Essays Tagged: "Blindness"

Leonhard Euler

th. Although hampered from his late 20s by partial loss of vision and in later life by almost total blindness, Euler produced a number of important mathematical works and hundreds of mathematical and ...

(1 pages) 72 0 5.0 Feb/1997

Subjects: Science Essays > Mathematics

The Theme Of Blindness in King Lear

In Shakespearean terms, blinds means a whole different thing. Blindness can normally be defined as the inability of the eye to see, but according to Shakespeare, ... mental flaw some people possess. Shakespeare's most dominant theme in his play King Lear is that of blindness. King Lear, Gloucester, and Albany are three prime examples Shakespeare incorporates this ... Albany are three prime examples Shakespeare incorporates this theme into. Each of these character's blindness was theprimary cause of the bad decisions they made; decisions which all of them would eve ...

(7 pages) 154 0 4.2 Aug/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

The Role of Blindness played in King Lear

Blindness and decision making can be viewed upon as having the same similarities. Blindness can be s ... d upon as having the same similarities. Blindness can be seen as a physical flaw, and not the metal blindness as in the ability to recognize what one perceives. Decision-making, like blindness is rela ... e perceives. Decision-making, like blindness is related by the roles in which people play. Together blindness and decision-making are key elements in true caricatures of one's self.In the play King Le ...

(3 pages) 61 0 3.8 Mar/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

How do textual features combine to convey a theme of the poem?

re. However, at theprime of his life, his weak eyes gave as his intense work and studies caused his blindness.As a result of this tragedy, Milton created a sonnet about his blindness. He questioned th ... onnet about his blindness. He questioned themeaning of this tragedy, of the future, and God for his blindness within the sonnet. Eventhough his whole life and work involved his eyes, he accepted this ...

(3 pages) 71 0 2.3 Oct/1996

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Title of this essay is "Wrong Assumptions". The assignment was to write about a key theme of the story "Cathedral" by Raymond Carver.

words of the story, accentuating how important this fact is to the husband. Ironically, despite his blindness, he seems to have much more insight into the motivations and inner desires of the wife tha ...

(2 pages) 167 1 4.2 Apr/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

A prose analysis of sonnet xix, Speaks also of Milton's blindness

The words, 'dark', 'death', and 'useless' (lines 2-4) describe the emotional state of Milton. His blindness created a shrouded clarity within his mind. Line three, 'And that one talent which is dea ... 'outer darkness' and deprived all he had. Hence, Milton devoted his life in writing; however, his blindness raped his God's gift away. A tremendous cloud casted over him and darkened his reality of ...

(4 pages) 90 1 3.8 Apr/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

Psychoanalysis and Freud

completely healthy physical body--such as a numbness or paralysis of a limb or a loss of voice or a blindness--could be caused by unconscious wishes or forgotten memories. (Hysteria is now commonly re ...

(9 pages) 675 0 3.8 Jan/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Themes in Blindness. In an oppressed society of people who have contracted white blindness, degredation, oppression and savagry become epitomy of these peoples

is turning his soul black, he is distorting the self to an unrecognizable state.The sudden onset of blindness is designed to display to each person his inability to see the corruption of his soul. "Ey ... The white color exemplifies the rectitude of man deep down in the spirit and soul. Thus, the white blindness serves as a tool to attract attention and to transform a sentiment of apathy to one of ala ...

(2 pages) 68 0 3.0 May/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Blindness to reality is one of the characteristics of Shakespeare's tragic heroes. How is this blindness exemplified in Othello's case?

h greatness throughout the play, as well as weaknesses. One of these weaknesses that Othello has is blindness to reality.Throughout his adult life he has been acclaimed for his many conquests througho ... ality and this causes his downfall. This is concurrent with the persona of a tragic hero. Othello's blindness to reality is manifested in a number of ways, one of which is his blindness to human natur ...

(4 pages) 125 0 3.5 May/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

Oedipus the King..or Oedipus the Blind!

Oedipus the BlindIn Sophocles' play, Oedipus the King, one of the main themes is blindness. Not just physical blindness, but intellectual blindness as well. The blindness issue is a ... ssue is an effective contrasting method for Oedipus at different points in the play. Simply saying "blindness", however, is a little uncertain. It can be broken down into two components, Oedipus's abi ... but he cannot. At this point, it is obvious what Oedipus's action must be; that is to overcome the blindness. " If you could only see / The nature of your own feelings..." (323-324). Ironically, into ...

(1 pages) 134 0 4.7 Nov/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Liking or Love?

fuzzy feeling that warms you even in the winter cold with her on your side.All "Young Love" is pure blindness when you do not see with your eyes, you see with your heart soon to be stabbed with a silv ...

(3 pages) 46 0 1.9 Nov/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

This is about the greek tragidy Oedipus. Includes quotes. About one of the themes From ingorance to knowledge.

rom it. Each scene advances his search and delays his discovery. In the end he finally realizes his blindness, and he greatly punishes himself for is actions. This is just one of the three themes in t ...

(2 pages) 49 0 3.7 Nov/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

King lear

Blindness in a Different Light in Shakespeare's King LearUnder normal circumstances and in the simpl ... t in Shakespeare's King LearUnder normal circumstances and in the simplest terms, one mightconsider blindness to be the "inability to see or the loss orabsence of perception of visual stimuli" (Cancer ... e of perception of visual stimuli" (CancerWEB). However, inWilliam Shakespeare's tragedy King Lear, blindness is a word thatmeans so much more than just a physical flaw. Rather, King Learcan serve to ...

(4 pages) 31 0 3.7 Dec/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

What is Glaucoma?

What is Glaucoma?Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of permanent blindness around the world that is preventable. This disease takes away the sense of sight slowly an ...

(5 pages) 34 0 3.4 Feb/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

This is an essay describing the themes of Freewill versus Fate within the play of Oedipus. The title is "Freewill versus Fate" and it delves into it effects of such themes upon the reader.

he would kill his father, defile his mother's bed and wander the world for the rest of his life in blindness. At an age he made the conscious decision to deny the prophecy and move from what he thoug ...

(3 pages) 142 2 3.6 Feb/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature

"Dulce est Decorum..." by Wilfred Owen

diction, vivid language, and graphic imagery emphasizes his point. The poem describes the fatigue, blindness, evil, obscenity, death, sufferings, and disgust of war. It shows the true life of a soldi ...

(2 pages) 72 3 3.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

Macular degeneration.

t is a disease that effects many elderly people above the age of 65. While AMD does not cause total blindness it does, however rob people of their ability to see all but peripherally.In order to under ... s the exudative version. Being the more brutal type of AMD, it also is the leading type that causes blindness. One will know if they have wet AMD because objects actually look wet. Items appear wavy a ...

(2 pages) 47 1 3.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

"The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

these women. Esteban is a projection of these women's wills.The main theme present is sight versus blindness. First, the children discover the body and eventually realize that he is dead, yet they pl ...

(1 pages) 83 0 2.0 Jun/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

The Morality of Money.

of the New York Times: "Enron's collapse was a product of the culture of greed, dishonesty, ethical blindness and wishful thinking that has characterized much of corporate America since the advent of ...

(5 pages) 191 1 3.8 Jun/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

"Oedipus the King" by Sophocles.

e is inevitable, pride can be dangerous or effective, good intentions are irrelevant, and sight and blindness may serve a similar purpose.Aristotle points out that a tragedy must contain a protagonist ... ias taunts Oedipus in return for his confidence in rationality.The numerous references to sight and blindness serve a similar purpose: they anticipate the conclusion without predicting it. For instanc ...

(7 pages) 145 0 4.4 Jul/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature