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- 2281: A Dolls House - Noras Rebellion Against Society
- ... fruit to freeze and burst. Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale discuss Mrs. Wright's concern over her canned fruit after finding a broken jar. Mrs. Peters voices Mrs. Wright's concern, "She said the fir'd go out and her jars would break" (Glaspell 1.27). The Sheriff's response is, "Well can you beat the women! Held for murder and worryin' about her preserves" (Glaspell 1.28). The women realize ... example showing that Helmer believes his wife concentrates on unimportant matters is the way he treats her after she returns from shopping. Helmer says, "Hasn't Miss Sweet-Tooth been breaking rules in town to-day? . . . There, there, of course I was only joking" (Isben 1.57-65). While Helmer says he is only joking about Nora eating sweets, Nora lies and says she would not go against his wishes. This ... according to your own taste, and so I got the same tastes as you-or else I pretend to" (Isben 3.280). Nora plays her role so well, she thinks she is happy. Then one day, after her husband does not support her, Nora realizes the two of them do not know each other very well. Nora says to Helmer, "Torvald-it was then it dawned upon me that for ...
- 2282: Civil War
- ... as citizens of a common country. I want no one punished, treat them liberally all around. We want those people to return to their allegiance to the Union and submit to the laws." (Porter, David D., Campaigning with Grant. New York: The Century Co., 1897) Well with all of the formalities outlined, the Generals and Admiral knew what needed to be done. Sherman returned to Goldsboro by steamer; Grant and Porter ... narrow; they (the soldiers) could see Richmond burn as they made their way across the James River and to the west. Grant had finally broke through and Richmond and Petersburg were finished on the second day of April. LINCOLN VISITS FALLEN RICHMOND On April 4th, after visiting Petersburg briefly, President Lincoln decided to visit the fallen city of Richmond. He arrived by boat with his son, Tad, and was led ashore ... arrived, he asked the President what to do with the conquered people. Lincoln replied that he no longer gave direction in military manners but went on to say: "If I were in your place, I'd let 'em up easy, let 'em up easy" (Johnson, Robert Underwood, and Clarence Clough Buel, eds., Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, Vol 4. New York: The Century Co., 1887). THE CHASE BEGINS ...
- 2283: Computer Viruses
- ... Mess Up FAT: FAT(the File Allocation Table) is the method used to contain the information required about the location of files stored on a disk. Any allocation to this information can cause endless trouble. d.> Mess Up The Boot Sector: The boot sector is the special information found on a disk. Changing the boot sector could result in the inability of the computer to run. e.> Format a Disk/ Diskette ... executable program. *If it's not effective, power down and seek for professional help* TYPE OF VIRUSES: a.> OVER-WRITING VIRUSES b.> NON-OVERWRITNG VIRUSES c.> MEMORY RESENDENT VIRUSES PRACTICE SAFE HEX: Viruses are a day to day reality. Different activities leads to different exposure. To protect oneself from a virus, several things can be done: 1. Avoid them in the first place. 2. Discovering and getting rid of them. 3. Repairing ...
- 2284: Violence On Television
- ... that "despite slight variations over the past decade, the amount of violence on television has remained at consistently high levels" (Wurtzel, 23)? Why is it that, like the tobacco companies twenty years ago, the present day television broadcasting companies refuse to consent that violent films and programming can and do have harmful effects on their viewers (Rowland, 280) What can be done to combat the stubborn minded broadcasting companies and to ... and Aggression. Orlando: Academic Press Inc., 1982. Palmer, Edward L. Children and the Faces of Television. New York: Academic Press Inc., 1980. Pearl, David. "Violence and Aggression" Society Sept.-Oct. 1984: 17-23. Rowland, Willard D. Jr. and Horace Newcomb. The Politics of T.V. Violence. Sage Publications Inc., 1983. Feshbach, Seymour and Robert D. Singer. Television and Aggression. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Inc., 1971. Skornia, Harry J. Television and Society. New York: McGraw Hill Book Company, 1965. Time. "Warning from Washington: Violence on Television is Harmful to children." ...
- 2285: Slavery and The South
- ... said that succession was illegal and said that he intended to maintain federal possessions in the South. Southerners hoped the threat of succession would force acceptance of Southern demands, but it did not. Finally the day came on Dec. 20, 1860 when South Carolina adopted an ordinance of succession. The other states to follow and succeed were: Mississippi on Jan 9, 1861, Florida on January 10, Alabama on Jan 11, Georgia ... believed the Constitution did not allow the North to take any action against the South. An effort was made on February 4th by the Virginia Legislature who called a conference of the states at Washington D.C. Representatives were sent from 7 slave and 14 free states. An amendment was passed saying Congress could never interfere with slavery in the states. But it was not ratified by the necessary number of ... Army of the Potomac: Glory Road. (Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1952.) Unknown. The Coming Fury. (Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1961.) Vol 2 of The Centennial History of the Civil War. 3 vols. n.d. Unknown. Reflections on the Civil War. (Ed. John Leekley. 1st ed. Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1981.) Furnas, J.C.. The Americans: A Social History of the United States (1587-1914. New York: Putnam, ...
- 2286: A Tale Of Two Cities
- ... Bastille prisoner. During Darnay's imprisonment in Paris, Dr. Manette uses the Revolutionaries' esteem to keep his son-in-law alive. As a result, you watch him grow stronger, regaining the sense of purpose he'd lost in the Bastille. -JARVIS LORRY All through the story Jarvis Lorry protests that he's nothing more or less than a man of business. "Feelings!" he exclaims, "I have no time for them." Mr ... modern ideas about bankers and businessmen? He admittedly values the bank above himself, an attitude you might consider old fashioned. Readers have described him as the sort of clerk Dickens saw passing in his own day, and mourned. Lorry compares favorably with the two other men of business in the story: Stryver, the pushing lawyer, and Jerry Cruncher, the "honest tradesman" who digs up bodies and sells them to medical science ... and providing the evidence (ironically, in Dr. Manette's name) needed to condemn him. Defarge stops just short of denouncing Dr. Manette and Lucie, too, but there are hints from Madame and friends that he'd better start toeing the line. Dickens leaves us with the thought that, finally, Defarge is controlled by a force more powerful than politics, or even his wife. In Sydney Carton's last vision, Defarge ...
- 2287: Bad Luck In Love!
- ... of their careers, the town, and the local gossip. Mom told me it was getting late. "Why don't you walk Jenny home so she can get ready for bed. It will be a rough day tomorrow, getting to know a new school. I thought, mom if you only knew how much I really wanted to get Jenny ready for bed, you wouldn't have said that. I took the hint ... dreamed of Jenny and all the things I would like to do to her. She must want it too, to kiss me like that. I've got it made. When I woke up the next day I had a minor problem. Shit! I haven't done that since I turned thirteen. Oh, well. It would have to be expected. I had some pretty hot dreams about Jenny, and they were so ... learn. I cant wait to see her face when I visit her in the middle of the night. I don't think she will think she is so hot then. Pay-backs are hell. **** I'd really love to mess up her face, maybe cut off her tits, do anything to make her feel like the geek she has portrayed me out to be. If I could take away her ...
- 2288: Beloved: The Human Condition
- ... could never forget the terror of the schoolteacher robbing her of her nurturing juices, she crawled on bleeding limbs to fill her baby's mouth with her milk, and finally, she immortalized that grim summer day when she fed Denver her breast milk-- mingled with blood. The bestial image of milk and blood further fortifies the eminence of maternal instinct by portraying the value of a mother's milk as equal ... towards a desperate attempt to kill them. Tragically, she would live in guilt for the rest of her life, forever distrusting love, and finally giving up everything for a chance to make right what she'd done wrong. Beloved, on the other hand, was a sad and angry spirit who fought death in order to return to life so that she could assuage her vengeful, obsessive love for Sethe. Never quite ... she had] to have" (76). In the beginning, Beloved longed to receive Sethe's attention. She seemed tranquil sitting near Sethe, as the older woman prepared breakfast in the morning. It wasn't until the day in the Clearing, when Beloved's fingers "had a grip on [Sethe] that would not let her breath" (96), that the reader could see how conflicted she was between love and hatred for her ...
- 2289: Beloved
- ... years ago. She lives with her daughter, Denver in a shabby house at 124 Bluestone, that they share with the ghost of a dead baby, which haunts Sethe by reminding her of past tragedies. Paul D, Sethe's new lover and a former Kentucky slave man whom Sethe takes in, helps shed light in Sethe's sad life. Also arriving at the doorstep is a mysterious, ill young woman who calls ... in front of 124 Bluestone to battle the ghost haunting the house, is carefully constructed to contribute to the theme of healing and structure of the work. As Denver is awaiting transportation for her first day on the job as Bodwin's evening nurse, thirty neighborhood women pray and sing at the edge of the yard after hearing speculations from that the ghost of Sethe's dead daughter is causing the ... to better their lives and situations. Denver is working at the Bodwin's to help the family and may possibly attend Oberlin College while Sethe is restoring her self-esteem with the help of Paul D. Morrison is successful at combining elements of structure and theme in this scene to facilitate the course of the novel events to take place.
- 2290: Ebola 2
- ... the possible species in tropical Africa are so numerous that a long search is likely to be required (MacKenzie 110). The Ebola Tai was found on November 24, 1995 by a Swiss researcher in Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), West Africa. She caught the Ebola Tai from a chimpanzee while carrying out an investigation about deaths among local chimps of the Tai forest. When the investigators examined tissue taken from the ... large areas of dead tissue similar to those found in patients who perished from Ebola Zaire and Sudan. Instant investigation of the 4200 square-kilometer reserve of the Tai forest was launched, but to this day no trace of the source of Ebola has been found. The researcher was evacuated to a hospital in Switzerland where she recovered. The dedicated researcher has now returned to Ivory Coast to continue her work ... small rodents and several thousand possible insects. Material of these animals are now being processed for virus isolation. Blood samples of an estimated 64 suspected cases have also been confirmed (MacKenzie 111). Still to this day, the origin of the Ebola remains a mystery. Further, and more frightening, its capacity to be airborne remains unknown. Clearly, research needs to be continued, before another outbreak occurs (Drucker 40). Work Cited Drucker, ...
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