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- 1791: Vietnam Veteran
- ... one of the thousands of stories which is condemned to the small circle of Vietnam veterans and the few that talk to or read the stories they so painfully tell. Never would you find a personal account of this magnitude and detail in your general history text or even find any quotes from the thousands of GI's stationed in Vietnam. In fact most Americans haven't and never will hear ... jungles of a war-torn country. It is people like Private First Class Reginald "Malik" Edwards that were the ones fighting in the war and have the best knowledge on the subject. Only through very personal accounts can one truly capture the emotion, pain, and confusion that has stricken man since the beginning of time. Without quotes like this the entire idea of war is given the same amount of importance ... I.s, or even the Vietnamese and the Viet Cong, have to contribute to the world's understanding of the Vietnam War? While we all realize that there is no way that all the information, personal stories and accounts concerning Vietnam can be incorporated into a general history class textbook, that shouldn't mean that all of these examples should be left out. The differences are so great that you ...
- 1792: King Lear: Sequences Which Display The Varying Perceptions of Different Characters
- ... was in following orders. He did not make any false decisions by himself, it was Edmund who hindered his vision. Edmund had been planning the downfall of his father and is only interested in his personal gain, at any cost. Edmund is immersed in his greed for others' possessions, he will step on whomever he needs to in order to reach his goal. This is what hinders his vision. Lear does ... s condition. After seeing him, he develops a theory that things could only get better if they are all at their worst . Edgar sees things going in a topsy-turvy manner because of his own personal encounters. It is in the faults of others' upon him which makes him believe that things are so bad. As the play reached its dramatic end, Lear dies in the arms of his beloved daughter ... the suffering of the play because he has played such a big part in resolving and overcoming them. His rise to royalty in the play shows how the plot and sub-plot have converged. His personal suffering allow him to make an unbiased and calm statement after the death of Lear. He has endured so much and can speak from his own experience. Several events in King Lear are seen ...
- 1793: Families Portrayed In Roddy Doyle's Books
- ... about his novels the author said, "I didn't set out to capture the good in every family, or bad for that matter, I just wanted to show a typical Irish family."1 Doyle's writing is real--he deals with issues that might not hit home with every reader however, they are events that confront many people every day. The Rabbitte family is used in all three novels that make ... end, however, it turns out to be the complete opposite. Doyle captures the emotions of his characters when they are weak and leaves an impact on the reader with his humorous wit. He describes his writing as "a challenge that's the enjoyable part. To an extent, that's what happened with all my books because I've never experienced any of the subjects I write about. I used to be ... I was never in a band, I've never been pregnant and I've never been unemployed for a day in my life."3 It is shown that Doyle has strong family values. In his writing he clearly demonstrates that if one family member falls, it effects the rest of the family. In The Commitments, throughout the entire novel, the band acts like a family. As the manager, Jimmy plays ...
- 1794: Hemingway's "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place" and His Life
- ... Oak Park, Illinois. Hemingway was brought up in a somewhat conservative household by his parents who pushed the value of politeness and religion. It wasn't until he began English classes in school that his writing talent began to shine. After he graduated from high school Hemingway turned his back on university and he decided to move to Kansas City. It was there where he got his first job as a writer. He was a reporter for the Kansas City Star. The Star was the first to introduce to him the news writing format which demands brief, to the point sentences and the smooth flowing of ideas. It seems that Hemingway adapted this style to his fiction writng. Hemingway demonstrates this talent in a short story called "A ... him. He began living at home again but refused to get a job, even when his mother ordered him to. Soon she kicked him out and he moved to Chicago. Here he made a living writing for the Toronto Star and working as a sparring partner for boxers. While he was in Chicago he met his first wife, the young and innocent Elizabeth Hadley Richardson. Soon the young couple were ...
- 1795: Bhagavad-Gita: Relationship Between Arjuna and Krishna
- ... Krishna One on One: Religion’s New Attitude In the Bhagavad-Gita, the relationship between Arjuna, the story’s hero and Krishna, the avatar, or incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu, is indeed a very personal one. It even seems to resemble a friendship at times, despite the fact that Arjuna is a human and Krishna is a god. The significance of Krishna’s familiar manner towards Arjuna in the Bhagavad ... Arjuna on the eve of battle. He descends to earth to restore order in times of chaos. Krishna acts as “companion and teacher… as well as the god who commands devotion” (Gita 7). A close personal relationship based on utmost devotion is the basis of Hinduism, and is reflected in the Gita as Krishna himself refers to Arjuna as “[his] devotee and [his] friend” (Gita 49). This complements the fact that ... which gave worshippers a much closer relationship to their gods. They will understand more about Hinduism (and its major concepts) and of its success as a religion by “responding to the needs of people for personal deities with whom they could establish direct connections” (Bulliet et al. 200). To conclude, the significance of Krishna’s caring manner towards Arjuna in the Bhagavad-Gita is that it ideally represents Hinduism and ...
- 1796: Narcissim
- ... therapy because he or she is unable to maintain the grandiosity which protects him or her from the feelings of despair. The narcissist views his or her situation arising not as a result of a personal maladjustment; rather it is some factor in the environment which is beyond the narcissist’s control which has caused his or her present situation. Therefore, the narcissist expects the therapist not to ‘cure’ him or ... narcissist maintains the infantile illusion of being merged to the object. At a psychological level he or she experiences difficulties in differentiating the self from others. It is the extent of this inability to distinguish personal boundaries which determines the severity of the narcissistic disorder (Johnson, 1987). Levels of Narcissism The most extreme form of narcissism involves the perception that no separation exists between the self and the object. The object ... and demands that he or she be more than possible will develop to be an exhibitionistic narcissist. Such an individual is told ‘you are superior to others’, but at the same time his or her personal feelings are ignored. Thus, to restore his or her feelings of adequacy the growing individual will attempt to coerce the environment into supporting his or her grandiose claims of superiority and perfection. On the ...
- 1797: Poor Habits and Their Effect on People's Self-Esteem and Self-Worth
- ... commit suicide do to the high demands of financially supporting a family. Unfortunately, lots of people have a false sense of priorities. The priority for employers is mainly the work employees do, not their own personal life and well-being. With all the pressures and expectations from the modern world, people tend to lose their ability to value, cherish and maintain healthy relationships; for example long ago Christmas was a time ... of the latest toys, games and gadgets, this causing us to change our family values and priority of habit. Basically it is essential to have a good habit on balance time and commitment for both personal well being and career. For better habits are to achieve of quality life, it is necessary for people to have enough free time for personal fulfillment and appreciation. Many people have bad habit which often stay up lately in the nights and work in their offices or other places where they work. That habit needs to be changed, finish ...
- 1798: Fried Green Tomatoes
- ... lovingly as the "peanut" she was a bigger handful than an elephant. She was an energetic and lively girl with a powerful imagination. The author claims it spelled trouble, or future writer. Fannie Flagg's writing and show business career began in the fifth grade when she wrote, produced, directed, and starred in a three-act comedy called "The Whopee Girls," which brought the audience to hysteria, but got her expelled from school for using the word "martini." At age 19, Fannie began writing and producing TV specials, and since then has appeared in more than 500 shows and in many motion picture and stage productions, including Candid Camera, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Love Boat, and Grease Fannie Flagg, (as she later changed her name to), was quite good at acting and comedy, but when she decided to take up writing in her late thirties, she never knew that her book would be such a success. The novel, received rave reviews, high praise and gained more serious recognition by critics and the public eye overall. ...
- 1799: A Christmas Carol
- ... Scrooge, starts off having no feelings for others or any Christmas spirit, but changes from his gloomy, dark appearance to a carefree, child-like persona at the end. Dickens shows in A Christmas Carol that personal greed will lead to peril, while kindness and generosity lead to personal happiness. One of Dickens social concerns was the lack of sympathy or feelings that people have toward other people. In the story, Scrooge had no feelings toward his family or friends and held a strictly ... them to treat you. At the end Scrooge's attitude changes and changes in how society will treat him are shown to be inevitable. Another social concern is the priority of family over money and personal gains. Money proves to be the golden idol that is worshipped by the people in the Christmas Carol, but also proves to destroy lives. For example, Scrooge gives up a chance at having a ...
- 1800: Memory and Imagination: A Review
- ... was not true. It’s not something every author often admits. She also states that we often lie about our memories but not intentionally; we lie because we feel we have to. In her opinion writing a first draft is like meeting someone for the first time. Which I think is true. In the beginning of the essay, she says that Sister Olive Marie’s grandfather invented the collapsible opera hat ... it’s not intentionally, it’s something we feel we have to do; we have to make up something because we don’t always remember what happened exactly. She is simply trying to remember by writing. She does not write about what she knows, but she writes to find out what she does know. Also she says: “Each of us must have a created version of the past”. (247). This simply ... that we all have our own version of the past because we all remember different things. Everyone remembers different things because what is important to us may not have been as important to other people. Writing her first draft, it’s not necessarily the way it happened, it might just be bits and pieces of memories confused with many others. They may not be concise, but at least they are ...
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