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- 731: The Pelican Brief: A Review
- ... Law Student named Darby Shaw writes a brief describing a theory she has on the murder or two Supreme Court Justices. It was a legal shot in the dark for Darby, a brilliant guess. To Washington it was the one thorn that was sticking in their back. Suddenly Darby witnessed a murder intended for her. Darby was chased into hiding out in little motels in big cities. She had no one ... on the beach her body was brown, and her hair was returning to its original color. Maybe she hadn't ruined it after all." In The Pelican Brief Gray Grantham was a reporter for the Washington Post, an existing newspaper. A quote representing this "Is this Gray Grantham with the Washington Post?" Several times during the novel there were references to law books, buildings in New Orleans, Washington, the Caribbean, movies and also references to existing laws. Another Allusion is a reference to the movie ...
- 732: Beatles 2
- ... catchy beat. It was generally quick and moderately heavy. This would seem to be easy to dance, or toe tap, to. I also listened intently to the guitar throughout the songs, especially the guitar solos. George Harrison plays solos in "I Saw Her Standing There" and "Money", that sound quick and surge forth with an ear catching sound. Other bits, in "Free as a Bird" and "Cry for a Shadow", for ... place. In the end, it was the loss of group strength that finished the Beatles. They each started to do their own things. John went off with Yoko, Paul wrote his own stuff, as did George. There were internal disagreements, as well. George wanted more of his work included on the albums, Ringo walked out for a time over a disagreement with Paul, John had Yoko, whom the others were bothered by, and Paul went ballistic when ...
- 733: Marcus Garvey
- ... there, he worked for an Egyptian scholar, and learned much of the history of Africa, particularly with reference to the exploitation of black peoples by colonial powers. After reading "Up From Slavery," by Booker T. Washington, Marcus Gravey asked himself, "Where is the Black mans Government? (p. 107 Franklin, John H. Black Leaders of the Twentieth Century)" He could not find them and declared he would help them. Marcus Garvey ... the intention of making Africa "the defender of Negroes the world over. (p.110 Black Leaders of the Twentieth Century") Intending to open a school in Jamaica similar to the one organized by Booker T. Washington in the United States, he accepted an invitation to visit Washingtons school at Tuskegee, Alabama. When he arrived in the United States, however, he found that Booker T. Washington had died. Throughout the following years, Garvey toured the United States, speaking about the UNIA ...
- 734: Walter Johnson - A Pitcher
- ... As he went to high school he became one of the nations best pitchers and it was just a matter of time before he would be drafted for the majors. He was drafted by the Washington Senators in 1907 for $9. His first year wasn't so good but in his second year he earned the name 'the big train' with an amazing won loss record. Back when Walter pitched they ... game. He then pitched what he thought would be his final World Series inning, the top of the 10th, in the bottem of the 10th with 2 men out and runners at the corners the Washington batter lifted a ball into shallow left that droped for a single and Johnson won his only his first and last World Series game and Washington's only World Series. Johnson retired in 1927 at the age of 40, he had spent 21 years on probably the worst team in baseball and come out the best pitcher ever in the ...
- 735: Of Mice And Men
- ... that has really stayed with me is Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. I really enjoyed reading it which is unusual because I usualy don't enjoy reading to much. There was something about George and Lennie's friendship that really made me think. Seeing how they were and how they shared life was really intresting. George didn't have to bother with Lennie, he could have abandoned him and gone on his own way. But he did not do that, he stayed with Lennie watching over him almost like a parent to a child. Even though Lennie always got Georege in trouble, George never stoped loving him and always stood by him. The friendship they shared went beyond what was transparent they each shared a dream and both knew they ment the world to each other. I ...
- 736: Jean Toomer
- ... Acting Governor of Louisiana during Reconstruction. The Pinchback's retired north and settled in the Negro community of the capitol. Thus, Toomer was born, as Nathan Pinchback Toomer into an upper class Negro family in Washington D.C. on December 26, 1894. Shortly after Toomer's birth, his caucasion father deserted his wife and son, and in 1996 Toomer's mother, Nina Toomer, gave him the name Nathan Eugene (which he ... their hands off me; keep, as it were, a respectable distance." Eugene and Nina and a new husband moved to New York in 1906; however, upon Nina's death in 1909, Nathan moved back to Washington and his grandparents. When Jean Toomer graduated from high school he began traveling. He studied at five places of higher education in a period of less than four years. At the University of Wisconsin, he ... January of 1916, he moved to Chicago to begin his studies. By the fall of 1916 he also began supplementing his education with studies at the University of Chicago. "I have lived by turn in Washington, New York, Chicago, and Sparta (Georgia)... I have worked, it seems to me, at everything: selling papers, delivery boy, soda clerk, salesman, shipyard worker, librarian-assistant, physical director, school teacher, grocery clerk, and God ...
- 737: Of Mice And Men
- ... that has really stayed with me is Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. I really enjoyed reading it which is unusual because I usualy don't enjoy reading to much. There was something about George and Lennie's friendship that really made me think. Seeing how they were and how they shared life was really intresting. George didn't have to bother with Lennie, he could have abandoned him and gone on his own way. But he did not do that, he stayed with Lennie watching over him almost like a parent to a child. Even though Lennie always got Georege in trouble, George never stoped loving him and always stood by him. The friendship they shared went beyond what was transparent they each shared a dream and both knew they ment the world to each other. I ...
- 738: The Great Gatsby Greed And Wea
- In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, we learn that every character, except Nick and George, uses wealth as a means of happiness, which in turn, gets in the way of their own morals to act as decent, respectable human beings. Nick Carraway, the main character in the book, seems to ... even says he is an honest man, which gives him some credibility. He gives a vivid depiction of each character he meets over that summer, and every one of them except a humble garage mechanic, George Wilson, is claimed by greed and wealth in one form or another. For Tom Buchannan, his greed came in the form of another woman. The wife of George Wilson, Myrtle Wilson, is his mistress. He is corrupt because he is being disloyal to his wife Daisy and George Wilson. His wealthiness is a reason he is disloyal because he can use his ...
- 739: The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow
- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow The short story I have chosen to read by Washington Irving is The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. This story takes place in a little village on the Hudson River which by some is called Greensburgh, but which is more generally known as Tarry Town. The ... him off the horse. After that all that remained was his hat, a shattered pumpkin, and the horse and saddle, but no Ichabod. A folk-tale is a quality that governs the overall meaning of Washington Irving s short stories. The folk-tale form imposes sharp limits on character development and has three characteristics, they are 1. Stock Characters, 2. Gothicism, and 3. Humorous Tone. Irving uses all three characteristics in ... fathers peaches, and universally famed not merely for her beauty, but for her vast expectations. Gothocism is a term that describes the use in fiction of grotesque, gloomy settings and mysterious, violent, and supernatural occurrences. Washington Irving uses many examples of Gothocism in the story. Some examples are From the listless repose of the place, and the peculiar character of its in habitants, who are descendants from the original Dutch ...
- 740: Comparison And Contrast Of Was
- The Romantic era writers, Washington Irving and Edgar Allan Poe, had many similarities but even more differences, in both writing theme and style. This is very evident in their works, Rip Van Winkle, by Irving, and The Fall of the House of Usher, by Poe. Washington Irving and Edgar Allan Poe were both writers who exemplified the writing style of the Romantic era. Both writers used their great talents to take the reader into the story. For example, Irving, in Rip ... that heavy and horrible beating of her heart? MADMAN! This clearly demonstrates the morbidity and obscurity of Edgar Allan Poes writing style. These examples of the writing styles and emphasis show the differences of Washington Irving and Edgar Allan Poe. The writing styles of Washington Irving and Edgar Allan Poe are very similar in their extensive use of descriptive passages but they are even more different by the tones ...
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