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- 9731: Ariel By Sylvia Plath
- ... There," and "Cut." "Lady Lazarus," the last of the October poems, presents Plath as the victim with her aggression turned towards "her male victimizer (33)." Lady Lazarus arises from Herr Doktor's ovens as a new being, her own incarnation, "the victim taking on the powers of the victimizers and drumming herself into uses that are her own" (33). Linda Bundtzen also sees the poem as "an allegory about the woman ... herself sexually; " Thus, Plath freed herself from male dependency (Bundtzen 236). Two Ariel poems "Cut" and "Getting There" do not exhibit a full rebirth but rather exploit "the female body's victimization to mover towards new self-perceptions (Bundtzen 247)." In both poems the female body "remains passive, acted upon by the mind's transforming powers" (Bundtzen 247). In "Cut" the amputation of the thumb "is a symbol of female castration ... Lady Lazarus" and "Fever 103" involve taking over the old useless body and making it superior. In "Ariel" she is possessed by and in possession of the instant when the word is incarnated, when the world becomes a vision of energy unfettered by mortal substance, and in Plath's development as a poet, freed from the carnal sting. She is, in this moment, the presiding genius of her own body ( ...
- 9732: A Critique Of Inside The Brain
- ... book that should be had by all. If all prospective parents were to be given a copy of this book, and if they were to actually read it, the future of our country, and our world for that matter, would be a much brighter one. Some of the points made, including the need for children to be stimulated mentally beginning at an early age, are crucial. Armed with this information, any ... heal the brain and mind. Much attention is given to potential treatments and therapies for those suffering from debilitating injuries and diseases. Along with explaining how the brain and associated tissue can heal themselves, many new avenues of treatment are discussed. Again these issues can be, due to their very technical and scientific nature, very obfuscated with technical jargon. Kotulak does an excellent job of avoiding these pitfalls and delivers the ... possible. The book also offers hope to the many victims of brain injuries and their families. Stopping short of announcing a cure for these medical disasters, the author offers hope in the form of many new breakthroughs in the areas of pharmacotherapies and brain imaging. The ultimate feeling that the author of this book leaves his readers with is a sense of hopefulness, and if one accepts some of the ...
- 9733: To Kill A Mockingbird: The Theme of Prejudice
- ... had inside of the walls of their safe home, with their father. They saw people like Boo Radley and Tom Robinson as demonic and witch like. They don't realize how hard and ugly the world outside their home is and can be. In my opinion they really don't have an idea of how much they really have, and how little others do. The children, through out the novel mature ... trials and the way of life in Alabama in the 1930's. . Bibliography Johnson, Claudia Durst. Understanding To Kill A Mockingbird. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1994. Johnson, Claudia Durst. To Kill a Mockingbird: Threatening Boundaries. New York: Twayne Publishers, 1994. Adams, Phoebe. "Summer Reading". Atlantic (August 1960), 98-99. Lyell, Frank H. "One Taxi Town". New York Times Book Review, 10 (July 1960), 5, 18. Thorndike-Barnhart, Comprehensive Desk Dictionary Doubleday and Company, Inc. 1967
- 9734: Windows 95 Beats Mac
- ... pulling teeth. The instructions given to help install hardware were too complicated for the average user. There was also the issuer of compatibility between the large number of different hardware setups available in the PC world. Is a particular board going to work with my PC? With Windows 95, these problems were alleviated with plug and play technology. With plug and play compatible boards, the computer detects and configures the new board automatically. The operating system may recognize some hardware components on older PCs. Mac userw will claim that they always had the convenicnce of a plug and play system, ubt the difference shows in teh ... voice recognition, whereas the Pc user does not have. In truth, the promised building blocks for telephony control do not yet exist. I think the speech is not good point in the Mac. In the world of computer, people cannot stand still for too long without getting passed by. Windows 95 now threatens the only assets the Mac has in capturing the interests of the consumers because of configuration in ...
- 9735: The Jungle: The Appeal of Socialism
- ... United States of America. They had aspirations of success, prosperity and their own conception of the American Dream. The majority of the immigrants believed that their lives would completely change for the better and the new world would bring nothing but happiness. Advertisements that appeared in Europe offered a bright future and economic stability to these naive and hopeful people. Jobs with excellent wages and working conditions, prime safety, and other benefits ... Jurgis would later learn of worker unions and other groups to support the labor force, but the early years of his Americanized life were filled, with sliced fingers, unemployment and overall a depressing and painful "new start". Sinclair, has shown in a dramatic style the hardships and obastacles which Jurgis and fellow workers had to endure. He made the workers sound so helpless and the condtions so greusome, that the ...
- 9736: Nuclear Power
- ... wastes, must for the protection of mankind be stored or disposed in such a manner that isolation from the biosphere is assured until they have decayed to innocuous levels. If this is not done, the world could face severe physical problems to living species living on this planet. Some atoms can disintegrate spontaneously. As they do, they emit ionizing radiation. Atoms having this property are called radioactive. By far the greatest ... decaying' to a stable state their energies can be used according to the kind of energy they emit. Since the mid 1900's radioactive wastes have been stored in different manners, but since several years new ways of disposing and storing these wastes have been developed so they may no longer be harmful. A very advantageous way of storing radioactive wastes is by a process called 'vitrification'. Vitrification is a semi ... binding of radioactive wastes in rock matrix gives assurance of its permanent elimination in the environment. This is a method of disposal safe from the effects of earthquakes, floods or sabotages. With the development of new ion exchangers and the advances made in ion technology, the field of application of these materials in waste treatment continues to grow. Decontamination factors achieved in ion exchange treatment of waste solutions vary with ...
- 9737: The Rime Of The Ancient Marine
- Rime of the Ancient Mariner The idea of people making wrong actions and having to pay for them afterwards is not new. The Christian religion centers itself around the confession of sins done by men or women. Luckily, they have the power to repent and do penance to receive God s forgiveness. God sends people this power and people around the world mimic this cycle of crime, punishment, repentance, and reconciliation in court systems and other penal codes. "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" helps implement all this cycle with the murder of the albatross and how he ... a natural thing whether it is self-inflicted or given and must be one so one s heart can be free of guilt. Crime, punishment, repentance, and reconciliation is evident in many things around the world. They are an active part in society, and they decide the fate of many people. Some do not except their penance and are condemned. Others recognize what they have done wrong and do as ...
- 9738: I Heard An Owl Call My Name
- ... The Bishops ulterior motive was to help Mark grow as a person. He does not tell Mark about his illness because he wants him to get involved and attached to the Indians. Mark meets new people and learns all about the Indian cultures, traditions, and rituals. He had to overcome many great difficulties in order to help and convert these proud, Kwakiutl native people. The old ones were unreligious while ... respect towards the old people and the old ways of life. His first problem was trying to be accepted into this struggling primitive community, which was starting to be swallowed into the white man's world. Then he had to help preserve the old culture of totems and salmons from being replaced by a new culture of alcoholism and residential schools. A few Indian youths went to a school in Vancouver, to which the elders disapproved because they knew the young people would never return to the village. In ...
- 9739: Anderson I Want To Know Why
- ... the narrator tells us is that "everyone in our part of Kentucky who is anyone at all, likes horses". Certain values and conditions are highly prized in this part of Kentucky. The racing season with new colts, bloodlines, legendary horse families and trainers all share a common bond of shared love for the thoroughbreds and champions. The narrator, a white boy, is envious of the black cook, Bildad for his closeness ... his legs and Mr. Van Riddle himself put the saddle on." The horse was like a lightening rod and connected people in their admiration and expectations. "Seemed to me there wasn't anything in the world but that man and the horses and me", as the narrator noted. The horse Sunstreak ran a magnificent race and broke the world's record for a mile and everyone was so proud and happy. The respect and love for horses and racing brings people from all cultures together whether they are rich or poor. The atmosphere ...
- 9740: Ins And Outs Of Surfing
- ... things, such as Kneeboards, Body boards, Kayaks and many other weird and wonderful things. A few of the really dedicated surfers, and those that can afford to, will spend some of their time travelling the world trying to find their own perfect wave. Some of the lucky ones will actually find one. But now that we have all different types of boards peoples opinion of their perfect wave has changed to ... Summer and The Endless Summer II. The first film was made around 35 years ago and the second was made in 1994. The two films are about a couple of guys who travel around the world trying to find a perfect wave. Looking at the two movies you can notice how much surfing has improved over the years and how many new spots there are to surf. There are many different things that can effect the characteristics of a wave such as size, shape and speed. The main influence on a wave is the wind, but ...
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