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- 291: Grapes Of Wrath Character Journal
- ... Jack box.... So Ruthie got mad an' chase 'em, an' she fit one, an' then she fit another, an' then one big girl up an' licked her... So then Ruthie cried, an' she said she'd git her big brother, an' he'd kill that big girl..... An' then- an' the, Ruthie said our brother already kil't two fellas...."(455) Today at camp Pa bought Winfiel' an' me a lil' box of Cracker Jack. Then when I ... from my hands. So then I chased 'em and hit them. Then this big girl, this stupid big girl, she hit me hard, an' I telled her, my brother, he killed two men, and he'd kill her if she didn't gimme my Cracker Jack. An' then she laughed at me an' calls me a liar. If only Tom were here then I'd show her! I wist' there ...
- 292: On The Short Story Phineas Com
- ... of him was as a bully, therefore, we think that Gene is afraid of him, which would make him insecure. Another example of Gene's insecurity occurs just after Gene and Phineas meet. "That first day, standing in our comfortless room amid his clothes, he began to talk and I began to listen."(100) This quotation shows that Gene was too afraid to say what he wanted. He did not have ... mark on his report card. "It took one hatred to overcome another. I hated him at that moment always trying to show me up, to get revenge for my procession of A's and his D's. Damn him. I jumped."(106) This quotation shows how Gene jumped just because Phineas said he should. This would prove him to be an admirer because he followed Phineas's every move. He did ... he was hoping for a higher grade. Another example of his intelligence occurs when Gene finds out his Latin mark. "I wasn't deceived by that amazed, happy grin of his when he learned I'd scored the highest grade in Latin, or his candid questions about how I balanced trigonometry equations in three steps while he took twelve." (105) This quotation shows how Gene does very well in his ...
- 293: Allen Ginsberg : Howl
- ... America. Ginsberg is describing his fellow travelers, the crazy, lonely members of his community of misunderstood poet artists, unpublished novelists, psychotics, radicals, pranksters, sexual deviants and junkies. At the time that he wrote this he'd seen several of his promising young friends broken or killed: who distributed Supercommunist pamphlets in Union Square weeping and undressing while the sirens of Los Alamos wailed them down, and wailed down Wall, and the ... wild cooking pederasty and intoxication ... (Ginsberg 7) Each of these describe real-life events by people Ginsberg knew, but the poem is especially dedicated to Carl Solomon, Ginsberg's insane hyper-intellectual friend who he'd met in a mental hospital years before. In the poem, Ginsberg makes mention of Solomon's actions at a lecture where he threw potato salad at the professor teaching on Dadaism. It is Carl Solomon ... hear the sound of." (Schumacher 220) Part I of Howl was not completed , though, in the order in which it now appears. Ginsberg went back over the poem, categorizing each stanza thematically from A to D. He then grouped the stanzas accordingly. The categories were: A. Lines proceeding from or around New York, including Columbia University and Madison Avenue, the Lower East Side, and Ginsberg's apartment. B. Lines relating ...
- 294: Beowulf
- ... Scyld, the mythical founder of the Danish Royal House. One of his descendants builds a great hall called Heorot, and it is here that the people gather to rejoice and sing the praises of G-d. This singing angers a vile fiend named Grendel, that inhabits the nearby bog. The poet describes Grendel in this way: The grim demon was called Grendel, a notorious ranger of the borderlands, who inhabited the fastness of moors and fens. This unhappy being had long lived in the land of monsters, because G-d had damned him along with the children of Cain. (1.97-101) This tells the story of when Cain murdered his brother Abel and was banished from humanity by G-d. It was said that from Cain was born the monsters that roamed the earth, perpetuating their hatred and evil to all around them. Grendel is one such monster, which is why the music and ...
- 295: The Beginning of World War II
- The Beginning of World War II At daybreak on the first day of September 1939, the residents of Poland awakened to grave news. A Juggernaut force of tanks, guns, and countless gray-clad soldiers from nearby Germany had torn across the countryside and were making a total ... army met resistance on its invasion of the country (World War II Commemoration, 39). With the conquest of Europe well underway and his Reich expanding rapidly, Hitlers power and influence was growing greater each day. He now planned to add Poland to his list of accomplishments and further extend the German Empire. The threat of Russia backing the Poles to defend against an attack was neutralized when Germany and Russia ... Polish invasion began, Chamberlain gave a speech in which he finally stated that, This country is at war with Germany
(Granastein, 51). The joint declaration of war on Germany with France became official the same day. In spite of efforts to avoid combat, the fear of the British people had come true on that day. The United States of America, like Great Britain, had hoped to avoid the horrors of ...
- 296: Greek and Roman Architecture
- ... also made what became the very common round, domed temple. The main temple of a Roman city was the capitolium. The Pantheon, the famous temple in Rome, was a sample for some of the modern day cathedrals and churches. The Classical Period Temples became much larger and more elaborate. Parthenon, one of the most famous structures ever, was created during that period. The Greeks held many religious festivals in honour of ... different layouts of Greek temples, but they were used for the same thing. Also, we have seen that the Greeks made amazing buildings, that were carefully planned and skillfully created. Perhaps the architects of that day were the true geniuses of Greek culture, not the philosophers. Roman Temples were very similar to those of the Greeks. The architecture of the Roman Empire, spanning the period from 4th century to B.C. 5 century A.D. They were built in the sacred area called temenos and were surrounded by a colonnaded walk way. There was a porch in front of the entrance where an alter was placed and sacrifices were ...
- 297: Living, Loving, and Learning: Buscaglia Reflection
- ... was more than one time when the stapler ended up in the garbage when the bell rang and woke her up! We all learned how drugs can mess people up because we saw her every day, but I wonder how valuable she thought the lesson would be to us because it was something she obviously didn't believe in? "You cannot give to someone what you do not have yourself." Buscaglia ... anything at all to feel accepted by others, simply because he wanted so much to be what he viewed as normal. Another guy I worked with there seemed like your average everyday Joe... UNTIL one day I saw him when he wasn't at work. He had rings in several parts of his body, and was wearing a great deal of hardware over his leather clothes. I barely recognized him! I ... was a very good chance that he might not view me as being quite normal! But I decided to let the real him give the real me a chance. Before Issac went home the next day we were the best of friends. Now, thanks to United States Postal Service, AT&T, and Delta Airlines, Issac is engaged to spend the eternities with the real me. I sure am glad I ...
- 298: Greek Orthodox Customs
- ... wonderful Western things. Then, at a neighborhood Greek festival, my mother, who was convinced I was boy crazy, saw me talking to a guy, and decided that if she didn't marry me off I'd disgrace myself. She knew a woman who lived in New York with her 21-year old son, who was working as a waiter. My parents went there to arrange a marriage between us. My father ... wedding and honeymoon. Only two states allow underage marriages, so my family, his family and some people from our village flew to South Carolina for the City Hall service. At the end, the lady who'd married us said, "You can kiss the bride." My husband and I were so embarrassed we could barely look at each other. Then we headed back to the house where we had our religious ceremony. Following Greek Orthodox custom, I went home afterward with my parents. The next day, my father drove Emanual, my husband, and me to a hotel. When we got to the room, I almost jumped for joy. There were two single beds. My father kissed me goodbye and left. ...
- 299: A Typical Novel Hero (Charlie
- ... romantic appeal, physical strength,and by valor in battle. Therefore, by examining Charlie Salter in these three areas; romance, physical strength, and valor in battle; it will become evident that he is a classic modern day novel hero. Although Salter may not be described as the sexiest man alive, nor is he even in his prime, he does have some unique charms which make him seem handsome and appealing to many ... in my office. If you like it you are welcome to come back anytime all month. (A question of Murder pg. 86) Salter quickly found a passion for squash. Wright has him playing nearly every day from the first novel throughout the entire series. Salter was ranked as a D squash player. This means that of all the members in the club, he could get a good game by playing any other D player. In the most current novel he has improved to a ...
- 300: Their Eyes Were Watching God: Everybody Has To Find Out About Living For Themselves
- ... a man wanting to marry Janie. Janie had no chance to know things, so she had to ask. "Did marriage end the cosmic loneliness of the unmated? Did marriage compel love like the sun the day?" After Grandmother's talks and Janie's own conjectures she made a sort of comfort for herself. She came to the conclusion that she would love Logon after they were married. "I saw no other ... said "If Ah kin haul de wood heah and chop it fuh yuh, look lak you oughta be able tuh tote it inside. Mah fust wife never bothered me 'bout choppin' no wood nohow. She'd grab dat axe and sling chips lak uh man. You done been spoilt rotten." One morning Logan has to go to Lake City to see a man about a mule. Janie had started noticing how ... found out that he was aiming to go down to the new part of Florida. He later decided he needed a rest so it would do him good to rest a week or so. Every day after that they managed to meet. They would talk about when Joe would become a big ruler of things. He spoke for change and chance. Still Janie hung back. The memory of Nanny was ...
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