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- 701: The Chrysanthemums
- ... life. This feeling is so strong that "her hand went out toward his legs in the greasy black trousers" as if to grasp a piece of his adventurous life at least through her eyes. Her interest in this adventure of his is further exemplified as she exclaims, "It must be nice" to live that kind of life. She then states, "I wish women could do such things," fooling even herself into ... under-clothing and her nicest stocking and the dress which was the symbol of her prettiness. She worked carefully on her hair, penciled her eyebrows and rouged her lips." All this because one man took interest in her private pleasure chrysanthemums. Because she lived such a secluded life as a housewife, Elisa apparently never made the effort before to look pretty, as seen when her husband "stops short," looks at her ... She boasts, "I am strong. I never knew before how strong." Furthermore, she makes requests that she probably has never asked for in the past such as wine at dinner. She also shows a sudden interest in the prize fights which she had been quick to reject in the past. This illustrates her emergence from the norm her husband knew so well. Unfortunately, at the conclusion of Steinbeck's short ...
- 702: Single Sex Schools
- ... People said that friendship starting from childhood is more s table and valuable than friendship starting when working in the society. During leisure time boys will naturally gather together and talk a bout topics of interest to them. Some topics of conversation is probab ly not suitable in the presence of girls. The same happens to girls in s ingle sex schools. In a school of single sex, the students will feel mor e comfortable and relaxed in this way. The students in grade 8 would probably start to enter into their teen- age years. These teenagers because of curiosity, would have interest in trying to understand the difference between the two se xes, such as life style, interest, etc. Being in the same classroom ev ery day this might not be able to let them concentrate well enough on their studies. Besides the above advantages, studying in a single sex school would ...
- 703: American Dream
- ... for food and lodging than they could earn in wages. Whereas a hundred years ago, poor Americans struggled to get free of the company store; today, they struggle to free themselves from their credit cards. Interest rates and taxes are putting a burdon on all trying to get ahead in life. Today the relative condition of rich and poor is unchanged, however mobility between the two conditions has increased dramatically. For instance ...
- 704: Teenage Parenthood
- ... reproductive systems. In addition, marijuana opponents argue that many users attain a psychological dependence on the high that marijuana can create. Such dependence can result in stunned emotional and social maturity as these users lose interest in school, job, and social activities. About 100,000 people each year resort to drug abuse treatment programs to end their marijuana addiction. Marijuana is also viewed by some commentators as a gateway drug that ... a health hazard. Who would call a drug recreational if they realized that chronic use caused permanent brain damage? Marijuana use is never cited by proponents as a factor in high school dropout and failure rates, as well as the increase in promiscuity and sexually transmitted diseases. Such is the case, however. Another area they ignore is the dramatic effect cannabis has on the ability for one to drive a car ...
- 705: How Literature was Affected in the Victorian Age
- ... The Woman in White, Elizabeth Gaskell with Wives and Daughters and M.E. Braddon with her much underrated Lady Audley's Secret(Richardson 35). All three of these authors wrote for large audiences; increasing literary rates and increasing publication sales(36). Motifs of Gothic fiction also found their way into the Victorian novel.(Summers 18) The two authors who illustrated this form of Gothism were Emily Bronte in Wuthering Heights. Wuthering ... Heights was a masterful combination Gothic motifs in which the strange love experiences of Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw. The book has been considered as on of the finest novels in English history.(20) The Victorian interest in social life led to a flowering on the novel of romance. Elizabeth Gaskell wrote Cranford, producing a charming picture of Victorian Village life and the complex studies of family life in Wives and Daughters ...
- 706: Colonial Impact On The Indian
- ... a very limited manner. The government took initiative in public works and the results were encouraging, as in the case of the canal system in Punjab. Since the government and the landlords showed very little interest in public works, agriculture remained backward. The impoverishment of the peasantry was a glaring fact during the British rule over India. The agrarian policies pursued by the British increased the number of landless laborers and ... enterprise (railways under the guarantee system, and the allotment of vast tracts of land to Assam tea planters at nominal prices, would be two obvious examples) while discriminating against Indians. The railway network and freight-rates encouraged traffic with ports as against that between inland centers. The organized money market was largely under white control....... Most significant of all perhaps was the fact that nineteenth century Indian economic growth was largely ...
- 707: Mexico
- ... was the first Latin American member o f the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). By 1996, some of Mexico's debt had been paid back and the economy was starting to recover. Inflation unemployment and interest rates are well below previous levels and the Peso exchange rate has stabilized. Another advantage to the Mexican economy is the fact that Mexico is one of the world's most strategically positioned countries. It shares ...
- 708: Women In The Labour Force
- ... them with excellent benefits. In Japan there is a drop in female economic activity, the reason why is it affects their marriage and the care of their only child. An observation of labour force participation rates in Canada show that female rates rose a lot between 1971 and 1981, while the male rate rose unnoticeably. The increase in the female participation rate was found in all age groups except in older women. For women aged 15 to ... rate was as almost as high as the men. But the largest increase was in the age group of 25-44 years old, where the rate rose almost 50 percent. This meant that the participation rates of the females had become more alike with the men. Family status also influenced the female participation rate but later on during 1981 it had a more less affect than in 1971. According to ...
- 709: Richard Nixon
- ... Court declared the practice illegal. Nixon then opposed the use of public buses to transport students to integrated schools. Other problems arose, such as inflation and high unemployment. His tactic to slow inflation with high interest rates failed, so he began wage and price controls. He also devalued the dollar to promote US exports and discourage imports. Nixon won easily over his Democratic opponent in the election of 1972 due to improved ...
- 710: Dynamic Change In The U.S.
- ... Pennsylvania Railroad as the private secretary and telegrapher to the railroad official Thomas Alexander Scott. Carnegie advanced By successive promotions until he ranked as the superintendent of the Pittsburgh division of the railroad. His financial interest in what is now the Pullman Company laid the foundation of his fortune, and investments in oil lands near Oil City, Pennsylvania, increased his financial budgets. During the Civil War, he served in the War ... produce iron railroad bridges. he later founded a steel mill and was one of the earliest users of the Bessemer process of making steel in the U.S. Carnegie was extremely successful, acquiring a controlling interest in other large steel plants. Though he was never a technical expert on steel, his natural talent as a business salesman reaped him many rewards. He was a promoter, salesman, and organizer with a gift ... production. In 1901, he sold his company to the United States Steel Corp. for $250 million and retired. Carnegie never had a formal education, but as a youth working in Pennsylvania he developed a divine interest in books and education. During his lifetime he was very generous in sharing what he was blessed with. He gave more than $350 million to various educational, cultural, and peace institutions, many of which ...
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