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- 1661: Tom Clancy: Believable Plots
- Tom Clancy: Believable Plots There are many fictional books written to be enjoyed for their contents. However, the interest of the reader in the contents of a book is sometimes affected by the realism with which the plot is introduced. Tom Clancy is an author of many books concerning the military. He is one ...
- 1662: Pierre Elliot Trudeau's Federalism and the French Canadians
- ... government to reconcile and mediate with them in order to avoid civil disorder or unrest. The Premier of Quebec at the time, Maurice Duplessis, found it almost impossible to appease the needs of each diverse interest group and faction rising within the province and ultimately buckled underneath the increasing pressure. Many Francophones believed that they were being discriminated and treated unfairly due to the British North American Act which failed to ...
- 1663: The Optimist's Daughter: Summary
- ... desire to disassociate herself with her family, which lies in the past. Although at the end of the novel Fay does return with her family to her hometown for a few days, she had no interest with them in the beginning of the book. 3.9 The Optimist's Daughter is set in New Orleans and the small Mississippi town of Mount Salus in March of the 1970's. In New ...
- 1664: MACHIAVELLI'S VIEW OF HUMAN NATURE
- ... liars, and deceivers, they shun danger and are greedy for profit; while you treat them well they are yours."7 He characterizes men as being self centered and not willing to act in the best interest of the state,"[and when the prince] is in danger they turn against [him]."8 Machiavelli reinforces the prince's need to be feared by stating: Men worry less about doing an injury to one ...
- 1665: Compare Two Biographies Of Wayne Gretzky
- ... Biographies Of Wayne Gretzky In this essay, I need to compare two biographies of a famous person. I will plot out the difference and compare the two books considering point of view, bias, aim, omission, interest and interpretation. This person is my hero and idol. He is one of the great player in the history of hockey. He set the all-time NHL scoring record in 26 seasons and got four ...
- 1666: "The Doll's House" Essay
- ... a great liking to this new acquisition. As the two older children admire the red carpet, red plush chairs, and gold frames of this highly ornamented house, Kezia, the youngest of the girls, takes an interest in the rather simple lamp. In fact, "what she liked more than anything, what she liked frightfully, was the lamp." This infatuation symbolizes her impeccability in comparison to the others as she is drawn to ...
- 1667: Irving's The World According to Garp: Analysis
- ... And without these circumstances the book wouldn't be near this interesting. Ironic circles weaving one big spider web just waiting to catch their next victim to be caught in their web, of entertainment and interest. This is what John Irving does so well, and makes The world According to Garp absolutely fantastic.
- 1668: The Lord of the Flies: A Picture of Our Society Today
- ... ourselves as this leads to a current account deficit and the cost of living in this deficit must be paid plus the deficit. In this book's case, the deficit was their morals and the interest was paid in life. The conch was the symbol of power and it represented the order in the beginning of the book. It brought them together and provided laws for the society. The main law ...
- 1669: The Grapes of Wrath: No One Man, But One Common Soul
- ... midst of great inhumanity and indifference (Critical 5). Unanism, another one of Steinbeck's beliefs, is also evident throughout the novel. Steinbeck's unanism was derived from his friend, the biologist, Edward Ricketts. Rickett's interest was in groups of marine creatures functioning as one organism (Smith 411). Unanism is a group theory wherein the collective emotions of two people, of two small rural communities, of cities, of countries, and of ...
- 1670: The Fall of the House of Usher: Poe's Writing Technique
- ... symbolism when it has a distinct role to play. His symbolism generally takes the form of allowing some object to stand for an abstraction or personal attribute. Five persons figure into this tale, but the interest centers exclusively in one-RoderickUsher.(Levine, 125, Buranelli 85) Roderick, cadaverous eyes, large liquid and luminous beyond comparison. His lips are very thin and pale. Usher suffered from a morbid acuteness of the senses; the ...
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