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- 6271: Common Sense
- ... the colonies that the colonies perform as a separate economic entity, so as not to be ruined by English influences. "Europe is to thickly planted with kingdoms to be long at peace, and when a war breaks out between England and any foreign power, the trade of America goes to ruin, because of her connection with Britain." (87) We, the colonists of America, are associated with the English, and are made ...
- 6272: Charlotte Temple Essay
- ... astonished at what she had heard. She thought La Rue had, like herself, only been urged by the force of her attachment to Belcore, to quit her friends, and follow him to the feat of war: how wonderful then, that she should resolve to marry another man. It was certainly extremely wrong. It was indelicate. She mentioned her thoughts to Montraville. he laughed at her simplicity, called her a little ideot ...
- 6273: Ceremony
- ... the atomic bomb. When the atomic bomb explodes it kills all life forms in its path, leaving radioactive waste to ensure there will no longer be life. If the Indian story is true, a nuclear war will be the human event to end all human events. Works Cited Silko, Leslie Marmon. Ceremony. New York: Penguin Books, 1986.
- 6274: Catcher In The Rye
- ... three, the following year, he was transferred to the Counter-Intelligence Corps and later joined the American Forth Division, he landed on Utah Beach five hours after the initial assault on D-Day. After the war, Salin-ger began publishing again and featured his stories in the Saturday Evening Post and Collier’s. By 1951, Salinger has established his reputation exclusively in The New Yorker and the popularity of his work ...
- 6275: Architectural Designs Of Castles Vs. Modern Homes
- ... each other? There are many similar characteristics and features between modern homes and castles that are incorporated into the design specifically for defense reasons. Castles in the Middle Ages were built primarily for defense in war. They were constantly being attacked so they had to be built very strong and almost impenetrable. Castles were very large to protect from invaders, but they were definitely not made for comfort. They were very ...
- 6276: Canterbury Tales - Medieval Church
- ... that the Church collected, usually once a year. Tithes were used to feed the parish priest, maintain the fabric of the church, and to help the poor. Third, the Church fulfilled the functions of a 'civil service' and an education system. Schools did not exist (and were unnecessary to a largely peasant society), but the Church and the government needed men who could read and write in English and Latin. The ...
- 6277: Brave New World Compared To 1984
- ... the four Ministries between which the entire apparatus of government was divided: the Ministry of Truth, which concerned itself with news, entertainment, education, and the fine arts; the Ministry of Peace, which concerned itself with war; the Ministry of Love, which maintained law and order; and the Ministry of Plenty, which was responsible for economic affairs. Their names in Newspeak: Minitrue, Minipax, Miniluv, and Miniplenty." (Orwell 8) The God (Ford) of ...
- 6278: Blue Hotel
- ... religious dogmas. However, fear of retribution soon turned to cynicism and criticism of his idealistic parents’ God, "the wrathful Jehovah of the Old Testament" (Stallman 16), as he was confronted with the harsh realities of war as a journalistic correspondent. Making extensive use of religious metaphors and allusions in The Blue Hotel (1898), Crane thus explores the interlaced themes of the sin and virtue. Ironically, although "he disbelieved it and hated ...
- 6279: Bless Me Ultima - Dreams
- ... river, and I heard someone calling my name. I peered into the dark mist but I could see no one." (Anaya 61) Just as the mist leaves a person feeling isolated, the mist represents the war and how it left Tony separated from his brothers. Weather, in the form of wind, thunder and lightning, and mist, provides powerful symbolism for the conflicts in Tony’s life. Cleansing and rejuvenation are themes ...
- 6280: Aldous Huxley
- ... Huxley developed a condition of near blindness that plagued him until his death (Philosopher’s Corner Presents: Aldous Huxley). After receiving his Bachelor of Arts in English at Balliol College, Oxford, Huxley worked in the War Office in London and taught at Eton and Repton (Aldous (Leonard) Huxley). While at Oxford, Huxley was introduced to the literary world and became good friends with D.H. Lawrence (Aldous Huxley-Biography). In 1916 ...
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