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- 871: John Marshall: The Great Chief Justice
- John Marshall: The Great Chief Justice John Marshall was born in Fauquier County, Virginia on September 4, 1755. He was the first son of Thomas Marshall and Mary Randolph Keith. His role in American history is undoubtedly a very ...
- 872: Canadian Confederation
- ... colonies had been able to isolate themselves, they could have lived contentedly for a long period of time, but other pressures would force Maritimers to reconsider Confederation. One of these outside pressures was the support Great Britain was giving to this idea of Confederation in British North America. Great Britain no longer wanted to be concerned with nor did they wish to provide the financial assistance to support Canada in any war. By the 1860’s railways were being hailed as an answer to ... Maritimers wondered if they could unite to solve all their economic problems, they became more afraid of incidents that were occurring in the United States. In recent years the United States had taken over a great deal of land in North America. During the war of 1812 the Americans had invaded and occupied parts of the colonies. After the rebellions of 1837 a number of border raids on Canadian settlements ...
- 873: The Plot Of Great Gatsby
- Great Gatsby: The Plot Nick Carraway, the narrator, is a young Midwesterner who, having graduated from Yale in 1915 and fought in World War I, has returned home to begin a career. Like others at the ...
- 874: The Dust Bowl of North America
- ... wastelands. This occurred due to a series of dry years which coincided with the extension of agriculture in unsuitable lands. Droughts and dust storms caused by poor tillage practices devastated farms and ranches of the Great Plains; therefore, causing a great exodus of its inhabitants to other, more fertile, lands. The problem had become so great that a nation wide effort was made to resolve the problem. Beginning in 1935, extensive efforts were made by both federal and state governments to develop adequate programs for soil conservation and for the ...
- 875: Great Gatsby 9
- Literary Critique of the Great Gatsby The wealthy lifestyles of the Buchanans and Miss Jordan have morally corrupted their lives. Money has created boredom for them. Their ways of perceiving life and their altitudes towards other is vain. But each ...
- 876: A Murderer's Journey Through The Works of Dostoyevsky and Poe
- ... Raskolnikov from Crime and Punishment is "... quite an extraordinarily handsome young man..." (Crime and Punishment, pg.21) Raskolnikov is a very gifted university student, with a very good talent for figuring people out. Raskolinikov takes great pride and care for his family. On receiving a letter from his mother ...he quickly raised the letter to his lips and kissed it; then he spent a long time poring over the handwriting on ... make me the jest of his companions." ("The Black Cat", pg.390) He is quite a regular human being who is "...especially fond of animals..." ("The Black Cat", pg.390) The narrator also has a great wife whom he describes as being quite similar to himself, which shows that he must be quite normal if a good woman chooses to marry him. Much alike is the narrator from the short story ... crime had done no wrong and for that the narrator "...loved the old man." ("The Tell-Tale Heart", pg.384) The narrator shows the same brilliance in planning the crime that Raskolnikov exhibits. People with great intelligence, great lives, possessions and friends must be normal people. This seems to hold true in the short story "The Cask of Amontillado". The narrator is a man with great wealth. He has many ...
- 877: The Great Gatsby-tom And Gatsb
- ... and blue" and then she says, "You did it, Tom. I know you didn t mean to but u did do it. That s what I get for marrying a brute of a man, a great big hulking physical specimen of a----." Gatsby tries to be perceived as an intellectual with the huge library of books that he has. Tom and Gatsby have in common that they both want something the ...
- 878: The Great Gatsby(true Love Or
- In F. Scott Fitzgerald s The Great Gatsby, many people of the high social status such as Tom, Myrtle, and Nick wonder if Gatsby is truly in love with Daisy, or if he is in love with what Daisy, herself, represents. Gatsby ...
- 879: In Cold Blood
- ... had already assessed over 6,000 pages of notes (Gale 20). After writing In Cold Blood, Capote became dependent on tranquilizers (Garson 29). While trying to get over his dependency, Capote became very depressed. His depression was brought upon by the murderers case staying in the courts for so long (Garson 93). Capote was put in jail prior to the trial's verdict because he refused to be a witness. After being released from his short jail term, Capote's doctor said the book took a great toll on his physical condition, and he was extremely worried about his health (Reed 32). Another devastating event happened shortly there after. The murderer's, Perry and Dick were executed. this was such an awful thing for Capote, because Capote once said that while writing this book, he became best friends with the killers. Capote had one last great book which was Answered Prayers. Capote then began a short decline downhill, because of his writer's block and failing health. Capote then passed away in 1984 and the cover was closed on a ...
- 880: Comparison Between Grapes Of W
- ... a harsh manner by not helping or talking to her. Her isolation and her terrible reputation force her to be entrapped socially. Grampa is also trapped socially, because of his surroundings. He lived during The Great Economic Depression, which itself explains the situation. During those days, it was very difficult for many people to socialize with others, because of The Depression. Without any money, it is not easy to survive; furthermore, no money is wasted for social activities and purposes. This is the case with Grampa. During The Depression there was no money to spend ...
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