The Chronicle Review October 3‚ 2010 What Are You Going to Do With That? Katherine Streeter for The Chronicle Review By William Deresiewicz The essay below is adapted from a talk delivered to a freshman class at Stanford University in May. The question my title poses‚ of course‚ is the one that is classically aimed at humanities majors. What practical value could there possibly be in studying literature or art or philosophy? So you must be wondering why I’m bothering to raise it here‚ at Stanford
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Ever heard about Bushido or the ancient Samurai’s armour? The most important part about the samurai’s life is living by the bushido‚ or the amour Medieval Japan had when they fought in their battles. Armour and bushido were what made a samurai a samurai. They had an honor code‚ which was Bushido‚ and it was the bravery and sacrifice of a warrior. They used the armour to protect themselves when they were in a battle. Samurai are important because of their bravery‚ honor‚ and disciplined training.
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How significant is the change in Nora in A Doll’s House Nora is the character in A Doll House who plays the 19th woman and is portrayed as a victim. All of the aspects of this quote can be applied to the play A Doll House‚ in Nora’s character‚ who throughout much of the play is oppressed‚ presents an inauthentic identity to the audience and throughout the play attempts to discovery her authentic identity. The inferior role of Nora is extremely important to her character. Nora is oppressed
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Why was Galileo so condemned when he held the correct view of the universe? Essentially Galileo was condemned for questioning the accepted‚ traditional explanation of the universe as supported by the Catholic Church at the time. Not only was Protestantism dealing heavy religious and political blows to the Church’s dominance in Europe‚ so to was an increasingly questioning scientific community of which Galileo seemed to be the most vocal combatant. Whilst he certainly didn’t question God’s involvement
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but when he needed it the most it served as a tragic flaw when fighting the Dragon. Beowulf had relied on this trait to help him in battle‚ but when he was no longer in heroic condition it failed him and lead to his death. Beowulf believed that he could beat almost any monster with or without a weapon due to this confidence‚ when he was in his prime‚ such as when he fought Grendel and Grendel’s ‚other. When he challenged the Dragon he was no longer in heroic condition‚ he was almost a normal soldier
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The Louisiana Purchase took place in 1803‚ by President Thomas Jefferson. It was a huge land deal between France and The United States. In this purchase‚ the United States of America paid fifteen million dollars to get all the land west of the Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains. This historic event doubled the size of the U.S. by one simple signature. The Louisiana Purchase was the best purchase ever made by the United States. The purchase of this land increased the economic resources
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Lemar Griffin Reconstruction April 28‚ 2011 Professor Eisenberg What was the cause for segregation in the south? The Day Freedom Died and When did Southern Segregation Begin are two books that cover events that happened during the Reconstruction period. Charles Lane through his political and social analysis shines an illuminating light on one of America’s more sordid events. The Colfax Massacre gained national attention so much that the event
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but he is consumed by his own thoughts. Hamlet’s inability to act on his father’s murder‚ his mother’s marriage‚ and his uncle assuming of the thrown are all evidence that Hamlet doesn’t know what is going on in his own life. “Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder‚” demands the ghost in (Act I‚ Scene 5‚ line 23). The fact that his own uncle could kill his father leaves Hamlet crazy and confused. Although Hamlet knows something is wrong in Denmark‚ he begins
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The gilded age was a time after the American Civil War and it sprung an economic power house. The development of factories which were built by the union to defeat the confederacy remained open and were not shut down they were remodeled and converted into peacetime purposes. Even though big industries existed before the war the most significant portion of economy which was agriculture was what represented American economy the most. Following the war the production of
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showing up at all was the breaking point for the studio heads. Although Judy managed to bring in money with box office hits‚ especially with her last film Summer Stock being a financial hit‚ MGM finally terminated their contract with her in 1950. The reason for her downfall? The unwavering addiction to her pills‚ the same pills she was given at the credulous age of 12 where she signed her name over to MGM. Not to say she was the only child actress to be given pills but she was the one star Hollywood
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