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- 6251: Character Analysis In Jane Aus
- ... daughters making continuous fools of themselves. This behavior is generally blamed on the mother being a poor example for her offspring, but with Mr. Bennet's acknowledgment of poor fathering the condition takes on a new light. Perhaps if he has shown more love and more guidance to his three youngest children they would not be so infected with their mother's character traits and act more amiably like their older ... and Prejudice. Put quite simply, without a character of Mr. Bennet the irresponsible father, Austen would have no plot. Vital to the plot, Mr. Bennet is also crucial to the reader's perception of the world that Austen is describing. Most members of this society are greedy and mercenary, and those who are not are so entangled in their own passions that they almost never see the absurdity of the world around them. Mr. Bennet is different however. While being realistic, he also takes great pleasure of observing the sad silliness of the world around him, and poking fun at it on many occasions. "For ...
- 6252: Corporate Control
- ... provides us with an excellent case to back that point of view. Perhaps one of the biggest stories of this decade has been the tobacco industry. We saw them stand before Congress and tell the world that cigarettes were not addictive. The industry was able to “lawyer” its way out of trouble time and time again. They essentially used legal maneuvers, and certainly money, to keep the truth from the American ... of Americans sit down and watch the nightly news or read the paper. We know that we will be told all the days news, that we will be educated about what is happening in the world around us. We also know that we will be updated on issues that we care about as individuals and a society. Another delivery mechanism for information is television magazine shows like 60 Minutes. People know ... no matter who it damages. Bergman embarked on a crusade to see that the whole story was aired. Eventually CBS did air the entire interview. The only did so after receiving sharp criticism in The New York Times. The Washington Post, also showed that the smear campaign that CBS was using as justification for not airing the story, was nothing more than trumped up charges. CBS was left looking quite ...
- 6253: Never Lose Hope
- Never Lose Hope William Blake, born on November 28, 1757, in London is one of the greatest English poets. His work is studied today all over the world. One of Blake’s poems, “The Chimney Sweeper”, shows many signs of immortality. In this poem, immortality can only be reached by maintaining hope in a hopeless world and embracing happiness. An example of this is line 20: “He’d have God for his father, and never want joy”. Immortality is something people have chased for years and have never been able to ... denotes that he is an adult now with the responsibility of being a chimney sweeper. Blake is really saying that his childhood was terrible like the work of a chimney sweeper. Now Blake introduces a new character into the poem, which is Tom Dacre (ln 5). In the second stanza, Blake is stating the mortality, or unhappiness of Tom. The author’s tone changes for a moment in stanza two ...
- 6254: The Lost Generation
- By: Brian Bunevich Brian Bunevich 3/22/99 History During World War I, many of the men who fought were only about nineteen years young. These men experienced horrors beyond belief in a matter of years, which is ten times worse than a normal man experiences ... lucky ones; they didn't have to fight in it. The kids who did fight in it didn't know what to expect. They were taken from their sheltered homes and thrown into unimaginable chaos. World War I should never have been fought. It was because of a royal family feud that caused millions of deaths. How would one feel if one saw their best friend blown up right before their ... had the audacity that younger soldiers lack. The older men also do not loose their youth. They had something that no one can take away, memories of their childhood and teenage years. That is something World War I veterans never had in the first place. Through the book All Quiet on the Western Front, it tells all the horrors of war. It also tells of comradeship and the lost generation. ...
- 6255: Ralph Waldo Emerson: “Self-Reliance”
- ... Waldo Emerson’s “Self-Reliance” is a wonderfully written essay that gives many definitions of what one’s self is about. With many definitions to define self-reliance it could give the reader so many new positive ideas about how to change and better their life. The most significant strength of the essay is it’s spiritual and honest definitions about what the self really is and the details in which ... if there are any references. It would be an easier piece to read if there were footnotes with explanations. I have wholeheartedly enjoyed Emerson’s essay and think about some aspects of life in a new light. Faith and religion is the base of a wonderful life. Emerson states, “The relations of the soul to the divine spirit are so pure, that it is profane to seek to interpose helps. It must be that when God speaketh he should communicate, not one thing, but all things; should fill the world with his voice” (28). This is the target everyone should reach in his or her life. Emerson was correct in saying that it is insane to seek advice from someone who is a “go- ...
- 6256: Stephen Crane Biography
- Stephen Crane Biography Stephen Crane was born in Newark, New Jersey on November 1, 1871. Stephen was the last of 14 children. His father a Methodist Minister died when he was nine. Stephen never cared much for school. He became well known as a social ... and the University of Syracuse for one semester where he was most known for playing baseball. Crane was obsessed with war and any form of violence. In 1891 he started writing for newspapers in the New York area. Stephen Cranes first work was a novel called Maggie: A Girl of The Streets. Then Crane wrote the Red Badge Of Courage, a novel about a civil war soldier, which earned Crane international ... American West, and Mexico. At age 27 Crane moved to Jacksonville, Florida where he got married. While in Jacksonville, his boat the Commodore sank off the coast and Crane wrote about his adventure in the New York Press. Crane also covered the Greco Turkish war and later settled in England where he made friends with famous writers of the time including H.G. Wells and Henry James. Crane also covered ...
- 6257: Cystic Fibrosis
- ... that keep the lungs clear of mucus and microbes to enzyme supplements that aid digestion—many people with CF live into their thirties and beyond (Hopkin, 1998). CF was known as a very deadly disease. World wide about 50,000 children and young adults have cystic fibrosis. Of those, 30,000 Americans have it, 500 Americans die each year (Ansorge, 1994). CF is an inherited disease of the exocrine glands affecting ... infections—were a common symptom for many other diseases, too. In 1936 Dr. Geuido Fanconi of Switzerland described "cystic fibrosis of the pancreas" in children. In 1938 Dr. Dorothy Anderson at the Babies Hospital in New York City made the first thorough report of CF as a separate disease. (Silverstein, 1994). In the early 1950s there was a heat wave in New York City, and doctors discovered that many of the children who were brought to hospitals for heat prostration were suffering from CF. This led one of Dr. Anderson's co-workers, P.A. DiSant' ...
- 6258: Carlos Santana
- Carlos Santana Ryan Conroy All the world knows the special magic of Carlos Santana. Since 1966, he has led the group that bears his name, selling over 30 million albums and performing before an estimated 13 million people. In every performance, Carlos ... waves and making people dance. Tijuana, 1955 the drastic change of moving from the small, quiet town of Autlan to the humming, thriving boom town of Tijuana brought a renewed hope and opportunity for a new life. Both for Carlos and his family. The eight-year old Carlos quickly left the violin for the guitar, studying and emulating the sounds of B.B. King, T-Bone Walker and John Lee Hooker ... the Santana Blues Band was overwelmed by a wave of popularity that would take them from San Francisco's Fillmore West, to that historical performance in 1969 before 500,000 at the Woodstock Festival in New York. Carlos Santana had arrived, and with him, a new spirit and dedication to his music. Always changing, always searching, always growing--yet always consistently and clearly Carlos. Every new album--including 14 gold ...
- 6259: Flowers For Algernon
- ... Charlie and Ms Kinnian, over the course of the radio play. To Charlie, Ms Kinnian is like a mentor. She supports and cares for Charlie throughout his development, and helps him realise things about the world and himself that he never knew before. Ms Kinnian cares deeply for Charlie, in this radio play, she believes Charlie is a " very fine person," but Charlie feels more than respect for Ms Kinnian. As ... and this angers him, for all he ever wanted was to be like his friends. Even when Charlie is very intelligent, he is still not accepted, for now Joe and Frank feel threatened by the new Charlie. " Before, when they laughed at me, they despised me for my ignorance; now they hate me for my knowledge. What in God's name do they want of me?" Flowers for Algernon is also ... of a conflict of interest. It is suggested in the radio play that Dr. Nemur's main reason for performing and publishing the results of the experiment, was to achieve fame and acclaim at the ‘World Psychological Association'. Dr. Nemur often seems to refer to Charlie as an object, and experiment rather than a human. As Charlie says, " Nemur seems to think he hasn't so much helped me, as ...
- 6260: Russia's Five Year Plans
- ... for all.” Lenin’s own interpretation of the Marxian critique was that to achieve Communism there would first have to be a socialist dictatorship to first suppress any dissent or protest. Through coercive tactics this new government seized power and in 1917 Lenin came to power. Under his “rule” Russia underwent radical changes in it’s economic doctrines adopting a mixed which was termed the New Economic Policy, also referred to as NEP. This economy called for some private ownership of the means of production, but the majority of industry was made property of the people, which meant the majority of ... of the old Tsarist military system and established institutions in government. During this period, censorship and the subordination of interest groups such as trade unions was imposed to stop dissension and increase conformity to the new government policies. After Lenin’s death in 1924, Joseph Stalin quickly gained control of the Communist party and the oppressive reforms started by Lenin were continued and at length became completely totalitarian. Stalin was ...
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