" (p. 25) The story of Frankenstein tells a cautionary tale of a privileged, inquisitive young man who becomes obsessed with the origins of life and of how mankind- him- would obtain "glory if he could banish disease from the human frame and render man invulnerable" (p. 26). ... I think that Mary Shelley wrote this book in a time when scientific pursuits were rocking mans traditional place in the world ie: "the industrialization of Europe, and especially of England, along with consequent dramatic changes in social stability" (p.xi) because of this, the Idea of dangerou...

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"The Child's Sight" by Hy Sobiloff, demonstrates the power a child has to give adults another chance or reminder of childhood. ... "They have given me back the bliss of my senses" These two lines capture the power that children have which was mentioned earlier. ... With this childish wisdom they have the power to remind adults about the simplicities in life which at one time were so appealing. ... The writer also makes use of powerful words such as "celestial" and "glory" which gives the reader a mental image of brightness within the nostalgic atmosphere. ... When one loses this key ...

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• Grade Level: High School

This problem doesn't bother Gilgamesh; he lives to display to others his royal power. ... Setting aside his great pride and power, Gilgamesh opens a place in his heart for his beloved brother, Enkidu. ... Despite his tremendous amount of power and leadership, something in his life is missing. ... After Gilgamesh realizes that he is not a god-man, Gilgamesh sees that the real glory is in the deeds a person does and the people he affects in good ways over his lifetime. ... They want more power, more value, more money, and the list goes on. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The play "The Summoning of Everyman" is a morality play. In the entire play, the characters personify moral abstracts and qualities. The author focuses on the most crucial attributes of life such as friendship, love, life, death and fidelity to a supreme being. The characters play a significant rol...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Death shall have no power over life is the main idea that Thomas is trying to get across in this poem. ... Time is the enemy of everyone and the "final transition from the remembered glories of childhood to the reality of the adult world is irrevocable" (Korg 93). ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

As humans, we also find ourselves yearning to revive the glory days of our past, and we waste time in the present days whining about how wonderful those days were and how we miss them terribly. ... I just want to grab him with my hand and tell him to do something about this dramatic state that he is in, but I have no power; I am just another spectator. ...

• Word Count: 1904
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School