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- 6431: International Economic Policy: Book Review
- ... economic immigrants (204). At his conclusion, he was to mention that Europe could play a similar role to the world trade in the future as the one played by the US after the Second World War. He was to look at the Uruguay Round and have some interesting remarks about it. There are two of them that seemed to me as interesting. The first one states that major achievements in the ...
- 6432: The Great Gatsby: Jay Gatsby Is Set Apart From the Common Man
- ... at Oxford. Supposedly after his family had all died he lived like a young rajah in all the capitals of Europe collecting jewels, hunting big game, painting and doing things for himself. (66) During the war he was apparently a promoted major that every Allied government gave a decoration to. (66) However, the medal he received seemed to be either fake or borrowed. The fantasy world that Fitzgerald gives Jay Gatsby ...
- 6433: Bless Me, Ultima: Conflicting Lifestyles
- ... Anaya uses Mexican names and Spanish words to give the reader a true sense of the Latin culture. The story is based around young Antonio who was coming of age at the conclusion of World War II. His family lived in a quiet and isolated New Mexico valley that was in a state of transition. Tony, the last child was protected and raised mostly by his mother with the help of ...
- 6434: Summary of Lord Of The Flies
- Summary of Lord Of The Flies A group of boys has been dropped on a tropical island somewhere in the Pacific Ocean, their plane having been shot down. A nuclear war has taken place; civilization has been destroyed. Ralph, a strong and likable blond, delights in the fact that there are "no grownups" around to supervise them. The boys have the entire island to themselves. Piggy ...
- 6435: 1984: Duty or Desire
- ... he gets a message from O'Brien to help O'Brien's secret group, the Brotherhood, to overthrow the Party. Winston's determination is strengthened by a sudden political change. Oceania is no longer at war with Eurasia. O'Brien has given Winston a forbidden book by Goldstein, the enemy of the Party. Winston takes it and reads the extensive writing on Party philosophy. He thinks that the proles are the ...
- 6436: Comparison of Conroy's "Prince of Tides" and "The Great Santini"
- ... to himself. An example of this is after Bull Meechum dies in the fighter jet accident, and Ben admits to sometimes wishing that his father would go away for a year and get called to war, and get killed. The Prince of Tides and The Great Santini were very interesting novels. The Great Santini had more of a abusive theme to it than the Prince of Tides did, but it seemed ...
- 6437: Summary of "The Death of Woman Wang" and "The Classic Slum"
- ... And on page one twelve it tells that in 1904 that one in six babies die in the first six months from malnutrition. And on page one eighty seven it tells of how when the war broke out that many men were denied to enter the army because of malnutrition bad teeth, bones and not big enough. The few that got in came back for leave and their parents could hardly ...
- 6438: Lord Of The Flies: Comparison of Movie and Book
- ... film Simon dies. He dies because he is the one who first sees the beast and it's all in his head. One night, when the other group was dancing around the fire, Simon smeared war paint all over his body and the kids dancing mistook him for the beast. So they repeat over and over,"Kill the beast! Cut his throat! Spill his blood", and chased after him. They find ...
- 6439: "A Raisin In the Sun": An Analysis
- ... a play written by an African-American playwright - Lorraine Hansberry. It was first produced in 1959. Lorraine Hansberry's work is about a black family in the Chicago's South-Side after the Second World War. The family consisted of Mama(Lena Younger), Walter Lee(her son), Ruth (his wife), Travis (their son), and Beneatha (Walters younger sister). The Younger family lived in poor conditions, and can't afford to have ...
- 6440: To Kill A Mockingbird: Lessons Never Learned
- ... Robinson's. It is likely that Harper Lee compiled a number of stories, either overheard or read, into the story of Robinson. In the 1960s, the United States was engulfed in turmoil related to the civil rights movement. As a result, To Kill a Mockingbird seemed to speak to a certain point in time. Unfortunately, the history that has unfolded since the novel was published proves that Lee's commentary is ...
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