With the birth of "the most god-fearing of living creatures," Plato asserts that the Demiurge declared "the better sort of human nature should there-after be called "man."(39)" "As in regards to other divinities," Plato chooses to acknowledge the popular polytheistic religion because to him, it only makes sense for us to "trust those who have proclaimed it in earlier times: being, as they claimed, descendants of gods, must of course have certain knowledge of their own ancestors. (37)".
In contrary to this definite presence of a higher being, Lucretius takes the opposing stance in that he does not believe in the presence of any god. According to Lucretian thought, we live within a world where "nature, free in a world no lords and masters rule, does everything by herself, without the gods.(54)" It is not possible for Gods to exist because "Gods know no suffering, they know no dangers, their self-engendered power needs naught of us; we cannot win their love or rouse their anger.(44) The absence of a god is logical in the sense that "nothing can come from nothing. We see straight through to what we seek; whence each thing is created and in what manner made, without god's help." If such a deity existed, "then all kinds could spring from any source: they"d need no seed. Man could have burst from ocean, from dry land the bearers of scales, and from thin air the birds; Thus everything cannot spring from anything, for things are unique.(5)".
Instead of pointing to some supernatural force as the source of the universe, the Epicurean explains the presence of our universe as the "right atoms in right season" that have "streamed together to build each thing we see.(5)" More accurately, "our world was made by nature, when atoms, meeting by chance, spontaneously, and joined in myriad useless, fruitless ways, at last found patters, which when thrown together became at once the origin of great things.
That's because Americans don't like to get out in the cold. ... Burly guys with no teeth and sticks knocking the crap out of people. ... Maybe it's because people who enjoy figure skating have no life. ... Figure skating has none of this. ... Granted, figure skaters are athletic. ...
Jay Gatsby, The Christ Figure? ... Like Christ promises life eternal, Gatsby has also seen the promises of life (Quieto 1). ... At some parts she sounds as though her whole life is tragically falling apart and there is no way to reclaim her life. ... Never would a Christ figure act out of greed or lust because this goes against the true nature of God. ... Tom stated, "I found out what your "drug stores" were. ...
To figure out how much money a person will receive from this fund is determined by a multi-step process. First they figure out how much an individual would have earned had there been no attacks. ... Lance Armstrong survived a long battle with cancer, and after this battle came out with a new outlook on life. ... Before having the ordeal with cancer his out look on life was just live it fast, everything was fast for him. After surviving the unbeatable, he came out with a brand new outlook on his value of life. ...
In Steinbeck's, The Grapes of Wrath, Jim Casey represents a latter-day Christ figure who longs to bring religious stability to the burgeon of migrant families facing West. ... Yet, Casey's relation to Christ "goes beyond such mere coincidences, and plays out rather in their similar plans of action" (Johnson 19). One of the many similarities between Casey and Christ is that Casey had also drifted out to the forests in order to "soul-search" and discover the answers to sometimes hidden ...
Some critics claim that the lead character in The Death of a Salesman, Willie Loman, can be classified as a tragic figure or hero. ... Critics argue that Loman never comes to a realization about his life, and that alone rules the play out as a tragedy. ... However, the main character Willie Loman can, and should, be classified as a tragic figure because he fits every definition of one. ... He also comes to a realization about his life as a whole in the play. Therefore, by definition, Willie Loman is a tragic figure and should forever be classified as one. ...
Without the proper mother figure raise them and instill positive values. ... Now, by my life,/Old fools are babes again"(1. 3. 17-20). ... Pluck out his eyes.... This was all for their personal gain; had the traditional mother figure raised them their course in life would have been for the better. ... However, once Goneril does this she sees what she has turned into and promptly takes her own life. ...
Somewhere Out There... Here we see Judith laying out in the fields deep in thoughts. ... An ugly dark figure behind Jude's every doing, the tree does a very good job of representing this figure. Jude is in deep thought while wearing an all over white dress that represents her as an angelic figure that is trapped by Caleb. ... Red brings out the anger and evil in people, and so it is perfect for showing Jude's deeper emotion at this time in her life. ...
The Grapes of Wrath brought out the true story of the migrants trek to California. ... In the book Masterplots by Frank Magill, Casy is described by Magill as a Christ figure. ... He is only concerned with getting home and staying out of trouble. ... Casy knows all about his life being endangered when he said "" Cause sure as cowflops she"ll drop to two an" a half jus" as soon as they clear us out. (523)"" Casy knows that he will die, however he believes that his sacrifice will benefit others. ... Casy became a dominant figure in the migrant way of life when he died trying to stand up for...
Also I enjoyed trying to figure out the meaning of the art without reading the story. ... This figure is being attack by some kind of difficulties that represent any hard moment that every human in life has. This figure, even though, there was something holding his back, the figure is able to drawn his own future and his next step in order to move forward in life. ... So the principal line that is coming out of his mouth is trying to attack technology that is also attacking nature in today's society. ... He tries to express that if he want to have a future in his life he have to l...