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The story of Pandora's box is similar to many Greek myths. The exact meaning of the story is open to interpretation, but it has resonance which still exists today, thousands of years later. This is seen in the fact we still use the phrase 'opening Pandora's box' when we mean one seemingly small action might...
The metrical system may sound to you as a unit of measurement used in some countries to measure distance. However, when we refer to metric feet in poetry, we are also talking about a metrical unit, but in this case, when applied to poetry, or prose, it refers to the sound patterns that each foot in a verse...
Realism and naturalism are two literary movements with their differences, although they very close. At first glance, difference between these two major currents of literature of the 19th century are differentiated in the fact that realism wants to depict real life, and naturalism has a more scientific...
The terms "ethics" and "Deontology" may seem identical to you but actually do differ in their meaning. There is indeed a nuance that makes ethics and Deontology different terms, although they are complementary at the same time. In this oneHOWTO article we will explain how to establish the difference between...
Romantic comedy is a popular film genre that has elements of romance as well as comedy in them. In most of the movies of this genre, two lovers are romantically in love with each other, but they have to stay apart due to some comically complicating circumstances. They have to surmount all the obstacles...
Film lovers will already know that Classical Hollywood Film style comprises some of the best and most well-known films created in the seventh art. Though not exactly considered a movement in cinema history, it is true that Classical Hollywood cinema defined an era through a style and a system that turned...
You only need to take a look around a bookstore, culture-oriented blogs or bestseller lists to find the label "YA literature". If you're wondering what does YA mean, the short version is Young Adult Literature: fiction written about, published or produced for and marketed at people from 12 to 18.
While young...
Aristotle Onassis is one of the best known Ancient Greek philosophers. Aristotle was a disciple of Plato that shared and interpreted his master's theories. Aristotle is an important figure in Western culture. As well as his influence on philosophy, his work also exerted great influence in the establishment...
In the sixth century BC, in Miletus or Asia Minor (Greece), the concept of rational thought was developed. The Greeks are the first civilization in the Western culture to come into contact with new cultures, new ways of thinking and understanding the world, which ultimately causes a crisis of values. This...