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- 2431: Like A Winding Sheet
- ... that he had struck her seeped through him slowly and he was appalled but he couldn’t drag his hands away from her face.” Petry goes on further to tell us, “He had lost all control over his hands.” This rage Johnson is experiencing is described as a “winding sheet”. Johnson’s everyday routine causes anger and frustration to build up inside him. Get up, go to work and come home ... bustle of trying to catch a long subway ride home was almost unbearable. As Johnson’s character develops throughout this short story, some key events push him to his limit and cause him to lose control. First, an incident with his white female boss, his so-called “forelady”, in which she called him a “nigger”. Second, Johnson is standing in line for a cup of coffee. As soon as he is ...
- 2432: TV Shows and Real Life
- ... works with power tools, and he can't stand when someone besides him has the power. This is shown in the episode when Jill opens her own checking account, Tim is upset, he can't control where the money goes any more, even though it isn't his money, he'd like to have control over it. So by the end of the episode, Jill gives in, a portrayal of female weakness and man's superiority, and the account is joined. The episode is filled with funny jokes, one-line ...
- 2433: Macbeth 15
- ... to kill him, he begins to think he is invincible. In Macbeth's current state of mind, he is so willing to believe the witches that he is unable to recognize that he has lost control of his own destiny. The predicament is staged by the witches to create chaos and set up Macbeth's death by Macduff, who fits the criteria mentioned by the apparition. Macbeth is extremely vulnerable at ... his own men was divulging information and helping the enemy during the civil war. As for Macbeth, he was unaware that his actions were being dictated by the witches and thought that he was in control of his life. In a relentless attempt to stay alive, Macbeth also accepted the apparitions without question which brought about his defeat by Macduff. Macbeth and Duncan were both self-centered, proud individuals who allowed ...
- 2434: How to grow Marijuana
- ... 20 - 75 per cent during this time and then fall back to "normal." Unquestionably, a large shortage of grass causes a percentage of smokers to turn to harder drugs instead. For this reason, no grass control program can ever be beneficial or "successful." GROW IT! -------- There is one surefire way of avoiding high prices and the grass DT's: Grow your own. This is not as difficult as some "authorities" on ... transplant chemical (also purchased at nurseries) to help then overcome the shock. INDOOR GROWING -------------- Indoor growing has many advantages, besides the apparent fact that it is much harder to have your crop "found," you can control the ambient conditions just exactly as you want them and get a guaranteed "good" plant. Plants grown indoors will not appear the same as their outdoor cousins. They will be scrawnier appearing with a weak ...
- 2435: Iran Iraq War
- ... Arab waterway in Iran's favor. At the same time, Iraq renounced a long-standing claim to the southwestern portion of Iran; an area called Arabistan by Iraq and Khuzestan by Iran, and recognized Iranian control of the disputed Gulf Islands. Saddam Hussein took over the presidency in 1979. When the Iranian monarchy was overthrown, Iraq denounced the Algiers Treaty and demanded restoration of the eastern bank of the Shatt al ... planning, although only in the event of a clear and immediate threat. The Iran-lraq war ended in August 1988, with both sides exhausted and Iraq claiming victory. But Iraq did not succeed in achieving control of the Shatt al Arab. The United States and the Gulf States continued to support Iraq, with American policy in the Persian Gulf trying to moderate Iraqi behavior through closer economic ties. Despite human rights ...
- 2436: Motivation
- ... portrayed in Malow's hierarchy and therefore employers need to be sympathetic towards these needs. This is mainly due to the fact that satisfaction of these needs produce feelings of self-confidence, prestige, power and control. Secondly, managers can increase employee motivation by implementing various different initiatives such as employee training, task assignments and rewards based on good performance. Although implementing reward initiatives may seem appropriate in terms of increasing employee ... to address issues dealing with equity. Managers must take into account that a managerial view of equity will not necessarily be the same as an employee's and for this reason guidelines are needed to control this issue. In light of the previously mentioned facts it has become apparent that employee motivation requires more than simply a verbal gesture of goodwill but rather a constant and consistent set of initiatives and ...
- 2437: Hitler
- ... bare. They were ready to fight but Britain and France helped Hitler, due to his cunning ways. The nation's of Europe just closed there eyes to Hitler's rein of terror, and gave him control of their ally country without a fight. On March 15, 1939, Hitler took over Prague and destroyed the democratic government. People saw no hope of rising against him. When the Germans finally caught on to his sinister tactics of brainwashing it was too late, no one had control over him. In November, 1938, Kristolnacht, "The Night of Broken Glass" thousands of Jews were thrown in concentration camps. He organized boycotts at Jewish stores, to hurt them monetarily. Hitler had an amazing amount of ...
- 2438: Brave New World Summary
- ... the more by letting it sneak up on you. Do you think it's frightening or disgusting to breed human beings like chickens on a farm? In this Utopia, the price is worth paying to control the total population; it breeds as many or as few people as the world controllers decide are needed. Huxley's imaginary world is thus dealing with a real world problem- overpopulation. You've probably read ... makes the sign of the T, from the Model T Ford. NOTE: This is a parody of Christianity- not so much of its essential beliefs as of the way organized religion can be used to control society. In 1931 it seemed funnier and more daring than it does today, especially in England, where the Anglican Church is established (linked to the state). Huxley made Ford the new Jesus because Ford became ...
- 2439: Addison And Steele
- ... shows what it takes to survive in the cruel world around us. It starts off with a young boy losing both of his parents at a young age and from their the hardships of life control him. He has to move to a foster home and becomes the bad kid on the block because he did not fit in with the rest of the kids. He gets into so much trouble ... it is. (Jestead 124) In these thoughts it is described not matter what the situation it will get better in the end. It also says that if we worry about things that we can not control we are not getting all we can out of life. Through their wisdom and knowledge of the world we come to understand the concepts that build internally. Through which we comprehend therefore allowing us to ...
- 2440: Television Soaps: The Cultural Construction of Gender and Representation
- ... over- suddenly he disappeared and at the end of the clip she was behind the wheel. It was like she was powerless, but then she turns that image upside down by showing who had the control. `Express Yourself' is very similar. It shows her as being powerful and also as being weak. She plays with gender through her wearing of a pin-striped suit ( the male sign of power and success ... grabs. It also shows her with a chain around her neck. Madonna says: "It's just an image I thought was powerful...It showed an extreme. Extreme images of women: one is in charge, in control, dominating; the other is chained to a bed..." It is evident in this video that she interrogates the cultural construction of gender and representations of identity. "Justify My Love" is the same. The banned video ...
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