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- 3621: Populist Party
- ... panic under Cleveland's administration in 1893. However, the Populists were disappointed as they emerged from the elections in 1894 with six senators and seven representatives. They looked forward to the 1896 presidential election with great optimism. However, when the election came, the lines between Democrats and Republicans were clearly drawn. Republicans chose McKinley, who supported the gold standard. Democrats nominated Bryan, a silverite who made the famous "Cross of Gold ... both property owners and wage workers. Populists' disinterest in tariff protection, which Republicans used brilliantly, also unnerved voters seeking prosperity. And the income tax, sub-treasury and other economic panaceas seemed illogical and dangerous amid depression" (Morgan, 169). The party also dies out because it does not win any elections. One noted historian declared, "A number of important Populist leaders . . . sought something that no American political party has achieved before or ...
- 3622: Educating Rita
- Educating Rita The play Educating Rita by Willy Russell gained great popularity especially during the early eighties. There has also been a movie made from it starring Julie Walters and the more famous Michael Caine. As so often the case, the movie was more elaborate with ... several actors while the play only featured two, Frank and Rita. After having read the play and seen the movie I am struck by a number of differences. Seemingly subtle, many small details have a great impact on how the story can and is being perceived. The movie offers much more background information on other characters and events that are important to the story. 'The Screenwriter's Bible' by David Trottier ... an audience craves. Many of the principles can and should be applied to any story whether a screenplay, theatric play, novel or short story. The play is much more predictable in the sense that a great many things are bound not to happen on stage. In fact nothing taking place outside Frank's office can be seen by the audience. All action is inevitably confined within these four walls. When ...
- 3623: Implementing Employee Assistance Programs
- ... It is estimated that employers lose approximately $17 billion dollars per year due to the 35 percent of the workforce experiencing some type of emotional dysfunction (Myers 8). These mental health issues range from mild depression to severe schizophrenia. It is also estimated that US companies spend 26 percent of their earnings on health care costs (Cascio 590). Heart disease, smoking, and other unhealthy lifestyle attributes cost employers billions of dollars ... guarantees that he won’t have more problems. People, in the site of companies, are not expendable. EAPs are in place for employees that need assistance because of personal problem but are still worth a great deal to the employers. Bibliography Cascio, Wayne. Managing Human Resources. Denver: McGraw-Hill, 1998. Kizer, William M. The Healthy Workplace. Omaha: John Wiley & Sons, 1987. Myers, Donald W. Establishing and Building Employee Assistance Programs. West ...
- 3624: Earth 2 Puzzle
- ... him. In the last year of his life, he lived inside of his dreams, similar to his mother, who he hated with all his heart. He was suicidal and had electric shock treatments for his depression and strange behavior. On a Sunday morning, July 2, 1961, Ernest Miller Hemingway killed himself with a shotgun. Ernest Hemingway takes much of the storyline of his novel, A Farewell to Arms, from his personal ... experiences which he was writing about. I believe that Hemingway had Catherine and her child die, not to look different from his own life, but because he had a sick and morbid personality. There is great power in being an author, you can make things happen which do not necessarily occur in real life. It is obvious that Hemingway felt, as a young child and throughout his life, powerless, and so ...
- 3625: The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn
- ... August when Sam started writ'in for the paper. But prior to writ'in a stitch Sam wanted to create a name for himself that would stick. He thought long and hard, think'in how great life used to be on the Mississippi. Suddenly his eyes took on a glare and his face was perplexed. He had a big smile on his face and through his smil'in mouth came the ... to Buffalo, New York (190). Almost as soon as the couple moved in they experienced themselves some problems. Olivia's father passed away leav'in her grief stricken. Olivia got herself into a state of depression, mak'in her weak and confined her to her bed. In November the couple had a premature baby boy named Langdon. But instead of bring'in the family joy it worsened them. Because the baby ...
- 3626: Piano
- ... Lawrence describes his memories of childhood. Hearing a woman singing takes him to the time when his mother played piano on Sunday evenings. In the present, this woman is singing and playing the piano with great passion. However, the passionate music is not effecting him, because he can only think about his childhood rather than the beauty of the music that exists in his actual space. “A woman is singing” softly ... speaker guides listeners through their experience. In the last four lines, the speaker is back to the present time. He says, “so now it is vain for the singer to burst into clamour with the great black piano appassionato.” Since he can only think about his childhood memories, it is useless for the singer to uproar with the passionate piece that she is playing with the “great black piano” since he is not even going to be able to care about the music she is playing. He says, “the glamour of childish days is upon me.” The charm and romance of ...
- 3627: Clockwork Orange
- ... you who don’t know this famous opening scene, I am talking about the movie "A Clockwork Orange". This movie, In my opinion, Is one of the greatest movies of all time. Not only a great movie, but directed by a great man, Stanley Kubrick. Some of his other movies include Full Metal Jacket and Dr.Strangelove. Full Metal Jacket deals with Vietnam, while Dr. Stranglove deals with the cold war and nuclear weapons. "A Clockwork Orange ... treatment. It is explained to him that the treatment is still under development and the scientists don’t know how successful it will be. But Alex’s need to get out of jail is to great and he doesn’t even hesitate to sign up. What Alex doesn’t know is that the treatment will ruin him. Even though the treatment is altogether successful, Alex now lacks choice between good ...
- 3628: The Cold War
- ... and taking them and their dependents to the Soviet Union.2 The political conflicts of the 1930's and World War II left many educated people with the impression that only communism could combat economic depression and fascism. It was easy for Soviet agents to recruit men who would later rise to positions of power with access to sensitive information. 'Atom spies' were well positioned to keep the Soviets informed of ... for secret packages were imaginative to say the least and ranged from trees, to ruined walls, to mail boxes. Listening devices were not restricted to telephone bugs, and on one occasion there was a handcarved Great Seal of the United States presented to the US ambassador in Moscow by the Soviet Union. It turned out that hidden inside was a listening device. Microwave receivers exist all over the world for the ...
- 3629: A Considerable Speck - Compared To 4 Other Poems
- ... Valley of Holiness. He installs a pump that will return the water, but instead of explaining the principle behind the pump, Hank keeps the people in the dark and passes off the project as a great miracle. Afterward he says, "…the populace uncovered and fell reverently to make a wide way for me, as if I had been some kind of superior being-and I was."(Twain 131) It is evident ... Because all the others were born in an atmosphere of superstition and reared in it. It is in their blood and bones". The people of Camelot were willing to follow Hank because he was a great magician, not because he had changed their lives in any fundamental way. As soon as a greater power revealed itself to them, they changed their loyalty once again. If Hank had thought to make the citizens of Camelot free thinkers with analytical abilities, instead of susceptible masses who would be awed at his great miracles, his plans for a republic may have worked. The novel ends with the horrible Battle of the Sand Belt where Hank kills thousand knights with an electrified fence. It seems strange that the ...
- 3630: Psycho
- ... Psycho by Alfred Hitchcock, the conversation between Marion and Norman has shown extreme importance to both the plot and the themes of the movie. As the movie shown Norman’s psychotic mind, we but give great evidence of how the environment had influence on him. With the comparison of other character’s personalities, audiences are actually persuaded back to see the similarity of his mind to normal people’s. Traps are ... understand the parental influence of child can be. From the actual history of Norman’s parents, the hardness of his mother as a widow have make him suffer as well. His love has also brought great jealousy when she had fall in love with another man. After he poisoned his mother and her lover, he cover his guilt by splitting personality to virtually suggest his mother is still alive. With his ... his short-sighted mind in fulfilling his desire of killing and sex has overwhelmed his mind, as both personality desire the same thing. The dialogue in the movie suggested Norman Bates’ logical thoughts, but with great cleverness, he still chose to step in more traps. In conclusion, Norman Bates has murdered people with a good way of covering his mind. His cleverness has let him pretended to be a illogical ...
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