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- 371: Brave New World - The Conflict Between Mond And The Savage
- ... as Bernard feels in the New World. The Savage longs to be part of this world that he has seen through Linda's eyes. He leaps at the chance to go to the 'civilised' world - "John also laughed, but for another reason - laughed for pure joy. ... 'O brave new world that has such people in it. Let's start at once.'" Bernard's ominous warning sets the scene for what is going to come in the final confrontation between the Savage and Mustapha Mond. "'And, anyhow, hadn't you better wait till you actually see the new world?'" We can see from John's ideals before this (the strong belief in marrying 'for ever', the self-sacrificing nature where he sees that he must do something to be 'worthy' of the woman he loves, his desire to purify ... from what he sees as evil thoughts - but what the world sees as natural, and his fascination with Shakespeare) that he will never fit into the BNW. From there continues a series of steps where John becomes more disgusted with the world. This culminates when he sees Lenina for what she is - the 'perfect citizen'. She is promiscuous, attractive, good-natured but quite often under the influence of soma. She ...
- 372: Keynesian Theory and the New Deal
- Keynesian Theory and the New Deal The crash of the stock market brought many hard times. Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal was a way to fix these times. John Stuart Mill and John Maynard Keynes were two economists whose economic theories greatly influenced and helped Franklin D. Roosevelt devise a plan to rescue the United States from the Great Depression it had fallen into. John Stuart Mill was a strong believer of expanded government, which the New Deal provided. John Maynard Keynes believed in supply and demand, which the New Deal used to stabilize the economy. Franklin D. Roosevelt' ...
- 373: The Crucible
- ... includes staying true to both her husband and her God. Another is the persecution by Abigail Warren, a former employee and assistant. Elizabeth also has to suffer through the decision to reveal the unfaithfulness of John or to remain strong in her love of him. All of this is too much for Elizabeth and the burden is very heavy. Elizabeth’s husband, John, is a religious man. He believes in God, but not the minister who preaches His word. John’s actions, though, are not so religious and devoid of sin. Abby, a young seductress, was able to gain his attention while Elizabeth was bedridden. A fiery and passionate affair scared his relationship with ...
- 374: Benedict Arnold
- ... could have driven Benedict Arnold to turn his back on the country that he fought for so dearly. Boylan also points out that the man who Arnold did most of his negotiations with, Major General John André, was strikingly similar to Arnold, and that the two men were brought together under one woman, Miss Peggy Shippen. Throughout this book, Boylan suggests that the reader should view Arnold without the general stereotype ... French into signing a Treaty with the United States that helped turn the tides on the British. Major General Horatio Gates was the commander of the Army of the North. His English counterpart was General John Burgoyne. The open-field battle style considerable favored the British troops of Burgoyne. The American s had their backs against the wall; they were almost out of options, until their savior literally rode in on ... in May of 1779, with the encouragement of his wife, Peggy, Arnold began negotiations to join the British army. Peggy was very pro-British, prior to her marriage to Arnold she had a relationship with John André. John André and Sir Henry Clinton approved Arnold s request to join the British. John and Benedict continually communicated for over a year and a half using cipher and using pseudonyms. Arnold was ...
- 375: The Crucible: Hysteria and Injustice
- ... depicts how one selfish, evil person like Abigail Williams can bring others down and make others follow her to commit evil acts. These evil acts affect even the most honest people in the town like John and Elizabeth Proctor, and Rebecca Nurse who cannot fight the accusations made against them by those following Abigail. Those following Abigail are considered to be holy men that are full of honesty and justice, but ... others were just playing like witches. But they were following Abigail because she wanted to try to put a curse on a lady named Elizabeth Proctor. Abigail was in love with Mrs. Proctor's husband, John Proctor, and she wanted to some how get rid of Elizabeth. The problem was that as the rumors spread about the devil Abigail went along with it and blamed the slave woman Tituba for forcing ... town as witches. These people were put and jail and would be hanged if they did not confess to the crime of devil worship or witch craft. Another part of the developing plot is that John Proctor knows Abigail and her friends are lying, but he is afraid to say any thing because eight months before he had and affair with Abigail and did not want to be seen by ...
- 376: The Circle of Souls in John Donne’s A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning
- The Circle of Souls in John Donne’s A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning Why would one wish to forbid that which comes most naturally at the instant of separation? The act of mourning is not solely directed towards the outside, it consoles ... lives a semblance of the order that existed before the loss. To mourn is to withdraw from the world. However, “A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning,” is not actually about death, but rather a separation. The poet, John Donne, engages in a didactic lesson to show the parallel between a positive way to meet death and a positive way to separate from lover. When a virtuous man dies, he whispers for his soul ...
- 377: Iwo Jima
- ... States Marine Corps played a huge role in defeating the Japanese. Iwo Jima was a small island that was controlled by Japan. Iwo Jima is only about 4 miles long and half that in width. (John Man 116)But the Island was very strategically important for the U.S. to attack Japan. On February 19th 1945 a massive fleet of U.S. ships gathered off the coast of Iwo Jima. The ... 1) The deployment was led by, Major General, Harry Schmidt. The 3rd marine division encountered the most heavily fortified position on the island, but eventually broke through and reached the northern part of the island. (John Man 116) The 3rd marine division had to fight most of the fierce and intense battles in trying to take Iwo Jima. They fought on with courage and honor the whole way through. Tadamishi Kuribayashi ... Japanese. He was in charge of defending the one of the most important positions on Iwo Jima, Mt. Suribachi. Tadamishi lost the mountain but still remained fighting the U.S. soldiers as he was told. (John Man 116) Another important leader was Lt. General Holland M. Smith. Also known as “Howling Mad”. He was in charge of leading the assault on Iwo Jima. He successfully landed and deployed all of ...
- 378: Lisa Bright And Dark By John N
- When someone has a nearly "perfect" life, it s hard to believe that person could be going out of his or her mind. Lisa Bright and Dark, by John Neufeld, explores the world of mental illness through Lisa Shilling, a sixteen year old who believes she is going crazy. Though she and her friends know this, she is unable to receive help because her ... is going on in Lisa Shilling s head. Details in the novel are at times elaborate, but there are parts in the story where the writing style is very direct. All of these aspects make John Neufeld s writing style unique. Lisa Bright and Dark is a disturbing but powerful look into the mind of mental illness. This would be a good story for anyone to read. It gives insight into ...
- 379: Crucible 11
- ... faith characterized by confession to being possessed to be a devil or denying it thus being hanged in front the town s people. This is the crucible brought up in the story, where a man, John Proctor, sets out to prove Abigail and her followers to be frauds. John Proctor is a good man with a hidden past of lust with Abigail. His wife, Goody Proctor knows of this sin and never forgives him for it until the end of the story where John Proctor uses his good nature to test his faith. Even when things go wrong for him, starting with his servant Mary Warren betraying him in her confession against her friends, John Proctor tries his ...
- 380: Sexual Behaviour As The Means
- ... of the two different societies. The first example of this takes place in Brave New World. While Lenina and Berard Marx are on a trip to a savage reservation they meet a young man named John. This man s mother is from the new world yet she has been living in the reservation for years after being left there by another new world man. Lenina finds the young savage unappealing. John also has strange unknown feelings for Lenina. John, not aware of Lenina s sexual experiences believes she is a pure virgin. This is John s downfall. Finally back in the New World, John and Lenina begin to have a non-sexual relationship ...
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