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- 6371: Davis' "Fifth Business": Death of Boy Staunton
- ... was one of these people. Leola was born in Deptford as was Boy. They grew up together going to the same school, and fancied each other throughout the years. When Boy came back from the war, they fell in love, got married and remained that way until the day Leola Staunton killed herself (due to Boy neglecting her). Throughout their marriage Boy wanted Leola to be something she could not. Leola ...
- 6372: Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms": Henry - A Man of Action, Self-Dicipline, and One Who Maintains Grace Under Pressure
- ... Henry - A Man of Action, Self-Dicipline, and One Who Maintains Grace Under Pressure It is the nature of the beast within that fuels our inclination towards conflict and destruction. During the surreal powers of war, life hangs in the balance setting the stage for an elite group of individuals who triumphantly rise above the rest amidst the chaos. As Ernest Hemingway illustrates in his book, Farewell to Arms, the character ...
- 6373: Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea": An Analysis
- ... said, "How do you feel, fish? I feel good and my left hand is better and I have food for a night and a day" (p.74) Seeing a bladder of a Portuguese man- of-war floating near him, he said, "Agua mala, you whore" (p.35) The bladder was keeping the fish away from the boat. As well as talking to the fish and the sea, he spoke to his ...
- 6374: Essay on Romanticism in Frankenstein
- Essay on Romanticism in Frankenstein All literature is influenced by the time period in which it was written; whether it be war, poverty, or any other social trends. People tend to write commentaries of political events, or just describe the time period. Whether it is intentional or subconscious, an author can not help to include some aspects ...
- 6375: Alan Turing
- ... a graduate at Princeton University, and obtained his Ph.D thesis through work that extended his original ideas, Ordinal Logic. When he returned to England in 1938, he was called on the outbreak of World War II, to serve at the Government Code and Cypher School. It was there that Turing was able to crack the German Enigma code, an effort which was central in the defeat of Nazi Germany. Yet ...
- 6376: Cry, The Beloved Country: The Breakdown and Rebuilding of South African Society
- ... way that all South Africans should feel. With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the war we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan--to do all which may achieve and cherish ...
- 6377: Critical Essay on Billy Budd
- ... own heart and his values to comply with the binding laws of man. First, the moral issue aside, Captain Vere had no choice but to convict Billy. As captain of a ship under pressure of war and the constant threat of mutiny, Vere had to act swiftly. Also, as captain, Vere had the responsibility of making sure the laws were strictly enforced, including the Mutiny Act. Although Vere knew in his ...
- 6378: 1984: The Control of Reality for Control of the Masses
- ... The second way the party creates an artificial reality is through artificial scarcity. There is no need for the constant warfare but if the need no longer existed for the construction of the tools of war that productivity would instead be put towards the manufacture of goods which could actually raise the standard of living. Finally the Inner Party controls the masses by creating an all powerful omnipotent being whom they ...
- 6379: Contrasting Marlow and Kurtz and the Theme of Evil In "Heart of Darkness"
- ... them, probably caused an initial enjoyment of the lack of civility so much that the growing savageness within grew blindly. The darkness was being to rise. This is shown through Jack, when asked about the war paint he was wearing replied: "For hunting! Like in the wars, you know, dazzle paint! We look more savage!"(Golding 71) This can be compared to the darkness which surfaced in Kurtz and the natives ...
- 6380: Fahrenheit 451: Change
- ... killing Beatty, it shows that he is a totally changed person. He wants to change the society. He wants to teach the people about the books, so that they will not repeat the mistakes of war and destruction. Montag is not walking blind anymore. He is seeing 20/20 vision, and sprinting full pace! Montag's change is finally stated when he joins the new society that valued books in the ...
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