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- 8011: Jane Eyre: Analysis of Bronte's Work
- ... into the servitude of one man, nor enslaved to the social constrictions of the time. As Jane, so eloquently says "Women feel just as men." Through the heretic beliefs contained in Jane Eyre, Bronte created great controversy, during a time that was firmly entrenched in the catholic faith. Much of this "anti-Christian" sentiment can be derived from Jane's struggle with the traditional constraints that her religion imposes. Her unconscious ...
- 8012: Heroin Legislation
- ... must now ask the question, are we going to stand staunch in policies which have proved to be unsuccessful or are we going to take a brave leap into a more hopeful future? There is great fear reverberating through the community; fear of stepping into a more open and frightening, yet decidedly more promising way of tackling the issue. Reform does not mean, as opposers argue, condoning the use of drugs ...
- 8013: Hate Crimes
- ... from them (Novick 24). Fortunately, not every member of society buys into the culture of hate; some have enough self-control to stop themselves from behaving in a deviant or violent manner, no matter how great the appeal. Still for some individuals, as in the case of John King, Shawn Berry, and Lawrence Brewer, the desire to commit a hate crime is overpowering. A recent study indicated that the number of ...
- 8014: Society's Views on Family Values and Children as Reflected in the novel The Handmaid's Tale
- ... The church either ran the land or had a strangle hold on the people. If the church thought there was one way to do something, one had to do as the church requested or suffer great penalty. To go against the church was to go against God, and that meant death. The king was supposed to be chosen by God to rule the people in the way he commanded. The king ...
- 8015: Hate In Our Society
- ... hate” (5). Sullivan as well as Cullen asserts that violence is a result from hate. “They did it because they were consumed with hate” stated Cullen (2). If the hate toward everything was not so great in those two individuals, the columbine killings might never occurred. What is a better example of hate transforming in to violence that the terror that Klebold and Harris did by killing his classmates and teachers ...
- 8016: The Telescope
- ... In the book of white magic, that was very popular in the sixteenth century, there are several tantalizing references to devices that would allow one to see one’s enemies or count coins from a great distance. But these allusions were cast in obscure language and were accompanied by fantastic claims. The telescope, when it came, was a very humble and simple device. It is possible that in the 1570’s ...
- 8017: Catcher in the Rye: Holden and Reznor
- ... nonstop chronic beat, has made his soul numb. He has lost track of reality and fallen into this deep hole. Mr. Antolini, Holden's old teacher, said to him that he was headed for a great fall. Little did he know that throughout the novel, Holden has been falling until he reached a stopping point towards the end of the story, when he decides to stay home. This is exactly what ...
- 8018: Was The Grand Prix Beneficial For Melbourne
- Was The Grand Prix Beneficial For Melbourne Issues Part -B- Was the Grand Prix, promoted as "The Great Race" which was held at Albert Park beneficial for Melbourne, or was it just a huge waste of taxpayers money? The race was televised to 650 million people in 130 different countries is expected to ...
- 8019: The Outsider: Meursault
- ... shown that Meursault feels he is under threat from the knife "held out to the sun". Then Meursault becomes oppressed by "cymbals of the sun" "clashing" against his forehead and the sea sweeping ashore "a great breath of fire". I think Meursault felt under threat but was reluctant make the first move, but when the trigger “gave” he “shook off the sweat and the sun”, realised what he had started and ...
- 8020: The Trancontinental Railroad
- ... settlement of the Oregon territory and the discovery of gold in California increased support for the massive project. In Whitney’s argument he stated, “Only a Transcontinental Railroad could develop the wilderness West of the Great Lakes” (Blumberg 12). Although support for a Transcontinental Railroad was strong, Northern states opposed because a railroad in the Southern states would increase Southern revenue. The Northerners said that this would interrupt the balance of ...
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