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- 4391: Black Boy By Richard Wright
- ... He met an Irish chap who was as cynical as Richard was. He introduced Richard to Irish, Jewish, and Negro group of friends. He met a Negro literary group on Chicago's South Side. The Great Depression arrives. Jobs are scarce. Aunt Cleo, his mother and his brother become ill. He got a job from a distant cousin selling insurance policies. He became an insurance agent. Sometimes if the clients could not ...
- 4392: The Black Cat
- ... This statement shows how from the first person point of view the reader is able to see deep inside the narrator’s mind almost as if taking part in the action. The story has a great deal of symbolism which plays an important role throughout the whole story. From the symbolism in the story we learn a lot about the hidden messages that are behind the narrators actions. First of all, the cat in the story is black which can be interpreted into having a great deal of different meanings. One meaning is that the black cat usually symbolizes something evil or bad. In this story there are two black cats which can symbolize twice as much evil. Hoffman thinks that ... about the cat and speaks little about his wife, suggesting that he doesn’t care much about his wife and he could hurt her without remorse. The introduction of the black cat itself foreshadows a great deal of what is going to happen. The cat, representing bad luck, foreshadows that in the coming of events bad things are going to take place. The cat’s name, Pluto also foreshadows what ...
- 4393: Devaluation Of The Feminine Principle In Lady Macbeth
- ... Lady Macbeth. Lady Macbeth showed many features that attributed to her reversed gender role. Her " obdurate strength of will and masculine firmness give her ascendancy over her husband's faltering virtue".3 She was considered great because once she had it in her mind what she wanted her unflinching determination in getting it was superior to all others. "The magnitude of her resolution almost covers the magnitude of her guilt"4 ... a resemblance to the witches in her personality. Both pushed Macbeth to become a murderer and both had completely deserted any feminism in their roles, however upon closer examination you'll notice there is a great difference between them. In a sense , Lady Macbeth is more human like. Unlike the witches she is able to feel passion for what she is doing. Lady Macbeth urged Macbeth to kill the King for ... father, she realizes that she still belongs to the proper world where killing is immoral. In fact, though hard to believe, Lady Macbeths extreme behavior chips away at her mind until the guilt becomes to great to bear. Her guilt appears first at night when she revealed how she was truelly feeling while sleepwalking. " Lady Macbeth, sleepwalking, tries in vain to remove the 'damned spot' from her hands".11 This ...
- 4394: AROMTHERAPY
- ... wide range of symptoms. Aromatherapy can help ease a wide assortment of ailments; easing aches, pains, and injuries, while relieving the discomforts of many health problems. Aromatherapy also acts on the central nervous system, relieving depression and anxiety, reducing stress, relaxing, uplifting, sedating or stimulating, restoring both physical and emotional well-being. Although Aromatherapy is consider to be a new and alternative foram of medicine in the western world, however it ... antiseptic properties of essential oils are proven facts. Whereas others are very controversial, they have a little evidence with no scientific basis, For instance, the use of oils in cancer treatment would be viewed with great suspicion by the medical community, and could in no way be recommended. There is little point in rejecting modern drug and radiation therapies which have a proven track record in fast and effective treatment because ...
- 4395: The Holocaust
- The Holocaust Nearly six million Jews were killed and murdered in what historians have called "The Holocaust." The word 'holocaust' is a conflagration, a great raging fire that consumes in it's path all that lives. In the years between 1933 and 1945, the Jews of Europe were marked for total annihilation. Moreover, anti-Semitism was given legal sanction. It was directed by Adolf Hitler and managed by Heinne Himmler, Reinhard Heydrich and Adolf Eichmann. There were many other great crimes and murders, such as the killing of the Armenians by the Turks, but the Holocaust stood out as the "only sysmatic and organized effort by a modern government to destroy a whole race of ... also refrained.' The war in Europe ended on May 8th, 1945. The following years tended to heal a few wounds, but the damage caused to the Jews of Europe could not be fully repaired.'A great deal of the Jewish culture and learning perished. Deep mental scars plagued the survivors and their children.'' An aspect of human cruelty was exposed more brutal than the civilized world could admit.' In Israel, ...
- 4396: The Bistro Styx
- ... this person finally has to take on the responsibility of becoming an adult and caring for himself or herself. While this may not be a traditional coming of age type story it still represents a great change for an individual who has never experienced this kind of thing before. In The Bistro Styx, the darker side of the mother/daughter relationship is explored. Through the poem we can see that there ... out of the nest. Dove approaches this from both sides of the issue. Demeter, the mother, is insanely worried about her daughter. Persephone is unmindful of her mother’s fear and is off having a great time partying in Paris. Although Persephone is having a great time, what she doesn’t realize is that she can never really return home. The end of the poem symbolizes the mother realizing her daughter’s sexual awakening, and with that the realization that ...
- 4397: The Awakening
- ... He, like Chopin, wrote many short stories, for which he is remembered the most (Encarta). Like Chopin, Maupassant’s ideas were looked at as "immoral" and "mature," dealing with ideas such as "sex," loneliness, and "depression" (Jones 385). He questioned the standards of the day, and was therefore rejected by many people as an immoral person (Jones 385). Kate Chopin’s interest in Maupassant began after her mother died (Toth 181 ... Barbra C.. Kate Chopin. New York: The Ungar Publishing Company, 1986. Jasenas, Elaine. "The Frengh Influence in Kate Chopin’s The Awakening." Nineteenth-century French Studies 4.(Spring): 312-322. Jones, Michelle L.. "Kate Chopin." Great Lives From History: The American Woman Series. Ed. Frank N. Magil. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Salem Press, 1995. 383-387 "Maupassant, (Henri René Albert) Guy de." Microsoft Encarta 98 Encyclopedia. 1998 ed. Maupassant, Guy de ...
- 4398: Chaucer
- ... that he had memorized from the Church services(ll. 655-659). The Summoner has been referred to be “as hot and lecherous as a sparrow(l. 640),” giving new meaning to the purpose of many great evangelists’ falling out from the ministry. Their reasons are those of lust and adultery. Both are deceivers of men in that they appear to be to many as being righteous men. It is only on ... Wayne is full fledged, truth conveying minister of the Word of God. Although no physical descriptions apply to the Parson, it would be agreed that, “a good name would be rather to be chosen than great riches.” The Parson’s words could instigate thoughts of greatness: “If gold rusts, what then will iron do?(l. 510)” Bible practicing Christians are they both, for it can be accounted for that they practice ... priest (l. 534)” The praises and exaltations Pastor Miller has received, and also, how he has been acclaimed from every member, it can be pondered upon how much more praises would Chaucer conclude to this great Parson. Their response to such praises could conclude: “I do it all for the glory of God.” Looking back, the changes can be seen in society, technology, as well as in general thought. However, ...
- 4399: The Color Purple, The Bell Jar, Franny and Zooey, and Ethan Frome: Internal and External Forces On The Character's Lives
- ... of helplessness. The external forces that placed constraints upon Celie were lack of education and poverty. Sylvia Plath’s Esther Greenwood displayed her internal conflict with regard to her need for perfection, personal isolation, and depression. Externally, her dysfunctional family created more pressure upon the already disturbed Esther. Ethan Frome felt compelled to tolerate an ill, demanding wife and live in a town where gossip was the mainstay of conversation and ... relationships. Esther’s mother, who lived in denial, regarded her daughter’s psychological difficulties as a phase she might grow out of. She viewed Esther’s hospitalizations as evidence of bad behavior rather than severe depression. Although he was not a main character in the novel, her father’s incarceration added to the dysfunctional nature of her family. These external forces acted on Esther to create feelings of isolation and insecurity. She also had an insatiable need for perfection, which was fueled by her desire to ‘be a good girl and behave.’ These internal pressures caused severe depression and psychotic behavior. Only after being hospitalized, undergoing repeated shock treatments, and engaging in therapy, did Esther begin to rebuild her once happy life. Ethan Frome allowed his life to be controlled by those ...
- 4400: Tennis 2
- As we all know, America is a nation of sports enthusiasts. Most Americans participate is some kind of sporting event, either as a spectator or as a competitor. In the pantheon of great American sports, there is one that stands out. It has been called the great American pastime. Yes, that great sport known as tennis. Tennis requires a mastery of many skills to be able to play competitively, but the primary skill needed to win in tennis is the serve. The serve is the primary ...
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