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501: Ethan Frome: ... sometimes the real world gets too harsh and ugly for them. To escape unpleasant realities, some Pisceans retreat into their own dreams and fantasies, and Pisceans can be delicate and vulnerable, especially when under emotional stress. Ethan most definitely falls under these categories. Ethan is emotionally weak, in that he allows Zeena to control him. Ethan was described, in the beginning of the book, as looking far older than he was ...

502: Ethan Frome: ... suddenly found herself more alone then ever. It definitely didn’t seem to help that Autumn’s parents were out of town while all of this was happening. Instead of letting that add to her stress though, Autumn decided to take advantage of the situation. She called up all of her old "drinking buddies" and let them all know that she would be hosting that nights drinking binge. Autumn didn’t ...

503: Elli: ... wrongs of the Germans, and these people died as well. But a select few decided to blend in the crowd and try not to be noticed, not complain about work load, not crumble under psychological stress, and not give up. These people fortunately survived, not unscathed, but survived none the less and that is the most important thing.

504: Friendship Theme From Lord Of: ... other. No judging is done; advice is given when needed; a worrisome mind is put to rest by words of encouragement; a person is changed by sharing their problems and experiences with another. When enough stress and pain was endured both Piggy and Ralph, found the true meaning of friendship. Ralph s memories of his friendship would never cease to exist, they were there for an eternity. Some people come into ...

505: Careful, He Might Hear You: ... him, a battle that he has no control over. PS was settled in life until Vanessa entered and shattered it into disharmony. The arrival and presence of PS's invidious aunt creates a lot of stress for the small boy. He must endure changes in his home, school, and lifestyle. All of this was done against the will of PS, who strongly resented the proposition of these changes. This incident displays ...

506: Brave New World - Compared To Fahrenheit 451: ... factors, the ones that stand out most would have to be first, the outlawed reading of books; second, the preservation of health and youth at almost any cost and the keeping of people happy and stress-free; and third, the theme of the protagonist as being a loner or an outcast from society because of his differences in beliefs as opposed to the norm. We'll look first at the concept ...

507: Brave New World: ... react to certain stimuli. The end results of these tests were dogs who had been broken, became mentally insane. Prime human examples are the veterans of the world wars, where victims became incapacitated from intense stress and fear (known as "shell shock"). Huxley suggests that teaching under such stressful conditions can also be considered torture (in its most refined state). Huxley once wrote, "The effectiveness of political and religious propaganda depends ...

508: Barbarians: ... to be a main reflection of what the society thinks what values and rules it has and what impact the war had on people’s minds. Obviously, the Peloponesian War has brought a lot of stress and chaos into the society, so during this time some poets have foreseen the intellectual revolution. Euripides, however, was the first one who created the play where he opposed a barbarian to someone "civilized"; he ...

509: A Separate Peace Analysis: ... and bad. First, one of the biggest problems that Gene had, that is jealousy. Gene was jealous of Finny's confidency, openness, modesty, superb athletic abilities, his natural leadership skills, his ability to deal with stress easily, his care free attitude, his people skills and, of course, his good looks. Early in the story Finny demonstrated his openness by when asked for his height, he said 5 foot, 8½ inches, while ...

510: A Separate Peace - Detailed Analysis: ... and bad. First, one of the biggest problems that Gene had, that is jealousy. Gene was jealous of Finny's confidency, openness, modesty, superb athletic abilities, his natural leadership skills, his ability to deal with stress easily, his care free attitude, his people skills and, of course, his good looks. Early in the story Finny demonstrated his openness by when asked for his height, he said 5 foot, 8½ inches, while ...

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