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- 1301: Black and White
- ... of a conjure woman putting a “goopher” on the grapevines, causing all blacks that eat the grapes to die within one year. This story is relayed upon the first meeting of the northern white couple (John and Annie) and the native South Carolinian. After telling his tale of Henry and the others that suffered from this spell, Uncle Julius concludes that these northerners should not buy this vineyard, adding conveniently that he is not afraid to eat the grapes because he know the “ ole vimes fum de noo ones.” John decides to buy the farm in spite of Uncle Julius's warnings, but he does offer him employment as a coachman. It seems as if Uncle Julius had been trying to guarantee his usefulness on ... he was a ham. Uncle Julius later found him hanging the smokehouse. Uncle Julius explains how he cannot eat more than two or three pounds of ham without having to stop and think about Dave. John asks for ham at breakfast the next morning. Annie first claims that ham was too heavy for breakfast, but admits that she had given it all to Uncle Julius. Annie has been outsmarted once ...
- 1302: Hamlet
- ... that he is calculatedly choosing the times when to appear mad. “Hamlet feigns insanity because it allows him to do several things that he otherwise would not be able to do…” (The Hamlet Paradigm, by John S. Mamoun). Hamlet is very far form being mad, he is perfectly capable of recognizing his enemies. Hamlet's madness was faked for a purpose. He warned his friends he intended to fake madness, but ... that Hamlet knows the truth about his father's death, he immediately sends him away to England. He does this because now “[Hamlet’s] endeavor to kill Claudius is now justified” (The Hamlet Paradigm , by John S. Mamoun). In the scene in his mother's bedroom, Hamlet tells Gertrude that his insanity is assumed: "[I]t is not madness / I have utter'd: bring me to the test, / And I the ... by "loosing" Ophelia to him, Hamlet acts completely rationally. In the end, he avenges his father by killing Claudius not through an act of madness, but as a result of Claudius's own treachery. Bibliography John S. Mamoun, The Hamlet Paradigm, 12/01/1998, 04/15/00 http://www.hamlet.org\j_s_mamoun.html Word Count: 1549
- 1303: So Far From God
- Eisenhower, John S. D. So Far From God: The U. S. War with Mexico 1846 – 1848. New York: Random House, 1989, xxvi, 436. Mr. John Eisenhower is a retired Army General from Westchester, Pennsylvania. He is also the son of retired General and later President, Dwight D. Eisehower. He is an author as well as a military historian. Mr. Eisenhower ... war with Mexico from 1846 – 1848. Mr. Eisenhower also attempts to give the reader a better understanding of the conflict between these two countries, which has been overshadowed by the Civil War, thirteen years later. John Eisenhower’s portrayal of the officers and politicians in this conflict is detailed and it highlights the early careers of many of our Civil War legends. The technology of warfare at this time is ...
- 1304: Nat King Col
- ... influenced the likes of Oscar Peterson and Ahmad Jamal. Nat had performed with some of the best including Duke Ellington and performed for some of the best, including the Queen¨, he was even friends with John F. Kennedy. Though he is often remembered today as a great singer, he was also one of history’s greatest jazz pianists. It is said that as a pianist, he developed the intricate right-hand style of ...
- 1305: William Shakespeare
- ... greatest playwright of all time. No other writer's plays have been produced so many times or read so widely in so many countries as his. Shakespeare was born to middle class parents. His father, John, was a Stratford businessman. He was a glove maker who owned a leather shop. John Shakespeare was a well known and respected man in the town. He held several important local governmental positions. William Shakespeare's mother was Mary Arden. Though she was the daughter of a local farmer, she was related to a family of considerable wealth and social standing. Mary Arden and John Shakespeare were married in 1557. William Shakespeare was born in Stratford in 1564. He was one of eight children. The Shakespeare's were well respected prominent people. When William Shakespeare was about seven years ...
- 1306: Response To Civil Disobedience
- Henry David Thoreau's well-publicized essay, "Civil Disobedience," has been a prized piece of literature in the hearts of many famous Americans and other leaders. Great political figures, such as Mohandas K. Gandhi and John F. Kennedy, have used Thoreau's essay calling for the reform of government to their advantage when speaking to their fellow countrymen. Writing in response to the United States annexation of Texas in 1845, Thoreau felt that ...
- 1307: Oliver Cromwell
- ... it again for 11 years. (Gaunt, 1996) During this time, country gentlemen like Cromwell became annoyed. The Cromwell family was one of a mass of angry gentry who belonged to "the political nation": for example, John Hampden, a wealthy squire who brought a case against the king over the levying of ship money, was Cromwell's cousin. Then in 1640 Cromwell was elected a member of the Parliament for the borough ... them by preaching and extemporaneous prayer. Though he grieved over taxes, monopolies, and other such impositions on the people, it was his religion that made him oppose the King's government. In November 1641 when John Pym and his friends presented to King Charles I "Grand Remonstrance," which consisted of over 200 clauses, among which was one censuring the bishops "and the corrupt part of the clergy in support of their ... of his own weakness. He sought moderate courses and also wanted to end the naval war begun against the Dutch in 1652. When in December 1653, after a coup d'etat planned by Major General John Lambert and other officers, the majority of the Assembly of Saints surrendered power into Cromwell's hands, he decided reluctantly that Providence had chosen him to rule. As commander in chief appointed by Parliament, ...
- 1308: Irving's The World According to Garp: Analysis
- Irving's The World According to Garp: Analysis When referring to John Irving's book The World According to Garp, it has been said “His style is simplistic, almost childlike..."(55), and “ Irving's prose is the prose of a poorly educated man-his vocabulary is uninspiring ... book and doesn't stop until the end. The irony just keeps repeating itself over and over again until the reader is so engrossed they can't put the book down. This technique is what John Irving uses to create such a wonderful story, that keeps the reader both interested and entertained. One of the most interesting ironic circles in this book deals with the death of the main character, Garp ... 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.
- 1309: Shakespearean Comedy
- ... an only child, he agrees to let Don Pedro woo Hero in his favor so she would be his wife. When Claudio and Don Pedro put their plan into action at the masked ball, Don John appears. He acts as a blocking figure in this play and causes many problems. He tells Claudio that Don Pedro wants Hero for himself, which is a lie, but Claudio acts like "easy come easy go". He is not very upset that he just lost his soon to be bride. When the truth comes out, the wedding day is set and the planning begins. Don John is once again planning to ruin things. He is a jealous, sour and unhappy person. The greenworld is also used in this play but not for festive activities. It is used for plotting bad things ... Most of the characters are fully developed, except Hero, so we can identify with their grief and then their joy. As the play comes to an end everything is wrapped in a neat package. Don John is captured and brought back to be punished, Claudio and Hero, and Beatrice and Benedick are married and the dance and the feast begin. Measure for Measure is a play that is very different ...
- 1310: The Beast in the Jungle: The Beast of James
- ... waiting to spring. The reader will ask why James has done this? Wouldn't it be more effective to speak plainly of Marcher's and Bartram's relationship? The author could tell us exactly why John Marcher does not marry May Bartram. The narrator tells us that Marcher's situation "was not a condition he could invite a woman to share" and "that a man of feeling didn't cause himself ... as the acts of one body. A number of the critics I have read mention Marcher's waiting, his anticipating of his big moment, the realization of the Beast of his destiny. Charles Hoffman explains "John Marcher is singularly dedicated to waiting for the worst of all imaginable things to happen to him" (Hoffman p. 99). Edward Stone dwells on this same point but with more emphasis on the story's ... How is it that Stone sees the hero as a progressing methodical march-er towards destiny, when to march implies that the marcher has a sense of the location of his march? Whereas Przybylowicz explains John Marcher as passive and having no "desire to direct his own life." And in opposition to Przybylowicz, Edward Wagenknecht calls Marcher blind in regard to his wait and maintains "Life offers its best to ...
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