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- 15581: The Harness Conspiracy
- ... than later, one of these "illnesses" would kill her. He was acting. He was trying his best to play the part of a husband grieving for his lost wife, but at this point he was new to "acting" and made his whole reaction too melodramatic. Another of these clues appears when Peter starts to spend all of his time devoted to his peas, his house, oddly enough, still stays clean. When Peter breaks down and tells Ed about the changes he is going to make, he says that he will get a new clock, hire a fat housekeeper, and have dirt on the floor. None of these things happen at all. When Ed visits, he notes that the clock was wound, there are no fat women around, there ...
- 15582: The Cherry Orchard: Reality, Illusion, and Foolish Pride
- ... process she had undergone -- being able to accept blame) she kept quiet and left him ignorant. She lived her life in an illusion, pretending to be the old Nora that she was, and not the new and changed woman she had developed into. She didn't let the person she had become permeate all the aspects of her life. She let the illusion of the old Nora continue well after she had become a new person. Eventually she evolved into a person who couldn't stand to be married to Helmer anymore. Helmer: Nora, I would gladly work for you night and day, and endure sorrow and hardship for your ...
- 15583: Machiavelli's The Prince: Views of A Leader
- ... country based upon his past analysis of history. This advice was designed to help keep a ruler in power. Machiavelli had a very pessimistic, cruel, deceitful, and hypocritical view of how one should govern the world for he believed that it was the only way to govern men as they are. In Chapter XVII we can see clearly Machiavelli's exceedingly pessimistic view of man: he says "that they are ungrateful ... nice president is. From the stories of Thomas Jefferson and his affair with a slave to the family-man myth of John F. Kennedy, we've long indulged our leaders' lies. We live in a world where we lie about traffic tickets, sell cars and houses without mentioning defects, falsify resumes, and fudge our tax returns. History also shows that many leaders who did not keep their words were quite sucessful ...
- 15584: Interview And Death
- ... ingredient to a meaningful life, the development of relationships. After having gained the conscious comprehension that his life is coming to an end, it seems that David has received an element of peace with the world and acceptance of the inevitable. He clarifies, Petty concerns and worries have been replaced with an overwhelming need to help others see the light at the end of the tunnel. Such a metamorphosis has been ... life. David closes our interview by summing up his experiences in one statement, Just knowing for certain that no miracles will be blessed upon me has given me an overall acceptance of the way the world functions and my role it. Given this truth it would be only natural for one to question lifes meaning, for it may seem be a useless adventure in self examination. Yet it is through ...
- 15585: The Pearl: Material Society, Material Thoughts
- ... the town, refused to assistant the child, turning them away when they arrived at the door. Lastly they turned to the sea to seek their fortune. When Juana set sight on the "Pearl of The World." she felt as though all her prayers had been answered, if she could have foreseen the future what she would have seen would have been a mirror image of her reality. Juana's husband was ... bites for `little Indians'? I am a doctor, not a veterinary." for the doctor had known that the peasants hadn't any money. He had been to Paris and had enjoyed the splendors of the world, and therefore he wouldn't be seen dealing with the less fortunate as he knew that the less fortunate would surely always be just that-less fortunate. However it seemed that he had been stereotypical ...
- 15586: Their Eyes Were Watching God: Janie Speaks Her Ideas
- ... died she finally told him her feelings. "....And now you got tuh die tuh find out dat you got tuh pacify somebody besides yo'self if you wants any love and any sympathy in dis world. You ain't tired to pacify nobody but yo'self. Too busy listening tuh yo'own big voice," said Janie. Her final and most loved husband was Vergible "Tea Cake" Woods. She could talk most ... it made her feel like she was worth something more than just a wife. Tea Cake had given Janie the self-worth that she needed. He had given her the confidence to pull the whole world onto her shoulders and she found great happiness in his memories. She learned a lot through Tea Cake's love and she was very happy being with him. Janie's marriage with Tea Cake was ...
- 15587: Native Son: Character Actions Defines Their Individual Personalities and Belief Systems
- ... his friend Gus watch a sky writing plane, Bigger expresses frustration in his statement "I could fly one of them things if I had a chance." Discussing the impossibility of accomplishment in the white- controlled world, Bigger expresses hopelessness, saying, "They don't let us do nothing." When Gus reminds Bigger that they have always known this, Bigger agrees, but insists that he cannot accustom himself to it. "Every time I ... same misguided need for freedom that Bigger found when committing murder. separatism and oppression. Richard Wright believes in the immorality of oppression. He uses his book as a tool to vent his frustration, at the world that segregates negros. His characters, themes and conflicts probably originate from his own experience of separatism. By using such a wide range of characters, he gives the readers who are not black an insight into ...
- 15588: Forest People
- ... mother, provider of all that is good and bad. Influenced by long term customs and beliefs, they would always return to the forest after an extended amount of time in close relation to the outside world. At one point, when Turnbull returned for the second visit, he noticed some significant changes within the village. It was noted that some pygmies were physically working for the negroe villagers and adhering to their ... have many little quirks within their own sociocultural system. These have developed over time and have been reinforced through occurrence. The BaMbuti, children of the forest, hopefully maintain a boundary between them and the "outside" world. Their lifestyle is unique and one of great wonder for many people and should be appreciated for the time to come.
- 15589: Medical Malpractice
- ... to sue seems like the right thing to do. It is human nature to always look for a party at fault in any tragedy. Doctors' fears of malpractice awards also result in bad medical care. New procedures carry a higher risk of harm and second guessing later, so doctors stick to conventional treatments, even in terminal cases, for fear the treatment may hasten the patient's death. The opposite is also ... Canada News Wire. [Toronto] 12 Dec. 1995. (Internet) n Taylor, John Leathy. Medical Malpractice. Great Britain: John Wright & Sons Ltd., 1980. n Law, Sylvia and Steven Polan. Pain and Profit: The Politics of Medical Malpractice. New York, NY.: Harper and Row Publishers, 1978.
- 15590: Sports in Canada in the 1920s
- ... age of sport. Many sports, such as hockey, football, and baseball, were becoming all professional. The sports heroes of the decade were amateurs. They often came out of nowhere to capture the headlines, medals, and world records. The greatest multi-sport hero of that age was Lionel Conacher. He played hockey, football, baseball, and lacrosse. On the day of the 1921 Grey Cup, he played in the city baseball championship, and ... a 23-0 win over the Edmonton Eskimos. In that game, he drove for 15 points, displaying incredible kicking and running skill. The 1920's also was the golden age of sport for women. The world's greatest basketball team, the Edmonton Grads, were all women. The Edmonton Grads were a team made up of players who were students or graduated from McDougall High School in Edmonton. From 1915 to 1940 ...
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