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- 7611: Colt Revolver: Inspiration from a Ships Wheel
- ... U.S. Government into adopting this sidearm for military use, however they declined, stating that they were satisfied with what they had already. Colt however, was a master salesman. He knew that he had a great inverntion on his hands. To show just what he had, he packed a bundle of pistols into a bag and visited a battlefield, the best place to demonstrate killing power. That was the Seminole Indian ...
- 7612: Warriors Dont Cry: Integration In Little Rock's Central High School
- ... t be alive today. Melba fought on the battlefield and won. We are all warriors on the battlefield fighting for something we believe.In her book Melba told a piece of history and also some great advice, which is,Warriors Dont Cry on the outside, but on the inside they sob.
- 7613: Alice Walker's Everyday Use
- ... far beyond the realm of her sister. I too would shrink back from the character of the barber. However in Maggie's case I believe it has only somewhat to do with distaste and a great deal to do with fear. She looks at the ground instead of speaking to people face to face. Her fear comes from the lack of pride she feels in herself. Society slanders pride as being ...
- 7614: The Miracle Worker
- ... story. These are the struggles that Annie had on the way to her rebirth. She always seemed to get over them though. Annie was an incredible human being and her overcoming these problems is a great example of how much courage and determination she had
- 7615: 1984: Political Statement Against Totalitarianism
- ... of the Ministry of Truth is to spread lies and to have control over its citizens using memory erasing techniques. "...the distinction between true and false in their usual meaning has disappeared. This is the great cognitive triumph of totalitarianism: it cannot be accused of lying any longer since it has succeeded in abrogating the very idea of truth (Kolakowski 127). These same control techniques are used by totalitarian nations that ...
- 7616: Fahrenheit 451: The Books And Symbol Of The Phoenix
- ... of Fahrenheit 451 is deprived of books, one of the greatest creations of man in our society. Firemen are suppose to set books on fire rather than prevent them because people believe they pose a great threat to society, causing disputes about different opinions, ideas, and thoughts. They believe that order and peace is the best way to keep happiness. Books are burned immediately whenever they are found anywhere. In fact ...
- 7617: Hamilton Vs. Jefferson
- ... Purchase, crystallized the internal conflict of a growing nation. Before we can examine the motives behind specific decisions made by each politician, we must examine their overall political philosophies. Hamilton, an fiancial genius, focused a great deal of his time on the economic success of America believing that this would spawn success to all other areas of the society. Jefferson did not ignore the economy, but rather was greatly focused on ...
- 7618: The Red Badge of Courage: Henry Fleming
- ... ways. He found that he could look back upon the brass and bombast of his earlier gospels and see them truly" (222). Henry finally forgives himself for what he did. He realizes that in the great scheme of things his one tiny flaw does not really matter. This solution results in Henry's complete forgiveness of himself, thus proving that a better solution to the problem does not exist. Although he ...
- 7619: The Ambivalent Relationship of Nick and Gatsby
- The Ambivalent Relationship of Nick and Gatsby The story of The Great Gatsby as told through Nick Carraway is one of love, hatred, scandals, lies, and cover-ups. With Nick as the narrator, readers get a biased look at the characters, through Nicks judgmental descriptions. His ...
- 7620: Henrik Ibsen A Biography
- ... Ibsen said, "All I have written, I have mentally lived through. Partly I have written on that which only by glimpses, and at my best moments, I have felt stirring vividly within me as something great and beautiful. I have written on that which, so to speak, has stood higher than my daily self. But I have also written on the opposite, on that which to introspective contemplation appears as the ...
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