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archetypes of the former age. The attention to the spiritual nature of mankind is evident throughout the arts during this time per...

What comes out of a courtroom is not necessarily truth, but which side argues best. The Sophists prided themselves on the use of p...

ironically named Faith) participating in what appears to be satanic rituals, Brown is so psychologically damaged by all he sees he...

wife Virginias slow death, the narrator focuses on every detail of his wife Ligeia as she lies dying: "The pale fingers became of ...

artifacts cannot be successfully manipulated by "clumsy, inward-curling monkey fingers" (1), although this view does not seem to t...

each. An allegory, while closely associated with symbols or symbolism, is a unique literary element in that everything within the...

and unexpected, hit for its makers. Shot in South Africa by a newcomer and with a cast of unknowns, the film did have one big name...

are knit by Chaucer into a complex tapestry in this allegorical tale, illustrating the instability of lifes joys, but also the sam...

of law as it has manifest in the place of which he writes about. There is some action in this work. Yet, what the action is compr...

hit-and-run death of Toms mistress, the married Myrtle Wilson. Her widower is deceived into thinking Gatsby caused the accident, ...

so that his assets could be pro-created and he could be put to death. Will Socrates did refuse the request, he simply went home ra...

academy the first university of its type, he was able to influence minds of the next generation and proliferate his ideas and meth...

cast them as slaves of the elite. This action of stripping an individuals inherent rights as a human being can be nothing other t...

The most important characteristics of Platos concept of human nature revolve around freedom of will and ones existence. People ha...

the Puritan faith within the story. One author notes that, "Puritan doctrine taught that all men are totally depraved and require ...

time reader has no idea why. "The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full-summer...

"...no man will benefit from his profession unless he is paid as well" (Plato, 2003, p.28). One can easily see that Plato does not...

texts The Republic and Crito, Plato learned his lessons well. In both works, Plato theorizes what justice is through deductive re...

the next line. Its primary purpose is to establish a series of repetition in the name of sensible progression. For those words a...

of them all. The allegory of "Everyman", which may also be defined as a parable or a metaphor, is based on what it is that "Everym...

events during his and previous eras in history" (Tolisano, 2002; tolisano.htm). In better understanding how Chaucer did use all...

There is, as is the case with any novel, a clear power of theme behind this comical tale of ones journey as a goat. Many have argu...

up by identifying Buck as a dog, but throughout the course of the text, the complex dog-hero is amazingly human in terms of his pe...

presented for him. He witnesses the sport of rope dancing. In this sport, a candidate for high governmental office balances himsel...

individuals who had come before him. At the crux of the journey is the fact that the main character risks his life for his religio...

we see that the boys have perhaps just been initiated into the real world of men. They have bridged the gap between boyhood and ma...

with him are Piggy, the most intellectual of the boys; Simon, the most spiritual, and the twins Sam and Eric, who are later referr...

they have experienced the fact that the truth simply is and is not an "issue" or understanding that can be discovered. "Meno" As ...

Tovald must deal with those of his subordinates. Despite his law background, he is employed as a bank manager and has a number of...

in the Peloponnesian War, which ended in a resounding defeat for Athens in 404 B.C. (Levinson ix-x). While it can be assumed that...