This report is based on an interview of Pramodeya Ananta Toer which explains the background thought processes of his four book series the “Buru Quartet” however the references taken shall be based solely on the first book of the quartet “This Earth of Mankind”. Pramodeya says that the idea for Minke the male protagonist of the quartet was based mostly on “Willem Wertheim” a Dutch scholar‚ this seems mostly ironic as one of the main antagonists in the novel happens to be the Dutch government and
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solve at the time. In fact‚ any painful situation may leave a residue of grief‚ guilt and anxiety. In this view‚ built represents the energy used for continually repeating unpleasant thoughts‚ both in waking life and in dreams. We continue to dream about "unfinished" situations until we work through the guilt or anxiety. Freud called this a repetition compulsion. This pattern is illustrated vividly in Shakespeare’s Macbeth. When Lady Macbeth encourages Macbeth to murder the kind‚ at first she seems
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LIBERTY UNIVERSITY RESEARCH PAPER PROPOSAL: The Image of God in Man: How Mankind is Unique. THEO 525 LUO (Spring 2012) Systematic Theology I Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary Nathaniel Jones (ID# L21077684) May 12‚ 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS | Thesis…….. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Introduction……………………….. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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The Trials and Tribulations of Being Judged Both Brent Staples and Malcolm X’s essays touch on the subject of racism. The authors are similar in the sense that they discuss the problems they face as African Americans living in America‚ where white people are often considered “superior” and African Americans are often considered to be “inferior.” This is a strong subject that has existed for hundreds of year and has caused several African Americans to be forced into facing hardships. They often
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Subrata Biswas For Reasons Unknown Reality and Vision of Suicide In Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot and Act without Words I Interestingly in Waiting for Godot and Act without Words I none of the characters commits suicide‚ though it is frequently discussed and attempted by Gogo and Didi. They are between eros and thanatos; they cannot determine what is to be chosen—life or death; they cannot determine what is to be done; they cannot even determine if anything should be done or chosen. Their inability
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How do you define creation? Creation is the “act of producing or the cause to exist” (Dictionary‚ 2012‚ pg.1). There are many different answers depending on the part of the world u were raised in and the culture you are part of. One of the biggest mysteries that scientists are still faced with today is how the world was created. Every culture in the world has their own idea of how the world was created. The sky‚ earth and underworld are all represented through the creation myths. Creation
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The Unknown can take the form of anyone‚ anytime‚ or anyplace‚ that feeling you get that makes you uncertain about your future‚ is fear. Fear can be disguised as many other emotions such as anxiety or anxiousness. “Butterflies” do not exist; they are really the fear of not knowing how the immediate upcoming events will turn out or affect you and everyone close to you. There is no such thing as thinking you know something‚ there is simply knowing and not knowing‚ therefore resulting in the fear
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A Quick Start Guide to DrJava A Quick Start Guide to DrJava Table of Contents 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................... 1 2. Getting Ready to Use DrJava ............................................................................................ 2 Downloading the JDK ................................................................................................. 2 Downloading DrJava ...........
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The Unknown Citizen "The Unknown Citizen" by W.H. Auden‚ is a commentary on government and the materialism of modern man. The poem is written in the form of an obituary inscribed on a monument built by the government in commemoration of an average‚ upstanding‚ and decent community member. Throughout the passage‚ the speaker lists facts about the citizen’s life which he believes prove that the deceased was a valuable person. In actuality these facts represent nothing more than the socially accepted
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and our society is still unsure of what to believe. Humans do not like to think of themselves as pure evil‚ but they also do not consider themselves all good either. Although some may claim humans are inherently good ‚ the truth is humankind is inherently evil because of selfishness‚ and revenge. Many suggest humans are good because of how innocent and pure children are from birth. When one sees a baby one may notice how a baby is usually happy and smiley and causes no harm
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