Essays Tagged: "Exaggeration"

Greek Literature

st that all Western literature is no more than a footnote to the writings of classical Greece is an exaggeration, but it is nevertheless true that the Greek world of thought was so far-ranging that th ...

(17 pages) 569 2 4.3 Mar/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies

Book Analysis of the novel Candide by Voltaire

w that this is not 'the best of all possible worlds' Voltaire is trying to make a point through the exaggeration of the inhumanities of man in a humorous way.The story begins in a castle in Westphalia ... me. Everybody has a certain element of prejudice that they hold within. His thoughts are taken into exaggeration but that is the basis of satire. The conclusions arrived at by Voltaire are valid. He d ...

(3 pages) 169 0 3.4 Feb/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Ethics in marketing

e Advertising Standards Authority states "no advertisement should mislead by inaccuracy, ambiguity, exaggeration, omissions or otherwise" (Wyburd, 1998, p. 43); all highly subjective criteria. There a ...

(16 pages) 926 0 3.2 Nov/2002

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

Business Ethics

e Advertising Standards Authority states "no advertisement should mislead by inaccuracy, ambiguity, exaggeration, omissions or otherwise" (Wyburd, 1998, p. 43); all highly subjective criteria. There a ...

(14 pages) 634 0 4.6 Nov/2002

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

This essay is titled, "Evil, or Boring", and is mainly about good and evil.

ed good and evil, "evil" is rarely seen on a daily basis. Therefore it the often the target of over-exaggeration, and much more interesting stories. To most people evil is unfamiliar, and thus, exciti ...

(3 pages) 57 1 5.0 Nov/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Review of the movie the breakfast club. Talks about main message and filmography. Contains specific examples

movie is so well received because of the characters, the message and cinematography.The film is an exaggeration of real life. In real life, high schools are divided into groups of people based on the ...

(4 pages) 127 0 4.7 Dec/2002

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

GREEK LITERATURE.

st that all Western literature is no more than a footnote to the writings of classical Greece is an exaggeration, but it is nevertheless true that the Greek world of thought was so far-ranging that th ...

(17 pages) 391 4 3.7 Dec/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies

Symbolism in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne - This essay describes various signs of symbolism such as the big, oak door, the "A" on the minister's heart, and the meteor.

ink, takes the mental state of the characters, incorporates it into the story, and may add a little exaggeration. And the scenes depend on the characters that are involved. From a pretty, little fores ...

(2 pages) 125 0 4.5 Jan/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Alexander Pope's "The Rape of the Lock" is an outstanding example of the neoclassic genre of mock epic.

f mock epic. Pope uses the mock epic to satirize the triviality of18th-century high society through exaggeration and parody. Basing his poem on an actual incident that occurred among some of his acqua ... e" n.p.), thoroughly describes Pope's reasons for his use of elaborate language. He uses the epic's exaggeration to mock misplaced priorities. The great battles of the literary epic are transformed in ...

(3 pages) 124 0 4.7 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

Interpretation of "The Lottery" by Shirly Jackson-A tale of pointless violence, inhumanity, and senseless adherence, while unintentionally enlightening the readers with a morality lesson.

hat is blinded by an adherence to a tradition. While the actual lottery in the story may seem as an exaggeration, in reality there are many things in today's society that are blindly adhered to becaus ... why. Consequently those that ask "why" are often criticized or ostracized. By Jackson's successful exaggeration of the situation, she shows the absurdity of doing something just because its always be ...

(4 pages) 111 0 4.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Mandatory H.I.V Employment Testing.

is impact. HIV is severely undermining development, with millions of lives in the balance. It is no exaggeration to say that AIDS is one of the greatest threats to the global community in this new mil ...

(2 pages) 27 0 0.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Christianity in Viking Age Scandinavia.

the Christianization of the Scandinavian countries, as the above quote does, is almost certainly an exaggeration, there can be no doubt that it did bring radical changes to many areas. But why did the ...

(8 pages) 63 0 3.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Aldous Huxley's "Brave new world", chapter 15, pages 208-209

n to the workers as he makes his way through the crowd. Using disturbing imagery and satire through exaggeration and irony, Huxley illustrates the horrifying lack of individuality and respect for indi ... as though he is confronted with "a train of mirrors", seeing only two faces in a "khaki mob". This exaggeration that he only sees two different faces in what could be hundreds of people brings the la ...

(2 pages) 22 0 4.0 May/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

A Comparison of Celtic and Gallic culture .

ars, and have undoubtedly been altered through retelling. The stories themselves are full of mythic exaggeration and many statements may not be taken at face value. Also, most tales are incomplete as ...

(5 pages) 69 0 4.2 Jun/2003

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Charles Dickens' "Great Expectations".

les of most people in the Victorian era. Dickens uses the distinctive traits of characters, comical exaggeration of caricature and biblical allusions to achieve this. The point of view narration conta ...

(4 pages) 89 0 5.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Global warming true or false?

CC reports claim to have the endorsement of 2,500 scientists; however, this turns out to be a great exaggeration, for "most of the several hundred listed "contributors" are simply specialists who allo ...

(3 pages) 102 1 2.4 Nov/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences > Geology & Geosciences

A letter to Utterson explaining what has been going on concerning Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

r be confined to my liking. Yet I admit it is this knowledge that killed Lanyon and blackened to no exaggeration his soul.My nature forbade me to carry out the true hyperbolic side of my character, a ...

(4 pages) 22 0 5.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

The essay is titled "The Role of Mass-Media in Society" and it puts into ballance the positive and negative aspects of the activity of media throughout time.

tified both in ordinary people's day-to-day lives, and at the level of world politics. It is not an exaggeration to say that media has become an institution. One of the most debated issues of the begi ...

(2 pages) 80 0 5.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays

A thorough explanation of the dramatic discipline of Commedia Dell'Arte

or love, while improvising the text. It was a sort of slap-stick comedy, employing a great deal of exaggeration and physical humour.The actors, unusually for Renaissance Europe, were much more than j ...

(12 pages) 67 0 3.7 Mar/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

"American Psycho" : Satirists make the best Moralists

uthor parodies 80's America to a point beyond comfort, concerned more with cultural exploration and exaggeration than moral positioning. Bateman takes us to a heightened moral and emotional void decay ... el that is comfortable for the reader. The role of the satirist is to parody its subject, therefore exaggeration is the key to the style. Accordingly, Patrick Bateman is painted as the personification ...

(11 pages) 103 2 3.8 Mar/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American