Essays on Parallels

Introduction

There are periods in life when it seems that it is impossible to go on, rise from ashes, or simply continue a journey. This time may be characterized as a dark hour, a gloomy dream, or a “the light vanished from our golden sun” (Wilde 25). It is challenging to encounter with the most difficult circumstances and to have strength to overcome them. Not everyone has an inner will and power to overcome the barriers and find a guiding threat again. However, literature presents the readers with the invaluable gift of experience, inspiration, and guidance, which helps to continue ...

A Closer Glimpse on the Key Terms

As previously observed, it is possible to draw parallels between the following essays and movies and play “The ‘Banking’ Concept of Education” by Paulo Freire and Dead Poets Society, “The Achievement of Desire” by Richard Rodriguez and Six Degrees of Separation, and “Ways of Seeing” by John Berger and The Matrix. All three works raise a number of important issues, manifestations of which may be found on the example of the characters of these films and plays. Thus, there are such key terms notions as critical thinking, education, class conflict, racial divide, and power of perspective, which can be ...

Fredrick Douglass’s work is a landmark writing that serves as an indicator of racism, slavery, and degrading practices used by the slave owners. While it may seem that the essay “Learning to Read and Write” depicts the struggles of a teenage boy in self-education of reading and writing, however, the work has a deeper meaning (Douglass 100). The main argument of the essay is that slavery degrades the slaves, the owners, and the entire society. By condemning individuals to miserable living, restricting their access to basic goods, and limiting their chance for education transform the owners to the ...

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Introduction Vampires are mythical creatures that appear in ancient folklores. Most cultures have their own version of the vampire although they share a common characteristic; that is, the lust for human blood. There is no particular gender to the vampire character. Male and female vampires do exists even in ancient literatures, making the vampire one of the most gender neutral characters. The depiction of the female vampire in human culture, however, is an interesting way of looking into the development of women, particularly on how society views women and their social status over the course of time. ...

Introduction

A book written around A.D. 95, according to theological historians, the book Revelations of John is written by the same Apostle John who knew Jesus when He was a man on the earth, serving as one of His disciples and working fervently in His ministry. Understanding that the various apostles such as, Stephen and Paul, Bartholomew and Silas, were martyrs for the sake of the Church of Jesus Christ and the eminency of His ascendency, John lived to become an old man. John declared and proclaimed that he loved Jesus more than any of his brothers of the discipleship. ...

Human existence is marred by contradictions and Hesiod’s Pandora myth introduces man to the complexity of male-female relations as well as the futility of hope. This paper seeks to analyze Hesiod’s myth paying particular attention to the depiction of Pandora, the meaning of her name and the role that hope plays in man’s life. The paper further explores the parallels between Pandora and Eve of the Old Testament. The depiction of Pandora and Eve from the Old Testament is full of ambiguities that make it difficult to easily decipher whether they are intended to be good ...

Introduction

Everyone would like to live his or her life in the best way possible. This notion goes without saying, although there has been contemplation of the question since time immemorial. Which is the best possible kind of life to lead. As a result, philosopher and sages from all walks of life started devoting their lives to establishing the right answer. These philosophers, started writing books to demonstrate to the world their versions of how to live the good life. The two philosophers whose perceptions of living the best possible life are widely known are Plato and Lao Tzu. In ...

Fashion Films Analysis

Nowadays, the fashion industry requires a lot of attention in order to create demand for its products. Due to the fact that fashion exists to make a human appearance more beautiful and attractive, the most common ways to promote the products or services is to let people see it. Therefore, almost all brands of clothes, accessories and cosmetics organize their advertisement as visual material such as photos, fashion shows or even short films. In these terms, the advertisement of this merchandise ought to be specifically designed by different signifiers in order to capture the attention and encourage to purchase ...

Irish Drama: Comparing Two Plays

British literary landscape has long been diligently adorned and complemented by the magnificent works of Irish authors, all of them mirroring the peculiar culture, mentality and traditions of the people. In Irish literary legacy, dramaturgy is a remarkable genre, while history and myths are the common thematic aspects of the works. Interestingly, due to the complex historical background of Ireland and its Northern part, one could draw parallels even between seemingly different plays separated by decades. A good example is observed in a kind of symbolic interplay between the plays Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme ...

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Different art pieces convey unique idea of the artist and aims to address the viewer through the visual representation of artistic image. However, the interpretation of the piece of art can vary significantly among the viewers. This phenomenon stems from the different factors, like personal vision, set of values, perception of art piece, cultural background, and knowledge. One of the art pieces that contains a disguised meaning is the Study for the Apotheosis of Washington in the Rotunda of the United States Capitol Building created in 1865 by Constantino Brumidi, the painter with diverse cultural background that combines Greek, ...