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  • Old Man's Heart The Storyteller
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    In Edgar Allan Poe's short-story, "The Tell-Tale Heart", the storyteller tries to convince the reader that he is not mad. At the very beginning of the story, he asks, '... why will you say I am mad?' When the storyteller tells his story, it's obvious why. He attempts to tell his story in a calm manner, but occasionally jumps into a frenzied rant. Poe's story demonstrates an inner conflict; the state of madness and emotional break-down that the subconscious can inflict upon one's self. In 'The Te...
  • Emilie's Work In Mathematics
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    Emilie du Chatelet Emilie du Chatelet grew up in a society where there were not many education opportunities for women. She was born in Paris on December 17, 1706 and grew up in a household where marriage was the only way one could improve their place in society. During her early childhood, Emilie began to show such promise in the area of academics that soon she was able to convince her father that she was a genius who needed attention. Provided with good education, she studied and soon mastered...
  • Madness In Shakespearean Plays
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    The Tragedies Of Shakespeare " Your noble son is mad - 'Mad' call I it, for to define true madness, What is't but to be nothing else but mad?' (Wells and Taylor, 665) In Act two, scene two of William Shakespeare's play Hamlet, Poloniususes these words to inform Hamlet's parents of their son's insanity. He then continues on, telling Gertrude and Claudius that the cause of this madness is lovesickness over his own daughter Ophelia (665). From the privileged perspective of the audience, we know tha...
  • The Tell Tale Heart And Symbolism
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    Like many of Edgar Allen Poe's works, "The Tell-Tale Heart" is full of death and darkness. Poe used many of the real life tragedies he experienced as inspiration for his gothic style of writing. Poe dealt with many aspects of death and madness in his stories, madness again is playing a key role in the plot. In this short story Poe used literary devices such as point of view and symbolism to give it a more dramatic effect and add to the madness the narrator portrays. Poe's use of the point of vie...
  • Dionysus Of His Madness
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    Dionysus, also known by his Roman name Bacchus, which he appears to have two different origins. Dionysus was the god of wine, agriculture and fertility of nature, but on the other hand he also represents the mystery in religions. Scholars believe that this god came about later in pre-history, unlike other gods. Almost all barbarian nations had their own versions of Dionysus under many names such as, Bacchus, Zagreus, Sabazius, Adonis, Anthems, Zalmoxis, Pentheus, Pan, Liber Pater, or simply "the...
  • Mad Magazine
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    MAD Magazine: Its Success MAD Magazine is a counter culture publication that was founded in the 1960's by William M. Gaines. The magazine satirizes everything from popular television and entertainment, to important political issues and government leaders. Despite the fact that MAD contains no advertisements, it has flourished for more than three decades and is still widely read today. In today's media advertisement has become a necessary part of the business, Ads fill the pages of newspapers, ma...
  • Emily's Community
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    The year is 1852, Emily Grierson has just been born into the small town of Jefferson. A town she will soon discover has distinct hierarchical differences and social classes that are to be followed by everyone in her community. However this same community and the values which it holds will eventually be a key factor in determining Miss Emily's madness. "A Rose for Emily", tells the story of a woman who fails to live up to her high reputation and fitting in a community where almost everyone knows ...
  • Shakespeare's Great Play
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    All great literary works must have some type of underlying idea, for underlying ideas not only help to prove a writer's thesis, but also help to add to the plot's thesis and, in most instances, actually add to the enjoyment one can get out of the work. Following this idea, William Shakespeare wrote his comedy Twelfth Night with many such ideas. Perhaps the greatest and most notable of these ideas within the play was that of madness. Shakespeare's great play deals with madness in many senses thro...
  • Mad Cow Disease
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    The social issue that recently dominated Great Britain has been the mad Cow Disease scare. Mad Cow Disease is a Bovine infection that is not transmittable to humans. The Mad Cow Disease is formally known as Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE). Scientists think BSE was spread by feeding the cattle food with parts of sheep in it who had a related disease, Scrapie. BSE is believed to be caused by an infected protein in the cows brain. This became a social issue because of a coincidence involving...

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