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- 601: A Tale of Two Cities: Faults of the Social Structure
- ... century. In his novel A Tale of Two Cities Dickens finds fault with the social structure of the society. A few of these social problems are the difference between the classes, the lunacy of the revolution, and the judicial system in effect as this time. The first of the faults in the social structure of the society is the difference between the classes. It is not just the difference between the ... if they are not there. This shows that all the higher aristocracy cares about is themselves. Another fault the Dickens points out about the social structure in the society is the lunacy associated with the revolution. The way the people of St. Antoine get crazy from being in such a violent situation is the fault that is being described here. When the wood-sawyer starts talking about his saw as "his little guillotine" it shows that he is affected and is a "typical revolutionary", with a cruel regard for life. Another place where Dickens describes this revolution lunacy is when the crowd of "five thousand demons" come around the corner "dancing" to the Carmagnole, the song of the revolution. This shows that everyone who has a part in the revolution has ...
- 602: "Trapping Should Be Illegal-Then And Now"
- ... the fur trade was responsible for the settlement we call New France. After the first steps toward a permanent colony in the new world were made, the next steps came in leaps and bounds. The French government was sending everyone they could to settle in New France. Courieurs de Bois, began coming to the colony to trap furs and sell them back in France. France granted land to poor people that ... remain a profitable colony for France. However, there is one major reason that fur trading should have been allowed: Relations with the Indians. Relations with the Indians were shaky, at best. Some Indians befriended the French, and some befriended the English. Some just gave their furs to the highest bidder. The relationship with the Indians was more than just a trade agreement. The wars of the Indians were the wars of the French. Now, imagine what would happen if one day, an Indian came to a Frenchman and offered him a pelt. The Frenchman tells the Indian that not only will he not buy it, but no ...
- 603: The Handmaids Tale
- ... the existence of "Colonies" where"Unwomen" live? What are the crimes the Martha's gossip about in their"private conversations"? Chapter 3 What evidence is there on the second page of this chapter that the revolution which inaugurated this bizarre society is relatively recent? What evidence to reinforce that idea was presented in the opening chapter? Note that Serena Joy bears more than a passing resemblance to Tammy Fay Bakker. Chapter ... Night Chapter 7 To what time can Offred travel in her imagination that can be called "good"? The narrator's pun on "date rape" depends on the fact that "rapι " means "grated" or "shredded" in French; a date is a fruit, of course. Be careful not to leap to the conclusion that Atwood is mocking the concept of date rape; her attitude is far more complex than that. But why is ... parted from her daughter when she was five and she is eight now, the separation must have happened three years ago. Since at eighteen months the pattern of change was not clear to Offred, the revolution which established Gilead must have been quite recent. It is difficult to believe that such a thorough transformation of society in such a short time, but it is important to remember that this is ...
- 604: Benedict Arnold
- Benedict Arnold The name Benedict Arnold has become a synonym for a traitor to one's country. In the first years of the American Revolution, however, Arnold was a brilliant and dashing general, highly respected for his service to the patriot cause. He distinguished himself in several battles, reached the rank of major general, and was considered one of General ... that were established and respected in New England. During his youth, he served as an apprentice to an apothecary, but preferred fighting to the life of a pharmacist and enlisted in the military during the French and Indian War. His father died in 1761, and Arnold moved to New Haven, Connecticut to become a druggist. He expanded his enterprises in 1764 to ship to Canada and the West Indies (Encarta). In ... when the two armies met a year later at nearby Saratoga with Arnold once again at the head of the charge, the Americans won. Academics agree today that this victory turned the tide of the Revolution, which in turn lit the lamp of Democracy and became a beacon for the world. Benedict Arnold soon after led the Continental troops of the United States to victory at the Battle of Saratoga ...
- 605: Economics
- ... revolt, throws out all middlemen, simply takes the final step of Capitalism and seizes everything. It fights Capitalism by becoming the Super Capitalist. It is not an idle comment that George Washington in the American Revolution, the Marquis de Lafayette in the French Revolution, and Fidel Castro in the last Cuban revolution were each the richest man in the country at the time. Communism, far different from the hopes of Marx, is a tool of the rich and ...
- 606: The Ss
- ... in June 1934 the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler started action. As a result of a the political situation that had been growing within the NSDAP over Ernst Rφhm and his stated desire for a second revolution in Germany, with the ultimate creation of a true "People's Army" in place of the regular armed forces, a move was made to remove the problematic heads of the SA. This action culminated in ... France, the LAH was once again organized as an independent regiment, this time under 14 Armee Korps (mot). 14th Armee Korp initially attacked south from a bridge-head at Amiens, but was stopped by severe French resistance. After limited successes and little advance, the 14th Armee Korp was withdrawn and transferred 75 miles to the East. This time the attack was very successful and the 14th Armee Korps rapidly advanced, crossing the Seine River, and moving to cut the retreat of numerous French units at Loire. After the Armistice was signed ending the Campaign in the West, the 14th Armee Korps continued down the French coast to the border with Spain, securing the rest of occupied France. ...
- 607: The Enlightenment
- ... and many were written to popularize, simplify, and promote a more reasonable view of life among the people of their time. The Enlightenment came to an end in western Europe after the upheavals of the French REvolution and the Napoleonic era (1789-1815) revealed the costs of its political program and the lack of commitment in those whose rhetoric was often more liberal than their actions. Nationalism undercut its cosmopolitan values and ... early 1800s, and the cultural leadership of the landed aristocracy and professional men who had supported the Enlightenment was eroded by the growth of a new wealthy educated class of businessmen, products of the industrial revolution. Only in North and SOuth America, where industry came later and revolution had not led to reaction, did the Enlightenment contribution to the literature of human freedom and some institutions in which its values ...
- 608: The Day Of The Jackal
- ... I know. The 1997 version? Well, I'm sure you know where I'm going with this. But you can read along anyway. In the early 1960s, Charles De Gaulle -- war hero, leader of the French Resistance, and then-president of France -- did something a little controversial. He decided to give up Algeria. While this political decision was entirely in keeping with post-colonial Europe's desire to rid themselves of their costly African colonies, some members of the French military were outraged. After all, hadn't they fought for Algeria, occupied Algeria, paid with their own lives in Algeria? Why would they sacrifice so much if De Gaulle was simply going to give it ... general -- went underground, calling themselves the OAS (Organisation Armee Secret). War heroes and patriots turned bank robbers and seditionists, they took great pains to conceal themselves while waging a low-grade terrorist campaign against the French government. However, they did not regard themselves as criminals. They saw themselves as the true moral voice of France. As is was, the conflict between the OAS and France's Action Service, the military ...
- 609: Status of Women In Society
- ... exposing a sharp contradiction between the radically egalitarian ideals he advocated, and his ideas about women. Nevertheless, his strict appointment of sex roles became a model for relations between men and women, particularly after the French Revolution. The leaders of the Revolution adopted not only his radical egalitarianism, if only in principle, but also his uncompromising pronouncements on women. Toward the end of the eighteenth century, while Europe was still in the throes of revolution, a ...
- 610: Life On The Farm
- What if the animals ran the world? George Orwell tried to answer this question on a smaller scale in his 1945 novel, Animal Farm. Animal Farm is a satire on Stalinism and the Russian revolution. Orwell wrote this novel at a time when communism was on the rise and Joseph Stalin ruled with an iron fist. The ideas in Animal Farm parallel in many ways the communist ideology. Orwell illustrates ... third person tells the story. The action of this novel starts when the oldest pig on the farm, Old Major, calls all animals to a secret meeting. He tells them about his dream of a revolution against the cruel Mr. Jones. Three days later, Major dies, but the speech gives the more intelligent animals a new outlook on life. The pigs, which are considered the most intelligent animals, instruct the others ... for they are managing the whole farm. Some time later the pigs explain to the other animals that they have to trade with the neighbor farms. The common animals are very upset, because after the revolution, there has been a resolution that no animal shall make trade with a human. But the pigs ensured that there never has been such a resolution, and that this was an evil lie of ...
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