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    Guys! It was the racoon dog!!!

    What would we do without our firefighter journalists?!?


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    I'm very proud of Chat GPT. I trained him/her to give a coherent answer to this question. It took a lot of work.

    Do the themes of the Alexandria Quartet and Homunculus et la Belle Etoile overlap

    While there are similarities in the themes explored in The Alexandria Quartet by Lawrence Durrell and Homunculus et la Belle Etoile by Wallace Stevens, they are distinct works with their own unique perspectives and styles. Both works explore complex ideas related to identity, self-discovery, and the relationship between the abstract and the physical, but they approach these ideas in different ways.

    In The Alexandria Quartet, Durrell uses a multi-perspective narrative structure to explore the interconnected lives of a group of characters in Alexandria, Egypt, during the 1930s and 1940s. Through his characters' experiences, Durrell delves into themes of love, desire, power, and the interplay of memory and perception. The Quartet is a rich and complex work that challenges the reader to consider the nature of reality and the subjective nature of human experience.

    In contrast, Homunculus et la Belle Etoile is a poem that uses dense and abstract language to explore similar themes. Wallace Stevens's poem is a meditation on the nature of human consciousness and the relationship between the abstract and the physical. It uses the homunculus as a symbol of the intellectual and abstract aspects of the human mind, and the "belle étoile" as a symbol of the sensual and physical world. Through these symbols, Stevens explores the tension between the abstract and the physical and the struggle to reconcile these two aspects of human experience.

    In summary, while both The Alexandria Quartet and Homunculus et la Belle Etoile deal with similar themes related to identity, self-discovery, and the relationship between the abstract and the physical, they approach these themes in different ways, and are distinct works with their own unique perspectives and styles.
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    Would you agree that desire is an important theme for both Durrell and Stevens?

    Yes, desire is an important theme in both Durrell's The Alexandria Quartet and Stevens's Homunculus et la Belle Etoile.

    In The Alexandria Quartet, desire is a recurring theme that drives the actions of many of the characters. The novel explores various forms of desire, including romantic and sexual desire, as well as desires for power, knowledge, and self-discovery. Desire is portrayed as a complex and often contradictory force that can lead to both fulfillment and destruction.

    Similarly, desire is a central theme in Homunculus et la Belle Etoile. The poem explores the tension between the intellectual desire for abstract knowledge and the sensual desire for physical experience. The homunculus is portrayed as a symbol of the intellectual desire, while the "belle étoile" represents the sensual desire. The poem suggests that both types of desire are important for human fulfillment, but that the challenge lies in finding the right balance between them.

    Overall, while desire takes different forms in The Alexandria Quartet and Homunculus et la Belle Etoile, it is an important theme in both works and serves as a driving force for the characters and ideas explored in each.





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    I'd be embarrassed too if my opinions were so humiliating

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    Quote Originally Posted by sturg33 View Post
    But just to get the buffoon on record...

    Do you believe the COVID outbreak came from a bat at a wet market?
    Notice...

    Like all leftist idiots .. he cannot answer what his own opinions are.

    Leftists are.mentally impotent

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    It’s important for the leftists to believe it was naturally occurring because the obvious answer leads to a whole range of conclusions that go against their world view.
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    Quote Originally Posted by sturg33 View Post
    Guys! It was the racoon dog!!!

    What would we do without our firefighter journalists?!?

    Lol- yeah those raccoon dogs we forgot to test the whole time !!!!
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    I revert back to noted extreme leftists Jon Stewart on this one.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tapate50 View Post
    Lol- yeah those raccoon dogs we forgot to test the whole time !!!!
    They need natural origins to be reality.
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    Quote Originally Posted by thethe View Post
    They need natural origins to be reality.
    Its literally the only thing that will keep the people from digging further.
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    ho hum... imagine being so dumb to have fallen for all this

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    There is a section specifically on natural immunity.

    I think we know one idiot who fell for the propaganda in that one.
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    No one will acknowledge it

    But kinda a big deal though ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tapate50 View Post
    No one will acknowledge it

    But kinda a big deal though ?
    I dunno but did you hear about trumps minor finance misdemeanor in 2015?

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    This is so good to watch, and a terrific opportunity for nsacpi to explain that these people are just too stupid to know what's good for them

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    https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/biden-...gins-1.6785083



    Biden signs bill to declassify intellig3nce about the oranges of the covid 19 virus. Curious as to why Trump didn't do this.
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    We all know this by now

    Not sure why you’d trust this WH now
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    Who said I trusted "this WH"? I dont trust many people, especially politicians.
    "Donald Trump will serve a second term as president of the United States.

    It’s over."


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    Quote Originally Posted by Garmel View Post
    Oh dear

    Sorry BL
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