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- 2761: The Great Gatsby
- ... fast-paced; when the plot is occurring in East Egg, the tempo slows. The Great Gatsby takes place in the decade of the Roarin Twenties. Fitzgerald splendidly incorporates the truth behind the 1920s into his writing. Looking back upon the decade, a spirited vision of dancing and merriment emerges. The high-class American society was in a state of celebration; World War I had finally came to closure. When asked about ... each character in different ways. In conclusion, The Great Gatsby is a morally and historically enlightening classic about the moral decline in the 1920s. F. Scott Fitzgerald fabricated brilliant symbolic allusions in every line of writing. The book never loses meaning, for it comes from an unforgettable, real time period in American society. It is recommended for a person of any age, race, or gender who is interested in understanding a ...
- 2762: Emily Dickinson 4
- ... deprived of thee And now, by Life deprived, In my own Grave I breathe And estimate its size Its size is all that Hell can guess And all that Heaven surmise This is Dickinson s personal confrontation with loss through death and death itself. It seems that Dickinson is assessing the measure of death, looking at it from a distance, finding meaning and understanding in it, and having no fear of ... were her condition; The Tyrian would not come Until the North evoked it. Creator! Shall I bloom? Dickinson s eschatological state of mind, which is basically a separation from New England Puritanism, was completely a personal vision of life and holds no direct historical or social implications. Perhaps this poem is an indirect autobiography about the poet who attempts to bloom into a flower, gets mocked, but becomes immortal through her ...
- 2763: Karl Marx's Teachings and Capitalism
- ... object, which is conditioned by its physical properties, is its use-value. For instance, in its form as a properly functioning computer, my computer has use- value. It aids me in communicating with colleagues and writing term papers. If it were not functioning properly, however, it would serve no use-value other than perhaps a decoration in my den. Therefore, the use-value of an object can only be realized through ... the capitalist, as the current owner of this commodity, can justly consume it however he pleases. For example, if I purchase a pencil, I am not required to use it strictly for the purpose of writing I can use it as a hair ornament if I choose. In addition, the worker now has a new commodity with which he can purchase the commodities necessary for his (and his familys) subsistence ...
- 2764: Heart Of Darkness
- ... the power of the written word, to make you hear, to make you feel-it is above all, to make you see.(Conrad 1897) Knowing that Conrad was a novelist who lived in his work, writing about the experiences were as if he were writing about himself. "Every novel contains an element of autobiography-and this can hardly be denied, since the creator can only explain himself in his creations."(Kimbrough,158) The story is written as seen through Marlow ...
- 2765: Sleep Deprivation And Business
- ... are unhappy with your room ask for a change immediately · Close curtains to reduce city light and noise · Set the thermostat to 65F during the afternoon and night · Request extra blankets and pillows or bring personal bedding · Bring a night light to avoid having to turn on a bright light · Bolt the door and use a DO NOT DISTURB sign. #4 Day One at Your Destination · Immediately upon arrival follow the ... seats are 60 inches apart, measured from seat back to seat back about twice the distance between coach seats on some airlines. At the flip of a switch, the seat gently massages the lower back. Personal reading lights, tray tables high enough that you can cross your legs under them, and many other adjustable features are built in. US airways has announced plans to increase international business-class seat distances to ...
- 2766: The Dying Dreams
- ... foresight since whenever the music appears so does Ben. Ben s entrances are always accompanied by music because Willy regards him and all he stands for as a vision from heaven, the highest form of personal success and happiness. The music is also the alluring attraction that slowly draws Willy in, encouraging and inviting him softly. On the other hand, All My Sons incorporates the use of the past only at ... Joe Keller with the use of the past and anticipation. Despite their distinctions, All My Sons and Death of a Salesman are parallel depictions of human morals and their lack, both are powerful portrayals of personal drama and tragedy.
- 2767: I.t. Doctors Database Analysis
- ... replied: 1. I would prefer a computer-based record of everything. 2. Why? Because it means easier access, more space in my room, lees time-consuming, and I can print out prescriptions instead of hand-writing them, and I don t have re-record things when I have to edit something. 3. Currently I am thankfully using a computer for my records and prescriptions. 4. The advantages are that it is ... details and appointment details. From these spreadsheets I will generate a form for each so the receptionist/Doctor can simply fill out the form instead of having to keep checking what column he/she is writing on in a spreadsheet. It is also easier to write in forms rather than spreadsheets because you can merely press the tab button to move down to the next data insertion/edit field. I will ...
- 2768: Computer Fraud and Crimes
- Computer Fraud and Crimes In the world of computers, computer fraud and computer crime are very prevalent issues facing every computer user. This ranges from system administrators to personal computer users who do work in the office or at home. Computers without any means of security are vulnerable to attacks from viruses, worms, and illegal computer hackers. If the proper steps are not taken ... widely used and, therefore, more widely abused, is the use of electronic mail or email. In the present day, illegal hackers can read email going through a server fairly easily. Email consists of not only personal transactions, but business and financial transactions. There are not many encryption procedures out for email yet. As Gates describes, soon email encryption will become a regular addition to email just as a hard disk drive ...
- 2769: A Farewell to Arms: Style
- ... s style as simple, spare, and journalistic. These are all good words; they all apply. Perhaps because of his training as a newspaperman, Hemingway is a master of the declarative, subject-verb-object sentence. His writing has been likened to a boxer's punches--combinations of lefts and rights coming at us without pause. Take the following passage: We were all cooked. The thing was not to recognize it. The last ... it paints an entire dreary wartime autumn and foreshadows the deaths not only of many of the soldiers but of Catherine. Hemingway's style changes, too, when it reflects his characters' changing states of mind. Writing from Frederic Henry's point of view, he sometimes uses a modified stream-of-consciousness technique, a method for spilling out on paper the inner thoughts of a character. Usually Henry's thoughts are choppy ...
- 2770: The Life and Works of Edgar Allan Poe
- ... great difficulty. He went to New York, but could find no job there. Eventually he took refuge with his aunt, Mrs. Clemm, in Baltimore. There he decided to seek employment and make his living by writing. Failing to get attention with his poems, he decided to start writing short stories. Poe competed in a contest for the best short story in 1831. The prize was offered by Phil-Saturday Courier. Because he did not win the prize, Poe started on an ambitious project ...
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