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- 4821: Star Wars Vs. Star Trek
- ... a fascist world run by the Federation, no money is needed by the crew, everything is provided. It is a dull, government run police state. The ultimate humanist new world order, paradise created after nuclear war had destroyed much of our world around 2000. The world of Star Trek is the Phoenix myth, out of the ashes of nuclear war comes the elite socialist paradise of the Federation… Captain Kirk and the Star Ship Enterprise, along with all the spinoffs, Next Generation, Deep Space 9, Voyageur and new film adventures have kept these ideas going ...
- 4822: Stanely Kubrick
- ... animal and man. This distinction between animal and man is furthered in many of Lynch's films. Lynch's masterpiece, Blue Velvet, details one character's position as a liminal figure between an animalistic and civil society. The film is centered in Loggerton, an idyllic mid-western town full of the cliches and banalities of everyday life. Jeffery Beaumont is the films protagonist, and the narrative follows his journey through small town idealism into a world of corruption and decay. Just like John Merrick's journey takes him from the freak-show carnivals of societies underbelly to the acceptance and compassion of civil society, Jeffrey's journey will also follow a similar arc. It is the discovery of a severed ear that will begin Jeffrey's adventure into the seedy side of his small town that he never ...
- 4823: News of a Kidnapping
- ... relevance of the problems that Colombia had to deal with, to other Latin American countries. The abduction of the journalists was a response to the idea of how to create a judicial alternative to the war against terrorism. Although there had been a distinction made between the problem created by the drug traffickers and the actual drug trafficking. The terrorism created by the drug traffickers was a national problem and the ... They do this by holding powerful people captive until their demands are met. Kidnappings seem to increase as the country’s socio-economic conditions worsen. In the book’s case, the main reason for the war and the abductions was the drug traffickers’ fear of extradition to the United States, where they could be tried for crimes committed there and receive extraordinarily harsh sentences. The author points out the example of ...
- 4824: A Worn Path: Phoenix Jackson and Symbols
- ... five hundred years. I believe this is used to describe her life. Her family saw Phoenix as a symbol of hope, born into to slavery and a slave for eighteen years or more. After the war slavery was abolished. We can assume her family was killed during the war, or she just couldn’t locate them. Phoenix Jackson went on to have children. This is evident because of her grandson. Probably her family went north to a better place to start a new life ...
- 4825: Schindler’s List
- The once almost forgotten Hitler Jews are brought back to life by Schindler’s List. The movie opens quietly with a pre-war Polish Jewish family lighting candles and saying prayers on Friday night. The family disappears, and eventually, the candles burn out. The scene switches to a man carefully dressing, stuffing his hand with money and carefully ... and all that he ends up with is a car and a gold ring that was made and given by the Jews that he rescued. We also get a look into other lives of World War II, such as Amon Goeth and Itzhak Stern. Goeth is the mean, Nazi commander who is portrayed as the villain of the film. He chooses a Jew to be his slave and do things for ...
- 4826: Thomas Jefferson
- ... rather than the weak hands of Spain placed an almost overwhelming obstacle in the path of American growth and prosperity. It was essential that America acquire the Louisiana territory, either through peaceful negotiation or by war. When French dictator Napoleon, suddenly offered to sell for $15,000,000 not only the port of New Orleans but the entire fabulous slice of land from the Mississippi to the Rockies, Jefferson was faced ... follow his favorite intellectual pursuits. He had not only aided in establishing a National Library, but had made many valuable additions to his own private collection. His second term was full of difficulties. To avoid war, Jefferson promoted the Non-Intercourse Act of 1806 and the Embargo of 1807. The Embargo was heavily criticized and had not been effective. To make matters worse, the domestic front was racked with defections and ...
- 4827: Book Report: Bless Me, Ultima
- ... his mother’s protective arms. He is often depressed because he gave up his lifestyle for his wife. His dream in to move to California. Lupito- A man turned mad by the happenings of the war who kills the sherriff of the town in cold blood. It is his blood that first defiles the river. The memory of his death stays with Tony throughout the novel and causes him to think ... Ultima of harm and is buried as the town drunk instead of the hero that he is. Leon, Andrew, and Eugene- Tony’s brothers. The giants in his dream. They go off to fight the War and come back grown men with their own dreams and beliefs. The inevitably break the heart of their proud father by going out on their own and not helping him fulfill his dream of moving ...
- 4828: Csis
- ... the government realized the extent of espionage activities taking place in Canada. It showed that the Russians were interested in stealing military, scientific and technological information by whatever means possible. Just as the Second World War was winding down the "Cold War" was just beginning for Canada and other western countries around the world. The 1960's provided new challenges for the RCMP which had created a new section to deal with security intelligence issues. This section ...
- 4829: The Joy Luck Club: Relationship Between Mother and Daughter
- ... story of four Chinese mothers and their daughters. It's a story about the friendship of four women who bonded together in San Francisco after experiencing many trials in China, a result of the ongoing war there. This book includes many stories that could stand alone, but Amy Tan puts these life portrayals together to make an enjoyable, easy to read novel, one that keeps the reader captivated from start to ... the mothers and children were raised. The daughters, who grew up with American and Chinese culture intertwined, were very rebellious and gave their mothers many problems. This story incorporates birth, death, unwilling marriage, divorce, friendship, war, jealousy, and love. Amy Tan writes about each character's tragic yet significant experiences with The Joy Luck Club. The mothers' love and frustrations with their daughters is well illustrated and teaches the reader many ...
- 4830: The Fortunate Pilgrim
- ... the end. The death of Vinnie changed her family forever. Gino realized he had to grow up and become the man his mother had always pushed him to be. Business was booming because of the war, and Lucia Santa and her family were finally able to move to Long Island as she had always dreamed. As she looked around her Tenth Avenue tenement for that last time, she pondered the last ... without sorrow, without fear of death and the terror of judgment day. She thought about each and everyone of her children’s dreams. Lucia Santa knew her son Gino would never come home after the war. He would become a pilgrim in search of the American dream. She begged for mercy that if she could hear his footsteps at the door she would do it all over again, she would become ...
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