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- 3801: Only Yesterday
- ... more traditional roles. Things did not revert completely back to the way they were before but some essential qualities had returned men and women began to dress more modestly. Women's dresses were not as short as they were in the prosperous years of the 1920's. America was learning to deal with the loss of wealth and the carefree attitude that had accompanied that wealth. Frederick Lewis Allen's book ...
- 3802: One Big Happy Family
- ... her feelings. Once she learns this lesson, she will be able to break the bounds of her family’s conformity and find the peace of mind that she has always longed for. Several of the stories throughout this chapter discuss different myths of "One Big Happy Family," however it all seems to come back to the individual, and what they believe in. Anndee’s house is unique with its red picket ...
- 3803: Once A Warrior King - Review
- ... views of Vietnam disturb him. These beliefs did alienate him, however, from much of mainstream America. "I made peace with the fact that Americans really didn't know anything about poverty, deprivation, or suffering. In short, I could live with the way they ran their lives and the way they thought about issues."(322) I am sure that many veterans were personally affected as Donovan was. He lost many aspects of ...
- 3804: The Rajahs Of The Western Worl
- ... of the children as well, in Gina s case this is not difficult. Hedvig obviously adores her father and his constantly bringing him things and offering to do things for him. She listens to his stories with wide eyes and believes all that he says. Hialmar often disappoints Hedvig though he seems to love her, for example, he forgets to bring her something from Werle s dinner and even mentions shooting ...
- 3805: On The Road
- ... are to follow those crazy dreams you have, to be mad, to be crazy, to act out your wildest dreams because this is one big, crazy world spinning around and one's life is so short that you must act and make every single moment matter. Jack Kerouac lets you know that being mad and not down to earth is alright because what is life if you never know what your ...
- 3806: On Revenge And Medea
- ... all that she had destroyed for Jason. She murdered her brother, was willingly ostracized from her homeland, gave Jason two sons, and killed most of Jason’s enemies using her knowledge of black arts. In short, Jason’s inability to remain faithful to a woman who obsessed over him, causes Medea’s search for vengeance. The wrongs committed by Jason with respect to Medea mirror Bacon’s belief that "revenge makes ...
- 3807: Grapes Of Wrath And Jim Casy
- ... of everyone. Casy once said,"An I says, 'Don't you love Jesus?' Well, I thought an' thought an' finally I says, 'No, I don't know nobody name' Jesus. I know a bunch of stories, but I only love people.' " After Casy challenged his inner belief of God and Jesus, he began to openly accept and tolerate unorthodox behavior. In fact some of Casy's new beliefs not only questioned ...
- 3808: Old Woman Magoun
- ... granddaughter and she cannot bear to lose her to the man she despises, Nelson Barry. Facing the reality of losing Lily is more than the old woman is readily prepared for. In many of her stories, Freeman "invests the women with power and yet simultaneously limits their power" (http://www.georgetown.edu/libraries/ 2). Old Woman Magoun has a mysterious command over people, but it doesn’t help her when it ...
- 3809: The Rise Of Starbucks
- ... drink and a line of superpremium ice creams through its joint venture partnerships and offers a line of innovative premium teas produces by its Tazo Tea Company. Starbucks has created one of the great marketing stories of recent history, and its just getting started.
- 3810: Old Man And The Sea
- ... his illusions of pride, wealth and luck, Santiago can finally realize that he no longer needs these things, so long has he has knowledge, pride and the path of his life straight ahead. Through the short period of time in which Hemingway’s novel The Old Man and The Sea takes place, the main character, Santiago, experiences a life-changing struggle which takes him from his life of illusion, through the ...
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