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- 11231: Where Are You Going, Where Hav
- ... Connie, but to see and understand every breath she takes. Although unaware of his closeness, it becomes quite apparent that Arnold Friend is stalking Connie when he states, "I Know my Connie" (597). In Arnold's mind, Connie is a component of his game that he must figure out. Bringing fear to Connie's eyes, Arnold states, "I know your name and all about you, lot's of things" (597), truly proving his demented intentions. Recalling seeing Connie at the drive in, Arnold states, "seen you that night and thought, that's the one, yes sir" (601), divulging his true obsession ...
- 11232: War Of The Worlds
- ... the opening of the novel. The fact that "no one would have believed in the last years of the 19th century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligence greater than man's and yet as mortal as his own" enforces this indestructibility of European culture. The beginning of Mars' assault on Earth is watched with little wonder other than a displaced curiosity. No concern or worry enters ... kill several people, this idea of supremacy does not fade. Gravity seems to act on the Martians "like a cope of lead" (perhaps this is an allusion to the punishment of the hypocrites in Dante's Inferno, where they were forced to wear beautiful robes that were of lead), and our narrator believes that, if worst comes to worst, "a shell in the pit will kill them all." Our narrator even ... and native Americans, while the use of deadly gas by the Martians was to become a reality in WWI. Religion begins to take center stage when our narrator becomes entombed with the curate. The clergyman's ideas are clearly that of divine justice, for he refers to Genesis 18:20-28 in his ejaculations about Sodom and Gomorrah and also quotes Revelations 14:11. Wells uses this clergyman to introduce ...
- 11233: A Winning Attitude Being A Good Sport
- A Winning Attitude Being A Good Sport A winning attitude is being a good sport. People who always brag about winning don't have a winning attitude. Not all people have a winning attitude. Although a lot do. When you play a game and a person always says that they are going to win, then they don't have a winning attitude. When you are playing a game with somebody and both of you play fair then you both have winning attitudes. A winning attitude helps alot in games. Some people only care ... Sometimes people like to cheat just to win a game. When half of the time the person who cheated ends up losing. Then they look bad because they lost even though they cheated. So, don't cheat, cheaters never win. Always play fair. When you play a game don't be rude to the other player(s). And don't be rude to your own teammates. If you play a ...
- 11234: Who's Right Is It Anyway?
- Who's Right Is It Anyway? I'm about to take up a position which will be deemed by some, if not all, as a terrible stand to take. As a matter of fact, if anyone were ... way to die, I shall argue the other point. That being suicide does have its merits. So, before you start debating, hear my case out. Most people argue that nothing justifies the taking of someone's life. Yet what makes life so valuable? Why do people cling to it so? All we consist of is a bunch of carbon atoms, bound together to form an exoskeleton, organs, and tissue. In this ... hard to grasp. Selfish in whose eyes? Certainly not the eyes of the victim. To them, they consider it selfish of others to try and preserve their life. Again, the argument of the stoppers don't know what the victim has to go through. They are not the ones enduring the pain. Religious people also crop up into the debate. Catholics claim that for someone to commit suicide sends their ...
- 11235: The Interpretation Of Dreams
- Many people often wonder why we have dreams and if they even mean anything. In Freud's The Interpretation of Dreams, he claims that dreams are indeed meaningful and the reason why they are is because dreams represent wish fulfillment. In The Interpretation of Dreams Freud goes into specific examples of why dreams convey unfulfilled wishes of the person that is having the dream. Freud's examples are crucial in this work because before it was published most people assumed dreams were universal, not personal. To begin his argument that dreams are wish fulfillment, Freud uses himself as an example. He ... wish fulfillment. He was thirsty when he was dreaming, and in his dream he was rewarded with a glass of water. Freud also states these kinds of dreams as "dreams of convenience". (311). In Freud's next examples, he uses the comparison of adults and children. In paragraph nine Freud says, "We may expect to find the very simplest forms of dreams in children". Most readers would agree when Freud ...
- 11236: The Cuban Revolution
- ... communist government. Before Castro took over Batista, Batista ran a biossed economy for the rich. Officials took pay offs, keeping the majority of the peoples thoughts invisible. Protestors of Batista were murdered, and their body's were thrown in gutters. During these times the life for the rich was plentiful, they had more Cadillacs than any other city in the world, and the highest number of T.V. sets per capita out of all the Latin American countries . Many gambling casinos were also present. While life for the poor was plagued with unemployment, inadequate health care, and a high illiteracy rate. Castro's take over of the government, changed many ways of life in Cuba, most of which benefited the poor or the majority of the people. Education was improved for the poor, there are many times ...
- 11237: The Siginificance Of The Openi
- ... at least through the first five books) and the 'gaunt waste' provides an appropriate setting. On Egdon Heath, night and darkness comes before its 'astronomical hour'. In addition to reinforcing the idea of Egdon Heath's unchangeable place in time (as will be discussed later), this early arrival of darkness is well in tune with the overall atmosphere of tragedy. Dominance of darkness is clearly ominous and Hardy also says of ... is personified as some sort of nocturnal predator and in the later progress of the novel, we see that the Heath is indeed hostile - perhaps 'indifferent' would be more appropriate - to the characters. Mrs.Yeobright's journey across the Heath after being turned away by Eustacia comes to mind. The conditions (of the Heath) under which Mrs.Yeobright makes her journey is described as 'a torrid attack' and 'the sun had ... of helplessness that runs through the novel, as the characters fall prey to chance or fate. The tone is ironic, because we are watching the actions of the characters with superior knowledge. For instance, Clym's blaming himself for his mother's death is ironical: he doesn't know the conditions responisible for it; he is unaware that his mother did indeed call on him. It is possible to read ...
- 11238: The Old Man And The Sea 2
- Symbolism in The Old Man and the Sea Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea isn't just a book about an old man and the sea. There are many meanings to it. Each element represents different things. The marlin, for example, represents strength, beauty and the last challenge we all go ... represented many different things. For example, he symbolized strength and durability by putting up such a struggle. By doing this he also made Santiago a legend among the other fishermen. This struggle would be Santiago's last challenge. However, since Santiago would end up tricking the marlin, the marlin seemed nobler in Santiago's mind. Santiago thought that since the marlin was fighting for his life he had a more ...
- 11239: The Great Gatsby A Goal Of Cor
- ... life is pure in essence, but, for those with weak wills and simple minds, this goal can twist their morals and values from a fair-skinned maiden to a withered screeching harpy. F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is a contemporary novel published in 1925. Fitzgerald shows that material wealth can have a corrupting through his novel. He does this through the characters of Tom Buchanan, Myrtle Wilson, and Jay Gatsby. Fitzgerald gives a perfect example of a morally deficient person through Tom. Tom's only concern is keeping his highbred social and his flowing bank account. Obtaining his money from his family, Tom has no compassion for the lower class. Tom looks upon the "valley of ashes where ashes ... not wealthy, but is already corrupted by money through Myrtle Wilson. Myrtle is a woman with a which "is corrupt to begin with" since she only seeks to become rich (Gross 23). She is Tom's lower-class mistress, but she acts as if she is his aristocratic wife. She would like to be, but she lacks the years of sophistication to do so. When the reader is first introduced ...
- 11240: Did Napoleon Preserve Or Pervert The Gains Of The Revolution
- ... were of the noble class. The Revolution did away with this and stated that all individuals were equal in the eyes of the government. How one advanced was based on merit rather than who one's ancestors were. Napoleon enshrined this with a new aristocracy based on merit. Those who performed and contributed were rewarded. The new Princes, Dukes, and Barons were men who earned their titles, most often on the ... taxes and privileges, however Napoleon did re-open the churches and was tolerant of all religions. He even invited the Pope Pius VII to his coronation to crown him the new Emperor of France. Napoleon's true feelings on his relationship with the Church were demonstrated by his actions at the coronation. When the Pope went to place the crown on Napoleon's head, Napoleon took the crown out of the Pope's hands and crowned himself. Thus showing that he believed that since he embodied the State, the Pope had no legitimate right to crown him ...
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