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Socrates thought is that a rhapsode speaks non from cognition but from inspiration, his ideas being? breathed into? him without the usage of his ain apprehension at all. Using the analogy of a magnet, with the power to pull one rhapsode ring to itself, and through that another, and another, Socrates says that Homer himself…

Beginning with the late nineteenth century, a new “Romantic” attitude characterized culture and many works of art in Western civilization. It emphasized a revulsion against established values such as social order and religion and exalted individualism, irrationalily, imagination, emotions and nature. Two famous artists from the age of Romanticism are Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel and Dante…

Greed Greed is a theme in the pardoner’s tale and portrays an important message on why not to fall into the hands of greed. Book Examples In the pardoner’s tale the one rioter plots to kill the other two with poison because he is greedy for the money. The quote from the book says “For…

‘About a Book’ What would you do If you were forced to obey strict rules? Living safely inside a group described as the Community’, a place where there Is no war, pain or hunger; a place almost perfect. But what If It all changed when you are selected as the new Receiver of Memory and…

Rodgers and Hammerstein are likely the most gifted composer lyrist couple of this century. They made more than 15 musicals in shows, films and Television. Ever since their first musical together, Oklahoma, to their last musical, The sound of music. Even though each have done solo works they were at their best when they were…

            When do we say that we were making the right decisions? Probably it is something that we cannot determine because in an instant, without a split of a second, things around us will be different. We can hardly make a decision but being impulsive seems to be the most reaction. Not all people can…

A beautiful thirteen-year-old girl, Juliet begins the play as a naive child who has thought little about love and marriage, but she grows up quickly upon falling in love with Romeo, the son of her family’s great enemy. Because she is a girl in an aristocratic family, she has none of the freedom Romeo has…

Edgar Allan Poe, the author of the short story, “The Purloined Letter,” is hailed as the master-craftsman of what is now known as the modern detective genre. It is one of his three fascinating detective stories, the other two being, “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” and “The Mystery of Marie Roget.” The fictional C….

“Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can’t practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage. ” – Dr. Maya Angelou. This inspiring poet, novelist, historian, educator, actress, filmmaker, producer, memoirist, dramatist, and civil rights activist has had a superior impact…

The Jilting of Granny Weatherall Plot Summary At the start of the story, Granny Weatherall, who is in her eighties, is lying in bed and being looked after by Dr. Harry and her adult daughter, Cornelia. Despite feeling annoyed by their care, it becomes clear that Granny is seriously ill and unaware of how serious…