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- 8901: Brave New World
- ... the utopia of Brave New World. Huxley explains the friendship of the two men: "What the two men shared was the knowledge that they were individuals." They are the only characters which openly discuss their personal ideas. Ideas that in a sense are considered sinful in their society. In the end Bernard and Helmholtz are ejected from society by being shipped off to some foreign island so that they will finally ...
- 8902: The Natural
- ... same happens to Roy. Harriet seduces him and shoots him in the stomach, inflicting an injury so serious as to cause Roy to miss fifteen years of his career. After those 15 years on a personal disabled list, Roy returns to baseball to become a contemporary hero, transforming himself into a slugger rather than being a pitcher. Babe Ruth himself made this great transformation over his career (48). Ruth pitched for ...
- 8903: Bouldering
- ... addition, he believed they should also learn the importance of cleanliness and spirituality. Washington hoped that graduates would go throughout the country and be an example to all who came in contact with them. Reading, writing and arithmetic was taught. But a stronger emphasis was placed on the trades and daily living skills. He wanted students to understand that there was no shame in being a laborer. He believed that an ...
- 8904: Robber Barons or Captains of Industry
- ... are J. D. Rockefeller, J. Pierpont Morgan and Andrew Carnegie. Each of these men took their own level of morality and individual business startageis into the world of industry. It was this morality and their personal business strategies that have lead historian to classify these three men as either robber barons or captains of industry. Perhaps the most famous of these three men and most deffinently the richest of them is ...
- 8905: Internet Censorship
- ... political expression, in the name of security and social stability. It requires users of the Internet and e-mail to register, so that it may monitor their activities. In the United Kingdom, state secrets and personal attacks are off limits on the Internet. Laws are strict and the government is extremely interested in regulating the Internet especially these issues. Laws intended for other types of communication will not necessarily apply in ...
- 8906: The Story Of My Life By Helen
- ... able to formulate a time line using the textbook and had Helen been born fifty years earlier then she was, she wouldnt have benefited from the revolutionary techniques that taught her reading (several languages), writing, and eventually to speak. The Braille Literary code, the same code Helen so rigorously manipulated in her literary explorations, was only fully perfected in 1834. Perkins School for the Blind, erected in 1832, was highly ...
- 8907: Billy Budd
- ... Vere decides to bring Billy Budd and Claggart together into his cabin so that they may close the matter when Claggart's allegations are proved false. Claggart waits in the captain's cabin while his personal attendant is sent to fetch Billy. Billy enters the captain's cabin and notices that Claggart is present. He is not alarmed, but rather surprised. Captain Vere tells Claggart to tell Billy face to face ...
- 8908: Best Evidence
- ... can, no strength is a match for mine
other monsters crowded around me, continually attacking. I treated them politely, offering the edge of my razor-sharp sword," (265-294). His boasts are symbolic of his personal insecurity. Beowulf seems scared of defeat and faliure. His boastful remarks are reminders to himself of his invincibility. Because he is insecure, Beowulf is an accurate representation of human nature. The poem also discloses social ...
- 8909: Beowulf: Heroism
- ... got that way and where he or she was going." Throughout the poem, the author allows the reader to see, in action, the true workings of heroes. Men and women who cast aside their own personal needs and desires for the better of others. During this time society sustained a strong honor code. The actions that an individual amassed over their lifetime was the title by which they were known to ...
- 8910: Government Intervention of the Internet
- ... Credit card numbers are a frequent target of hackers. Encryption is a means of encoding data so that only someone with the proper "key" can decode it. "Why do you need PGP (encryption)? It's personal. It's private. And it's no one's business but yours. You may be planning a political campaign, discussing our taxes, or having an illicit affair. Or you may be doing something that you ...
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