Comedy and Tragedy | | Comedy According to Aristotle (who speculates on the matter in his Poetics)‚ ancient comedy originated with the komos‚ a curious and improbable spectacle in which a company of festive males apparently sang‚ danced‚ and cavorted rollickingly around the image of a large phallus. (If this theory is true‚ by the way‚ it gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "stand-up routine.") Accurate or not‚ the linking of the origins of comedy to some sort of phallic
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Lilly Eng 112 - 005 May 9‚ 2007 Name two ethnic or cultural groups other than African Americans and Jews that have made stellar contributions to the development of the united states. List at least ten achievers from each group‚ and try to form intergroup pairs as Cornel West does in his essay. Also compare and contrast the groups as a whole and share your overall perspective on their achievements. Asian Americans and Native Americans Our America is so diverse that it
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D. H. Lawrence‚ an English author‚ and William Stafford‚ an American writer‚ lived and wrote at different times but their chosen subjects were often similar. “Piano” written by D. H. Lawrence and “Traveling through the Dark” by William Stafford show remarkable similarities and differences in their experiences and emotions. Although Lawrence and Stafford are both respected poets‚ their writing styles‚ and expectations for readers differ significantly. While Lawrence maintains a feeling of nostalgia
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Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers is about a young black male named Riche Perry from Harlem who enlists in the Vietnam war to try to help his single mother with bills. But due to misfiling he is sent into combat which he is not mentally ready for and does heavy soul searching into the meaning of life and why he is here. The story takes place in Vietnam several months between 1967 and 1968 during the Vietnam war at an American base at Chu Lai in South Vietnam. The narrator of the story is Richie
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’Campus bums ’‚ intellectuals‚ liberal-minded politicians‚ middle-class suburbs‚ labor unions‚ government institutions and later on‚ returning Vets made up the majority of the protesting population in the United States who sought to end the Vietnam War. The anti-war movement became prominent in 1965‚ reached its climax in 1968‚ lasting through the entirety through the waning years of the war. What incentives were common to all of these people? Not many. Most of these groups had independent interests
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The Vietnam War has been one of the most terrifying wars United States was ever a part of. It included bloodshed like any other war but gave rise to a revolution. College students were attracted to this and started organizing marches and other protests. These protests‚ like the one that was organized by the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)‚ attracted a lot of support from around the country “Vietnam War Protest”. The students would have concerts to spread their message of love and peace by
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vote. “A common and natural result of an undue respect of law is that you may see a file of soldiers... marching in admirable order over hill and dale to the wars‚ against their wills‚ against their common sense and consciences…” (Saxby). The Conscientious Objector of those who had to serve in the armed forces had been taken away from soldiers during this time period. They were forced to go to fight even if they didn’t want to. The government was dehumanizing the men to make them do what the government
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CHC 2D1 Unit 1 Culminating A WWI Soldier’s Account Mrs. Lyrea Lee August 31‚ 1914 77 Wendell Rd. London‚ On M6T 2W3 Dear Mother‚ It’s been a week since we arrived at camp in Québec‚ called Val Cartier. I won’t regret running off against your will; as soon as the call for war came‚ I felt a sense of fear mixed with excitement‚ adventure and patriotism‚ which I’m sure the feelings are mutual within the militia. We know little about the details of the upcoming
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Speeches Essay Intro: Throughout history‚ the language of rhetoric has been harnessed and manipulated by public speakers throughout the world in order to effectively address key issues surrounding society and politics. The proposition that the enduring appeal of a speech lies in its ability to challenge and inspire is clearly demonstrated in both Anwar Sadat’s “Statement to the Knesset” (1977) and Paul Keating’s “Funeral Service for the Unknown Soldier” (1993). It is indeed the rhetorical treatment
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Freedom of Speech Freedom of speech is arguably the most precious gift of democracy. Democracy nurtures freedom of speech of its citizens. Citizens‚ in turn‚ safeguard democracy by voicing their protest against each and every violation of democratic rights of people. Evolution of democracy is nothing but a history of the extension of the right of freedom of speech from the limited group of privileged citizens to the universal right of every citizen granted by democratic regimes of the world. It
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