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- 1761: The Scarlet Letter
- The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne who was a well-known American author wrote The Scarlet Letter in 1850. Nathaniel Hawthorne was from Salem, Massachusetts and when he wanted to write short stories. He was troubled by unhappiness because he wasn't having any success in writing. He then had some success, but then he died a very depressed man. The Scarlet Letter is a novel that greatly ...
- 1762: Animal Farm As Animal Satire
- ... looking at things from the top. Having served five years in Burma, he resigned in 1927 and turned back to Europe and lived in Paris for more than a year. Though he wrote novels and short stories he found nobody to get them published. He worked as a tutor and even as a dishwasher in Paris. During his poor days in Paris, he once more experienced the problems of the oppressed, the ...
- 1763: Greek Mythology
- ... they die? To the ancient Greeks, there were simple explanations to all these questions – it was the gods! Things that seemed unexplainable could suddenly make sense when there were gods and goddesses involved. And these stories of the gods that the Greeks created to help make sense of the universe have survived the years to become a treasured and integral part of the history of the Western world. Everyone knows who ... Of course, on some occasions, even when one took the precaution of attempting to appease them, the gods might just be in a foul mood and decide to let a human suffer - there are many stories like this in Greek mythology. So what did all these gods do all day long other than relax in their comfy palaces? Well, it was the belief of the ancient Greeks that their gods were ... really for us to judge. The importance of the ancient Greek religion lies not in their almost blind devotion to the gods, but in the major contribution to modern literature of the Greek mythology. These stories of gods and goddesses interacting with mortals are still familiar, and still enjoyed, by humans worldwide, thousands of years after they were written and told merely as simple tales to explain the unexplainable in ...
- 1764: Candide
- ... a different way. One to entertain the upper class and the other to show us the harsh realities of the world. Swift's "A Modest Proposal" In his lengthy literary career, Jonathan Swift wrote many stories that used a broad range of voices that were used to make some compelling personal statements. For example, Swifts, A Modest Proposal, is often heralded as his best use of both sarcasm and irony. Yet ... for ladies summer boots for fine gentlemen.". Also, when he makes his calculations as to how many children would be available for sale, he never takes into account the children from the rich families. In short, Swifts message is that rich children serve a purpose, the advancement of Ireland, while poor children are nothing but a burden to the republic. One other clear indication that Swift was motivated by his hatred ...
- 1765: Falkland Islands War Paper
- ... from an altitude of 10,000 feet on the Stanley airfield. One of the bombs scored a direct hit on the runway, while the others fell off target. Later that morning, twelve V/STOL (very short take-off and landing) Sea Harriers carried out a series of raids. The day was capped when the first ground troops landed on both the east and west islands that make up the main body ... 19) This distance limited the “loiter time” available to the Argentine fighters. British attempts at air supremacy were limited not by distance but instead by the limited number of aircraft that could operate from the short-deck carriers HMS Hermes and Invincible, the only two carriers in the British inventory at the time. Interestingly, the HMS Invincible had actually been sold to Australia before the beginning of the conflict and was ... Falklands War been Ended Earlier than It Was? To Margaret Thatcher, the Argentinean invasion of the Falklands was absolutely beyond forgiveness. She resolved immediately that there would be no negotiation with the Argentineans over anything short of an unconditional surrender. Thatcher’s stubbornness is the core reason why Alexander Haig’s peace shuttle was such a miserable failure. Even a plea from her personal friend Ronald Reagan did not dissuade ...
- 1766: Silas Manner
- ... he believes he has been betrayed by god . He packs up and leaves lantern yard and moves to a small village Raveloe when he arrived "he was then a simply pallid young man, with prominent short sighted brown eyes, whose appearance would have nothing strange for people of average culture experience."(p.8) But due to the fact that he's weaver he's not accepted by the townspeople he is ... marries him competing the fairy tale with a happy ending. Silas Manner is a story of redemption and the tough process it takes for him to reach that redemption. Silas Manner is not unlike many stories in fact it is a fairy tale where something magical (Eppie showing up on his fire place) happens that dramatically changes his life. Also it is a story of a Godfrey's failures as a ...
- 1767: Killer Angels Civil War Book
- ... A good scholar, he was also an orthodox Congregationalist, an important factor to his Bowdoin colleagues, for the College was embroiled in the denominational quarrels of the day. Chamberlain knew little of soldiering despite a short time as a boy at a military school at Ellsworth. When the sectional crisis led to civil war in 1861, Chamberlain felt a strong urge to fight to save the union. Although sympathetic to the ... done so much to save!" "War Horse" to Lee, "Pete" or "Old Peter" to his men, "Dutch" to his West Point pals, sometimes "Bull" or "Bulldog," Longstreet was a man who attracted nicknames. Few colorful stories attached themselves to him, however, because of his phlegmatic personality. Interestingly, Longstreet in the first year of the war had been a popular companion; his headquarters had been a center of socialization where visitors could ...
- 1768: Joyce's "The Dead"
- ... the readers, especially those who are familiar with the political situation in Ireland at the time about which the Joyce wrote the final story in Dubliners. In exploring the meaning of James Joyce's long short-story, "The Dead", there are many critical approaches to take. Each approach gives readers a lens, a set of guidelines through which to examine and express ideas of the meaning of "The Dead." Joyce himself said that the idea of paralysis was his intended them of all the stories in The Dubliners of which "The Dead" is the final story.Of all critical approaches, reader response works best for me. This approach examines the images, symbols, point-of-view, characterization and setting of "The ...
- 1769: Symbolism In Secret Lion
- Symbolism in "The Secret Lion" "The Secret Lion" written by Alberto Rios is a very strange short story that has a lot of different symbols. Every symbol emphasizes the change of the lives of the twelve-year-old person who tells the story and his friend Sergio. As the story goes along ... place where they can do whatever they want to do. It is a place to hang around. "It was our river, though, our personal Mississippi, our friend from long back, and it was full of stories"(43). But as they become more grown up they realize that their thoughts of the river change. As time goes by, the arroyo dissatisfies the boys, and they decide to stop going there. "Nature seemed ...
- 1770: Explanation Of How Both Long-t
- Using some of the causes in the list explain how both long-term and short-term causes contributed to Hitler’s rise to power. The treaty of Versailles caused a reaction of horror and outrage to the Germans. They were being forced to accept a harsh treaty without any choice ... the Long-term causes because it gave Hitler the opportunity to share the same ideas as the Germans about the treaty of Versailles. So he took advantage in the middle of a politically destabilised Germany. Short-term causes like the Munich Putsch helped his popularity, which was essential to his rise to power. Source 3: During the Munich Putsch Hitler said, “The Bavarian Ministry is removed. I propose that a Bavarian ... Marxist deputies.” This concludes that Hitler gained lots of publicity with the Munich Putsch. His ideas were printed on Newspaper, so more and more Germans began liking Hitler’s ideas and voted for him. Other Short-term causes like the Enabling law meant that Hitler had total power over Germany. After being elected chancellor there was nothing anyone else could do not even Hindenburg. He was able to pass laws ...
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