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- 5741: Symbolism In The Great Gatsby
- ... upper class of wealthy people, Gatsby not only held onto a secret past, but also had the hidden agenda of trying to get Daisy back, whom he had fallen in love with while in the war. As people became more and more curious as to where he came from and who he really was, Gatsby stepped farther into the shadows and attempted to blend in with his surroundings. This went on ...
- 5742: The Concrete Dangers Of Abstra
- ... his life or his environment. As the reader notices, Macbeth will fall in the same depths of catastrophe led by illusion. In contrast to this macabre sight is the political and physical chaos expressed by war in the second scene of Act One. In effect, Macbeth is portrayed as cannons overcharged with double cracks . Thus, at this point, Macbeth still maintains control of reality, as he dominates the battle bravely and ...
- 5743: The Lord Of The Flies
- ... side by offering meat (the equivalent to money in our terms), the children accept this and Ralph is left to tend his fire alone with only the aid of Simon and Samneric (Allies in a war). Simon is forced to think deeply about this situation. Fancy thinking the beast was something you could hunt and kill! said the head. For a moment or two the forest and all the other dimly ...
- 5744: The Allegory Of Young Goodman
- ... so smartly through the streets of Salem. And it was I that brought your father a pitch-pine knot, kindled at my own hearth, to set fire to an Indian village, in king Phillip s war. They were my good friends, both; and many a pleasant walk have we had along this path and returned merrily after midnight. I would fain be friends with you, for their sake. (Hawthorne 192) The ...
- 5745: The Key To Greatness (great Ga
- ... was where Jay Gatsby lived. Although Daisy was married to Tom, she had a love from many years before with Jay Gatsby. Gatsby and Daisy shared something very magical, but Gatsby was sent off to war and by the time he got back, Daisy had found a new love with Tom. Yet Gatsby will never forget his love with Daisy. Gatsby became great in wealth and popularity, but despite this greatness ...
- 5746: The Odyssey - Comparing The Ro
- ... upon as superior to women: these female characters in The Odyssey are greater than any mortal man. Circe tricks men, and changes them into barnyard animals for her own pleasure. Pallas Athene, the goddess of war and wisdom, fights against men and does not need their protection . She is the most intelligent, and does not fall into the stereotype of a debutante. Underlying Queen Penelope s beauty, there is a sagacious ...
- 5747: The Odyssey 2
- The Odyssey The Odyssey, written by Homer, is the story of Odysseus and how he faced misfortune in his attempts to return home after the Trojan War. From these misfortunes he learned to be a better man and became able to regain his place in his homeland of Ithaca. During his journeys Odysseus often makes the mistake of staying to boast to ...
- 5748: Assassination Of Malcolm X
- ... claimed the X symbolized his true African name and renounced his white-slave master's name. The 60's would be an important decade for Malcolm X, it would be his last. During this time, civil rights movements gave a lot of publicity to blacks struggling for equal rights. The Nation of Islam, formally the Black Muslims, was a much more militant organization then of Martin Luther King Jr.'s organizations ...
- 5749: The Plague
- ... the calamity was everybody s business. 7Through Rambert, Camus conveys his belief that we must fight and revolt against the unfairness we find in our existence. Another character who joins the revolt is the minor civil servant, Joseph Grand. Grand for the most part is engaged in his literary work, which never progresses beyond the first sentence. However, this man eventually becomes referred to as the hero of the novel, though ...
- 5750: Articles Of Confederation 3
- ... constitution of the United States, the Articles of Confederation created a legislature where each state was represented equally. The Congress had jurisdiction over foreign relations with the authority to form alliances and make treaties, make war and peace, sustain an army and navy, coin money, establish a postal service, create admiralty courts, and settle disputes between states. Thus, the power vested in Congress allowed it to operate with moderate control over ...
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