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- 5431: Do What You Love And The Money
- ... follow In this essay I will examine the meaning behind Jacob Needleman's statement "There is this idea: 'Do what you love and the money will follow'. I think that this is one of the New age Fantasies". First explaining this quotation, I will then look at some of the questions that this statement raises, using similar views from an anthropology background and scholars such as Karl Marx to investigate the ... in the author's eyes does not follow us. Therefore the statement " do what you love and the money will follow" is contrary to Needleman's beliefs and in a sense would seem like a new age fantasy. Human life to him is money, to be human in this day and age is to require money and our own conciseness needs to accept this fact. To understand you're individual life ... it would be crass to assume that such a delusion as money following you will occur. There are some questions that arise in such a statement, such as does money really override everything. Is the world so consumed with profits, capitalism and possessions that it can run on nothing else? Where is love, is this an antiquated notion only held by such romantic poets such as Lord Byron and Shelly, ...
- 5432: A Memorable Experience in Photography
- ... in the field of photography came during the Spanish Civil War. His most famous picture was a snapshot of a courageous man in the act of falling(Capa18). His own special talents and course of world happenings, led him into a role as a professional photographer of war(Images of War20). To really admire and understand Capa, you must have a fascination for dramatic and emotional pictures of war. There probably ... group of thousands. Capa puts into perspective in just one photograph, something my grandfather will never forget. The Bombing of Pearl Harbor. The photograph that brings back these memories is taken somewhere in Europe during World War II. It's a photograph that has the air full of scores of Japanese warplanes. They are flying over war stricken farmland. As an American citizen, this photograph brings a lot of emotions through ... memories of the day my grandfather told me the story. I never really was interested in photography, but now I realize the beauty and power it can have on your emotions. Works Cited Capa, Robert. New York: Grossman, 1974. Capa, Robert. Images Of War New York: Paragraphic Books, 1974. Capa, Robert. Photographs Eds. Cornell Capa and Richard Whelan. New York: Alfred A. Knopf Inc, 1985.
- 5433: The Chosen
- ... Danny hit him in the eye. The event is able to bring them closer together. After many visits to the hospital to visit Reuven, Danny totally changes him: "Somehow everything had changed...it was another world."(p.96) Danny opens his eyes to a new culture and people that Reuven hardly understands. They hang out together a lot and Danny brings him to his home. Here is where Reuven sees a different world just a few blocks away from his own house: "The liquid streams of racing children, the noisy chatter of long-sleeved women, the worn buildings and blotched banisters, the garbage cans...gave me the ...
- 5434: Herman Melville: An Anti-Transcendentalist Or Not
- ... figure whose exploration of psychological and metaphysical themes foreshadowed 20th-century literary concerns but whose works remained in obscurity until the 1920s, when his genius was finally recognized. Melville was born August 1, 1819, in New York City, into a family that had declined in the world. “The Gansevoorts were solid, stable, eminent, prosperous people; the (Herman’s Father’s side) Melvilles were somewhat less successful materially, possessing an unpredictable. erratic, mercurial strain.” (Edinger 6). This difference between the Melville’s and ... a seaman on the U.S. Navy frigate United States. After his discharge in 1844 he began to create novels out of his experiences and to take part in the literary life of Boston and New York City. Melville's first five novels all achieved quick popularity. Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life (1846), Omoo, a Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas (1847), and Mardi (1849) were romances of ...
- 5435: Catcher In The Rye
- ... of honor that he attempts to live up to and expects to as abide by as well. Since the death of his brother Allie, Holden has experienced almost a complete sense of alienation from the world around him. This alienation is evident in every part of his life. Holden is unable to relate to anyone at the three prep schools he has attended. While standing on Thomsen Hill, Holden cannot help ... Old Pencey didn’t win" (Salinger 2). Not only does Holden feel isolated at the schools he has attended; he has this feeling when it comes to his family as well. Upon his return to New York City, Holden does not go home. Instead, he chooses to hide out from his family. According to Ernest Jones, "with his alienation go assorted hatreds – of movies, of night clubs, of social and intellectual ... hardly does him justice. Critics such Frederick L. Gwynn, Joseph L. Blotner, and Frederic I. Carpenter view Holden as a character who is "Christ-like in his ambition to protect children before they enter the world of destruction and phoniness" (Carpenter 24). Holden’s experiences throughout the course of his life have created a desire in him to preserve the innocence of those he considers to be innocent. He attempts ...
- 5436: The Chosen By Chaim Potok
- ... Danny hit him in the eye. The event is able to bring them closer together. After many visits to the hospital to visit Reuven, Danny totally changes him: "Somehow everything had changed...it was another world."(p.96) Danny opens his eyes to a new culture and people that Reuven hardly understands. They hang out together a lot and Danny brings him to his home. Here is where Reuven sees a different world just a few blocks away from his own house: "The liquid streams of racing children, the noisy chatter of long-sleeved women, the worn buildings and blotched banisters, the garbage cans...gave me the ...
- 5437: Princess Diana
- ... wanted to help with the amputees and other victims. Her visiting these people helped them cope with their pain (Donnelly 107). Over the many years of Diana’s help and work she put into the world, she obtained the name “People Princess”. She not only was she a help and mentor, but a role model for everyone (Donnelly 74). A tragic death hit the nation on Sunday August 31 1997. Princess Diana and her new found companion Mr. Dodi Fayed were both killed in a horrible car accident at the Place del Alma underpass in Central Paris (“Diana” Internet). This was a shock and tragedy to everyone. This beautiful fairy ... she needed. She was rarely out of range from people’s cameras (Kantrowitz 40). As it can be seen, Princess Diana led a very successful life. Although short, her life left an impression on the world that will never be forgotten. Works Cited Delano, Julia. Diana a Tribute. New York: Crescent, 1997 Diana, Princess of Wales. http://www.royal.gov.uk/family/diana.htm Donnelly, Peter. Diana: A Tribute to ...
- 5438: Does Violence In Movies Contribute To Violent Teens
- ... Rock Police Department, and Steve Tallman is the Lieutenant, with over 35 years on the police force has seen many murders or attempts from teenagers of many different ages, while Steve Jr. And Ron are new to the force but have already encountered two teenage murders. Recently, they had a kid that grew up in Flat Rock, one day over the summer he went into Woodhaven High School and shot and ... them, but without that person kids will not have them(Madigan1). He also says that "In boot camp, your head is shaved and you’re taught to reject old values and to accept that the world is a dark and dangerous place,"(Lt. Col. David Grossman) but in movies, TV, and video games that just allow kids to shoot a fake weapon at a bad guy, or an alien, and at no time do I ever see words pop up onto the screen telling you to forget what you were taught and learn this new way. Grossman and others say " it is an epidemic of youth violence of which the tragedy of Littleton, Colo., is but the most horrifying examples, follow similar incidents in Arkansas, Oregon, and Kentucky, have ...
- 5439: Genghis Khan
- ... father. However, when Temujin was still young his father was poisoned by members of an enemy tribe and died. Temujin inherited his father’s position, but the rest of his tribe did not accept their new leader and abandoned a teenaged Temujin and his family. For a short time the family lived in poverty, owning only a few sheep and other livestock and digging up roots for food. Temujin, however, managed ... to build his own army. He employed rigorous training and strict discipline to create a supreme fighting force. He also made sure that they were well equipped and that they did not hesitate to adopt new tactics and weapons. He appointed the officers in his army based on their achievements rather than their family connections. Through this, he gained officers who would remain loyal to him alone. Temujin used his army ... Genghis Khan, a title which is thought to mean universal ruler or oceanic ruler. Now, Mongol ambitions began to look beyond their homeland and Genghis Khan was poised to begin on his great adventure of world conquest. Genghis Khan’s new nation was organized, above all, for war and Genghis used the same techniques in disciplining his armies as he had in his earlier years. Initially his troops consisted only ...
- 5440: Violence In Rap Music
- ... fighting in other countries like Kosovo, shootings in schools, and violence on television. In my opinion, though, nothing has a greater effect on the youth of America than rap music. However, this isn’t a new issue, there has been violence in rap music for years. Such as, gang violence, references to drive-by shootings and homicides in songs. Since this is such a broad topic I will explore the violent ... LAPD (Los Angeles Police Department) to investigate them. Hopping on the anti-gangsta rap bandwagon politicians began to show interest in the rap industry, but not in a positive way. Hip-hop wasn’t a new form of music in 1989, in fact it started in 1982 with Run DMC, but nobody was ready for this form. The police and politicians didn’t like what N.W.A was saying in ... P (Percy Miller) lured him away with a sweet contract. Murder continued to be a major part of gangsta rap, infact, Suge Knight’s next move dropped a bomb on the rap industry and the world. In 1995 Suge Knight paid 1 million dollars in bail money to have Tupac Shakur released from jail on assault charges and in return Tupac signed a three album deal with Death Row Records. ...
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