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- 2991: Theocracy and Guilt and Punishment in The Scarlet Letter
- ... theocratic domination was evident. Take for example the social structure of the Puritan town of Boston, Massachusetts. The church at the center of town showing the emphasis on religion in their society, and the jail house near it showing their belief in punishment of those who transgress the laws of the bible. This town shows how everyday life is affected by the ideals that underlay a theocratic society, and how the ... the scaffold scene. This was a description of Hester’s dark flowing hair, as it appeared on her when she ascended the scaffold. Symbolism is seen in the suit of armor in Governor Bellingham’s house. When Hester stared into the mirror-like breastplate, her Scarlet Letter was emphasized through the mirror reflection. This breastplate represents the theocratic society. The puritans, like the shiny armor, made the “A” seem more important ...
- 2992: Anne Hutchinson
- ... account of the colonization of America from England's point of view and how England helped to shape them into what they are today. Bailyn, Bernard. The Peopling of British North America. New York: Random House, 1986. 177 pps. This book contains three essays to introduce a later text on the early history of the American population. Baltzell, E. Digby. Puritan Boston and Quaker Philadelphia. New York: The Free Press, 1979 ... Boston: Cornhill Publishing Company, 1992. 319 pps. Holliday uses many writings from the colonial period to portray what a woman's life was like in that era. The NIV Study Bible. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1985. This is the NIV Bible with concordance and verse commentary, also cross-references
- 2993: The Island of Dr. Moreau
- ... any kind, including fish, they were not to claw the bark of trees, and they were not to chase other men, for “that is the Law”(Wells 121). The punishment of these laws was the “House of Pain,” which most brutes feared. These laws attempted to make the beasts act as if they were human being. Although, some creatures didn’t want to obey these regulations, and these creature caused turmoil ... he can manipulate the minds of the animals, he lies about the Master. He remarks that even though he is dead, he sees the creatures from above. Also, he said that “the Master and the House of Pain will come again. Woe be to him who breaks the Law!”(Wells 178). This frightens the creatures, and the chaos ends quickly. The only brute to not believe Prendick is the Hyaena-Swine ...
- 2994: Charley Skedaddle
- ... was caught by the Confederates but they released him. He finds shelter with Granny Jershua. It is with her he grows up and learns about life and its responsibilities. When he arrived at Granny’s house he was a coward who did not feel worthy of any respect. We see a different Charley leave Granny’s house. It is someone who is confidant and worthy of respect from others. Charley and Granny each helped the other. Granny became the grandmother he never had and it felt good. His maturity is proven when ...
- 2995: The Scandinavian Drama: Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts
- ... bear it for. But when the last insult was added; when my own servant-maid----Then I swore to myself: This shall come to an end. And so I took the upper hand in the house--the whole control over him and over everything else. For now I had a weapon against him, you see; he dared not oppose me. It was then that Oswald was sent from home. He was ... long as his father lived. No one knows what it has cost me. . . . From the day after to-morrow it shall be for me as though he who is dead had never lived in this house. No one shall be here but my boy and his mother. (From within the dining-room comes the noise of a chair overturned, and at the same moment is heard:) Regina (sharply, but whispering). Oswald ...
- 2996: Catcher in the Rye and Of Mice and Men: Go West Young Man
- ... and their money. He wants to grow his own crops, work in his own fields, and make a better living. “Someday---we’re gonna get the jack together and we’re gonna have a little house and a couple of acres an’ a cow and some pigs and……… ‘An’ live off the fatta the lan’.”(Steinbeck 14) What George wanted most of all was to not be lonely. “Guys like us ... all the time.”(Steinbeck 11) So, what he needs is a place where nobody will hurt him or misinterpret his actions. Lennie’s dream is to have a piece of land with their own little house with a fireplace, a field where they can grow their own crops, and a pen full of multi-colored furry rabbits so he can pet them and stroke them. “Let’s have different color rabbits ...
- 2997: Canterbury Tales - Medieval Church
- ... taking vows of poverty, chastity and obedience, joined a community of monks. Their lives were spent in communal worship, devotional reading, prayer and manual labour all under the authority of the abbot of the monastic house. Particular monks often had particular jobs- the cellarer or the infirmarer for example, and these like every aspect of monastic life were laid down in the 'Rule'. Monks were nearly always of noble extraction (one ... integral part of the local community -- it probably owned most of the farming land in the area- and the fortunes of the people in any area were bound up with the spirituality of its monastic house. The monks were on the front line of the spiritual battle-it was they who did battle in prayer for their community, who warded off devils and demons and who prayed tirelessly for the salvation ...
- 2998: The Photographs of Margaret Bourke-White: A Review
- ... looks neat. White also does a good job of shooting pattern samples. I would also like to try and take more pattern samples. Two photographs that I enjoy are of an old man and a house in India. The first picture is titled, Too Weak to Stand, India, 1946. Under it states, “ When the rains come late, famine follows quickly in undernourished India. After the rice goes, even leaves and weeds ... detail, poverty and emotion. I think one of the main reasons I prefer this picture is because it is a real person, dying from lack of nutrition. The second picture is titled, The Moneylender’s house, India, 1946. Under the title it states, “ Surrounded in gaudy luxury achieved by milking the peasantry, Bhanwar Rampuria entertains his brothers, who want to be moneylenders too.” I also really enjoy this picture. It displays ...
- 2999: Appearance Versus Reality In T
- ... 20) childhood, pure and innocent. In fact, her childhood was so ideal that even her friend Jordan Baker commented, The largest of the banners and the largest of the lawns belonged to Daisy Fay s house. She was just eighteen, two years older than me [Jordan], and by far the most popular of all the young girls in Louisville. She dressed in white, and had a little white roadster, and all day long the telephone rang in her house and excited young officers from Camp Taylor demanded the privilege of monopolizing her that night (p.75). Daisy s childhood not only gave the outward appearance of being ideal, but in reality it was flawless ...
- 3000: A Farewell To Arms Is A Classi
- ... valley and the hillside where the chestnut forest grew was captured and there were victories beyond the plain on the plateau to the south and we crossed the river in August and lived in a house in Gorizia that had a fountain and many thick shady trees in a walled garden and a wisteria vine purple on the side of the house. page 5. When describing these scenes, not only does he do it in an elaborate and detailed way, but he also runs his thoughts and sentences together as if it were all being spoken in ...
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