Softer Side Essays

  • The Softer Side of Catullus Exposed in Poem 5

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    The Softer Side of Catullus Exposed in Poem 5 This paper begins by discussing Catullus’ genuine love of life as expressed in poem 5 and introduced in the first line. It considers poem 5 as rather less cynical than many of Catullus’ others, and therefore uniquely revealing. It then examines the first triad, which expresses defiance of convention, and the second, which expresses the brevity of life and the urgency of love. The enumeration of kisses is then discussed in particular detail with

  • The Strength of Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe

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    makes it such a controversial novel?  One reason would have been that the novel is full of melodrama, and many people considered it a caricature of the truth.  Others said that she did not show the horror of slavery enough, that she showed the softer side of it throughout most of her novel.  Regardless of the varying opinions of its readers, it is obvious that its impact was large. For instance many of the characters in the book have become the stereotypes of slavery in the South.  An example

  • Marshal Dylan: A Typical Law Man in Gun Smoke

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    strangers. No matter what kind of people the law man must deal with he is always wise, patient, and a strong leader. The way Matt Dylan treats his friends is a bit different than the way he treats everybody else. This is where we get to see the softer side of Mr. Dylan. Although his personality might somewhat differ, his normal relationship with others it is hardly an emotional one. One major character trait of Dylan that plays throughout is his stern personality and lack of words. Even though he

  • Sophocles’ Antigone

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    Sophocles’ Antigone The character of Antigone in Sophocles’ play, Antigone, is one of the most controversial tragic characters in classic literature. The war in her city has torn her family apart, caused the death of both her brothers, and created a reason for her to fight against the King, her uncle. Her uncle, Creon, makes a ruling that her brother, Polynices, is not to be buried because he is a traitor, but according to her religion, her brother’s soul will not go to the afterlife until he

  • Possessing The Secret Of Joy: Four Men To Find A Cure

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    Four Men to Find a Cure The four main men in Possessing the Secret of Joy have roles that contradict a stereotypical male; they are the cure to Tashi's happiness. Alice Walker gives Adam, Mzee, Pierre, and Benny roles that show a softer side to men. These four men are very different from each other but they do have some resemblance of each other. These men who were all very devotedly attached to Tashi took care of her and never gave up on her. Instead of deceiving and being indolent, these four

  • Ghost Dog

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    showing the success of an ancient tradition in co��rison to a dying way of life. Jim Jarmusch, the writer and director wanted to make a film around Forest Whitaker; to make use of his large powerfiul figure and appearance while yet still having a softer side within his manner of speech. So after taking in Whitaker?s interests in ancient tradition and martial arts, he added other ideas from his own interests to form the story of an assassin stuck within the genre?s of Marti... ... middle of paper

  • Free Macbeth Essays: The Impact of Act 2 scene 2

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    actually have the nerve to murder his king. The tension increases dramatically when we see Lady Macbeth pacing about in a nervous but excited state, awaiting Macbeth’s return increases the tension dramatically. We get a peek at Lady Macbeth’s softer side. She says that she would have killed Duncan herself, but the old man looked too much like her father. This small reminder of Lady Macbeth’s humanity will be important to our understanding of what happens to her at the end of the play. As she waits

  • Gradient Function Investigation

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    the power (X/2 for X2 and X/3 for X3). So if the formula for the gradient is Height/Width then, by replacing the height with AXN and the width with X/N we get XN/(X/N). We can simplify this by multiplying both sides by N to get ANXN/X and we can simplify this by dividing both sides by X to get ANXN-1. I shall now you this formula in the graph Y=X4 to test it.

  • Personal Narrative - To Leave or To Stay

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    to know what is best and to realize what have to be done, and the younger you are the harder it is. No matter what you think though, the only way to solve your problem is to sit down and think about it and come up with all the positive sides and all the negative sides of the situation, and then decide what you should do. I was 16 years old when I faced my biggest crisis. I did not know what to do; I even refused to think about it. I thought everything was going to resolve itself but that was impossible

  • The Dark Side of Sylvia Plath's Poetry

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    The Dark Side of Sylvia Plath's Poetry bell jar- (bêl jär) n. a cylindrical glass vessel with a rounded top and an open base, used to protect and display fragile objects or to establish a vacuum or a controlled atmosphere in scientific experiments (mish 105). instead of starting with plath's poetry I decided to start off with her only novel, the bel jar. "the bell jar is a novel about the events of sylvia plath's twentieth year; about how she tried to die, and how they stuck her

  • Eating Disorders: Their Dark Sides

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    "Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder on an overwhelming dread of becoming fat. The result of this unfounded fear is self-starvation and major weight loss. In addition, the undernourishment may cause hormonal disturbances, anemia, heart problems, brittle bones and many other problems, some of which are life-threatening ("Anorexia Nervosa," 1). Bulimia is an eating disorder that is psychological in origin and can have dire physical consequences. While anorexics starve themselves, bulimics binge

  • Dark Side: An Essay On Satan

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    Mankind lives in a physical, tangible, material world, which is influenced by the invisible, spiritual world around us. The present day spiritual world is just as existent as it was nearly two thousand years ago when Lord Jesus walked the earth. The Old and New Testaments reveal to us from time to time, glimpses of this spiritual world. These Testaments provide us with the most factual information regarding Satan. Unfortunately, many have been misinformed and do not thoroughly comprehend Satan’s

  • Vertical Angles Theorem

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    translation, rotation, and glide reflection. Theorem 4-1 Isosceles Triangle Theorem If two sides of a triangle are congruent, then the angles opposite those sides are also congruent. Theorem 4-2 The bisector of the vertex angle of an isosceles triangle is the perpendicular bisector of the base. Theorem 4-3 Converse of the Isosceles Triangle Theorem If two angles of a triangle are congruent, then the sides opposite the angles are congruent. Theorem 4-4 If a triangle is a right triangle, then the

  • Essay on the Dark Side of the Mind Exposed in Cask of Amontillado

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    The Dark Side of the Mind Exposed in Cask of Amontillado "A wrong is unredressed when retribution overtakes its redresser. It is equally unredressed when the avenger fails to make himself felt as such to him who has done the wrong." With that statement, Montresor begins his tale of revenge deciding that the act must be slow and sweet and that in order to fully enjoy it, his adversary must be aware of his intentions. Hidden within those same few lines, lies not only this horrid plan, but also the

  • Orlick as the Dark Side of Pip in Dickens' Great Expectations

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    Orlick as the Dark Side of Pip in Dickens' Great Expectations Charles Dickens’ aptly titled novel Great Expectations focuses on the journey of the stories chief protagonist, Pip, to fulfill the expectations of his life that have been set for him by external forces. The fusing of the seemingly unattainable aspects of high society and upper class, coupled with Pip’s insatiable desire to reach such status, drives him to realize these expectations that have been prescribed for him. The encompassing

  • The Dark Side of Genetic Therapy

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    Still in its youth, genetic therapy has made progress, however it still needs much more advancements. When looking at the surface, nearly every clinical test that has been conducted has resulted in failure. There are many reasons for this, including media, investors, and rush testing. Biotechnology is a serious field of science, therefore its studying and research should not be rushed, valuable information could be surpassed. However, reality sheds another light and the testing is rushed, failure

  • Four Sides of Shakespeare's The Tempest

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    Four Sides of The Tempest 1 "They all enter the circle which Prospero had made, and there stand charm'd" In the First Folio edition of The Tempest, at the climax of the action, Shakespeare instructs that the magician Prospero inscribe a magic circle on the bare Elizabethan stage into which all the various characters of the action will be drawn: sage and fool, monarch and savage, clown and lover, young and old, cynic and innocent. It is as if Shakespeare, through Prospero, has

  • Math Fencing Project

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    [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE][IMAGE] Goes to [IMAGE] [IMAGE] Regular square irregular oblong Now look at how many sides are exposed on each shape- å sides of each cube internal1 å sides of each cube internal2 [IMAGE][IMAGE]Ratio for square = ratio for oblong = å sides of each cube exposed1 å sides of each cube exposed2 2 ´4 (1 ´ 2) + (2 ´ 2) [IMAGE][IMAGE] = = 2 ´ 4 (3 ´ 2) + (2 ´ 2) = 1 = 0.6 This can be further done by having

  • Beyond Pythagoras Math Investigation

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    Beyond Pythagoras Math Investigation Pythagoras Theorem: Pythagoras states that in any right angled triangle of sides 'a', 'b' and 'c' (a being the shortest side, c the hypotenuse): a2 + b2 = c2 [IMAGE] E.g. 1. 32 + 42= 52 9 + 16 = 25 52 = 25 2. 52+ 122= 132 3. 72 + 242 = 252 25 + 144 = 169 49 + 576 = 625 132 = 169 252 = 625 All the above examples are using an odd number for 'a'. It can however, work with an even number. E.g. 1. 102 + 242= 262 100 + 576 =

  • Sobeys Business side in general

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    ·     Production Department The production department at Sobeys will look after the land and the buildings that they own or rent. In most cases Sobeys owns 5 stores to one warehouse. Sobeys production department also makes sure that all the necessary equipment is in working order and there is enough time. They make sure that the delivery trucks are working and if any thing like a meat grinder or an oven needs repairing that it gets done. They also check to see that the cash registers are working