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- 7141: Significance of Dewey Decimal System With To Kill a Mockingbird
- Significance of Dewey Decimal System With To Kill a Mockingbird In the book To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee describes a southern community in the south during the 1930s. The great detail that is given the characters is rendered through the reflective eyes of a child named Scout. She describes the people and their place in the community in great detail. Each person has his or her niche in the community. This can be compared to the Dewey Decimal System of classifying books in a library where every book has its logical place, but is ...
- 7142: Famous Mathematicians: A Book Review
- ... He took the first step towards a positional number system using syllables to indicate their position. His development of this system was a giant step in the history of mathematics and links him with the great mathematicians discussed within this book. Joseph Louis LaGrange was born in 1736 in Turin, Italy. His most important contributions in mathematics are in the areas of equations, number theory, and the calculus of variations. LaGrange ... scientist, and philosopher, with a thorough understanding of the arts and literature. This book, Famous Mathematicians, discusses significant discoveries throughout the entire history of mathematics. From mathematicians like Euclid to Wiener, the works of these great men contributed to the evolution within many fields. Documented within is a brief description of their lives and contributions. Each one of these mathematicians had adversity and challenges to overcome, but because of their resilience ...
- 7143: The Heart of Darkness: Theme Based On Lies and The Good and Evil In Man
- The Heart of Darkness: Theme Based On Lies and The Good and Evil In Man In Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, there is a great interpretation of the feelings of the characters and uncertainties of the Congo. Although Africa, nor the Congo are ever really referred to, the Thames river is mentioned as support. This intricate story reveals much symbolism ... itself with the sea and all other rivers of darkness and light, with the tributaries and source of man's being on earth (Dean,189). The setting of these adventurous and moral quests is the great jungle, in which most of the story takes place. As a symbol the forest encloses all, and in the heart of the African journey Marlow enters the dark cavern of his won heart. It even ...
- 7144: Moby Dick and The Scarlet Letter: Unpardonable Sin
- ... act, which is a primary instantiation of the unpardonable sin. Secondly, isolation from society is an indicator of the sin. By loosing that hold of the magnetic chain of humanity, the sinner becomes isolated. A great example is in Wakefield; in the achievement of his scheme to escape for a brief vacation without his wife’s knowledge, Wakefield becomes isolated even in his own neighborhood and from his own wife. The ... with the hope of gaining the gold coin. Ahab is doubly guilty of the unpardonable sin. The influence of the theme of the unpardonable sin extends through many of Hawthorne’s works into Melville’s great classic. I believe that social influences brought Hawthorne’s attention to themes of isolation and manipulation that resulted in the development of a grand theme of the unpardonable sin. Hawthorne saw a nation and world ...
- 7145: The Scarlet Letter: Arthur - Tragic Hero or Merely Tragic?
- ... the constant introspection wherewith he tortured, but could not purify, himself. (127) Arthur allows his guilt and self-hatred to destroy his heart and soul, but he still refuses to confess and repent publicly his great transgression. Instead, he is often seen with his hand covering his heart, looking pained and repentant. Arthur allows himself to think the worst of himself, and does not guard his heart against the evil of ... is impossible to feel sorry for him. The final aspect of a tragic hero, however, is the one that fits Arthur least. To truly be a tragic hero, Arthur would have to have been a great and respectable man to begin with. This is not the case. Arthur must have been a weak, dependent man before he ever entangled his life with Hester's. Such weakness is not born overnight, but ...
- 7146: Drinking: A Love Story - A Review
- ... pain she felt in herself and the pain she saw herself causing others who loved her. As much as Caroline saw her relationships with her family and loved ones suffer, she blamed it on her depression, and she blamed her drinking on her depression. She said, “I’ll stop drinking when things get better, when I’m not so depressed.” It wasn’t until she realized that her father was also a high-functioning alcoholic and she had committed ...
- 7147: Gullivers Travels and Robinson Crusoe: Characters Resemble Trained Soldiers
- ... to rationally explain the world around them. Several crusades were fought throughout this period and in the end England and France became "Christianized." Robinson Crusoe was published during the Baroque Era and it contained a great amount of Catholicism. Crusoe becomes a good Christian during his lonely stay on the deserted island and converts his companion Friday when he arrives on the island from cannibalism to Christianity. Crusoe has been placed ... is one who detests the thought of England. The events Gulliver experienced changed his views. He posses the ability to see the poor humanities of man kind. Man kind is not superior, we have many great faults which are summed up in a single quote. I am not the least provoked and the sight of a lawyer, a pickpocket, a colonel, a fool, a lord, a gambler, a politician,a whoremonger ...
- 7148: Bless Me, Ultima: Antonio
- ... waters formed to slake the earth's dark thirst." Antonio has been looking only at half the puzzle, and when he finally sees it completed he then realizes that we are all connected in the great circle of life, and that no matter what path he chooses he could, in some manner, give to all portions of society. Finding one's place in the societies to which one belongs can be a life long process. Antonio, so early in life, learns the great lesson of compromise through the guidance of Ultima, his mentor. Antonio, together with his parents, finally begins to comprehend something that neither had been able to previously understand. So many of us continue searching for ...
- 7149: Who Has Seen the Wind: Brian O' Connals' Understanding of Birth and Death
- ... stomach and the other grows in an egg. Brian's knowledge of birth is more understood in this section because he has grown and matured therefore his mind is more intellectual. Brian now understands a great deal about birth and how animals grow to be born. Along with developing an understanding of birth throughout the novel, Brian also learns about death. Brian endures many happenings that enable him to know what ... death develops as he matures through each experience he encounters in the novel. Although by the end of the novel Brian has not grasped the full idea of birth and death, he has learnt a great deal about life. Brian's understanding of birth is a father planting a seed in the mother and when the baby is fully grown, it is born. Meanwhile, Brian's knowledge of death is someone ...
- 7150: Catch 22: What’s Fair Isn’t Fair
- ... enemy. Conversely, they exploit it and the objective is not to crush the enemy but to explore personal interests. Regardless of the state of the war, they consider it vital to make themselves appear as great as possible. Looking "great" does not mean wearing a tie or driving a fancy car. After Kraft’s death at Ferrara, Colonel Cathcart comments, "I don’t give a damn about the men or the airplane. It’s just ...
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