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- 6381: An Analysis of Catch 22 by Joseph Heller
- ... it in a negative light, would find this book very subversive. It threatens and criticizes the way of living of most who pride themselves in living a modern life. Heller shows through the ridiculousness of war how misguided much of modern society has become, in spite of all our so called civilized advancement. Some will find this interesting, thought provoking and enjoy this book. Others will take it as a direct ...
- 6382: Brave New World: Comparing Life In the World State With Life In the US Today
- ... keep purchasing new items, but in the brave new world, production never stopped, so money was in complete supply so their idea worked perfectly for them. This Utopia has a good side: there is no war or poverty, little disease or social unrest. But Huxley keeps asking, what does society have to pay for these benefits? The price, he makes clear, is high. You basically in turn sacrifice any ounce of ...
- 6383: Alexandre Dumas
- ... heritage, Dumas never mentioned encountering any racial discrimination. He was accepted by the highest classes of society and received honors from kings and queens. And of course, from his father s experience, he wanted no war and was a liberal. During the hectic days of the revolution of 1830, in which he participated with enthusiasm, he nonetheless managed to work on new plays and works. By the time Dumas was 35 ...
- 6384: Alfred Thayer Mahan
- ... and its allies on the European continent as well as successes of British statesmen played a large part in manipulating balance of power played a sizable role in the triumph of France. Crowl used the War of the League of Augsburg as example. He said it was the "long-drawn-out bleeding of France's strength on the continent", instead of sea power that finally forced Louis XIV to make peace ...
- 6385: The Lord of the Flies: Summary
- ... must guard against if the human race is to survive is depicted through the boys= rapid transformation from school boys to savages. In the novel, Ralph represents democratic societies while he tries to hold a civil society together where every man is allowed personal freedom of thought and actions and Jack represents dictators in the world who seek to establish a society wherein a person is told that only if he ...
- 6386: The Revolt of Mother: The Power of Decision
- ... Mrs. Rosa Parks. Mrs. Rosa Parks decided that she was tired so she sat in the white section of the bus. Her decision to sit and her act of defiance forced us to re-evaluate Civil Rights. We were forced to know her name and realize her wrong. The power of acting out a decision gave Mrs. Rosa Parks a name and a voice that others rallied around to right a ...
- 6387: Lt. Colonel Jay R. Jensen's "Six Years In Hell"
- ... military before hand describing the daily procedures etc. of his military life. The author graduated from Jordan High School in Sandy, Utah in 1949. He then joined The Utah Air National Guard during the Korean war. Mr. Jensen was on active duty for 20 months, after which he attended Brigham Young University. He graduated with a B.S. degree in Accounting and majors in Banking and Finance. After college he obtained ...
- 6388: What Drives A Man
- ... qualities which were most admired in Umuofia. (Ravenscroft 9) Since Okonkwo is a tragic hero, he must have a tragic flaw. This flaw comes on two levels. The first of which is his fetish with war, fighting, and conquering. Okonkwo constantly must be engaged in some activity, and like a typical Star Trek "Klingon", this is physical exertion or combat. For Okonkwo, the desire to conquer and subdue is described as ...
- 6389: The Great Gatsby: Symbolism of Character's Names
- ... Daisy is the complete opposite of everything that the flower stands for. Daisy is not only crule but corrupted by money and materialistic things. Her and Gatsby were once in love. When Gatsby went to war Daisy left him because he had no money. She went off and married Tom Burchman who was very rich. When Gatsby comes back to West Egg, and finally gets to show Daisy that has made ...
- 6390: Mary Astell's From A Serious Proposal to the Ladies
- ... was tired of the oppressive nature of man, which kept her and her sisters from developing their minds. She felt that females back then should have the same rights as women have achieved through the Civil Rights Movement today. Her answer to this was "A Religious Retirement." It is Mary Astell's ideal place to end her intellectual suffering and open new doors for the female mind. I feel that Mary ...
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