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… Critical Thinking 10/17/03 The Medium is the Metaphor In Neil Postman's book, "Amusing Ourselves to Death," Postman begins with the argument that the medium is the metaphor. By this, he means that mediums such as the printing press or television…

… experimented with different forms and techniques of writing. He was self-taught and self-inspired. Hawthorne's works are deeply concerned with the ethical problems of sin and punishment. He created symbolic fiction through his shadowy and…

… and critical comparisons that can be drawn between the epics of Beowulf and Gilgamesh. Both are historical poems which shape their respected culture and both have major social, cultural, and political impacts on the development of western civilizatio…

… is a short statement expressing a truth or clever observation. Benjamin Franklin and Robert Fulghum both used aphorisms in things they have written. Ben Franklin's "Poor Richard's Almanac" uses aphorisms in a more literal way. However, Robert Fulghum…

… hundreds of years ago, the ancient Greeks produced the first theatre. This theatre, at first, had no actors, and the numerous chorus figures told the whole story, which was usually a tragedy. Later, in the 6th century B.C., Thespis introduced the actor.…

… moulds a woman in Hu Niu that is the antithesis of everything that a woman should be in the traditional society of that period. In the time-honoured Chinese culture, there has long been a strong prejudice against women of power. Every unfavourable…

… 1830 in Amherst. She was the middle child of Edward and Emily Dickinson. Her brother, William Austin Dickinson, was born on April 16, 1829, and Lavinia Norcross Dickinson, her sister, was born on February 28, 1833. Emily's father was a prominent figure…

… 'the father of medicine.' Despite the existence of an elaborate tradition surrounding his name, modern scholarship recognizes that actually very little is known about his life, his activities, or his writings, and what is known is based indirectly…

… of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's poetic works changed constantly during her life, due to significant events occuring Spirituality was the main focus of Barrett's writing from 1838 until 1844. Poetry became such a large part of her life due to a…

… sea adventure set in the 18th century when sea sailing and pirates were the order of the sea. The author, R.L Stevenson combines bravery, violence, artful deceit, heroism and greed for wealth into a powerful masterpiece that definitely deserves to…