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- 1031: Cuba- A Bright Future
- ... have been loosening their leash, and have allowed for some more breathing room. No where else is this more clear than in the expanding tourist industry that now dominates much of the island and it’s economy. Political Development: The political future of the small country has been uncertain since the first Europeans landed on the island in 1492, along with the now famous Columbus. Indeed, for the first several years ... Cuba had a future. Indeed, Castro was more than a Communist puppet, he was a figurehead of the Cuban people and a political visionary. What he did for the island was completely unselfish in it’s routs. He abolished racism on the island, and gave even the poorest of peasants the opportunity at a university education. It is impossible to decipher an image of the Cuban government simply from looking at such Communist counterparts a s China. China is an extreme case of Communism, Cuba on the other hand is more lenient in it’s views. In fact, Cuba is developing quite the keen business sense. Some say the island ...
- 1032: Carl Gustav Jung
- ... his grandfather, a professor of medicine at the University of Basel. He was the oldest child and only surviving son of a Swiss Reform pastor. Two brothers died in infancy before Jung was born. Jung's mother was a neurotic and often fought with his father. Father was usually lonely and very irritable. When the child could not take his mother's depressions and his parents' fights, he sought refuge in the attic, where he played with a wooden mannikin. Carl was exposed to death early in life, since his father was a minister and attended many ... to them. He liked to read very much outside of class and detested math and physical education classes. Actually, gym class used to give him fainting spells (neurosis) and his father worried that Jung wouldn't make a good living because of his spells. After Carl found out about his father's concern, the faints suddenly stopped, and Carl became much more studious. He had to decide his profession. His ...
- 1033: Thomas Hardy
- Thomas Hardy Thomas Hardy, written by Trevor Johnson, is the detailed journey through the life of one of England’s greatest writers. This biography describes some of the major details of his life such as his family, his education, and his major works. Thomas Hardy was born in 1840 at the Village of Upper Bochampton. He was the child of a country stonemason. Hardy was the third Thomas of his family. His mother’s maiden name was Jemima Hand and she and her husband led Hardy to have an unusually happy childhood. His early years were a seed-bed to his later creative development. His mother knew what real ... lay her hands on’ and she grew up to be a woman of ability, judgment, and ‘ an energy that might have carried her to incalculable issues!’ Many thought she was the dominant influence in Hardy’s life but his father was a man of character also. Even though he didn’t ‘ possess the art of enriching himself by business,’ he was a fine craftsman, and a lover of music. Hardy’ ...
- 1034: Jims Compassion In Huck Finn
- ... the book will not take advantage of him. One incident proving that Jim acts naive occurs halfway through the novel, when the Duke first comes into the scene By right I am a duke! Jim s eyes bugged out when he heard that... In the novel, Huck Finn, one can legitimately prove that compassion, superstitious and gullibility illustrate Jim s character perfectly. To begin with, among the many characteristics of Jim, his compassionate nature shows throughout the book. When Huck and Jim come across the floating boathouse, Jim finds a dead man inside. He advises Huck not to look as he says, It s a dead man... dead two er three days... come in Huck, but doan look at his face. At the end of the book the reader finds out that the dead man turns out as ...
- 1035: The Awakening- Edna Pontellier
- ... Kate Chopin, the main character, Edna Pontellier showed signs of a growing depression. There are certain events that hasten this, events which eventually lead her to suicide. At the beginning of the novel when Edna's husband, Leonce Pontellier, returns from Klein's hotel, he checks in on the children and believing that one of them has a fever he tells his wife, Edna. She says that the child was fine when he went to bed, but Mr. Pontellier is certain that he isn't mistaken: "He reproached his wife with her inattention, her habitual neglect of the children." (7) Because of the reprimand, Edna goes into the next room to check on the children. "She soon came back ...
- 1036: Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde
- ... and Mr. Hyde, and gives a fresh take on the distinguished Dr. Henry Jekyll and the nefarious Mr. Edward Hyde. It is told through the psyche of a Victorian servant named Mary Reilly. The book's structure purports to be Mary Reilly's diary. The entries articulate Mary Reilly's feelings and experiences while in service for Dr. Henry Jekyll, and how she often empathizes with Dr. Jekyll on his afflictions which she cannot comprehend. As the book progresses Mary Reilly continuously comments on ...
- 1037: Music Censorship
- ... and gossip. Both performers of past and present conducted strange acts on stage for the shock value and attention, but with performers of old, it reflected their life and what they were really like. Today's performers, however, do not act like that in real life, for the most part. Today, performers take on challenges, like the dare of a child. . . "Betcha won't do it!" These rock performers cannot turn down a dare or back away from even the slightest bit of public notoriety. By listening to one of their "questionable" albums, it is easily noticeable how they ... Love tore off her bra and screamed, "Now you know how I get all the guys," (Bernstein 95). Most parents would not allow their children to attend a concert with actions such as Courtney Love's. These actions and paintings, however, are choices of the musicians, part of their expression. Who are we to say what is wrong and what is right? Parents are not always aware of the references ...
- 1038: Richard III: Strength and Weaknesses
- Richard III: Strength and Weaknesses Richard III was one of Shakespeare’s earliest and most ineffective works. The idea behind the play isn’t bad, but the play doesn’t send any strong messages that evoke emotion from the audience. Shakespeare attempted to incorporate many different literary features in the play, with varied effectiveness. Richard III showed flashes of Shakespeare’s brilliance, but greatly ...
- 1039: Black Boy Essay
- ... and less human, they could effectively control the minority. These were the ideas that Richard was exposed to as he grew up, they were ingrained in him. The ideas had been so ingrained in Richard’s parents’ and grandparents’ minds that they would forever try to hold him back from reaching his goals. Not all the country was racist, the North was antislavery and it was the place to be if you were black, but getting there was the hardest part, many people tried all their lives and didn’t succeed. For Richard going north was the main goal in his early life; but because of Mississippi’s racial indifferences Richard would be forever separated from whites, the tension would always be there and he would never trust a white person enough to let his guard down. Racial prejudice had indefinitely effected ...
- 1040: Carl Jung
- ... his grandfather, a professor of medicine at the University of Basel. He was the oldest child and only surviving son of a Swiss Reform pastor. Two brothers died in infancy before Jung was born. Jung's mother was a neurotic and often fought with his father. Father was usually lonely and very irritable. When the child could not take his mother's depressions and his parents' fights, he sought refuge in the attic, where he played with a wooden mannikin. Carl was exposed to death early in life, since his father was a minister and attended many ... to them. He liked to read very much outside of class and detested math and physical education classes. Actually, gym class used to give him fainting spells (neurosis) and his father worried that Jung wouldn't make a good living because of his spells. After Carl found out about his father's concern, the faints suddenly stopped, and Carl became much more studious. He had to decide his profession. His ...
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