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- 5661: Analysis Of The Bridge Of San
- ... actress (considered a somewhat disreputable occupation in the eighteenth century); now she has made her money in the theater and come under the patronage of a Viceroy and she wants to be known as a great lady. She rejects Uncle Pio as being below her station, and unnecessary to her new life; worse, he is a reminder of the old life she now wants to forget. He goes to see her ... deaths bear this out. The Marquesa had just made the decision to reform her life as well as Pepitas. They never got the chance. Uncle Pio was old, but he could have been a great influence upon Jaime, who like Pepita had his whole life ahead of him. Only Esteban was ready to give up at twenty-two. Suddenly, however, all five lives are snuffed out, regardless of whether they ...
- 5662: Analysis Of To An Athlete Dyin
- ... in the mind of the beholder through the simple diction and lyric beauty. The image burned into the eyes of the reader is that of a hero being paraded down the streets, remembered for his great deeds and accomplishments. The time you won your town the race we chaired you through the market-place; Man and boy stood cheering by Set you at your threshold Fields where glory does not stay ... Find unwithered on its curls, the garland briefer than a girl s (ll. 1-3, 10-13, 15, 21, 27-28). One can not just stand in awe at the incredible picture painted by this great artist. With use of simple diction and a present rhyme scheme the images that can be painted in a poem are powerful and appreciated. Housman is a truly exceptional poet. His purpose is to instill ...
- 5663: Analysis Of The Machine That W
- ... That Won the War, by Isaac Asimov, is a story that teaches a valuable lesson about humanity and also has an ironic twist at the end. The setting is the future of Earth, and a great war had just been won against an enemy race. Two men, Swift and Henderson, are debating over who really won the war for Earth: the giant strategy computer known as Multivac, or the men in ... the war, he had been hiding a secret. It was the fact that some of its (Multivac s) data might have been unreliable. This conflict, as you will note later, helped win the war. The great computer was capable of creating a direct battle plan which Earth forces could use to attack their enemies. However, with Henderson inputting faulty data, this caused some of the battle plans to be unreliable. His ...
- 5664: A Man For All Seasons 3
- ... Lady Alice, Sir Thomas s wife, and Margaret More, Sir Thomas s daughter. The Duke of Norfolk, who is Earl Marshall of England, is in his late 40 s, a sportsman, a soldier, and a great nobleman. Lady Alice is in her late 40 s, born into merchant s class, but now a great lady. Margaret is in her middle 20 s, beautiful with moral fineness. A letter is delivered to Sir Thomas More in which it says that the Cardinal needs to talk to him about King s ...
- 5665: A Midsummer Nights Dream
- ... to love, as thoughts and dreams and sighs, Wishes and tears, poor fancy's followers." Lysander has an alternative idea. (I i,line 157-159) Lysander says, "I have a widow aunt, a dowager Of great revenue, and she hath no child; From Athens is her house remote seven leagues." (I i,line 164- 165) "Steal forth thy father's house tomorrow night, And in the wood, a league without the ... all my right of her I do estate unto Demetrius." Lysander suggests an idea. (I i,line 157-159) Lysander says, "A good persuasion. Therefore her me, Hermia. I have a aunt, a dowager Of great revenue, and she hath no child;" Hermia agrees with the idea. (I i,line 168-169) Hermia says, "My good Lysander, I swear to thee by Cupid's strongest bow," (I i,line 178) "Tomorrow ...
- 5666: American Dream 3
- ... modern day government and started to put proposals together to make this "Land of the Free" cost a little bit. Those fortunate and industrious enough to do so were accumulating vast fortunes. Despite America's great wealth, freedom from basic want was still only a dream for the working poor. Wages were low and manual labor was grueling. For them, the American Dream was to earn enough to free themselves from ... expanded in the nineteenth century with the opportunity to obtain free land opened up by westward expansion. While many were able to achieve considerable financial comfort and opportunity for choice, they had done so at great peril, wresting a nation from a hostile wilderness. Today one's freedom of choice is far less limited than ever before. The working poor can dream of university education and professional careers. One's dreams ...
- 5667: Analysis Of Nathaniel Hawthorn
- Ld be at my very elbow" symbolizes that the forest is a mysterious and frightful place (244). With the words, "staff, which bore the likeness of a great black snake" (244) and "The moment his fingers touched them, they became strangely withered and dried up as with a week s sunshine" symbolizes the devil (246). Another important literary element that Hawthorne uses is ... that Faith is faithful and honest (243). In contrast to Faith is the mysterious travellar. He represents the devil in the forest which represents hell. Hawthorne writes, "his staff, which bore the likeness of a great black snake" (244) and "The moment his fingers touched them, they became strangely withered and dried up, as with a week s sunshine" (246) symbolizes the hellish powers of the devil. Young Goodman Brown plays ...
- 5668: America Is In The Heart
- ... where they came from. He didnt say anything but those words made him knew what its going to be like when he reach America. He reached Seattle one June day. He felt a great relief from a long voyage and glad that felt he was home, but yet, he doesnt have a home on this new, big and strange land. Allos and a few other men rented a ... This event made Filipino Workers unions to disintegrate. Members started to quit because of fear. Months later, the number of members started increasing, more workers had joined. Several strikes were broken all over California. A great damage was done to organize Filipino labor. But most of the strikes were defeated. Jose was arrested and Allos went back to Los Angeles to meet his brother Macario. Jose was released from jail and ...
- 5669: Analysis Of The Chosen By Chai
- ... boys who live a few blocks from each other but in totally different environments forge a unique relationship. Reuven Malter, the son of an Orthodox Jewish scholar, and Danny Saunders, the brilliant son of a great Hasidic rabbi, meet for the first time in a baseball game between their two Jewish parochial schools. Reuven is hit in the eye with a ball hit by Danny and is kept in bed for ... son and Reuven can catch them. Reb Saunders is very narrow-minded as to the future of his son, Danny. He simply wants Danny to get his smicha and become a tzaddik. Danny has a great mind and wants to use it to study psychology, not to become a Hasidic tzaddik. Reuven also feels sorry for Danny. There is a very symbolic scene where he is sitting on his porch, and ...
- 5670: All Quiet On The Western Front
- ... communicate honestly with a member of the home front, and his rejection to God. It reveals that Baumer has no respect for anything anymore. As seen throughout the entire book, the destruction of war is great, on not only lives and property, but also on the human spirit. The young men in this book and of those of the times were subject to physical torment. Eyes were blinded from such sights ... innocent men dying in agony. When soldiers take shelter in the graveyard, bombs explode all around them; the living hide in coffins and the dead are thrown from their graves. The destructive power is so great that even the fundamental differences between life and death become blurred. I personally know of someone who has been impacted by war. My uncle served three years in the Iran-Iraq war, and from his ...
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