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- 2051: Heart Of Darkness
- ... Finding himself in a land of greed and despair, Marlow dully meets through the words of others, his predecessor, Kurtz, who is known as a brilliant man that has dominated the ivory hunting and shipping business. Yet, as Marlow comes closer to Kurtz and to the end of his journey, the perception of Kurtz becomes increasingly more evil at his core. When Marlow finally meets with Kurtz, he finds a man ...
- 2052: H.G. Wells
- ... get sick most of the time. His father was a shopkeeper and a professional cricketer, and his mother served from time to time as a housekeeper at the nearby estate of Uppark. His father's business failed and the family never made it to middle-class status, so Wells was apprenticed like his brothers to a draper, spending the years between 1880 and 1883 inWindsor and Southsea as a drapeist. In ...
- 2053: Great Gatsby - Morals
- ... that he believes will win back the heart of his lost love Daisy. When they had a love affair long ago, she wouldn't marry him because of his financial standing. The details of his business are sketchy, when asked he usually ignores the question. Tom though, after some investigating finds the true nature of his profession. "'I found out what your 'drug stores' were.' He turned to us and spoke ...
- 2054: Great Gatsby - Dreams
- ... values. With the sale of alcohol prohibited in the united States, it leads to how Gatsby actually made his fortune. He made his money through the illegal sale of alcohol or "bootlegging" He learned the business form Dan Cody when he moved east from western United States. As Gatsby became richer he moved on to the West Egg in New York, which was directly across the bay from Daisy's home ...
- 2055: Tim Leary
- ... nine months of being ignored. When he became a sophomore, some of the cadet officers whom where not on the Honor Committee approached Tim to talk about the situation. They informed him that the whole business was causing morale problems. They wanted to make a deal for Tim's departure. He said that he would leave Westpoint if the honor committee would read a statement in the mess hall proclaiming his ...
- 2056: Power, Gender And Advertising
- ... and the one that pays the bill. In reality, man is the one that makes the final decision, the head of the house. The one that protects and support the family. In financial advertisements, the business world is governed by male power, CEOs managers, stockbrokers, etc., forcing society to accept that men can do a better job than women can. Male authority is currently magnifying the "patriarchal gender scheme" by diminishing ...
- 2057: Birmingham, Alabama and The Civil Rights Movement
- ... industrial elite by "controlling strikes...silencing radicals.... Connor was exactly what companies that controlled Birmingham were looking for...." He was counted on to keep the status quo. Connor "stayed on the good side of the business leaders... [and was] always receptive to corporate suggestions." His preaching about economy in government and no new taxes reflected the influence of Birmingham's industrial and financial interests, who "always insisted in cheap government with ...
- 2058: Great Expectations
- ... said, ' Wemmick, I know you to be a man with a gentle heart. I have seen your pleasant home, and your old father, and all the innocent cheerful playful ways with which you refresh your business life. '" (443) Mr. Jaggers, utterly surprised, said, "'What's all this? You with an old father, and you with pleasant and playful ways? This man must be the most cunning impostor in all London.'" (443 ...
- 2059: Grapes Of Wrath
- ... just wanted to show hospitality to the Wilsons. Chapter 15 The chapter discussed the people trying to make a living selling food to-go. The people are also trying to make a living, but the business does not have the money to spend. Others that do have the money spend it on entertainment. They listen to music and go to shows, but those are the lucky and there are few. Chapter ...
- 2060: Gone With The Wind
- ... wanted three hundred dollars and she only had ten left. Scarlett went to Rhett (before they were married) and he refused so she went to Frank Kennedy. He married her and helped her open a business with Ashley. She was then able to pay the taxes with her income and Tara was saved. The fourth conflict was another involving Scarlett. Ashley asked her to take care of Melanie while he is ...
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