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- 11991: A Modern Version Of Oedipus Ki
- ... equality, which were signs of a very long lasting era of peace for the tribe. But on the other hand all the prophecies agreed in one thing: since there is no complete perfection in the world a time would come when all the decades of peace and joy would come to a stop bringing a cold blooded leader full of greed and hate that would bring the tribe close to its ... having the choice of marrying Wind of Rage's widow: Wandering Feather. Black Hawk accepted all the prices and after being recognized as the chief of the tribe he decided to marry Wandering Feather. The new couple had children and led the tribe toward its long desired peaceful way of leaving, but despite of how hard Black Hawk tried things never returned to the way everybody wanted. From time to time ...
- 11992: Animal Farm 2
- ... the goat and Benjamin the donkey and the rest all came just to hear what the old pig had to say about the strange dream he had the previous night. He dreamt about an ideal world. He talked to them about life, about their situation in life and the problems in life. Their only problem was Man. Man used them for his own purposes: his own needs. That, to them, seemed ... in his ideas. Squealer is an equivocator: he could convince the animals of anything he or Napoleon desires. Moses represents the clergy. Molly is materialistic: she is more interested in material things than in the new life that Animalism has provided. Boxer is a hard working and honest animal he represents the working class and the mouzlik society.
- 11993: Animal Farm - George Orwell
- ... farm in England. The story begins in a barn, where a boar on the farm named Old Major has gathered the other animals to tell them of a dream he had, a dream of a world in which humans do not rule over other animals. Old Major encourages the animals of the farm to revolt against Mr. Jones, the owner of the farm. Not long after, he dies, but the animals ... returns to them and they drive Frederick and his men off of the farm. Boxer, however, is injured, and because he is so powerful, the animals are unable to get any work done on the new windmill without him. Soon, however, he heals, and work begins. Unfortunately, the work gets the better of Boxer, and he collapses. Napoleon decides that a human veterinarian would do a better job of curing Boxer ...
- 11994: Antigone 2
- ... same time. Later in the conversation the reader learns that Antigone has a plan to bury here brother Polynices and that she wants Ismene to help her. Ismene is scared to do this because the new king, Creon, has issued a decree that says that any person that attempts to bury the body will be sentenced to death. The fact that Antigone is going to attempt to bury the body creates ... day. Many times you hear in the news of a particular reader or country that refuses to give in or give up their pursuit of something because they don t want the rest of the world to think that they were a weaker nation. It is a common theme in today s society. The play Antigone by Sophocles is a great play. In it Sophocles uses many features that would classify ...
- 11995: Appearance Versus Reality In T
- ... for wealth. The Buchanans on the other hand, did not have any problems related to money. Daisy Buchanan gives the appearance of leading an interesting, thrilling life in East Egg. She has traveled around the world, and lived the life of luxury. However, even with all her wealth and status, she still leads a dull, unfulfilling life. She is constantly complaining of boredom and is seen as being restless throughout the novel. They [Tom and Daisy] had spent a year in France for no particular reason, and then drifted here and there unrestfully wherever people played polo and were rich together (p.6). Daisy s world and the people she associates with, all have achieved the American Dream, but they have no aspirations or goals and thus they all live meaningless lives. This sense of boredom and unproductiveness is seen at ... is far from exhilarating. I think we should do something spectacular. I feel that all our lives have been too restrained (p.274). She never had real goals in life; she drifted aimlessly throughout the world. She gained all her wealth from her inheritance. Daisy has achieved the American Dream in a sense, but the true ambition and spirit behind it has been lost. Nicole s past relationships have also ...
- 11996: A Good Man Is Hard To Find Ana
- ... which O'Connor apparently believed to be more prevalent in the "glamorous" Old South. Attention to prim detail separated the grandmother from the rest of her family who seemed to be living in a different world than she. As she organized herself in preparation for the trip, her family was described as rather common people living in a frusturated middle class world. O Connor described the old woman as she settled herself comfortably, removing her white cotton gloves and putting them up with her purse on the shelf in front of the back window. The children's ... God. At this point, the Misfit also has a revelation. His lesson however, is that by killing the grandmother, he helped her find God and therefore realizes that he does have a purpose in the world, that he will have to answer to a higher power sooner or later. Flannery O'Connor was deeply concerned with the values and the direction of the youth of her time. She believed that ...
- 11997: The Deadly Social Cloud (Satir
- ... kill a person by smoking, it will eventually lead to death just the same. A study from the American Lung Association states that for every six people that die from cigarette related deaths around the world; one of them is an American. In the United States, cigarettes are the cause of one in every five deaths. According to a U.S. Surgeon General's report, cigarettes contain four thousand chemicals and ... sticks. The owners of these companies will fall under the laws that I have proposed which will put them under criminal charges. In addition to criminal charges, the companies will soon be bankrupt from the new laws. Stopping growth of tobacco plants is not an option unfortunately, due to the fact that other counties such as Cuba and Mexico are the lead producers of tobacco. The United States cannot control production ...
- 11998: A Lesson Before Dying
- Ganes, Earnest J. A Lesson Before Dying. New York: Vintage Books 1993. Genre: Novel 256 pages Setting: The story is set in a small Cajun Louisiana town in the 1940 s. The setting in this story is significant because, the whole story is ... to figure out how to be a man. These conflicts relate to the theme because when Grant and Jefferson doubted themselves, they didn t get anything accomplished, but when they opened their minds to accept new concepts, they realized that they could do what they wanted. It relates to Ganes theme that nothing can be accomplished if you don t have an open mind. Subplot: one of the subplots in this ... Scheme: This story takes place in a span of approximately one-year. Theme: The main theme that I found in this novel was that you have to be able to open your mind and accept new knowledge to accomplish any goals that you have. Grant had a goal of making Jefferson feel like a man when he died. When he didn t really want to do it, Suppose I am ...
- 11999: A Lesson Before Dying 2
- ... the story, and from this point on, both men look at life completely differently. There is the epiphany of the story, where Mr. Wiggins realizes that the purpose of life is to help make the world a better place, and at that time he no longer minds visiting Jefferson and starts to become his friend. Mr. Wiggins' relationship with his aunt declined in this story, although it was never very strong ... for the first time that he was more than a hog, Mr. Wiggins truly cared. Mr. Wiggins developed greatly during the course of this story, along with other characters featured in the story. Vivian met new people and increased the quality of her relationship with Mr. Wiggins, Miss Emma finally got to see someone stand for her, Tante Lou learned that she had a decent nephew after all, and Jefferson got ...
- 12000: Glass Menag.
- ... general treats people with disabilities today - the same as everyone else. I also liked the development of Laura's character over the course of the plot. At first she was timid and afraid of the world. But as the play progressed, and her character grew, she started to grow out of her timidness and started to be more trustful of people. By the end of the play, she had completely opened ... with Jim, and living "happily ever after". But that is not how real life is, and I like the way that Williams shows us that not everything works out to be alright in the real world. I don't like the way that Amanda kept accusing Tom of being selfish. I think that Tom is being very generous and noble by supporting Amanda and Laura. It's not his duty to do so, but he is still doing it, regardless. He could be out in the world having fun with his money, but instead he chooses to support Amanda and Laura. I would recommend that you continue to use this play as study material for grade eleven students. I say this ...
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