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- 501: The Computer Underground
- ... of the evidence has since been challenged (Hollinger and Lanza- Kaduce 1988: 105), the media continue to format CU activity by suggesting that any com- puter-related felony can be attributed to hacking. Additionally, media stories are taken from the accounts of police blotters, se- curity personnel, and apprehended hackers, each of whom have dif- ferent perspectives and definitions. This creates a self-rein- forcing imagery in which extreme examples and ... sufficient access, however, there exist back- stage realms in which "cracking" information is exchanged and private text or software files made available. With current technology, establishing a BBS requires little initial skill. Most boards are short-lived and serve only local or regional callers. Because of the generally poor quality and amateur na- ture of these systems, we focused on national elite boards. We considered a board "elite" if it met ... account. After spending what may be a substantial amount of time obtaining a high access account, the hacker places a high priority on not being discovered using it, and hackers share considerable contempt for media stories that portray them as "criminals." The leading CU periodicals (e.g., PHRACK, PIRATE) and several CU "home boards" reprint and disseminate media stories, adding ironic commentary. The percep- tion of media distortion also provides ...
- 502: Westerns
- ... pictures from their inception. It's nearness in history is one of the most important reasons for it's success. Soon after the west's settlement, motion pictures became popular. Parents and grandparents were telling stories that were made even more real by the events seen on the big screen. A person could much more easily imagine events occuring within the past 50 years or so as compared to 150 years with the revolution. This nearness in history gave stories of the west a realistic appeal for the masses. With the turn of the century came the industrial revolution. At this time the average person's life changed radically. People now became "factory workers," clocking in and leaving their brains at the door. The glamour offered by these stories gave the majority of people a short escape from the everyday "grind." People were able to ride off into the sunset for a few hours becoming a rugged individual who makes a difference as ...
- 503: Egyptian, Babylonian, and Hebrew Religions
- ... much as it is in the differences that distinguish the cultures from each other and their views on life. I would like to point out each civilization's creation and flood story. By analyzing these stories we can come to a better understanding of their world views. The Hebrew creation story from the book of Genesis is one that most people know well. In the beginning God created the heaven and ... With the other half he made the earth. Then to make the other gods happy he created men from the blood of the battle. He then made rivers, plants, and animals completing creation. With these stories' background one can now analyze the likeness and differences among them. The Egyptian and Babylonian stories show several gods in charge of creating the world. The difference between these two is that Marduk was given leadership by the gods bestowing their powers upon him. The Egyptians do not actually raise ...
- 504: Araby and A Rose For Emily: Comparison
- Araby and A Rose For Emily: Comparison These two short stories: Araby, by James Joyce; and A Rose for Emily, by William Faulkner; conclude in a way that would leave the reader thinking. In Araby my initial view of the young boy was reinforced by the ending, however in A Rose for Emily my view of Miss Emily was left changed in many ways depending on how I looked at the ending. The ending of these stories are very important in picturing the characters to be at the end, reinforcing or changing the way I pictured them in the beginning. In Araby, the young boy was pictured to me as a ...
- 505: The Writings of Joyce Carol Oates
- ... face bear such a dark and brutal imagination? Most of the works written by Joyce Carol Oates takes places during very traumatic and turmoiled times. Oates acknowledges the tragedies of these times and through her stories she forces the American public to deal with these catastrophes rather than deny them. Critic Mary Katherine Grant says of Oates themes: " Her (Oates) present body of fiction tells the tragic tale of a decade ... destruction of their lives, to show us how to get through and transcend pain, to encourage us to continue the struggle to put some meaning into human life "(Grant, qtd. in www.kutztown). Oates writes stories concerning common American obsessions such as love, money, and evil. She portrays men as either very brutal or very weak, while the women in her stories are usually victims. If not a victim of assault or rape, the women find themselves searching for the comfort of a man. Oates views life as a never ending struggle which leads her to ...
- 506: Jack London 2
- ... Berkeley, is where London went when he went back. Jack started to become a writer to escape from the horrific prospects of life as a factory worker. He studied other writers and began to submit stories, jokes, and poems to various publications, mostly without success. These writers he studied were Karl Marx, Charles Darwin, Rudyard Kipling, Herbert Spencer, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Karl Jung. London went to the Klondike for hopes of digging up gold in 1897. The attempt to find gold was unsuccessful. The winter of 1897 provided the metaphorical gold for his first stories. From that point he was a highly disciplined writer, who wrote over fifty volumes of stories, novels, and political essays. London also spent the winter suffering from scurvy, and later returned to San Francisco in the spring. In 1899 London was starting to make headway in the publishing world, despite ...
- 507: Native Americans
- ... aid for the sick. Hunters danced the deer dance or the buffalo dance to attract abundant game. Farming tribes staged ceremonials to bring rain or to make the corn grow or ripen. Certain dances dramatized stories from the history or mythology of the tribe. Other ceremonies were held when children arrived at manhood or womanhood or to initiate them into the religious secret societies of the tribe. Although the purpose of ... only to ease the burden of their own activities, such as spinning and grinding, but also to encourage the warrior as he went forth. Every mother, of course, sang lullabies. Birds or animals, in folk stories, were supposed to sing their own quaint songs, which were imitated by the storyteller. On the northwest coast there were spirited song contests between tribes. Certain songs were the exclusive property of clans and societies ... the desert pueblos. The river pueblos are those strung along the Rio Grande and its tributaries in eastern New Mexico. Between lie several other pueblos, including those in Acoma and Laguna. Pueblo homes had several stories and many rooms, like a city apartment house. Each family had only one room. Early ancestors of the Pueblo tribes set their buildings in caves high in canyon walls or on the ledges of ...
- 508: Werewolf Legends
- ... a man who is transformed, or who transforms himself, into a wolf in nature and appearance. The werewolf, sometimes transformed under the influence of a full moon, roams about at night, devouring infants or corpses. Stories of such transformations are given in the works of several classical writers and the superstition was common throughout Europe in late medieval times, many men were accused and convicted of being werewolves. The term lycanthropy refers to the delusion that one has become a wolf. There are many traditional beliefs and legends about the werewolf one of the most famous , and one of the first stories of were wolf is "The Story of Lycaon". The story of Lycaon, which originated in Greek mythology, has been viewed as one of the first werewolf stories ever. According to legend, Lycaon was a cruel leader of a cult. Rumors of the atrocities committed by Lycaon and his cult made their way back to the God Jupiter, who decided to investigate. ...
- 509: Hemingway's Portrayal of Nick's Consolation
- ... person has a unique manner and need for that special thing that comforts them. Baker writes that: "Hemingway , on several accounts, writes of a man named Nick Adams. Hemingway uses Nick throughout most of his stories. Primarily, he uses this character in about five stories that have been grouped together that critics refer to as "The Education of Nick Adams" (129). Adams is Hemingway's character that critics believe to be his means of writing about his own life. Hemingway ... outcome is measurable to the happiness Nick's father got out of teaching him about nature. "Nick's father, Dr. Henry Adams, played a notable part in Nick's early education" (Baker 129). In the short story "Indian Camp", Hemingway writes, "In the early morning , on the lake sitting in the stern of the boat with his father rowing, he felt quite sure he would never die (70). Dr. Adam' ...
- 510: The Development of Desire
- ... his homeland. Odysseus, who endures many hardships throughout his journeys, always seemed to be one step ahead of the reader in knowing what to do to get out of a situation. The problems during the stories come not from Odysseus judgment, but the judgment of his men. This became evident more than once when his men would disobey his orders, which resulted in death or peril. To illustrate, the story of ... strength become a valuable attribute to the society. He is the epitome of pure strength and power. He is also a man who is the first story in which our hero is Christian. In the stories before Beowulf, like The Odyssey and The Aenied, the stories are between men and gods on an even playing field[Earth], but different level of players. It would be like a basketball game between high school players and NBA players. No longer are the ...
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