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- 831: Streetcar Desire
- ... it is the story of the pathetic mental and emotional demise of a determined, yet fragile, repressed and delicate Southern lady born to a once-wealthy family of Mississippi planters. Her downfall in the squalid French Quarter apartment of her married sister and animalistic husband is at the hands of savage, brutal forces in modern society. In her search for refuge, she finds that her sister lives (approvingly) with drunkenness, violence ... one called Cemeteries and ride six blocks and get off at Elysian Fields. The streetcar (named Desire after Desire Street) takes her to her sister Stella DuBois Kowalski's (Kim Hunter) apartment in New Orleans' French Quarter. There at Elysian Fields [symbolizing paradise beyond death from ancient lore] where she has come for a visit, she is surprised at the downstairs living accommodations of her sister, a small, shabby two-room ... in his silver cigarette case given to him by a dying girl: "And if God choose, I shall but love thee better - after - death." A coquettish Blanche explains her name for him: It's a French name. It means woods, and Blanche means white, so the two together mean white woods. Like an orchard in spring. You can remember it by that, if you care to. Mitch is most impressed ...
- 832: Steinbeck, His Critics, And Of
- ... of story-telling", "catholicity of sympathy" and "'common touch,'" ease of character creation through "types" rather than "individuals," "love of exaggeration and a resulting humor," and "a basic sentimentalism" which results in his "gravest weakness" (French 56). Like Beach, Snell is positive about the early books. Particularly acute is his remarking that it was clear from the first that Steinbeck would never be "a literary naturalist" despite his interest in biology (French 57). In 1947, Snell thought Steinbeck still gave promise of being the "most gifted all-around novelist" (French 57). Lincoln Gibbs' "John Steinbeck: Moralist" is one of the few essays to handle the question of the morality of Steinbeck's fiction without revealing that the critic has some "institutional axe to grind" ( ...
- 833: Overview and Analysis of the Crusades
- ... empire. The crusaders were a militia, sent out to recover what they thought was theirs. The first crusade was essentially started by Pope Urban II. On November 27, 1095, he gathered his followers outside the French city of Clermont-Ferrand. He preached to these people and told them that action needed to be taken. In response, the people cheered and planned their attack. Urban II brought together all of the bishops ... With their armies, they left from their homeland to meet in Jerusalem. Conrad's army began their voyage, only to be ambushed. Afterwards, their supplies and cavalry were drastically depleted. The better half of the French army reached Jerusalem and met up with the small remains of the Germans and the old crusaders. Together they ventured to Damascus, but failed to take the city and were badly defeated. The French army and king had had enough and returned home. The small remnants of the Germans stayed with the colonies, along with the old crusaders. Slowly but surely, the states the crusaders had set up ...
- 834: The History of the Catholic Church in St. Augustine
- ... it was however, an Indian town which was named Seloy. A man named Laudonnere and his Frenchmen came down the river, known then as May River, and at St. Augustine, built up a settlement. The French were dedicated Protestants, and here at their settlement they established their faith with great religious zeal. The band of French assembled and dedicated their work and themselves to the glory of God and advancement of their Protestant faith. These incredible competitions among the religions were in immediate response to the religious conflicts in Europe. The ... was a devout Catholic. When he arrived in the Americas, there were Protestant Frenchmen there already with a large settlement. His mission then was obvious, to root out the Protestant faith and to expel the French Protestants from the Americas. On September 8, a Spanish priest named Mendoza gave the colony its lasting name, St. Augustine, and performed a commemoration mass for the day Menedez landed off the coast of ...
- 835: Communism East Europe
- ... War between those who supported Lenin and those who opposed the Soviet regime. To Lenin, defeat was unthinkable and he was prepared to make any and every sacrifice to win the war and save the revolution. The forcible requisitioning of food and supplies was approved by Lenin. This could only be achieved by enforcing strict and absolute discipline at every level of society. Terror was to become the chief instrument of ... being eventually exiled from Russia and, ten years later in 1940, being assassinated by one of StalinΖs agents. (3) Under Stalin any opposition was swiftly and brutally crushed. In no Eastern European country did the revolution have the support of more than a minority of people, yet this minority retained absolute control. The communist take-over and subsequent regime was achieved by undemocratic methods, that is, rigged elections, terror, totalitarian state ... communist Eastern bloc if the nationalist communist leader Gomulka, who had been imprisoned by Stalin, was reinstated. The fact that Khrushchev was willing to compromise illustrates again the precarious position of communist rule. The Hungarian revolution of 1956 was borne out of the relative success of the Poles in achieving concessions for the Moscow leadership. (10) The Hungarians decided to overthrow the Stalinist regime in their country. The situation quickly ...
- 836: Consensus Historians
- ... give his countrymen some historical bearing by which they could help to steady themselves" (Kraus & Joyce pg. 322). Boorstin then went on to publish a series of essays which were on subjects of the American Revolution, Civil War, and American Theory. His main points in these essays were to show that there was little conflict and change in American History ( Kraus & Joyce pg.323). He also introduces a theory known as ... book titled, The Liberal Tradition in America. The book focused on the American past never having a feudal system. Hartz says that the United States was "born free" and did not require a radical social revolution to become a liberal society, because it already was one ( Kraus & Joyce pg. 324). Hartz then went on to talk about conflict in his writings. His views on conflict also differ from Boorstin. Hartz goes ... no feudal system in America's past there was never much social uprising like in other countries. He realizes that there were conflicts in United States history such as the Civil War and the American Revolution, but they were not on a grade scale. For the most part they were quickly handled and a new government, religion, dictator, etc. were brought to power. This is why his "born free" phrase ...
- 837: Simone Debeauvoir The Second S
- ... of Simone de Beauvoir's most famous and most shocking work, during it's time. One of de Beauvoir's greatest influences waspartly explained by her exceptional position in a male-dominated, intellectual world of French existentialism. One intellectual and influential role in de Beauvoir's life, was her relationship with Jean-Paul Sartre, a famous French existentialist. From the time this couple fell in love at the Sorbing until Sartre's death in April of 1980, they accomplished an "existential" role in each others life. The two never shared permanent domestic ... her relations with the male, and her place in society, in her classic manifesto of the liberated woman. An influential role in de Beauvoir's life, was her relationship with Jean-Paul Sartre, a famous French existentialist. Her position in a male-dominated, intellectual world of French existentialism was an exceptional achievement for a woman of her time. Simone de Beauvoir influenced many woman to take control of their environment, ...
- 838: Stalin: Did his Rule Benefit Russian Society and the Russian People?
- ... for Lenin and the Bolshevik party. He was banished to Siberia six times between the years 1903 and 1917. Each time, he escaped easily, except the last, when he was released because of the February revolution (Lewis 19; Marrin 24). After the death of his first wife, Ekaterina Svanidze, Joseph became more cold and tough. He gave the child that his wife bore him to her parents and even chose a new name for himself, Stalin, the Man of Steel (Marrin 26). Then came the October Revolution and the rise of Lenin and the Bolsheviks. Stalin became general secretary of the Bolshevik party's Central Committee. He was also the commissar of the Workers' and Peasants' Inspectorate and the commissar of nationalities ... at last had gained complete control (McKay 927-928). One of the great achievements that Stalin made for the Soviet Union were the Five Year Plans in industry. Russia had not yet had their industrial revolution and were far behind the other powers of the world. Even Stalin said," We are fifty or a hundred years behind the advanced countries. We must make good this distance in ten years. Either ...
- 839: Creative Writing: The Man who Stepped into Yesterday
- ... the multi- beast, and together they rode off into the forest. as they rode, tela explained to him about wilson and the helping friendly book. she told the colonel that she was part of a revolution to overthrow the evil king. the leader of the revolution was a lizard named errand wolfe who was out to avenge the death of his son roger. roger, she said, had been executed by wilson at the age of fourteen on suspicion of treason. he ... all trune for you. you got me back thinkin' that you*re the worst one, i must inquire wilson, can you still have fun? Meanwhile, in the main square in prussia, the state of the revolution was taking another turn for the worst. a crowd of people had gathered to witness the hanging of wilson*s account, mr. palmer. it seemed that palmer had been a revolutionary himself and had ...
- 840: Louise Brooks
- ... that the camera loved. She also had something else. That indefinable quality in which a soul is somehow made flesh on the screen. The viewer not only sees Brooks, he experiences her, knows her. A French critic, Ado Kyrou wrote, Louise is the perfect apparition, the dream woman, the being without whom the cinema would be a poor thing. She is much more than a myth, she is a magical presence ... girl inspired the strips main character. In August 1929, she went to Paris to appear in Prix de Beaute, her final European film. It was a talkie, her first, although since she spoke no French, her voice was dubbed. She later wrote that she was at peace with myself during the filming of it. I think this was because I did not speak French. Being lost was perfectly natural among those with whom I could exchange no thoughts and feelings. Back in Hollywood, her voice was about to be dubbed again into English. She returned there in 1930 ...
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