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- 421: Grapes Of Wrath And Jim Casy
- ... and everybody is holy, we are therefor equal. As Tom said, "one time he went out in the wilderness to find his soul, an' he foun' he jus' got a little piece of a great big soul." Once and for all stating equality, and universal holiness. Casy is also a harmonious man. He believes in unity and that because people are all part of something greater than themselves, we should help ... all on God or Jesus? Maybe,' I figgered, 'maybe it's all men an' all women we love: maybe that's the Holy Sperit- the human sperit- the whole shebang. Maybe all men got one big soul ever'body's a part of." He thinks that people working in cooperation is holy: "When they're all workin' together, not one fella for another fell, but one fella kind of harnessed to ... shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken". Tom Joad also said, "maybe like Casy says, a fellaain't got a soul of his own, but on'y a piece of a big one. ... I'll be ever'where-wherever you look." Casy was a Christ-like, unprovincial, and harmonious man albeit he still had personal conflicts. Although Jim Casy has always seemingly been a man of ...
- 422: Al Capone
- ... led to the alley behind the club. There a fast getaway car would always be waiting for Capone to flee in. The underworld of Chicago at the time was being run by a fellow named "Big Jim" Colosimo. Colosimo was a flamboyant man. He dressed in expensive suits and was covered in diamond jewelry. He was always seen eating at expensive restaurants, and owned all the brothels, saloons, and gambling dens ... his most loyal hitman, Al Capone. When Capone arrived in Chicago, he was assigned the small jobs as a bouncer and bartender to disguise Torrio's real reason for sending for him, to kill off "Big Jim" Colosimo. "Big Jim" Colosimo was killed on the night of May 11, 1920. (Nash 606) The reason for his death was due mostly to the prohibition act to be passed in 1920. The act forbid alcohol ...
- 423: Winston Smith's Downfall
- ... love for the Party; love was not permitted between husband and wife and minimally between parents and children. The children of this time were horrible, indoctrinated completely on the goodness of the Thought Police and Big Brother. Mandatory children's groups, The Spies, encouraged children to turn their parents in if they were caught committing thoughtcrime. The English language was being destroyed by the Party, who's language, Newspeak was beginning ... an antique junk shop with rooms for rent above it. His revolt takes a serious twist when he begins a forbidden love affair with a beautiful young girl named Julia. She, too, feels hatred toward Big Brother and the Party, but her defiance towards them were physical while Winston's was emotionally and intellectually more than physically. The inevitable outcome of Winston's actions became real as he and Julia are ... Party. A visit to the terrible Room 101 forces Winston to forget his prior values and thoughts. After a tremendous rebellion and rehabilitation by the party, Winston's flaw ceases to exists, for he loved Big Brother. and belonged to the Party on all levels of life.
- 424: Stan Kenton & His Orchestra
- ... patterns and began adding augmented and diminished 5ths, 9ths, 11ths and 13ths, which in no time began showing up in his arrangements. Much of the original library, written by Stan, permanently changed the sound of big bands. Fiery, stratospheric brass, punctuated by explosive Latin and Afro-Cuban rhythms pushed the time sequences to Mach One and became a hallmark of the Kenton Orchestra. As cerebral a band leader as popular music ... York City another critic wrote: "Last night the excitement and energy generated by the Stan Kenton Orchestra blew the west wall of Basin Street East 15 feet into the kitchen area! "Never before has a big band displayed such an enthusiastic command of its library! I urge you, no I insist you see Stan Kenton's dynamic musical centurions in action. It's an evening, I assure you, you'll long ... Many also consider the trombone choral patterns worked out by Stan in collaboration with lead trombonist Bob Fitzpatrick established a creative milestone that has been slavishly imitated yet never equaled. Night after night, Fitzpatrick's big, buoyant lead notes opened up a blazing doorway for the rest of the Orchestra to stride through and gallantly march across a musical landscape that was ever evolving. There would be no turning back. ...
- 425: Grades Do Not Acurrately Reflect What A Student Has Learned
- ... learned the material presented to them or not. Other students just don't perform well under pressure. A person can study, learn all of the material, understand it, and collapse under the pressure of a big test or exam. When a student knows that a major portion of their overall grade rests on one particular assignment, whether it be a test, quiz, exam, or essay question, the student may panic. When ... grade. Exams are much easier for students who actually learn the material the first time around. Once something is learned, that information stays with the person. Instead of having to cram the night before the big test, one only has to review old notes, and scan through past tests and quizzes. A student who is interested in learning and not grades, is almost always self motivated. The only person who can ... to get the most out of his or her high school career, he or she will focus on the learning portion and let the grades take care of themselves. Perhaps the grades aren't the big mistake, it's the emphasis that is placed on them. Our culture's main problem is that there should be no difference between grades and learning, yet it is obvious that there is a ...
- 426: Richard Cory
- ... girl and she also wore hints of lipstick. This girl was healthy and rather intelligent. Even though she had possessed many good traits she was still looked at by others as "the girl with a big nose and fat legs". She exercised, dieted and smiled as much as possible to please those around her. She became tired of pleasing everyone else and decided to commit suicide. During her funeral those who ... a bullet through his head. Both of these poems portray two views of individuals by society. The girl in The Barbie Doll was healthy and intelligent, yet everyone still focused on her fat legs and big nose. This led the girl to do as much as she could to please those around her. This outlook can be compared to how women are portrayed in our society today. As we, women, look through magazines we are greeted by tiny women with big chests. Some of us feel that this is the way all women should look. Those who feel this way will do all that they can do to look like these models. Many women in ...
- 427: Adolf Hilter
- ... was here that his disliking of the Jews most likely began. Germany after the war was in chaos. With no real Government to control the country, many groups tried to take control. One day a big communist group staged a big riot but another group of ex-soldiers including Hitler managed to hold them back. THE NAZI PARTY Since there were not many chances for employment Hitler stayed in the army. Hitler was assigned the job ... race from the European continent. It is interesting to look and see how a small time boy from Austria with no education, money or political background could become within a few years the leader of big nation such as Germany. Historians believe that Hitler saw a great opportunity to get his views across to the German people who have lost all hope. Of course people did not start to support ...
- 428: A Breif History Of Comics
- ... hired by the Art Instruction in Minneapolis, correcting students correspondence. He then broke into the nation market, having 15 drawings published in the Saturday Evening Post over a 2 year period. Eventually Shulz made it big, or so he thought, after submitting a comic strip to the St. Paul Pioneer Press. His comic, called "Lil' Folks" was published weekly almost up until "Peanuts". In 1950, Shulz signed with United Feature Syndicate ... and cartoons. TV provides us with animated cartoons for all ages. Although television projects towards many diverse audiences, the basic motive of entertainment is still behind most all comic broadcasts. Television is also taking a big bite out of the newspaper's circulation. People, now more than ever before, don't receive a daily newspaper, and sometimes not even a weekly paper because channels like CNN and the local news offer ... a specific item. Cartoonists also design comics specifically for certain advertisements, books, and things like music album covers. R Crumb, one of the leading underground cartoonists of the 60s, designed album covers for Janis Joplin, Big Brother, and the Holding Company. Crumb drew popular underground cartoons such as the Keep on Truckin' guys and "Fritz the Cat". The latter was made into a animated film with the same name. Crumb ...
- 429: Animal Farm - Elements Of Lite
- ... He supposedly changed so much that he began sabotaging the windmill and even destroying it, he also was blamed to milk the cows in their sleep and take the chickens eggs. Napoleon changed in a big way at the end of the story, he became a human. It was leading up to something like this just from the fact of his relations with them. The humans I believe are also dynamic characters because they too had a big change, at the end they became pigs. Pigs to humans, humans to pigs. This is how the story ended. And it ended up being a chain of events that never ended. Eventually Napoleon will get ... lie about him. When Napoleon became drunk and had a hangover Squealer said he was very ill and the animals should not worry that he was drinking alcohol. And before the animals new about the big change at the end of the book Squealer took the sheep and taught them the new maxim. Basically Squealer was Napoleons gopher. Boxer also never changed during the story. No matter who the leader ...
- 430: Race Relations With Huck Finn
- ... The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the novel shows these classes really well. In the beginning of the novel, we see a little bit of the black class, and how they were treated. Miss. Watson s big nigger, named Jim, was setting in the kitchen door, we could see him pretty clear (14). Jim, Miss. Watson s run away slave in the story, is part of the black class. We see the ... and meets Jim, where he really rebels. This will be the start of a stronger friendship between Huck and Jim. Speaking of Jim, he also rebels, but he rebels against the law. Jim made a big decision while there was a great deal of distraction with in the city. When Jim and Huck first met, Jim says Well, I b lieve you, Huck. I-I run off (50). Jim tells Huck ... helped the doctor nurse fix Tom, they made a fuss, and fixed him up prime, and gave him all he wanted to eat, and a good time and nothing to do (278). This is a big push for race relations and rebellion. Slaves are not supposed to eat and dress real nice and have nothing to do. Aunt Polly, Uncle Silas and Aunt Sally realized everything that Jim did, and, ...
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