Alexander Pope began "The Rape of the Lock" in 1711 after an incident involving two families he knew. ... Pope put together the first version of The Rape of the Lock, which consisted of two cantos, and gave a copy of it to each of the two families involved. ... By the time Pope decided to write The Rape of the Lock he had plenty of experience with epic language from which to draw. ... A central theme of The Rape of the Lock is the game of Ombre which Belinda plays against the Baron in Canto III. ... The Rape of the Lock was one of the most famous poems of the 18th century, widely considere...

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Alexander Pope's satirical "The Rape of the Lock" embodies the structure and style of a mock-heroic. ... Sylphs are the unlikely supernatural beings presented in the "The Rape of the Lock". ... "The Rape of Lock" portrays creatures that stray from the familiar God-like beings. ... "The Rape of the Lock" depicts battle scenes short of epic proportion. ... The Horation satire "The Rape of the Lock" is a quintessential mock-heroic. ...

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Since the beginning of time there has been a universal thought that man are superior to woman and such is the universal theme in Alexander Pope's, The Rape of the Lock. ... This then leads to the significance of the title of the poem The Rape of the Lock, because Belinda becomes a victim to humiliation in society because a lock of her hair had been cut off after losing in a game of cards, causing her beauty to be lessened therefore making it harder for her to obtain pride and social status. ... It proved to be amusing for the fact that such a simple action like the Baron cut off a lo...

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Alexander Pope's "The Rape of the Lock" has its foundation in an amorous joke played by the young Lord Petre on Miss Arabella Fermor. ... The second, hugely important function of the sylphs in "The Rape of the Lock" is to ensure that the mood of the poem remains light and airy. ... In fact all satire is largely descended from the classical Greek and Roman literatures, something which one must find fascinating, given the particular nature of Pope's "The Rape of the Lock". ... It is here that we also come to realise how utterly important Pope's inclusion of the sylphs and spirits ...

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One of the best examples of a Mock Epic is Alexander Pope's The Rape of the Lock. ... In The Rape of the Lock, Pope exhausts much energy preparing the audience for a "battle" (card game) that will shortly take place, that of English intrigue at Hampton Court. ... The Rape of the Lock discloses Pope's thoughts concerning the consequence of beauty upon women as distinctive persons, a variety of males, religion and the public at large. ... In the Rape of the Lock Pope reveals the effects beauty has on other people. ... The Rape of the Lock links comedy but nonetheless biting social sati...

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Alexander Pope's The Rape of the Lock is not generally seen as a love story. ... The real love story in The Rape of the Lock is not easily found but implied between the Baron (Robert, Lord Petre) and Belinda (Arabella Fermor). ... Unfortunately he has to steal that lock by cutting the lock with the scissors given to him by Clarissa. Because the Baron cannot refrain from stealing the lock he loses the girl. ... Although hard to see, the love story in The Rape of the Lock, is an interesting critique. ...

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Alexander Pope's The Rape of the Lock is not generally seen as a love story. ... The real love story in The Rape of the Lock is not easily found but implied between the Baron (Robert, Lord Petre) and Belinda (Arabella Fermor). ... Unfortunately he has to steal that lock by cutting the lock with the scissors given to him by Clarissa. Because the Baron cannot refrain from stealing the lock he loses the girl. ... Although hard to see, the love story in The Rape of the Lock, is an interesting critique. ...

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Sylphs In Alexander Pope's introduction to, The Rape of the Lock, Sylphs are described as fictitious, gentle spirits inhabiting the air. ... Zephryetta guarded Belinda's fan, Brillante guarded her earrings, Momentilla guarded the watch, and Crispissa guarded her hair, specifically Belinda's "favorite Lock" (297). ... Belinda's fate is to win the game, but through the course of events, lose her favorite lock. ... In particular, her favorite lock which hangs loosely behind her ear. ... As the Sylphs realize what is happening, they desperately try to save it, "Swift to the L...

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"The Rape of Lock" by Alexander Pope is the most perfect example of mock-epic genre. ... The Rape of the Lock was written because of a brawl between two Roman Catholic families, the Fermors, and the Petres caused by an irrelevant incident: (when the Baron cuts off a lock of Belinda's hair). ... The lock disappears into the sky and becomes a star. ...

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The Existing Relationship Between Form and Content Within Pope's Rape of the Lock The Rape of the Lock was written to bring peace between two families after a conflict arose when a young man snipped off a lock of a woman's hair. ... The Rape of the Lock is a very critical piece of poetry in which there are many reasons for. ... Pope's Rape of the Lock follows this to a great extent. ... In The Rape of the Lock, I also notice most of the lines have four stressed syllables each, making it tetrasyllabic. ...

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Dehumanizing Women Women are portrayed as commodities in both Alexander Pope's "The Rape of the Lock- and in William Congreve's "The Way of the World-. However in Congreve's "Rape of the Lock- women play a more active and cognizant role wrangling a suitable marriage than in Pope's poem. ... With delicate fancy and playful wit, Pope elaborated the trivial episode of the cutting of the lock that occasioned into semblance of an epic in miniature. ...

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Alexander Pope, at the request of his friend, John Caryll, writes the poem, The Rape of the Lock, to try to mitigate the animosity between two aristocratic families, the Petres and the Fermors; because Lord Petre playfully cuts off a lock of Miss Fermor's hair, the two families are embroiled in a bitter feud (Marlowe). ... Furthermore, her favorite lock of hair symbolizes her vanity as shown when the Baron cuts it off. ...

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"It is an affront to the founding principles of America to lock peaceful people into cages just because they consume or sell drugs" (HLPR). ... Criminal activity has a very wide range of unjustifiable behaviors, and one of the most deranged and vulgar crime of them all is rape. Men go into prison due to rape charges, and continue their irrevocable behavior with inmates who they see as weak. ...

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The lack of sympathy in the men enhances the feeling of rape taking place. ... Stoker proved that women are also capable of being sexually dominant, also committing acts symbolic of rape. ... Both these occurrences of "rape" stemmed from the actions of Count Dracula. ... After looking out the window, which revealed the endless beauty of nature, Jonathan started to notice that all the doors in the castle were locked. ... The idea of all the locked doors can be interpreted as symbolic of a gay man being, "trapped in the closet....

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Lock up a thirteen year old with murderers, rapists and robbers, and guess he"ll want to be when he grows up? ... The children imprisoned get beaten and raped. ... Studies have shown that victims of rape and sexual assault are more likely to exhibit aggression especially towards women and children. ... Society is saying it"ll be a safer world if they are all offenders were locked up paying adult time for adult crime. ... Locking these kids up is just teaching them that society doesn't care what happens to them, just as long as we can feel safe. ...

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Historically, rape was the sole "sex crime" recognized in law. ... Rape crisis centers, marches, speak outs, and feminist organizations, challenged the public's ideology regarding the definitions as well as the prevalence of the act of rape. ... Alcohol use is involved in up to 75% of acquaintance rapes. ... Anyone at anytime and any place can be raped or sexually assaulted. ... Most rapes occur in one's home and are carefully planned. ...

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In The Rape of the Lock, Pope did not come out straight out and criticize the two families for blowing the situation out of proportion. ... The Rape of the Lock shows why most everyone had the utmost respect for Alexander Pope. ...

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More of the taxpayers' dollars are going to the building of new jails than to anything else, which seems okay because more of the criminals will be locked up. It is said that on average, 15 future crimes are eliminated for each additional prisoner locked up. ... But, everyday 14 people are murdered, 48 are raped, 578 are robbed by criminals who have been caught, convicted, and released from jail or prison. ... In using females for females you get away from the sexual harassment or rape assaults, because they must be naked when they are being canned. ... America needs to put citizens t...

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What about in times where rape is involved with conception? ... Judith Thomson argues that an abortion is morally permissible in cases of rape. ... She agrees with Thomson's ideas on abortion regarding rape. ... If you want to keep the seeds from coming in, you must stay locked in your house with no windows forever. Asking people to never have sex is like asking people to stay locked in a bubble. ...

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Three Strike Law "Three strike and you"re out," law generally prescribe that felons found guilty of a third serious crime to be locked up for 25 years to life. ... It is about the third felonies, its must be violent crimes such as murder, rape, and assaults causing great bodily injury. ... The intent of the three strikes law is to lock up repeat offenders longer, and that requires the construction and operation of more prisons. ... They came up with a proposition 98 locked into the state constitution a minimum level of spending on K-12 education that is expected to increase dramatically...

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It's classified to be the most severe punishment for criminals that have committed the most severe crimes such as murder or rape. ... In 1993, criminals on parole committed 84,800 crimes, this included 13,200 murders, 12,900 rapes and 49,500 robberies.... Criminals are sent to a state or federal prison where they stay locked up but can work in the prison for money and get an education. ...

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It's classified to be the most severe punishment for criminals that have committed the most severe crimes such as murder or rape. ... In 1993, criminals on parole committed 84,800 crimes, this included 13,200 murders, 12,900 rapes and 49,500 robberies.... Criminals are sent to a state or federal prison where they stay locked up but can work in the prison for money and get an education. ...

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Guns are used by criminals in violent acts such as murder, armed robbery, rape, and aggravated assault. ... With a gun trigger lock on every legitimate gun, theft will severely decline and reduce the number of violent crimes involving stolen guns. Gun trigger locks add safety to guns, which will reduce the chance of an accidental discharge Children will be less likely to accidentally discharge a firearm with a trigger lock engaged. With a trigger lock properly installed on every household gun, the number of children that are accidentally killed each year by guns will be greatly reduced. ...

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Although many Americans believe that juveniles who kill, rape, and rob should be treated differently than adult offenders; most stand behind the reasons that putting juveniles in prison does not necessarily teach them right from wrong and how the offenders are handled will determine what kind of person they grow up to be. ... Lewis, one nine year old and two eleven year old boys were charged with the rape of an eight year old girl in an overgrown field. ... Another factor that many argue for is that locking up juveniles when they do something bad does not teach them right from wrong. ... In co...

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