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- 11751: The Lottery 3
- ... one that holds the winning ticket is Mrs. Hutchinson. We learn throughout the story that the power and traditional aspect of the lottery has slowly diminished. In the case of Mrs. Hutchinson, Clean forgot what day it was. The lottery had been present within the neighboring towns; however, the lottery had been ended. The people of the town believed that the box represented tradition and therefore were reluctant to make another ...
- 11752: Money 2
- ... our lives that's not-for-profit and that can't be denominated in dollars. "The best things in life are free," the old saying goes. Nice old saying. Gets a little older-sounding every day. Sounds about as old and mossy as the wedding vow "for richer for poorer," which in a modern environment is pretty likely to be for-richer-or poorer following our prenuptial agreement. Commercialization, a favorite ...
- 11753: The Great Gatsby And The Hollo
- ... the love between them had vanished over a period of time. So, he used his authority over her and made her stay in her room. He said She s going to stay there till the day after tomorrow and then we re going to move away.(143) Nevertheless, his saintly portrayal created a stuffed persona that eventually lead to his death. He decided that he was too good for this world ...
- 11754: The Great Gatsby A Goal Of Cor
- ... already substantial estate. When Gatsby tells Tom that Daisy is leaving him he is so self-confident that he refuses to believe or accept that his wife would leave him "for a common swindler who'd have to steal the ring to put on her finger"(Fiztgerald 140). Tom has no real sense of morality or values. His corruption from birth will stay with him until he dies. Fitzgerald presents the ...
- 11755: The Grapes Of Success
- ... that the migrants were not getting any chances to work for their living, maintain their dignity, eat enough to survive, or feel hope for the future. He is sending an direct plea straight to Washington D.C. for federal aid and attention for the migrants, and an indirect plea to the public to support and sympathize with the plighted people, and to support a more tolerant and compassionate approach in the ...
- 11756: The Civil War
- ... lot in both the South and North. In conclusion, the civil war had the legacy of a truly modern war, over 600,000 dead, and over a million American casualties for a cause until this day stirs the American nation deeply.
- 11757: The Display Of Peer Pressures
- ... faced with pressures because they do not know what is happening. All their lives they had been supported by their families and did not have to worry if they would live to see the next day. Now they are in the middle of nowhere, without their parents, and helpless. Their only hope is the executive ability of the mature boys. Ralph is chosen as their leader. He is given the responsibilities ...
- 11758: The Devils Of Loudun, By Aldou
- ... his post-Oxford years visiting and working for lady Ottoline Morrell, the famous Grande-dame of literary circles and patroness of the arts. He met a great many literary figures at this time, such as D.H. Lawrence and Bertrand Russell, and several of them appeared as characters in his early novels. His early collections of poetry, such as The Burning Wheel , are characterised by a reliance on French symbolism and ...
- 11759: The Cry Of The Wild
- ... to the earth is the faith that we have a future. We can believe in that future and work to achieve it and preserve it, or we can whirl blindly on, behaving as if one day there will be no children to inherit our legacy. The choice is ours; the earth is in the balance. What is the leading threat to wildlife? What does the word threatened mean? What does the ...
- 11760: Money And Information
- ... organized labour. Freedom from national controls allows this capital to roam everywhere - freely and quickly - in the search for the highest rate of return. Some $1.2 trillion flows through New York currency markets each day. As Greider notes: " [T]hese transactions are carried out by a very small community - the world's largest 30 to 50 banks, and a handful of major brokerages. ... The new communications technology has created a ...
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