What is meant by the term ‘gothic’? How far and in what ways is ‘Frankenstein’ a gothic text? Gothic literature‚ which is sometimes referred to as Gothic horror‚ is a genre that links horror and romance into one tale of ‘transgressing the boundaries’. Gothicism was unheard of until the late 1700’s‚ this movement into a new genre of literature. This was pioneered by the English author Horace Walpole‚ in his famous fictional book ‘The Castle of Otranto’‚ or as Walpole alternatively titled it ‘a
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SOCRATES LIFE STORY Version 1.0 ** Socrates was well known in Athens by the time he was in his forties due to his habit of engaging in philosophy conversations in public and at private gatherings. The subject of these conversations often revolved around defining things like‚ justice‚ beauty‚ courage‚ temperance‚ friendship and virtue. The search for definition focused on the true nature of the subject under question and not just on how the word is used correctly in a sentence. Socrates style of
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In order to discuss Socrates notions‚ I would like to discuss two various points which consist of the significance and difference between an unexamined life and an examined life. As stated by Socrates‚ collectively‚ our unexamined lives create the ills of society. In other words‚ when one does things right‚ he would usually think that he reached the perfection; he would barely assume that his life is irreproachable and there is no need to correct or change the way it is. And this thought would make
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“When something terrible happens‚ the idea that ‘it is meant to be…’” The statement is false. Terrible things occur due to fate‚ which occurs due to one’s own decisions. The Holocaust for example‚ Hitler made the decision to enslave Jews and other undesirables‚ which ultimately led to their demise. It was Hitler’s decision to purge Germany‚ and his decisions had an impact on multiple families across Europe. Fate does not occur without reason. Fate is simply the result of an action or an occurrence
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What is philosophy according to Socrates? Philosophy is an academic subject that exercises reason and logic in an attempt to understand reality and answer fundamental questions about knowledge‚ life‚ morality‚ virtue‚ and human nature. The original word for philosophy comes from the ancient Greek word philosopha‚ which means love of wisdom. Although Socrates himself never claimed to have any answers to the questions he raised‚ his views and methods of philosophy became the foundations of what
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film that makes it very much aesthetically significant‚ is the graphic and realistic portrayal of the mass graves‚ which still exist throughout Bosnia and are yet to be discovered. In the film‚ Lieutenant Burrnet first encounters these graves while he is inspecting a demilitarized zone in which
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Apology is a public speech; Crtio is a private speech • Socrates ○ was the first philosopher concerned with human affairs (ethics‚ morality) ○ Socrates originally devoted his time to science ○ Later abandoned science and shifted attention to ethics-philosophy ○ Never wrote anything; so how do we know anything about him? Because of: § Plato § Xenophon § Aristophanes (Clouds)- accuser ○ Plato is the mouth piece of Socrates in most cases § But not verbatim; a lie in such
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What is meant by style and stylistics? Style is concerned with the artful expression of idea and stylistics is the bridge that links the idea of style to the analysis of literary texts through the tool of linguistics. The 19th century‚ that witnessed evolution in the field of biography‚ historiography‚ anthropology and others‚ could not remain unattached to immutable linguistic and stylistic norms in literature. Linguistic study was esoteric in the beginning and severely criticized as‚ "pretension
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CASE STUDY Living a Balanced Life Created by: Kristian Aditya 李瑞贤 190863114 I. TABLE OF CONTENTS Title ………………………………………………………………………. 1 Table of Contents ………………………………………………………………………. 2 Introduction ………………………………………………………………………. 3 Content ………………………………………………………………………. 4 3.1 Life Balance Starts With The Decisions We Make 4 3.2 You Get What You Give 5 3.3 A Balanced Life Means More Time For The Important Things 6 3.4 What do you really need
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Living a worthwhile life involves being a virtue ethicist where you not only maximize mental and physical benefits to yourself but also to those around you. Virtue ethics revolves around having a moral character‚ and a moral character is necessary for freeing the body of pain and anxiety‚ living in moderation‚ caring more about friends and family than material goods‚ and finally and most importantly; thinking positively and rationally. These ideas are fundamental for living an advantageous life.
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