I have been using MLA for the past four years. It has changed a couple of times in the time I have used it, so it is difficult to remember the additions. MLA has been enforced in all of my papers since freshmen year. My experience have been comfortable with MLA. I feel weak on the work citied, but assured when dealing with in text citations. I believe "Babylon Revisited" to be a very interesting story. I found Charlie's sister-in-law to be justified in her resentment. Marion was held responsible for Charlie's mistakes and had to deal with the consequences. The bulk of her grudge has to do with both his drinking and her sisters demise, but also money. When Charlie was drinking he got into a fight with his wife.
What is the you thoroughly understand the term “allegory” and that you can discuss “Babylon Revisited” as an allegory?—This question is garbled and does not make sense.
In the short story “By the Waters of Babylon” by Stephen Vincent Benet, the theme of truth is revealed by Johns father when he said, "Truth is a hard deer to hunt. If you eat too much truth at once, you may die of the truth” (Benet 326). “By the Waters of Babylon” focuses on the thought that man is capable of anything and everything, including diminishing itself. The author establishes the theme of truth throughout the story by the futuristic setting, the first person narrator point of view, and the archetypal quest throughout the story.
Alas Babylon, by Pat frank, is a story that revolves round the actions of a single idea, survival. This is reflected in his choice of the title in itself. It is a phrase that is repeated several times in the book, and brings a sense of uneasiness each time. These words come from a part of the “Revelations of St. John, which describes the decadence of Babylon and the evils that surrounded it at the time (Pg.14-15).” The characters in this book, Mark, and Randy Bragg, began using this phrase from a preacher that they used to listen to as kids. “Randy and Mark never forgot preacher Henry’s thundering, and from it, they borrowed their private synonym for disaster, real or comic, past or future (Pg.15).”
Other than learning how to argue (my boyfriend loves my new ability) I learned how to source my research using MLA format. This new skill is tremendously important in college because most professors, if not all, require their papers to be submitted using MLA format. Throughout my upcoming years at Valencia and then The University of Central Florida I will find writing papers significantly easier because sourcing will be practically second nature. In class we were taught how to use the in-text reference throughout our papers, build our own citation and how to set up our work cited page. Although in high school we used the MLA format for papers, prior to taking this class I hadn’t noticed how many small details go into the actual citation, the authors name is last name then first name, the commas must be in the proper place, page numbers etc. In some classes you “learn” how to do things however it is only stored in short term memory because you don’t consider it an important attribute or useful for future classes. Personally, I made sure I knew how to do MLA, every aspect of it, I reviewed the rules, did my assignments, and then reviewed my assignments in order to store this new skill in long term memory. By doing this I have successfully transferred the information to long term memory and made it into a skill.
Charlie's Attempt to Overcome the Past in Fitzgerald's Babylon Revisited Babylon Revisited is made up of different characters with different ideologies in life. The Protagonist, Charlie is a reformed alcoholic who had come back to take his daughter. Marion is Charlie's sister- in - law who dislikes him because she thinks he caused her sister's death. I think Marion is emotionally disturbed. She overacts to things that happen in everyday life.
In “Babylon Revisited” the key character is a “recovering alcoholic”, who returns to his homeland in hopes of getting his daughter back. However, problems from his past reemerge and deter his attempt to reunite. Ultimately, both stories share rather inconsolable endings with no direct resolution to their troubles. Foremost, both stories are about men who once were very prosperous, but created their own demise. In “The Swimmer”, Neddy, the main character, initially seems to have a perfect life.
The ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt began to develop circa 3,000 B.C. Located near rivers, the lands offered fertile soil and an excess of crops that drew in many people. As more people arrived, the small settlements flourished into large, thriving civilizations. Many aspects of Mesopotamia and Egypt, such as their cities, their strongly organized government, and their religion, greatly contributed to the success of these two civilizations.
MLA, in which this essay has been written, is most commonly used in the study of literature and humanities. This is because of a variety of factors within the format that allow the author to display their information in a fashion that seamlessly flows. APA, unlike MLA, labels when the topic or subject
The first civilization to rise was the Mesopotamia, located in present day Iraq, between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, and Egypt, along the Nile River. It’s split in two ecological zones. In the south Babylonia (irrigation is vital) and north Assyria (agriculture is possible with rainfall and wells). By 4000 B.C.E., people had settled in large numbers in the river-watered lowlands of Mesopotamia and Egypt. Archaeologists have shown that large-scale irrigation appeared only long after urban civilization had already developed, meaning major waterworks were a consequence of urbanism (population). Mesopotamia cities were made of people called the Summerians in the land of Sumer located on the south of Babylonia. The Summerian city was one of
At the same time, Helen is locked outside the door, pleading Charlie to let her in. Charlie is unable to hear Helen, so Helen walks to her sister’s house in the icy and rainy weather. This causes Helen to get terribly sick and eventually causing her to die. Undoubtedly, this gives Helen’s sister justification to why she detest Charlie. Marion goes to court to get custody of her niece. Helen’s father warns Charlie of Marion intentions to keep his daughter. However, Charlie feels hopeless and hurt that he may have caused Helen’s death. Marion feels that Charlie is unfit as a father to take care of his daughter. In Brooks, Gaines and Mueller’s article “Children’s Television Watching and Their Fathers’ Drinking Practices,” they explain “children of alcoholics are less likely to be involved in family life or to be supervised well by parents and are more likely to be exposed to very stressful situations (27). This can justify Marion’s concern with allowing Charlie custody of his daughter. However, at this point in Charlie life, he also feels that his daughter will be better off with Marion. In the film Charlie says “she’s right, I’ll hurt Vicky just as I did Helen” (Brooks).Charlie said this out of disappointment of himself and it will not be until later, that he realizes that he wants his daughter to be with him.
In 6000 BC farming and irrigation were on the rise. Since there was little rain in Southern Mesopotamia they created irrigation which lead farmers to settle in Southern Mesopotamia. With the large increase in population in Southern Mesopotamia, things quickly changed. There were new inventions and ideas, which led to the exchange of those inventions and ideas- known as trade.
Babylon was originally a small city by the name of "Semitic Akkadan" but was later founded around 2334 BCE by Sargon The Great who built temples during his reign from 2334-2279 BCE and gave it the name Babylon after the Akkadian language. The word Babylon meant 'Gate of Gods '. It was fertile land that was located right between the Euphrates and Tigris river. With Babylon being positioned right between two rivers it became a port town for the city-state. It was built on the Euphrates land but was split into two with steep embankments. The city was built with steep embankments because it was built to retain water from the rivers seasonal floods. Babylon was also a small kingdom opposed to larger neighboring kingdoms of Larsa, Assyria, Eshnunna,
The ancient cultures of Mesopotamia and Egypt developed into successful civilizations. One civilization the Egyptians developed was in the Nile River valley. Based off the "Mesopotamia and Egypt DBQ" packet, "Ancient Egypt was an advanced civilization in many areas including religion, architecture, transportation, and trade. Ancient Mesopotamia was one of the first civilizations that developed a form of government as well as organized people in political states." Based on the documents, Egypt and Mesopotamia developed into successful and advanced civilizations by effectively using the resources that surrounded them to solve problems and live happily.
The Ancient Land of Iraq From the ancient land of Iraq emerged complex irrigation systems and
When Jerusalem fell to the conquering Babylonians in 587 BC, most of what was important to the Hebrew people was gone. They lost their holy city, the Temple was destroyed, and the Davidic monarchy ended (Beasley 221). Following the destruction of Jerusalem, the Babylonian king, Nebuchadrezzar, deported most of the population to other cities, including Babylon. These exiles remained there for about fifty years until the Persian forces, under king Cyrus, took the city of Babylon in 539 BC. The Persian policies concerning captured and exiled peoples were quite different than those of the Babylonians, and because of this King Cyrus allowed the exiles to return to Jerusalem in 538 BC to rebuild the city and the Temple.