Abstract This paper discusses the 1997 movie, "The Edge" starring Alek Baldwin and AnthonyHopkins. The paper explores the use of symbolism and the types of conflicts found in the movie, such as man vs. himself, man vs. nature and man vs. man.
From the Paper "In the movie, "The Edge", starring Alek Baldwin and Anthony Hopkins, the bear symbolizes nature's true power over man. The bear provides the main source of conflict in the movie. Nature is seen as the enemy of the millionaire and his employee as they struggle with hunger, cold and a man-eating bear when their plane crashes in a remote part of the Alaskan wilderness. The bear is indifferent to the weather and satisfies its hunger by consuming one of the three survivors of the plane crash..."
Abstract This paper presents a short biography of Gerard Manley Hopkins, followed by an analysis of his sonnet, "Thou Art Indeed Just, Lord". The author notes that none of Hopkins work were published until after his death at age 44 from typhoid fever. The paper relates that he gave up writing for a while after he became a Jesuit priest and destroyed all his earlier work.
From the Paper "Gerard Manley Hopkins was born in Stratford in England on July... . He was the son of a prosperous and artistic family and studied Classics at Balliol College, Oxford in ... . In two years after reading John Henry Newman's ... "
Abstract This paper examines the 1875 speech by Susan B. Anthony, "Social Purity", from the feminist perspective. The author explains that Anthony attacks social evils against women. The paper explores the relationship between Anthony's emphasis on social corruption as the primary artifact of gender inequality and the feminist cause for activism.
From the Paper "In a speech titled "Social Purity", Susan B. Anthony stated that the tap-root of our social problem lies deep down at the very foundations of society. It is women's dependence. It is women's subject... ..."
Abstract This paper discusses how much of the imagery in Gerald Manley Hopkins' poetry is written in bad-taste and how much of this bad-taste involves the sexual urge in some way. Through an analysis of some of his poems, it looks at how Hopkins was phonocentric poet and how it is possible to trace moments of bad-taste in specific, recurrent sound-patterns. It examines the bad-taste in Hopkins? consistent allusion to the pleasurable act in terms of his idiolect, his poetics and the running tropes that facilitate bad-taste in his poetry. It concludes with the idea that Hopkins was, indeed, a poet of Baroque bad taste.
From the Paper "In the final line of the third stanza, the two modes come together in the word "burn", which matches the brevity of the b with the dragging of the urn. The unification of these sounds is significant. It reveals the word "urn", in "burn" ? as in a vessel used for preserving the ashes of the dead; this links with "ash", and picks up on "beadbonny", wherein "bonny" becomes "bony". (Perhaps the "bead" in "beadbonny" picks up on the Old English form of the word, meaning prayer?). This layer of meaning is only uncovered if one follows closely the sound patterns in the poem. "
Abstract This paper examines how the new age of scientific certainty in the 19th and 20th centuries generated feelings of doubt about Christianity and its validity. In particular, it looks at how, amid the industrialization and the progressive transformation of the world, modernist writers, such as Gerard Manley Hopkins and William Butler Yeats, explored their beliefs and faith in a higher power. It analyzes how Hopkins's poem, ?God's Grandeur,? celebrates the greatness of God and Christianity, while Yeats's "The Second Coming" depicts the chaos of his time and questions the role of Christianity and the Christian values of the 20th century. It shows how the poems of both Hopkins and Yeats acknowledge the presence of a higher power through religious allusions, imagery, and the context in which the poems were written.
From the Paper "Understanding the meaning behind Yeats "Second Coming" entails knowledge of the context, which illuminates the speakers? quest for a higher power. The poem is dated 1919, a year after the end of WW1, the war that came to be known as "The Great War" (Longman, 925), and characterized by its chaos, atrocities and complete destruction. The speakers? says, "Things fall apart; the center cannot hold" (3), referring not only to the global conflicts of his time, but also to the advance in technology that mechanized warfare and led to a frightening number of deaths (Longman, 926). In addition, advance in science not only contradicted the traditional understanding of the universe, but also contradicted religious beliefs, hence the feeling of things falling apart, a sense of loss of control and the imagery of the spiral of the center unable to hold."
Abstract While Alfred, Lord Tennyson's "In Memoriam" and Gerald Manley Hopkins's sonnets appear to be complete opposites in terms of their development, both poets have a common theme involving a firm connection to God running throughout their works. The paper shows that, specifically, within the hopeful parts of their works, both poets relate to God through the same type of philosophy and dispel newly found scientific reasoning that the existence of man is but a meaningless and random occurrence using science's own language. It shows, too, that in the doubtful parts of their works, both connect to God through feeling him in their pain and woe.
Paper Outline:
I. Introduction
II. Hopkins's Philosophy in "God's Grandeur" and "As Kingfishers Catch Fire"
III. Tennyson's Philosophy in "In Memoriam" Part 95 and 118
IV. Hopkins Direct Connection to God through Suffering in "Carrion Comfort"
V. Tennyson's Connection to God through Suffering in Parts 1 and 124 of "In Memoriam"
VI. Conclusion
From the Paper "This revelation (described by Tennyson in the footnote) is instated by the "repeating [of] my own name two or three times" similar to Hopkins's idea of instress, Tennyson describes entering a state of intense "consciousness of individuality" where he comes to a realization of man's place in the world as his individuality "seemed to dissolve and fade away into boundless being" (pg. 95, footnote 1). This boundless being matches closely with Hopkins's idea that when looking at any object's (including one's own) inscape a person sees God's plan and purpose for that object within the scheme of the time and the universe."
Abstract The paper relates that Gerald Manley Hopkins' use of vocabulary, rhythm techniques and innovative poetry writing styles makes him one of the most influential poets in history. The paper explains Hopkins' innovations of sprung rhythm, his use of vocabulary and rhyme and his idea of 'inscape' and 'instress', two words to describe the inner nature of his poetry.
From the Paper "Gerald Manley Hopkins was born in Stratford, England in 1844. His father was a writer of poetry and technical books, so one can see where he got his unique gift of poetry. As a young boy, he already showed a great attraction to poetry, and he received many awards throughout his school career. His life had a great impact upon his poetry. He converted to Roman Catholic at the age of twenty-two, and was estranged from his family. He ended up burning many of his early poems because he felt poetry was not the proper selection for a serious religious man."
"Matthew Arnold, in "Dover Beach" (1848?), and Gerard Manley Hopkins, in "God's Grandeur" (1877), are both concerned with the question of the presence of God or religious faith in the world.
2,250 words (approx. 9 pages), 4 sources, 1999, $ 79.95
Abstract "Matthew Arnold, in "Dover Beach" (1848?), and Gerard Manley Hopkins, in "God's Grandeur" (1877), are both concerned with the question of the presence of God or religious faith in the world.
From the Paper "Matthew Arnold, in "Dover Beach" (1848?), and Gerard Manley Hopkins, in "God's Grandeur" (1877), are both concerned with the question of the presence of God or religious faith in the world. Neither poet actually asks a question, however, as Arnold sees the "Sea of Faith" withdrawing from the world, while Hopkins enthusiastically perceives God's presence in everything around him. Both poets, however, see human failure to appreciate God as part of the problem of their own times. But where Arnold sees the only option as withdrawal from a world with neither "certitude, nor peace, nor help for pain", Hopkins regrets the blindness of human beings who have come to dissociate themselves from God, even though He is always there in the world. A comparison of the two poems demonstrates not only the difference in their views of religion but the manner in which these ..."
Abstract This research examines the streamlining and standardization of the existing enrollment system at Johns Hopkins University. The research is sets forth the features of the present JHU student enrollment and tracking information system and then discusses why the new system, centralized and driven by online-network technology, would be better than the present one. The research presents a strategy for justifying and implementing the transformation from a project-management standpoint, with a view toward assuring that the online system will satisfy the requirements of all user/stakeholders in the project (full-time students, part-time students, prospective and former students, faculty and administrative staff).
From the Paper "In Phillips's evolutionary model of a software upgrade project, the first phase of operations involves evaluating user needs. But in model Phillips describes does not capture an undertaking as far-reaching as the one envisioned by JHU, a multidepartmental, multitiered, multilocation enterprise (1999, pp. 283ff). We have also seen that PTE and SPSBE, to name two organizational entities, have made a significant investment in technology- and Internet-driven student recruitment and services. Department-specific needs may vary, but it is certain no department will want to relinquish current capabilities and access. The new system will have to elicit cooperation and collegiality if implementation is to proceed efficiently and apace."
A discussion of the use the sonnet form in the poems "Which Is Worse: My Real or Imagined Pain?" and "'When I Have Fears that I May Cease to Be" by Keats and Hopkins' 'No Worst; There Is None'".
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 1 source, 2002, $ 44.95
Abstract This paper explores how Keats and Hopkins use the sonnet form, and how the poems demonstrate different articulations of that form, as well as different articulations of a very similar subject matter.
Abstract This paper presents a detailed examination of a particular case and discusses the legal and ethical issues of that case. The writer uses the Ann Hopkins case and explores the many issues that impacted the case.
From the Paper "The need to examine ethical issues and legal issues in previous cases cannot be underscored. It is by studying such cases that businesses can fine tune and improve their future ethical and legal dilemmas. One case that provides an educational opportunities to future businesses is the Ann Hopkins Case. In this case Ann Hopkins devoted her career to helping build a more successful company. At Price Waterhouse she believed she was next in line to become partner. Several things led her to this belief. She was given many responsibilities, she was short listed for the next partner decision and she was qualified.
As the short list candidates moved closer to the top and potential partnership Hopkins suddenly found herself blacklisted without explanation. One of the partners decided not to support her nomination for the continued decision making process and another partner joined him in that withdrawal of support."
Abstract This paper examines the women's rights movement and focuses on one of the founders, Susan B. Anthony. The paper explains that Anthony was in many ways the mother of the women's rights movement, and though she did not live to see universal suffrage in the United States, her work was crucial to the voice for change, not only in regard to the vote, but also for the view of women in the world.
From the Paper "Susan B. Anthony was foundational member of the women's rights movement. Though the vote was the first of almost all essential changes in the way women were viewed socially and legally the vote was only the beginning. Susan B. Anthony possessed a much broader understanding of the needs of women and the changes that must take place for women to succeed in their own right in this new nation. She embodied the challenges faced by single women and also held great personal knowledge of the lives of her married contemporaries, as the sort of "aunt" to all the women of the movement, due to her remarkable openness she was the ear for many grievances against the reality of women's lives in her culture. English common law and the cannon laws of the church subjugated women almost completely to the will of the father, if unmarried and the will of the husband if married."
Abstract Susan B. Anthony was a famous historical figure who fought hard for human equality. She believed in women's rights, as well as equal rights for African American slaves. This paper shows that, through touring the country to speak publicly, lobbying, petitioning, as well as writing for her newspaper, "The Revolution," Anthony helped to contribute to the passing of the 19th Amendment, as well as give a voice to those who were not being heard. The paper examines her life as a hard-working abolitionist, activist, and reformer whose courage and dedication can be credited for where women and African-Americans stand in today's society.
From the Paper "Susan B. Anthony also fought hard for women's rights to property and equal wages. In New York State she spoke at meetings, collecting signatures for petitions and lobbying the state legislature. Largely due to her efforts, the state of New York passed the Married Women's Property Bill in 1860 which allowed married women to own property, keep their own wages, and have custody of their children. She spoke out against prostitution in Chicago in 1853 stating that women turned to the streets by prostituting for income because they could not receive equal wages in the workplace. She encouraged working women from the printing and sewing trades, who were excluded from men's trade unions, to form Workingwomen's Associations."
Abstract A look at Malay political culture from the perspectives of Anthony Milner. The author investigates the Malay political experiences, traditions and customs and analyzes these from the Milner's point of view that political relationships in Malay are based on leadership and support.
From the Paper "Anthony Milner's central point in his examination of kerajaan is that the key to understanding political motivation must involve an understanding of differing political experience. European observers often saw political relationships in Malay societies as being based on accumulation and distribution of wealth, whereas to Milner the process had a deeper political motivation; to gain supporters."
Tags: politics, tradition, wealth, honor, motivation, leadership, support
Abstract A critical analysis of the controversial novel, "A Clockwork Orange" by Anthony Burgess. The writer examines the issues of morality vs humanity and how the character in "A Clockwork Orange" manages to swing back and forth from good to bad. The paper examines how this piece of literature still manages to shock people until today because people are amazed at how much they can identify with the main character.
From the Paper "Throughout history authors have used their works to explore various aspects of society. One of the most controversial yet analyzed works of literature in history is, A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess. The work has inspired and provoked many literary conversations around the world, and treated its readers to a uniquely brutal look at the dark side of human nature. In A Clockwork Orange, Anthony Burgess portrays how man deals with conflict, which leads to the understanding and acceptance of differences through the use of conflict, theme, and philosophy."
