Essays Tagged: "deceptions"

The Story of Jacob

e the bearer of Divine blessing and the father of Israel. His character emerges through a series of deceptions, intrigues and conflicts which cast serious doubt on the wisdom and appropriateness of Go ...

(5 pages) 86 0 3.0 Feb/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity

OEDIPUS: A NOBLE PAWN IN SOPHOCLES "OEDIPUS THE KING"

sement or value. The gods prefer to keep Oedipus blind to the truth that surrounds him.Blind to the deceptions, Oedipus's first noble act, leaving Corinth to save his parents from a dreadful prophesy, ...

(3 pages) 151 0 4.6 Sep/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

In Hamlet by Shakespeare, the implications of double meanings and deceptions are conglomerated in such a way that a literary cycle is circumvented.

In Hamlet by Shakespeare, the implications of double meanings and deceptions are conglomerated in such a way that a literary cycle is circumvented. The literary cycle ...

(3 pages) 48 0 4.2 Nov/2002

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

"Maybe" by Lillian Hellman.

figure out the origin of all the care that she, all of a sudden, felt towards Sarah despite all the deceptions and misunderstandings caused by her. There is no stable setting since the story takes pla ...

(6 pages) 36 0 5.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

The God Mystery - A Personal Reflection.

rabs me and keeps myattention is trying to stay one step ahead of the detective, to see through the deceptions and come up withthe answers. Then comes the climax, containing the mystery in a tidy expl ...

(4 pages) 73 1 4.7 Sep/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

Upton Sinclair's "The jungle".

isualized was only that of a mirage. Sinclair uses Jurgis' unfulfilled dreams to point out the evil deceptions and deceits practiced by capitalism.The first run in that Jurgis has with the capitalists ...

(3 pages) 54 0 0.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams.

Looking into TomIn Tennessee Williams's "The Glass Menagerie," he depicts a family that uses deceptions and protectiveness to gain insight in their lives. The play shows how the family lives li ...

(6 pages) 127 0 3.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

The Rise of Adolf Hitler

e control of one supreme leader. The hand to lead the people of Germany out of all the problems and deceptions of these terrible times was Adolf Hitler, fascist dominator. These difficulties gave Hitl ...

(6 pages) 77 1 4.8 May/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

Blade Runner (MOVIE) starring Harrison Ford

of the movie appear in the spectator's mind, but not one of these assumptions lasts long. Numerous deceptions in the plot grip the interest of the audience and contribute for the continuing interest ... "air up" four replicants who have shown flaws and have killed people. There are many arguments and deceptions in the plot that reveal the possibility Deckard to be a replicant. Roy is the other leadi ...

(3 pages) 64 1 3.6 Jun/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies

High Society in "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitgerald.

s has always been viewed by those in and around it as a place of false appearances and sugar coated deceptions. F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" supports and illustrates this notion. The focus ...

(2 pages) 13 0 3.0 Nov/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

"Much Ado About Nothing" Movie Review

to joke and play tricks, trying to outwit each other. The plot is full of lies, misunderstandings, deceptions and cruel jokes. While Don Pedro, Prince of Aragon, helps Beatrice and Benedick to realiz ...

(3 pages) 35 1 4.0 Jan/2006

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

Definition of Love

as the seven deadly sins: pride, envy, lust, anger, avarice, sadness and gluttony. These are common deceptions misled by banal misconceptions, but the magic of love is that it can flare them all at on ...

(5 pages) 48 1 4.5 Mar/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

A discussion on "To Kill a Mockingbird" and an evaluation of the Ken Watson Quote

ild's view of the adult's world is very accurate, unaffected by adult values, prejudices, and self -deceptions. However, the danger of this is that the author can present adult opinions through the vo ... view of Maycomb is thus, very accurate as it is not affected by adult values, prejudices, and self-deceptions. Therefore, using a child's point of view, Harper Lee can depict the harsh reality of the ...

(4 pages) 11 1 3.0 Sep/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee

Magic Tricks

ch as the Trojan horse have been used in plays and public performances. Other than these tricks and deceptions of ancient times, the profession of illusionists mostly rose during the 18th century. Muc ...

(2 pages) 11 1 3.0 Jan/2007

Subjects: Art Essays > Performing Arts

Freudian Psychoanalysis in Thomas Hardy

hey can come out only at night. His wavering, his rationalisations, his sophistries, his naive self-deceptions, and his neurotic self-torments ally him to such figures as Stephen Dedalus and Quentin C ...

(6 pages) 43 0 5.0 Jan/2007

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Psychological Theories & Authors

Critical Book Review of "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" by Dorris Alexander "Dee" Brown

rialistic theory, Manifest Destiny, the U.S. government engaged in a methodical process of threats, deceptions, and murder to acquire American Indian land and eradicate American Indian beliefs and pra ...

(5 pages) 42 0 5.0 Mar/2007

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

This Boys Life

us. Yet, he got through it by the one thing that was ruining it all for him at the same time: lies, deceptions and illusions. We find Toby at the beginning of the book, moving West wi ...

(3 pages) 14 0 0.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Is Business Bluffing Ethical

One of the great dilemmas in business has always been whether a certain amount of deceptions or trickery is an ethical practice. For decades businessmen have perfected some form of b ...

(8 pages) 57 0 3.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Distortions Through Deception In Macbeth

t is this distortion and the negative repercussions that cause devastation, which has resulted from deceptions. These deceptions have ruined the lives of many, who were to caught up in a struggle for ...

(6 pages) 4280 0 0.0 Jan/2002

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

“Taming of the Shrew” is a book that brings out

took another name and another face to deceive the beautiful Bianca's father. Lucentio, who used his deceptions to his advantage and gained the right to wed Bianca over Hortensio and Gremio, won this d ...

(2 pages) 1334 0 0.0 Feb/2008

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