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- 3161: In Our Time
- Half-way through reading Hemmingway's collection In Our Time I was interrupted by my roommate, George. He wanted to know how I liked the story. He seems to be very impressed that I'm reading Hemmingway. I explained to him that it was, in fact, not one story, but a collection ...
- 3162: Granny Weatherall Vs. Miss Emi
- ... again. Miss Emily, however, does not grow stronger; with each solitary period she grows more disturbed. Both women are left by their first loves. Granny Weatherall is left at the altar of her wedding to George. Granny is hurt, but she marries again, raises a family, and lives a happy life. Emily, on the other hand, cannot handle the rejection of Homer and murders him in attempt to keep him in ...
- 3163: Philosophy - Davide Hume
- ... six-volume History of England (1754--62). His views inspired Kant to argue for the inadequacy of empiricism. Empiricism = knowledge by experience. 1711-76, Scottish philosopher and historian. Hume carried the EMPIRICISM of LOCKE and George BERKELEY to the logical extreme of radical SKEPTICISM. He repudiated the possibility of certain knowledge, finding in the mind nothing but a series of sensations, and held that cause-and-effect in the natural world ...
- 3164: Greasy Lake
- ... the situations at hand. Boyle's distinct way of writing satire is apparent in most of his stories. Boyle wrote an absolutely hysterical story called "The New Moon Party." The story highlights a politician named George L. Thorkelsson who was re-elected to the position of Governor because he proposed to get the United States to build a new moon that was bigger and brighter than the existing one. When the ...
- 3165: The Presidential Contenders In
- ... slavery issue. Their objection was that the party platform was not strong enough against the spread of slavery. The party's vice presidential nominee was a nephew of Andrew Jackson and the editor of the Washington Union. The party, also known as the Know-Nothings, was extremely antagonistic towards immigrants, Catholics and other assorted minorities. The party was born in 1850, when several covert "Native American" societies joined together, their secret ...
- 3166: Truman Doctrine
- ... never made such invasions and thus quelled Truman's paranoia. The Truman Doctrine was starting to develop during 1947 when Truman issued several statements. The present Russian ambassador . . . persona non grata . . . does not belong in Washington. Urge Stalin to pay us a visit. Settle the Korean question . . . give the Koreans a government of their own. Settle the Manchurian question . . . support Chang Kai-Shek for a strong China. Agree to discussion of ...
- 3167: The Color Purple - The Struggl
- ... would not know any better and would not fight for freedom. Unfortunately, for the South, the North was educating their blacks. Then these blacks were coming south and starting colleges for colored people. Booker T. Washington wrote, in his autobiography, ONE day, while at work in the coal-mine, I happened to overhear two miners talking about a great school for coloured people somewhere in Virginia. This was the first time ...
- 3168: Great Gatsby 10
- ... of the wealthy Tom Buchanan. Nick agrees to set up a meeting between Daisy and Gatsby and the two rekindle an old love. Meanwhile, Tom is having an affair with Myrtle Wilson, the wife of George Wilson, a poor, lower-class gas station attendant. Upon learning of his wife s affair, Wilson locks her in a room and insists that they move far away from his wife s lover. Breaking free ...
- 3169: Gullivers Travels - Houyhnhnml
- ... instance, the leader of the Houyhnhnms claims that he has read all the works of Charles Dickens, and that he can singlehandedly recite the names of all the Kings and Queens of England up to George II. Swift subtly shows that this Houyhnhnms pride is misplaced when, in the middle of the intellectual competition, he forgets the name of Queen Elizabeths husband. Swifts satire of the Houyhnhnms comes out in other ...
- 3170: Creative Writing: The County Courthouse
- ... around. The building seems colder upstairs. There almost seems to be a dampness in the air. Down a corridor there are empty offices and paintings of important looking people. I recognize two of them as Washington and Jefferson. In between them is a copy of the constitution. As I read it I chuckle, and wonder if this government is really what they had in mind. Farther down the hall I hear ...
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