Northumberland’s religious views were unclear as he seemed to drift between beliefs in order to achieve the most power possible for himself. This asserted him as a strong politician as he was able to adapt to different situations and remain powerful. On the other hand it made him unpopular with the majority as he was seen as unstable and unreliable. During his time in power, Northumberland and the country made huge steps towards Protestantism whilst maintaining no rebellions. This tells us that he had firm control of the country, and was allowing change in the safest of manors.
Epic of Gilgamesh Alternate Perspective Good morning teachers and students, today I will be presenting Gilgamesh’s real perspective of his adventures. The fluid nature of perspective is derived from the susceptibility of information to varied interpretations. This is explicated in the ‘Epic of Gilgamesh’, where the protagonist’s selflessness and love for Uruk and its people is overlooked due to the rigid expectations of modern society. The incongruities between Gilgamesh’s own perspective and a modern interpretation show that society’s perceptions of a ‘hero’ are highly volatile, relying immensely on the innate subjectivity of perspectives. The aberrant perspective of Gilgamesh which I am presenting may seem divergent and atypical when analysed in accordance to our modern values and principles, but to Gilgamesh this would be quite natural.
He is poking fun at the age old concept of ‘equality,’ one that has inspired wars and movements alike; he accomplishes this by creating a system to make everyone equal, a system that happens to be just as stupid as the idea of ‘total equality.’ Under this system equality is achieved, but it is at the cost of individual freedom and a society full of stupid people, this in-turn creates the situational irony found in the story. The plot of the story itself is a piece of situational irony, however there are many other instances found throughout it, including verbal irony. One specific example of this is when Hazel and George are talking, Vonnegut writes “ ‘I think I’d make a good Handicapper General. (Hazel)’ ‘Good as anybody else,’ said George.” His response to Hazel’s comment is slightly sarcastic, but also ironic, in that she really would be “as good anybody else” because in their society everyone is just as good or bad as everybody else. Another example of this false sense of equality is when George says,
Alexandre César Rodrigues June 21, 2012. The cultural dispossession in Jamaica Kincaid’s On seeing England for the first time and Sandra Cisneros’ No speak English. Cultural dominance, stronger than a mere economical or a political one, is a tie hard to undo. While the latter ones are the result of an agreement of those in the power – and, thus, can be ended with a shake of hands –, the former is way more complex, and involves, sometimes, the lives and thoughts of a whole nation – since once a culture is imposed to another one, it starts creating roots so deep that, with the time, can even take place of the older one. For those who are forced to learn this other’s culture, and take it as its own, it works the same as a slavery of mind, an imprisonment within a stranger’s head, as if your own thoughts were not right anymore.
Though Gawain pridefully upholds the highest perfection of moral codes and Christian knighthood, he comes to recognize a painful lesson; that all men are merely human, and thus imperfect as nature created him. Gawain’s first test is exemplified by Green Knight’s challenge to exchange blows with an axe. The Green Knight presents a most fearsome sight to the Christian court of King Arthur, for his vigor
He felt you had to always look nice and up hold your look. Burr had a mind that no one not even himself could probably explain and he used it to his advantage. Alexander Hamilton on the other hand also enjoyed dressing well and always up holding your look. Hamilton was named "the little lion of Federalism" because he was indeed little but
Huck and Montag stand for freedom and self-reliance because they search for what is right within themselves and not what the rest do. Captain Beatty contradicts the story because he himself is really well read but heads the destruction of books. Miss Watson does this by believing in the religious and ethical values that Twain criticizes in his
However, it is my favorite part because it teaches discipline. It points out the true fact that everything worth doing, is worth doing well. If a goal is kept in mind, it is better to do it the right way and do it correctly. My least favorite part of the story occurs when Obi-Wan clan master, Docent Vant, arrives with shocking news: a data pad with Obi-Wan’s orders to report to the freighter Monument for transfer to the Agricultural Corps. Obi-Wan resists the decision, claiming that he can still become a Jedi Knight, But Docent is firm, and finally, Obi-Wan concedes.
We can also tell that every experience he goes through is glorified, that everything worked out for the better. It almost seems that Dane takes things too lightly; when he should be active about a situation or argue about something, it seems that he would always brush it away saying in a way, ‘God has my back.’ In terms of Bacon, his biases are more obvious, as he is not only more boisterous in character, but also as the point he is making is, to him, vital to the future of the colony. An example of Bacon’s biases is found on page fifty three: “...to oppose and indeavour the destruction of these honest quiet neighbors of ours”. Here, we can see Bacon’s bias in terms of personal opinions and power. By reading Bacon’s declaration the reader can see that he is on a quest for personal power.
This trait is shown heavily throughout Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Gawain in the beginning of the story accepts the task of playing the Green Knight’s game because in all of the land, he is the strongest knight. It can also be inferred that Gawain accepted this challenge because one of the biggest factors in obeying the chivalric code was to show loyalty to the king. When the time comes for him to go on his search for the Green Knight his true character starts to show. He feels scared and sick to his stomach but that doesn’t stop him from going.