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- 5871: Hemmingway
- ... fiction. In May of 1918, Hemingway became an honorary second lieutenant in the Red Cross. He could not join the army due to a defective left eye (resentfully inherited from his mother). On his first day of service across seas, he and other ambulance drivers were assigned the horrific duty of picking up body parts from an exploded munitions factory. Death, mostly of women, on such a scale was most definitely ... was very ashamed of this. He had always felt that life was for the testing of death. Suicide was the surrendering of life to death. This was forbidden in his code of courage. From that day on, Ernest turned his back on his father. 1929 marked the release of A Farewell to Arms. It was instantly accepted as a great work by critics and the public. With the success of this ...
- 5872: Animal Farm: Utopia
- ... life without man and with no more bad leaders: Beasts of England, beasts of Ireland, Beasts of every land and clime, Hearken to my joyful tidings, Of the golden future time. Soon or late the day is coming, Tyrant Man shall be o'erthrown, And the fruitful fields of England, Shall be trod by beasts alone. Rings shall vanish from our noses, And the harness from our back, Bit and spur shall rust forever, Cruel whips no more shall crack. Riches more than mind can picture, Wheat and barley, oats and hay, Clover, beans, and mangel-wurzels Shall be ours upon the day...(p.22-23) After the song the animals were even more excited. They sing the song so loud it wakes Mr. Jones up. Mr. Jones starts firing his gun into the darkness. This quickly scatters ...
- 5873: Antigone: Afterlife
- ... and had a different God to explain things that we now say are an act of mother nature. It may seem rather foolish to us when we study their beliefs and compare them to modern day beliefs.I am sure the Greeks would have considered us to be heathens and put us to death for our ways and beliefs.I think Antigone thought her act was courageous and valid. I myself ... to try please his people, even though he wasn’t doing an effective job, yet hurt one of his family members by punishing her for her wrongdoing, much like what’s going on in modern day life with the election. Bill Clinton has to please his people, especially now while he is campaigning for votes, yet he is faced with the dilemma of having to pardon his wife Hilary for her ...
- 5874: Crossing Brooklyn Ferry
- ... you feel when you look on the river and sky, so I felt, Just as any of you is one of a living crowd, I was one of a crowd, Just as you are refresh’d by the gladness of the river and the bright flow, I was" (23-26). This same motif follows through to the next stanza, as he continues to emphasize how things are the same to him ... of the poem and assists the reader to comprehend Whitman’s state of reasoning when composing this poem. He, in fact, was writing this poem to be read long after he was gone. He "consider’d long and seriously of you before you were born" (88). He realized that certain constants would stay the same, including people and the roles they take in their lives. In stanza six, the idea of ...
- 5875: The U.s School System
- ... limiting distraction and conflict, along with providing more individual learning opportunities. Daily I am told that I am being prepared for the real world. Daily I complete assignments that I will never encounter after the day I graduate. If the schools want to produce productive graduates, more attention should be paid to problems that are real world applicable. Though, it shouldn t be fully implicated, I believe that such lessons should ... individual student. Curriculum should be more rooted in reality. We can no longer be satisfied with students passing and graduating, but more concerned with their learning, and the ability to apply their lessons to every day life.
- 5876: Who Loves Lucy? I do, I do!
- ... up was “I Love Lucy.” Not only am I able to recognize each episode within a few minutes of watching, but I also know most of the dialogue from many of the episodes. To this day, I still search for an episode I have not seen. For those not as familiar with the show, “I Love Lucy” is a black and white show that was most popular during the 1950’s ... just any normal housewife. She was a primitive version of today’s feminist, in that she strived for something more than just staying at home and taking care of little Ricky. She longed for the day where she could be equals with her husband; not just at home, but also in the world of entertainment. Lucy gave us more than just laughs and smiles, she taught us that no matter what ...
- 5877: Casablanca Movie Review
- ... and the one person lied so that they could try to stop it. In Vampires, the mission was to stop the first vampire from performing the ceremony so that they could go out in the day as well as night. The Cardinal lied to Jack Crowe (the head vampire slayer) about why they had to find the First Vampire. Then there was a large fight which had noting in common with ... made this movie up to be as good as it was. Things such as the actors, lighting, costume, camera, and even the sound. It appeals to many differnt audiences. It even be compared to modern day movies such as John Carpenter's Vampires. This movie has lasted for fifty-six years and will probally live on for more.
- 5878: Celiac Sprue Disease
- What if your doctor told you that eating a certain food say pizza would be devastating to your health? You might not like it, but you'd learn to live with it. But what if it was more than just pizza? What if you were told to avoid all bread, breadcrumbs, and pasta? And dozens of breakfast cereals, canned soups, luncheon meats ... dehydration. Occasionally patients present with signs and symptoms of vitamin and mineral deficiency, such as anemia due to iron, folate, and B12 malabsorption; bone pain and pathologic fractures because of malabsorption of calcium and vitamin D; and growth retardation in children. Some of the more subtle signs and symptoms of celiac sprue include bleeding tendencies, muscle spasms, nerve damage, infertility, impotence, and spontaneous abortion. Although many individuals with celiac sprue develop ...
- 5879: Edgar Allen Poe
- ... drink. This would cost him many opportunities in life where he would waste away some of the greatest chances he had to be successful. His gambling debt of $2,000 (a small fortune in that day) and drinking would get him kicked out of the University of Virginia. He would also suffer a nervous breakdown on two different occasions. The first of which would come when he was trying to get ... creativity it worked. Whatever it was from his drinking problem to his lack of a family, he was one of the most creative writers in the nineteenth century. If it was not of that fateful day in Baltimore Oct. 7, 1849 where he went out with some friends, we would not have lost one of the greatest and most remembered American writers. As it was Edgar Allen Poe died at that ...
- 5880: Macbeth Not A Victim Of Fate
- ... was to be the father of a line of kings. However, Macbeth wants to be the sole benefactor of his crimes. (Act 3, Sc.1, 66-68) " For them the gracious Duncan have I murder'd/Put rancours in the vessel of my peace/Only for them and mine eternal jewel." Macbeth orders the assasination of Banqo and Fleance. he knows his soul if forfeit and yet remains so self-seeking ... self-obsessed Even as he and his castle are under siege, he retains the same delusional arrogance.(Act5, Sc7,12) "Thou was born of woman;/But swords I smile at, weapons laugh to scorn./Brandish'd by man that's of woman born." This inevitably leads to his destruction. Macbeth is not heroic. He is deliberate in his villanous actions, using violence and deception to achieve his selfish aspirations. Macbeth commits ...
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