The novel explodes the myths of "ordinary" and "heroic." It describes the place of ordinary men in an epic situation, a situation which magnifies action until it seems either heroic or insane - or both. By examining humanity at war, it can be seen that no one is ordinary; ordinary does not innately exist in humanity; we create it through our accepted, written, historical context. ... It asks: what is an ordinary human being? It cries: human activity is ordinary or heroic depending on the context it exists within; war is a sickening context. ...

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Like many of Munro's beautifully-crafted stories, this one is notable for the depth with which these ordinary characters are developed through the author's typical and natural use of meticulously chosen images, phrases, and pieces of conversation that often say more in their omissions than in their actual words. As the students begin to explore these ordinary people, they begin to understand the tension and anger that exist in this new subdivision of shiny, new homes, where disorder, eccentricity, and non-conformity will not be tolerated by the upwardly mobile, good "people who win."...

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When analysis of Yeats" works is undertaken, especially when discussing Yeats" ideas and thoughts expressed through his poetry, it is often useful to consider the context of the poems. ... As part of Yeats" obsession with history in his poetry, a common idea among many of Yeats" poems is that the ordinary and seemingly insignificant aspects of life can lead to sweeping historical changes and the ends of epochs. ... The idea of the ordinary and seemingly insignificant is reinforced with imagery of the every day, such as in the passage, "Quiet the dog, tether the pony/To a distant post." ... How...

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Popular culture means that artefacts and styles of human expression develop from the creativity of ordinary people, and circulate among people according to their interests, preferences, and tastes. ... This perspective tears away at distinctions typically made between producers and consumers of cultural materials between the culture industries and contexts of reception. ... To conclude this section, the " popular" in popular culture really means that cultural themes and styles originate in everyday environments, and are later attended to, interpreted, and used by ordinary people sometimes, but...

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I turned the dictionary, but there was no use for none of the words could be found in an ordinary dictionary. Through context cluse I finally figured out they meant ordinary things such as women, head, and blood. ...

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Texts are created in particular contexts but rely on their readers to make sense of them. ... Without the readers interpreting the texts the contexts would be lost and not be appreciated. ... Away is a play about ordinary Australian life and ordinary Australian people. ... The play Away has been created in historical social and cultural contexts. The creation of these contexts is not enough but and the writer relies ...

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Prose is defined as ordinary speech of writing as distinguished from verse. This definition could also be expressed as the ordinary form of communication in words. ... The form or style in which writing is developed and the context in which the writing is written, as well as the purpose of the writing, are all important to the reader's understanding of what has been written. ...

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In his work, he wished to speak like an American within an American context of small cities, immigrants, and workers. He wanted his poetic line to reflect the rhythm of everyday speech and drew his subject matter from ordinary surroundings -- a painting, a red wheelbarrow, a dish of plums. ...

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It asks: what is an ordinary human being? It cries: human activity is ordinary or heroic depending on the context it exists within; war is a sickening context. " (Young Adult Readers). ... This is not your ordinary man, he is what we call a hero. ...

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This work is composed of symbols whose meaning Duchamp established himself, all having a common element in the elimination of language's ordinary role as a medium through which human beings establish relations with one another. A languages ordinary role is to allow individuals to communicate their personal feelings and ideas, on the one hand, and their perceptions of the external world on the other. ... To a normal audience, reading the title In Advance of the Broken Arm, which accompanies the unaltered object, a snow shovel is seemingly out of context. ... Crotti had good reason to val...

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Comparison and Contrast of Hindi Mantras and Korean Shaman Songs Mantras take varied forms and are used in many contexts, purposes, and emotions. ... These songs address the ordinary, everyday and personal needs of someone. ... Attention must be given not only to the content of the mantra but also to its context. ... Mantras have been associated with special "words" (noises, sounds) that have no meaning in ordinary language. ... It is further the case that there is no apparent correlation between the context or use of a mantra and its being, in part, linguistically meaningful. ...

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Without the shot, it would be very difficult to place the drama, as the roads and scenery around them: industrial areas, highway toll points, the usual roadway scene, symbolising ordinary life, look much like any other part of America. ... The effect of these things is that a strong impression is given of New York as a fast moving place, where, however, ordinary people lead their ordinary lives. ... The fact that he may work as a gangster, or in some shady business, is somewhat irrelevant; he's still doing the ordinary thing of driving home from work, stopping as everyone else does to pay...

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That significance was brought out through the choruses, and the emotional structure of the play is based on them rather than on Thomas's exercise in self-analysis.For that was the point of the Festival;the ordinary human response to the exceptional events, the martyrdom which repeats and reminds us of Christ''s own sacrifice. ... The play had the advantage of referring to a well-known, highly dramatic story of a confrontation between two powerful personalities, both historically and spiritually significant.The story was taught to all as a central 'myth' of teh englis...

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It was in the context of these events – and the Cold War – that the film A King in New York was produced in London in 1956. ... Background House Un-American Activities Committee The House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) was established in 1938 and focused its efforts on investigating alleged disloyalty perpetrated by ordinary people, public employees and any organization suspected of having links to groups that advocated on behalf of communism and facism.1 The HUAC's attention quickly turned to the arts and the potential it had to effect ordinary citizens' beli...

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Shari"a constituted a line of study in the context of articulation of Islam. ... In that context, reflexions upon the Qu"raniq text and the practice of the early community produced different views that resulted in the arrangement of how schools of law or Madahibs that all lay within the Sunni community. ... It pointed the only way to avoid errors was for ordinary Muslims to leave religions affairs to the experts of Q and Sunna who could use Ijtihad, namely a general agreement as a result of their exercise of reason. ... Al-Junayd advocated the integration of mysticism into ordinary life. ...

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The poem is in the context of a dramatic monologue or a conversation. ... Donne's use of intricate language allows for the use of wit to breakdown the barriers ordinary language imposes. ... Although it was common for the "poem to partake in the extensive tradition of erotic poems centred on flea's", and was not entirely innovative, it still seems odd that a base insect could be used as ordinary imagery of love. ... I think that another message within the context of this poem would be to allow all lovers to be free from the constraints of society. ...

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These powers the characters posse, give them some kind of godliness over ordinary people. ... The Matrix and the Swordsman II have many similarities in the context of the overall picture they convey. ... Movies like the Swordsman II and the Matrix completely cross the lines of ordinary film. ...

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He has a wife and by all accounts is rather ordinary. Yet, few could call this intriguing character ordinary as he does a variety of things in the context of the work that might be construed as rather extraordinary. ...

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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. ...

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More's informative character, Raphael, is the narrator in Book Two but also an instrument to describe More's historical context Kthe slightest disobedience is punishable by deaththere's no distinction in law between theft and murder. It suggests from this historical context, More believed slavery would be a positive aspect of society, as an alternative to the death penalty. ... They dont let ordinary people get used to cutting up animalsit tends to destroy one's natural feelings of humanity, here More disregards the slaves' feelings of humanity. It is clear that the so...

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He tries to define or perhaps realign the contexts in which these ideas are used by analyzing the relationship between arts and crafts through the evolution or perhaps devolution of craft to art and vice-versa; relying particularly on the example of ceramics in the 1960's and 70's. ... He writes that there is no clear and decisive interpretation of definition between arts and crafts and that depending on the contexts it is put into there can be a certain amount of transgression between the two worlds. ... He goes on to outline the tangible aspects of usefulness, depending upon the...

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The role of philosophy offers one a language of expression that functions within a definable context and a manner of life which serves as an existential option. As a language of expression firstly, Socrates commonly articulated himself in a manner not ordinary to the everyday man of Athens; his ideas were in the pursuit of truth and wisdom in the form of inquiry and discussion. ... Philosophy offered Socrates a language of expression that allowed him to convey his words within a definable context. ...

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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. ...

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