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- 13961: Bless Me, Ultima: Antonio
- ... it blossom, and no one else meddling in it." It is then that his nightmares cease, for now he understands the power of time. Ultima's influence is now able to provide Antonio with a new outlook on the destiny of his future. He now able to view things from a new angle and is no longer constantly preoccupied with pleasing his parents. His own personal happiness, he now realizes, is also an important factor to include in consideration. He feels obligated to abide by his parents ... hard place,' it is then that he begins to understand that a compromise is in store. "Take the llano and the River Valley, moon and the sea,God and the golden carp -- and make something new." In a dream he once had, Ultima informs him that "...the sweet waters of the moon which falls as rain is the same water that gathers into the rivers and flows to the seas. ...
- 13962: Douglas Hurt's The Dust Bowl
- ... The Plow that Broke the Plains. Rexford G. Tugwell dubbed the film, “America’s first documentary film.” Franklin D. Roosevelt called it a “modern tool of government.” The film was shown to congressmen, diplomats, and New Dealers on May 10, 1936 at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. The film carried terrific punch, but some Dust Bowlers weren’t happy. T. E. Johnson of the Amarillo Globe noted that the ... lived seem less than that of the east. Also, people such as Eugene Worley, a delegate to the Democratic Convention, did not want to film shown because it showed a relationship between the film and New Deal to socialism. As the Dust Bowl became more and more common, many newspapers stopped reporting of the passing of each dust storm. Many editors thought they were no longer newsworthy. Also, publicizing the storms ... it, yet many stayed despite their melancholy. Often times, people stayed because they realized that their society like any other is made up of good and bad qualities. Moving somewhere else would mean adapting to new situations unlike those they had ever experienced. For many Dust Bowlers, the Dust Bowl was just a bad quality of a glorious country. In 1954, The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) allotted $15 ...
- 13963: Lives of Dystopia Can Be Changed
- ... her face cannot be seen. She wears white wings on her face so that no one can see her and the only way she can see out is by sneaking short peeks at the outside world. In both of these books, 1984 and The Handmaid’s Tale, the main characters know that the controlled lifestyle that they are living is wrong. At the beginning, they think that this is the way ... van waits in the driveway, its double doors stand open. The two of them, one on either side now, take me by the elbows to help me in. Whether this is my end or a new beginning I have no way of knowing: I have given myself over into the hands of strangers, because it can’t be helped.” (pg 276) This quote shows how she could possibly be getting a ...
- 13964: A Eulogy for Gatsby
- A Eulogy for Gatsby When I first came to New York, I heard all these crazy stories of a man named Gatsby. He was throwing these wild parties, he had relatives in Germany where he received a lot of his riches, and so on and ... he loved. Gatsby threw wild parties, where he wouldn’t even know half the people in the room, just to see if by chance Daisy would arrive. He would easily give up anything in the world just to spend an afternoon with Daisy. Most people are never able to experience love like Gatsby felt for Daisy, he was one of the lucky ones. The cause of his death was a horrible ...
- 13965: The Scarlet Letter
- ... actions. Hester is questioned and lectured to by the local leaders, among them her partner in adultery, Reverend Dimmesdale. After Hester is taken from the scaffolds, she is brought into a prison cell, and a new doctor in town, who happened to be Hester's husband, is brought in to take care of her and her child. After unsuccessfully trying to get the name of her illegitimate partner, he decides that ... The forest-The forest that Dimmesdale and Hester meet in is gentle and accepting, but in the same way, harbors witchcraft. Only in nature can Dimmesdale and Hester meet. It is a symbol of the world external to society. Themes Sin and Redemption- The theme of sin and redemption echoes throughout the novel, with numerous examples. Hester, the most prominent example, did her penance by wearing the Scarlet “A,” and Reverend ...
- 13966: Lord of the Flies
- ... Everyone is hard at work the next day, either building huts or hunting. Soon the younger boys loose interest and go off to play. A meeting is called and the boys come up with some new ideas and talk about problems. Meanwhile jack wanders off and enjoys the peace and quiet. Soon the boys get into a rhythm of everyday life. In the morning is the best time for activity because ... the shadows and the body. The twins scramble down to the beach where a group has assembled, and they tell the story with farfetched details. A team of explorers is sent to investigate. They discover new land and plan what they will do with it, but Ralph reminds them of their mission and they continue. As they approach the hilltop, Jack accuses Ralph of being chicken and starts up by himself ... on the beach, some of the hunters surprise them and ambush them. Not wanting a fight the hunters only take some torches from the fire, and leave saying that Jack is the leader of the new tribe and they are having a feast and everyone is invited. Also, they can join Jack£s tribe if they behave properly. Meanwhile, Simon was having an encounter with the pig head. It seemed ...
- 13967: Kangaroos
- ... where as the female red kangaroo is a greyish - blue colour. The largest is the Red Kangaroo. It stands taller than a man and can weigh 85 kgs. It is the largest marsupial in the world.Both of the grey kangaroo sexes have grey fur. A Kangaroo is a marsupial mammal. It is a macropod which means "big foot". The Kangaroo moves by hopping on its powerful hind legs. It uses ... front paws (which have sharp claws) or by kicking them with its powerful hind legs. Contrary to what you see on TV the kangaroo is not a boxer! Kangaroos are found in Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea. Most are terrestrial and all are herbivorous, grazing and browsing for their food. Their principal enemies are humans, who kill kangaroos for meat and for their hides (used in shoes), and because kangaroos compete ...
- 13968: The Great Gatsby: Typical Male Behavior
- ... out men...He was his wife's man and not his own." (144), a need for control takes over George when he discovers his wife had "some sort of life apart from him in another world." (131) with perhaps another man. To gain control over this situation and thus live up to the social expectation, George takes drastic measures. He states "I've got my wife locked up in there. She ... in the novel this is conveyed through a conversation between Jordan and Nick. "You mean to say you don't know?" said Jordan honestly surprised. "I thought everyone knew... Tom's got some woman in New York: (19). In addition, there is reference to an affair Tom had with a hotel chambermaid at the beginning of his marriage to Daisy. Eventually the affair became public following a car accident in which ...
- 13969: 1984: Lack of Humanity
- ... the words. The old language, appropriately called Oldspeak is compared to Newspeak as, “… [Oldspek] with all its vagueness and its useless shades of meaning…Do you know that Newspeak is the only language in the world whose vocabulary gets smaller every year? Don’t you see that the whole aim of Newspeak is to narrow the range of thought?” (Syme, Pg.46) While reducing the range of thought is part of ... of Oceania is an imbecile that has been brainwashed exclusively with Party slogans, and is capable of believing everything the Party says. O’Brien said it best, “We may be obliged to give him a new identity. His face, his movements, the shape of his hands, the color of his hair-even his voice would be different.” (O’Brien, Pg. 143) Somebody could switch identities like that, and no one would ...
- 13970: Obasan: Book Review
- Obasan: Book Review I decided to read the novel by Joy Kogawa entitled Obasan. The novel was written in 1981 and told the details of how the Japanese were discriminated against during World War 2. The authors main purpose was to educated the reader on how hard life really was for her family and other Japanese Canadians living in British Columbia, and especially in Vancouver. Joy Kogawa tried ... Park, and also a political aspect of why this was happening to these people. All and all I would have to say this novel helped me a lot in understanding what happened during the Second World War. Before reading this novel, I would have to admit that I really did not even know this happened in Canada, which is really sad. I did know though that the Japanese in the United ... were sent from the west coast, but did not realize that it reached the west coast of Canada. Obasan is a very good novel for anybody who did not know what happened during the Second World War. I would recommend this novel to all Canadians, but especially to British Columbians. Obasan was on the most part well written and gives an excellent account of the Japanese reviews. Obasan was a ...
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