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- 1291: Elizabeth Blackwell
- ... a doctor, so that she could help babies and children to stay healthy. She was going to study and work hard to reach her goal. Elizabeth studied very hard. She read every book in her house and was the teacher's best pupil. She never got bored of learning or trying new things; and years later she became a medical student. All the young men teased her in her class, but ... lives aboard the ship. This made Elizabeth even madder and more eager to become a doctor. She and her family were very lucky to survive this trip. In October 1832, the Blackwells settled in a house in New York. They became involved in anti-slavery activities and held meetings in their house. At this time no medical school had ever accepted a female student, in fact no women had ever been except into college. But Elizabeth set her mind on changing this; she was going to ...
- 1292: Fahrenheit 451: Change
- ... rest of society shocked Montag. More and more questions arose in his head. "There must be something in books, things we [Montag and Mildred] can't imagine, to make a woman stay in a burning house; . . .You don't stay for nothing." The woman makes Montag think about books and about his lifestyle. Montag feels guilty for having killed a woman, for not making her save herself. His opinion of books ... He was no longer siding with the society. He has changed, realizing the importance of books. Montag's ears have opened and he is listening. Montag shows change when an alarm is placed, and the house that he must burn is his. He burns the house, and confronts Beatty. Montag chose to kill him. Beatty would trace the "green bullet" and arrest Faber. Montag couldn't allow their plan to fail. He chose to keep being a rebel, and fight ...
- 1293: The Hound Of Baskerville
- ... would be the scene in the end where Sir Henry is being chased by the monstrous hound. The scene would start with Sherlock, Watson, and Sherlocks hired proffesional hiding behind a rock near the merripit house. They wait for Sir Henry to exit and worry about the rolling fog. The camera could repeatedly show the moving fog growing closer and closer. Then when Henry exits they could have a close up on him and show the fog just reaching the house. He gets about twenty feet away and sees the Huge Hound. They show Henry start running and sherlock and company coming out from behind the rock after the hound. Sherlock stays ahead of Watson and ... standing over the dead body of who they think is Sir Henry. But then find out that it is the convict instead. And Sir Henry was supposed to be on his way to the merripit house to meet the stapletons. Therefore Mr. Stapleton mistook the convict for Sir Henry when he was trying to kill him. This proved to Sherlock and Watson that Stapleton was after Sir Henry. 7.Three ...
- 1294: Influence Of Traditional Ways
- ... they are not good enough, but so that he may keep her for his own housekeeper. Faulkner gives a description of Emily and then says ”...and about the eye sockets as you imagine a light house-keeper’s face ought to look.”(469) Emily still clings to her father and his customs long after his death. She did not handle his death well as he was the only entity she had ... now was left alone with no suitors and a vague understanding of the society which had changed so much around her. Her father left her with nothing but what used to be a important ornate house on a fashionable street, which is now an eyesore as the town has matured around the home. Her behavior towards the taxes and her “archaic” (466) letter written in “flowing calligraphy in faded ink”(466 ... it ruined her life. “The whole town went to the funeral, the men through sort of a respectful affection for a fallen monument, the women mostly out of curiosity to see the inside of her house.”(465) It was only after her body had been properly buried, that Faulkner gives us complete insight to Miss Emily’s failed attempt at life and lets us see the degree to which her ...
- 1295: Incorporation Of The American
- ... that he wants revenge for his wife’s death. Unfortunately his dream has a downfall since a little while later after killing Gatsby he does this: “It was after we started with Gatsby toward the house that the gardener saw Wilson’s body a little way off in the grass, and the holocaust was complete” (170). George Wilson tried to hard to acquire his dream, which lead to his downfall. The ... much. Unfortunately at that time he was not in the same social class as her so, he had to amass a fortune. Once he acquires this wealth, he moves near to Daisy: “‘Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay ’” (83), and throws extravagant parties, hoping by chance she might show up at one of them. Soon he meets Nick Carraway, a cousin of Daisy, who agrees to set up a meeting, “‘He wants to know...if you'll invite Daisy to your house some afternoon and then let him come over’” (83). He tried to accomplish his dream throughout the book but eventually failed after Daisy was not able to admit that she does not love Tom ...
- 1296: Socialized Sexism
- ... with toys that are complex, that allow the child to think spatially, and allow the child to take the toy apart and put it back together again. Female children receive toys which are associated with house-keeping and the house. Many of women s hobbies that are considered liberal arts take place in the home and the child sees this. They see their mother reading a book and sewing and cross-stitching, witch are liberal ... whereas Grace works as a furniture designer, which is liberal arts. When children see a commercial for a dish detergent or a laundry detergent, it is the woman who is always at home cleaning the house. These deep-seated stereotypes can be found in all facets of our society, starting at birth and ending up until the day we die. Everywhere you look, there is an example of males being ...
- 1297: Arrested In Winder, Georgia
- ... weekend that I would never forget, a foolish mistake that has made me think twice before I do anything. I decided at the last minute that I was going to go to my uncle's house for a barbecue picnic. My cousin Alex had won a soccer championship at a recent tournament and my uncle was celebrating Alex's victory. I called my close friend Joe up and got him to ... town. It has two stoplights and a little strip mall, which is considered to be their downtown area. My uncle lives further out in the countryside but in order for us to get to his house, we had to go through town. We had just passed the city limit sign for Winder and got on to a two- way road. Joe and I were talking about who would be at the ... see a police car. He did not buy my story. He handcuffed me and told me to get into the backseat of his car. I asked Joe to drive the truck to my uncle's house and let everyone know about what happened. I was so embarrassed. I did not talk to the officer during the short ride to the police station. I was in a sort of shock. I ...
- 1298: My Fisher Price Airplane
- ... indents on the inside of the plane. Most people would think the indents weren’t anything but decoration, but I remember placing the miniature Fisher Price plastic people in them and flying them around my house. I grab the plane and hold it, remembering the good times I had with it. While moving my hand up the sides of it I can feel how aged it really is. The surface is ... the package to reveal what would once become my most beloved toy. Little did my mom know at the time that the plane would one day become her worst nightmare. I would run around the house for hours making the loudest, most annoying airplane sound. It got to the point that I wasn’t allowed to use it until 8 o’clock in the morning so I wouldn’t wake everyone up. I recall going to the neighbors house and playing with it for hours that Christmas day. They had gotten a small model train set so we built a town out of Lego’s, the train set, and my airplane. Thinking about ...
- 1299: Creative Writing: Life in Sumitville
- ... will be able to view movies in their homes. There will be no need to build movie theaters because movies can be ordered from home. Sports in Sumitville are excellent. We have two complexes that house a basketball, baseball, football, and hockey team. Education is very important in Sumitville. Children do not have to attend school. They learn from home via the Internet. Software programs made by government officials teach children ... is over and he goes home. The Mother This is a housewife who does not work. She wakes up in the morning and then makes breakfast for the children and father. She then cleans the house along with her personal robot. The robot cleans the house and mows the lawn. She then watches a movie of her choice from the convenience from her own home. At night she makes dinner using the produce delivered by the local farmers. She then ...
- 1300: Fahrenheit 451: Change
- ... rest of society shocked Montag. More and more questions arose in his head. "There must be something in books, things we [Montag and Mildred] can't imagine, to make a woman stay in a burning house; . . .You don't stay for nothing." The woman makes Montag think about books and about his lifestyle. Montag feels guilty for having killed a woman, for not making her save herself. His opinion of books ... He was no longer siding with the society. He has changed, realizing the importance of books. Montag's ears have opened and he is listening. Montag shows change when an alarm is placed, and the house that he must burn is his. He burns the house, and confronts Beatty. Montag chose to kill him. Beatty would trace the "green bullet" and arrest Faber. Montag couldn't allow their plan to fail. He chose to keep being a rebel, and fight ...
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