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- 8071: How Television Affects Society
- ... doing flips in tight revealing tube tops and mini skirts. The main thing that Samsung is promoting is higher standards in beauty. A direct result of high beauty standards in American television is higher suicide, depression, and anorexia rates. A test in the early seventies conducted by anthropologist Margaret Mead on a tribe called the Samoans shows us how television is part of the coming of age. The Samoan tribe was ...
- 8072: To Kill A Mockingbird: Trading Places With Atticus Finch
- ... such as when he invited that poor kid to eat at his house for lunch. That was very kind of him. I wouldn't have invited him in the first place, as it was the depression, and I wouldn't exactly call the Finches rich, either. I would like to try life in his shoes, because he was such an outstanding member of the community. Also, I would like to see ...
- 8073: How Eagles Live
- ... that can be ten feet across, and are made on cliffs overlooking their hunting ground. A golden eagle often uses the same nest for generations, and has between 2-3 spotted eggs per season. The great harpy eagle (harpia harpyja), ranging from southern Mexico to Brazil, it is about one meter long and bears a crest of feathers on its head. Its body is black above and white below except for ...
- 8074: The Scarlet Letter: An Analysis of Symbolism
- ... are represented by Reverend Mr. Wilson, Governor Billingham, and Mistress Hibbins which were, subsequently, all associated with the scaffold, a Puritan sin stand. Pearl's name itself is symbolic because it is the allusion of great price. In this case, that price is Hester's reputation and her standing in the community. Pearl is also a self-contained symbol. The result of her parent's sin is shown in her often ...
- 8075: The Pardoner: "The Root of All Evil Is Money"
- ... paints a picture of the Pardoner as corrupt and slimy from the very beginning. This image is carried on throughout, and proven several times over in his tale and preceding speech. Geoffrey Chaucer does a great job of pointing out flaws of human nature, as well as the hypocrisy that lies in religion to this day. He shows in several ways that money is indeed the root of evil. In addition ...
- 8076: "Minister's Black Veil" : Hidden Sins
- ... addition, a reader can easily see the pessimism in his writing, and many hypothesize that his family's past has a part in his style. In the "The Minister's Black Veil", Hawthorne shows a great deal of pessimism through a minister who feels that he is too sinful to show his face. The minister, Mr. Hopper, has many hidden sins; furthermore, hidden sins is the main theme of the parable ...
- 8077: "The Miller's Tale" and "The Reve's Tale": Similarities
- ... a person accused of fixing his masters books, and the tales they tell, so debase that he refuses to be held responsible for them. This clearly shows that the differences in the tales reveal a great deal about the characters they represent. Another difference in the two tales are the way in which the Miller and the Carpenter are portrayed. Although both tales dealt with adultery, the way they present the ...
- 8078: Benedict Arnold
- ... next year Margaret caught a disease and died. When the Revolutionary War began that year Arnold was already an experienced soldier. He had helped Ethan Allen capture Fort Ticonderoga. Then Benedict came up with a great idea to capture Quebec. This idea failed, but Benedict had already proven his bravery. He was then commissioned as a colonel in the patriot forces. He was one of General George Washington's most trusted ...
- 8079: A Review of Dumas' "The Count of Monte-Cristo"
- ... If, personifies the persecuted, yet respected mentor. Each character portrays the extreme of a well-known personality. Edmond Dantes breaks all of Alexander Dumas's molds. His unique characteristics are the key ingredients of this great literary work. The Count of Monte-Cristo is a breath-taking experience. It is a dramatic tale filled with mystery and intrigue. Edmond Dantes profile illustrates the mutation of a fundamentally good human being into ...
- 8080: Black Soldiers In The Union Ar
- ... was set The Lincoln Administration passed The Confiscation Act which stated that all Blacks encountered in confederate territory were to be taken in and used at the Commanders descretion(1). This proved to be a great help to the Union Army while a huge blow to the Confederates. The Union was gaining manpower in direct proportion to the Confederates loosing it. This alone played a huge factor in the success of ...
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