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- 1401: Gatsby S Sacrifice
- ... West Egg, Long Island, sprang from his platonic conception of himself. He was a son of God-- a phrase which, if it means anything, means just that-- and he must be about His Father's business, the service of a vast, vulgar, and meretricious beauty. So he invented just the sort of Jay Gatsby that a seventeen-year-old boy would be likely to invent, and to this conception he was faithful to the end (99). James Gatz was already "about his Father's business" when he carefully sketched out a schedule for self improvement on the back of his "Hopalong Cassidy" book. He had already realized what his dream was and had created his own personal religion, which was ...
- 1402: Fraternities
- ... s fraternities help their members develop many skills which are used in and out of college. During membership in a fraternity, one must learn leadership skills, because the chapter has to be run in a business-like manner and because it embraces different offices (President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Scribe, etc..) which are held by its members. These offices closely resemble the ones of real business. Additionally, since membership in a fraternity is seen as a great achievement by other Greek associations' members, every brother must be able to uphold that office at any time. Organization is a must for every ...
- 1403: Metamorphosis By Franz Kafka
- ... The novel opens with Gregor in his monstrous state, late for work. He infers that his job as a traveling salesman is very consequential, yet he is growing tired and frustrated, The upset of doing business is much worse than the actual business in the home office, and, besides, Ive got the torture of traveling, worrying about changing trains, eating miserable food at all hours, constantly seeing new faces, no relationships that last or get more intimate ...
- 1404: The Crucible By Arthur Miller
- ... effect of wild accusations soon resulted in the hanging of many innocents. After the wave of accusations began, grudges began to surface in the community. Small slights were made out to be witchcraft, and bad business deals were blamed on witchery. Two characters in The Crucible, Giles Corey and Thomas Putnam, argue early on about a plot of land. Corey claims that he bought it from Goody Nurse but Putnam says ... effect of wild accusations soon resulted in the hanging of many innocents. After the wave of accusations began, grudges began to surface in the community. Small slights were made out to be witchcraft, and bad business deals were blamed on witchery. Two characters in The Crucible, Giles Corey and Thomas Putnam, argue early on about a plot of land. Corey claims that he bought it from Goody Nurse but Putnam says ...
- 1405: The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
- ... meets Jack Duane, an experienced criminal. After being freed from jail, Jurgis and Duane team up in a luxurious, but risky life of crime. Jurgis learns about the connections between criminals, police, politics, and big business. He becomes a member of this complex network and moves into politics. He runs into Connor again, and beats him to a pulp a second time. Connors political connections cause Jurgis to lose all ... election are being received. The novel concludes on a positive note, showing that the Socialist party made significant progress all across the country. The Jungle is a novel that casts an evil light on America, business, and politics. It promotes the concept of Socialism, emphasizes corruption in our society, and makes wage-earners look like slaves. The book mentions nothing about the benefits of Capitalism. Jurgis and his family moved from ...
- 1406: The Tenth Man By Graham Greene
- ... who were now forced to live under these rules would have to go through because they were scared and wouldn't stand up for what they believed in. In today's society, especially in the business world people disregard what they value because they want that better job or that raise or just to get on the bosses good side. This is not excluded to the business world though, many people lie about what they believe just to belong to a group are to impress someone. This is a real problem among children they give up in what they believe in because ...
- 1407: Fannie Flagg Fried Green Tomat
- ... has had an astounding life. As a child she was named Patricia Neal and was a native to Birmingham, Alabama. She was born there in September of 1941, and was the daughter of a small business owner named William H. Neal. Even when Patricia was known lovingly as the "peanut" she was a bigger handful than an elephant. She was an energetic and lively girl with a powerful imagination. The author claims it spelled trouble, or future writer. Fannie Flagg's writing and show business career began in the fifth grade when she wrote, produced, directed, and starred in a three-act comedy called "The Whopee Girls," which brought the audience to hysteria, but got her expelled from school for ...
- 1408: J.D. Salinger
- ... Valley Forge Military Academy in June of 1936. After his graduation he attended a summer session at New York University, the travels briefly to Vienna, and Poland with his father while learning the ham importing business. Salinger never took over his father's business, but did manage to learn perfect his German speaking skills. Autumn of 1938, Salinger enrolled in Ursinus College. For the following nine weeks he wrote a column in the local weekly newspaper. Salinger's first ...
- 1409: Willy Loman Is The Cause Of Hi
- ... follows his wrong ideas. And the worst part is that he teaches them his sons Biff and Happy. He thinks that appearance is everything. Willy says: Because the man who makes an appearance in the business world, the man who creates personal interest, is the man who gets ahead. Be liked and you will never want (33). This comment illustrates Willy s belief in the wrong idea that appearance is everything ... caused his own misfortune. Willy chose the wrong career for him to get popularity and because of that he lost a great opportunity for success. He got neither success nor popularity. Willy went to the business world because of Dave Singleman. He saw how Dave at the age of eighty-four made his living and was popular. Willy was impressed by Dave s funeral; he saw a lot of people from ...
- 1410: Unwritten Rules
- ... of the other basic rights given to whites. Also, blacks were not allowed to hold certain jobs or participate in certain social activities that were predominantly white. "Exclusion of black people was common in government, business, communiyt association, and in most unions (Jaynes and Williams 60)." "Incident" portrays a child who is obviously familiar with and accepting of the exclusion of black people from social situations. By openly demonstrating his dislike ... group than the black child. This whit child uses hateful actions as a means of keeping himself away from the black community. In "Telephone Conversation" the woman uses the method of selecting whom she does business with to keep herself apart from people of a different skin color. By being choosy about whom she will allow to rent from her, this woman is staying separate from a group unlike her own ...
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