Wilde was undoubtedly an astute social critic, but it is his irrepressible wit that sets him apart. ... Running throughout the entire play is the double meaning behind the word earnest, which functions both as a male name and as an adjective describing seriousness. ...
He is as physically attractive, astute, selfish, and strong as most gods. ... He learns what it means to be human, the meaning of life. Gilgamesh is taught him the true meaning of love and compassion, the meaning of loss and of growing older. The ultimate meaning of mortality. After coming to the realization that he was not a god and his acception of mortality, Gilgamesh understood the meaning of life. ...
The so-called genre, depicting scenes of everyday life, but with a hidden or underlying meaning intended for the edification of the observant spectator. ... His ideas about his future are effectively influenced by the astute young gypsy girl, whose gentle caress in tracing the lines of his hand captivates the handsome young fool so completely that he fails to notice his ring being drawn from his finger. ...
Robinson's use of diction in his poem "Richard Cory" expresses the poem's meaning. ... Through astute use of diction, metaphors and imagery, Robinson reveals a life lesson of never judging someone on appearances or wealth....
At the beginning of the novel, Millie is uncertain of the meaning of death and doesn't grasp the concept of her recently deceased dog now being non-functional. ... Millie is ignorant to the harsher consequences and meanings of death, and remains always optimistic, looking forward to a reunion with her mother. ... It's not a challenging novel, although filled with astute metaphors that reshape familiar concepts. ...
Watson than Sherlock Homes when it comes to analyzing a short story, one need not be an astute solver of mysteries to see how Hemingway uses description and dialog to show the importance of good communication. ... A white elephant is an idiom meaning an unwanted or monetarily burdensome possession that one is unable to get rid of. ... His tantalizing clues dropped along the way keep the reader engaged until the very end when one can figure out the meaning of the conversation. ...
However, behind the rumor and gossip lay one of the most astute and skilful rulers in Russia's long, turbulent history.5 Catherine was a female intellectual in a time where few women were educated, nor held power. ... No lover had been continual, and stayed with Catherine for her complete reign, meaning Catherine was a lady of her own influence. ... The book quotes: "Miranda was a praiseworthy princess and in her land there was perhaps only one major weakness - that the Prince of Darkness was allowed to have too much power."11 Although the novel may have had some link to the truth, it wa...
A subjective meaning of this action is Lear and the Fool becoming one, as the Fool ceases to be the wise fool and Lear becomes the Fool with an incredibly salubrious clarity and common sense. ... A knave and a fool are sometimes equated to each other in this play, although their actual meanings differ substantially. ... Edmund, for example, is so astute that he practically causes the audience to dispense sympathy for his atrocities. ...
(novaonline.htm) Chanson de geste, meaning "songs of great deeds" was the principal style of this epic, and was most promptly used during that era. ... The Emperor loves us when we fight well (Goldin 1131)" Oliver was realistic, decisive, and astute, realizing that defeat was imminent from his position. ...
The sketch parallels one's idea of some traits of a detective: astute, honest, efficient, and confident. ... After Marlowe is forced to throw Carmen out of his apartment, he looks at his chessboard and observes, "Knights had no meaning in this game. ...
Satan wants to take revenge on God not by using his force but by using his astuteness. ... From my point of view it has two different meanings: the first one is that the tyranny will always exist (if we see Satan as the representation of a monarch) and the second one is that if you fight for what you really want and you do not let the others persuade you, you can get your purpose ( Satan got to take revenge of God and Milton was trying to get to improve his society). ...
It came to the attention of the student body that something was going on when very astute looking men in black suites arrived in ourmain hall?. ... I am in no way attempting to defend the meaning of these paintings, but who are we as people to censor another's form of expression. ...
Plot Overview Heart of Darkness centers around Marlow, an introspective sailor, and his journey up the Congo River to meet Kurtz, reputed to be an idealistic man of great abilities. Marlow takes a job as a riverboat captain with the Company, a Belgian concern organized to trade in the Congo. As he travels to Africa and then up the Congo, Marlow encounters widespread inefficiency and brutality in the Company's stations. The native inhabitants of the region have been forced into the Company's service, and they suffer terribly from overwork and ill treatment at the hands of the Compa...
Orson Welles's "Citizen Kane • "For what profit a man, if he gains the world and loses his own soul?" Matthew 16:26; Mark 8:36 CITIZEN KANE is Orson Welles's greatest achievement--and a landmark of cinema history. Every moment of the film, every shot, has been choreographed to perfection. The film is quite possibly the greatest film ever made and certainly the most influential not only for American film history, but for the world film history as well. For me personally it was amazing how a man, basically, of my age (Welles was only 24 when he started to work on Citize...
She astutely watches Polly become involved with a middle-aged wine salesman, Mr. ... Meaning, a man who is easily influenced into having to marry her daughter, that of a person who is serious, not rakish or loud-voiced like the others (James Joyce 40). Along with a person of a secure background, one who has saved up a bit of money, in all likelihood-meaning one who has a good screw (James Joyce 40. ...
Hunger is so much a part of everyday language that it is easily overlooked that the word embraces a rather complex concept conveying many different meanings. ... Quite a few of them were borderline or frankly schizophrenic. 1, 8 Psychoanalytic inquiry has facilitated recognition of the manifold unconscious and symbolic meaning of food, both in voracious uncontrolled intake and rigid refusal to eat. ...
Abstract This work is an overview of the increase in deaths of law enforcement agents: those killed on duty and those who kill themselves. As per a yearly report[ CITATION Ber14 l 1033 ], the number of law enforcement agents killed while working rose almost a quarter this past year compared to years prior, especially ambush-style killings. Police officers across the country face potential dangers on their job, and they are a target simply because they are in uniform. As well, every 17 hours an officer commits suicide (Berman, 2014). This paper explores the correlation of the stress experience...
