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- 5831: Essay On The Stranger
- ... the whiteness of the room [makes his] eyes hurt. However, this same light also creates a glare on the white walls .making [him] drowsy and allowing him respite from the knowledge of his mother s death. So, all at once light was good as well as bad for Meursault. Again, during the funeral with the sun bearing down the heat was inhuman and oppressive, causing Meursault great physical discomfort. Yet, in the same token, the heat is also making it hard for [Meursault] to think straight thereby allowing him an escape from his mother s death. Not all of the sun s effects have a flip side however; throughout the novel the sun [does Meursault] a lot of good, by warming him and making him feel alive. Thus, although both positive ...
- 5832: Deppression And Teens
- ... develop major depression. Genetic factors play a substantial but not overwhelming role in causing depression. (Dowling 37) Some type of significant loss can be a factor in triggering teenage depression. Loss can be due to death, divorce, separation, or loss of a family member, important friend or romantic interest. Loss can also be more subtle such as the loss of childhood, of a familiar way of being, of goals through achievement ... 82) "Suicide among teenagers has skyrocketed 200% in the last decade. If we were talking about mononucleosis or meningitis we'd call this an epidemic." (Solin 155) Suicide has become the second leading cause of death among older teenagers. Adolescents are particularly at risk for suicide attempts because they progress through a variety of rapid developmental stages. The seriously depressed teen may often have a sense of hopelessness. Many teens are ...
- 5833: Dubliners
- ... This story is a riddle.Nothing comes quite clear.The nameless boy who tells the story is "puzzled" by hints and "intricate questions" and so are we."The sisters" opens simply with night,paralysis and death which,as we have seen,point toward the final story. Central words (they express men's physical,moral,spiritual imperfections): -paralysis (physical imperfection) -gnomon (imperfect geometrical figure) -simony (ecclesiastical sin**imperfection) About the plot, almost ... paralysis frustrates her bold project. The end doesn't show awareness but inability, arrest. Images, though less abundant than in the first three stories, are never insignificant. The most important images, however, include life and death: - Dust finds its opposites in the good air of "Buenos Aires" and in the sea. - Buenos Aires, never reached, is Eveline's Pigeon House (connection with "an encounter"). - Also in "Eveline", as in each of ...
- 5834: Drunken Boat
- ... pond And cold, where toward perfumed evening A sad child on his knees sets sail A boat as frail as a May butterfly. Rimbaud closes his poem propelling his boat not towards revolution, but towards death. Rimbaud's "water-drunken carcass" is worn and "Covered with lichens of the sun and azure's phlegm" (Rimbaud 1175). The commerce of the river has worn his boat down, broken its spirit and now ... allegory for the dehumanizing features of the Industrial Revolution, it is easier to group with other 19th century literature. However, when one considers the concluding stanzas, the poet/boat's final resignation and longing for death, the poem becomes something more than typical of the 20th century. The radical changes of the 20th century, the contradiction of forces, the deconstruction of language, the doubt permeating all aspects of life, are hinted ...
- 5835: Oliver Cromwell
- ... side of the English Civil War vs. Charles I, Cromwell helped bring about the overthrow of the Stuart monarchy, and he raised his country's status to that of a leading European power since the death of Queen Elizabeth I. Being a man with strong character made him one of the most remarkable rulers in modern European history. Although he was a convinced Calvinist he believed deeply in the value of ... moment, Cromwell, finally accepted Charles's trial as an act of justice. He was one of the 135 commissioners in the High Court of Justice and, when the King refused to plead, he signed the death warrant. (Smith, 1991) After the British Isles were declared a republic and named the Commonwealth, Oliver Cromwell served as the first chairman of the Council of State. However, during the first three years he was ...
- 5836: Eating Disorders
- ... display traits including perfectionism and a drive for thinness that could keep them at risk for recurrence of the disorder. Recovery usually takes between four and seven years. Many studies of anorexic patients have reported death rates ranging from 4% to 20%. Patients who are at the lowest weights when they are first treated are in the greatest danger. Heart disease is the most common medical cause of death in people with severe anorexia. The heart can develop dangerous rhythms, blood flow is reduced and blood pressure may drop. In addition, the heart muscles starve, losing size. Cholesterol levels tend to rise. An anorexics ...
- 5837: Effects Of Automobiles
- ... for competition has ended the lives of many automobile owners. Young drivers often compete against each other in races and other dangerous games. Many times, these foolish schemes end in fatality. Another leading cause of death in automobiles results from alcohol abuse. This terrible mixture of drinking and driving commonly ends in death of the driver and of other innocent civilians. The automobile has been the victim of trillions of fender benders and more serious accidents. This has caused concern in the mind of society, and with it ...
- 5838: Lena Horne
- ... over interracial marriages. When the marriage finally came out in the open, the couple was bombarded with numerous threatening letters. The couple was married for 24 years when he died in 1971. Devastated by his death; she moved in with her daughter. It wasn’t until three years later when Tony Bennett convinced her to return to show business that she did any performing. In 1981 she put on the performance ... ll Be Together again," “The Lady and Her Music," “Lena: Lovely and Alive," “ I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues," “Moanin’ Low.” Lena had roles in movies such as: “Stormy Weather," “Cabin in the Sky," “Death of a Gunfighter," “The Duke is Tops," “Blackbirds of 1939," and much more. The Broadway shows she performed in were “Dance With Your Gods” and “Jamaica” just to name a few. Lena Horne is considered ...
- 5839: Deerslayer
- ... possessed "items of great worth and pride, belonging only to a woman of such exquisite beauty." Ironically it was Hetty who adored and loved the father who favored her sister over her. At Tom’s death, he confessed that he was not their real father. With this news Hetty responded with much grief, for she loved this man who had so lovingly protected them and raised them all these years. Judith ... in life, were unreachable, but the girls found outlets to fill these voids. Despite the differences between Hetty and Judith, the love for each other was still evident. Judith felt sadness and loss at the death of Hetty, possibly realizing the true depth of their relationship, which they had never pondered. Throughout their lives, one sister was always being compared to the other. Hetty naturally succumbed to the lower position of ...
- 5840: Economic Comparsion
- ... can you feel my power Shoot here and the world gets smaller Scar/Scar/can you feel my power Let's jump upon the sharp swords And cut away our smiles Without the threat of death There's no reason to live at all My world is unaffected, there is an exit here I say it is and then it's true There is a dream inside a dream I'm wide awake the more I sleep You'll understand when I'm dead (Bridge) (Chorus) "Each thing I show you is a peice of my death" Shoot shoot shoot motherfucker {LAST FEW LINES UNKNOWN} MAN THAT YOU FEAR The ants are in the sugar The muscles atrophied We're on the other side the screen is us and we're TV ...
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