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- 4761: A Modest Proposal
- ... nor a sardonically frivolous gesture of despair. With a New Historic lens, we must examine the interplay of interpretations of the history we have been taught. As Tyson puts it, "had the Nazis won World War II, we would all be reading a very different account of the war." (Tyson 282) We cannot be satisfied with any interpretation of history which relies on subjective information. It is not surprising that the targets of Swifts satire cannot be, and are not meant to be ...
- 4762: A Man For All Seasons
- ... decided to give up his Lord Chancellorship, which was due solely to the submission of the bishops in Convocation. More defends his decision to Norfolk by saying that the submission "isn't 'Reformation'; [but] is war against the Church!...Our King...has declared war on the Pope - because the Pope will not declare that our Queen is not his wife." (Bolt 52). He again remains constant in not conveying his own opinion on this matter. More also states his ...
- 4763: Biography Of John Grisham
- ... Grisham set up a private practice in Southaven (Ferranti 42). Almost as soon as he opened his practice, Grisham disliked his chosen field. After accepting, and winning, his first case he decided to switch to civil law. Yet Grisham found the field of civil law just as bad as criminal law and tried to run for Mississippi state legislature (Current 222). In 1983 John Grisham was elected to the State Senate, but again found himself in a field he ...
- 4764: The Power of Obierika
- ... Power of Obierika Suicide had been the only escape that Okonkwo could have from the cowardice that surrounded him. The entire clan had shirked from violence like women, cowering at the though of going to war against the Christians like dogs cowering before their master. Obierika could not help feel that he was at least partly at fault for Okonkwo's death. He should be the one to break the news ... Obierka?" " We do! We will fight for our clan, for our children, for Okonkwo and Obierka. We will kill you all, one by one!" The reply was swift in coming, the clan was going to war against the Christian. They all drew their machetes and decided to wipe out the commissioner and burn down the headquarters. The district commissioner was killed instantly, and the people in the head quarters were slaughtered ...
- 4765: Essay On The Stranger
- ... Perhaps Camus attempted to show the most extreme, yet the simplest conscience of an absurd man. Albert Camus is originally from Algeria where he worked as a journalist. Later he moved to Paris during World War II. There he worked for the Combat resistance network and was editor for the ongoing Combat in Paris. He saw the chaos daily and during this time, he wrote his main works on absurdity. This ... it is meaningless. It is concluded by the fact that death for him is something that has to take place. This explains the indifference Meaursalt feels, because death was only a matter of time. A war-torn world of death and poverty could only encourage such beliefs that Camus had. Camus is known as prominent modern existentialist. Existentialism possesses many vague meanings, just like Camus‘― ambiguity in the novel. The basic ...
- 4766: Marco Polo
- ... From Sudak, around 1260, another uncle, Maffeo, and Marco's father, Niccolς, made a trading visit into Mongol territory, the land of the Golden Horde(Russia), ruled by Berke Khan. While they were there, a war broke out between Berke and the Cowan of Levant , blocking their return home. Thus Niccolς and Maffeo traveled deeper into mongol territory, moving southeast to Bukhara, which was ruled by a third Cowan. While waiting ... court of Kublai Khan(Stefoff 13). They were accompanied not by one hundred wise men but by two Dominican friars, and the two good friars turned back at the first sign of adversity, another local war in the Levant. Aside from the pope's messages, the only spiritual gift Europe was able to furnish the great Kublai Khan was oil from the lamp burning at Jesus Christ's supposed tomb in ...
- 4767: Creative Writing: The Drive
- ... drove him to the Phoenix airport. The drive seemed endless. We kissed goodbye, and he was gone. I drove back to Yuma, and went to work. I had been employed by the Federal Government, a Civil Servant is what we were called. My job description was Computer Information Specialist. Which simply meant that I created programs for divisions on a military installation. My last assignment was to create a program for ... drove him to the Phoenix airport. The drive seemed endless. We kissed goodbye, and he was gone. I drove back to Yuma, and went to work. I had been employed by the Federal Government, a Civil Servant is what we were called. My job description was Computer Information Specialist. Which simply meant that I created programs for divisions on a military installation. My last assignment was to create a program for ...
- 4768: A Bird In The House
- ... he does not raise his voice to her and when he does he instantly apologises. In the story "A Bird in the House" Ewen drops the hint that the time when he was away at war was a time when he was free, it was a time in which he was able to explore different places. Ewen says: "It was kind of interesting to see a few other places for a ... them. Vanessa wrote in order to get away from the harshness of the life, it was an escape from the reality that she lived at home. Ewen had personal freedom when he was away at war, he was away from home and this was a time in which he was happy. Aunt Edna struggled throughout her life and was trapped by Grandfather Conner, she reached personal freedom when she marries Wes ...
- 4769: A Bird In The House
- ... he does not raise his voice to her and when he does he instantly apologises. In the story "A Bird in the House" Ewen drops the hint that the time when he was away at war was a time when he was free, it was a time in which he was able to explore different places. Ewen says: "It was kind of interesting to see a few other places for a ... them. Vanessa wrote in order to get away from the harshness of the life, it was an escape from the reality that she lived at home. Ewen had personal freedom when he was away at war, he was away from home and this was a time in which he was happy. Aunt Edna struggled throughout her life and was trapped by Grandfather Conner, she reached personal freedom when she marries Wes ...
- 4770: ABC Book
- ... who took everyone to the island on his boat. As he told the police, as far as he knew he was the only one who had taken anyone over to the Island. General Macarthur, loved war and was disappointed when he had to stop fighting on the battle grounds. War was his life. He loved the smell, the sounds and the feel of battle. In fact he craved to kill again. Helpless, the guests on the island were prey to the killer, they couldn't ...
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