... the tree feller gazing on the panorama of his handiwork, the cleared wilderness, while leaning on his ax. My favorite work of Cole's is "The Departure-, 1837. This painting carries a medieval theme of a young knight leaving his family to engage in combat on a spring morning. On the right side of the painting are beautiful trees covered in new spring leaves with ... trampling over the weaker, or survival of the fittest. In short, 120 Days isn't just a succession of shocking scenes, which many contemporary books are; it is an intellectual justification of a philosophy of vice or carnal pl...

• Word Count: 4503
• Approx Pages: 18
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• Grade Level: High School

... of the tree feller gazing on the panorama of his handiwork, the cleared wilderness, while leaning on his ax. My favorite work of Cole's isThe Departure?, 1837. This painting carries a medieval theme of a young knight leaving his family to engage in combat on a spring morning. On the right side of the painting are beautiful trees covered in new spring leaves with ... trampling over the weaker, or survival of the fittest. In short, 120 Days isn't just a succession of shocking scenes, which many contemporary books are; it is an intellectual justification of a philosophy of vice or carnal p...

• Word Count: 4506
• Approx Pages: 18
• Grade Level: High School