Idealism And Truth In The Novice

“Idealism is fine, but as it approaches reality, the cost becomes prohibitive.” -William F. Buckley Jr. Here, William F. Buckley Jr. sends a warning: that idealism itself is fine, but idealism which threatens reality can have prohibitive consequences. W.D. Valgardson’s short story, The Novice, shows a sailor reflecting on his life, and his fate, as he and what’s left of his crew wade in Alberta’s Lake Narrows, waiting for sunrise. In WD Valgardson’s, The Novice the reader should come to the realization

not objects. Where is the line drawn? Is it possible to cling on to a possession so much that it starts to detrimentally affect the person involved? W.D. Valgardson’s short story The Novice demonstrates that this is certainly a possibility. The protagonist undergoes a similar situation; he gets caught up in idealism (glamorizing

this invaluable insight is attributed to success, so most newcomers are not expected to achieve immediate accomplishment. Such a situation can often demoralize an individual, and stint their efforts, but not Jack Stanton. In the film, Stanton is a novice in running for president. His campaign manager, Henry, is also a beginner. Thus, it is difficult for the cause to thrive to its full potential, if the people involved lack the necessary experience. This shortcoming is highlighted through Henry’s campaign

“The Political Color Wheel” In contemporary times, America represents the pinnacle of national power. It exhibits unparalleled global influence, holds the most powerful military forces, is the site of major technological innovations, and contains a wildly glamorous entertainment industry. Quite simply, the United States is the most powerful nation on Earth, and commanding it, is the president. Not only does that individual control much affluence, weaponry, or media outlets, they are quite literally

hear is valueless; only what I see is living, and when I close my eyes my vision is even more powerful.” This quote from the metaphysical artist, Giorgio de Chirico, can be relayed to his audience visually through his artwork. During his years as a novice artist, Chirico gained inspiration from the surreal scenarios in the works by European Symbolist artists. Along with these Symbolist artists, Chirico’s pieces of art were influenced by the philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer and Friedrich Nietzche.

couldn't. For all subsequent generations, then, the Western has to be rediscovered, like some store of ancient literature one studies in school. Reviewing the last twenty-five years of the Western, 1960–1985, is salutary for both aficionados and novices. The sixties began with a great film done in the sparest, most austere classical manner, Budd Boetticher's Comanche Station (1960). The last of the Renown cycle of seven films that Boetticher made with Randolph Scott, Comanche Station reduces the

University: University of Leiden 14 June 2012 Department: Language and Culture of China Course: Visual Political Communication (BA3) Semester: Summer Semester 2011/2012 Lecturer: Florian Schneider Journey to the West A Textual-Visual Discourse Analysis Name: Stefan Ruijsch (Student No. 0620203) Major: Chinese Studies, BA 3 E-mail: s.ruijsch@umail.leidenuniv.nl Phone: 06-48369645 Address: Vrijheidslaan 256, 2321 DP Leiden Word Count: 9,387 Table of Contents