language. This broadcast occurred on a mid-afternoon weekday. Immediately before the broadcast the station announced a disclaimer telling listeners that the program would include "sensitive language which might be regarded as offensive to some."(Gunther, 1991) As a part of the program the station decided to air a 12 minute monologue called "Filthy Words" by comedian George Carlin. The introduction of Carlin's "routine" consisted of, according to Carlin, "words you couldn't say on the public air waves
Nibelungenlied and Parzival Although both the Nibelungenlied and Parzival were composed around the same time (c. 1200), they are vastly different in certain respects—namely concerning the matters of diplomacy, redemption, revenge, and deceit. Some striking similarities do exist among the two texts—concepts of honor (êre), loyalty (triuwe), moderation (mâze) and knightly deeds (âventiure) are valued highly by both societies. However, each notion is accomplished through different measures in
them down a path to certain death. Each of them interacted with the archetypal hero who was brave, valiant, and all-powerful. Hagen deeply hated and envied Siegfried. When Siegfried insulted Queen Brunhild and threatened his influence over King Gunther, Hagen proclaimed his disdain. He declared, “I fancy I shall manage this so well in secret that he will repent of Brunhild’s weeping. I declare that I shall always be his enemy!” (Hatto 118) Hagen was pushed down a path towards certain death because
“Any relations in a social order will endure, if there is infused into them some of that spirit of human sympathy which qualifies life for immortality.” -George William Russell Homer defines a hero as one who acquires and maintains honor through victory in battle while embracing a highly individualistic attitude. Homer’s epic warriors were self-interested in order to preserve their honor and to acquire fame--the currency used by the hero to achieve immortality. Heroes of this archetype often
initially when he came to Burgundy and was clear as to his intentions stating to King Gunther upon his arrival: “In my father’s land I was told that alongside you here are the boldest warriors that a king ever gained— I’d gladly learn if this is true! I’ve heard a great deal about this. That is why I have come here.” (Anonymous, 14) At this lie or at the very least his hiding the truth of his interest in Kriemhild from Gunther, Sivrit broke an important declaration of the code, which states to all times
The only similarity between Beowulf and Siegfried is the letter e—that is until you actually start reading the stories. Within the early moments of Beowulf and the Nibelungenlied significant amounts of correlations steadfastly intertwined a web of parallelism between the two heroic characters. Both glory-seeking and nigh invincible warriors from noble origins, the two warriors blasted through adversities in pursuit of their ultimate goals. While both eventually fulfilled their desires, Siegfried’s
	How would you cope if you were going to die? In the memoir Death Be Not Proud by John Gunther, his son Named Johnny is faced with this situation. At an early age, Johnny was found with a brain tumor, and struggles to survive. Johnny later died from the brain tumor. Johnny was loved by many people; much of whom tried his/her best to help Johnny through this ordeal. Although Johnny was faced with death, Johnny faced death with courage throughout the book. Even though Johnny was faced with death
Hope in Death Be Not Proud The novel, Death Be Not Proud, by John Gunther, is the story of the struggle of a child to stay alive. Johnny Gunther Jr.'s constant hope got him out of bed every morning with a positive attitude. His outright opposition to the fact that he was going to die and his determination not to, kept a fiery spirit in him so that he didn't give up. Johnny's stubborn determination to not accept defeat at so early an age, along with the tremendous courage he showed when realizing
This book is about a father (John Gunther) who wrote a memoir about his son (Johnny Gunther) who was diagnosed with Glioblastoma Multiform Brain Tumor in April 1945 and passed away on June 30th 1947 because of his tumor. The four main characters in this book are John (dad) Fransice (mom) Johnny (son) and the doctors that are helping Johnny extend his life expectancy. The setting in this book is in New York City where Johnny’s main hospital for his treatments is located. In this book Johnny is a child
Do you have an abundant knowledge of brain tumors and cancer? Have you or a loved one ever had a brain tumor of any sort? If so, they are very harmful and deadly. Over the course of time with the improvement of technology, treatment will be easier and symptoms won't be as noticeable. Brain tumor research has improved exceedingly, therefore, if John Gunther’s son was alive today, he most likely could have been successfully treated or cured of his brain tumor without the struggle of a death sentence
happen in the world due to the dominant of technology. As a result, in the field of literacy, the forms of text, knowledge, and learning has been changed to adapt the new changes in the field of technology and respond to the need of the society. Gunther Kress, in his article “Gains and losses: New forms of texts, knowledge, and learning,” he argued that the new forms redefine the role of author and reader and transform the process of reading and learning; however, on the other hand, they take away
Education 30 Final In the article, “Gains and Losses: New Forms of Texts, Knowledge, and Learning,” author, Gunther Kress addresses some of the gains and losses that has occurred as a result of a shift in communication. He discusses the after-effects of the decline in writing and the modern fascination with multimodal communication. Some of the gains of multimodal communication that Kress mentions are the increase of interpretations and the larger impact it has on social movements. Kress (2005)
The Body Worlds Exhibition by Gunther von Hagens "A quite extraordinary experience, slightly unnerving, but I do feel an enormous respect now for our bodies and the way they function. Thank you!" "I am now able to understand my body in a much better way! Congratulations on such a sensational exhibition and a very enlightening tour. I hope that this exhibition will gain more
of the three ways of knowing (emotion, perception and reasoning). As a Biology student, the human anatomy has always fascinated me. Over the past few years I have followed the debate on the controversial human body showcase titled “Body World’s”. Gunther von Hagens the scientist/artist who created this art form indulges in a unique blend of science and art; he says “People have a right to see what we are beneath our skin”, where as many religious leaders and government officials have taken a stand
1. Video “Here Be Dragons” by Brian Dunning (4/15/14) is a fresh and critical overlook on the huge variety of so called “dragons” which exist in abundance even in our civilized society. This video promotes critical thinking and demonstrates the “red flags” that one has to look out for in order to detect pseudosciences. A pseudoscience is an idea that claims to be real but is not backed by any real science or evidence. For instance, hair analysis, feng shui, psychokinesis, homeopathy, numerology,
In Terl’s lair “Losing the child was unfortunate, but I trust you took some blood before,” said Lord Rothschild, standing upto his full height and with a walking stick. He had a rebreather mask on and looked quite sinister with that large top hat. But he was still puny compared to Terl at ten feet tall. Terl had to restrain his claws not to crush the Lord in one swipe of his paw. But the Lord held his bank account, his gold, and had offered something no one else could. Immortality. Terl certainly
Death Be Not Proud The book "Death Be Not Proud," written by John Gunther, is the story of author John Gunther's son Johnny. Gunther writes this book in memory of his son. Gunther focuses on three main aspects that outline Johnny's life and the type of individual he was. The three main focuses Gunther depicts are: Johnny's mental and physical characteristics as those of an adolescent and an adult, his bravery and strength of will, and his distinctiveness of devotion to life. The fictional novel
them. In “When the Day Comes” by Percival Everett, Gunther who is far down the road of depression, does not realize what is important in his life until he sees himself in Gilly White after Gilly has murdered his wife and son. Everette does this to convey the message that we should always make time for the people that make us happy before we lose them. Gunther is Sheriff of his small country in Wyoming and from the beginning, we see that Gunther is very unhappy with his job. After he has worked a
react to hearing the words “You only have a certain amount of months left to live?” Johnny was a young teen when he was diagnosed with having a brain tumor. The brain tumor never stopped Johnny from achieving what he wanted and his will to live. John Gunther(Johnny’s dad) portrays a variety of themes in his memoir “Death Be Not Proud.” Johnny wasn’t an average person. He had a determined spirit. In “Death Be not Proud”, Johnny was hit with an eye opening adversary. Rather than let death defeat him, Johnny
language. This broadcast took place on a mid-afternoon weekday. Immediately before the broadcast the station announced a disclaimer telling listeners that the program would include "sensitive language which might be regarded as offensive to some."(Gunther, 1991) Pacifica believed that this was enough warning to give people who would be offended, but placing a warning in front of something is like placing chocolate cake in front of a fat guy. Humans thirst for the unknown, and at this time, sexual