Abstract
This paper examines how one or more meanings of "bound" can be applied to the play "PROMETHEUS BOUND" by Aeschylus.

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"The title of the play Prometheus Bound is a boldly provocative poetic gesture indicating that the action is laden with multiple resonances with multiple meanings for the word bound pointing toward converging and conflicting ideas about human experience. The purpose of this research is to examine ways in which the word bound which has several meanings resonates thematically in the action of Aeschylus's Prometheus Bound. The plan of the research will be to set forth multiple meanings of bound and then to discuss ways in which ..."

Tags:bound, ambiguity, moral, universe, cosmos, Aeschylus, Prometheus

Abstract
This memo describes a marketing budget solution for the Outward Bound case that includes a combination of alumni marketing, telemarketing, and direct sales as well as development of a web site. The paper has two exhibits.

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"Our marketing budget is and with that money we need to maintain school leadership and build our off-season business in addition to promoting our programs. Because both of our objectives relate to the fact that our students only attend in the summer we need to direct our efforts to maintaining profitability during the off-season. To accomplish these goals I recommend operating the school year-round. The youth only attend ..."

Tags:case, Outward Bound, school, marketing budget, computer, web site, recruitment, alumni, telemarketing, memo, exhibits

Abstract
This paper presents two film essays. The first reviews the 1938 classic screwball comedy, "Bringing Up Baby." It looks at director Howard Hawks' ability to draw hidden comedic talents and skills from his cast. The second paper is a personal reaction to the 1996 film "Bound" with respect to the Hays Motion Picture Code, looking at issues of extreme violence, profanity, nudity and sex.

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"Bringing Up Baby was directed by Howard Hawks and released in ..."

Tags:Film, Bound, Bringing Up Baby, Hays Motion Picture Code

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The writer of this paper clearly describes American life in the 1950s as vividly detailed in Elaine Tyler May's novel "Homeward Bound." In order to reveal the roots of the 1950s family, May discusses intimate relationships in a sociological setting during the depression years. The author's novel also clarifies the structure of the 1950s marriage with its emphasis on both self-sacrifice and togetherness. This paper describes the content of each chapter in May's novel. In chapter 3, "War and Peace Fanning the Home Fires" women's roles continued to grow, as their labor was required to build the machinery that would win World War II. While chapters six and seven, "Baby Boom and Birth Control" and "The Commodity Gap" tell of the changing values during the 1950s. This paper also discusses the author's various methodologies to explain the restructuring of the family that followed the depression and WWII.

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"In order to reveal the roots of the 1950's family, May discusses intimate relationships in a sociological setting during the Depression years. In Chapter 3, Hard Times at Home, The Depression years, according to May's statistics, this period had both the lowest marriage and birth rate of any other period of time during the Twentieth Century. May submits that the depression of the economy caused many young couples of that time to delay marriage and children because of financial insecurity. She also notes that women's roles at that time were very unlike those touted in the 1950's. She maintains that couples who chose to wed at that time expected a relatively equal marriage with both the husband and wife helping to support the family economically."

Tags:review, litertaure, history, cold, war, world, war, 2, american, u.s., women, family

Abstract
This paper provides a review of Elaine Tyler May's book "Homeward Bound: American Families in the Cold War Era," which focuses on nuclear family changes in response to political developments in the 1950s. The paper explains that, according to Elaine Tyler May, the modern American family was maintained and valued primarily because of the security it provided in an insecure world. The paper suggests that May's analysis often seems to fall into validating "Leave it to Beaver" cliches about the 1950s, even when her own data contradicts it. In conclusion, the paper questions whether the sexual lives of 1950s young people, or even the desires for women to expand their consciousness through work and learning, were as perfectly "contained" as May suggests.

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"One of the problems with Elaine Tyler May's thesis in Homeward Bound is that it is based upon potent images of a rather narrow sector of the American public. May begins her book by chronicling how Life Magazine depicted a newly married couple who spent their honeymoon in a bomb shelter. The nuclear family provided comfort, she said, even while it was responding to tremendous international insecurity, and the nuclear family could hide in a nuclear cocoon of a bomb shelter in their home (May 10). But how many nuclear families were there, really, in the 1950s that fit this description? The image is striking, but most of May's hard data is based n a single study, the Kelly Longitudinal Survey, the results of surveys of 900 middle-class white families. May notes how women's aspirations grew more conservative and conventional, with the shift in postwar culture. The Kelly Survey respondents were apparently willing "to give up autonomy and independence for the sake of marriage and a family" because, she believes, of the fear that the Cold War had created in their lives (May 28). But even May admits that images such as the bomb shelter do not always convey an accurate picture of reality, given that few Americans built such shelters in their homes, although the images of the media might suggest differently, and the way people respond to surveys does not always reflect their lived experience (May 107)."

Tags:1950s, baby boomer, nuclear family

Abstract
This paper identifies the "Moment of Revelation" or the "Reversal and Recognition" in each of these plays and discusses what they imply about the relationship between fate and free will in the Greek mind. This paper provides a summary of the Greek plays, "Oedipus Rex" and "Prometheus Bound" to identify these specific moments, followed by a discussion of what they imply about the relationship between fate and free will in the Greek mind. A summary of the research is provided in the concluding paragraph.

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"The debate over whether mankind is possessed of free will that allows for individual decisions in the "Great Scheme of Things," or the view that humanity is merely "puppets on a god-string" has been the source of much controversy over the millennia. The ancient Greeks explored some serious thoughts about the concept of humanity's free will in the face of what must be considered destiny, and the tragic moral dilemmas that resulted in their plays concerning mankind's encounters with a preordained divine wall provided them with both a source of entertainment as well as some perplexing moral questions that provide some insights into how people have come to view these issues today."

Tags:greek, jocasta, plays, sophocles, tragedy

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This paper discusses the book "Homeward Bound: American Families in the Cold War Era" by Elaine Tyler May who used contemporary magazines, journals, and films as some of her research material to present a picture of family life in America during the Cold War and the way it shaped the nation. The author points out that this was the period of reproduce, which created the "baby boom", an entire generation of children who never had to want for anything. The author explains that any kind of sexual deviancy was taboo; in fact, many believed sexual deviation was the road to Communism and distrust.

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"One of the important points she uses in the book is how suburbia grew up during this time in our history, and suburbia almost exclusively consisted of a white, middle-class population. Racial lines were drawn during the Cold War, and race was still a very important issue for most Americans. As she notes in her Introduction, "People of color were excluded from these suburban communities, and denied the benefits of American prosperity even if they could afford them" (May xix). May clearly shows how the Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and 60s was created out of the white suburban middle-class of the 1950s. As blacks were excluded from owning property and attending schools in the middle-class suburbs, their unrest grew, and they began to fight back for their equality. The author goes on to state, "So while white working class Americans prospered and joined their middle-class peers as suburban homeowners, African-Americans lost ground economically. They were forced to reside in substandard urban housing, left out of postwar prosperity, and denied the government subsidies available to whites" (May xx). May continues later in the book to build on this premise that blacks were barred from the "good life" in their exclusion from mortgages in the white suburbs. As whites grew more prosperous, blacks continued to live in the inner city and continually were kept from creating their own American dreams."

Tags:communism, suburb, baby-boom, sex, rights

Abstract
This paper suggests how Aeschylus, author of "Prometheus Bound", uses metaphors to make a number of suggestions about the ideas of tyranny, freedom, and prophecy.

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"A tragedy like Aeschylus' Prometheus Bound is ripe with metaphors that contribute to the significance of the work as one that has stood the test of time. Aristotle wrote in the Politics that man is, by nature, a political animal. If we accept this to be true, it is no surprise that Prometheus Bound continues to be a relevant tragedy in the 21st century as the most significant metaphor in the final scene, and truly, the entire work is the character of Prometheus himself. Prometheus is the representation of one who suffers unjustly under the harsh reign of a tyrant, yet still remains free (from a certain point of view)."

Tags:drama, english, greek, freedom, prophecy

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This paper is an analysis of "Prometheus Bound", expounding the knowledge of the characters in the ancient play. The author explores the symbolism and shows the relationship between the play and the author's time period.

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"Prometheus and Epimetheus, together, represent those qualities that are essential for all of us if we are to observe and judge our behavior. Living life creatively requires both of these perceptions- both looking ahead and looking back. They are ways of knowing the world and ourselves. Prometheus stands up to the wrath of Zeus and accepts his punishment. He controls his own destiny in the sense that, knowing the punishment to come, he does not refuse the task at hand. We too, control our own destinies in this way. Either we can see opportunity as a risk, and therefore refuse it, or we can welcome the challenge of growth, even though it will bring changes that involve decision making or commitment. Prometheus does what he thinks is in the interest of humankind, regardless of the cost in personal suffering. In our own lives, what is sometimes a fearful journey can disclose a discovery, if we are willing to tackle the situation or problem directly."

Tags:epimetheus, zeus, ocean, aeschylus, play, greek, ancient, hea, fire, hephaestus, io, shelley, percy, bysshe, titan

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This paper discusses the mythology and background to the Prometheus story. It explains that Prometheus, as portrayed by Aeschylus, was not only a God, but a symbol. Prometheus, through his plight to help man, suffered as a supreme artist, visionary and Christ-like symbol. The myth behind the play is exposed and discussed as well as the plot of the actual play.

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"Understanding the rich mythological background of Prometheus Bound is vital to understanding the play in its entirety. Prometheus was a titan, a race of gods who reigned before Zeus and the Olympians. Prometheus, whose name means "Fore thinker," was blessed with the gift of prophecy by his mother Themis, the goddess of Earth and ultimate mother of all. He was a clever deity, a master craftsman and creator. He created man and taught them the many crafts that were necessary for survival. However man lacked a crucial gift: fire."

Tags:aeschylus, drama, greek, prometheus, theatre, tragedy