never felt responsible for my grandmother's death, I resolved at the time to learn CPR, and in doing so, embarked on a journey that would shape my career interests and save my brother's life. In sharing the story of my younger brother's cardiac arrest and near death, I learned that many people in my community lacked the training and emergency plan needed to save a loved one's life. ... Along with sparking my interest in community service work, my brother's brush with death has played a significant role in defining my choice of career paths. ... Saving my brothe...

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And a number of embryos are already donated to science through private funding why not through government funding also. ... Scientist argue that a five day old cluster of cells is not an embryo, not yet an individual, but a pre-embryo. He agrees it does have the potential for life, but it is not a life because it cannot develop on its own. President Bush talked about the United States" long and proud record of leading the world toward advances in science and medicine that improves human life and the world's highest standard of upholding good ethical practice. ... President Bush ...

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This piece not only shows paternalism, but can also have a critique on the pompousness and pride of those in a position to view themselves as paternalistic. After Gawaine confronts the headmaster that the word 'Rumplestilz' has no magic in it, the headmaster proudly proclaims that in a fit of his own genius. The headmaster is being good in helping Gawaine by giving him a "magic word," but Gawaine, as an untried youth, looked up to the headmaster for proper guidance, not for a leader to sugar coat inspiration. Sending Gawaine off to fight more dragons as a self-reassurance, inst...

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However, in terms of emotional response, the ultimate fate of Tess, scion of once-proud aristocratic family brought low by Hardy's twin enemies of humanity (Time and Chance), arouses more pity and fear in a modern reader than does Henchard's. ... Though modern usage of the word "hero" indicates a nobler persona, at its roots a hero is simply the main character of any story, and not necessarily a knight in shining armor. A tragic hero's sad story comes from his own flaws, and Michael Henchard was certainly not lacking in faults and poor judgments. ... He is also a very proud man,...

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Moving away from the idea of fate, Connington suggests a reference to the Homeric phrase"gaia melaina" with "atra humum", whether intentional or not this is the forerunner to many Graecism's and Homeric references in this passage. ... Further to this is Mezentius" depiction as an honorable warrior choosing not to slay Orodes with trickery ("haud furto"), which almost immediately brings to mind the cunning Odysseus; this is truly an image full of pathos, as we know he must soon meet his end. ... However Vergil chooses to close the passage with a melancholy reference to death in "aeterna...

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When analyzing the role of women not by class or ethnicity but as a sex, it is essential to analyze their sexuality. ... Men's and women's roles in sex should be taught within the home and family, not out in the changing world, to ensure the survival of morality. ... Women who worked outside the home not only gained satisfaction from helping support their families, they were more self-sufficient and better able to cope with such situations as losing spousal support through death, divorce or a decline in financial stability. ... Women who had no husbands or who had husbands who co...

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The speaker's verbal artistry is a compelling drama that envisions no shame, showing how can a man fill a woman's heart with empty promises and concepts and still walk proudly "through the iron gates of life" (line 44). ... Considering the two variables used for comparison are not of the same category makes them rationally incomparable. ... The blazon, a verbal array of the woman's physical qualities, does not aid the speaker, but only insults the lady's intelligence. ... Inaugurating thoughts of death being near, allusions of everlasting companionship and utilization of yo...

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While it is generally agreed that the rights granted to women in the Qur'an and by the prophet Muhammad were a vast improvement in comparison to the situation of women in Arabia prior to the advent of Islam, after the Prophet's death the condition of women in Islam began to decline and revert back to pre-Islamic norms. ... This has been true not merely for Muslim women but for women throughout the entire third world. ... Hence, women in a Muslim society are realizing that while they have certain things in common with the struggle of Euro-American feminists, what is best for Euro-Am...

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The glamorized exploitation of human death in movies, resembles nothing less than what common town folks would have seen at an execution during the days of your. ... He wore animal cat paws around his neck at the beginning of school year and birds heads around his neck at the end of school year, proudly declaring the Stephen King film Pet Sematary as being his favorite movie. ... It portrays death as a statistic or headline as opposed to the loss of life and tragedy detained by family and friends of the victim. ... Violence has not just become a force in the media. ... Children should not ...

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His authority does not give him the justification of being perceived as normal. ... Iago then manipulates Othello into believing his wife Desdemona had been unfaithful to him which results in disastrous tragedy – death. ... Desdemona has a premonition of death and sings the "Willow Song" remembering her old maid Barbary whose lover went mad and abandoned her, she died singing this song. ... Another example of women rebelling against the patriarchy in Othello is in Emilia's "I will not" scene in 5:2. ... Emilia refuses to obey them and is not frightened even w...

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The pediatric population does not have the ability or choice to change the circumstances that their life has handed them. ... An American that does not covered by health insurance has been associated with poorer quality of health care, lower rates of preventive care, and greater probability of death. ... In the year 2000, the Institute of Medicine approximated that the lack of health insurance created the death of 18,000 adults. This massive number makes being uninsured the sixth most frequent cause of death for the ages of 18 to 64. ... The author is proud to live in a country that is able t...

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The glamorized exploitation of human death in movies, resembles nothing less than what common town folks would have seen at an execution during the days of your. ... He wore animal cat paws around his neck at the beginning of school year and birds heads around his neck at the end of school year, proudly declaring the Stephen King film Pet Sematary as being his favorite movie. ... It portrays death as a statistic or headline as opposed to the loss of life and tragedy detained by family and friends of the victim. ... Violence has not just become a force in the media. ... Children should not ...

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is not just another stab at children's literature, but rather an introspective piece written by an avant garde trying to deal with all the issues he sees on his plate. ... The infamous Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran announced "[to] the proud Muslim people of the world that the author of the Satanic Verses book which is against Islam, the Prophet and the Koran, and all involved in its publication who were aware of its content, are sentenced to death." This forced Salman Rushdie into hiding to avoid his otherwise inevitable death, and with the help of the British government he was able to navig...

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After the death of her father, Emily increasingly keeps herself separated from the community, and because of her social status, they did not try to intervene. ... The community's fear of his rejection is what causes his isolation, and ultimately his death. ... In "A Rose for Emily," Emily's family is described as being wealthy, proud, and they "held themselves a little too high for what they really were" (Faulkner 116). Her father believed that no man was good enough for Emily; however, after his death, Emily begins to close herself away from the rest of the commu...

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Most of the animals circuses so proudly display to their audiences are wild creatures that are in need of a space that portrays their natural environment. ... Unfortunately, this was not the only incident in which Ringling Bros. ... In 1999 the Ringling Bros were charged a fee of 20,000 for the death of Benjamin and Kenny, two baby elephants (Merrit). ... Furthermore, the circus is not appropriate environment for wild creatures. ... According to Sam Farr, representative of The Captive Elephant Accident Prevention Act, riding circus elephants caused 28 deaths and 70 injuries from 1983 to 2004 ...

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As a major transcendentalist thinker and revolutionary leader, Thomas Paine was proud both of his country and of his people's strong sense of nationalism towards America. ... In today's United States society though, the opposite of this is true, meaning that the United States does not match Paine's characterization of America to much extent. As mentioned, because of the fact that America today does not have a completely just and fair government, Thomas Paine's characterization of America does not hold true to much extent. ... Paine described where, "the poor are not o...

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By the time of her death, she seemed to have accomplished this, with all of her children having successful careers and even managing to convince their father of the happy family' illusion. ... Girls were not of much interest to him until he met Ruth Spivey -the country cook'. ... Jenny's love life was not unlike a rollercoaster; the constant change of partners trying to keep up with her rapidly-adjusting view on love. ... Pearl was too proud to reveal her feelings of abandonment and failure; yet the effects of her broken-down marriage were evident in the treatment of her child...

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This devotion of loving one another impacted Christianity as this philosophy had not been taught prominently (except by Jesus Christ). Paul taught that Christians were taught to love through all circumstances just as Jesus taught and demonstrated by his death on the cross. ... Paul, building on Jesus teachings, taught that salvation could be reached not by just obeying commandments, but rather "to all who believed in God alone. " Romans 2:4-5. ... Paul gave examples of the adherent's ideal life, which had a transforming effect on Christianity not because of its content, but because Paul a...

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