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- 2901: Gullivers Travels
- ... a fantasy kingdom full of creatures they can relate to¡ªlittle creatures, like themselves. Few casual readers look deeply enough to recognize the satire just below the surface. But Jonathan Swift was one of the great satirists of his or any other age, and "Gulliver¡¯s Travels" is surely the apex of his art. "Gulliver¡¯s Travels" tells the story of Lemuel Gulliver, a ship¡¯s surgeon who has a number ... both metaphorically, as in being entranced by them, and literally. It is in this chapter that Gulliver first asks to be freed and is refused. As Chapter III opens, Gulliver and his captors have become great friends. Much in the style of a travelogue, Gulliver describes for the reader some of the unusual forms of entertainment practiced by the Lilliputians. For instance, anyone desiring a high position at court is required ... holds the stick, raises or lowers the stick suddenly and without warning, so the performer is obliged to change tactics midstream. Winners receive a snippet of colored thread, which they wear on their clothing with great pride. Gulliver delights the Emperor by inventing some new forms of entertainment, also; one involves making the calvary perform military maneuvers on the drum-taut surface of his handkerchief, stretched above the ground, but ...
- 2902: Hamlet 2
- The tragedy in literature is defined by Gage Canadian Dictionary as a serious play having, usually, a central character and an unhappy or disastrous ending. Also, in many tragedies the hero experiences great mental suffering and, finally meets his death. Great literature usually defines this term throughout its course by clarifying and illustrating its meaning. One of such classic examples is Hamlet by William Shakespeare, where characters such as Polonius and Claudius have freedom to choose ... other hand Gertrude wasn t a really intelligent woman, which is described in Act I Scene 2, when she gets married right after Hamlet senior s demise. Although Gertrude s death would not be a great catastrophe, the circumstances of her murder as an innocent bystander form a tragic component of the play.
- 2903: Red Badge Of Courage: Summary And Character Analysis
- ... stories, and novels throughout his short life (He lived only to the age of 29). The Red Badge of Courage is a tale of war, life, responsibility, and duty. It has been considered the first "great modern novel of war"(Alfred Kazin). It traces the effects of war on Henry Fleming, a Union soldier, through his dreams of battle, his enlistment, and his experience through serveral battles of the Civil War ... to fight in those glorious battles. His mother was a wise, caring woman who had strong convictions about not wanting Henry to goto war. She is a very hardworking woman, and loves her son a great deal. She gave him hundreds of reasons why he was needed on the farm and not in the war. Henry knew his mother would not want him to enlist, but it was his decision to ... the battle Henry manages to get thge rebel flag and runs up the line with Lieutenant Hasbrouck leading the way. In the battle he fought like a "Major General", and he has grown up a great deal. He is not afraid of dying anymore.
- 2904: Red Badge Of Courage
- ... all of the horrible things associated with war. The main character, Henery Fleming, joins the Union army dreaming of the heroic things he will accomplish. During the war he discovers that war is not so great and becomes real unsure of himself. Henry then meets up with his friend Jim Then halfway through the book he confronts his cowardice and gains a realistic and sense of duty and responsibility. When the ... the book he finds that he really cares about Henry. While Henry is dealing with all of his emotions they are moving into war. The book Red Badge of Courage is insightful because it gives great detail about the hardship of war, the physical and emotional side of it. It shows how a young solider of the Civil War would have felt and also it shows all his fears. It is ... gave up. Over all I thought the book was good only because I had to read it, but I would not read it again just for the fun of it. I think it is a great book to read for history. All of the characters in the Red Badge of Courage represent some aspect of man either physically or emotionally. The connection between the characters and me made the book ...
- 2905: Charles Manson- Methods To The
- ... more awareness and therefore more love one had (320). There were so many similarities between Manson’s philosophy and The Process that even if he was never a member, The Process must have been a great influence on Charles Manson (638-639). A great many other ideas of Manson’s came from the Beatles and the Bible. This may seem like an odd pair, but they fit together surprisingly well in Manson’s mind. Manson had his own unique ... 26 Apr. 1996. Online. AltaVista. Oct. 1997. Available AltaVista: //www.cris.com/~dfillmer/ Manson.html “Manson Family Murders 1969-1971.” n.d. Online. AltaVista. 4 Dec 1997. Available AltaVista: //www.umi.com/hp/Support/K12/Great Events/Manson.html The New American Bible. Saint Joseph Edition. New York: Catholic Book Publishing Co., 1970. “The Process - Church of the Final Judgment.” n.d. Online. AltaVista. Dec. 1997. Available AltaVista: //limestone.kosone. ...
- 2906: Aspects of City Life - Crime.
- ... have moved to a city from a town or village (therefore being able to make a comparison between the types of crime and their severity in the two habitats). A city, apart from having a great deal more shops, civic and recreational amenities, and night life will also have many more people - people that need somewhere to live, meaning vast expanses of housing estates and other residential areas. In Sunderland's ... in terms of property but also the number of students attending it. This therefore means that the overall size of Sunderland has increased, including the numbers of shops, clubs, recreational activities and also houses. A great deal of people in Sunderland believe that their local pubs and clubs have been 'taken over' by students and at first there was a great deal of apprehension and tension between locals and students, often resulting in violent conflict. This still exists but to a much smaller extent. However, something that can be connected with this is the mugging ...
- 2907: Standardization of the English Language
- ... many centuries. The changes were fundamental and powerful enough to sustain tremendous change in science, literature, technology and all other facets of human existence. Besides grammar, an unusual change in the 1300s occurred called the Great Vowel Shift. For no obvious reason the pronunciation of most vowels changed. There is a clear pattern of how they shifted, but not why. There is also no clear benefit to the language, only that it was part of the overall, dramatic metamorphosis of English. Every known aspect of the language experienced change and growth. The Great Vowel Shift had also cosiderably increased the discrepancies between spelling and proununciation. Therefore were the "spelling-reformers" first to appear on the scene, beginning with a book in Latin by Sir Thomas Smith, entitled: De ... parts of the country. By the middle of the century a fairly cosistent variety of written English in both spelling and grammar had developed. With the introdution of printing in 1476 a new influence of great importance in the spread of London English came into play. From the beginning London has been the centre of book publishing in England. Caxton the first English printer, used the current speech of London ...
- 2908: Adolescent Case Study
- ... male, approximately 6'1" tall, dark brown hair, brown eyes, weighs around 200 pounds and has no known physical illness. The mother is 5'4" tall, blonde hair, brown eyes and has noticeable symptoms of depression and a significant drinking problem. Presently she is in good overall physical health. E. Most of the family's interest revolves around the subject's athletic activities such as baseball and church related activities such ... relative to her current status are the following: Her stepfather is physically and verbally abusive toward her mother often forcing the subject to call the police. Her mother appears to suffer from prolonged bouts of depression and ongoing alcohol use. Therefore, the subject is required to more or less handle the everyday household obligations such as cooking and cleaning. She also has a deep resentment for her stepfather and feels the need to protect and take care of her mother. In my opinion, the subject is suffering from physical and emotional neglect from her parents resulting in depression, low self esteem, aggressive tendencies, and bouts of hypochondria. V. Recommendations My recommendations would be to remove the subject from the abusive situation by placing her in a temporary foster home and to require ...
- 2909: The Titanic - History of a Disaster
- On April 14,1912 a great ship called the Titanic sank on its maiden voyage. That night there were many warnings of icebergs from other ships. There seems to be a conflict on whether or not the warnings reached the bridge ... Lives On 127). One of the most intriguing mysteries of the tragedy was surrounding the ship's band. It is believed the band played right to the end. Where or what they played remains a great mystery, as eyewitness accounts vary greatly (Lord, Lives On 135). Five days after the Titanic sank, the Bremen was on its way to New York. The passengers saw victims of the Titanic in the ocean ... Company, 1988. PP 20-21. Marcus, Geoffrey. The Maiden Voyage. New York: The Viking Press, 1969. PP 35-128. Lord, Walter. A Night To Remember. Mattituck: American House, 1955. PP 152-170. Ward, Kaari, ed. Great Disasters. Pleasantville: The Reader's Digest Association, Inc., 1989. PP 180-87.
- 2910: Pride And Prejudice
- ... quietly, Miss Bingley asks Mr. Darcy what he could be thinking about so intently. His response is one that surprises Miss Bingley: "My mind was more agreeably engaged. I have been meditating on the very great pleasure which a pair of fine eyes in the face of a pretty woman can bestow." Miss Bingley immediately fixed her eyes on his face, and desired he would tell her what lady had the credit of inspiring such great reflections. Mr. Darcy replied with great intrepidity, "Miss Elizabeth Bennet. (pg.25)" Am I to believe that Mr. Darcy has grown from being mildly disgusted by Elizabeth’s presence, to being madly in love with her? It all seems quite ...
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