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- 4541: The Theme of Diversity in Novels
- ... Brenda's country club, where Neil is viably not accustomed to being. "My next question was prompted by a desire to sound interested and thereby regain civility; it didn't quite come out as I'd expected- I said it too loud." (Pynchon 13) This couple has a strange relationship in how it functions throughout situations where other characters are constantly commenting on the social differences between two families. Even though ... lifestyle that people who lived through the Holocaust are familiar with is very vividly animated in the art that was drawn in the book. "The Germans intend to make an example of them! The next day I walked over to Modrzejowska Street and I saw them. They hanged there one full week." (Spiegelman 83) The images are graphic but the words have more of an impact. It is a revelation to ...
- 4542: Rumpelstiltskin
- ... to gain what she wants. The miller, in both versions tells people that his daughter has a wonderful ability to make gold from straw so that he can become a rich man. "It happened one day that that he came to speak with the king, and, to give himself consequence, he told him that he had a daughter who could spin gold out of straw" (Grimm). " If only I could get my daughter to marry a rich man,' he mused . . . she'll be fulfilled and I'll never have to work another day in my life' " (Garner). The miller implies that his daughter is merely his property whom he should use to raise his station in life. The king, upon hearing the story decides that the girl's ability would be an asset to him, and his gold reserves. "He believed the rumor and invited Esmeralda to his castle for a May Day festival. But when she arrived he had her thrown into a dungeon filled with straw and ordered her to spin it into gold" (Garner). The king was so happy that he was now richer ...
- 4543: Literature of Native Canadians
- ... couch with the grey gulls morning song. I arise from my couch with the grey gulls morning song. I will take care not to look toward the dark, I will turn my glance toward the day. From To Stop Bleeding (Aua), This is blood from the little sparrow's mother. Dry it up! This is blood that flowed from a piece of wood. Dry it up! And from, To Heal Wounds ... their culture, game and tradition did not go unnoticed by many older, native peoples. This example is taken from, Blueberry Days, by Ruby Slipperjack, a story about a family adventure while picking blueberries one summer day. The story is appears to be following ancestral traditions - until you get to the end; "We'll all have a good sleep tonight. Tomorrow we'll be going to the general store to trade in our berries. I hope Mom buys bananas and tomorrow is Wednesday, the day the way freight comes to unload groceries for the general store. I lay on the grass with my eyes closed, smelling the earth and wildflowers beside me." Older natives (and younger ones) knew that ...
- 4544: Fallen Souls in "The Inferno"
- ... Inferno will live forever in eternal suffering. I. Introduction II. Medea and Jason A. Jason's love affair. B. Medea and the three children exiled. C. Medea's slaying of the three children and Glauce. D. Jason's penalties. III. O. J. Simpson A. His Crime. B. His Penalties in the Inferno and in life. IV. Benedict Arnold A. His Crime. B. His Penalties in Hell. V. Conclusion Cantos III, V ... the king of Cornith's daughter, Glauce. Jason returns to Medea and tells her that she and their three children are to leave his home immediately so he and Glauce can move in. The following day Medea sends Glauce a poisoned robe which kills her. This causes Jason to come to Medea for revenge, where he finds his three children murdered by their mother's hand. Jason grief stricken falls upon ...
- 4545: Analysis of David Hume's An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
- ... like the characters in Swift's Gulliver's Travels, the Lilliputians. And when we transpose ideas, we almost inverse them, like a person walking on their hands or the crescent moon coming out in the day and the noon sun in a dark sky, and so on. Hume believes that all notions, complex as they may be, can be deconstructed into these specific distinctions. This argument Hume has here is pretty ... way, enough to equate it with flying. And, what about reading? When we read of being in ancient Egypt or Rome, we can picture what it was like, how things went on from things we'd study, but how could we do that without original thought? Our representations of these ancient lands are more than just superimposing a Roman war helmet or an Egyptian headdress onto our own society, as in ...
- 4546: Everyone Has Dreams, But To Carry Them Out Is The American Dream
- ... to make their dream work. That was all they needed. Their job is to make the American Dream possible for others. They are all living proof that the American Dream is possible for anyone. Every day many reap the benefits for carrying out their dream; for not giving up when things seemed to be most bleak. Every day someone else has a dream, and every day many act on it. We truly live in a land of opportunity. The American Dream is a derivative of the principles upon which this nation was founded. This nation was founded by people who ...
- 4547: "Shame": Ignorance of Reality
- ... t realize everyone felt sorry for him. It was Gregory's ignorance that caused him to feel humility, but it was his teacher that made him realize it. As far as Gregory was concerned, the day of collection for the needy was his time to shine. In front of the whole class, including the girl of his dreams, he was going to lie and show how proud he was of his ... were wiped away. Gregory realized how ignorant he had been; thus, leaving this poor child with discrimination towards himself. In all of my days, I have never felt the humiliation Gregory had to encounter that day. Luckily for me, I had parents that explained to me the good and bad of society. I had always expected the humility brought on to me by others. It's a shame that Gregory is not alone in this world. Everyday people are being crushed from the antics of others. Hopefully one day people will learn to stop laughing at others and start trying to help them out.
- 4548: Living in the Present Causes More Harm Than Good
- ... old homes may be torn down to build a parking lot; yet time still marches on. I feel very strong that with guidance from our past and hope for our future we must live each day to its fullest, make each day more valuable than the previous. Life, love, and friendship are the most precious things on this earth, it is very important for each to find his true love and friends, and live his life with ... nothing I can truly do, except learn from her and comfort her family. What I learned from her is that none of us know how long we will be here. We have to live each day like it is our last, because it may be. The future, will always be the future. We have to set a goal as to what our futures will be and always keep that goal ...
- 4549: Excellence is Your Best Weapon for Fighting Racism
- ... success is possible. Accepting the fact that the doors of opportunity are not opened equally to everyone, one thing that is equal for everyone is time. There is the same number of hours in the day for all of us. How you use these hours is your choice. You can use them on the playground or you can use them to play the books. Playing on the playground might give you ... your home town. Many individuals from small towns have become very successful and risen to the top of their professions. If President Clinton can change his address from Hope, Arkansas to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C., then you know it is possible to fulfill your aspirations, whatever they might be. President Clinton's rise to the top of his profession suggests to me that whether you are a big time ...
- 4550: Personal Response to Orwell's "Shooting An Elephant"
- Personal Response to Orwell's "Shooting An Elephant" Reading Orwell's "Shooting An Elephant" helped me to remember about many decisions I have made, including a decision I made on a warm senior day of high school during lunch. "Shooting An Elephant" is ingeniously linked to everyday life. Orwell writes about his experiences as a political intruder in a western country, how it affected his life, and how these ... acting upon me. During my last year of high school I had a most interesting and distasteful incident relating to Orwell's "Shooting an Elephant," which started as much as a year before graduation. Every day my friends and I sat at the same table during our lunch break, which was nothing unusual. It was not extraordinary for extraordinary things to happen in our part of the campus, wherever that may ... least a whole school year people sitting at the table would put any biodegradable substance they could find in the hole. Everything from mayonnaise, to scabs, to bugs was shoved down that hole. Finally one day the hole filled up and we didn't have anything to do with the mixture, so someone suggesting taking a bite of it. This suggestion came up more often over the next few weeks, ...
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