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- 2731: Lord Of The Flies -
- ... and speeches. "Ralph was puzzled by the shutter that flickered in his brain. There was something he wanted to say; then the shutter had come down." (p. 156) He started to feel lost in their new environment as the boys, with the exception of Piggy began to change and adapt to their freedom. As he did not lose his sense of responsibility, his viewpoints and priorities began to differ from the ... for my glasses back, not as a favour. I don't ask you to be a sport, I'll say, not because you're strong, but because what's right's right." (p. 189) This new standard of harshness brought tears out of him as the suffering became intolerable. For a brief moment, Piggy's anger at the unfairness and his helplessness robbed him of his usual logical reasoning, which returned ... Piggy was an intelligent boy with a good understanding of their situation on the island. He was able to think clearly and plan ahead with caution so that even in the freedom of their unregulated world, his wisdom and his isolation from the savage boys kept him from giving into the evil that had so easily consumed Jack and his followers. The resulting cruelty Jack inflicted upon him taught Piggy ...
- 2732: The Idiot
- ... this change would indeed be sudden. His condescension and objectification of Nastasya Filippovna is apparent in his treatment and his expectations of her emotional, intellectual, and mental capacities. He found in front of his a "new" woman. A woman who: knew and comprehended a great deal, so much in fact, that it was a matter of profound astonishment whence such knowledge could have proceeded and how could she have worked out such precise formulations for herself (44). It is his "new" and resentful woman with whom Totsky must deal now. Totsky finds himself face to face with a young woman who he thought he had tailored so well to fit society. A "new woman [that] declared that she was perfectly indifferent whether, when, or whom he married, but that she had to come to prevent this union out of sheer spite, for the sole reason that she ...
- 2733: John Updikess Pigeon Feather
- John Updike tells good stories in his new collection, "Pigeon Feathers." What's more -- or, rather, what helps to make them good -- is his conspicuous devotion to the perilous marksmanship of words. All readers are bound to be grateful to him for that ... s Pennsylvania-Dutch tones with a Linotype contribution named for Janson, a Dutchman. And paper made at Spring Grove, Pa. Over Territory and Time The stories in "Pigeon Feathers" float from Pennsylvania to England, to New England, to New York, and always back to Pennsylvania. In general outline and under various names the characters are repeated as frequently as characters are repeated when you are reading the works, say, of J.D. Salinger ...
- 2734: Poverty
- By: nicole Poverty is an issue which society faces each day. It is a constant struggle that cannot be ignored. Defeating poverty would take great efforts and contributions from all. Canada and the third world are examples of countries which are experiencing poverty, yet each differ in different ways. Once seeing the multitudes of condominiums, expensive restaurants, and streets jammed with cars, one would never see Canada as a place suffering from hunger, lack of food or clothing. Yet poverty exists. Poverty in Canada cannot be compared to that of a 3rd world country, since many of the poor have access to transportation and television. What people lack is ability to see the inadequate nutrition overcrowded housing and chronic unemployment. “A visitor to Canada from Africa or Asia ... many social programs available to help the poor. However, there are always some conditions of eligibility. Others depend on the individual s income, the household income and participated on the labor market. Poverty in Third World Countries In 1994 more than one billion people live in absolute poverty. This means they cannot afford essential nutrition, clothing, and shelter. India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Africa are most known for their third world ...
- 2735: The Moon is Down: The Effects of War
- ... knew what war really is in the long run... treachery and hatred, the middling of incompetent generals, the torture and killing and sickness, until at last it is over and nothing has changed except for new weariness and new hatreds" (188). Mayor Orden asks Colonel Lanser if he can refuse the soldiers living in his house. "I'm sorry," The Colonel said. "No. These are the orders of my leader" (20). When asked if ... knows how to communicate as a soldier. He is sad and repelled because of his position in the interest of order based upon senseless violence. According to Richard Astro, "But despite his love for this world and the people who inhabit it, Steinbeck orders his novel to show beyond all doubt that it is as doomed to eventual extinction as the world of Colonel Lanser's overly integrated soldiers in ...
- 2736: When Does Life Begin
- ... first child is not?” The argument gives support to the fact that because the first child cannot perform the act of love that does not make him inhuman. There are many unloved people in the world: refugees, the homeless, and minorities. Would you say that because these people have suffered misfortune or oppression, that that makes them no longer human, and no longer entitled to human rights? Suppose a man was ... existence. Before conception that blueprint did not exist anywhere, after conception it did. From that point on your body grew and developed, but unless you get an organ transplant or some such artificial addition nothing new is added except food, fluids, and oxygen. “The issue is not when does human life begin, but rather when does the life of every human being begin”, according to Dr. Dianne Irving, author of “When ... Publishing House, 1994. Hadley, Janet. Abortion: Between Freedom and Necessity. Temple: Temple UP 1998. Irving, Dianne. “When Do Human Beings Begin?” American Bioethics Advisory Commission. 1999. (27 April 2000). Jasper, William F. “The Survivors.” The New American. 17 Jan 2000 (2 May 2000). Johansen, Jay. "When Does Human Life Begin?" Rev 2/1997. (25 April 2000). Leo, John. “Litmus Test, Slippery Slopes.” US News & World Report. 26 Jan 1998 (2 ...
- 2737: Comparing the Sermon on the Mount and the Sermon on the Plain
- ... who recorded them. Also to make aware the possibility that Matthew and Luke could have been at the same sermon, or rather Jesus gave the same basic sermon at different times with minor variations. Literary World Both sermons begin with the recordings of the Beattitudes. The similarities are the most apparent between the two accounts of the Beatitudes. The beatitudes were given to those that followed the Lord’s Ten Commandments ... deception. This example reveals that the sermons were more likely given at different times. Luke’s records conclude with the Lord’s example of the two men who built their houses in different ways. Historical World Comparing the Sermon on the Mount and the sermon on the plain in the historical world is to reveal how the sermons began, and the similarities between the teachings compared to the earlier teachings of Jesus. To account for the relatedness of the two gospels a Four-Source Hypothesis was ...
- 2738: Grapes Of Wrath
- ... for simply being a preacher. Casy and Jesus both saw a common goodness in the average man and saw every person as holy. Both Christ and Casy faced struggles between their ideals versus the real world. (Despite Casy's honesty, goodness, and loyalty to all men, he would not earn a meal or warm place to stay. Although Jesus had many followers, still others opposed his preaching until the very end. ) These prophets attempted to disengage man from the cares of the world and create a high spiritualism that stemmed joy from misery. (All the migrants found pleasures along their trips and kept their hope and spirit throughout the journey. Thanks to Jesus, the saddest, dullest existence has ... into the wilderness to think His way out of troubles." Casy was beginning to feel confused, troubled and stressful about his faith, but when he went into the wilderness and rediscovered nature, he was a new man with a new-found faith. (Eventually Christ was no longer a Jew and strayed from the traditional Hebrew idea of God. Casy's beliefs did not precisely follow Christianity.) Like Christ, Casy was ...
- 2739: Desertification
- ... by human factors (over-grazing, poor irrigation, deforestation, and over-cultivation) all of which are preventable. Livestock, in many continents, overgrazes and flattens vegetation. Arid areas, such as the Sahel ("Desertification was brought to the world's attention by the Sahel disaster..."), the dry plains of India, and semi deserts of Turkey can usually support a small number of people and their livestock without permanent damage. The land often recovers when ... recover. The earth, as a whole, will suffer if the human causes of deforestation are not eliminated. BIBLIOGRAPHY 1. Encyclopedia Britannica. Deserts. Chicago: William Benton., 1981. 2. George, Uwe. In The Deserts Of This Earth. New York: Harcourt Brace J ovanovich Inc.,1977. 3. McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia Of Science And Technology. Desertification.New York: McGraw-Hill Inc., 1982. 4. Molyneux, John, and Marilyn Mackenzie. World Prospects. Ontario: Prentice-Hall Canada Inc., 1987. 5. Myers, Dr. Norman. GAIA An Atlas Of Planet Management. New York: Anchor Press, 1984. ...
- 2740: Preserving Flowers
- ... HORTICULTURIST. 66(10): 10-13. NAL Call No.: 80.N216 Nau, Jim. 1989. "A flower grower's bibliography: basic references." GATHERINGS: THE CUT FLOWER QUARTERLY. 1(1):2-3. O'Neil, Sunny. 1988. "An exciting new way to dry flowers." FLOWERLETTER. 5(3): 1-2. "Onions that produce flowers, beautiful to bizarre, fresh or dried." 1987. SUNSET (CENTRAL WEST EDITION). 179(5): 233. NAL Call No.: 110.SU7 Petersons, Hedviga V ... ISBN 0-87108-618-2). [Out of Print] Embertson, Jane. PODS: WILDFLOWERS AND WEEDS IN THEIR FINAL BEAUTY; GREAT LAKES REGION, NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES AND ADJACENT CANADA AND AREAS WHERE FROST AND FREEZE ARE COMMON. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1979. (ISBN 0-684-155442-7). NAL Call No.: QK660.E53 Floyd, Harriet. PLANT IT NOW, DRY IT LATER. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1973. (ISBN 0-07-021387-9). NAL Call No.: SB449.3.D7F5 [Out of Print] Foster, Maureen. PRESERVED FLOWERS: PRACTICAL METHODS AND CREATIVE USES. London: Pelham Books, 1973. (ISBN 0-72070- ...
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