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- 2221: The Effects of Catch 22
- ... doctor explains to Yossarian, a major character in the novel, that he was outraged that the government would not take a doctor's word, especially a doctor that was in good standing with the Better Business Bureau. After they uncovered the doctor's lie, they sent him to Pianosa to act as a flight surgeon. The doctor hated flying on airplanes. In his own words he said, "I don't have ...
- 2222: Some Dreamers of the Golden Dream: Imagery
- ... hard to buy a book." (p.4) It is a society where anyone with money can buy a devotion to God with the dialing of a number. The usage of religion as a money-making business defiles the sanctity of societys most sacred and cherished belief. However, money is made so morals and ethics are ignored. Another example of this immorality is Edward Foley, Lucilles Millers attorney. He says, "We dont ...
- 2223: Catch 22: Satire on WWII
- ... really necessary. Many other institutions are also satirized in Catch-22. Bryant points out the extreme variety of institutions that Heller satirizes with this "His satire is directed toward the institutions that make up society, business, psychiatry, medicine, law, the military. . ." (Bryant 228). Medicine is one of the institutions that is heavily satirized. He does this by portraying medicine as a science that is almost barbaric and not exact. He writes ...
- 2224: Pride and Prejudice: Irony
- ... encapsulates the ambitions of the empty headed Mrs. Bennet, and her desire to find a good match for each of her five daughters from the middle-class young men of the family's acquaintance: "The business of her life was to get her daughters married, its solace was visiting and news."(pg. 3) In this, she receives little help from her mild and indolent spouse, who regards her aspirations with a ...
- 2225: Judith Guest's "Ordinary People": Summary
- ... liberty; (2) a conflict of mixed feelings of love and hatred toward what is loved or highly valued; (3) a heightened overcritical concern with the self." Conrad's parents are also busily engaged in the business of denial. Calvin, Conrad's father, says, "Don't worry. Everything is all right. By his own admission, he drinks too much, "because drinking helps..., deadening the pain". Calvin cannot tolerate conflict. Things must go ...
- 2226: Moby Dick
- ... lived in the “good” neighborhoods of New York City. In 1832 Herman suffered tragedy when his father died after trying to cope with the stress of debts and misfortunes. After a short time in a business house in New York City, Herman determined he needed to go to sea. He spent years traveling on a variety of ships, including whaling ships. C1. Melville's perspective on life is that God created ...
- 2227: Internet Censorship
- ... but to represent the voice of the people. If politicians continue to please those who outspokenly voice censorship, our freedoms will slowly dwindle, and freedom is what our country is based on. It is YOUR business what you do on the Internet, so let's keep it that way. Works Cited Avedon, Carol. "Feminists Against Censorship" http://www.fiawol.demon.co.uk/FAC/ 3/28/00 Crouch, Mark. "Censorship on the ...
- 2228: Alice in Wonderland: Enduring, Endearing Nonsense
- ... girls eat eggs quite as much as serpents do, you know." Ethel Rowell, to whom Dodgson taught logic when she was young, wrote that she was grateful that he had encouraged her to "that arduous business of thinking." While Lewis Carroll's Alice books compel us to laugh and to wonder, we are also easily led, almost in spite of ourselves, to think as well. FURTHER READING: Lewis Carroll. Alice's ...
- 2229: Animal Farm
- ... wrong here. We started off with the hopes and dreams of a new generation of animal domination, but what is left is defeat and depression. The only one enjoying himself was Napoleon, talking about his, "business deals." Napoleon, now joined by squealer, have been looking fairly suspicious. We heard him say, "The chickens will go for no less than five pounds a piece." We all just assumed that we might be ...
- 2230: Pre-paid Calling Cards
- ... cards have their problems. Consumers, retailers, and wholesalers have been stuck with cards that do not work. Prepaid phone cards can fail to work for a variety of reasons, including the shut down of the business that issued cards. It is clear that one of the major concerns about prepaid phone cards is whether a given card will actually deliver telephone service. In addition to the fundamental question of whether a ...
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