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- 8291: The Debt: An Economic Catastrophe
- ... understand the devastating effects of compound interest. The debt, at a compound rate of 10%, doubles in seven years, quadruples in fourteen years, and is eight times as much in twenty-one years. This creates great difficulty for governments to slow the debt, much less eliminate it. Our federal debt grows all by itself to the tune of approximately ninety million dollars every day. This may seem hard to digest, but ...
- 8292: Lord of the FLies: Fear
- ... gather dry wood, so they settle for wet, rotting wood instead. The fear acts as a barrier, in some cases for their own good, protecting them from straying into the forest. Symbolically, fear plays another great part. In the first chapter, Jack tries to kill a pig, but he can't. This can be attributed that he is afraid, thus fears what will happen. It is a different type of fear ...
- 8293: Literary Analysis of John Updike's A & P
- ... trapped by his parents to become more independent and adult-like. In my opinion, the story was well written. The author presented his idea across in an interesting and simple way, making A & P a great piece of work.
- 8294: Green Grass: Lionel Red Dog
- ... of Wounded Knee, we would see many similarities. The first similarity would be both Lionel's and AIM's reputations. Before the troubles for both of them, they had very good reputations. Lionel had a great job, AIM was well supported. Then they both went to a peaceful demonstration. Both demonstrations were about the same place, but at different times. AIM's demonstration was about the land around Wounded Knee, and ...
- 8295: Transcendentalism
- ... Thus newness was becoming a virtue rather than peril. Improvement of transportation made urbanization and westward expansion more rapid. Cumberland Turnpike was built in 1811. Erie Canal, finished in 1825, connected Hudson River with the Great Lakes. Baltimore and Ohio Steam Railroad of 1828 linked the country. The first successful steamboat, Clermont, was launched in 1807. Between 1789 and 1850 the total population of the country soared from 4 million to ...
- 8296: An Analysis on "Araby"
- ... with the sense of sight: gazing, darkness, saw, and eyes. The story both begins and ends with darkness. The first sentence tells that the street the narrator lived on was blind. The narrator spends a great deal of time watching Mangan's sister. He also is very careful to keep the blind pulled down to within an inch of the sash so that I could not be seen. (4) The narrator ...
- 8297: Human Cloning -
- ... her unto man. -Genesis 2:7 21-22 Human cloning is becoming one of the most controversial topics of our time. With recent technological breakthroughs, whole new fields are opening with amazing possibilities. Despite the great advantages that cloning can offer humanity, there are just as many negative aspects of the technology, which have given way to large anti-cloning groups who are gaining ground as to the future of this ...
- 8298: The Cost Of Buying A Used Car
- ... useful for the person that cannot afford a new car. Unfortunately, the used car is rarely in perfect condition, and can sometimes require some minor repair. Of course, one can't expect to find a great used car that does not cost more then a car in worse condition, but this is to be expected. When one goes to buy a used car they should look for some key things, before ...
- 8299: Achebe's "Things Fall Apart" and Desai's "Clear Light of Day": Tension and Conflict Between Traditional and Modern Views
- ... set about imitating them and deriving from them
" The other sister, Tara, moving into a life of the sophisticated, is ironically rooted in a traditional role of an Indian wife and mother. This is a great contrast against the main character, her sister Bim. This sister is pulled between the traditional and the modern. Bim could have married the Doctor that took care of Raja and the aunt, but she w ...
- 8300: The Scarlet Letter: Hester, What a Change!
- ... an Old Manse, and The Snow-Image. These capture the complexity's of the New England Puritan heritage. Hawthorne's writing had a wide range of influence upon people, such as Melville who dedicated the great classic Moby-Dick to him. One of Hawthorne's most famous novels is The Scarlet Letter. One of his characters (Hester Prynne) is changed throughout the novel. Hester changes three different times, from being a ...
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