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- 491: The Crucible: Act Four Analysis
- The Crucible: Act Four Analysis The scene in Act Four of The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, defines the characterization, themes, and conflicts of the play. The scene takes place in a court dungeon where John Proctor, is confronted by his wife Elizabeth for the first time in many months. The couple is imprisoned on having been falsely convicted of practicing witchcraft. While Elizabeth has been held with the rest of the members of the community, John has been isolated in a dark, dingy, dungeon. He is to be hung for his "crimes" the very next morning. The court officials send Elizabeth in to convince John to confess in writing that the accusations against him are true and that the verdict is just. The conversation that takes place between Proctor and Elizabeth is "above sorrow, beyond it." They are bewildered ...
- 492: John Brown
- Born in Torrington, Connecticut on May 9, 1800, John Brown was the son of a wandering New Englander. Brown spent much of his youth in Ohio, where he was taught in local schools to resent compulsory education and by his parents to revere the ...
- 493: Brave New World 4
- ... lives. They have their own culture, with worshipping of a mix between Jesus and some old Indian gods. And in this story we meet 4 persons. Bernhard Marx, Lenina Crowne, Helmholtz Watson and the savage John. Bernhard and Helmholtz are "thinkers". They haven't conformed properly. They actually do some thinking of their own. Bernhard is also peculiar in the respect that he is not of the average height as his ... other hand we have Lenina, a girl just doing her job, taking her soma, and having her sex. She and Bernhard goes to the reservation in New Mexico for their holidays, and meet the savage John. He is the son of the director of the London hatchery. His mother was also there on her holidays, but she got lost, and stayed there. So the young John learned to read, and he has read a lot of Shakespeares plays. They bring John and his mother back to England. After meeting a lot of problems in his new society, and when both ...
- 494: Brave New World 6
- ... they must learn to do it themselves. Unlike the Fordians, the Savages are taught functional skills, such as stitching up simple tears and weaving. In the story Mitsima, an old man from the reservation, teaches John the Savage how to make a clay pot, using nothing but a lump of clay and his own two hands. This is a very practical and useful tool. The Savages are taught to cook for ... taught self-control in how they are prohibited free sex. They must learn restraint through their lust and desires. It is shown how capable the Savages are when controlling themselves in chapter 13. Lenina, whom John loves and desires more than anything in the world, is proclaiming herself to John, and yet he restrains himself because they are not married. The Savages are also taught to be responsible. For instance, in families the parents must care for, love, and nurture their children as best ...
- 495: The Hundred Years War
- ... The next war was the Caroline war, which was controlled mainly by Charles V of France. The third and final war was the Lancastrian war, which belonged to Henry V of England and his brother John, the duke of Bedford. (Encarta) The Edwardian war started out disastrously for France and successfully for England. Although England was smaller and poorer than France, it was able to dominate the early stages of the ... initiated the next advancement of English soldiers on French soil. Edward the Black Prince of Wales started his raid in 1355 and marched his men northward until he was cornered by the new French king, John II, near Poitiers, in western France. John II was no competition for the Black Prince who annihilated the French cavalry and took John II and one of his sons hostage. England held John II for ransom. The first two propositions were ...
- 496: The Infamous Watergate Scandal
- ... These five men and two co- plotters were indicated in September 1972 on charges of burglary, conspiracy and wire-tapping. Four months later they were convicted and sentenced to prison terms by District Court Judge John J. Sercia was convinced that relevant details had not been unveiled during the trial and offered leniency in exchanged for further information. As it became increasingly evident that the Watergate burglars were tied closely to ... McCord a chance to speak publicly. In his first meeting with representatives of this committee he named two more people that he claimed were involved in the burglary and cover-up. Theses two men were John Dean and Jeb Margruder. Margruder was the second in charge of the CRP and Dean was a White House aid. After hearing these substantial accusations the Senate Watergate Committee promptly subpoenaed John Dean and Jeb Margruder. (Westerfled 37-38). After the next session with James McCord he took the whiteness stand and explained how Liddy had promised him an executive pardon if he would plead guilty. ...
- 497: East Of Eden By John Steinbeck
- In A Lesson Before Dying, Mr. Grant Wiggins' life crises were the center of the story. Although he was supposed to make Jefferson into a man, he himself became more of one as a result. Not to say ...
- 498: Study on Juvenile Psychopaths
- ... law. While current research on the super predator is scarce, I will attempt to give an indication as to the reasons a child could become just such a monster. Violent teenage criminals are increasingly vicious. John DiIulio, Professor of Politics and Public Affairs at Princeton University, says that "The difference between the juvenile criminals of the 1950s and those of the 1970s and early 1980s was the difference between the Sharks ... Body Count: Moral Poverty . . . and How to Win America' s War Against Crime and Drugs," a new generation of "super-predators, " untouched by any moral inclinations, will hit America's streets in the next decade. John DiIulio, the Brookings Institute fellow who co-wrote the book with William Bennett and John Walters, calls it a "multi variate phenomenon, " meaning that child abuse, the high number of available high-tech guns, alcoholism and many other factors feed the problem. University of Pennsylvania professor Mavin Wolfgang says, " ...
- 499: Jane Eyre
- ... will be analyzing Janes stops at Thornfield Manor and Moor House for this is where she met the two most important men in her life. The easiest way to compare and contrast Rochester and St. John Rivers is by examining when and under what circumstances these two gentlemen come into contact with Jane. It is at Thornfield Manor that Jane first encounters Mr. Rochester. While living at Thornfield, Rochester demands undivided ... others. It is this journey which persuades her to move on when she finds Rochester's physical and material love unacceptable. Jane's next stop on her journey is Moor House. Here, she meets St. John Rivers, her cousin. Unlike Rochester, St. John is portrayed as the ultimate sacrificer, willing to do anything for others, no matter how undesirable the task might be. St. John also expects this sacrifice from Jane, and she must decide whether to ...
- 500: Evolution Of Canada
- ... minister, who is the leader of the party in power. Within each province the government is headed by a premier and parliament. History. Rivalry between the French and the English marked Canada's early development. John Cabot, sailing for England, reached Newfoundland in 1497 and claimed possession for King Henry VII. In 1534, French explorer Jacques Cartier planted the French flag on the Gasp‚ Peninsula, and in 1604, Samuel de Champlain ... in 1871 and Prince Edward Island in 1873. The last addition came in 1948 when Newfoundland became Canada's 10th province. Outstanding leaders during the drive for independence and the early years of confederation included John A. Macdonald, Wilfrid Laurier, and William Lyon Mackenzie King. Canada joined the Allies in WWII and after the war became a member of the United Nations. The Liberal party dominated politics from the early 1960s until 1984. First with Lester Pearson and, from 1968-79 and 1980-84, Pierre Elliott Trudeau, as prime minister. In 1984 Trudeau retired from politics and chose John N. Turner to succeed him as prime minister and party leader. The 1984 elections saw a dramatic change in power with the election of the Progressive Conservative candidate, Brian Mulroney. Mulroney and US President ...
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