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- 2031: Death Of A Salesman 5
- ... would rather call it, a drug, occurs only when Willy would become discontent, whether it be because of Biff to economic problems. These flashbacks shows how Willy is incapable of handling situations and being the great man he claims to be. The conversation between Willy and Linda reflects Willy's disappointment in Biff and what he has become, which is, for the most part, a bum. After failing to deal adequately ... the All-Scholastic Championship game in front of thousands of people. Willy couldn't be prouder of his two popular sons who at the time had everything going for them and seemed destined to live great, important lives, much more so than the "liked, but not well liked" boy next door, Bernard. Too much of anything, even a good thing, can quickly become a bad thing. Evidence of this statement is ... memories. The way he overuses his vivid imagination is sad because the only thing it's good for is enabling Willy to go through one more day of his piteous life, full of bitterness, confusion, depression, false hopefulness, and a feeling of love which he is trying very hard to express to his sons who seem reluctant to accept it. Willy can also be seen as a misunderstood hero who ...
- 2032: Farewell To Arms
- World War One. The first great tragedy of humanity. That is of course excluding love and life. Combine all three and you find one of the most masterfully written novels about life, love, and war that could only be written by ... is a futile attempt at salvation is stressed at all times. The emotional seesaw that Hemingway puts the reader through is an invigorating experience but even more stimulating since he can maintain the overtones of depression. Hemingway s ability to pull so many tragedies together to stress the themes of depression, despair, a futility in humanity also make this novel very impressive. Just the setting of a love affair during wartime implies a dark reckoning upon the two lovers. Everything about the book drives the ...
- 2033: JFK: Was His Assassination Ine
- ... earth is now being monitored by satellites, submarines, and radar. This machinery needs regular maintenance, repair, and replacement. Every time this happens, the money goes into the MIC's pockets. World War II was a great example of how war boosts the economy, and how quickly the US can get out of a depression. Similarly, the ongoing situation in Vietnam was a great opportunity for the MIC to fatten its wallets. When Kennedy took the presidency, the situation in Vietnam had not yet escalated into an all out war. It was Kennedy's firm belief that Vietnam ...
- 2034: The Glass Menagerie: A Study in Symbolism
- The Glass Menagerie: A Study in Symbolism In the drama, The Glass Menagerie (1945), Tennessee Williams reflects upon personal experiences he and his family encountered during the Depression of the 1930’s. As a lower class family, the characters are placed in the slums of St. Louis in 1935. The protagonist, Tom Wingfield, is the narrator and Williams’ surrogate. Living with his mother ... plans to abandon his family through heredity: "I’m like my father. The bastard son of a bastard!" (80). Just as the picture of Mr. Wingfield, Malvolio’s coffin trick represents some more of the great symbolism used throughout the play. Malvolio’s coffin trick is a token of Tom’s suffocating lifestyle. The first aspect, Malvolio’s similarities with Tom, refers to each of their life-threatening situations. Malvolio faces ... play, through well-written symbolism, offers its readers many emblems to study, including the unicorn, the picture of Mr. Wingfield, and Malvolio’s coffin trick. This drama teaches the reader about the struggles of the Depression and the effects it had on the people who lived through it. Like Tom, Williams suffered with his own suffocating lifestyle, until he finally escaped to become a playwright. When Williams left home, his ...
- 2035: Codependency
- ... concentrate on being needed. They can excel at coping and caring, but underneath there is always the wish to comply, or please others, and control, or to manipulate others. This can lead to illness and depression, with mounting personal problems, which are never fully addressed. Codependents wonder why they are unable to form satisfactory relationships and why things tend always to go wrong for them. Codependency is a complex disorder that ... it is her fault. Codependents tend to have low self-esteem, so this kind of treatment is second nature. If she does not seek help, she can end up suffering from emotional problems such as depression, anxiety, relationship dysfunctions, and cycling between hyperactivity / lethargy. She could also suffer from physical illnesses such as gastro-intestinal disturbances, colitis, ulcers, migraine headaches, non-specific rashes and skin problems, high blood pressure, insomnia, sleep ... access, there are many chat rooms, newsgroups, and web pages that deal with codependency. Many Psychiatrists have web pages of their own, and answer questions on-line via e-mail. Support groups are also a great help. They can help convince a codependent that they are not crazy, that they do have a problem and that they are not alone. When a codependent is put in an environment where they ...
- 2036: Herman Hesses Demian
- ... Although the story is untrue, Kromer threatens Sinclair with exposure if Sinclair does not pay him off. Unable to pay the full amount, Sinclair is forced to become Kromer s slave, ultimately sending Sinclair into depression and paranoia. Sinclair feels trapped by Kromer, forced to live within the forbidden realm , which in turn exiles him from the world of light because he has defiled himself by lying and committing sinful acts ... himself, with a personality all his own which made him noticeable even though he did his best not to be noticed; his manner and bearing was that of a prince disguised among farm boys, taking great pains to appear one of them. The first encounter between Sinclair and Demian occurs one day after school as the two boys are walking home. Sinclair had learned the biblical story of Cain and Abel ... hawk emerging or fighting it s way out of a globe or a giant egg. He then mails the painting to Demian, not knowing if it will ever reach him. A while later, to his great surprise, Sinclair finds a note in his book one day during class. The note reads: The bird fights his way out of the egg. The egg is the world. Who would be born must ...
- 2037: Angelas Ashes Summary
- ... while. Worse than the ordinary miserable childhood is the miserable Irish childhood, and worse yet is the miserable Irish Catholic childhood." So begins the luminous memoir Angela s Ashes of author Frank McCourt. Born in Depression-era Brooklyn to recent Irish immigrants and raised in the slums of Limerick, Ireland. Frank's mother, Angela, has no money to feed the children since Frank's father, Malachy, rarely works, and when he ... while. Worse than the ordinary miserable childhood is the miserable Irish childhood, and worse yet is the miserable Irish Catholic childhood." So begins the luminous memoir Angela s Ashes of author Frank McCourt. Born in Depression-era Brooklyn to recent Irish immigrants and raised in the slums of Limerick, Ireland. This novel was the number one New York Times Bestseller and winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Also, this book is now ... he drinks his wages. Yet Malachy, exasperating, irresponsible, however somewhat pleasant, nurtures in Frank an appetite for the one thing he can provide, a story. Frank lives for his father's tales of Cuchulain, a great hero who saved Ireland, and also for the tales of the Angel on the Seventh Step, who brings his mother babies. Throughout this novel there are many things which bring the feeling of sadness ...
- 2038: History Of Social Security
- ... this idea was a little to radical, it still gained support throughout the nation and forced people to realize that social security was indeed a major issue. Social Security really became a necessity after the depression began in the late 1920’s. After President Herbert Hoover failed to address the problems of the nation, the people decided that they needed a change. The people looked towards Democratic nominee Franklin Delano Roosevelt. After being elected President Franklin Roosevelt initiated a series of programs designed to end the depression. One such program was a program for Social Security. On June 8, 1934 Roosevelt announced he was to begin such a program. Roosevelt expressed his views on Social Security when he announced his plan for the program. "Security was attained in the earlier days through the interdependence of members of families upon each other and of the families within a small community upon each other. The complexities of great communities and of organized industry make less real these simple means of security. Therefore, we are compelled to employ the active interest of the Nation as a whole through government in order to encourage ...
- 2039: Fruedian Psychoanalysis With E
- ... the powerful influences emanating from the surrounding environment. Furthermore, the damage done to the basic psychological structures by traumatic experiences leaves those structures weakened and with defective functioning. Such outcomes can cause intense anxiety and depression. In order to keep functioning effectively, the ego attempts to maintain control by achieving some sort of compromise between the contending forces. Lisa could not separate her self from her problems, and therefor fell victim ... them. Her life was not focused, but she managed to create clarity in the release of her sexual self. Patients seek psychoanalytic treatment because they suffer from one or more psychological symptoms such as anxiety, depression, sexual inhibitions or manifestations (such as with Lisa s conflict), obsessive thoughts, compulsive actions, irrational anger, shyness, phobias, low self-esteem, a sense of being unfulfilled, nervous irritability, and many more. Psychoanalysis does not promise ... absolutely everything that comes to mind without censoring anything, a technique that is called free association. This brings about a state of regression in which long-forgotten events and painful encounters are remembered, often with great clarity and intense emotions. The analyst often can trace the connection between the patient's current fantasies and feelings about the analyst and the origin of these thoughts and emotions in childhood experiences. These ...
- 2040: Business In Ancient China
- ... Spring and Autumn Period, what learning there was had been monopolized by the nobles; they alone could use the books and documents stored by the government, and other people could not share this right. The great political and social changes during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods broke the monopoly of learning by the nobles. At all levels of society-declining nobles, new landlords, free citizens, even poor people ... Historical Records) provides a detailed chronicle from the time of a legendary Xia emperor to that of the Han emperor Wu Di ( 141-87 B.C.). Technological advances also marked this period. Two of the great Chinese inventions, paper and porcelain, date from Han times. Throughout the centuries some 80 to 90 percent of the Chinese population have been farmers. The farmers supported a small number of specialized craftsmen and traders ... de-centralized market pattern. A rural market center and its surrounding villages within walking distance formed a unit that could live by itself, with a High degree of inertia in spite of wars, invasions and great social changes in the administrative centers where history was recorded. Regardless of the form of tenure, the farm was managed as a unit, and the head of household was free to decide what to ...
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