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- 5031: The Picture of Dorian Gray: Evil
- ... beauty charmed the world. Basil was inspired to draw his portrait in order to preserve his beauty and youth. Dorian recognised that as long as he remained young he would be handsome. He dreaded the day that he would age slightly and start to form wrinkles and such ugly (in Dorian's opinion) ugly things. He believed that that day would deprive him of triumphs that would result in him being miserable. The degree of evil within Dorian increases as the plot develops. By trading his soul for his youth, Dorian rids of the good ...
- 5032: Art
- ... many nations are on show. Even though we except the fact that the global art scene consists of a network of cosmopolitan cities, it is becoming increasingly obvious that art recognizes no boundaries in present day. Robert Motherwell stated in 1966 that “Art is not national, to be merely an American or French painter is to be nothing; to fall to overcome ones initial environment is never to reach the human ... to many global events, tragedies and breakthroughs, these are often reflected in their works. Fad and fashion are nurtured by mass media and artists struggle to do anything to capture attention. Enormous diversity characterizes present day painting. This diversity is characteristic of modern life, and each style reflects, questions, or analyses some aspects of contemporary society. “Through painting, the artist expresses ideas and emotions, as well as a version of the ...
- 5033: To Kill A Mockingbird 4
- ... for Tom Robinson, who is charged with raping Mayella Ewell. As the trial of Tom Robinson grows nearer, the children become more aware of the strong feeling it has aroused in everyone in Maycomb. One day their housekeeper takes Jem and Scout to visit her church, and the children realize for the first time that the black parishioners are supporting Tom Robinson's wife. Two nights before the trial is to ... of men, who have come to kill Tom. Scout recognizes one of the men in the group as Walter Cunningham. Her friendliness embarrasses the man so much that he and the mob leave. The next day, at the trial, Atticus" questions make it clear that Mayella and her father are lying about the rape. Neverless the jury convict him because their prejudices prevent them from taking a black man's word ...
- 5034: Computer Systems Analyst
- ... as challenge me? The second being: Is there a way of making a living in these areas of interest? And finally: Do I enjoy the different activities within this area of interest? From the first day that I started my first computer, I have grasped the concepts quickly and with ease. But the computer as well as I will never stop growing. I have introduced myself to all topics of word ... data collecting, much like that of a science lab. The Dictionary of Occupational Titles says he must plan and prepare technical reports, memoranda, and instructional manuals as documentation of program development. (44) When the presentation day is near, the analyst submits the proof. He must organize and relate the data to a workflow chart and many diagrams. More often than not, an idea is always to good to be true unless ...
- 5035: Lysistrata
- Human beings are amazing creatures. Our history has shown spectacular and shameful events from day one. Throughout the course of history we have seen both war and peace. More war than peace, but the point still remains. That we, as a human race, have accomplished many wonderful intellectual break-throughs ... of this paper is to analyze the gender issues and differences that existed in all three plays. I would like to relate and compare these issues to our past as humans and to our modern day present. We see a wide array of controversial gender issues arise in Lysistrata. This play starts off by showing the main character as a strong independent woman. The beginning of the play focuses on Lysistrata ...
- 5036: A Mind To Murder
- ... people is wrong; it does not matter if the victims are exemplary citizens or odious individuals, it is the mere act of snuffing out another s life that is against the social order. In P.D. James A Mind To Murder, Nurse Marion Bolam s murder of her stuffy and self-righteous cousin Enid illustrates a situation where the nurse and her invalid mother had suffered from her cousin s stinginess ... be well-cared for, since her daughter obviously won t be there to do it. This isn t a perfect solution, but it isn t a perfect world, and it would be false to P.D. James premises to assume that everything can be returned to a state of Eden. However, James seems to feel that we as social beings have an obligation to keep everything as close to an ideal ...
- 5037: Black Rain
- ... one paragraph, The name of the bomb had already undergone a number of changes, from the initial “new weapon” through “new-type bomb,” “secret weapon,” “special new-type bomb,” to “special high-capacity bomb.” That day, I learned for the first time to call it an “atomic bomb.” (Black Rain 282) The importance of the name of the bomb may seem ineffectual, but he seems to dwell on finding out what ... mussels left in any of the many streams and there were also no fish in any of the ponds. The only thing that survived were the eels who were seen swimming up the river a day before the surrender was given. This was a sign of rebirth. It only took a year after the Hiroshima bombing for the surrender and during that time the government did not help any of the ...
- 5038: Bob Dylan
- ... very few people did there own songs back then. Around the same time though, Dylan was starting to find his song writing voice, and his second album, THE FREEWHELIN' BOB DYLAN, (my favorite Dylan C.D.) consisted of all but two songs that weren't written by him. The song BLOWIN IN THE WIND became, and still remains the fastest selling single in Warner Brothers history. This type of protest song ... n' roll roots (by incorporating the electric guitar into his music), there was almost an immediate uproar. All this controversy inspired Dylan so much, that these were by far his most fruitful years. Sometimes he'd write whole songs on the way to the recording studio or to a concert. By this time, Dylan was a household name. He had changed people s way of thinking in so much of a ...
- 5039: Computer History
- ... to operate to a small machine that could fit on the top of almost any desk. Many of the developments that allowed for this transition resulted because of a push by the military of the day to make machines that could aid in making weapons work more accurately. The effects of the military’s needs for a computer system that could do all this has impacted the way corporations, schools, and homes operate down to this day. Many of the advancements that were made out of pure need at the time are in use today to help us at everyday tasks. Without the military having played such a key part in the ...
- 5040: The Bible
- ... he was a mere myth and invented by Hebrew scribes. Most of the Bible cannot be taken literally, for example, the story of the Creation. Augustine, the Christian theologian, argued that the creation of the day was not related to the sun or the concept of time because the sun was not created until the fourth “day”. Also the flood is another example of possible Biblical myth. Many questions asked are “where would that amount of water come from?” and “where would it all go afterward?” However, there is geological evidence of ...
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