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- 3841: United States and Imperialism
- ... connect the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean. These actions caused many people overseas to call the United States imperialistic and to fear what it might do next? During the 1890's, Hawaii was in an economic depression that needed help from the United States government. Also, in 1893, wealthy Americans overthrew the queen and immediately sought annexation to the United States. These wealthy Americans who were involved in sugar cane, wanted to ... abroad to implant American principles and keep foreign markets open. Third, that the closing of any area to American products, citizens, or ideas threatened the survival of the United States. In conclusion, people overseas had great reason to call the United States imperialistic. The economic benefits sugar cane in Hawaii caused the United States to annex it despite opposition from native Hawaiians and Japan. The capturing of the Philippines in the ...
- 3842: Lord of the Flies: Golding's Reality - Fact or Fiction
- ... because of fear. Golding uses properties of setting, characters, and their behavior and the events of the book, Lord of the Flies, to build and support his vision of reality. William Golding was born in Great Britain in 1911 and throughout his whole life he has witnessed the true evil in man. As an adult he lived through and was in World War II. He saw many dictators come and go ... a need. That causes Jacks group to make weapons for hunting and to protect themselves. The boys have got it in their minds that there is a monster on the island so they are in great fear of that. This causes the death of Simon because when Simon was coming back from one of his trips to go be alone and wanted to educate the boys with a prophecy he had ... This book is about society and about the true evil and savage beast inside us all. This is a sad thing to say but this book is definitely Factual. This book didn't have a great effect on society but this novel also shows that Golding was a very intelligent man for seeing things that many others did not. He was correct by saying that all men are evil at ...
- 3843: Santiago Is Hemingway (old Man
- ... he was writing "The Old Man and the Sea," Hemingway's reputation was less than distinguished. "He had bet his sagging reputation on 'Across the River' and he had lost, badly." Before Santiago hooked the great fish his reputation was not in such great shape either. In fact, "he had gone eighty four days now without taking a fish." His reputation was so bad that "many of the fishermen made fun of the old man . . ." Hemingway decided to make ... to revive his reputation with the boy saying, "I told the boy I was a strange old man, . . .Now I must prove it." Hemingway expert, Gerry Brenner claims, "Santiago's perseverance in bringing home his great fish, an act that reestablishes his claim as the community's greatest fisherman, clearly mirrors Hemingway's wish to restore his flagging reputation." Hemingway and Santiago are both at a low point in their ...
- 3844: Growth Of A Chrysanthemum
- ... use the emotional inertia generated by the colliers death in any unusual way. In the 1914 revision, however, he has developed the idea of Elizabeths epiphany and has changed the short story a great deal: They never forgot it was death, and the touch of the mans body gave them strange emotions, different in each of the women; a great dread possessed them both, the mother felt the lie was given to her womb, she was denied; the wife felt the utter isolation of the human soul, the child within her was a weight apart ... is based on the assumption that marriage and true love are the same. Lawrence clearly did not feel this way, as a July 1914 letter reveals: One must learn to love, and go through a great deal of suffering to get to it, like any knight of the grail, and the journey is always towards the other soul, not away from it. Do you think love is an accomplished thing, ...
- 3845: Love in The Renaissance
- The Renaissance was a renewal of some of the great classical works that were written during the Middle Ages. Many of the poems that were written during this time period were inspired by love, and the way in which the poet felt personal about the ... poets that wrote a few delightful sonnets on the emotion of love and how it made them feel. Ralegh and Gascoigne were two such poets that followed in the written tradition of some of the great ones that came before them. All four of theses poets wrote about the emotion of love, and they all seemed to be writing on matters that were close to their hearts. There were many was ... feelings about love especially if they are trying to spare their feelings. However, Marlowe represented the rest of the population with his poem that was willing to give love a chance. The Renaissance was a great period for poets to express themselves and it also was a period in which they could renew and enhance the art of writing poetry when it came to writing love poetry.
- 3846: Character Sketch On Ges Estell
- Estella was quite a character. She grew up in a so called pampered environment in which she was made into a bitter character in her older age. The only real insert that had a great impact on her life was a character named Pip. Pip and her had something in common, they both had benefactors. Estella and Pip had a great impact on each other lives. Estella grew up in a closed environment after being adopted by Miss Havisham. She grew up knowing that she was to have a bright future ahead of her. Basically she ... was as spoiled as any girl could have been in her time frame. To describe Estella as a character is hard to do because she is so closed with her feelings. Early in the novel Great Expectations Estella did not hold in her feeling towards Pip at all. She was very impolite in saying that Pip was just a little common boy not worthy of her. (a spoiled little brat) ...
- 3847: Catcher In The Rye 3
- ... parents inevitable irritation. Told as a monologue, the book describe Holden s thoughts and activities over these few days, during which he describes a developing nervous breakdown. This was evident by his bouts of unexplained depression, impetuous spending and generally odd, erratic behavior, prior to his eventual nervous collapse. Some critics have argued that Holden s character is erratic and unreliable, as he has many of the middle-class values that ... reviews of The Catcher in the Rye that most critics enjoy picking apart the character of Holden Caulfield, studying his every action and the basis for that action. Reviewers of the novel have gone to great lengths to express their opinions on Salinger s main character. Some consider Holden to be considerate, others consider him arrogant, but a large majority of them find him completely entertaining. One character that Holden is ...
- 3848: Causes Of The Holocaust
- ... in the years following World War I because they had provided a focus for Germany's problems. Less than three years after German's economy had somewhat stabilized, it went in to a severe economic depression along with the rest of the Western world in 1929. During the years of economic depression the Weimar Republic, who ruled Germany from 1919 to 1933, was criticized for not being able to deal with Germany's problems effectively and efficiently. The Communist and the National Socialist Parties were supported by ... German government and his ability to effectively spread propaganda throughout Germany and Europe in the 1930's caused Germans to begin to hate the Jews. Germany's discontent after losing World War I, its economic depression, and the spread of antisemitism and propaganda throughout Germany made Germans more susceptible to the pleas of extremist groups such as the Nazis. This caused the uprising of Hitler's Third Reich which was ...
- 3849: Compare and Contrast Dogs and Cats
- ... cats and 52.9 million dogs, yet dogs are found in 4.2 million more American households than their feline counterparts, according to a recent report prepared by the American Veterinary Medical Association. However, this great disparity between dogs and cats should not seem alarming considering the fact that dogs have been around for centuries as the human's steadfast animal companion. Since the earliest agrarian societies, to the modern post ... is easier to satisfy a wider variety of owners. One of the many common appeals of dogs to humans is their unique looks and abilities. Different breed of dogs can be as large as the Great Dane or as small as the Terrier, and each size range is suitable for all sorts of different owners. Some dogs are bred to be highly protective, like a Doberman Pincher and some are breed ... and always gave them my honest opinion.got all A's on my squibs this quarter and feel atleast three of the four stories I wrote this semester are quality material. The group was of great help, I am so glad you made us to this because it not only helped in writing but also in getting my work done. The only suggestion for improving the group work may be ...
- 3850: Self-reliance By Emerson
- ... of his actions and considers more the personal consequences, he will become more apt to discover what he is looking for; in the transcendentalists case, it was the meaning of life. 3. a). To be great is to be misunderstood. This statement was used by Emerson to explain the lagging growth of the conception of ideas and thought of his generation. Original and novel ideas were and still are scorned by ... Therefore, anyone who dares to be different is shunned because he is misunderstood. These people, more often than not, turn out to be correct, and later generations benefit from their genius. The outcast has become great, and his name will live forever, or until somebody new comes along to defy his teachings. I was drawn to this statement because it is so true. It has been proven time and time again ... the opinions are opinions that I can relate with; others were completely out of the ballpark. I was surprised, and a little excited to read many of the philosophies that Emerson held to be the great truths of this world. Emerson had many ideas that can benefit the world today; they can help societies evolve into better places for people to live. They also provide a call for humans to ...
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