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- 1331: 1984 2
- The novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell is an American classic which explores the human mind when it comes to power, corruption, control, and the ultimate utopian society. Orwell indirectly proposes that power given to the government will ultimately become corrupt ... entire population can have disastrous results. Orwell also tells us it has become a "world of monstrous machines and terrifying weapons. Warriors fighting, triumphing, persecuting... 3 million people all with the same face." (page 64). George Orwell was born in India and brought up with the British upper class beliefs of superiority over the lower castes and in general class pride. A theme very prevalent in his novels, Nineteen Eighty-Four ...
- 1332: Tragic Heroes In King Lear, Ha
- ... more complication that adds on to the problem for the tragic hero. All these problems keep adding on until the end when the tragic hero has to accept them all and deal with them. As George Lukas said, Tragedy can extend only in one direction: upward, it begins at the moment when enigmatic forces have distilled the essence from a man have forced him to become essential: and the progress of ... tragic hero which breaks him or kills him. Hubris is a word that is used to describe tragedy, it means that a tragic hero who has overwhelming pride. The word Hubris also goes along with George Lukas saying It is that power in human nature which arises a man to upset the metaphysical balance of the universe and in doing so triggers a chain of consequences that inexorably precipitous his own ...
- 1333: The Use Of Irony In The Stone
- Irony is an important literary device in many stories and there are many examples of it in The Stone Boy by Gina Berriault, Animal Farm by George Orwell, and The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. In all of these works, irony plays an important role in the plot of the story. In The Stone Boy , the title of the ... Arnold did not start out as a stone boy , by the end of the story the other characters actions forced Arnold to build a wall around himself so his feelings couldn t be hurt anymore. George Orwell also used irony in the plot of Animal Farm. In the beginning of the story, Old Major talks about rebelling from Mr. Jones administration . Mr. Jones way of running things was in a sense ...
- 1334: The Owls Are Not What They See
- ... violence as ours, it is risky business to feed a mass audience the idea that the girl next door might be a whore, that the seductive adolescent perhaps wants a real man to hurt her (George 115). The consequences for the visions that Twin Peaks portrays is that it is acceptable for men to sexual abuse, hurt or even murder women, without any repercussions for their actions. The desensitization of violence ... television exploiting our love affair with the interfaces of sex and death, or our hunger for seeing women dead or maimed, or mutilated, or suicidal or raped or helpless, especially if they are sexually active (George 110)? Twin Peaks feeds off of the lust of society to see women in these situations, which can be seen as simply a means to receive high viewer ratings (which it did). There are few ...
- 1335: The Man Who Made Ireland
- ... whole of Ireland was a free nation. Eventually, shaped mostly by public opinion in Britain as well as the United States, both sides agreed to sit down and work on a treaty. In June Lloyd George invited de Valera to London for talks without precondition. De Valera accepted and a Truce was set for 11 July 1921. At the time, the Irish leader of Sinn Fein and the Dail was still ... Valera and he unexpectedly designated Collins and Arthur Griffith to head to Britain to negotiate with the Brits. The peace negotiations began on 10 October 1921 and lasted into December. On the 6 December Lloyd George gave the Irish delegation an ultimatum: sign or hostilities would resume. The problem with the treaty on the table was that it left Ulster, the vital province to the North as part of the British ...
- 1336: To Judge A Book By Its Cover
- ... of children. Repeal and revise the declarations and bills concerning libraries, and pull the minds of America's children from the gutters of America s libraries. Works Cited American Library Association. Library Bill of Rights. Washington: ALA Council, 1948. General Assembly of the United Nations. Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Resolution 217, A (III). Washington: General Assembly, 1998. Norton, Kyle. Lesson Learned From Littleton. Rocky Mountain News 17 June 1999, National Column.: A1-A3. Outline I. Introduction Define Issue II. Reason and Support of Position III. Reason and Support of ...
- 1337: The Killer Angels
- ... generals of the Civil war: Confederate commander Robert E. Lee, whom Shaara portrays as pious, aging and brave, but also stubborn and dangerously confident; General James Longstreet who favored more cautious tactics; almost fanatical general George Pickett. In the Union army Shaara ignores the Union commander, General George Meade, instead he talks in detail about Colonel Joshua Chamberlain and cavalry commander General John Buford. Probably the best way to write about a battle is to tell it as the men who fought it ...
- 1338: The Great Gatsby 13
- ... him that he is in love with Nick s cousin, the beautiful Daisy Buchanan. However, she is already married to the young and successful Tom Buchanan, who is unfaithful and has an affair with poor George Wilson s wife. Later, Nick arranges a meeting between Gatsby and Daisy and soon thereafter, they become involved in a love affair. It is revealed that many years ago, Gatsby and Daisy were in love ... Gatsby and Daisy and a heated argument ensues. That fateful night, returning to their homes on Long Island, Daisy, while driving Gatsby s car, accidentally runs over Tom s mistress, Myrtle Wilson. Her deranged husband George Wilson discovers that it was Gatsby s car that hit his wife; as a result, he seeks out Gatsby and kills him. Consequently, The Great Gatsby represents mankind s feebleness by illustrating its blind struggle ...
- 1339: The Choice
- ... visiting Ed's son future, Dave told Ed about how women workforce increased from 21 million in 1960 to 53 million in 1992. Ed was shocked to find out that his daughter Susan went to Washington University and got her MBA in retailing and is currently traveling all over the world representing her company. Dave told Ed about the strength of America comes from information. Then, he introduced Ed to a ... begged him to take him back. So they traveled all around the country, looking at how time has changed without free trade. Needless to say both men were tired and disappointed, their next stop was Washington DC were their next discussion was about self-sufficiency. Dave believed that self-sufficiency would lead to poverty because without foreign imports and exports, many companies will go out of business. The biggest loss was ...
- 1340: The Plot Of Great Gatsby
- ... between West Egg and New York City that Fitzgerald calls the valley of ashes. The valley of ashes consists of huge ash heaps and a yellow brick building which is an all-night restaurant and George Wilson's garage. Nick finally gets the opportunity to meet his neighbor Mr. Gatsby. Gatsby gives huge parties, complete with catered food, open bars, and orchestras. People come from everywhere to attend these parties, but ... stay in New York. He takes an early train back to West Egg but arrives at Gatsby's too late. His friend's body is floating on an inflated mattress in the swimming pool, and George Wilson's dead body, revolver in hand, lies nearby on the grass. The crazed husband had spent the entire morning tracking down the driver of the yellow Rolls Royce. He found Gatsby before Nick did ...
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