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- 1961: Battle Royal
- ... the KKK. There was one symbol in the story that stood out especially in my mind and that was the stripper. She was a tall blonde haired blue eyed woman with a tattoo of the American flag on her belie. I think that the stripper symbolized the perfect American white woman, something that a black man could strive his whole life to attain, but would never receive. This was a symbol of the many things that a white man could have, whereas a black ... for the color of their skin. The boxers in the ring wailed at each other, not knowing whom they were hitting or why, just that they had to fight. This was true in the white American society of the time because they didn't know the black people, they blindly sent blows of segregation without actually knowing each individual, but stereotyped a whole race as no good and as lesser ...
- 1962: A Tale Of Two Cities 2
- In the novel A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens, the characters created contribute to the plot revolving around the French Revolution. Each character portrays a role that ultimately intertwines with the plot. Dickens does a very good job in creating a habit, trait or turn of phrase for the characters. These roles vary from inner struggles ... informs much self-confidence in herself. She also has an extensive habit of knitting, which will become a significant theme in the novel. Madame Defarge spends most of her days, weeks, and years before the revolution sitting in her wine shop, knitting a list of names. This list of names is a register of those she's marked for death, come the revolution. This hobby links her closely with the reoccurring theme of fate, while all she knits is death into her list. These names are mainly the ones of the French aristocracy who she plans to ...
- 1963: Capital Punishment
- ... prove this belief; however, "all the evidence taken together makes it hard to be confident that capital punishment deters more than long prison terms do."(Cavanagh 4) In relation to the times in the French Revolution where murderers and thieves heads were thrown into the guillotine, our society today is at a much higher level of thinking. Why should we bring ourselves to the level of thinking that was used almost ... attend daily to watch people killed. Most of the time, they would take the whole family to the guillotine killings. Families actually watched fourteen thousand people be brutally murdered by the guillotine during the French Revolution. Much has changed since the French Revolution. Our society is more civilized and we look at the guillotine and the way it was used as almost a barbaric and inhumane way to take someones life. Yet we still allow our ...
- 1964: Teddy Bear
- By: robert white E-mail: www.AAA0@aol.com Theodore Roosevelt American History Chickasha High School Mr. Solomon April 16, 1998 Second period Robert White Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United states Was the youngest President in the nations history. he took office at the age of 42. Roosevelt had been vice President for only six months when president William McKinley was assassinated. He vigorously led Congress and the American public toward progressive reforms and a strong foreign policy. He took The view that the president as a "steward of the people" should take whatever action necessary for the public good unless expressly forbidden by ... mastered his sorrow as he lived in the saddle, driving cattle, hunting big game--he even captured an outlaw. On a visit to London, he married Edith Kermit Carow in December 1886. During the Spanish-American War, Roosevelt recruited men for a cavalry regiment. This unit became the First Volunteer Cavalry Regiment. Under Roosevelt s command, it won fame as the Rough Riders. He led the Rough Riders on a ...
- 1965: Languages In High School
- Much debate has taken place over when foreign language education should begin in American schools. Currently, the majority of foreign language programs are ineffective and poorly organized. Programs would be most substantially improved if the instruction of foreign languages began in early elementary grades. Teaching foreign languages to American students at the elementary level would be truly beneficial for several reasons. Firstly, if the study of a second language were to begin in elementary grades, children would have more years to practice and learn ... activities that help one to learn a language such as singing songs and engaging in hypothetical dialogue. In contrast, high school students have a much harder time learning a second language. "Only three percent of American high school graduates reach a meaningful proficiency in a second language." (Crawford 2) This astonishing statistic could be altered if foreign language education was mandated in all American elementary schools. High school students are ...
- 1966: Arthur Koestler Darkness At No
- ... in 1938, where forty-eight of the fifty-four on the executive of the Communist Party were dead. All members of the party knew that Lenin and Trotsky had been the real leaders of the Revolution and consequently they did not accept Stalin as the successor to Lenin. So accordingly, as Stalin was aware of the aspirations against him, as he consolidated power it became more dangerous to have known Lenin ... their followers (in expediency to the Party). Rubashov, as a loyal follower of Marx and Lenin, realized that his utopia could no longer exist, and that the Party no longer represented the interests of the Revolution or the masses. Now, as Rubashov understands his fate and the fate of the party, he is haunted by guilt. However this guilt does not correspond with his accusation, as he is accused of counter-revolutionary agitation on behalf of foreign power and of participating in a conspiracy to murder No.1 (Stalin) . Rubashov, being forced to confess to his false crimes, does so as duty to the revolution but moreover as he feels that he has done wrong and deserves to pay. His accusers have no proof but insist that the acts of conspiracy against Stalin are the only logical consequence of ...
- 1967: Animal Farm
- INTRODUCTION: Animal Farm was first published in 1945. Animal Farm is a satire on Stalinism and the Russian revolution. As Russia was an allied of England in 1945, Orwell had a hard time publishing it. The British author George Orwell, pen name for Eric Blair , achieved prominence in the late 1940's as the ... accurate description of the farm and we do not know when the story takes place. When he started writing his book, he did not want people to know that he was writing about the Russian revolution. Many publishers who declined to publish Animal Farm in Britain and America did so because they considered there was no market for childrens books. MAIN CHARACTERS: The novel Animal Farm is a satire on the Russian revolution, and therefore full of symbolism. General Orwell associates certain real characters with the characters of the book. Mr Jones: Mr. Jones is Orwell's chief (or at least most obvious) villain in Animal Farm. ...
- 1968: Propaganda in the Online Free Speech Campaign
- ... in communications is far outpacing the establishment of appropriate cultural, legal and political frameworks to handle the issues that are arising." Clearly, the EFF is very up-front and open about its belief that the American legal system is currently not equipped to handle the daily reliance and use of computers in society, and that the EFF will facilitate in handling problems in the area of litigation and computers. Initial funding ... part, the use of the word "indecent". The plaintiffs in this lawsuit are a very diverse group, and include many who are also cited as contributors to the EFF. Some of these plaintiffs include the American Booksellers Association, the Freedom to Read Foundation, Apple Computer, Microsoft, America Online, the Society of Professional Journalists, and Wired magazine. In their appeal to gain new members, CIEC states that they are, "a coalition of ... Attorney General Janet Reno. This page is designed to look like a 1700's handbill or poster and to arouse emotions of patriotism and fighting for one's country. It would be difficult for an American to view this document and not be reminded of how we fought for our freedom from the English. Icons of patriots shouting out loud, canons and American flags, and pictorial representations of the Constitution ...
- 1969: Animal Farm - George Orwell
- ... he had a hatred of Communism, he was a socialist. Orwell died at the age of forty-seven of a lung problem, leaving behind several unfinished works. Animal Farm is a parody of the Communist revolution in Russia, and as a result its themes are the evils of totalitarianism and selfishness, and also the importance of hard work. Animal Farm tells the story of the Bolshevik revolution in Russia, but from a viewpoint slightly more comical: that of a farm in England. The story begins in a barn, where a boar on the farm named Old Major has gathered the other animals ... farm. Not long after, he dies, but the animals keep his ideas of Animalism (which is essentially Communism) alive and the pigs, who are the most clever animals on the farm, begin to plan a revolution. One day, the workers on the farm forget to feed the animals, and so some of the more powerful horses break down the door to the barn where the feed is stored, and the ...
- 1970: Writing An Image Analysis(engl
- Writing an Image Analysis Since the 1920's, the media has been an essential ingredient in developing the American culture that we live in. Advertising leads consumers into thinking that their product is a product that they need and can't live without advertising has promoted more than commodities in American culture. It dictated American values as well. Advertisements make people believe they can find happiness, even perfection, through the purchase of products. Although, we as consumers control what products get advertised, the advertisers hold quite a bit of ...
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