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- 4201: The Nature Of Man In Lord Of T
- ... space around Henry, perhaps six yard in diameter, into which he dare not throw. Here, invisible yet strong, was the taboo of the old life. Round the squatting child was the protection of parents and school and policemen and the law". The dark and savage facets of human nature begin to unravel with the increase in the boys' fear of the beast and the realisation that there would be no one ... barbaric and primal instincts of human nature reached its apogee in the murder of Piggy - executed in cool detachment by Roger. "The storm of sound beat at them (Piggy and Ralph), an incantation of hatred. High overhead, Roger, with a sense of delirious abandonment, leaned all his weight on the lever". Roger killed Piggy with indifference, coolly, casually, for he no longer has civilisation to fear repercussions from. This act of ...
- 4202: North American Healthcare Syst
- ... but to what extent? Obviously these questions cannot necessarily yield clear, concise answers, however they will provide insight into analyzing the current and proposed systems of health care. Certainly if Canada is to maintain a high standard of care it must adopt an economically efficient, revenue generating system. Moreover the United States must adopt the single-payer system of Canada while still retaining a strong revenue base. This paper will discuss ... effective in 1984, clarified the national standards and may penalize provinces that allow doctors to bill for more than the Medicare rate. The Canadian provinces spend a third of their budgets on health and hospitals. High-tech medicine and an aging population have caused Canadas medical costs to rise significantly over the past decade. Increasingly, governments attempt to control costs by promoting personal fitness, cutting back the number of hospital ... take adequate steps to establish a diagnosis, and may discharge a patient prematurely. In the early 1990s the United States was in a state of uncertainty. Despite highly trained staff and stock piles of high technology, the United States health care system was a statistical failure. It ranked 16th in the world for infant mortality rates, and life expectancies fell short of that of most industrialized countries. President Clinton ...
- 4203: Arthur Miller and "The Crucible"
- ... witch trials and will discuss how the play can be used in English and history, we will focus primarily on the artistic qualities of the play. The Crucible is extremely appropriate for use in the high school or college classroom. It is not difficult to read; it has an exciting plot; the characters and their relationships are intriguing; its themes are timely; and it allows students the opportunity to respond in terms ...
- 4204: The Crucible: A Review
- ... the cold, dark, depths of human existence. Anyone who is willing to put forth the time to read and truly understand is in for quite a shock, the truth. As for recommending this to my school's reading list, I cry out, Yes!, let them read it. However, the content of the book would probably be questionable, for it deals with the ugly truth, something not very popular in school. The Crucible would probably be acceptable because it does not portray the Salem witch trials in a particularly graphic way. (However, I still stand by my proposition that the truth is disliked in school) I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book, although as always I found all the different characters hard to follow in play form. I think it's because I have a tendency to skip over the ...
- 4205: Lost Horizon
- ... Charles Bryant is an American who is running from the law for financial dealings and is using the name Henry B. Bernard. Roberta Binklow is a Missionary of the Eastern Mission. Father Perrault is the High Lama who runs Shangri-La. Chang is the one who found Conway and his group and brought them back to Shangri-La. He also showed the group around Shangri-La. Those are the main characters of the novel. The conflict of the novel is when Conway, Bernard, Roberta, and Mallinson get hijacked. They are brought to Shangri-La high up in the mountains. The turning point of the novel is when everyone gets to Shangri-La and they are trying to think of a way to leave. After being there for awhile, everyone changes their mind about leaving and wants to stay. This is the conflict and turning point of the novel. The climax of the novel is when the High Lama dies and leaves Conway in charge of Shangri-La. Conway doesn t tell anyone that he is in charge. The resolution of the novel is when Mallinson talks Conway into leaving Shangri-La ...
- 4206: Happy Loman: A Living Disgrace
- ... a move on one (115). Happy needs to grow up and start treating women like people, not pieces of meat. Happy's insecurity stems from his father's behavior towards him. When Happy was in high school, Willy didn't pay as much attention to him as he did to Biff. In Willy's eyes, Happy wasn't good enough. Therefore, Happy was always trying live up to his expectations and please ...
- 4207: George Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion": Henry Higgins Is A Coarse Rude Man
- ... dressed appropriately for different occasions and always tried to look his best. Henry was could be called eccentric aswell because he looked and acted a little odd at times. He looked to be among the high by the way he dressed and spoke but at the same time he didn't seem to be in the high class because of his lack of manners. Henry Higgins' main trait was that he was sometimes coarse, rude at times. Being coarse means that he could be rude or obscene on occasion. He shows this ... she loves Freddy and he loves her very much in return. He then makes fun of Freddy saying that he is a pathetic loser and that he will never be able to support a now high class woman like Eliza. Although Henry is best described as coarse, he also possesses other traits aswell. Henry Higgins is a well spoken gentleman, but in a different way. He speaks perfect English and ...
- 4208: King Lear: King Lear a Tragic Hero
- ... The tragic hero also takes the action that produces the suffering and calamity which leads to death. Other characteristics of a tragic hero are as follows. The tragic hero is a person who is of high degree, and his welfare is intimately tied up with the welfare of the state. The hero is an exceptional being, of high degree, whose actions and sufferings are of an unusual kind, who possesses and exceptional nature. His nature is exceptional in the sense that it is very much like our nature, except that it is intensified ... that Knight tries to portray just does not seem real to me. It would take "the coarse mind lacking sympathy" to see the comic aspect of King Lear. From the play, King lear is of high estate: he is a king. His actions cause the tragedy, because it is King Lear that called his daughters together and had them tell him how much they loved him. It was King Lear' ...
- 4209: John Grishams The Partner
- ... books. They are always set in the south, usually in large cities. In all of his books Grisham s main characters are lawyers. These lawyers are usually young, and either just getting out of law school or trying to make it big. This story takes place in Biloxi, Mississippi and the main character was once an overweight lawyer in his thirties, but things changes rather quickly. The area in which the ... of Patrick Lanigan. Hamilton Jaynes threatened Mr. Stephano until he agreed to turn Partick over to the FBI. Once back on American soil Patrick contacted Sandy McDermott, an old lawyer buddy of his from law school. Sandy became Patrick's Lawyer and did what Patrick told him, all the leg work Patrick himself was unable to do. Trudy Lanigan was Patrick's wife, she cheated on him and used him for ... firm. He was at one time overweight because he worked so hard to become a lawyer that he didn't get time to go for his usual jogs like he did when he was in school. After he ran he shed the weight, rarely eating and gained a fantastic tan along with plastic surgery that gave him a new chin and new nose. Patrick must know how careful timing and ...
- 4210: Jane Eyre 2
- ... The book takes place in the mid 1800 s. Jane lives in five different places which greatly affect her life. The first place Jane stays is Gateshead Hall. She then goes to live at Lowood School. From Lowood Jane proceeds on to Thornfield Hall. She then advances on to Moor House. Finally, Jane reaches her final home at Ferndean. All of this happens within two decades and the novel is told ... became terrified and thought she saw or heard the flapping of wings. The treatment Jane received caused her to become bitter and to truly dislike Mrs. Reed. Jane then goes on to live at Lowood School. While at Lowood Jane meets a young girl named Helen Burns. Helen taught Jane many things about life and religion. Jane recalls a time when Helen was scolded for not cleaning her nails or washing ... Lowood. Helen tells her no because she was sent to get an education. This shows how mature, intelligent, and religious Helen is and how she tries to teach Jane this. Mr. Brocklehurst was visiting the school one day, and during his visit he criticized and scolded Miss. Temple for feeding the children extra food. During his tirade Jane dropped her slate and immediately was called up by Mr. Brocklehurst. Mr. ...
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