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    “Irony is a clear consciousness of an eternal agility, of the infinitely abundant chaos” writes Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel in his third volume of the Athenaeum. Many can tell that irony is something of the opposite than what a reader expects it to be. Irony leads to chaos in the end of the stories, an angel arriving, a father who left his family, and a family getting murdered. Sherman Alexie’s “Because My Father Always Said He Was The Only Indian who saw Jimi Hendrix Play ‘The Star Spangles…

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    Although Shakespeare shows this in multiple ways two very evident ones are seen when he compares love to chaos that doesn’t look chaotic and when Shakespeare implies that lovers’ cry a lot by saying their tears nourish a sea. Shakespeare’s theme about love being sad and deceiving relates to all of humanity through various ways. The main reason being that…

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    Ignoring one’s conscious in order to pursue ambition leads to destruction and chaos, is shown through the destruction of Banquo, the chaos Lady Macbeth unleashes, and the downfall of Macbeth. During the play, the character Banquo falls prey to the destruction of an ambitious nature, that is not guided by morals. In the first…

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    Protecting the Routine from Chaos; I will also examine and review the article from a critical standpoint and include my interpretation of Chambliss’s theories and how they relate to the Social Order. Summary The chapter Protecting the Routine from Chaos out of Daniel Chambliss’s book…

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    the Flies and Animal Farm in which portrays “man’s” unconscious desire to follow a lower and darker path – beginning with the sense of justice and order, slowly turning into a sense of superiority, then falling into the natural order of the world – chaos. In The Lord of the Flies, the first event to occur that relates to Animal Farm is the gathering and organization of a type of structural hierarchy that ensures order and obedience in which Jack tries to assert himself as the chief but fails;…

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    Jack Vs Ralph

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    Discord among two people who both want to be the leader causes societies to fall apart and almost always results in chaos. In William Golding’s novel, Lord of the Flies, the two main characters, Jack and Ralph both want to be chief which eventually leads to the destruction of their society. When the boys first get together after Ralph blows a conch he found on the ground, they vote Ralph as leader. However, Jack says arrogantly “‘I ought to be chief’”. (Golding, 19). The manner of which Jack…

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    Macbeth by embedding imagery in the brilliantly concentrated phrases of his play. He takes a gory tale from Scottish history of murderous ambition, and reconstructs it into an imaginative tale of good and evil. The imagery of blood, witchcraft and the chaos of nature contribute greatly to the mood in Shakespeare’s play, Macbeth. Firstly, Shakespeare effectively uses the imagery of blood in the opening lines of the play as he accepts honor for his bravery in battle. The imagery of blood,…

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    In Romeo and Juliet, Romeo was a considerably large reason for all of the chaos to occur. Many would argue that the Friar caused most problems, or that Lord Capulet being indecisive led to the demise of Romeo and Juliet. Romeo was really the origin of all these issues to occur. Romeo only whined throughout the play. All of his thoughts were based from other people, and his only thought throughout the story was to kill himself, which he eventually did because he thought Juliet killed herself.…

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    for his beliefs. Elizabeth denies his request and believes no one should ever give a false confession. No man should ever give a false confession because it is a sin, that person will always live with guilt, and it will eventually lead to even more chaos later on in their life. Anyone who states a false confession will live with guilt of lying for the rest of their lives. Proctor does not want to lie to himself anymore and live with even more guilt. Proctor exclaims to Mr. Danforth that he…

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    to create chaos, without her the murder would have never been carried out. She manipulates Macbeth into killing the King. Lady Macbeth brings out the darkness in Macbeth. He discovers a side of himself which he cannot back down from, without Lady Macbeth this would have not happened. This darkness creates disorder in Scotland because of the many innocent people Macbeth had killed. He murders his friend Banquo and he also murders Lady Macduff and her children. Not only do they create chaos in…

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