Gluttony

Beneath the austerity of McCarthy’s language endures a gradual waning of convention from humanity. In addition to establishing association with the audience, the namelessness of the characters in McCarthy’s novel depicts the stripping of humans from their sophistication in the natural world, thereby equating the once exceptional species with the innominate insignificance of a lowly amoeba. On several occasions, McCarthy limns the man and the boy in a rather subhuman light with elucidations such…

The Nun’s Priest’s tale is about a proud rooster and his hen wives living on a poor widow’s farm. The roosters name is Chanticleer and he is both a talented and proud rooster with an excellent crowing ability. He has seven wives, but his dearest is Perelote. One night, Chanticleer awakens from a terrible dream of being attacked by a red, hound-like creature. When he voices his concerns to Pertelote, she chastises him for being so fearful, and says that she should not place such truth in dreams.…

Socrates and Phaedrus, the two main characters of Plato’s Phaedrus, ruminate on many things, ostensibly love and erotic love, however the dialogue also discusses rhetoric itself and the ways in which it is and should be practiced, as well as subjects such as metempsychosis. The dialogue in Phaedrus does not allow for other interlocutors to introduce the story, or a retelling of events preceding the scene. This is somewhat unusual as it comes as a first-hand unmediated dialogue, and plays out…

The Emblem of the Knights The emblem of the Knights of the Round Table worn round the necks of all the Knights was given to them by King Arthur as part of the ceremony of their being made a knight. The Order's dominant idea was the love of God, men, and noble deeds. The cross in the emblem was to remind them that they were to live pure and stainless lives, to strive after perfection and thus attaining the Holy Grail. The Red Dragon of King Arthur represented their allegiance to the King. The…

reformation, where the North of Europe was turning away from the Catholic church and towards the Western Christianity and the urbanisation of Dutch society, which emphasised material possessions. Religion inspired ideas about mortality and the sin of gluttony and artists to highlight the vanishing essence of earthly goods. Consumerism as a side effect of urbanisation reinforced this. The aim of these paintings is to inform the viewer about the fleeting nature of their possessions and warn them…

Known as the father of English literature, this story was written by Geoffrey Chaucer, who is best known for his greatest unfinished poetic work in English, known as Canterbury Tales. Within “Canterbury Tales”, there are three different “estates” discussed. The first estate are a few individuals of hereditary aristocracy (the Knight, Yeoman, and Squire) whose mission on earth was supposed to be to rule over and defend the people of the nation. Then the clergy (Monk, Prioress, and Friar,…

“Bhagavad-Gita:The Song of God” has had a huge influence on Hindu thought, ethics, and practices shows the spiritual teachings of Hinduism, including very important ones such as karma, meditation through yoga. It is through these teachings that one can reach self-enlightenment and self-awareness. In “Bhagavad-Gita:The Song of God” it reveals that there is only one god, but appears is many forms, that god is the reason for emotional enjoyment, and suffering, in addition to everything physical on…

Joseph Boyden’s novel, Through Black Spruce, creates a modernized depiction of the Windigo figure. He uses the figure to describe key antagonists who act as corrupting forces to the world around them. The Windigo figures torment Will and Annie Bird as well as corrupt the youth through their drug business. According to Antoine, the Windigos must die in order to stop their unending corruption. Antoine is the only character able to handle the burden of killing the Windigo figures as he has no…

Biographical information about the author (for my knowledge only, but very helpful): Oscar Wilde was born on October 16, 1854 in Dublin, Ireland. The Irish poet and playwright authored works of literary merit such as The Importance of Being Earnest and The Picture of Dorian Gray. Wilde was one of the greatest wits of the 20th century because of his intelligence, flamboyancy, and humor. Unfortunately, the Victorian social prejudices surmounted him, when the father of a young man Wilde was…

A great alternative to the Tech 21 Bass Driver is the MXR M80 BASS D.I.+. Although the basic concept is similar to the Tech 21 offering, MXR does include a gate to help keep processed signals quiet. Controls for shaping your tone include: bass, mid, treble, clean volume, distortion volume, gain, blend and a trigger adjustment for the included gate. This box is powered by phantom power, nine volt battery or wall wart. Patching capabilities include XLR , line level, and parallel outputs. All of…