Abstract This ten-page undergraduate paper discusses the free market system and the socialist system with reference to F.A. Hayek's book "The Fatal Conceit: Errors of Socialism". The book focuses on the reasons why socialist system failed and why capitalism is a better system for the rapidly changing world today.
Abstract This paper examines how the poet, Thomas Carew, is a classic Cavalier and how his poetry is a synthesis of both Ben Jonson's classical, elegant poetry and John Donne's metaphysical influence. In particular, it analyzes how in his poem, "Upon a Ribbon," Carew presents the ribbon in the title of his poem and immediately begins to load physical, mental, and spiritual meanings onto his metaphor until it becomes over-saturated and unmanageable. The consequence is the ribbon becomes a twisted, convoluted image that bears a plethora of meanings that do not cohere in a logical whole. It attempts to show how an examination of "Upon a Ribbon" demonstrates Carew's failure at creating a sustained, logical conceit.
From the Paper "Carew suddenly switches from bondage to religion in the poem's next section. The ribbon becomes a holy relic and takes on religious and heretical connotations in lines 9-22. The narrator changes from the classical Jonson-like tone used in lines 1-8 to a metaphysical tone, using religious references and the startling metaphor of a blasphemous icon. The narrator states that the ribbon is not only a "holy relic" that preserves his wrist, but it provides the power to sustain his entire body (lines 9-10)."
Abstract This paper discusses the poem, "A Valediction: Of Weeping," by John Donne. The paper contends that, as in much of Donne's poetry, logical argument and the use of extended metaphors or 'conceits' are important in understanding the total impact of the poem. "A Valediction: Of Weeping" is no exception, and the three short stanzas of the poem contain a wide and complex web of meaning, which is open to subtle and varying interpretations.
From the Paper "This is an important first conceit as it contains the idea of the mingling of emotions and the intimate connection between the two lovers. She "coins" or creates his tears and at the same time they reflect her face or "stamp". The idea of the reflection of the lover in the speaker's tears should also be understood in a deeper sense as profound psychological and emotional attachment. The fact that the lover is the speaker's entire world is emphasized in this line: And by this mintage they are something worth. (Line 4) In other words, the speaker's entire worth and sense of identity is contained in the lover's face and person, which is reflected in his tears. Following this line of thought, the tears become a total reflection of the lovers' feeling at parting and generate further emotional attachment."
Abstract This paper explains that the plot of "The Big Sleep" which revolves around blackmail and murder, does not strictly adhere to the old mystery tradition of solving the problems in logic and deduction but rather deals with the psychological complexities of people who exist in an underground, liminal world and for whom life is more of a burden than a gift. The author points out what stands out above the rottenness is the profound sense of helplessness and hopelessness which pervades the lives of most of the characters, including detective Philip Marlowe, who comes off with a brash air of conceited self-confidence and an equally loud aura of indifference. The paper suggests that Marlowe's character is the embodiment of Chandler's essential message: Hope to divert disaster, even when you shouldn't be bothered to care and even when no one else seems to care but you.
From the Paper "Chandler describes his goal in creating Philip Marlowe to be that he is "the hero, he is everything...a complete man and a common man and yet an unusual man...a man of honor, by instinct, by inevitability...a lonely man." Oates, on the other hand, describes him as "a cult figure of enviable sexual allure," whose primary appeal to the reader is that he is every man's "wish-fulfillment fantasy," and in turn the "essence of virility" for every woman. Yet this assumption carries a dissonant note. Chandler's obvious downplaying of Marlowe's personal sexuality is more likely intended to steer the reader to the greater nature of his quest: the search for integrity among the living who inhabit this strange, cruel, dispassionate world of 1930s Los Angeles."
Abstract This paper discusses the way the poet describes and treats love in the poem "The Canonization" by John Donne, noting how Donne develops a statement about love through the use of a metaphysical conceit, meaning an extended metaphor that served to develop the idea fully. Donne follows a method here that he used in many of his poems, by mixing the religious and the secular. This was the method used in Donne's metaphysical poetry in which religious devotion and sexual love are combined in complicated conceits, such as is seen in "The Canonization."
Abstract This paper looks at the way King Lear only attains humility when he has lost everything. It starts by describing his pompous manner, followed by his first awareness of his lack of importance when he visits his so-called loyal daughters and is later rescued by Cornelia.
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"In many historical works of literature we are given a glimpse at what living a royal life was like in days of medieval history. Kings are often presented as pompous and full of self-assurance that borders on conceit. We come to understand that it is the position that they are born into that causes this overblown ego display, but we shake our heads at how fully the self-importance impacts their lives. A classic example of this phenomenon is the story of King Lear by William Shakespeare. King Lear is a pompous and self-absorbed man until he loses everything and everyone. He learns the lesson of self-awareness and humility and the essence of what is truly important in life only after losing everything that he believed to be vital."
Abstract This paper describes Pearl Jam's song "Do the Evolution" as a modern take on the evolution of mankind. The author describes that the song is written from a social perspective and critiques the conceit that humans are somehow "superior", because they are the most highly evolved complex organism on Earth. The paper includes the complete lyrics of the song.
From the Paper "Pearl Jam's frontman, Eddie Venter, has quickly become the musical voice of Generation X. His lyrics are almost always insightful and provocative, and often address important social issues. Do the Evolution is no exception to the rule, as Venter delivers a topical and pointed commentary on current status of what is arguably the most highly evolved animal on the planet: human beings."
Abstract Accordion Crimes examines the immigrant experience in the United States by using the conceit of an accordion made by a Sicilian immigrant that passes from one family to another, one generation to the next, one ethnic group to another.
From the Paper "E. Annie Proulx's novel Accordion Crimes examines the immigrant experience in the United States by using the conceit of an accordion made by a Sicilian immigrant that passes from one family to another, one generation to the next, one ethnic group to another.
Each section of the book relates variations on the theme of the American immigrant experience. In each case people that somehow do not fit into the mainstream of American society must learn either to live on the margins or to make compromises with their sense of self-identity so that they may fit in. Such compromises involve the same decisions in each generation: changing one's name, one's religion, one's sense of loyalty, one's profession, the scope of one's dreams. Failure to make such changes often subjects the characters in the short term to the .."
Abstract Jonathan Swift is a satirist who aims at all but oneself. His novel, Gulliver's Travels, illustrates the ridiculous nature of human pride.The author shows how the character of Gulliver serves as Swift's satirical mouthpiece, conveying his ideals and criticisms of English society in the 18th century. The author explains how Swift observes human conceit in all its pettiness, ugliness, and absurdity, and makes his perspective clear through Gulliver's transformation from a naive patriotic citizen to a wiser, cynical character. The author finds that as Swift wields his way through the chapters, he chisels away at human pretensions exposing reality and exhorting a change; for mankind needs saving, but salvation lies within.
From the Paper ""You say I"m small? I certainly can relate, although it is a matter of perspective. The distance is deceptive, my friend, you stand too low,? (Franz Grillparzer: Poems). Gulliver learns this lesson of perspective through his voyages to Lilliput, where he looks down upon the citizens, and Brobdingnag, where the citizens stare down upon him. Dimension depends upon the standpoint of the beholder. Gulliver in comparison to the Lilliputians was a giant; however, in comparison to the Brobdingnagians, his size is diminutive. It is in visiting the Brobdingnagians that Gulliver's perspective is more complete; it is in seeing life through each of these perspectives that the reader is able to see Swift's satirical view of the English man. Swift uses satire to humble human pride, enabling a more honest self-assessment of the injustice caused by conceit."
Abstract This paper explores the theme of honesty in this play and how the characters convey Moliere's message that, while honesty is much appreciated everywhere, it is important to use tact while being honest or else we risk alienation from society.
From the Paper "The play revolves around four important characters, Alceste, Celimene, Philinte and Eliante. It is through the characters of Alceste and Celimene that the author conveys his views on honesty. Philinte serves the important purpose of balancing honesty and deceit by adopting a middle path, which is both sensible and practical. Alceste is the protagonist of the play who is a man of rather unfriendly disposition and t5his unfriendliness emerges from his desire to be complete and even bluntly honest about everything."
Abstract This paper discusses and compares two sonnets from "Holy Sonnets" by John Donne. Sonnet 1, "As due by many titles I resign", and Sonnet 10, "Batter my heart, three-personned God", are two particular sonnets from the Holy Sonnets, which employ the use of metaphysical conceit. Both sonnets reveal the speakers struggles in maintaining a relationship with God. The paper examines Donne's style, which separates him from others because of his rebellion against the highly conventional imagery of the Elizabethan lyric of his time.
From the Paper "The imagery of violence in both sonnets clearly depicts the speakers? great effort in reaching a righteous relationship with God. The speakers in both sonnets are asking God to restore their faith even if it requires the use of force and violence. Although this imagery is more dominant in sonnet 10, it is still a similarity that is worth noting. Sonnet 1 major imagery of violence is apparent when the speaker asks, "Why doth the devil then usurp on me" / Why doth he steal, nay ravish that's thy right? (9-10). The speaker distresses why God is not willing to "steal" back nor "ravish" (which literally means rape) him from the devil's hold. The violent image of rape is what the speaker calls upon himself in order to become righteous. Likewise, Sonnet 10 claims, "Nor ever chaste, except you ravish me" (14). The request to be "ravish" seen in the two sonnets is a metaphysical conceit meant to compare the sexual violence of being raped to that of God's taken charge over one's life and exercising his power and control. Additionally, the imagery of violence is taken to a physical level when the speaker in sonnet 10 solicits God to "knock", "break", and "burn" in order to be made new. The Christian idea of being borned again "make new" is associated with physical endurance, which is viewed as a way to be redeemed by both speakers. Thus the imagery of violence in the two sonnets shows the desire of the speakers to become acquainted with God."
Abstract This paper explores evidence suggesting that the island of Atlantis, long thought to be a fictional island paradise, may actually have existed at one time. The paper discusses the discoveries of famous explorers of the past and more recent archaeological discoveries in Egypt that all support the idea that the island of Atlantis did indeed once exist.
From the Paper "Deep in thought, the man leans back in the klismo, shifting his weight and rubbing the small of his back. Although cushioned with fleece and animal skins, the heavy wooden chair is still hard on old bones. At a slight movement to his right, sensed more than seen, he reaches out his hand to steady the tall, thin vase his motions have disturbed. He absently pushes the fragile blue pottery closer to the window and away from the small table and chair. Shafts of late afternoon sunshine stream through the open window, bathing the piece in gold. On any other day, the man might pause to ponder and appreciate the exquisite beauty of this mixture of nature and man's handiwork. This day, however, the moment passes unnoticed. This day the man's thoughts are still at the noisy afternoon agora. The need for basic necessities had drawn him to the market, but it was the conversation which had kept him on the square most of the day. Through the years he had witnessed much strife and conflict as his city and his country fell into disorder and decay. But never had he seen such a cloak of dark despair as the one presently falling over his beloved Athens."
This paper discusses the themes of love, sex and death in the music of the modern world and looks at the work of three composers, Mozart, Chopin and Monteverdi.
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Abstract This paper reviews the conceits of sex, love, and death as they are portrayed in the representative works of three great "modern" composers. This paper argues that these three individuals do possess modern sensibilities vis-a-vis at least one or two of the items mentioned above, but they are also distinctively unique in several respects. The paper, in any event, notes how a full appreciation of the relationship between music and the baring of the human soul can only be possible by reviewing the work of these three gentlemen.
From the Paper "Love, Sex and Death are common preoccupations of all ages. In particular, the work of three great "modern" composers - Mozart, Chopin, and Monteverdi - mirrors our own obsessions with these elements of the human experience. In brief, it may be said that Mozart's satyric treatment of sex is thoroughly "modern" in its cynicism; it may also be said that Chopin's haunting Sonata in Bb Minor is a "democratization" of the experience of death and the suffering of those left behind to grieve the loss of loved ones. Finally, it may be suggested that Monteverdi, despite his contributions to modern opera, is the least "modern" of all because the over-riding theme of his Orfeo - the irreparable loss of a loved one - is replete with patriarchal, pre-modern romantic conceits."
Abstract The paper is a brief discussion of Inigo Jones, a seventeenth century architect who rose to prominence in part by introducing Palladian conceits to the British Isles. The paper looks at his early life, his indebtedness to Andrea Palladio and his historical legacy. In particular, the paper notes his influence upon Christopher Wren. In the final analysis, Jones emerges as one of Great Britain's most important architects.
From the Paper "The following paper will examine the life, times and impact of Inigo Jones, an architect whose contributions to the modern era of the field have too often been overlooked. The following paper will examine Jones' status as the leading English architect of the seventeenth century. The paper will also examine Jones' indebtedness to Andrea Palladio - specifically his treatises on architecture - and to classical Roman architecture. As the following pages will make clear, Jones' work is typified by distinctive Italian embellishments and flourishes that would have been otherwise impossible had he not been so deeply influenced by the grandeur and splendor of ancient Roman architecture."
Abstract In the article the writer provides a comparative analysis of the 1979 Iranian hostage situation in which the dueling foreign policy conceits of Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter came to the fore. The paper argues that, whereas Carter favored a more subtle approach, Reagan used bellicose statements and grand pronouncements to suggest that American power, called into question by Carter's hesitant leadership, was as strong as ever. The paper also examines the US willingness (under Reagan) to trade arms for hostages and/or for the protection of American interests in the Middle East.
From the Paper "Comparing and contrasting the Iranian hostage crisis policies of the Carter and Reagan administrations reveals a veritable host of contrasts between Republicans and Democrats, especially in terms of their contrasting political ideologies, foreign policy agendas, and respective self-images. The responses of Carter and Reagan to the Iranian hostage crisis also demonstrated the significant impact foreign crises have on domestic electoral politics, for both men understood that the responses they advocated would have a decisive effect on the 1980 presidential election. To fully appreciate the situation confronting both men in 1980, it is necessary to understand the world as it stood at the dawn of the 1980s. By 1980, America was confronted with a crisis of confidence."
