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- 981: Mark Twain's Speeches
- ... tell you, it is a talent by itself to pay compliments gracefully and have them ring true. It's an art by itself. Here is another compliment by Albert Bigelow Paine, my biographer. He is writing four octavo volumes about me, and he has been at my elbow two and one-half years. I just suppose that he does not know me, but says he knows me. He says "Mark Twain ... to give to the poor. The people of New England are by nature patient and forbearing, but there are some things which they will not stand. Every year they kill a lot of poets for writing about "Beautiful Spring." These are generally casual visitors, who bring their notions of spring from somewhere else, and cannot, of course, know how the natives feel about spring. And so the first thing they know ... me. But it is not to be published in full until I am thoroughly dead. I have made it as caustic, fiendish, and devilish as possible. It will fill many volumes, and I shall continue writing it until the time comes for me to join the angels. It is going to be a terrible autobiography. It will make the hair of some folks curl. But it cannot be published until ...
- 982: Animal Farm: Animal Satire
- ... of his political satire Animal Farm, we should look at his political convictions, and the historical context which influenced Orwell and inspired him to write. Very few authors develop essays explaining the motivation behind their writing. Orwell was of one them. Therefore in order to understand his motivations, his essay "Why I Write" would be the most appropriate source to be looked at. Orwell was a political writer and according to ... which could easily overwhelm the child had realised its own strength."(Davison, 1996, p.125) Shortly after he published Animal Farm, Orwell (1947) in his essay titled "Why I Write" wrote about his goals in writing his book: Animal Farm was the first book in which I tried, with full consciousness of what I was doing, to fuse political purpose and artistic purpose into one whole. I have not written a ... better understanding of Orwell's intention, it is the best way to consult Orwell himself. Shelden (1991) quotes Orwell's letter he sent to Dwight Macdonald in America in which he expresses his intentions in writing Animal Farm. The letter included his arguments against pessimistic view of his book: Of course I intended it primarily as a satire on the Russian Revolution. But I did mean it to have a ...
- 983: An Interview With Jane Austin
- ... ideas came from when you wrote your books. I’d first like to start off asking each of you; did any of your ideas portrayed in your works have any kind of relation to your personal lives and how did you come up with it? Jane Austin: I think there may have been some talk before, but yes, many of my ideas in Pride and Prejudice come from my life, which not necessarily was personal. Many think the character “Jane” was thought to have been after myself, hence the name Jane. But, that was not necessarily correct. The fact is that many of my character’s traits and personalities come from people I am aquatinted or related to in my personal life. My focus in P&P is merely limited to my circle of friends and family. There is much character development in the story. The activities that took place in P&P also took ...
- 984: Vonnegut's Portrayal of Society in Breakfast of Champions
- ... American society, are rarely published. The few published works of Trout's appear in unsavory magazines and are changed and surrounded with pornographic pictures and suggestions (19). Sometimes he is not even given credit for writing his material. He encounters several of the problems in today's society on a trip to Midland City's arts festival (48). Trout goes to the arts festival, not as a mentor of budding young writers, or a representation of the succuessful writing guild, but as a surveyor and an example of the writing community that has failed miserably in the search for popularity and reverence. One of the most severe and common social problems in America is racism. Vonnegut criticizes the glorification of European colonization of North ...
- 985: The Scarlet Letter: A Review
- ... me, it was not really my "poem" and didn't provide any impact on me. My own definition of literature takes two parts: the parts from Rosenblat's essay, such as the connection on a personal level and connecting with experiences; the other part of literature for me is the test of time consisting of whether the text has been taken in by other people. After all, it isn't one ... the Governor's house) that was described well enough that I got a clear picture of what was happening. For all these reasons this particular story does not fit into my literature section on the personal level. (I'll try again in ten years; maybe it'll be better.) Hawthorne vs. the Big Picture: On the larger scale, Hawthorne's story The Scarlet Letter surpasses most expectations from literature. Where I criticize his complexity on the personal level, I am forced not to forget its importance in my definition, where the author has to put well crafted emotion (as well as class) into his writing to provide a higher quality literature. ...
- 986: Adolescent Suicide
- ... signs. There are numerous indicators, and some also may suggest something else instead of suicide, but just looking for them will assist the student. Warning signs can include social withdrawal, a person who gives away personal possessions, a pupil who gives you a sealed envelope and asks for it not to be opened, depression or moodiness, and sudden changes in relationships. Examples of classroom behavior for educators to be aware of contain: a marked decline in school performance, death or suicide themes that appear in writing or artistic creations, loss of interest in school activities and previous enjoyable exertions, troublesome or rebellious behavior, poor concentration, skipping classes, sleepiness, and an incapability to accept compliments, praise, or rewards. Attempted suicides do not ... judge each case as special and individual. Stimulating conversation, helping them find appropriate counseling, asking if they are thinking about suicide, or if they have a plan, and then contributing to their development of a personal safety plan are ways to help. This personal safety plan is crucial in protecting that life. It can include time spent with others, check-in points, plans for the future, and many other designs. ...
- 987: A Century Of Dishonor, a Triumph or Tragedy?
- ... die for my people and my country” (qtd. in Carruth and Ehrlich 56). To write about the author, one must first understand why she felt so strongly for this sensitive issue. “Helen Hunt Jackson began writing professionally at age 35. She first became involved with the plight of the American Indian in 1879 after attending a lecture illuminating the poor living conditions and mistreatment the Ponca tribe was undergoing. Jackson became enamored with this issue, she effectively wielded her writing skills to illuminate the plight of the Ponca’s to the general public through the publication of numerous in-depth letters to the editors of many major eastern newspapers. She furthered her cause by writing personal letters to prominence such as Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Oliver Wendell Holmes and became heavily involved in literary sparring matches with the Secretary of the Interior and others who disagreed with her cause. ...
- 988: Alice Walker
- There are many different types of authors in the world of literature, authors of horror, romance, suspense, and the type that Alice Walker writes, through personal experiences. Although most critics categorize her writings as feminist, Walker describes herself as a "womanist", she defines this as "a woman who loves other woman...Appreciates and prefers woman culture, woman's emotional flexibility... and woman's strength... Loves the spirit... Loves herself, Regardless". Walker's thoughts and feelings show through in her writing of poetry and novels. Alice Walker writes through her feelings and the morals that she has grown with, she writes about the black woman's struggle for spiritual wholeness and sexual, political, and racial equality ... married interracial couple to reside in Jackson, the state capital, they had one child together one year after they got married, named Rebecca . They divorced in 1976. Since then Walker has focused more on her writing and has taught at various colleges and universities. Walker is one of the most prolific black women writers in America. Her work consistently reflects her concern with racial, sexual, and political issues-particularly with ...
- 989: Gorbachev: Analysis of Three Books About Gorbachev
- ... in the agricultural sector of the Soviet Union. The decision was made to allocate annually from one million to one million two hundred thousand allotments to citizens. Medvedev sees this decision as "Gorbachev's second personal initiative which had a real practical and positive impact on the quality of people's lives. The garden co- operatives reduced the pressure slightly on state retail sales of vegetables and fruit, particularly in small ... arms race and the reduction of the accumulation of arms. As for the domestic policy Lewin has a different position than Medvedev, this is due to a large extent to the fact that Lewin is writing his work two years after Medvedev. "Glasnost, democratization, self-government in the workplace, orientation to the social sphere, social justice, human rights, and respect for human individuality" - reforms in these areas took place after three ... in the fact that it unites socialism with democracy and revives the Leninist concept of socialist construction both in theory and in practice" (p.34-35). Gorbachev also gives his evaluation of perestroika. He is writing this book two and a half years after the new line was launched and his assessment is as follows: "perestroika is just getting of the ground. So far we have only been shaping the ...
- 990: William Faulkner's Absalom
- ... too little concern about the Sutpen story and tended to view it only as support to his own view of life. To Mr. Compson, the story lies in Thomas Sutpen's attempt to fulfill his personal design without any outside help (Hoffman 57). If the design were successful, then it would prove that man could control his own destiny. When Sutpen's design failed, because of his own great determination, it ... Therefore, for Mr. Compson, the Sutpen myth emphasized how little control man has over his destiny (Bloom 143). By using Mr. Compson as a narrator, Faulkner shows the reader that no man can put his personal aims above another man or above that of humanity. Unlike the Compsons, Miss Rosa is an active participant in the events being narrated. Being involved in the action while it takes place, Miss Rosa is ... man has no control over his destiny and that man is the victim of hostile and irrational forces of the universe (Bloom 97). Faulkner points out these hostile and irrational forces of the universe by writing about incest, murder, racism, and unnatural competition between father and son. In William Faulkner's Absalom, Absalom he expresses his views of the South through his complex characters and narration techniques. Faulkner uses certain ...
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