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- 3881: Androcentricty In Things Fall
- ... loved. One of those things was gentleness and another was idleness"(13). Okonkwo’s son, Nwoye, reminded him of his father, and he describes Nwoye as womanly, just as his father had been. Okonkwo showed great dislike for his son by beating him and calling him names. However, he favored his daughter, Ezinma, the most out of all his children. "If Ezinma had been a boy [he] would have been happier ... and had a lesser value than other yams, was regarded as female. The "yam also stood for manliness, and he who could feed his family on yams from one harvest to another is a very great man indeed" (33). To produce a great harvest, the Ibo farmer would have needed a lot of help. The women ran most of the workforce by farming, tending animals, and raising the children so that they could help out on the ...
- 3882: Walt Whitman 2
- ... of the United States after the war just as something to revolt about due to the loss by the South. It s hard to imagine how someone could do something like this to such a great man, especially after all he had done to help, and encourage the rights, and goodness for the people of America. This event gave Whitman the idea, and moved him in such a way that he wanted to show the pain that he himself felt inside. This poem was a poem for how the entire country felt at the same time. Another great breakthrough at this time was the development of the new national pastime, baseball. Baseball originated during the 1880 s, and was derived from the British sport of cricket. It was said that the founder of ... a family. If not for the growth in the popularity of the sport of baseball, we wouldn t have done so much to increase the popularity for football or basketball. During Whitman s time of great writing, and his most popular days, the industrial workers were booming in the North. And him being from the North, and the city of Pittsburgh, he also used this to shine in his writings, ...
- 3883: Supernatural Forces In Macbeth
- ... night,And pall thee in the dunnest smoke of hell, That my knee knife see not the wound it makes,Not heaven peep through the blanket of the dark,To cry, hold, hold! Enter Macbeth Great Glamis! Worthy Cawdor Greater than both, by the all-hail hereafter! The letters have transported me beyond The ignorant present, and I feel now The future in the instant."(Act I, Scene V, 42-57 ... man born from a woman can harm him. finally, the last apparition appears and is a child crowned, with a tree in his hand. The apparition is saying that he will never be defeated until Great Birnam wood shall come against him to High Dunsinane Hill. "Be lion melted, proud, and take no care who chafes, who frets, or where conspirers are: Macbeth shall never vanquish'd be until Great Birnam wood to High Dunsinane Hill shall come against him." (Act VI, Scene I, ll.98-102). These apparitions convinced Macbeth that this was his fate and became over confident, and lead him to ...
- 3884: Conjure Woman
- ... collections. Philip K. Dick died in 1982 in Santa Monica, California. Philip had a rocky emotional life. He was involved in many bad marriages and was addicted to drugs. He would go through times of great creativity, then fall into times when he wouldn't write at all. With all of Philip K. Dick's ups and downs, he continues to be highly acclaimed in the realm of science fiction, as ... are extremely believable, such as hover cars, androids, lazer guns, the idea of the Voigt-Kampff test and more. One of the most interesting parts to the story was the Empathy Box. This was a great idea, as it associated with the needs and problems of a typical society. The empathy box was a source of escape for many people. This box allowed them to enter into any emotional state possible ... helped us to further connect with the character on a personal level. Every part of this story was well integrated with the characters, which worked to create an interesting, well-developed story. I had a great time reading this book and look forward to reading more books written by Phillip Dick.
- 3885: Confucius
- ... Dead, a man couldn't proceed into the after life unless he was found innocent of any wrong doing on Earth. In Confucius' writings, he never actually says the word "justice", but he does say "Great Man cherishes excellence; Petty Man, his own comfort. Great Man cherishes the rules and regulations; Petty Man special favors." To me, that mean "Great Man is fair, Petty man is unfair." The second of these three values is responsibility and respect to one's family and elders, and responsibility and respect to others families and elders. This is ...
- 3886: A Seperate Peace
- ... and athletic boys in school. He was a brave, cunning, attractive guy that had total trust in his best friend Gene. On the other hand, Gene was a lonely, self-sufficient intellectual. The two became great friends, but Finny is eventually led down a trail of betrayal, deceit, and jealousy by his best friend. Gene couldn't imagine that a person of Finny's stature would want to be his best friend. Gene envied Finny for all that Gene believed Finny to be. His envy grew to a point where he was subconsciously willing to injure Finny for being the great athlete that he happened to be. To Finny's dismay, Gene succeeded in injuring his leg, shattering it in multiple places. Finny's perfection was the basis for Gene's resentment towards him. Gene envied ... Gene." Phineas was sorry that he had the feeling that Gene actually caused him to fall. Finny believed strongly that a true friend would never knock his friend out of a tree. Finny was a great person and one of his best qualities was his ability to forgive. Gene and Finny became friends instantly after Finny was able to return to school. All was well until the boy in the ...
- 3887: Around The World In 80 Days
- ... of the Earth to find an area to “Europeanize”, find a wild beast to market from, or a project to throw their pounds at. Fogg’s endless persistence, is further shown in his composure while great delays push him back, tragedies occur around him, and loved ones are lost repeatedly. His endless hope was a flood during a great drought within the circumstances he was found in. Train delays were compensated through elephant purchases, steamer delays through chartering yachts, stubborn foreigners subdued through a handful of bank notes – even the weather seemed to fall ... Calcutta railroad was not truthfully finished. Mr. Fogg’s voyage was cut abruptly at the end of the railroad track. The passengers would have to travel the missing piece of the railroad by foot, a great delay to Phileas Fogg. Fogg showed no emotion at this, and instead, searched about and purchased an elephant and hired a guide. The adventure that would follow would imprint on Fogg a tinge of ...
- 3888: Go Ask Alice
- ... father was invited to be the "Dean of Political Science at --------- ". She says that she is gonna become a new person by time she gets her new house and that it is gonna be so great. Good maybe now she will quit crying about her dull life. She says that she is gonna exercise every morning, eat right, clean my skin (what she never had a bath before), be optimistic, cheerful ... She thought of the most funny and absurd thing in the world. Then she saw the shifting patterns in the ceiling. She laid her head in Bill's lap and watched the changing patterns and great fields of red, blue and yellow colors. She tried to share the experience with the others but she couldn't put it in two words and all she could do is laugh. Trains of thought ... there own little boutique. All was going well. Alice called her Mom and they sent two plane tickets back (December 23). We decided to go back. Alice made up with her family and had a great Christmas and the same went for Chris. Alice started back at school and kids where asking her to buy drugs and she told them that she didn't do them anymore. Kids kept bothering ...
- 3889: American Psycho
- ... all of these things are Patrick Bateman’s world. The only difference between Bateman and anybody else is what is repulsive to Bateman and what is repulsive to the rest of the world. Bateman has great interest in the upper class life, fashions, and social existence, but at the same time he is, at times, sickened by the constant struggle to be one up on everybody else. On the other hand ... happiness. I think Bateman does somewhat satisfy his boredom, and does make himself feel happy at times, but he is repulsed by the constant battle to find something new or better. This is the novels great contrast for the reader. Bateman is in a way sickened by the everyday all-American life he leads, while the reader is sickened by the flip side of Patrick Bateman. From the beginning of the ... out of my pocket and I stab him, quickly, in the neck.” (298) Although Bateman is momentarily shocked by his actions after killing the kid in the park, he recovers quickly and even makes a great attempt at looking innocent. Bateman feels no remorse whatsoever in these situations though. He basically feels nothing. On the other hand he is constantly angered, frustrated, or bored while doing minor things like conversing, ...
- 3890: A Review Of Courage Under Fire
- ... leave a dry eye in the place. Serling knows that this is all for show and commits himself to finding out the truth. I really loved this part of the movie. Zwick does such a great job of making the Government look pathetic by showing some of it s underlying intentions in this war. This is what brings us away from the normality of most war films and places this movie ... viewers are always able see that hint of fear in his eyes, that something was tearing at his soul. It was a hard character to play and Phillips, who I have not always been a great fan of, was superb. The plot also makes the movie. It pertains perfectly to the real world in that many individuals are tormented by the truth and by their actions. This movie showed the viewer ... the movie became even stronger. Many movies have a cast and plot that are so good, that they can be filmed in the worst light and under the worst conditions and they will still be great. Courage Under Fire, has the working cast as well as the perfect plot and goes that next step with, perfection in filming. The movie is not a dark movie, but we often see Serling ...
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