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- 381: Milton Friedman
- ... have been nine recessions (1945-46, 1949, 1954, 1956, 1960-61, 1970, 1973-75, 1980-83, 1990-92 ), but not one has turned into a depression. The success of Keynesian economics was such that even Richard Nixon once said, "We are all Keynesians now(Keynes, 289)." Well, that was the theory the governments were using at the time to control the economy. Obviously there were some people who objected against use of ...
- 382: Wright's "Black Boy": An Oppressionist Impression
- Wright's "Black Boy": An Oppressionist Impression “You are dead to me dead to christ!” In the following paragraphs, violence and oppression in Ch. 5 will discussed and analyzed through examination of Richard Wright's --author of Black Boy(1945)--use of diction, tone, and metaphors. Were people of his time to read this book it's probable that would understand, wheather they agree with the author's point of view or not, the amount of violence and oppression witnessed by a boy his age. Richard Wright, through the the use of the words his senses produced, brought his past into light for the children of the future. He allows his readers to feel as he did under the light of ... leave as soon as I can work and make a living. But as long as I'm here, you better not touch me...If you touch me when I'm sleeping, I'll kill you.” Richard Wright was witness of as much violence and oppression in his early years as was there for any man of the time. His expierences as a young boy shaped him into the man and ...
- 383: Ghandi's Death
- ... spoon. Tonya and Joey quickly left ,but Kramer followed them. He almost caught up to them, but he ran into a pole and was knocked out. When he regained consciousness they were gone. Scene 3(Richard Simmons' fitness center) At Richard Simmons' fitness center Superfly talked Kramer into working out with him. They were doing step aerobics and listening to Richard repeat "Don't you feel like a pony." Kramer screamed out "No!, I feel like a fat sweaty yak!" Kramer and Superfly were thrown out. As they were walking down the hallway they heard ...
- 384: Materialism and Happiness in America: The Gatsby Era and Today
- ... economic growth like a fetish is a clue that excess consumption does not really satisfy. It is like an addiction. We can never have enough. A famous study done in the early 1970's by Richard Easterlin, entitled "Does Economic Growth Improve the Human Lot?" found that "members of wealthy societies do not seem happier than members of poor societies (119)." Perhaps they are more connected in their interpersonal relationships. Our ... F. Scott Fitzgerald: Modern Critical Views. ed. Harold Bloom. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 1985. Denton, Tommy. "Century's Already Ended, Welcome to the New." Houston Chronicle 1 Jan. 1993, 2 star ed.: A35. Easterlin, Richard A. "Does Economic Growth Improve the Human Lot?". Nations and Households in Economic Growth: Essays in Honor of Moses Abramovitz. Eds. Paul A. David and Melvin W. Reder. New York: Academic Press, Inc. 1974 (89-125) Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925. Kasser, Tim, and Richard M. Ryan. "A Dark Side of the American Dream: Correlates of Financial Success as a Central Life Aspiration." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 65.2 (1993): 410-13. Lerner, Michael. "Gurus of Cynicism ...
- 385: A Modern Interpretation of Everyman (the excerpt)
- ... happened to Al will happen to all. Good Deeds will aid Al in front of St. Peter. I think I know with whom Al will fall, Ah, yes, he did well on the Morality-Meter ™.Richard Nixon [within] Come on you good voter, welcome to the Holy Blue. By the way, were you living in 72'? Did I mention, I'm thinking of trying a Coup? A friend of mine tried it ...
- 386: Bolt's "A Man For All Seasons": Reasons for A Person's Actions
- ... man takes an oath, Meg, he's holding his own self in his own hands. And if he opens his fingers then- he needn't hope to find himself again"(81). On the other hand, Richard Rich's actions were not based upon conscience or morality. He would sacrifice his friend's life in order to receive a job offer. After Rich testifies, and More learns that Rich was appointed Attorney-General for Wales, he is full of disgust and disbelief when he says, " For Wales? Why, Richard, it profits a man nothing to give his soul for the world.....But for Wales!"(92). Rich can be portrayed as the lowest of life forms. More implies that Rich abandoned his conscience to have ... three years in office totaled only one hundred pounds and a gold chain"(58). If Rich was given the chance, the total of bribes he would receive would greatly exceed that number. Thomas More and Richard Rich represent the two extreme boundaries on the spectrum of behavior. More is the ultimate ideal man, and Rich is the example of extreme immorality. While many readers will not fit into either of ...
- 387: Immoral Materialism
- ... Can one be happy and wealthy? Just as the characters in the novel The Great Gatsby, written by Scott Fitzgerald, people believe that money will buy them a happy life. In the almanacks of Poor Richard, quite a different approach at happiness is presented. Poor Richard writes about money as just a supplement to a wise man, that being knowledgeable and having a trade are far more respectable that inheriting money from a relative. Contrary to Poor Richard s works, the prevalent aspirations of modern Americans are better represented in Fiztgerald s work The Great Gastby, which shows the ignorance of the rich, the adulterous morality of people, and the correct way ...
- 388: The Computer Underground
- ... 1981. Culture, Language, and Society. Menlo Park (Calif.): Benjamin/Cummings. "Hacker, 18, Gets Prison for Fraud." 1989. Chicago Tribune, February 15: III-1. Hebdige, Dick. 1982. Subculture: The Meaning of Style. New York: Metheun. Hollinger, Richard C. and Lonn Lanza-Kaduce. 1988. "The Process of Criminalization: The Case of Computer Crime Laws." Criminology, 26(February): 101-126. Hume, Brit, and T.R. Reid. 1989. "Software can be Safeguarded from Bootlegging, Power ... University Press. Pfuhl, Erdwin H. 1987. "Computer Abuse: Problems of Instrumental Control." Deviant Behavior, 8(2): 113-130. Rosenbaum, Ron. 1971. "Secrets of the Little Blue Box." Esquire, 76(October): 116-1125, 222-226. Sandza, Richard. 1984. "The Night of the Hackers." Newsweek, 104(November 12): 17-18. Schwartz, Eddie. 1988. "Special on 'Computer Hacking.'" WGN Radio, Sept 27. Sennett, Richard. 1979. The Uses of Disorder: Personal Identity and City Life. New York: Vintage Books. Thomas, Jim and James B. Marquart. 1988. "Dirty Knowledge and Clean Conscience: The Dilemmas of Ethnographic Research." Pp. 81-96 ...
- 389: Native Son: Character Actions Defines Their Individual Personalities and Belief Systems
- Native Son: Character Actions Defines Their Individual Personalities and Belief Systems Richard Wright's novel, Native Son, consisted of various main and supporting character to deliver an effective array of personalities and expression. Each character's actions defines their individual personalities and belief systems. The main character ... conflicts based upon fear brought about by racial segregation. During the progress of the man hunt, blacks and whites go at each others throats. These various conflicts all stem from fear and racial hatred. Although Richard Wright portrays the segregation of the blacks, he does not omit the segregation of various social groups such as the communists. In contrast, Jan and Max's efforts to save Bigger stem from a struggle ... have multiplied, a common trait that they all possess is abuse in their early lifetime. Perhaps they act out of the same misguided need for freedom that Bigger found when committing murder. separatism and oppression. Richard Wright believes in the immorality of oppression. He uses his book as a tool to vent his frustration, at the world that segregates negros. His characters, themes and conflicts probably originate from his own ...
- 390: Vietnam War - The Vietnam War
- ... swift defeat of the (so called) nearly destroyed Communists, which, after the retreating of the French, had become the main goal of the United States. Worst of all, election year was approaching, and the incumbent Richard Nixon was promising a swift plan of "Vietmenization" in which the war was supposed to be placed in the hands of the South Vietnamese and allow for the retreat of American soldiers. Johnson was so unconfident ...
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