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- 1201: Beowulf 5
- ... had said that his 37th year would be very dangerous, and he had just started his 37th year (www.byronjournal). In February of 1824, he had an epileptic seizure probably brought on by drinking and stress (www.geocities.com/athens/acropolis). Two months later, he was caught in a sudden rainstorm while horseback riding, and he caught a chill from it which he never recovered. He died on April 19, 1824 ...
- 1202: An Economic Intrepration Of Th
- ... of the social order (qtd. in Musslewhite 2). The people are frustrated with their own social position and they take it out on that one chosen person. Economically this helps; it is a socially acceptable stress buster. It is common knowledge that a relaxed, clear-headed human being is going to work more proficiently than a psychologically impaired one. This small town is not full of easily impressionable animals. It is ...
- 1203: Sweetness And Power
- ... plantations were a “synthesis of field and factory” is best explained; “The specialization by skill and jobs, and the division of labor by age, gender, and condition into crews, shifts and ‘gangs,’ together with the stress upon punctuality and discipline, are features associated more with industry than agriculture – at least in the sixteenth century” (Mintz 47). Plantations required a “combination farmer-manufacturer”. Workers on plantations worked assiduously with a definite sense ...
- 1204: Rudyard Kiplings Kim
- ... when the dominantly white Christian countries of Europe controlled approximately 85 percent of the world's surface. For Kipling, who believed it was India's destiny to be ruled by England, it was necessary to stress the superiority of the white man whose mission was to rule the dark and inferior races. Kipling effectively conveys this message about the "white man's burden" and the mindset of colonial India through Kim ...
- 1205: Caharacter Analysis Jay Gatsby
- ... that Biff go west an “be a carpenter, or a cowboy, enjoy yourself!”, an idea that perhaps Willy should have pursued. Constantly advising his boys of the importance of being well liked, Willy fails to stress academics as an important part of life (Miller 40). Furthermore, Willy dies an unexpected death that reveals important causes of the failure to achieve the American dream. At the funeral Linda cries “I made the ...
- 1206: African Americans Unnoticed
- ... but also realized that sexism was an even greater problem in equality. For, as she said, "to be a colored woman is to be discredited, mistrusted and often meanly hated." Through times of strife and stress she worked, sometimes successfully, to eliminate discrimination against black women. Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Dubois, Marcus Garvey, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., and Stokely Carmicheal; these names when said are ones to ...
- 1207: A Farewell To Arms
- ... At the beginning of the novel, lieutenant Frederick Henry lacks a sense of value and order in his life. He chooses to intoxicate himself and make visits to prostitutes frequently. During this time of intense stress and pressure this lifestyle is common amongst his fellow comrades. It provides them with an escape from a hostile and undesirable reality of war. Lieutenant Rinaldi , Fredricks enthusiastic surgeon friend soon introduces him to an ...
- 1208: REAL BOYS
- ... true to my own experience. The fact boys are not supposed to express their emotions has put a burden on us. We must hind what we are feeling and sometimes we explode with all the stress put on us. This book has much truth to it and should be read by parents and teachers so they know how to treat their boys.
- 1209: Night
- ... when the relationship the young and old is not that good. The young felt like the old was hindrance to there survival because they had to worry about themselves and it was more work and stress if they had to worry about someone else. One example of this is when Idek, the little Jewish boy, began to beat Elie's father because Idek felt that Elie's father was not working ...
- 1210: The Mending Wall
- ... limitations; yet he resents all fetters and is happy at the destruction of any barrier. In "Mending Wall" the boundary line is useless: There where it is we do not need the wall. And, to stress the point, the speaker facetiously adds: He is all pine and I am apple orchard. My apple trees will never get across And eat the cones under his pines, I tell him. One may find ...
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