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- 3791: Character Analysis Of Jordan B
- In The Great Gatsby, written by Francis Scott Fitzgerald, Jordan Baker was portrayed as being reckless and dishonest, having the arrogant attitude of many of the people of her time, but also having the characteristics of modern-day ... pressure on her to do such things, but because she is gratified by these activities. Jordan Baker truely started up the American dreamfor women. Jordan Baker was an essential character in the writing of The Great Gatsby. She depicted the recklessness, dishonesty, and arrogance of many people of the East Egg; on the other hand, Jordan Baker represented the independence and self-sufficience of women. Fitzgerald gave Jordan a crucial role in his masterpiece The Great Gatsby because of her characteristics of the bad things were in light during the Jazz Age and also of the good that came out of this extravagant time period.
- 3792: Social Security: Problem and Solution
- ... and if the market did crash, citizens could not sue the federal government for the loss of their money. * Retirement age should be raised to 70. When Franklin D. Roosevelt created Social Security amidst the Great Depression, the average American could only expect to live to the age of 60. The retirement age was set at 65. So on the average, most people never would live to collect their Social Security. Today ...
- 3793: The Mouse Vs. The Wolf.
- ... have to wait to some other time; now I'll tell of Yak's latest friend. You see, Yak has gotten himself a fan. Albeit a small one, it's still a fan. And a great fan, in it's own small way. This fan has one big advantage to all the other creatures Yak has come to know - it's so small even Yak doesn't have to be afraid ... lack of footwear considered. Slippers just aren't meant for outdoor use, especially not in the soggy wintertime. When we had rounded the barn, I released the mouse, and it went hither and thither at great speed, apparently not realizing its release. Finally the mouse got its bearings, and went shooting north at great speed, its size considering. I must say it was rather amusing watching the mouse run at full throttle, with Yak trotting beside it. He was looking down at it as he went, and it ...
- 3794: Jimi Hendrix
- ... his woman won’t love him any more, he says "I know her sister will." With "Red House," Jimi extended his identity in relation to pop culture to include not only rock star status, but great musician -- both blues and otherwise -- as well. In a 1967 Rolling Stone article titled "Hendrix and Clapton," Jon Landau states: "He [Jimi Hendrix] is... a great guitarist and a brilliant arranger. On ‘Red House,’ the only straight blues he recorded,... he establishes himself as an absolute master of that musical form" (18). Another Hendrix tune from Are You Experienced? was "Purple ... his bandmates in and surrounded by Indian imagery, to which Jimi responded: "The three of us had nothing to do with that Axis cover. When I first saw the that design I thought, ‘It’s great, they have an Indian painting about us, but maybe we should have an American Indian’" (Fairchild, "Axis: Bold As Love" 5). Axis: Bold As Love marks a more obvious return to Hendrix’ Native American ...
- 3795: Socrates
- ... most of the information about Socrates was collected. Each of their works does not contain the complete truth about him. They either idealize or defame him in some way or another. Socrates’ trial was a great mistake. The ignorant citizens of Athens and arrogant leaders caused it. The people condemned him and the prosecutors wrongfully accused him. At the time of the trial he was about seventy, which was comparatively old ... shut off?" This would probably have caused some surprise from his defamers. He also could have gained acquittal had he not be so audacious in court. Essentially, Socrates was a good citizen who committed no great or serious crimes against the state. He was illegitimately accused and killed. James Hulse has a quote by Soren Kierkegaard of Socrates, "…one may say of Socrates that just as he journeyed through life constantly ... lasted a day in court. Unfortunately, it did not take place in 1998, and was a mistake from the beginning. Nevertheless, everyone learns from his or her mistakes eventually. "Most portraits represent Socrates as the great ironist of philosophy. He knows but ironically denies that he knows. He teaches but ironically denies that he teaches. He claims that knowledge is identical to virtue, ironically disclaiming the one yet implying that ...
- 3796: Iowa- An American Portrait
- ... has more than two- hundred- thousand farms; ninety- eight percent of Iowa’s total land is used for production; with ninety percent of total land being used for the production of food. Reverence for the great land and rich soil of Iowa began with the Native Americans. Many years later, European immigrants settled the land of Iowa. They first settled near the Mississippi River and spread through out Iowa in the ... crop”, Iowans found that farming had become the ideal way of life. Working on the farm involved all of the members of the family, which brought them together and made them stronger through hardships and great opportunities. Draft horses used for plowing later became a luxury and farming soon lost its fun and joyful qualities. It was a time of greater hardship than ever before, but the freedom Iowa farmers had ... was exhausted quickly, putting the mills out of business. Quaker Oats, a factory in Cedar Rapids, was a prosperous business. It employed hundreds of Iowans, as it still does today. The land of Iowa is great in size and full of life, with green pastures, wetlands, forests, and prairies. Some of the first settlers to Iowa claimed that the land was green as far as the eye could see. Despite ...
- 3797: Nationalism = The Widespread Feeling Of Unity As A Nation
- ... due to the lack of government support in the colonies. The colonist learned to fight and with the help of the American press, they joined together in a united front. Before the war, there was great disunity among the colonies due to their mutual distrust and the fact that they felt they had very little in common. They had a variety of different religions, nationalities, and types of colonial government, plus, there was such a great distance between them that those in the southern colonies were basically in their own little world set apart from the frosty New England colonies. The typical South Carolinian was probably not too terribly upset when ... protected by the mother country. This lack of government support contributed to some of the anarchy created by the colonists. During the war, the colonists attitude towards the British soldiers did an about face from great admiration to scorn and resentment. Though they admired the professionalism of the British soldiers, their condescending tones towards the colonists, their profanity, their lewdness, and the brutality practiced by their officers stirred up some ...
- 3798: Henry James Book Report
- ... Lily it was her choice to remain unmarried. In sticking with their choices, despite the unpleasant consequences, they somehow feel that they are being independent. Isabel justifies her intentions of staying with Osmond, despite her great unhappiness, with the following explanation: "One must accept one's deeds. I married him before all the world; I was perfectly free; it was impossible to do anything more deliberate. One can't change that ... Instead of his desired effect the inheritance only makes Isabel more vulnerable to people like Madame Merle and Gilbert Osmond who scheme to take her money and her freedom away from her. Lily ponders 'the great gilt cage in which they were all huddled for the mob to gape at'( The House of Mirth, 51). Wharton emphasizes Lily's awareness in the following line: 'How alluring the world outside the cage ... from The Portrait of a Lady is indicative of why marriage is not always the most appealing option for women for women as independent-minded as Lily and Isabel: ' A women has to change a great deal to marry.' ( The Portrait of a Lady, 601) Neither one of them is willing to make the necessary changes even though Isabel eventually gets married and Lily wants to. Isabel is much truer ...
- 3799: Comparison Of Hitler And Stali
- ... what was necessary to further themselves. With Hitler and Stalin being such amoral people and willing to do anything, they would do what they could to benefit their countries. Each of their countries had suffered great losses in World War I and were still trying to recover when they came into power. Restoring the power back into their countries was of great importance to both men. After World War I, Russia had 9,150,000 casualties and Germany had 7,142,558 casualties. These losses were immense. Stalin believed that if he forced industrialization upon Russia, that ... her population of enough raw materials to supply her factories. New lands to the east would then have to be taken over. Hitler intended to destroy the power of France forever. He hoped to take Great Britain into partnership after settling the question of the former German colonies". This demonstrates to us that Hitler aspired to make Germany strong and feared. He wanted to reunite the German people. Hitler and ...
- 3800: Son Of A Salesman. (death Of A
- ... support them, to mold them into men; but he failed. Willy's greatest fault, perhaps, was his inability to see his sons for what they really were. Biff and Happy were never destined to be great men, yet Willy always believed in them. Although Willy's hope is touching, it is also foolish. Willy Loman's blind faith in his son Biff's abilities destroyed Biff's sense of moderation and ... of hot air I could never stand taking orders from anybody! That's whose fault it is!" (131). If only Willy would have recognized his son Biff's mediocrity instead of believing he was a great kid, Biff may have become a good man. No matter what Biff did, Willy would never believe it was because he was incapable of success. Unlike his older brother Biff, Happy did not receive the ... noticed his younger son's accomplishments. The lack of recognition from his father only made Happy try harder, but he could only do so much. Happy, not unlike his older brother Biff, was not a great man. In hopes to please his father, Happy also went into the "selling" business, but met little success. He was "one of the two assistants to the assistant buyer" and was miserable. Biff questioned ...
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