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- 4051: The Sixth Extinction
- ... Sixth Extinction? When is it coming and what is its cause? It is happening now, and we, the human race are its cause explains Richard Leakey. This phenomenon Leakey argues, is easily comparable with the big five biological crisis' of geological history, except this one is not being caused by global temperature change, regression of sea level, or asteroid impact. It is being caused by one of Earth's inhabitants. According ...
- 4052: The Pearl Greed And Its Abunda
- ... be likened to a greedy monkey. A greedy monkey is trapped quite easily, all you need is a secured narrow neck vase and some peanuts inside it. In its greediness the monkey will grab as big a fistful as it can, quickly finding that it now can't remove its fist and the contents. Whatever the impending danger, that greedy little animal just refuses to remove its hand without the contents ...
- 4053: The Old Man And The Sea
- ... so he pulled it in and it was a bonita fish, which he was goin to use for a nice piece of bait later in the day. The day progressed and he saw a real big jerk on the pole. He jumped up and held it, but the fish was not hooked yet. A couple more jerks he felt, but the fish was not taking it. Finally the fish did and ...
- 4054: Slaughterhouse Five
- ... to terms with it understanding it better. There are some things that remain to be answered and only Kurt Vonnegut can answer them. He is a person who has been affected by war in a big way. The trauma of war shows itself in a full-blown proportion in Slaughterhouse Five. The text on the whole is told in a period where, the central character Billy pilgrim comes unstuck in time ...
- 4055: Seeing Futher Through Tears Th
- ... a fast answer to their problems. In Juliet's case she had other options which she willing choose to overlook. Romeo and Juliet's innocence show us that jumping into situations too fast can cause big problems. Their impatience caused them to fall in love too quickly and gave them the impression of being in love.
- 4056: Siddhartha
- ... the Samanas thinking that depriving himself of all feelings was not working, so he tried the exact opposite. Siddhartha decided to indulge himself in all of life's physical feelings. He wondered to the first big city he found and met a prostitute named Kamala, who tought him of physical love for a price. Siddhartha was a beggar and had no money, so he had to get a job. He became ...
- 4057: Romeo And Juliet Essay
- ... that she would rather be dead than to marry Paris. She plots a tricky plan so she can be with Romeo and away from her family. Her plan didn t really go off with a bang, when Romeo comes to see her, he finds her dead (but she s really only sleeping) and he kills himself. Than Juliet wakes up and finds Romeo dead so she kills herself. The overall themes ...
- 4058: Realism In The Great Gatsby
- ... just after World War 1 the eastern United States were flourishing with people and business. As depicted in The Great Gatsby, during the 1920's jazz music was all the rage. Large, fancy homes and big parties (such as Gatsby's) were also quite popular. Fitzgerald realistically demonstrates the inexistence of the middle class at that time. For example the contrast between Tom Buchanan and Mr. Wilson shows vast difference between ...
- 4059: Raymond Carvers Cathedral
- ... each of them envisions a cathedral. For instance, Robert gives facts that he has just heard off the television, demonstrating his limited knowledge. The narrator then attempts a description of a Cathedral, "they're really big," the narrator explains, "they're massive;" (188), and subsequently realizes just how little he knows as well. The narrator realizes that with the gift of sight he can really see little more than a blind ...
- 4060: Ragged Dick
- ... when you look at it with an open perspective. Each and every person s perception of success is extremely different and individual, which makes everyone s dreams different. There may be people who strive for big goals, and there may be others who take it one day at a time, achieving happiness on a less formal level. In comparing the time period of the story to our society today, I seem ...
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