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- 2211: The Great Gatsby: Nick versus Gatsby
- ... by stating that he cares more about his own tennis shoes, than attending Gatsby's funeral. Another one of Gatsby's "friends" cannot attend the funeral because he is "tied up in some very important business and cannot get mixed up in this thing now"(174). Nick is totally different than everyone else, which ultimately puts him in the spotlight. Since he is exposed, it becomes obvious that his character changes ...
- 2212: Mark Twain and His Masterpiece: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- ... tells a lie or plays a practical joke on Jim throughout the rest of the story. Twain's work during the 1890s and the 1900s is marked by growing pessimism from the result of his business reverses and later the deaths of his wife and his two daughters. Twain also invested in a automatic printing machine but, this failed and he lost money. He then had to file for bankruptcy. Do ...
- 2213: Machiavelli's View of Human Nature
- ... readily willing to deceive the citizens. One way is to "...show his esteem for talent actively encouraging the able and honouring those who excel in their professions...so that they can go peaceably about their business."10 By encouraging citizens to excel at their professions he would also be encouraging them to "...increase the prosperity of the their state."11 These measures, though carried out in deception, would bring the prince ...
- 2214: Judgement
- ... believe that they're guilty just because of the color of their skin. Why must people use the term nigger-lover is someone is helping out a black person. Why must people make it their business, and why must they get into something that has nothing to do with them. They don't even know the real truth. In conclusion, people make me sick. There is no reason why there should ...
- 2215: The Great Gatsby: Gatsby's Illusion of Himself
- ... which he can strive, so he puts all of his energy into finding her again. He uses his inherited money to travel around the country, searching; when he runs out, he goes into the drug business, then oil, then liquor. He clips out articles about Daisy from every newspaper he can find; he buys a huge, romantic house that he hopes will merit her approval. The parties that he throws every ...
- 2216: On Line Addiction
- ... of people from the young to the old. The reasons range from gathering information on a topic, to checking E-mail, to chatting with people from all across the world. The Internet is used in business and in homes. It serves almost any purpose imaginable. The Internet can be used as an information source, a learning tool, even for entertainment purposes. Surfing the Internet is one of the most popular pastimes ...
- 2217: A Review: The Day of the Jackal
- ... rifle. It is not mentioned earlier, but the way the armorer talks about the mechanics involved with making a gun in which the Jackal described shows that he is one of the best in the business. Forsyth takes characterization to new level with the Jackal. The reader gets to know the Jackal with a detached understanding of him. Forsyth keeps him a mysterious being with no past and, as far as ...
- 2218: Photojournalists Are Necessary
- ... It might make you think twice about what should and shouldn't be seen. If this picture weren't shown, would it be as big of a deal? No. Well, it really isn't our business, however, when we see photographs like this, it increases our awareness and makes us want to help. We wouldn't be able to help the third world (developing) countries, because we wouldn't know about ...
- 2219: 1984
- ... life. Unknowingly, there may be a cute little camera installed in the bedroom. Another way that today's society controls the masses is subliminal messages. Illegal now, subliminal messages were widely used in the entertainment business, especially during the fifties. An example is that movie makers would add a split-second commercial add for popcorn and soda during a movie. Customers would actually be manipulated into buying these products. Even though ...
- 2220: To Kill A Mockingbird: Prejudice
- ... out to meet them. Atticus found out about both incidents. They were put in their place and told to, "stop tormenting that man." He then told them that, "what Mr.Radley did was his own business."(pg.49) Atticus also commanded respect for black people. He once told Jem that if a white man cheats a black man, "no matter who he is, how rich he is, or how fine a ...
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