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- 2751: Stephen Vincent Benet
- Stephen Vincent Benet Only in a time when the pressure of the world amounts to angst and the fight for freedom can a world advance in it's literary achievements. A writer, just like an artist, builds his creations from the mood and settings of the surrounding atmosphere. In the first half of the twentieth century, the atmosphere was filled with resources to stimulate literary creativity, such as the second World War and the Great Depression (Roache 102: 14). The social genre of the time gave way to the broad appeal to American life and the focus of freedom leading to original stories and historical ...
- 2752: Ralph Waldo Emerson
- ... but rather to believe in himself. His grandfather once said, “I pray every night that none of my descendants might ever be rich.” As a boy, Emerson was serious and some what withdrawn from the world of play. He did not interact with other children with the exception of his three brothers who were all very close. Emerson’s first experience with a teacher like figure was his aunt, Mary Moody ... Nature, Emerson’s first book was effective where it should be, in the minds of those who were beginning to think like Emerson. It was both, “...welcomed and damned as the first clear blast of New England’s Transcendental horn. ” Ralph Waldo Emerson was deemed to be so controversial his ideas are still questioned today. Such controversial ideas include, “I declare [the church] dead and helpless, and call upon the future ministers who sit before me to consider what kind of awakening they must undergo before they can hope to touch the living world. ” Ralph Waldo Emerson’s Reform turned out very well. He gained a lot of respect through out the world, though I doubt this was his intent. Emerson would be happy to know that even ...
- 2753: The Japan-American Trade War
- The Japan-American Trade War For years after the end of the second world war, the Japanese suffered from an inferiority complex. This was the result of the American aid to Japan which helped to rebuild their country. Soon the Japanese started producing goods, small stuff at first, like ... the Japanese of course. If Americans can not learn to compete with the Japanese, then there is going to be some serious trouble because the economic problem will not just "go" away. When Japan lost World War II, six million Japanese had to return home from the colonies Japan lost. These people had to be fed, clothed and housed. The outlook for Japan's recovery did not look very hopeful. The ... embarked on a period of great economic growth which is growing at a faster rate every day. The Japanese are now at the head of a powerful economy which is the second largest in the world, exceeded only by the Americans. Many beleive that the Japanese economy will overtake the U.S. economy by the year 2000. Polls in the United States have indicated that the Americans rank the Japanese ...
- 2754: Grapes Of Wrath - Jim Casy Chracter Analysis
- ... 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 ...
- 2755: A Thing Of Beauty Is A Joy For
- ... realised that seasons change and we should change with them. True, spring has its songs, but so does autumn! Keats realises that this beauty will not last forever, as seasons change, but this change brings new beauty. The onomatopoeia in the third stanza instigates a more active tone , the increasing rhythm almost represents a celebration, for the `Wailful choir the small gnats mourn is contrasted with the `loud bleat ,`hedge-crickets ... seen as movement throughout the seasons, beginning with pre-harvest ripeness, moving to the repletion of harvest itself, and concluding with the emptiness following harvest, but preceding winter . Keats also first focuses on the vegetable world, then human activity in gathering the harvest and concludes to the world of animals, birds and insects. This progression is also in the senses, as Keats begins with tactile senses then visual and ends with auditory senses. This order reflects the message of beauty. As beauty ...
- 2756: The Way A Man Breaks The Bonds
- ... The sound of a city dying. "'A man running the running man a man alone, on foot watch '" BOOM! The sound of a man awakening from his stupidity, a man at the dawn of a new era in his life. Fahrenheit 451, a novel by Ray Bradbury, has Montag, a man who becomes driven to justice, to change society from reliance on evil technologies. At first Montag was one of them ... BOOM! The house is gone, the knowledge, contained within the walls, gone, all gone. Montag changed throughout this novel. Evil, futuristic technologies, as well as other events caused him to change. Montag wants a different world, and he sets out to get it. At first Montag was an average fireman. He was an average guy, in an average city, with an average wife. Montag thought: "It [is] a pleasure to burn, to see things eaten, to see things blackened and changed. With the brass nozzle in [my] fists, with this great python spitting its venomous kerosene upon the world, the blood pounded in [my] head" (3) He thought all there is to life, is TV and burning books. He liked to speed around at upwards of 300 mph, just like everyone else, hoping ...
- 2757: Friends
- ... has happened many times before, and it will happen many times again. What one needs to know is that college isn’t a place to mope around; it is a place to rejoice and meet new people. College is a place where one develops skills in meeting new people and creating new friendships. This skill is not just learned and then lost. It is a skill that can be used anywhere and any time thought life. The hardest part is to get the ball rolling and ...
- 2758: The Awakening 3
- ... woman, Edna Pontellier, who transforms herself from an obedient housewife to a person who, is alive with strength of character and emotions which she no longer has to repress. Playing the role of a wealthy New Orleans housewife, Edna searches for fulfillment in her customary 19th century life, where the Creole society had high expectations of their women. Even with children, a generous husband, and financial stability, Edna finds herself wanting more from life. In the novel, two women friends of Edna, Adele Ratignole and Mademoiselle Reitz signify her awakening and the consequences of her new found self. Edna was attracted to both women for their prospective connection to the two existences within which Edna struggles to find herself. Adele Ratignolle is Edna's close friend and confidante, but the two ... enough to justify her life. Adele could not understand how Edna could say that she "would never sacrifice herself for her children, or for anyone" (Chopin, p. 47). Edna's being is taking on a new importance in her life. She is starting to realize just how important it is to be true to herself. She has never done that before. She went along with the way things were supposed ...
- 2759: Henry VIII's Divorce From Catherine of Aragon
- ... She is a woman of most gentleness, humility, and buxomness; yea, and of all good qualities pertaining to nobility she is without comparison."(Albert, p. 32). Catherine was looked at by many people as a brave woman, without mercy. The people of England not only loved her as their Queen, but as their friend. Catherine of Aragon came into Henrys life as a sister-in- law. She was married to Arthur ... full of happiness and love. Little did she know what was in store for her in the future. Henry and Catherine's relationship was good at first. Catherine loved Henry more than anything in the world. After twenty-two years their marriage was undergoing a change. It was a change that neither of them could control. During their marriage, Catherine conceived six times. Only one child survived. Her name was Mary ... the Pope would make a decision in her favor, Henry would come to his senses and take her back. Her supporters felt that the Pope must excommunicate Henry and remove him from the throne. The new Pope, Paul II hesitated to do this and again put off any decision. During this time Catherine suffered from recurring illness of severe stomach pains, and nausea. Catherine became sicker and sicker as time ...
- 2760: Nelson Mandela
- ... introduced the policy of apartheid. Apartheid is a term that originally is Dutch and means separation. The system was in practice used to retain the white minority's economical, political and cultural supremacy. There came new laws that devided the population into white, black, coloured and Asian groups. the foundation of apartheid was already made when the first European settlers came to South-Africa, and since then the suppressed have been ... created a special concord among all the people that was called "non-white". The campaign got attention also internationally. The participants dicipřine, their self sacrificing work and relationship to eachother was noticed all over the world. After a while Nelson Mandela was considered South-Africa's national foregrounds-figure in international media. ANC was banned in 1960 because the party opposed strongly to white supremacy. Mandela was forced to work underground ... understanding. He turned up in the most unexpected places, and even had speeches at big conferences. Because of his daring actions, he was called "The Black Pimpernell". After debates the illegal party,ANC, established a new, violent group in their party, - "Umkhonto We Sizwe". Nelson Mandela was appointed the leader position. It was not an easy decision whether to use violence or not. Some doubted if it was the right ...
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