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- 1131: Catcher In The Rye - Character
- ... Twain's novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Both works feature naive, adolescent runaways as narrators, both commenting on the problems of their times, and both novels have been recurrently banned or restricted (Davis 318). John Aldrige remarked that both novels are "study in the spiritual picaresque, the joinery that for the young is all one way, from holy innocence to such knowledge as the world offers, from the reality which ... emotional frame of reference -- the reader knows them better than the other characters Holden encounters, who are generally, except for Phoebe, nonessential (71).When asked for a final comment on the character of Holden Caulfield, John Aldrige stated that the innocence of the main character was a combination of urban intelligence, juvenile contempt, and New Yorker sentimentalism. The only challenge it has left, therefore, is that of the genuine, the truly ... those are with unfortunate results (Kegel 55).The final step in the critical analyzing of The Catcher in the Rye is to look at what has occurred at or near the end of the novel. John Aldrige wrote that in the end, Holden remains what he was in the beginning- cyni cal, defiant, and blind. As for the reader, there is identification but no insight, a sense of"pathos but ...
- 1132: The Crucible And Mccarthyism
- ... which each of event, McCarthyism and the Salem witch hunts, had the ability to ruin a persons life through a simple accusation. An example of this is very evident in The Crucible. The character of John Proctor is accused of partaking in the crime of witchcraft. When it comes time to confess, he knows that confessing will save his physical life, but at the same time it will ruin his reputation ... 140). Proctor knows that his confession will be posted onto the church wall for all to see. This is why he ends up tearing the confessions. If it were seen by anyone in the community John Proctor's reputation would be tarnished to the point where he could no longer show his face in Salem. He therefore chooses death over humiliation. A parallelism of this can be seen in the era ... those that were accused, and what they were required to do in order to save their reputation. In The Crucible those that were accused of witchcraft were often asked to recite the ten commandments. When John Proctor was being accused he was asked to recite the ten commandment by Reverend Hale, "Let you repeat them, if you will. [Proctor:] The commandment?" (Miller 66). Another occurrence of this also appears in ...
- 1133: Glenn Theodore Seaborg
- ... Honours include: in 1947 named as one of America's 10 outstanding young men by the U. S. Junior Chamber of Commerce; 1947 recipient of the American Chemical Society's Award in Pure Chemistry; 1948 John Ericsson Gold Medal by the American Society of Swedish Engineers; 1948 Nichols Medal of the New York Section of the American Chemical Society; 1953 John Scott Award and Medal of the City of Philadelphia; 1957 Perkin Medal of the American Section of the Society of Chemical Industry; 1959 Atomic Energy Commission's Enrico Fermi Award for his outstanding work in ... Seaborg married Helen L. Griggs, then secretary to the late Dr. Ernest O. Lawrence (Nobel Laureate for Physics 1939). They have six children: Peter (b. 1946), Lynne (b. 1947), David (b. 1949), Stephen (b. 1951), John Eric (b. 1954), and Dianne (b. 1959). His chief hobby is golf, but he also follows other sports with interest. From 1953-1958 he served as the University of California (Berkeley) Faculty Athletic Representative. ...
- 1134: The 60’s: Decade of Challenge and Change
- ... new generation to whom JFK said,” the torch has been passed.” Long hair, mod dresses, drugs, sexual freedom, and anti- established ideas were everywhere. It was a decade of tragic death for people such as John Kennedy, Martin Luther King, and Robert Kennedy. It was an unforgettable , exciting era. Many things typify the sixties. It was a time of great changes that would influence the next decades. A good example would ... that summer. The music of the sixties helped to change the way people saw things. It helped to influence the music of the decades to follow. The 60s included great bands such as the Beatles ( John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr), The Rolling Stones( Mick Jagger, Kieth Richard and Brian Jones), The Beach Boys, The Grateful Dead, The Kinks, The Who and Pink Floyd. It also “produced” great ... 1960. Then Berlin was cut in two by the communist wall. Who could forget Martin Luther King’s famous “ I have a dream” speech made on August 5, 1963 ? The tragedy on November 22, 1963, John F. Kennedy was shot dead in Dallas. Then the death of Martin Luther King in 1968. And the first black women was elected to House in 68. There were other breakthroughs in the news. ...
- 1135: J.D. Salinger
- ... through hardships. The character’s life is in a total mess at the time. Salinger also shows foreshadowing to a better life through "The Last Day of the Last Furlough" (Matuz 157). In the story John Hendren is able Salinger uses symbolism for the character to fulfill his quest for happiness (Matuz 148)John Hendren who is in World War II, has always wore large wooden necklace given to him by his mother (Matuz 148). This same necklace stops a bullet, which could have killed him(Matuz 149). John is later awarded a medal of respect for his valiant effort, giving him lots of fame(Matuz 149). Salinger shows how such symbols provide happiness to the lives of people (Wenke 237). Salinger uses ...
- 1136: Cry The Beloved Country By Ala
- ... take the power away from other people. With no genuine aspirations, the power is corrupt and no one will benefit. The situation is slightly ironic because the two men are on their way to hear John Kumalo speak. John has no sincerity in his political work, but enjoys the command and importance he gains as an influential speaker. His selfishness is revealed when he deserts his distressed nephew: “‘There is no proof that my son or this other young man was there at all… John Kumalo smiles at that…. Who will believe your son?’”(Pg. 101) Power in the hands of a man with such twisted morals and lacking loyalty cannot be beneficial. In contrast, James Jarvis is a ...
- 1137: Causes Of The American Civil W
- ... war. There were a few important factors that helped to increase tensions in both the North and the South. Some of these factors were the Anti-Slavery movement, Kansas-Nebraska Act, the Fugitive Slave Law, John Brown’s raid at Harpers Ferry, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, and the election of Abraham Lincoln into Presidency. There were quite a few events that caused tensions in the North. The anti-slavery movement greatly ... and mercy; for, not surer is the eternal law by which the millstone sinks in the ocean, than that stronger law, by which injustice and cruelty shall bring on nations the wrath of Almighty God!" John Brown’s raid at Harpers Ferry significantly had an impact on the South. In October 1857, Brown and 21 followers captured the US arsenal at Harpers Ferry. Brown planned the takeover as the first step in his liberation of the slaves, but it was taken the next morning by Robert E. Lee. John Brown was hanged two months later. In his speech before the court on trial for treason, he stated, "Now if it is deemed necessary that I should forfeit my life for the furtherance of ...
- 1138: United States of American: Personal Freedom
- ... the government when he printed up a copy of the colony's charter. He was charged with seditious libel and spent more than a year in prison. A more famous incident was the trial of John Peter Zenger which established the principle of a free press. In his newspaper he published satirical ballads regarding William Cosby, the unpopular governor, and his council. His media was described "as having in them many ... immediately pardoned. The next attack on the First Amendment occurred in 1835. President Andrew Jackson proposed a law that would prohibit the use of mail for "incendiary publications intended to instigate the slaves to insurrection." John C. Calhoun of South Carolina led a special committee that opposed the proposal on grounds that it conflicted with the First Amendment. The proposal was defeated because it was a form of censorship. The next ... librarians to resign and the closing of libraries. On the morning of December 16, 1965, thirteen year old Mary Beth Tinker went to school in Des Moines, Iowa. She and her fifteen year old brother, John, had decided to wear black armbands as a protest to the Vietnam War. In advance to their arrival, the principal had decided that any student wearing an arm- band would be told to remove ...
- 1139: Glass
- ... Available http://www.tribalglass.com/Photos.htm Millenium, December 7, 1998. Space Orbiter.[Online Image-not exactly as shown] Available http://www.pennynet.org/glmuseum.Education/edspace.htm December 7, 1998. Brady, James E. Holum, John R. Fundamentals of Chemistry. Third Edition“Chemicals In Use: Glass”. Toronto: John Wiley & Sons. 1988. pg.386. Russ, John C. Glass-Amorphous Structure. [Online] Available http://vims.ncsu.edu/Contents/Ch.14/SectionII/Chapter14.II.html December 5,1998. Millenium. Pyrex Body Art. [Online] Available http://www.tribalglass.com/FAQ.htm November 15, ...
- 1140: Global Warming…Fact or Fiction?
- ... States Environmental Protection Agency for use of their graphs and data. In addition, the United States National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, North Carolina was very generous. A major piece of data was supplied by John Christy and Roy W. Spencer. They are the two gentlemen who are responsible for the maintaining of satellite temperature records since its beginning. Thanks also to my many mentors who also assisted this project, including ... heat of the day and "storing" it in pavement, buildings, cars, etc. thus releasing the heat energy during nighttime hours. The NCDC United States Figure 4a: Ground-based temperature data vs. Satellite-measured data.. Sources: John Christy, & Roy W. Spencer. Figure 4b: Satellite-measured temperature data vs. balloon-measured temperature data. Sources: John Christy & Roy W. Spencer. Minimum temperature data shows a slight decrease, but overall an increase of evening temperatures near large cities (see figure 5). The "heat-island effect" can cause a bias of 0. ...
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