older women‚ fops‚ country squires‚ scheming valets etc. Restoration plays performed only in moderated versions in the eighteenth century; rarely performed at all during the nineteenth century; some revival during the twentieth century when their hedonism seemed to reflect twentieth-century decadence. Reputation for innuendo‚ blasphemy and general immorality: Wycherley was one of the many Restoration dramatists attacked by the influential campaigning moralist‚ Jeremy Collier in his 1698 book
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Prior to engaging critically with this quotation one must first contextualize it successfully. That being said‚ this excerpt was penned eight years before Islamic fundamentalists‚ like the author‚ overthrew the Shah and his government in favor of an Islamic theocracy. The anti-western sentiments that coat these words had been percolating in Iranian society long before the Ayatollah had authored this text. Modern antipathy toward Western governments began in 1953 when an ill-conceived attempt to
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Writing just a few years after the end of the Great War‚ Fitzgerald takes as his theme the hedonism of a materialistic society in which spiritual values are dead. His eponymous hero throws parties on Sundays (to which ‘the world and its mistress’ flocked) because he hopes that Daisy‚ the object of his faith‚ hope and love‚ will come to him. In her absence‚ he stretches out his arms towards the green light at the end of her dock and‚ as Fitzgerald makes repeated references to it‚ that light
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revolving around wealth and status above all else. Fitzgerald depicts this obsession with money and luxury through complicated relationships full of trouble‚ infidelity and sorrow. The relationships Fitzgerald portrays all symbolize the materialism and hedonism of the age; each relationship is doomed to a certain extent based on the social class of each character. In the aftermath of WW1 America was a society rising commercially and economically‚ the idea of the ‘American Dream’ was rampant and with
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literary voice of the twenties and thirties‚ Fitzgerald was also among "The Lost Generation’s" harshest and most insightful social critics. In his classic novel The Great Gatsby‚ Fitzgerald blatantly criticized the immorality‚ materialism‚ and hedonism which characterized the lifestyles of America’s bourgeois during the nineteen-twenties. Collectively‚
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Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray: Mortality Not Art Art for art’s sake. The saying originated from the French phrase l’art pour l’art from the nineteenth century French philosopher Victor Cousin. Art in this sense was not meant to be concerned with social‚ political‚ and moral subjects. Instead it was to concentrate on beauty‚ which would re-word the phrase to "art for the sake of beauty and its elevating effects." No matter the wording‚ art for art’s sake became central to the British
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Discourse Analysis Critical Discourse Analysis on Iwan Fals Song Lyric “Asik Nggak Asik” focusing on Semantic‚ Lexical Cohesion and Ideology By: Heri Winarko (2011120052) Indri Astuti (2011120014) Muhammad Ainul Muiz (2011120061) Syaifurohman (2011120059) Section C ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING DEPARTMENT FACULTY OF EDUCATION USBI THE SAMPOERNA UNIVERSITY JAKARTA 2014 Abstract Song‚ despite as a tool to entertain the audience and also as a tool to express the writer’s feelings. In the lyric of some
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The nature of mankind can arguably be described as one’s wish to develop a sense of acceptance or connection to something or someone. This desire to be accepted can be described as one’s wish to ‘belong’. Belonging describes the state in which someone finally reaches an affinity‚ whether it may be physical‚ emotional or otherwise with an entity‚ that may be a community‚ place or ideal. The importance of being accepted to belong can be observed in the playwright ‘The crucible’ by Arthur Miller. In
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An Adventurous Message Mark Twain introduced The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn to the world in 1884. The adventures of a rebellious 13-year-old boy‚ named Huck‚ captured audiences since its release. Set before the Civil War that viciously broke out during Twain’s lifetime‚ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn used its witty humor‚ ironic references‚ and relatable characters to create a deeper meaning in the book’s plot that has made a place in the hearts of many. Scattered throughout the pages
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The idea of free will‚ the ability to make choices‚ is fundamental to Judaism. The traditional Jewish conception of human nature includes a belief that human beings are/were created in the image of God. Judaism views that all human beings neutral‚ unlike some other philosophers like St. Augustine who think humankind started from sin. The concept of “original sin” is not applicable in this case. It has a belief that every person can choose between good and evil. The moral conscience that reminds a
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