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- 5101: Francis Bacon's New Atlantis
- ... of inventors. It is interesting to note here that while the island and its natives act in "so civil a fashion" (Bacon, 423) in professing to be Christian and religious that they place science so high on their list. Science is placed so high that instead of having statues of God and his works, they erect statues of inventors of the western world thereby showing their commonness and baseness to human preservation. They do, however, have "certain hymns and ...
- 5102: Filling in the Gaps: Ideology in Faulkner’s “Dry September”
- ... their desire to watch is removed. In a way they are “observing” (judging) her by their lack of attention. The third scene ends with Hawkshaw limping back toward town and “the moon was higher, riding high and clear of the dust at last, and after a while the town began to glare beneath the dust.”(445) The observational meaning of the word ‘glare’ is of prime importance in this passage. Although ... since we are not shown the actual killing of Will Mayes, who is to say that the mob actually killed him? There is no mention of Hawkshaw hearing a gunshot as he walked on the high road back toward town. The ‘fact’ of Will Mayes’ death is an assumption that I have made through this entire essay, yet one could possibly argue that my ideological background makes me unable to think ...
- 5103: The Adventures Of Huckleberry
- ... were emerging, coming to dominate business. Companies like Rockefeller’s Standard Oil and Carnegie Steel were rapidly gobbling up small companies in any way possible. Government corruption was at what some consider an all time high. “The Rich Man’s Club” dominated the Senate as the Gilded Age reached its peak. On the local front, mob bosses controlled the cities, like Tammany Hall in New York. Graft and corruption were at an all time high while black rights sunk to a new low. Even after experiencing freedom during the Civil War, their hopes of immediate equality died with the death of Lincoln. Groups like the KKK drove blacks down to ...
- 5104: Tragedy and the Common Man
- ... issue, we never hesitate to attribute to the well-placed and the exalted the very same mental processes as the lowly. And finally, if the exaltation of tragic action were truly a property of the high-bred character alone, it is inconceivable that the mass of mankind should cherish tragedy above all other forms, let alone be capable of understanding it. As a general rule, to which there may be exceptions ... is accepted, and in this stretching and tearing apart of the cosmos, in the very action of so doing, the character gains “size,” the tragic stature which is spuriously attached to the royal or the high born in our minds. The commonest of men may take on that stature to the extent of his willingness to throw all he has into the contest, the battle to secure his rightful place in ...
- 5105: The Bluest Eye 2
- ... the actual story but there is also an omniscient narrator who tells us about the character's lives. The book starts in the fall of 1940 and Claudia and Frieda have just gone back to school. Their family is having some troubles paying the bills so they rent a room out to Mr. Henry but then find out that they will have another guest soon because Pecola Breedlove is going to ... of all the other students and teachers. Claudia, Frieda and Maureen are walking home together, even though Claudia and Frieda don't like her, when they see Pecola getting harassed by some boys in the school yard and they rescue her. Maureen tries to befriend Pecola but only to torture her some more. Frieda stands up for Pecola but then Maureen makes a comment on how the girls are black and ...
- 5106: Ideals of Law and Justice In Different Civilizations
- ... off their children and wives as either prostitutes or slaves. Women’s rights were definitely not equal. This inequality did not limit women to just second rate citizens, in fact many women were appointed to high priesthoods by the men in their lives, such as fathers and husbands. It was here in the religious order that women made bountiful advancements, and were revered and looked upon as almost equal to men ... a death will, a magistrate could appoint another man in the females sted. Even though a Roman womans power was solely based on male leniency, and was most abundant in family standings, men, even as high as the brides father could initiate divorce if he so see fit5. Women were most definitely backseat citizens. Mesopotamian law was more clearly defined since it was a written word. King Hammurabi’s attention to ...
- 5107: The Bluest Eye 3
- ... the actual story but there is also an omniscient narrator who tells us about the character's lives. The book starts in the fall of 1940 and Claudia and Frieda have just gone back to school. Their family is having some troubles paying the bills so they rent a room out to Mr. Henry but then find out that they will have another guest soon because Pecola Breedlove is going to ... of all the other students and teachers. Claudia, Frieda and Maureen are walking home together, even though Claudia and Frieda don't like her, when they see Pecola getting harassed by some boys in the school yard and they rescue her. Maureen tries to befriend Pecola but only to torture her some more. Frieda stands up for Pecola but then Maureen makes a comment on how the girls are black and ...
- 5108: Philosophy - An Enquiry Concer
- ... emotion, sentiment. Although it is an abstract idea and a seemingly tiny technicality, it is easy to see that indeed reason is not the ultimate motivator but instead sentiment is. ][][ Return-Path: From: To: Subject: School Sucks The following form contents were entered on 19th Dec 96 Date = 19 Dec 96 03:24:49 subject = School Sucks resulturl = http://www.schoolsucks.com/thanks/ name = Samir Sandesara email = sgs135@psu.edu publish = no subject = Philosophy, Hume title = An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals papers = An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals ...
- 5109: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: Twain Revealing His Own Childhood
- ... to Tom and his adventures. Tom is all boy, meaning that he is about as rambunctious and mischievous as a little boy can be. He despises anything that places restrictions on his boyhood freedom including school, church, and chores. Not only does he despise these restrictions, but he also will do anything to get out of them. For example, he skips school, and he cons friends into doing his chores for him. While he detests the restraints of life, he loves the liberating parts of life. He longs to take advantage of nature and all it has ...
- 5110: A Separate Peace
- ... Europe.” Gene simply replied to the shirt by calling Finny “nuts,” but deep down inside Gene was jealous of Finny’s boldness. Another incident of Finny’s openness, or boldness is when he wore the school tie as a belt. Gene was anxiously waiting for Finny to get yelled at, but because of his openness he was able to talk his way out of getting into trouble. Finny claimed that he ... anyone his real height. This tore Gene up inside. This is also and early indication that Gene feels that Finny feels “better than” him. Another case of Finny’s modesty is when he breaks the school swim record. Gene wanted to get an official time keeper so Finny could get a plaque with his name on it, but Finny simply replied, “no, in my heard I know I can beat it ...
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