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- 1111: BoB Dylan
- Regarding significant musical movements in history, more specifically the twenty first century, few were more important than the folk revolution that took shape in the mid-nineteen hundreds. One of the leaders of this revolution was Robert Allen Zimmerman, known by his popular assumed name, Bob Dylan. Born in 1941 in Minnesota, Dylan grew up the grandchild of Jewish-Russian immigrants and had a surprisingly unexceptional childhood. His interest in ... to come. Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowland is an unmistakably remarkable example of the work of Bob Dylan in his finest hour. To fully understand the influence of Bob Dylan on the American folk revolution and his importance in the pop culture of todays youth, one must first understand his background and development musically. First of all Bob Dylan was born in Minnesota, not a particular hub of ...
- 1112: Biblical Allusions and Imagery in Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath
- ... In The Grapes of Wrath, Steinbeck does more than utilize the novel to voice his social views. He uses the novel as his medium to relay another set of his beliefs, his religious views. Warren French notes that Steinbeck feels as though traditional religion no longer enables a man to see himself as he is, that is laws are not applicable to situations in which contemporary man finds himself.18 Sin ... Novel, 1925-1940. (New York, NY: Hill and Wang, 1961), p. 265. 16 Davis, Twentieth Century Interpretations of The Grapes of Wrath. p. 4. 17 Hunter, "Steinbeck's Wine of Affirmation." p. 40. 18 Warren French. John Steinbeck: Twayne's United States York, NY: Twayne Publishers, Inc., 1961), p. 109-111. 19 Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath. p. 328. 20 French, John Steinbeck: Twayne's United States
- 1113: Biological Determinism
- ... of skulls easily biased results, without a scientist necessarily realising his own subjectivity. The theory of biological determinism appeared primarily to legitimate forms of social inadequacy and control. Such ideas were the product of industrial revolution, as well as cultural and ideological. Some ideologies of biological determinism assert that sophisticated behaviour is not taught, but develops automatically. There is a difference between mankind and animal's behaviour. For example, child learns ... humans ask the question of their "human" nature. They have attempted to find themselves in relation to the animal kingdom. The quest for knowledge is universal in Frankenstein: It is well-known that the scientific revolution of 17th centuries initiated a profound intellectual upheaval in western thought that replaced the philosophical universe of Aristotle and the Middle Ages with the new infinitary and mechanistic universe of Copernican astronomy and Galilean-Newtonian ... thought until the early years of the 20th century-shaping almost all aspects of the further development of western culture and setting the stage, for the revolutionary scientific developments of the present century. The scientific revolution that resulted in the new mechanistic universe of Copernicus, Galileo, and Newton also resulted in an equally profound upheaval in the development of western medicine. In Science and Literature in the Nineteenth Century Mary ...
- 1114: The Wretched Of The Earth: A Review
- ... the basic assumptions that underlie society. Both books writers come from vastly different perspectives and this shapes what both authors see as the technologies that keep the populace in line. Foucault coming out of the French intellectual class sees technologies as prisons, family, mental institutions, and other institutions and cultural traits of French society. In contrast Frantz Fanon (1925-1961) born in Martinique into a lower middle class family of mixed race ancestry and receiving a conventional colonial education sees the technologies of control as being the white ... a true revolutionary consciousness. In retrospect Fanon's efforts to expose the colonial society were successful in eliminating colonialism but not in eliminating the oppression taking place in the colonized world. Today the oppression of French colonialism in Algeria has been replaced by the violence of the civil war in Algeria, and the dictator of Algeria who has annulled popular elections, a the emergence of radical Islam which seeks to ...
- 1115: The Last of the Mohicans: Summary
- ... Munro's two daughters as well as Duncan to Fort William Henry. They embark on this journey in order to unite with the girl's father. On there journey they come in contact with the French forces as well as the French allies. Blood is shed on many occasions. After they reach the fort, they suffer a defeat to the French forces. They are forced to flee the fort and return to another British fort in a seemingly peaceful defeat. On their journey to this fort, the wrath of Magua and his Huron war party ...
- 1116: An Analysis of The Wretched Of The Earth
- ... the basic assumptions that underlie society. Both books writers come from vastly different perspectives and this shapes what both authors see as the technologies that keep the populace in line. Foucault coming out of the French intellectual class sees technologies as prisons, family, mental institutions, and other institutions and cultural traits of French society. In contrast Frantz Fanon (1925-1961) born in Martinique into a lower middle class family of mixed race ancestry and receiving a conventional colonial education sees the technologies of control as being the white ... a true revolutionary consciousness. In retrospect Fanon's efforts to expose the colonial society were successful in eliminating colonialism but not in eliminating the oppression taking place in the colonized world. Today the oppression of French colonialism in Algeria has been replaced by the violence of the civil war in Algeria, and the dictator of Algeria who has annulled popular elections, a the emergence of radical Islam which seeks to ...
- 1117: Comparison of Lord of The Flies and All Quiet on The Western Front
- ... creature. Even on the front, where Paul is in danger of losing his life, he acts in a way directly contrasting Golding's view of man as a vicious hunter. Paul is faced with a French soldier who he is to throw a grenade at. Upon seeing his face, however, Paul hesitates to toss the lethal weapon, as he now recognizes that this soldier is a person probably much like himself ... Remarque frequently is pointing out the atrocities of war. While there are countless examples of this in the novel two of the most striking are the descriptions of the dying horses and one of the French soldiers. The description that Remarque uses to convey the image of the dying horses is a very vivid one intended to provoke a sense of disgust in the reader. He states, "The belly of one ... then he stands up again." Remarque hopes that the anguish of the horses, who were in no way responsible for their situation, will earn the reader's sympathy. The equally graphic picture of the dying French soldier is also intended to show the reader some of the horror of war. Remarque says, "... a blow form a spade cleaves through his face. A second sees it and tries to run farther, ...
- 1118: Symbolism in "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck
- ... clear look at life and its content. Kino plays a role of a young diver who lives in a small village on the coastline of Mexico. Kino is thought of as, " a wise, primitive man' " (French 128) who is hungry for fortune because of the great pearl, which he discovers. As Steinbeck unfolds The Pearl, he presents Kino as a, "angry, frightened, but resolute man, determined to keep what he has ... illustrates the maddness and the unique contet of life. The Pearl may be read as a parable in which people can take their own meaning as well as predicte their own ending to the novel (French 126). The reader can see parable qualities of The Pearl by looking at the moral fiction of Kino or man in general, searching for the wealth, the security, and the freedom in life which is ... under the catagory of the book's characteristics. The big characteristics of The Pearl are the appealing characters and the obvious allegory of man as a whole in relation to Kino and to his reaction (French 126).
- 1119: Biblical Allusions and Imagery in Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath
- ... In The Grapes of Wrath, Steinbeck does more than utilize the novel to voice his social views. He uses the novel as his medium to relay another set of his beliefs, his religious views. Warren French notes that Steinbeck feels as though traditional religion no longer enables a man to see himself as he is, that is laws are not applicable to situations in which contemporary man finds himself.18 Sin ... Novel, 1925-1940. (New York, NY: Hill and Wang, 1961), p. 265. 16 Davis, Twentieth Century Interpretations of The Grapes of Wrath. p. 4. 17 Hunter, "Steinbeck's Wine of Affirmation." p. 40. 18 Warren French. John Steinbeck: Twayne's United States (New York, NY: Twayne Publishers, Inc., 1961), p. 109-111. 19 Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath. p. 328. 20 French, John Steinbeck: Twayne's United States -109.
- 1120: Comparison of Lord of The Flies and All Quiet on The Western Front
- ... creature. Even on the front, where Paul is in danger of losing his life, he acts in a way directly contrasting Golding's view of man as a vicious hunter. Paul is faced with a French soldier who he is to throw a grenade at. Upon seeing his face, however, Paul hesitates to toss the lethal weapon, as he now recognizes that this soldier is a person probably much like himself ... Remarque frequently is pointing out the atrocities of war. While there are countless examples of this in the novel two of the most striking are the descriptions of the dying horses and one of the French soldiers. The description that Remarque uses to convey the image of the dying horses is a very vivid one intended to provoke a sense of disgust in the reader. He states, "The belly of one ... then he stands up again." Remarque hopes that the anguish of the horses, who were in no way responsible for their situation, will earn the reader's sympathy. The equally graphic picture of the dying French soldier is also intended to show the reader some of the horror of war. Remarque says, "... a blow form a spade cleaves through his face. A second sees it and tries to run farther, ...
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