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- 1371: The Concubine's Children: An Analysis
- The Concubine's Children: An Analysis The Concubine's Children, by Denise Chong, is a true story about a Chinese family and how both physical and emotional distance can tear generations of families apart. We are presented with the lives of the children of ... events, even when they recount horrific events. This style of writing often cheapens the content of the story, making it seems rather impersonal, even for nonfiction. The book itself was written recently, using the author's grandfather's letters as a guide. The author wrote the book in an attempt to better educate herself about her Chinese heritage, and about a nation that seemed foreign to her, a place "you' ...
- 1372: Native Sun: Society's Responsibility
- Native Sun: Society's Responsibility In the novel, Native Son, author Richard Wright presents a compelling case that society is responsible for creating Bigger Thomas and people like Bigger. Bigger is a tragic figure, as he represents the African ... experience he knew best, Native Son is an exploration of how the pressure and racism of the American environment affects black people, their feelings, thoughts, self-images, basically, their entire lives. Many of Native Son's earlier scenes serve Wright's purposes in showing how America's white racism affects Bigger's behavior, his thinking and his feelings. His sense of confinement in this world is obvious. The unfocused, yet detailed, fear that the white ...
- 1373: Michael Jordan 2
- Michael Jordan is the best ever. There shouldn t be any question in anyone s mind. There are no ifs, ands or buts about it. He broke the mold. There is no one remotely close to him, Nate Thurmond says. Look at all the finals, he always carried his team. He willed them to another title each year. His greatness was well shown off and off the court. He follows up by saying it s his mental approach more so than his physical talent. He s been on top so long and he still goes out and does it every night (Thurmond, 61). He was the best player in ...
- 1374: First Love: Vladimir's Voyage
- First Love: Vladimir's Voyage In Turgenev's First Love, Vladimir's journey from boyish love to maturity is a tumultuous, burdensome, and often painful expedition. This pilgrimage is a transition from the consuming passions of the young and restless heart to the sound maturity of ...
- 1375: Days Of Othello
- ... out episode one on the streets of Venice, during the dark of night. A distraught Roderigo has just learned that his ladylove, the fair Desdemona, has run off and eloped with Othello, one of Venice’s most brave soldiers. Roderigo is extremely upset with Iago also, since he has been paying off Iago to play matchmaker for Desdemona and himself. But we also see that Iago has problems of his own ... his lieutenant, and not himself. Iago is insulted and humiliated, and vows to get revenge on Othello. DO DAH DO DAH DUH!! (Menacing Music) Roderigo and Iago decide to go and wake up Brabantio, Desdemona’s father and Othello’s boss, to tell him of the news of his daughter’s elopement. Brabantio is very wary of this marriage, since Othello is a foreigner. Iago convinces Brabantio that Othello had seduced Desdemona with magic ...
- 1376: Antaeus
- In the story "Antaeus," by Borden Deal, the main character T.J has three capabilities that make him different from his friends. First of all, T.J. is a very intelligent boy. His new city companions did not maintain the wisdom T.J. has about the world and how to deal with people around. T. J. is also a receptive boy, a soft-spoken person who feels an attachment to the land. Finally, T.J. is ...
- 1377: The Internet Its Effects And Its Future
- ... literally, a network of networks. It is comprised of ten thousands of interconnected networks spanning the globe. The computers that form the Internet range from huge mainframes in research establishments to modest PCs in people¡¦s homes and offices. Despite the recent hype, the Internet is not a new phenomenon. Its roots lie in a collection of computers that were linked together in the 1970s to form the US Department of Defense¡¦s communications systems. Fearing the consequences of nuclear attack, there was no central computer holding vast amounts of data, rather the information was dispersed across thousands of machines. A set of rules, of protocols, known as ... send across the world almost instantly, and that it can unite people in wildly different locations as if they were next to each other. The soundest claims for the importance of the Internet in today¡¦s society are based upon these very facts. People of like minds and interests can share information with one another through electronic mail and chat rooms. E-mail is enabling radically new forms of worldwide ...
- 1378: Lord Of The Flies Book Analysi
- ... sanity and reason are the keys to survival, people go crazy and end up ruining their chances to live? All that they needed to ensure a chance for their rescue was the fire. I don't see what is so hard about that. The fire gives off smoke, they then see the smoke as a signal showing inhabitants on the island, then passers-by will go and search for them. Plain ... still believe that this book, despite its strong message, was weak and uninteresting. What was so great about hunting? This obsession with hunting was what baffled me the most throughout this book. I honestly don't see what was so great about it, and why they let it interrupt their responsibilities. If they had not been distracted with hunting and just tended to the fire like they were supposed to, it's possible that could have been rescued earlier on in the book. "Kill the pig! Cut his throat! Kill the pig! Bash him in!" (Chap. 7, pg. 114) This line shows that they have pretty ...
- 1379: Oliver Twist: Summary
- Oliver Twist: Summary I Content - Characterizations Oliver Twist - A loving, innocent orphan child; the son of Edwin Leeford and Agnes Fleming. He is generally quiet and shy rather than aggressive. Oliver's affectionate nature, along with his weakness and innocence, earn him the pity and love of the good people he meets. Dicken's choice of Oliver's name is very revealing, because the boy's story is full of "twists" and turns. Dickens uses his skills at creating character to make Oliver particularly appealing. Mr. Bumble - The parish beadle; a rat ...
- 1380: George Orwells 1984
- Book Summary George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four takes us through Winston Smith's life in the period of a year. Winston lives in a world made up of three main states: Oceania, Eurasia and Eastasia. In this visionary novel, Oceania is run by a totalitarian government under the leadership of a dictator named Big Brother. Big Brother is so controlling and his power so great that one may question his very existence. Oceania's government is divided into four ministries: the Ministry of Truth, which concerns itself with news, entertainment, education and the fine arts; the Ministry of Peace, which deals with war; the Ministry of Love, which ...
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