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- 8251: Native Americans
- ... Minnesota felt the fury of an even more fundamental internal conflict. The Santees, an eastern branch of the Sioux Nation, having endured ten years of traumatic change on the upper Minnesota River, launched the first great attack in the Indian wars. Eleven years earlier the tribe had sold 24 million acres of hunting ground for a lump sum of $1,665,000 and the promise of future cash annuities. The Santee ...
- 8252: Classic Tales of Tom Sawyer
- ... surroundings. From here, the familiarity of the characters and setting continues to grow. The depictions of the characters, both in mannerisms and dialogue, are so picturesque that Tom's superstitions and fantasies soon cause no great surprises, Aunt Polly's religious sayings and hidden affection for her mischeevous Tom come to be expected, and Sid's sly attacks on Tom appear deserving of Tom's revenge. The unique setting of St ...
- 8253: The Grapes of Wrath: Description Al Joad and the Setting
- ... person. He is no longer cocky and he almost resents his brother coming home so soon. As the Joad family is forced to leave their home land and travel to California, Al takes on a great responsibility. His job is to drive the family and take complete care of the truck that they are driving. Al takes his job very seriously and gets upset when anything happens to the car. Emotionally ...
- 8254: An Analysis of Gulliver's Travels
- ... society, here Swift's uses the horse as the worlds common sense while Gulliver represents the England. In this book Swift also shoes what he thinks about the human race that were are not as great and beautiful as we think but according to him lower then the animals. There is a topic that runs through all the four novels, which is that the human race often takes things for granted ...
- 8255: All Quiet on the Western Front: Alienation
- ... especially terrible. Horses have nothing to do with making war. Their bodies gleam beautifully as they parade along--until the shells strike them. To Paul, their dying cries represent all of nature accusing Man, the great destroyer. In later chapters Paul no longer mentions nature as an accuser but seems to suggest that nature is simply there--rolling steadily on through the seasons, paying no attention to the desperate cruelties of ...
- 8256: An Analysis of The Lord of the Flies
- ... including the dangers of the jungle, finding food, and remaining a functional group. The novel's main focus is on Ralph and his experiences on the island. As leader of the group, Ralph has a great deal of responsibility and must learn how to work with this responsibility. Through the course of the story, Ralph changes from an adolescent child to a mature person, but ends up breaking down at the ...
- 8257: Stephen Crane's "The Open Book": Determinism, Objectivity, and Pessimism
- ... in her. The characters had no control over their boat, rather nature was totally in control. She seemed just a wee thing wallowing, miraculously top up, at the mercy of the five oceans. Occasionally a great spread of water, like white flames, swarmed into her. (pg.145) There is also a sense that man is totally not important to the natural forces controlling his fate. When it occurs to man that ...
- 8258: Organized Crime
- ... in America. "Three million Irish, four million Italians, and four million Jews immigrated to America. They immigrated for a number of reasons. Many of them dreamed of leaving behind their old worlds. Worlds of fear, depression and crime" (Mafia Secrets). So along with these new immigrants came much crime as well which connected brought upon many ethnic gangs. "Each gang had their own gang, there were several of them. Chinese, Irish ...
- 8259: Protagonists Journal for Jane Eyre
- ... of Mrs. Eyre's daughter, Elise. Jane also found acceptance in the harsh Mr. Rochester, and the unwilling household of St. John. She was always taken in her lowest hour and raised up to a great triumph later. While at St. John's she found the family in whom she had searched. She was financially secure and now had the family love and acceptance she always longed for. Jane Eyre is ...
- 8260: Edgar Allen Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne: Romantic Style of Writing
- ... and died in 1849. Orphaned at the age of two, Poe was raised by his adopted father, John Allen. Poe had an unhappy childhood. His relationship with his father was a troubled one, filled with great tension and strife. Through the passing years this relationship degenerated into a complete dissolution between father and son. Poe spent one year at the University of Virginia, then served two years as an enlisted man ...
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