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- 1681: Tales Of The New Babylon
- ... was concerned, he felt that at the Commune was merely "the rising of a city under exceptional conditions and its majority was in no wise socialist nor could it be." However Marx emphasised that its "great social measure…was its own existence." In this essay I will discuss La Débâcle, and Zola’s apparent lecturing tone. For while Zola exposed many social sores he had never previously attempted to put forward ... introduce Marx’s theories into the fold. The research and documentation carried out in preparation for La Débâcle was immensely in depth, and although overburdened with the sheer weight of the documentary material, Zola took great care not to lose sight of the individual in the vast panorama. Conscious of the danger of having the two armies emerge as his heroes, he constructed the novel in such a way as to ... have been difficult to resist leaning to one side or another in the chapters on the Communard uprising, but here again the novelist has no illusions. The Communards were composed of idealists and men of great qualities, but their ranks were so shot through with self-seeking freebooters and cynical troublemakers that their cause was in jeopardy from the start. Zola reported all of this, for that is what he ...
- 1682: Living the American Dream
- ... or so it seems. Even actors and sports stars have their problems. Maybe drug or family, but we hardly ever catch a glimpse at this side. One of the people that I see living the great American dream would have to be Will Smith. I feel that he is living the dream because it seems as though he has it all. Hit movies, hit cd's, a beautiful wife, a beatiful ... of it, and health. The main reason though that I think he is living this dream is because he was voted the number one nicest actor on and off the set. This would be a great title to be given. I would be honored if I was voted this. He is an inspiring actor because of this. He is a great role model for young children and they look up to him. I think when children sees what Will Smith has accomplished they imagine themselves accomplishing the same goals. I believe that Will Smith stands ...
- 1683: Lenonard Bernstein
- ... age. At the age of ten, Leonard s family received a piano from an aunt who no longer needed it. She knew of Leonard s love for music, but I doubt she knew what a great impact this gift would have, not only on Leonard, but also on the world of music. After the young boy began to show an interest in the instrument, a neighbor offered to give him lessons ... in Boston. At the age of seventeen, Bernstein was accepted at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was interested in many other things other than music. For example, philosophy and history were both subjects of great importance to him. After graduating from Harvard cum laude in 1939, Leonard spent a year in New York City. He met many influential people throughout the course of this year, including Aaron Copland. Aaron Copland ... both became involved in left wing politics; and both were homosexual. (Later, it was said that Bernstein was bisexual and he did marry and have a typical heterosexual relationship.) The relationship began with Bernstein s great admiration of Copland and from there they formed life long tie In 1939, Bernstein began to attend the Curtis Institute for Music in Philadelphia, which was a school for both composers and those who ...
- 1684: Jacqueline Kennedy
- Jacqueline Kennedy Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy is to this day considered to be one of the most graceful, intelligent, and maternal woman in the history of the United States. She played a great role in society by displaying her firm convictions of family values and her strong female individualism. At the time of her youth and even still today, women everywhere, also outside of the United States, view ... her little guests. At the age of two, she also participated in a dog show in Easthampton with her Scotty dog named Hootchie. Throughout Jacqueline’s life, animals have always played an important role. Her great love for animals enhanced her tender and caring appeal which she passed to her children and also was absorbed by all the people who surrounded her. Jackie’s childhood was busy, active, and filled with ... a series of nurses and governesses found her a handful. She was constantly asking questions and wanting to discover new things. Because Jacqueline learned to ride at an early age, she and Janet spent a great deal of time together; more than was usual for a mother and daughter of their social level. Jackie’s father did not normally participate actively in the horse shows, although, he was usually a ...
- 1685: Everyone Has Dreams, But To Carry Them Out Is The American Dream
- Everyone Has Dreams, But To Carry Them Out Is The American Dream The American Dream is something that makes America great. It allows those with aspirations to make them come true. In America all one needs is a dream and the motivation to carry out that dream. Ambition is the driving force behind the American Dream. It allows anyone that has an aspiration, a desire, a yearning, to carry out their individual dream. It knows no bounds of race, creed, gender or religion. It stands for something great, something that everyone can strive towards. A dream can be a desire for something great. In America, the American Dream allows dreams to become realities. According to Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, the American Dream is defined as, “An American social ideal that stresses egalitarianism and especially material prosperity.” ...
- 1686: Book Report on Dostoevsky's "The Brothers Karamazov"
- ... as a mediator because as a Karamazov, he knows and understands the lowest depths of the soul. The ability that he has to understand the depravity inherent in man gives him, and therefore the reader, great insights into the personalities and motives of the other characters. For example, it is Alyosha that guesses that Katerina Ivanovna does not truly love Dmitry, and that she acts out this "false love" only so ... strong faith in God. When he is wrongly convicted of his father's death, he realizes that although he is not responsible for the sin of his father's murder, he is responsible for a great many others, and so he accepts the sentence of exile given to him by the jury. He even looks forward to carrying it out, as he sees suffering as a way of purifying himself and ... to exist and innocent people to suffer. Ivan also believes that God placed an intolerable burden of freedom on man; God expects man to freely choose heavenly rewards over material things. Ivan argues that the great majority of men are not able to "disdain earthly bread for the heavenly sort," and that these men are tormented by their knowledge of their weakness. Ivan believes that man can only be happy ...
- 1687: Does King Lear Play The Tragic
- ... find the answer to this question if we know what the two arguments mean; this will provide a solid base onto which the rest of the debate can rest, a foundation of fact. Aristotle, a great founder of the definition of tragedy used the word catharsis to describe the effects of true tragedy on the spectator. Aristotle stated that the purpose of tragedy was to invoke pity and terror, and thereby ... of noble rank and nature whose misfortune is not brought upon him by villainy or corruption, but by some error of judgement. This imperfection later became known, or interpreted as a moral flaw, although most great tragedies defy such a simple distinction of the term. We could say that in many cases of tragedy the hero is never passive, but struggles to resolve his tragic difficulty with an obsessive dedication, that ... known in Greek terms as hubris. This ethical and religious thought portrays the resulting implications of impious disregard of the limits governing human action in an orderly universe. It is the sin to which the great and the gifted are most susceptible, and in Greek tragedy is usually the hero s tragic flaw. As in this argument, the terms of an autocrat have to be observed with some scrutiny to ...
- 1688: The Old Man and The Sea
- ... leaves when he wakes up, Manolin, his helper, comes to his aid with food and drink. Also a point that might be good is that he has had bad luck with his goal for a great period of time and is sure it will work this time. Later, though, when Santiago needs him for the quest he sets out to do, Manolin deserts him, although he may not have wanted to ... another idea through which Christ did, a struggle to get a goal done even though it may mean certain destruction to himself. This might accomplish nothing but the satisfaction of doing this and also has great risks. Finally he comes upon a painful experience with his hand which is in great pain and won't move. This is useful in the place where Christ loses his physical self and has less to deal with. On the third day, he recovers himself and returns to his ...
- 1689: Something Wicked This Way Come
- Will the Real Heroes Please Stand Up The world today is filled with great heroes. Unfortunately, our culture has a tendency to confuse hero worship with the character of a true hero. How then, is a hero defined? Is it someone who is brave, honest and who s attributes ... piers. Contrary to popular belief, a hero can be anyone. It s someone who is noble, caring, selfless and does not seek recognition for what they do. Following his fairly recent death, Joe Dimaggio, the great baseball player for the New York Yankees was portrayed by the media as well as others as a true American hero. What exactly was it that made him into this hero? Yes, he was a great baseball player but is that enough? Is it sufficient enough to say that because he could smack a 90 mile an hour fast ball into left field and run the bases in record time ...
- 1690: D-Day
- ... British knew as well as Hitler did that if the Germans could make the landing successfully, England would be lost. Meanwhile, Royal Air Force fighter pilots in their spitfires and hurricanes, lashed back at the great German air force. And British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and the British people looked forward to the day when England would attack. Then Hitler postponed his English invasion plans. it was, from his point of ... captured. Yet, despite its frightful cost, the Dieppe raid taught the Allies a valuable lesson. This was that the built-up seaports, like Dieppe, were too well fortified to be attacked successfully, and that the great assault should aim for open beaches. But a large invasion, depending on great quantities of ammunition, gasoline, food and countless other supplies, would need a port or excellent unloading facilities in France. So the raid inspired an idea that worked: the Allies would bring the port with ...
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