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Aristotle's Rhetoric Theory and President Bush's September 20, 2001 Speech to Congress

are not connected by the bonds of being anything but themselves" (Babyak, 1995). His contention was that inasmuch as words were v...

Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare and a Tyrannical Patriarchy

will never get a husband if she behaves in such a way. This offers us a very powerful image of how the patriarchal system of Sh...

Dreams, Magic, and the Difficulty of Love in A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

indicates that "The theme of loves difficulty is often explored through the motif of love out of balance-that is, romantic situati...

Portia's Presentation in the Third and Fourth Acts of The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare

/ Is an unlessond girl, unschoold, unpractisd; / Happy in this, she is not yet so old / But she may learn; happier than this, / Sh...

Social Standing as a Barrier to True Love

of the aristocrats. Although Cathy took to Heathcliff immediately, her brother Hindley was not nearly so receptive, and had taken...

Posterior Analytics by Aristotle and Rationalism

According to Aristotle (1997), "Reasoning is demonstration when it proceeds from premises which are true and primary or of such a ...

Social Change Through Theater and West Side Story

Story from Historical, Social, Cultural, Political and Religious Perspectives Surprisingly, the original idea for West Side Stor...

Happiness, Stoics, Epicureans, and Aristotle

not likely to live a pleasant life unless you practice moderation; the Epicurean philosophy was an argument for a traditionally mo...

Emilia's Importance to Othello by William Shakespeare

Iago as evil, but what is Iagos true motivation? It could in fact be that he is envious of Othello. Yet, he seems to be somewhat p...

Self Love According to Aristotle

we love ourselves, we fill ourselves with love that we then are able to give away (Is Self-Love Justifiable? 2004). If we do not...

Comparing Poetic Free Verse and Sonnet Forms

Came tripping by; but in her maiden hand For many poets the overall purpose of the poem has...

Renaissance Sonnets and How They Evolved

composing sonnets was considered a necessary endeavor when courting someone (Goldenberg). For example, a man of any position would...

Final Scene from Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare

the fact that he is likely the only man of her social standing in the entire realm. Instead she falls for one who is nothing more ...

Malevolent Characters and the Catalysts Represented by Their Actions

her own backbone and eventually would have left Torvald. Krogstad does not purposely cause the marital strife, some would argue, b...

Tragic Form of Aristotle and Contemporary Cinema

had erred so completely, even though he did so unknowingly, his only recourse was to take his own life. In Fight Club, then, th...

Race Theme in Othello by William Shakespeare

Moor, Othello, exists and is now in a position of power within the masters house. In this scene, prior to Roderigo and Iagos disru...

An Ethical Argument on the Abortion Issue

that school. He points out that the insight that Aristotle provides in "On the Soul" and "On the Generation of Animals" serves as...

Oedipus and Othello

since the first publication of Shakespeares collected plays in 1623, readers and audiences around the globe have, by their seeming...

Is Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman a Tragedy?

In six pages this essay evaluates Miller's play based upon Aristotle's tragic components to conclude that Death of a Salesman is i...

How Aristotle Defines the Good Life

philosopher, would aid in curtailing discord while broadening the trust that must exist between peoples. Using the Myth of ...

The Political Ideas of Aristotle

does seem that Aristotle aligned his thought about political order with the spiritual more than the practical. His ideas about the...

Elder Justice and King Lear by William Shakespeare

Unburdend crawl toward death", states King Lear in the opening act. Having decided to step down from the throne, King Lear has pos...

'Machiavellian' Julius Caesar as Depicted by William Shakespeare

deal of support for the fact that Machiavelli always had the interests of the people at heart. Much of The Prince revolves around ...

Not So Tragic Death of a Salesman

("Introduction"). An example of this might be the concept of the senseless murder. Some suggest that this is an oxymoron. After al...

Time in Sonnet 2, Sonnet 55, and Sonnet 60 by William Shakespeare

And dig deep trenches in thy beautys field, Thy youths proud livery so gazed on now, Will be a totterd...

Aristotle and Plato Critiquing Education

as people do want to know things and understand (1995). Both theorists do view education as important and place a particular empha...

Shakespeare's Tempest and Colonialis

European descent of Prospero and his belief that by taking over the rule of Caliban, he can "help" the people and bring "civilizat...

A Doll's House, Oedipus, Othello, and Family Conflicts

has heard rumors about the how his new wifes (his mothers) husband was killed and he is investigating it. He slowly finds hints th...

Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare and the Character of Isabella

her brothers wrongful imprisonment she requests an audience with Angelo. When she asks for her brothers release Angelo is so taken...

Developing a Position Argument for an Academic Audience A position argument for an academic audience

should also be noted that persuasion is not synonymous with dogmatism: the speaker must acknowledge that opposing viewpoints exist...