Essays Tagged: "old men"
Changing Views of the Chorus in Antigone
ects. They state such questions as: "what new plan will he launch?" and"Why this sudden call to the old men summoned at one command?" (Lines 175-178)These lines are utilized by Sophocles as a suspense ... w, even I'd rebel against the king. I'd break all bounds when I see this--I fill with tears, can't hold them back not any more. . . I see Antigone make her way to thebridal vault where all are laid to ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Mythology
Confucius and His Influence on Far Eastern Culture
1-479 BC. 'According to legend, the child's mother had a vision when she was pregnant. She saw five old men leading an animal with a horn in the middle of its forehead and scales all over its body. Th ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy
Comparing 'Ode on Grecian Urn', by Keats and ' Sailing to Byzantium' by Yates
ve for immortality. This theme of immortality as I go thoughtout this poem: 'That is no country for old men. The young in one other arms, bids in the tree. Those dying generations of their song.' (1,2 ... ations of their song.' (1,2,3) Imortality hit you in the face start off these lines. It talks about old becoming young and birds and trees. This makes you think of spring and vegetation and animals an ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry
"Black Elk Speaks - As told through John G. Neihard" By Nicholas Black Elk
here twelve sorrel horses stood, and finally the south where twelve buckskins stood. The bay horse told Black Elk that his grandfathers where have council and he must hurry. The horses of the four dir ... urned, Black Elk say a cloud turn into a tepee with a rainbow for a door. Inside the tepee were six old men, who were representing the powers of the world: West, North, East, South, Sky, and Earth. Th ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History
The social problem of the generation gap.
er words, the different way of perceiving situations, circumstances and incidents between young and old men, is what determines the especially intense nowadays generation gap.Examining the deepest cau ... nsition period "takes" the figure of deeper crisis because of the collision between the new and the old. Furthermore, given the fact that young people nowadays are more independent that in past years ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology
"Separate Peace " by John Knowles.
n for war.Phineas possesses his own separate peace throughout the story. He believes that it is fat old men who don't want to be crowded out of their jobs who have created the war. He has created an e ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
A chapter-to-chapter study summary of Aristophanes' Greek comedy "Lysistrata", exploring the aspects of the 'Tragic Cycle'
perform a small religious practice consuming strong wine, not mixed with water.ParadosThe Chorus of Old Men try to evict the women, who had taken over the Acropolis, from there, using pots of fire to ... he reason for the women to have seized the Acropolis was to capture the treasury, therefore taking hold of the money - 'no money, no war' - to bring an end to the war through their own hands.Husbands ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature
Essay of Comparison - Lysistrata and Dorine from Aristophane and Moliere. What these women have in common.
omparisonAristophanes and Moliere's comedies depict women who can be described as straightforward, bold-spirited, witty, and loyal. In Tartuffe and Lysistrata, the characters Dorine and Lysistrata dis ... 't lack sense; I'm of myself not badly off for brains, and often listening to my father's words and old men's talk, I've not been badly schooled." In her culture gender had very defined roles, and the ...
Subjects: Art Essays
This essay has to do with Catullus' poetry. How does he feel love and hate for his lover, Lesbia?
lus nothing but happiness. He tells her to "live and love" with him without caring about what "sour old men say." The poet emphasizes her beauty and feels nothing is above her: "Now Lesbia has beauty, ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry
On My First Sonne and Mid-Term Break
ing the emotions. Instead of crying or being extremely sad, the narrator feels 'embarrassed' by the old men that were standing up to shake his hand. The narrator is probably not thinking about the fun ... or portrays the narrator as an adult, he shows him as a child. He does this by making the narrator holding his mother's hand and letting out 'angry tearless sighs'. The next two stanzas describe his b ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry
"Dead Poets Society" - with discussion
Inside the school it is very formal, old men who like to assert their authority run it. Most classes are the same students sitting uprigh ... is relaxing. Students have less rules to stick to, outside is free of books and desks and demanding old men, a bit of relief from inside the school walls. The boys have meetings for the dead poets soc ... bit of relief from inside the school walls. The boys have meetings for the dead poets society in an old Indian cave off the school grounds. The boys sneak out at night when everyone is asleep and make ...
Subjects: Art Essays
Le Ventre Legislatif Analysis
rds this artwork. This style explored this to depict the parliament members as lazy, obese and sour old men. Some parliamentary members are bored by the routine of the government- they are more intere ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Works of Art
Andersonville Raiders Civil War
dersonville Prison was known by many as "The Hell on Earth." Although the prison was only built to hold 10,000 prisoners, over 30,000 prisoners were packed in there. This caused a shortage in food and ... Raiders," "Sarsfield Raiders" and "Curtis Raiders." Some of the Raiders' favorite targets included old men, sick men and new inmates. Most of the Raiders would look for old or sick men who could not ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History
"The Greek authors were the pioneers of modern day literature" Discuss this in relevence of texts you have studied. Text we studied ~Homer the Iilad book 22 ~Sopohcles King Oedipus ~Plato Crito
n squabble or debate (if you will). Usually they do this in public - the Greek people, be they wise old men, servants or simple townsfolk all had their say.Another thing that is evident in the works o ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
How revolutionary was the American war for independence? Did it bring enough change to warrant the name "Revolution?
and England. The war itself started with the battle of Lexington and concord. It started when some soldiers of the British army arrived in Lexington, Massachusetts. Over there, they fired at the colon ... ts. Over there, they fired at the colonial militia which it was a group of farmers, boys as well as old men. Then on the following day they headed to Concord and over there they killed some Americans. ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History
A Clockwork Orange - Cinematography
ce in the picture. This is seen early in the movie when the narrator explains how he abhors drunken old men. The camera angle is set so that the audience sees the group of individuals from the old man ... iven situation. One can see that purpose is served in that scene when the group seriously beats the old man.Ironically, the same purpose was also served in the scene when he had to restrain himself fr ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis
Antigone
jects. They state suchquestions as: "what new plan will he launch?" and "Why this sudden callto the old men summoned at one command?" (Lines 175-178) These lines areutilized by Sophocles as a suspense ... w, even I'd rebel against the king. I'd break all bounds when Isee this-- I fill with tears, can't hold them back not any more. . . Isee Antigone make her way to the bridal vault where all are laid to ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature
To remember and never forget
a passionate and loving poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson in which the main theme refers not only to an old passion from the past, but also mentionspast pain and suffering by thinking of "the days that ar ... d suffering by thinking of "the days that are no more". In this poem, Tennyson is talking about the old men thinking about their youth, in which the beloved had died. This poem does not express real s ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
WWII and its Effect on the Rise of Superpowers
new arrival of two loaves of bread and seven apples. There is no government, but rather a group of old men who sit around pondering over ways to keep their country from slowly but surely dying away. ... rise up as world leaders, giving them the all powerful mentality that lead them all the way to the Cold War.To understand how the Second World War impacted these nations so greatly, we must examine th ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History
Gender stereotypes on TV
This is also seen in the age range of women on TV, which is quite narrow, going up to around 30 yrs old. Men, however, have a much wider age range and it is much more likely that you may find an older ... . This is reflected in the fact that you can often find a beautiful young women supporting powerful older men, seen today in programmes such as 'Today With Des and Mel', 'The Terry and Gaby Show' and ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Genre Study