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83The Role of Women in the Epic of Gilgamesh
In the ancient tale of Gilgamesh women represent not only great wisdom and power but also temptation and ruin.
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93Fortinbras as a Foil for Hamlet
Of all the characters in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Fortinbras is perhaps the strangest. Oddly enough, though, Fortinbras is a stabilizing force in the action of the play, and he also functions as a framing device for the play itself.
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56Review of George R. R. Martin’s A Feast for Crows
The Seven Kingdoms enter a state of uncertainty following the deaths of Tywin Lannister and his grandson Joffrey Baratheon, the king.
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81Review of A Storm of Swords
As with the pervious installments in the Song of Ice and Fire, George R. R. Martin does an excellent job of convincing the reader to care about the characters and what is happening to them, be it war or wedding. Of course, some will be upset at the twists and many tragedies that befall new and old characters. Nevertheless, the book gets a tight grip on the reader and pulls them all the way to an end that promises even more shocks in the future novels.
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79Inception and the Philosophy of Pragmatism
For all the interesting science-fiction elements and the exploration of the psycho-physical nature of dreaming Inception is ultimately grounded in basic principles of philosophical pragmatism.
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71Review of A Game of Thrones
Though slow moving and intricate, A Game of Thrones successfully marries old and new elements of fantasy writing.
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78Nietzsche and Authentic Living
Friedrich Nietzsche’s drive in Twilight of the Idols is to promote authentic living by any means necessary.
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78Understanding Zombies as Metaphors in George A. Romero's Dead Trilogy
In each instance the zombies are more than a typical horror movie villain. In fact they frequently come across as pitiable automatons when compared to the willful violence and destruction of the surviving humans. In each film the audience is invited to see another aspect of the zombies and what they mean not only to the characters in the movie but also to the viewers and the world around them.
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79Winter’s Bone: Book and Film Comparison
Debora Granik does an admirable job adapting Daniel Woodrell’s novel, but while a fine movie she doesn’t manage to capture the level of grotesqueness and brutality of the source material.
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72The Character of Cassandra in Agamemnon by Aeschylus
Agamemnon by Aeschylus revolves around the occasion of the titular character’s return from the Trojan War. The character that becomes the most sympathetic is Agamemnon’s war prize, the prophetess Cassandra.
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