Transition
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1. James has never been a very skilled mathematician. Nevertheless, he performed very well on Tuesday's exam.
2. In subduing both heart and mind and through the "unstringing of limbs", love renders both gods and men helpless, weak, usurping them of all strength and potency. Here lies the evil of just such a force, for without domination and authority, both gods and men are viewed as lacking any worth. This is the duality of Eros, the god of Love whose power lies in both creation and destruction.
Although the existence of this duality is noteworthy in itself, that the destructive and creative capacities of Eros are external to individual men is even more central to the notion of love in Ancient Greece.
3. The image of being immersed in a deep mist is a Homeric one used frequently in the Iliad when a soldier is mortally wounded as Amaryngkeus is in Book IV when Peiros plunges his spear into his enemy and "a mist of darkness closed over both eyes" (IV. 525-26)
The juxtaposition of erotic imagery with the imagery of death is further employed in the poetry of Anacreon, which plays into the concept of Love as the evil plight of mankind.
4. Chicana literature has been kept under wraps for many years. Recently, however, there has been a growing interest in this genre of contemporary culture. Last year there was a celebration of over 300 artists from California's Chicana population and the popularity of the poets and novelists in attendance was obvious.
5. My brother wanted to spend the day lounging by the sea. My father thoughts it would be nice to drive out to the desert for a change of scenery. My sister said that she would prefer to have a picnic in the park. In the end, though, we decided not to go anywhere.
6. I was not in the mood to be around a lot of people. I was tired from a hard day at work and all I wanted to do was sleep. Sam begged me to hang around for a while. Still, in the interests of securing my mental and physical well being, I left my friends at the bar and started to walk home.