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- 5541: A Queen Adored: England's Elizabeth II
- ... bright blue eyes were framed by long dark lashes. She was christened Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, after her mother, great-grandmother, and grandmother the Queen. Her delighted father wrote to his royal parents to announce the new arrival and express his hope that they would be as satisfied with the birth of a girl as were he and his wife. As she was born third in line of an unlikely succession, a ... part of [her] immense appeal was due to her vivacity and comic fervor in doing what was expected of her". Though Elizabeth's childhood was quite sheltered, she found access to the rest of the world through the many nursery toys her parents endowed her with. Miniature delivery vans of bread and garden supplies represented the everyday jobs of the people. A Christmas present of a dustpan and brush also symbolized work in the real world, and possibly served as a tool in the development of a remarkable tidiness that followed her through adulthood. Her many ponies also served as a learning experience through the necessity of their care in ...
- 5542: A Review of The Jungle
- ... America. Sinclair consistently throws problems at the man who runs from one scenario to the next. The title of the book comes from an old saying, "it's a jungle out there." meaning that the world is so complex and busy, it is hard to comprehend all that is taking place. That is exactly how the book is portrayed, as a jungle. So many things are going on like crime, politics ... is important to the novel because it is before any laws on working conditions and food quality have been established. The novel takes place in several time sequences where Sinclair briefly stops to explain the new problem that the main character must overcome. The main Characters on the novel are Jugus, the man of which the story follows, Ona, Jurgis's wife, Elzbieta, mother in law of Ona, and Marija, Ona ... the killing beds. But an injury stops his plans of a good lifestyle short. After healing from the injury Jurgis finds out that he no longer has his old job and must search for a new one. Jurgis is unable to find a job and following the death of one of Elzbieta's crippled children Jurgis goes to work in the fertilizer plant, a place where no man chooses to ...
- 5543: Eugene Gladstone O'Neill
- ... to me is life- the substance and Interpretation of life............. [And] life is struggle, often, if not usually, unsuccessful struggle. (Henry, Eugene O'Neill, p.157.) O'Neill has achieved an international reputation throughout the world, his plays and stories are the subject of countless books and articles. Eugene was born at the Barrett Hotel in New York on Oct, 16 1888. His father James O'Neill was one of Americas most popular 19th Century actors, who was imprisoned by the material success of his role as the Count of Monte Cristo ... a sailor traveling on journeys to the Honduras, South America and Europe. (Strecker,Eugene O'Neill,p.1535.)By 1912 O'Neill had been a gold prospector, a seaman and was a regular at many New York Cities flop houses. While he was on one of his expeditions as a seaman he developed the disease Tuberculosis which put him in the Gaylord Farm Sanatorium on December 24, 1912. This little ...
- 5544: Margaret Hilda Thatcher
- ... in the flat above her parents small grocery store. Margaret's father was the greatest influence in Margaret's life, politically as well as religiously and socially. Alfred Roberts came to Grantham during the First World War where he met and married Beatrice Stevenson. "The young couple worked hard and saved money with a passion. Before long Alfred opened his own grocery shop, and eventually he came to own two." (Mayer ... Margaret moved out of the flat above the grocery store and went off to university." (Mayer, 1979) Margaret's life at the university revolved around her work in the chemistry lab, and the lively political world that Oxford had to offer. The organization Margaret most wanted to join was the Oxford University Conservative Association. Her membership in OUCA marked her first formal association with the Conservative party. "It has been suggested ... speaches given at the time to References Lewis, R. (1975). Margaret Thatcher: A personal and Political Biography. Southampton: The Camelot Press Ltd.. Mayer, A. (1979). Madam Prime Minister: Margaret Thatcher and her Rise to Power. New York: Newsweek Books. Minogue, K. & Biddiss, M (1987). Thatcherism: Personality and Politics. New York: S. Martin's Press, Inc.. Thatcher, M. (1995). The Path to Power. New York: Harper Collins. Young, H. (1989). The ...
- 5545: Themes of Oliver Twist
- Themes of Oliver Twist The novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens is a tale of a young orphan boy who enters this world, according to Dickens as an it. For a long time after it was ushered into this world of sorrow and trouble by the parish surgeon it remained a matter of considerable doubt whether the child would survive to bear any name at all; in which case it is somewhat more than probable ... All of this while trying to find out where he belongs . Monks, Fagin and Sikes are the antagonist of this novel. Throughout the novel, every action they take, is linked toward bringing Oliver into a world of crime, and evil. Their lives are filled with crime, and poverty. They are cold men, and Dickens writes about them in the most disgusted way. He seems to write that they bring Oliver ...
- 5546: Silko's "Ceremony": Summary
- ... they were Indians who were wearing uniforms, but because they were soldiers and therefore they were the same as any other White man fighting in the same war. The were saluted and thought of as brave and when they went to bars or to the stores they were given respect and they were looked upon as soldiers fighting the "White" man's war. "White women never looked at me until I ... have ever wanted from these white people. The truth hit them when they returned from the war and they were once again treated as Indians. Soldiers like Emo and Harley bought into that fake ideal world that the white people were putting in front of them. In reality though, the white people did not care for making these Indians a part of them. What they cared about was the fact that ... everyone. The sad thing about it though is that this is racism amongst a same culture and worst of all amongst family members. We have to remember not to play into the white man's world because the only thing that it is doing id dividing a beautiful culture that has a right to spread and be free from ignorance. All of us are equal, but yet we still think ...
- 5547: White Fang
- I. Introduction Jack London, a skilled writer, is seen as the best of his time. Many of London's works are considered to be world classics. In, White Fang, London cleverly transforms the main character, and uses the characters background as the catlyst in this transformation. II. Summary of White Fang London wrote White Fang as a contradictory story to ... day his Indian master gave White Fang to a dog figther in exchange for bottles of whiskey. White Fang did not approve of this trade, and became a ferocious animal, which is just what his new master wanted. White Fang fought for this man several times and never lost, untill one day. When the day arrived, White Fang had to fight a bull dog, and if it wasn't for a man named Weedon Scott, he would have died. He was his new master for ever. III. Analysis of characterization In White Fang the main character is White Fang.White Fang began his life as a wild wolf-dog, but he was taken by an Indian as ...
- 5548: Madame Bovary: Destiny
- ... likes, overcome obstacles and savor the most exotic pleasures. (p.76) The baby was a girl. Emma turned her head away and fainted (p. 77) upon hearing this news. She felt let down by the world, as she saw her hopes and dreams shatter before her eyes. Yet again we are faced with a dilemma: why did she chose to have a baby? Was it only for selfish reasons? And yes ... will have. Emma, on the other hand, not only does she not consider the consequences of her actions, but she does not learn from her mistakes either. She is an idealist who lives in the world of novels and fantasies and tries to compensate for the monotony of her life by making of the wall' decisions that only hurt her in the end. Throughout the novel Emma is faced with moments where her decision is needed, and rarely does she make the right one. Bibliography 1. Flaubert, G. Madame Bovary. Toronto: Bantam Books, 1972. 2. Guralnik, David B. Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language. New York: Warner Books, 1982.
- 5549: Comparison of Kafka's "Metamorphosis" and Dali's "The Metamorphosis of Narcissus"
- ... in this painting, to assist his creative process. As Dali described it, his aim in painting was "to materialize the images of concrete irrationality with the most imperialistic fury of precision...in order that the world of imagination and of concrete irrationality may be as objectively evident...as that of the exterior world of phenomenal reality."1 The rich landscape, seems to be limitless in detail. Dali rendered every detail of this landscape with precise accuracy, striving to make his paintings as realistic as possible. In Greek mythology ... perceive them, go unnoticed, yet life continues to go on around them. Both Gregor and Narcissus, in my opinion, are important because the are the center of attention of each piece of work, yet the world around them seems to go on without them, and improve. Both of these works insist that the audience take time to interpret and understand them. This is perhaps one of the most important reasons ...
- 5550: Scarlet Letter 3
- ... an equal, or even above him. These political positions are possibly one of the reasons that Puritans refuse to accept these emotional displays- because the social status is their basis of society. Hester assumes her new position of power and gives a heartfelt, moving speech. The eloquence of her words is simply beautiful, and the most powerful statement that she makes. Hester's speech turns out to bear a remarkable resemblance ... of the Puritain s. Finally, the forest brings out the natural appearance and personality of the people who use it correctly. When Hester takes off her cap and unloosens her hair, the reader see a new person: ...in her rendezvous with Dimmesdale, she removed the scarlet letter, and shook her hair loose her hair, she was at once transformed (Hoffman 344). They [the readers] see the real Hester who escapes her ... emotions. It is here that thoughts and ideas flow as endlessly as a babbling brook (Hawthorne 188), and emotion is as wild as the forest itself. The strict Puritan restraints never exist in the natural world, simply because it is natural. No intrusion from people means no disturbance in the natural order, and therefore serves its inhabitants and brings them away from their world into an older one. The forest ...
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