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- 1421: The Crucible Men Of God
- ... not appear, although he is discussed. Hale seems to be regretting his actions in Act 1 that created the witch-craft frenzy now felt throughout the town. Hale goes from house to house, not with business of the court, but business of his own. As he says himself, "I am a stranger here, as you know. And in my ignorance I find it hard to draw a clear opinion of them that come accused before the ...
- 1422: The Martian Chronicles
- ... what everyone wanted. It was pretty sad though that the boy was crucified for a stupid reason. The Luggage Store This was about a man who owned a luggage store that was not getting much business. He was talking and found out there might be a big war on Earth. Therefore, he believed that his business would pick up. This story was laid back and just bringing the thought of war into the story. It was not too enjoyable to read. The Off-Season This story was about a man who ...
- 1423: The Jungle 3
- ... slavery, graft, corruption, Social Darwinism, class consciousness and the corporate domination which persisted despite the Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890. He criticized advertising, capitalism, and the meat-packing industry. He attacked corrupt politicians and business practices. He described America as a plutocracy - rule of the wealthy, and an oligarchy - rule of a privileged minority, subjugating the proletariat or working class. He blamed the ills of American society on its foundation ... Sinclair offered solutions to the ills. He aimed to replace competition with cooperation. He wanted public ownership of essential industries with true democratic control. In his opinion, democracy under capitalism is a sham because the business magnates control the government, so it is not a government of and by the people. The elections were rigged by industrialists and Mafia with the workers generally losing. Sinclair illustrated this, for example, when Jurgis ...
- 1424: The Jungle 2
- ... 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 up again. Connor's political connections cause Jurgis to lose all his aquired profits. Jurgis ... election are being recieved. 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. Jurgis and his family moved from Lithuania to America, expecting a better life. Instead of ...
- 1425: Pride And Prejudice Austen’s M
- ... each other. Elizabeth is mindful of her father’s mistake in marrying her mother. The two had nothing in common with each other. One of the few times Mr. Bennet interferes with his wife’s business is when he backs Elizabeth up when Mrs. Bennet tries to force her to go back and accept Mr.Collins’ proposal. After Mr. Collins moves onto Charlotte, Mrs. Bennet continues to press Lizzy for information ... family in the world, though only a few weeks before, when Lydia had first run away, they had been generally proved to be marked out for misfortune” (282). Mr. Collins observes that “Lydia’s sad business has been so well hushed up,”(293) that nobody except the Gardiners, Elizabeth, and Jane knows that Darcy was the one who saved them all. Finally, Elizabeth and Darcy are alone on a walk when ...
- 1426: Negotiation
- ... to listen and understand the other parties’ viewpoint and what their needs are. Be prepared before I negotiate. I need to have a clear idea of what my goals are. I have thought that "In business you only get what you negotiate! Nothing of value is given to you. You need to earn it through hard work and honest business practices." The one thing I have always tried to do is to speak and negotiate from a position of knowledge and understanding of what it is I’m after. Know what you want and what ...
- 1427: Key Preparations For College L
- ... groups. Besides participating in extracurricular activities to belong to a specific group, students can also volunteer for community service. Community service teaches students responsibility, helps to build strong friendship bonds, and helps to make important business contacts. Students are taught responsibility when performing community service because they are no longer thinking about themselves. The students' priorities are however, now to help those whom they are doing this service for. Strong friendship bonds are also established through community service. By performing community service, students continuously associate with one another and often grow to become great friends. Community service is also important in establishing important business contacts. Students can volunteer in an area that interests them, and at the same time make important connections that may help them in the future. Taking challenging courses while still in high school will help ...
- 1428: 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 ...
- 1429: Essay Analyzing The Biographic
- ... going into his room after the job to write poetry and plays. Tom is a poet. [Jim} knew of my secret practice of retiring to a cabinet of the washroom to work on poems when business was slack in the warehouse. He called me Shakespeare (1168). Both Tom and Williams wanted to go away from their real life into their art. Tennessee Williams also had a great depression, like Tom. He ... those things maker her seem a little peculiar to people outside the house (1166). Rose was almost all of her life in the sanitariums. Edwina tried to find Rose a mate by sending her to Business College, but her first assignment failed and she did not continue with it. In the play Amanda says to Laura, No dear, you go in the front room and study your typewriter chart. Or practice ...
- 1430: Moby Dick
- ... our Nantucket market."(Moby Dick, Chapter 35). It is at this point that Ahab utters the words that issue a direct challenge, striking at the very foundation of American civilization. In essence, Ahab throws aside business and profit. "Nantucket market! Hoot!...If money's to be the measurer, man, and the accountants have computes their great counting-house the globe, by girdling it with guineas, one to every three parts of ... the American expansionistic ideals and capitalistic virtues. He becomes a part of the process of material progress growth, devoting all his energy to mastering a dangerous and difficult craft. However, by ascending the ladder of business, Ahab continuously finds himself seeking to challenge his work, his personal life and the opinions of the people around him. Personally, I view Ahab not as an unstable personality, but rather as a product of ...
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