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- 491: Fahrenheit 451 & Brave New Wor
- ... to conform. In addition, the refusal of various methods of escape from reality is shown to be a path to discovery. In Brave New World, the main characters of Bernard Marx and the "Savage" boy John both come to realize the faults with their own cultures. In Fahrenheit 451 Guy Montag begins to discover that things could be better in his society but, sue to some uncontrollable events, his discover happens ... about himself as well. He is able to see more clearly the things that had always set him on edge: the promiscuity, the domination of the government and the lifelessness in which he lived. (Allen) John, often referred to as "the Savage" because he was able to leave the reservation with Marx to go to London to live with him, also has a hard time adjusting to the drastic changes. The son of two members of the modern society but born and raised on the reservation, John learned from his mother the values and the customs of the "civilized" world while living in a culture that had much different values and practices. Though his mother talked of the promiscuity that she ...
- 492: Fire And Ice
- ... the cold and gloomy outside world. The winter landscape represents society, cold and emotionless. The curtains, representing Jane's passionate nature, symbolize how Jane's fiery personality alienate her from society. A short while later, John Reed, representing a male-dominated society, enters the room in search of Jane. When John attempts to assert his dominance over Jane, she is unable to control her passionate nature and retaliates. As punishment for giving in to her fiery side, Jane is locked inside the red-room. Obviously, the ... of their marriage, which causes Jane to reevaluate her life. She begins to discern that she needs some control over her passion. On the opposite end of the spectrum is the icy character of St. John. St. John is both physically and emotionally devoid of warmth and passion. Jane describes his pale, icy features as "colourless as ivory"(347), and "his tall figure all white as a glacier"(379). His ...
- 493: John Keats
- John Keats John Keats, one of the greatest English poets and a major figure in the Romantic movement, was born in 1795 in Moorfields, London. His father died when he was eight and his mother when he was ...
- 494: To Autumn by John Keats
- To Autumn by John Keats One of the greatest poets of the English language, John Keats, wrote a beautiful ode To Autumn. This poem is composed of three parts and each of the parts represents the transition of the season of autumn. First part is about ready to harvest, the ...
- 495: 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 ...
- 496: Differences Between 18th Century Literature and Romantic Poetry Seen Through The Works From Alexander Pope and John Keats
- Differences Between 18th Century Literature and Romantic Poetry Seen Through The Works From Alexander Pope and John Keats The differences between eighteenth-century literature and romantic poems, with respect to history is constituted here. This is seen through the influential works of John Keats and Alexander Pope. These works are acknowledged as, "The Rape of Lock" and "The Eve of St. Agnes." Alexander Pope takes his readers on a hatred filled epic. A robust piece of literature and ...
- 497: The Personification and Criticism of Death in John Donne's "Death Be Not Proud."
- The Personification and Criticism of Death in John Donne's "Death Be Not Proud." "No poem of John Donne's is more widely read or more directly associated with Donne than the tenth of the Holy Sonnets, 'Death, be not proud.'" (Dr. Gerald McDaniel, lecture). In this sonnet, Donne personifies death in two ...
- 498: John Locke
- Perhaps one of, if not the, most historically influential political thinkers of the western world was John Locke. John Locke, the man who initiated what is now known as British Empiricism, is also considered highly influential in establishing grounds, theoretically at least, for the constitution of the United States of America. The basis for ...
- 499: The Poetry of John Keats
- The Poetry of John Keats The casual reader of John Keats' poetry would most certainly be impressed by the exquisite and abundant detail of it's verse, the perpetual freshness of it's phrase and the extraordinarily rich sensory images scattered throughout it's lines ...
- 500: John Quincy Adams
- John Quincy Adams Hello, I'm John Quincy Adams. I grew up in Braintree, Massachusetts, and when I became an adult I traveled with my father on his diplomatic missions until I became interested in political journalism at Harvard and eventually became ...
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