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- 7991: Summary of The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
- ... of the Socialist party in The Jungle was to end the corrupt and powerful Beef Trust. The Jungle is more than an advertisement for Socialism. It describes the horrors of the meat packing industry in great detail. People were forced to work from sunrise to after sunset. In the meat reserving plants, the floors were never dry. The workers would catch horrible foot diseases, causing them to loose toes and eventually ...
- 7992: The Little Prince, Siddhartha, and the Monkey God: Journey
- ... master and student. Being disrespectful and immature, the Monkey God would never help the Buddhist monk. But another one of the gods put a helmet on the Monkey God's head, which will cause him great pain when the Buddhist monk recites a verse. Thus the Monkey God was forced to accompany the Buddhist monk on his journey, as it was full of dangers and harsh terrain. By contrast to the ...
- 7993: The Effects of Sin in The Scarlet Letter
- ... and punishing him. He suspects Dimmesdale and so becomes his doctor and moves in with him. Once he is certain of his culprit, he keeps him alive to live in agony. The effect of his great sin on his own character is that of a complete transformation to evil. His physical characteristics become twisted and corrupted, as does his soul and life purpose. His one-track mind leads him to eventual ...
- 7994: The Scarlet Letter: Symbolism of the Letter A
- ... is a respectable man in the Puritan society, must now live with the guilt of having a child "illegally". This guilt helps him to become weaker as novel continues: "Mr. Dimmesdale was overcome with a great horror of mind, as if the universe were gazing at a scarlet token on his naked breast, right over his heart. On that spot, in very truth, there was, and there long had been, the ...
- 7995: Lawrence's "Sons and Lovers": Relationships
- ... Miriam introduces Paul to Clara to hopefully fulfill these needs. Paul's mother is also a major conflict. Paul's relationship with his mother was very dominating. When Paul compared his two loves, it caused great tension between the two, he would begin to hate Miriam. This tension is similar to the tension that caused William to die. Whenever William brought his lover, Lilly, around his mother, it pained him. He ...
- 7996: Muckrakers
- ... s magazine had already built a very reasonably sized circulation through popular fiction and historical representation. Ida Tarbell, the most popular reporter of the magazine, investigated Standard Oil originally as a way of honoring this great American business. However, Tarbell started to discover the unhappiness of the workers. She decided to research more deeply into the Standard Oil Company. Her research provided her with the story of a company whose ideas ...
- 7997: Pride in The Iliad
- ... The result of Hectors pride was his death and the betrayment of his fellow warriors and friends. Another person within the Iliad whose pride was the downfall of his character, was Patrocleus. Patrocleus was a great warrior, friend, and asset to the Achiens. But, he made foolish choices on account of his pride. For instance he chose to wear Achille's armor into battle when Achilles refused to fight. This was ...
- 7998: Jane Austen's Persuasion: An Analysis
- ... officer, Frederick Wentworth, but had been persuaded by her trusted friend Lady Russell to break off the engagement, because of his lack of fortune and a misunderstanding of his easy nature. The breach had brought great unhappiness to Anne. Pre-Victorian England offers a romantic and whimsical backdrop for the characters. When the story opens Anne is twenty seven, and the bloom of her youth is gone. She is the daughter ...
- 7999: Burger King and Its Advertising Campaigns
- ... good time and eating a whopper. I feel Burger King is a company with many obstacles but it is also a company that if is stuck to its basic game plan, it could regain a great deal of the market share. If I was to give a recommendation it would probably be for BK to stay been loyal to your customers and to try to keep the market share.
- 8000: One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest: Symbols
- ... that represent elements in the real world. The very fact that the story takes place in a mental asylum is in itself a commentary on society. In the asylum, it becomes highly evident that a great deal of oppression takes place. Although a considerable amount of abuse is in the physical form, most of it manifests itself in subtle psychological torture. The abuse that specifically takes place is the suppression of ...
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