Sleeping Beauty II. Music in the Age of Modernism: The 20th Century III. Modern Ballets a. Debussy – Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun Late Romantic Ballet Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893) Russian “Late-Romantic” End-of-the-century pessimism Sexual identity *hard time w/ his sexual identity; really wasn’t accepted by public during this time to be homosexual; lover committed suicide; unhappily married a woman after* Carried on Romantic era traditions Successful Tchaikovsky and the
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Tone‚ Style‚ and Diction in Hemingway’s “A Clean‚ Well-Lighted Place” Ernest Hemingway’s writing choices are famously in favor of clear and concise language‚ sharply contrasting those of William Faulkner‚ an author who is known to use many fluid descriptions‚ metaphors‚ and similes in order to emphasize certain ideas. Although both Faulkner and Hemingway choose to describe more than just what is plainly written‚ they differ immensely in presentation. Faulkner adheres strictly to his own tradition
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Raleigh’s tone is much more tempered and perhaps more realistic‚ evident through the first line and even word‚ “If all the world and love were young” (1). This suggests that love is conditional and comes with strings attached. Skepticism and pessimism take over the tone of the poem‚ using similar imagery as Marlowe but in the opposite sense. There is a description of destruction and decay throughout the poem‚ most apparent in the line “Soon break‚ soon wither‚ soon forgotten” (15). This suggests
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frightens you with the ideas of sin‚ evil and guilt. James says that all that Hawthorne’s work is dark and mysterious‚ and simply that‚ nothing more‚ which I think is incorrect. There are plenty of reasons why Melville understands the message and pessimism behind Hawthorne’s writing that James does not see. Hawthorne focuses more on the imperfections of a religion‚ where their belief is of a perfect society without any faults or sins. Hawthorne knows this is impossible‚ because everyone hides
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It’s safe to say that torture may be one of the worst experiences that can happen to a human being. I know that if I were a situation where my options were being tortured to death or being put to death quickly‚ I would choose the quick death every time. The issue at hand is whether we should be allowed to torture terrorists for information or not. While most people have probably already formed their own opinion on the matter‚ it may not be as cut and dry as they first thought once they hear the
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Sigmund Freud‚ a renowned personality whose psychoanalytic theory provided significant contributions regarding the fundamentals of human behavior‚ commonly recognized as psychological criticism. Such approach addressed new as well as debated subjects involving unconscious fear and repression. Additionally‚ the theory functions to correlate modern understanding of mental processes with literature and historical context. Jay Gatsby‚ a prominent figure throughout the novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ portrays
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the villagers. Rip only does what he wants to do‚ but not what he ought to do. Such man is often irresponsible. Leaving his family without concern is not so serious for him as it is for his wife. Second‚ Rip’s characteristics contain more or less pessimism‚ even though he looks like “one of those happy mortals”. Every time his wife squabbles for little cases‚ he merely “shrugged his shoulders‚ shook his head‚ cast up his eyes‚ but said nothing”‚ as if he were managing to avoid
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Your Name Professor’s Name English 1020 29 January 2013 THE SECOND COMING A sense of loss is depicted from the work of Yeats in The Second Coming. She uses specific terminology to represent and end to something with an uncertainty of what the future may hold. It is interesting to note that Yeats makes references to the bible and the end of the world as a twister that only widens and does not cease‚ which cause things to fall apart. The poem does not describe the end of the world as volcanoes
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for why philosophers should desire death‚ perhaps only secondly to wisdom. I will argue that Socrates unfairly characterizes the truthfulness of the senses‚ and therefore projects a pessimistic view of the philosopher’s virtue during life. This pessimism towards life in conjunction with arguments for an afterlife that liberates reason‚ seems to suggest that Socrates believes philosophers should desire death: a happy prospect for condemned man‚ but perhaps a biased one. Clarification: Socrates prefaces
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was singularly restricted within the ambit of the preamble only? These facts are enough to give rise to a sense of insecurity and confusion for many who still loves to think that “Mother India” loves all her children equally. But the sense of pessimism has been encouraged again and again. Sometimes through the Sikh riots and sometimes through the incidents like Babri Masjid. And horribly enough even with India stepping in the 21st century with a never before economic growth rate elections in India
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