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- 4511: Into The Wild
- ... Although he did some unusual things, he was sane. Alex was well educated and highly respected by everyone who knew him. Christopher McCandless came from a rich suburb of Washington D.C. He excelled in school and had been an outstanding athlete. He graduated with honors from Emory University in the summer of 1990, and soon after he dropped out of sight. He changed his name from Chris to Alex, gave ... his possessions, and burned all of the cash in his wallet. He desired to live off of the land and traveled across North America. In the story, Alex did many weird things. He went to school just to please his parents. Everything he did before he graduated from college was to make his parents proud. Once he was done with school he went off to do something for himself, and before he left he knew there was a chance that he might not return. He sent a letter to Wayne to return all of his ...
- 4512: Into The Wild By John Krakauer
- ... and become at one with nature. During Chriss adventure he seems to neglect all communication with his family and over look the fact that they care about his health and future. After Chris graduated high school he traveled the country and seldom kept in touch with his family. After being on the road for weeks Chris finally returned home, but within the next couple of days he would be embarking on ...
- 4513: Robert E. Lee
- ... of 18, Lee entered the United States Military Academy at West Point where his classmates admired him for his brilliance, leadership, and love for his work. West Point was not his first choice for a school, but there was no money left to send him to Harvard because his older brother, Charles Carter, had used it for his own studies at Harvard. He graduated from the academy with high honors in 1829 and was ranked as Second Lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers at the age of 21. He headed for home at the age of 22 with $103.58 (Thomas 54). Lee served ...
- 4514: Huck Finn Notes
- ... elaborate plans for the genie. But when no genies appear, he loses faith in it and also questions Tom Sawyer's assertions. CHAPTERS 4 5 After three or four months, during which time he attends school and learns to read and write, Huck sees some signs which suggest that his pap is back in town. Fearing his pap, he goes to judge Thatcher and asks if there is any money from ... to him are the crayon drawings made by Emmeline Grangerford, who died when she was fourteen. Most of the drawings are of rather morbid subjects. Her attempts at poetry about dead people are also rated high by her relatives and by Huck. On the whole, Huck is very content to be here since there is so much good food. While living with the Grangerfords, Huck is impressed by their manners and ...
- 4515: Ray Bradbury
- ... as a electrical lineman, the Bradbury family again moved to Tucson and again returned to Waukegan the following year. In 1934 the Bradbury family moved to Los Angeles, California. Bradbury graduated from a Los Angeles High School in 1938. His formal education ended there, but he furthered it by himself -- at night in the library and by day at his typewriter. He sold newspapers on Los Angeles street corners from 1938 to ...
- 4516: Catcher In The Rye (Depression
- ... characterize Holden. Events in Holden's life lead him to become depressed. Holden's depression centers on Allie. The manner that Holden sees himself and how he sees others leads him to be expelled from school. The speaker expresses, "One thing about packing depressed me a little," (51). Holden expresses these feelings when he packs his bags after being notified that he is expelled. Holden leaves school and heads for New York City, where he finds himself to be more lonely and depressed than ever. He is all alone and he laments, " What I really felt like doing was committing suicide. I ... that because he really does not. Holden's depression, immaturity, and suicidal thoughts lead Holden to the rest home where he tells this story. The characteristics that Holden portrays lead him to being expelled from school, problems with his parents, and problems in his social life. Had Holden not been suicidal and immature he would.
- 4517: Technology
- ... warfare throughout the world. People can now communicate with the use of voice, data, video, and fax; crossing desktops, time zones and cultures with ease. Computers have become the source of all major business transactions. High-speed modems allow the business owner to track all sales and shipments made with the push of a button. Computers have also been a major factor in the development of weaponry. The Air Force and Navy have long exhibited computer flight simulators as an effective form of training its pilots. To meet the demand of rising technology, the army founded the AHPCRC, the Army High Performance Computing Research Center. "The Army High Performance Computing Research Center was established to implement a program of research, advanced systems acquisitions, and infrastructure support."(Roland Cao) Where is the world headed towards the new millenium? Should we condemn science and ...
- 4518: Crucible
- ... second son of Isadore Miller who manufacture of women's clothing and Augusta Barnett Miller. Many characters in Arther Miller's plays are modeled after his older brother Kermit Miller. In 1933 after he graduated high school he became interested in literature after reading dostoevsky's "The Brothers Karamaou". Then he was refused admission to the University of Michigan because he had too low of grades. Then he went and worked on ...
- 4519: Computer Crimes
- ... break into computer systems for any of a wide variety of reasons. Many groups break into computers for capital gain while still others do it as a means to pass time at work or at school. For most it's a thrill to figure out how to break into a computer. Most people never have any intention of causing harm. I believe that for the vast majority of people it's ... the thrill of the "hunt" at pushes them to such great lengths. Many employees that work in large corporations feel that they don't get paid as much as they should. Therefore if they have high security clearance they are able to capitalize from that by selling the data they have access to on the black-market. Whether it be Ford Motor companies plan for the 1999 F-150 or spec ...
- 4520: Catcher In The Rye 7
- ... He wanted to keep children innocent and pure. There are several quotes and examples to support this in Catcher in the Rye like when the kid was singing in the park of Radio City, the school scene, Allie s death and Holden s rage over Allie s death. Allie s death helps make Holden s decision about wanting to be a catcher in the rye. Holden wished he could have caught ... he would catch them before they fell off the cliff and hit the harsh reality of how the world really is, sad, disappointing and lonely in Holden s mind. While he was at Phoebe s school "[Holden] saw something that drove him crazy. Someone had written Fuck You on the wall. (Salinger 201) Those two little words, drove him " damn near crazy". All Holden could think about is how the little kids in the school would have seen it and wondered what it meant. Then some dirty kid would tell the little kids and the little kids would have been changed forever by those two little words. Holden rubbed ...
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