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- 651: Henry David Thoreaus Quest For
- Henry David Thoreau's Quest for Reformation While strolling through the forests near Walden Pond, Henry David Thoreau stumbled across a man and his family. The father, John Field had moved to America from Ireland with his wife and his son in order to "improve [their] condition one day" (Walden, 139). Henry listened intently to what John had to say about his life in America and his plans for the future, and then he offered up his personal experiences concerning society and life in general. To a reader who hasn't been ... or Throreau, the entire situation might seem perfectly normal, almost mundane, however Thoreau is a transcendentalist who had been living in nature for the past 2 years in an attempt to become divine and righteous. John has never heard of such a lifestyle and is drawn closer and becomes deeply interested in the argument that Thoreau makes for living simply. Thoreau explains that he "lives in a tight, light, and ...
- 652: Dandelion Wine: Douglas
- ... to realize that all things and people leave in their time and doug still doesn’t understand this. He still thinks that he has a little magic left in him and that he can keep John there with him. “John!” he cried. “You, John! John, you’re my enemy, you hear? You’re no friend of mine! Don’t come back here ever!” Doug has lost so many hopes of happiness in machines, that when he’s losing ...
- 653: Mark Twain 2
- ... the most distinguished author of American Literature. Next to William Shakespeare, Clemens is arguably the most prominent writer the world has ever seen. In 1818, Jane Lampton found interest in a serious young lawyer named John Clemens. With the Lampton family in heavy debt and Jane only 15 years of age, she soon arried John. The family moved to Gainesboro, Tennessee where Jane gave birth to Orion Clemens. In the summer of 1827 the Clemenses relocated to Virginia where John purchased thousands of acres of land and opened a legal advice store. The lack of success of the store led John to drink heavily. Scared by his addiction, John vowed never to drink again. ...
- 654: Jane Eyre: Somewhere, The Dark Sheds Light
- ... learns how to understand and control repression. Jane's journey begins at Gateshead Hall. Mrs. Reed, Jane's aunt and guardian, serves as the biased arbitrator of the rivalries that constantly occur between Jane and John Reed. John emerges as the dominant male figure at Gateshead. He insists that Jane concedes to him and serve him at all times, threatening her with mental and physical abuse. Mrs. Reed condones John's conduct and sees him as the victim. Jane's rebellion against Mrs. Reed represents a realization that she does not deserve the unjust treatment. Jane refuses to be treated as a subordinate and ...
- 655: Billy Budd: A Story of True Goodness
- ... Those who choose the latter are evil plain and simple. By making this choice they are reflecting not upon the innocent, but upon themselves. This reflection is humanity in its darkest configuration. Billy Budd and John Claggart are opposing forces. Billy Budd who is described as “strength and beauty. Tales of his prowess recited. Ashore he the champion, afloat the spokesman; on every suitable occasion always foremost.” John Claggart, a man “in whom was the mania of an evil nature, not engendered by vicious training or corrupting books or licentious living but born with him and innate, in short ‘a depravity according to nature.’” These two people who are clearly on opposite sides of the spectrum contrast one another in a plethora of ways. Where Billy is sweet, John is bitter. Where Billy is naïve, John is knowledgeable. Where Billy is content, John is jealous. Lastly, where Billy is good, John is bad. The ugliness that results in the death of both men ...
- 656: American Westerns (maverick, T
- ... for a fair price. When there is talk of traveling through Indian Territory, one man exclaims, "They get mean this time of year." According to "Maverick's" Creator-A Cynical Approach", an article written by John P. Shanley, Roy Huggins, the show's producer, was convinced that Westerns would last as long as there is television.2 He stated, "Westerns will have their cycles just as they have had their cycles ... of his audience complained about Bret Maverick's father telling him, "You're shifty, self-centered and you know the value of a dollar. You'll die wealthy and honored." In 1955, popular western director, John Ford teamed up with longtime friend John Wayne to make "The Searchers", based on the novel by Alan LeMay. It tells a story of Comanche Indians, whom are seen as "lions", whom burn down a home of white residents and kidnap ...
- 657: Computer Mediated Evnvironment
- ... both a new context in which to study existing theories and an entirely new phenomenon, both of which merit research by marketing academics and other social scientists. REFERENCES Alba, Joseph W., J. Wesley Hutchinson, and John G. Lynch, Jr. (1991), “Memory and Decision Making,” in Thomas S. Robertson and Harold H. Kassarjian, eds., Handbook of Consumer Behavior, (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall). Anderson, James A. and Timothy P. Meyer (1988), Mediated ... Perspective (Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications). Berners-Lee, T., R. Cailliau, N. Pellow, and A. Secret (1993), “The World-Wide Web Initiative,” in Proceedings 1993 International Networking Conference. Bettman, James R., Eric J. Johnson, and John Payne (1991),” Consumer Decision Making,” in Thomas S. Robertson and Harold H. Kassarjian, eds., Handbook of Consumer Behavior, (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall). Bordewijk, J.L. and B. van Kaam (1986), “Towards a New Classification ... in a Promotion-Intensive Environment,” Marketing Science, 2 (Spring), 91-110. Dickson, Peter R. and Alan G. Sawyer (1990), “The Price Knowledge and Search of Supermarket Shoppers,” Journal of Marketing, 54 (July), 42-53. Hauser, John R. and Steven M. Shugan (1983), “Defensive Marketing Strategies,” Marketing Science, 3 (Fall), 327-351. Hauser, John R. and Birger Wernerfelt (1990), “An Evaluation Cost Model of Consideration Sets,” Journal of Consumer Research, 16 ( ...
- 658: 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 ...
- 659: Masters of Deception (MoD)
- ... affordable computer." It was more than what he could ever ask for. This was how Paul, a middle class boy from New York, got started with computers. Almost the same story goes for Mark, Eli, John, Julio, and Allen. These are the boys who would come to be known as the "MOD BOYS" (Masters of Deception). They were the hacker gang who dominated the hacking underworld back in the late 1980s ... he would start calling his little group the MOD. And since they were now getting into important computers then this meant that they would need some more people with specific specialties. By July of 1989 John, a black kid from the Bronx, and Julio, a Mexican kid from the Bronx were integrated into the MOD. By now all the members of the Mod had free phone service and they could manipulate ... Eli and Mark decided that if they didn't arrest them then they could keep doing it. Eli never had the money to get another computer but would hack from the laptop that Mark bought. John was speaking to Chris Goggans who was the unofficial leader of the "Legond of Doom" (lod). They were sort of the rivals of the Mod which was by now more powerful. They got into ...
- 660: Suicide The Right To Die
- ... on Assisted Suicide I would like to relate a personal experience to lead off with my position on assisted suicide. This tragedy involves the death of an Uncle, who I was very close too. Uncle John, was my Father's older Brother. My Father always looked up to John and they were also very close. When I was growing up Uncle John would take me fishing and hunting, something I will always remember. Uncle John was a big, strong man and was always very active. He retired at the age of sixty and was looking forward ...
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