Poetics by Aristotle Aristotle’s Poetics is the earliest-surviving work of dramatic theory and the first extant philosophical treatise to focus on literary theory 6 Constituent Parts * plot (mythos) Refers to the "structure of incidents" (actions). Key elements of the plot are reversals‚ recognitions‚ and suffering. The best plot should be "complex" (i.e. involve a change of fortune). It should imitate actions arousing fear and pity. Thus it should proceed from good fortune to bad
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Poetic Analysis of Song Lyrics I chose “Bullet with Butterfly Wings” by lyricists and lead singer of the Smashing Pumpkins Billy Corgan as my song for the poetic analysis essay. I seemed to identify with the song the first time I heard it on the radio. The lyrics describe how many teens felt growing up in the 1990’s‚ myself included‚ hating everything around us and facing adulthood with hopes that some contentment in life will come. “Bullet with Butterfly Wings” is one of those songs that
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Advertising Campaigns Abercrombie & Fitch is a retail clothing store geared towards young Americans from the ages of 16-24 years old that some would refer to as preppy or cheeky. Their customers care about shallow things such as their outer appearance as well as being worried about deeper topics such as being environmentally conscious. Their customers are thin-average in weight. People that shop at Abercrombie & Fitch have more of a disposable income than the average person and are looking to
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How does Hunter S. Thompson present the culture of Puerto Rico as well as American Culture in his book The Rum Diary? Hunter S. Thompson’s novel The Rum Diary tells the story of Paul Kemp‚ a journalist working in Puerto Rico in the only English language newspaper in town. The book mainly documents his experiences with the violent locals‚ and possibly even more violent and alcoholic colleagues‚ as well as painting a realistic picture of the Puerto Rico of the 1950’s. The excerpt begins
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President of North Korea. A country with the 5th largest army in the world. This clearly illustrates the instability of North Korea and the reason why we should take North Korea very seriously. The United States needs to exert more political pressure as well as become more informed about the North Korean crisis due to the fact that North Korea threatens world peace by atrocious human rights violations‚ exhibits a constant state of war‚ and is demonstrating a propaganda campaign that serves as a model for other dictatorial regimes
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People tend to show their lack of consideration for those who they don’t show much sympathy towards. This lack of consideration can encounter many problems between individuals. Many differences are conveyed in the book Basketball Diaries by Jim Carroll. Although both Scott Kalvert’s film and Jim Carroll’s novel portray Jim as a character who hides his true feelings from everyone in his life‚ their leads major barriers‚ Kalvert’s interpretation of the play while examining his own behaviour and change
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The Potion Diaries was written by Amy Alward‚ this exciting story is about how a nationwide Wilde Hunt is called to find a cure for Princess Evelyn’s accidental poisoning. Samantha Kemi knows she must win to redeem her family’s reputation. The Potion Diaries takes place in a futuristic world that is divided between those who are Talented and those who are ordinary. Samantha lives in the Kingdom of Nova‚ but she travels around the world to places like Bharat and Zambi. Zambi’s wild jungles are lush
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Poetic Justice One of the big challenges in life is taking the right choice. Everybody comes up against it‚ and it always ends in a good or a bad way. Some of them are quickly forgotten‚ while other stick in our minds for years. You can’t always make the choices that lead to what you always have been dreaming about. Sometimes dreams comes true and other times you have to fight for your dreams‚ before they just let go. But in the end everything moves on and other things gets better or more exiting
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During the course of the film ‘Motorcycle Diaries’‚ the two protagonists Ernesto Guevara and Alberto Granado learn much about the world around them over the course of their travel. Many of the events experienced by the two protagonists have a significant effect on their opinions on the world and their maturity. At the start of the movie‚ you will expect the journey they will undertake is relaxed and puerile‚ but over the course of the film‚ we find out that the journey is all about the interpretation
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Campaign Spending One interesting part of campaign finance is that there’s no limit on what a candidate can contribute to his own campaign. Wealthy presidential hopefuls Ross Perot and Steve Forbes donated substantial chunks of their own fortunes. Mitt Romney‚ a candidate in the presidential race‚ has been the largest donor to his own campaign by a wide margin. The Federal Elections Campaign Act (FECA) of 1971 prohibits corporations and incorporated charitable organizations from giving to or spending
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