The Parallel

Published in the early 1950s, The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis, took 7 years to get off the presses to the public, according to “The Parallel World of Narnia” by Chad Walsh, and became one of Lewis’s best-sellers (2005). In this story four siblings, stumble upon The Wardrobe in their guardians room, which leads them into a secret mystical world, filled with mystical beings and magic, no one knows about. The Witch has taken over the world and has left it cold for many years,…

The Korean War officially started in 1950 and ended in an armistice in 1953 with the Demilitarized zone falling at its pre-war position on the 38th parallel. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea), with support from its Communist neighbors of China and the Soviet Union, invaded south past the 38th parallel in June of 1950 attacking the Republic of Korea (South Korea). North Korea’s invasion resulted in initial success until the United Nations intervened in the defense of South…

original distribution channel, if they can highlight the low-risk of using genuine beauty product effectively, then consumers preference for parallel products will be reduced. On the contrary, the distribution channel of gray market will focus on reducing the risk awareness of consumers. The gray market channel often use the skill to remove consumers concern about parallel beauty product in order to maintain consumers preference for low-priced beauty products. Due to the fact of that, researcher…

within the play Hippolytus. In this review I will summarise each article as I understand and assess each authors argument. In his article, Luschnig takes the view that the characters and motivation of said characters, both human and divine, are so parallel that they form one single frame of action within the dramatic structure. He separates his argument into 4 parts: Motivation and Action, Immutability, Isolation and Conclusions: Exodos. ‘Motivation and Action’ discusses the structure and…

already aboard the raft (303). Although the stories are practically the same in both the animal and human accounts, the human version is easier to comprehend due to the developed characters and similar parallels. The human story is further revealed through questioning insurance men, connecting the parallels between the animal and human stories. The Japanese insurance men act identical to the reader, as they are slow to process the immense relations between the animal and human characters. After…

because of the tendency of Gothic writing to present a fantastic world of indulgence and boundary-crossing and the tendency of the aesthetic, in Pater, to press beyond conventional boundaries and to recognize terror with beauty” (610). Echoes and Parallels The occurrence of doublings between different characters…

directed by Elia Kazan, and The Crucible, a play written by Arthur Miller, parallel each other; however, in both works the creator takes an opposite stance portraying them. The mob in On the Waterfront parallels those accused of witchcraft in The Crucible, Charley Malloy is a parallel to Elizabeth Proctor, and Johnny Friendly is a parallel to John Proctor. Each of these characters are in a similar position to their parallel, however they are perceived as good or bad based on the work in which…

simply a horror story written because fear of being buried alive was common at the time. This is not entirely true, the Premature Burial consists of themes still prominent today. With a dark theme and concerning undertones, this story perfectly parallels one of the most elusive tragedies that, most of the time, go unseen. The Premature Burial is a metaphor about being trapped, expressed through tone, character, and plot. The tone of this story is a combination of despair, terror, and lost hope.…

plausibility of Artificial Intelligence. On the other side of the debate, individuals such as Paul and Patricia Churchland have declared that although a serial machine with a program might not be able to think, Artificial Intelligence might be feasible in parallel processing computers. In “ Is the Brain’s Mind a Computer Program, “ John R. Searle presents an interesting argument against strong artificial intelligence proponents. Believers of strong artificial intelligence contend that a computer…

children created the balance of good and evil (Hamilton 65-70). Correspondently, Darshan’s article discusses “as-yet-undiscussed parallels from ancient Greek and Mediterranean texts” in correlation with the Bible with two perspectives (Darshan 689). The first perspective correlates Genesis from the beginning with the Israelite children to the Greek mythology that parallels the stories. The article concludes that the Mesopotamian literature has become prevalent due to the reign of kings over the…