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- 3011: Julius Caesar Vs. Chocolate Wa
- ... similar manners in the ways they respond to being led. The leaders also used the same methods in gaining and maintaining their power through manipulation and fear. In these two pieces of literature, The Chocolate War ,and Julius Caesar, the leaders and the followers are portrayed very much alike. A leader is someone who is the head of a group. To be effective leaders the must have certain qualities; one of ... Triumvirate with Antony and Octavius. Antony sees Lepidus as "a slight unmeritable man, / meet to be sent on errands" (IV, i, 14-15). Having an underling makes the leader feel more powerful. In The Chocolate War Archie is the leader of the Vigils. He displays qualities similar to those of Antony in the way that he is a very good public speaker. He always uses psychological means rather then fists. He ... teammates "
dropped his passes purposely, [and] had refused to block" (152). They do this because they believe everything they are told, and so the players unjustly dropped Jerry's passes. The followers in The Chocolate War and in Julius Caesar are very much alike in both their positive and negative sides. When comparing leaders and followers in books, it is hard to overlook the methods used by the leaders to ...
- 3012: Alas, Babylon
- Alas, Babylon Essay In the book Alas, Babylon, the author, Pat Frank, discusses the condition of the human race. Mainly, his view differs from others because rather than write about the countries in a nuclear war, he writes about people living in the countries that are involved in that war. His discusses these peoples progress, both technological and moral, as well as their use of power. These topics make the book as intriguing as it is to read. Frank, rather than talk about all mankind ... Logan was another person that was in power, despite having only an elementary education. Randy, however, was not put in power, yet he is the one who becomes a true leader in the face of war. I think that Pat Frank says that the current human condition is reliant on things that do not hold true moral value. I agree. Humans have a fascination with material possessions that might only ...
- 3013: John Paul Jones
- ... behalf. Because of this he fled to America and changed his name to John Paul Jones of which he was called for the rest of his life. He arrived in America just as the Revolutionary War was starting and joined the revolution effort. He was made a first lieutenant on an American ship and gradually, through his almost unbelievable successes, became captain of his own ship. He successfully completed many missions ... at first that they were some sort of convoy heading toward Leith from London but as he gazed upon his prey he noticed that two of the ships had pendants hoisted, classifying them ships of war. All of the ships except the two that appeared to be armed headed for shore by some sand bars which would be hard for the Americans to attack, while the remaining two made way for ... and informed Captain Jones that they were armed British merchant ships. In addition, they told him that a King's frigate was nearby and that they perceived the Richard to be an English Ship of War. Captain Jones went along with the deception and managed to lure the other merchant ships out into the bay. Very quickly, the British ships realized who Bonhomme Richard actually was, and the Pallas was ...
- 3014: The Truth About The Big Two He
- ... in the fast water again (472). Hemingway is trying to show that the trout are better then Nick, since they are not bothered by emotions or their surroundings. Nick is, he is bothered by the war, which created internal emotions that he is trying to resolve. Hemingway used the trout in the river to represent the inner peace that Nick is trying to gain. When Nick got to the country he ... becoming exceedingly content. Nick was thinking that, the country was alive again, (474). Hemingway left the country untouched by the fire because he wanted to show to the readers that Nick was trying to the war behind him and get on with his life trying to enjoy it to its fullest, Nick tries to put everything behind him, which is shown by his happiness and excitement (Annelie Lewis). When Nick gets ... tragic adventure. Nick did not want it. In the story Big Two Hearted River , Hemingway uses many different types of symbolism to describe how Nick Adams is moving on with his life and putting the war behind. Nick has a lot of emotional problems that he has to contend with: his friend Hopkins being killed and the stress that Nick went through while he was fighting in the war. Hemingway ...
- 3015: Alice Walker
- ... the brothers. Throughout her writing career, Alice Walker has been involved in the black movement and displays strong feelings towards the respect black women get. In 1961, Walker entered Spelman College, where she joined the Civil Rights Movement. Two years after graduating in 1965, she married Melvyn Leventhal, a Jewish civil rights lawyer; afterward, they worked together in Mississippi, registering blacks to vote. In the summer of 1968, she went to Mississippi to be in the heart of the civil-rights movement, helping people who had been thrown off farms or taken off welfare roles for registering to vote. In New York, she worked as an editor at Ms. Magazine, and her husband worked ...
- 3016: Andrew Jackson
- ... was the first president to be born in a log cabin. Second, Jackson was the first president to ride on a railroad train. Next, Jackson was the only president who served in both the Revolutionary War, and the War of 1812. Fourth, his nickname was Old Hickory, because he was ordered down to Texas with 2500 soldiers at his command, and they were called back when they got to Mississippi. They were stranded with ... led his troops back to Tennessee without a scratch. They called him old hickory because he was a tough as hickory wood. And lastly, Jackson was the only president to have been a prisoner of war. He was thirteen when he joined the South Carolina militia to fight in the Revolutionary War. After his capture, he was ordered to clean the boots of a British officer. Jackson refused, so the ...
- 3017: Analysis Of The French Revolut
- ... the constitutional monarchy, while the radicals distrusted the king and wanted a republic. These were the causes of the French Revolution. Many peoples' lives were changed during this time. Peoples' ideas also changed. After the war between France and Austria and Prussia, prices increased dramatically, and food shortages occurred. When Louis XVI and his wife fled to the Legislative Assembly, they were imprisoned. They called for a national convention to write ... would spread. By 1793, the French armies occupied the Austrian Netherlands and were about to invade Prussia. But, in 1793, Great Britain, the Dutch Netherlands, and Spain went along with Prussia and Austria in a war against France. With these five powerful nations fighting against France, the French were outnumbered and outmatched. This one war was very hard for France. This war caused many deaths at home due to starvation. At this point in the Revolution, some people thought that the Revolution had gone too far and should be ...
- 3018: The Great Gatsby 4
- ... death. It becomes clear which events are responsible for the unfortunate changes in character we see in Gatsby and Nick. The first event is when Nick leaves the mid-west after he returns from the war, understandably restless and at odds with the traditional, conservative values that, from his account, have not changed in spite of the tumult of the war. It is this insularity from a changed world no longer structured by traditional values that had sent young men to war, that inspires him to go east to New York, where he endeavors to learn about the bond market. Nick settles in West Egg as a young, impressionable man hoping to rise with the times. ...
- 3019: Francis Bacon's New Atlantis
- ... and philosophy. For Bacon, nothing exists in the universe except individual bodies. Although he did not offer a complete theory of the nature of the universe, he pointed the way that science, as a new civil religion, might take in developing such a theory. Bacon divided theology into the natural and the revealed. Natural theology is the knowledge of God which we can get from the study of nature and the ... motion of things, and the enlarging of the bounds of Human Empire, to the affecting of all things possible" (bacon, 447). This is the turning point from religion to science and science becoming the new civil religion. From this comes the ability of human rule over Nature. It was stated before that they were interested in "God's first creature which was light" (Bacon, 437). This contradicts an earlier statement that ... manner of patterns and samples of rare and excellent inventions. In the other gallery are placed statues of inventors. It is interesting to note here that while the island and its natives act in "so civil a fashion" (Bacon, 423) in professing to be Christian and religious that they place science so high on their list. Science is placed so high that instead of having statues of God and his ...
- 3020: John Steinbeck
- ... which was formed from his job as a hired hand on the many farms he worked. Many things affected his writing of the time period of which he wrote. Things like the Great Depression, World War 2, and the Vietnam War are the major influences. World War 2 was when he was working for the federal government as a writer, so his works focused on greed and materialism in the beings of modern civilization, Cannery Row and The Wayward Bus are ...
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