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- 5671: Character Sketch of Mr. Pignatti
- ... Mr. Pignatti must stay at the hospital to recover, amazingly he gives the keys to John and Lorriane! Their parents would never let them have the house for a week. Mr. Pignatti comes home and day early and finds his house a mess he is very devastated. The next day John, Lorriane and Mr. Pignatti go to the zoo to visit Boob. When Mr. Pignatti finds out Boob died of Phunemonia he has a second heart attack and dies.
- 5672: George Washington
- ... you will permit me to put on my spectacles, for I have not only grown gray, but almost blind, in the service of my country." The officers were so touched that some cried, and the day was carried. Biographer James Thomas Flexner wrote, "This was probably the most important single gathering ever held in the United States." On April 19, 1783--the anniversary of the Battle of Lexington--Washington said bye ... soured in 1798, his Country once more turned to Washington for his service. Adams appointed him lieutenant general of a provisional army. The danger lessened before the troops came together. In December 1799, after a day spent riding on his farms in bad weather, Washington's throat became inflamed. At 2 a.m on December14, he awakened his wife to say that he was having trouble breathing. At sunrise she sent ...
- 5673: Animal Farm: Allegory of Stalinism
- ... the problem: ”Only get rid of the Man, and the produce of our labour would be our own. Almost overnight we could be rich and free. What then must we do? Why, work night and day, body and soul, for the overthrow of the human race! That is my message to you, comrades. Rebellion!” The simple, but emotional appeal, gets trough to the uneducated and plain animals and, as in all ... through a hymn, ”Beasts of England.” The Rebellion comes sooner then it had been excpected and the successful animals join together with a will to build a new and better world. To symbolise the new day the name of the farm is changed from Manor Farm to Animal Farm. Very soon, however, under the leadership of Napoleon, the techniques and sanctimonies of tyranny begin to appear. First, there is a strong ...
- 5674: The Civil War
- ... strategies of the Union army, along with the differences of leadership between the Union and the Confederacy. FORT SUMTER April 14, 1861 is an important date in history because it has been declared the first day of the Civil War. On April 14, 1861, Fort Sumter surrendered to Confederate troops. Fort Sumter is located in the Charleston Harbor. Reaction to this surrender varied in different areas of the country. In the ... got big heads about the defeat and warned the Confederates about how important this war was. The Union thought that they should defeat the Confederates at Bull Run, but the tables turned and the next day Johnson got on the battlefield first and the Confederates won for the next few days and the Union was shocked. After a few more days at Bull Run Creek, or Manassas, Virginia, the Union lost ...
- 5675: Respect and Responsibility
- ... show respect is by being polite to everyone. Responsibility is telling someone that they can depend on you and following through with what you said. The jobs most people have takes dedication to do it day in and day out (Madden, 189). If you keep your word people will never doubt you (10 Points,mag). Always be trustworthy to people you care for. As you can see there is respect and responsibility everywhere you ...
- 5676: Educating Rita
- ... Frank becomes attracted to Rita in diverse ways. He is physically and emotionally attracted to her. He tries to make her realize this, little by little, but Rita does not seem to notice. "What I’d actually like to do is to take you by the hand and run out of this room forever… Right now there’s a thousand things I’d rather do than teach; most of them with you, young lady…" The main reason that Frank does not tell Rita directly that he has feelings for her is because they have become too good friends ...
- 5677: The Triumph of "Gorsh the Cellist"
- ... creatures "different" from themselves. This may have indicated Kenji's reaction to the society around him and may have acted as a possible alternative to the closed and exclusionary nature of Japanese society in his day. In our day it poses a fresh question for modern societies on the threshold of a new century. Works Cited Miyazawa, Kenji. "Gorsh the Cellist" Wildcat and the Acorns and other stories. tr. John Bester. Japan: Kondansha, 1985 ...
- 5678: Taming Of The Shrew 3
- ... of this play, the other three subjects were made very obvious. Shakespeare chose these elements for his play not solely because they were basic, he chose them because they grasped people s lives in his day. While these subjects reached the heart, the thought of change was brought forth from these subjects. The change was not only in actions, but feelings as well. For example, Petruchio made it plain that he ... of this play, the other three subjects were made very obvious. Shakespeare chose these elements for his play not solely because they were basic, he chose them because they grasped people s lives in his day. While these subjects reached the heart, the thought of change was brought forth from these subjects. The change was not only in actions, but feelings as well. For example, Petruchio made it plain that he ...
- 5679: The Values of an Educated Person
- ... Someone has a special talent or something in them. Many people have talents others don’t have, but that doesn’t mean they are un-educated. Being able to “manage the circumstances which one encounters day by day” is being educated. A person doesn’t only have to be school smart but they also should be street smart. Being able to learn from the things that go on around you is being educated ...
- 5680: Brave New World: The Future
- ... different classes. The classes range from the Alphas, the Betas, the Gammas, the Deltas and finally, the Epsilons. The members of each class are ranked according to their mental capacity and physical appearance. During the D.H.C.'s lecture to his students he tells them how by depriving certain embryos of oxygen will affect their stature. "The lower the cast, the shorter the oxygen." (Huxley, p.13) It seems unfair ... is raised and conditioned the same way abolishing the bad apples in our society. Monogamy is discouraged by the utopian society and considered improper " Four months of Henry Foster, without having another man --- why, he'd be furious if he knew..." (Huxley, p.40). This restrains peoples from getting too emotionally involved and putting their loved one's needs before the society's. In the utopian society, everyone belongs to everyone ...
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