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- 3781: Downfall of Democracy in Lord of the Flies
- ... 176). Jack responds by saying "Got to? Who says?"(176). Jack knew Ralph had no way of making him give the specs back. So the combination of rebellious attitudes and the lack of power to control them, led to the downfall of the boys democratic society. One point to consider is that of Ralph and Piggy's lack of courage and the role it played not only in letting Jack run ...
- 3782: I Wont Learn From You And Other Thoughts on Creative Maladjustment
- ... of students and how certain environments and circumstances can change their desire to learn certain things. According to Kohl, these students turn to creative maladjustment while breaking social patterns that are morally reprehensible, taking conscious control of ones place in the environment, and readjusting the world one lives in based on personal integrity and honesty. The concept of not-learning, being something that can be learned is an interesting phenomenon ...
- 3783: Edgar Allen Poe's Symbolism of Death in "The Fall of the House of Usher"
- ... that he wrote about were wicked, but readers of all ages and interests enjoyed his work even a century after his death. Poe was raised in harsh conditions, and for this reason, probably could not control what he wrote. Edgar Allen Poe's stories will live on through the hearts of readers for years to come. They will scrutinize the symbolic meanings of his passages and figure out their meanings. Poe ...
- 3784: The Picture of Dorian Gray: Evil
- ... one to blame for all his wrong doings. His character is a tragic one, much like Macbeth's. His flaw was excessive ambition. Even once he knew he was doing something wrong he could not control himself. He even yearned for self reformation but could not make it possible. He started off as one of the kindest, most modest and innocent men ever. That all changed once he traded his soul ...
- 3785: Madame Bovary: Destiny
- Madame Bovary: Destiny Destiny: the seemingly inevitable succession of events.1 Is this definition true, or do we, as people in real life or characters in novels, control our own destiny? Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary exemplifies how we hold destiny in our own hands, molding it with the actions we take and the choices we make. Flaubert uses Emma Bovary, the main ...
- 3786: Grace Kelly
- ... child, Stephanie. Grace loved her children, but her daughters nearly broke her heart. Caroline had made what proved to be a disastrous marriage with French playboy Philippe Junot. Princess Stephanie was stubborn and hard to control. Grace, who was becoming restless within the palace walls, considered resuming her film career, but Rainier disapproved. They never got to resolve the conflict. In 1982, while Grace was driving with Stephanie, she suffered a ...
- 3787: Animal Farm
- ... of the animals. While the poor animals starved and had to work long hours with hardly any sleep, the pigs were eating rich foods, sleeping in beds and even drinking alochol. The pigs seemed to control everything while others suffered. Boxer died and was said he was taken to a hospital when they really sent him off to the slaughter house. One day the animals were talking and they noticed that ...
- 3788: Criticism of Practical Application of Utopia in "Brave New World"
- ... our babies as socialized human beings, as Alphas or Epsilons, as future sewage workers, or future . . . Directors of Hatcheries. (12) In Brave New World, science and technology are used not to help society, but to control society. From the time that the embryos are in each bottle to the time of death for each person, science is acting as a controller, ruling over every individual life. Although their world is based ...
- 3789: A Worn Path: Phoenix Jackson and Symbols
- ... she encounters physical challenges, obstacles and encounters danger. She climbed hills, crossed streams, crawled under barbed-wire fences, she faced dangers while out in the wilderness and a hunter who threatens her life with a gun. Phoenixs ability to make the journey and overcome these challenges shows the dedication, devotion and the will power to endure hardship to finish her task. She made this journey weekly almost like a ritual ...
- 3790: George Washington
- ... appointed lieutenant colonel to an expedition to the Ohio Valley. In April, 1754, he set out from Alexandria with 160 men to reinforce a fort in southwestern Pennsylvania, only to find that the French took control of the fort and renamed it Fort-Duquesne. Washington then cautiously set up his own post within 40 miles of the French position. He attacked the French post on May 28,1754. He managed to ...
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