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- 4571: Animal Farm By George Orwell
- ... that Stalin used on the Russians. Napoleon carried a whip in his trotter. Stalin used his power to starve the Russian people and to have Lenin arrested. Stalin’s main goal was to maximize his personal power. (“Stalin,” Britannia 576). Stalin “whipped” his people into shape by collectivizing agriculture, by police terror, and by destroying remnants of individual prosperity. He also led the Soviet Union into the nuclear age (Clarkson 442 ...
- 4572: Around The World In Eighty Day
- ... I despised the most was Fix, the detective. He was always there to make you mad. He doped up Passepartout, and got all the information he needed. He was deceiving and never once acted respectfully. Personal Evaluation: This novel was an adventurous one and always had twists and turns. It kept you on the edge of your seat and you never expected what was to come next. In my interpretation of ...
- 4573: A Case of Needing: Serious Revisions
- ... have been strong arguments made for both sides. There is perhaps no issue as divisive as abortion, no modern medical procedure that elicits such strong passion from advocate both for and against. Granted, Crichton was writing a potboiler, and excessive philosophizing would have turned the book into an even greater dud than it already is. However, a little solid, even-handed consideration of the themes raised would have gone a very ...
- 4574: CIA Covert Operations: Panama and Nicaragua
- ... budget for these activities grew from $4.7 million to $82 million. In this paper I will discuss the United States' use of covert actions using Panama and Nicaragua as examples. I had planned on writing my paper on Manuel Noriega and his connections with the CIA but the more I read into him I found the major topic outlying him was much more interesting. So with that I will continue ...
- 4575: A Domestic Dilemma By Carson M
- ... because I drink a couple of sherries in the afternoon you’re trying to make out a drunkard” in a sharp, unforgiving tone(99). According to Roberta Caplan, some people may drink abusively during a personal crisis and then resume normal drinking (Groiler) which explains Emily’s “rhythmic sorrow” filled with “alcohol”(102). In addition, fear and worry for his wife an children make Martin feel uneasy. Returning from work a ...
- 4576: A Study of the Negro Policeman: Book Review
- ... policemen interviewed feel that most whites are narrow minded, bigoted and opinionated , middle class in their thinking. The fifth chapter is about the Negro policemen and the white community. One policemen interview said, "From a personal point of view I don't feel as comfortable as I would in a Negro neighborhood." The sixth chapter deals with the Negro community. It talks about the different social classes within the community. It ...
- 4577: Black and White
- Black and White Following the Civil War, just prior to the turn of the century, many American novelist were writing more freely of the previous slave culture. Two of these writers being Mark Twain and Charles Chesnutt. Mark Twain was a popular “white” author by this time. Charles Chesnutt, the son of free blacks, decided ...
- 4578: Biography Precis -- Black Boy
- ... South. Here Wright focuses on the way his life in the South has been typical of other black lives, all stunted by racism. Wright's portrayal of himself growing up seems to be accurate; his personal feelings at the time of the book's composition, and during his childhood adding to the reader's understanding of the life and times of the author. Although an arguably confused and purposeless individual, Wright ...
- 4579: Catcher in the Rye: Holden and His "Phony" Family
- ... Holden begins to refer to his parents as distant and generalizes both his father and mother frequently throughout his chronicle. One example is: "…my parents would have about two hemorrhages apiece if I told anything personal about them. They're quite touchy about anything like that, especially my father. They're nice and all – I'm not saying that – but they're also touchy as hell" (Salinger 1). Holden's father ...
- 4580: The City of Gold and Lead: Summary
- ... wich the masters live in. In the city the humans must wear suits that breathe oxygen because the masters breathe different air. Each of the boys are then chosen by a master to be there personal slave. Will was chosen by one of the nicer masters in the city, while Fritz was chosen by a mean master who beat him for pleasure. Now in the city it was Fritz's and ...
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