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- 4031: Thomas Jefferson
- ... at the First Virginia Convention, where delegates were elected to the First Continental Congress. He became ill and was unable to attend the meeting, but forwarded a message arguing that the British Parliament had no control over the colonies. He also mentioned the Saxons who had settled in England hundred of years before from Germany and how Parliament had no more right to govern the colonies than the Germans had to ...
- 4032: Green Grass: Lionel Red Dog
- ... him into going to Wounded Knee for a peaceful rally. Along the way, the vehicle that Lionel is riding in is pulled over by the police. He steps from the car, and trips over a gun that was lying in the back. Hit by a policewoman, he is taken to jail and, while there, he loses his job. This, in a way, is very similar to what happened to AIM (American ...
- 4033: Aristotle On Tragedy
- ... and fear so that in real life we understand better whether we should feel them. 2) Purgation of our pity and fear so that we can face life with less of these emotions or more control over them. 3) Purification of the events of the plot, so that the central character's errors or transgressions become 'cleansed' by his or her recognitions and suffering.
- 4034: Summary of Willie Morris' "Good Old Boy"
- ... and saw Rivers Applewhite tied in a chair. From a secret door in the floor, up popped Billy and Spit McGee, a backwoods friend of theirs. Spit shot the giant Indians with his homemade pellet gun and pellets. The pellets knocked the Indians out for about three hours. During that time the sheriff and his posse came and chained up the Indians. They found all the stolen property in the tunnels ...
- 4035: Big Brother: Who Is He And What Does He Want
- ... the Party. What ever Big Brother said people would believe, or face the consequences of "Room 101". Even if Big Brother was not one real person, his image and name alone had the power to control the thoughts of an entire country. People were supposed to believe that 2+2=5, and most did. All the knowledge they had before Big Brother took over was no longer useful. Big Brother had ...
- 4036: Snow Falling on Cedars: Ishmael and Hatsue
- ... he was really asking her if she would wait for him. That day when they held each other it was not the same. They both realized that they were victims of circumstances out of their control. However, Ishmael believed they could overcome them. In fact, it was not the war that was the obstacle. It was the fact that Hatsue was not sure of her feelings. At that point Hatsue finally ...
- 4037: Orwell's "Such, Such Were the Joys....": Alienation and Other Such Joys
- ... of those who are virtuous. The introductory, poignant tale of bedwetting epitomizes Orwell's alienating education. As the author describes his childhood situation, “I knew that bed-wetting was a)wicked and b)outside my control” (5). Faced by an embarrassing problem he cannot understand or help, the eight-year old Orwell condemns himself as a sinner, following that which he is preached. Without thinking, questioning or understanding, he blindly accepts ...
- 4038: The Life Of Ludwig Van Beethov
- ... With joy I hasten to meet death"-but hope and determination, though weak and unsure, are evident. In the Heiligenstadt Testament the composer comes to terms with his deafness and leaves what is beyond his control to what must be, trying to make a fresh start. It is quite evident that the Testament is filled with a preoccupation with death-he writes as though death were at his doorstep, waiting for ...
- 4039: Social deterioration in "The Crucible"
- ... used her power of getting people to listen to her to her advantage when she charged Proctor's spouse with being a witch so Abigail could live with John. This again proves that Abigail had control of the town and the unexplained turned neighbor against neighbor. The social breakdown in Salem was the major factor in the tragedy that took the lives of many innocent people. There was more than one ...
- 4040: The Tragic Love Triangle of Yonville
- ... and satisfy her own needs, Emma spent her husbands money freely and incurred many debts. She kept this secret from Charles and managed to obtain a Power of Attorney, so that she would have full control over their financial affairs. Eventually her unpaid bills went long overdue and judgment was obtained against the creditors. She owed a vast sum of money, and the sheriff's officers arrived to confiscate the family ...
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