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- 15421: 1984
- 1984 I think that today's society is a "half version" of George Owell's novel, 1984, in some ways it is similar and in others, uniquely different. The closest we come today to a "Big Brother" is the mob. The people are also controlled by watchful security cameras and ... going against the mob or else someone is going to die. The Mafia is so widespread that it has operatives all over keeping an eye out for cops or law enforcement, this is the Mafia's "telescreens" (Orwell 6). Another startling similarity between the mob and "Big Brother" is the Mafia's strange way of making someone disappear or "vaporize" (Orwell ). Almost unknowingly a person's identity can be changed, ...
- 15422: Call of the Wild: Character Sketch - Buck
- ... like, how and why he was forced to adapt to his new environment, and what he changed into. When we first met up with Buck, he lived in the Santa Clara Valley, on Judge Miller's property. He was the ruler of his domain, uncontested by any other local dogs. he was a mix between a St. Bernard and a Scotch Shepherd dog. He weighed one hundred and forty pounds, and ... one with utmost pride. Buck had everything he could want. Little did he know, he would soon have it all taken away from him. One night, while the judge was away at a raisin grower's committee meeting, the gardener, Manuel, took Buck away from his home. Buck was then sold, and thrown in a baggage car. This would be the beginning of a new, cruel life for Buck. On his ride to wherever he was going, Buck's pride was severely damaged, if not completely wiped out by men who used tools to restrain him. No matter how many times Buck tried to lunge, he would just be choked into submission at ...
- 15423: The Madness of King George
- ... relationship, but he did not get along well with his son, the Prince of Wales. At the beginning of the American Revolution George began to have pains at night. William Pitt the Younger, the King's Prime Minister, put it off as stress due to George's lack of power over the Americas. Any time the Americas were brought up George had fits of anger and his stomach got very upset. As time progressed George got worse. He woke up at night in pain, and eventually started to have fits of delusion. He hits on women in front of his own wife, and went through spells of yelling and rage during public appearances. As George's condition worsened his son began to plan a coup of his father's throne. The Prince began to build up supporters to help him get control of England, with promises of positions in the ...
- 15424: John Jake's Homeland: A Review
- John Jake's Homeland: A Review Homeland, John Jake's formidable novel about the final explosive events of the nineteenth century, in the first in a series that will focus attention on a new "Jakes" family, the Crowns. Multiple characters and settings at the norm ... home of his uncle, Joe Crown, a well-established brewer in Chicago. Jakes uses the Chicago setting as a backdrop for his "class struggle" motif which is central to the plot of his story. Pual's uncle, Joe, and cousin, Joe Jr., are foils in this class struggle that ultimately fractures the Crown family and forces Paul to leave his uncle's home to find work on his own. The ...
- 15425: Animal Farm: Boxer is A Leader's Ideal Disciple
- Animal Farm: Boxer is A Leader's Ideal Disciple What is a leader's perfect idea of good disciple? The follower should be one who is faithful. In Animal Farm, by George Orwell, Boxer is a very devoted follower. This is in part to the fact that he is somewhat of a greenhorn. The pupil should also be a very diligent worker. Boxer also exhibits this quality in the story. In Animal Farm, Boxer is a perfect example of a leader's ideal disciple because of his laborious demeanor and his allegiance to his superiors. Boxer is a very loyal character in the story. One of his mottos, "Napoleon is always right," demonstrates his devotion to ...
- 15426: Report on The Prince by Machiavelli
- ... of politics and science from a purely scientific and rational perspective. Machiavelli theorizes that the state is only created if the people cooperate and work to maintain it. The state is also one of man's greatest endeavors, and the state takes precedence over everything else. The state should be one's primary focus, and maintaining the sovereignty of the state one's most vital concern. The state is founded on the power of its military. Therefore, a strong military is vital to maintaining the state. Machiavelli believes that men respect power, but they will take advantage ...
- 15427: Wright's "Black Boy": An Oppressionist Impression
- Wright's "Black Boy": An Oppressionist Impression “You are dead to me dead to christ!” In the following paragraphs, violence and oppression in Ch. 5 will discussed and analyzed through examination of Richard Wright's --author of Black Boy(1945)--use of diction, tone, and metaphors. Were people of his time to read this book it's probable that would understand, wheather they agree with the author's point of view or not, the amount of violence and oppression witnessed by a boy his age. Richard Wright, through the the use ...
- 15428: Book Report on "The Red Badge of Courage"
- ... that he knew that the regiment would lose. He soon finds out however, they won, and he begins to run faster from the thought of chickening out of the battle. This only adds to Henry's internal emotional conflict with himself. Henry becomes so threatened by the other soldiers that he returns with a wound from a rock and tells that he was wounded by the enemy while fighting for another regiment. He begins to boast, and complain about the general's actions to make himself feel better about what had happened and build a barrier so the other soldiers don't find out what had really happened. However, as the second day of fighting appears on the horizon, Henry finds himself acting upon his instinct and not so much his lies. Henry begins to fight ...
- 15429: The Realization of Passion in Jane Eyre
- ... build upon this basis as we are educated of the world. The social climate and cultural atmosphere shape our personalities, however, it is the people in our lives who have the greatest influence. Charlotte Bronte's novel Jane Eyre reveals this idea by the development of the protagonist. Through a series of character foils , Bronte expresses her idea of self- development and growth of the human spirit by contrasting passion with reason. By my interpretation of the novel, Bronte suggests that in one's life time, they will encounter a number of people and experiences that will arouse enough emotion in them to have the power to change their direction in life. St. John Rivers plays one of these ... almost enough to silence her inner passionate spirit , but it is the forces of nature that prove to be stronger than human will. The life path of a Victorian woman was somewhat limited in it's direction and expression of individuality. Jane Eyre strongly adheres to the Victorian morality which was dominated by the Anglican party of the Church of England in which passion and emotion were kept concealed. Jane' ...
- 15430: Jumanji
- ... rubber sole. Alan put the shoe down on an idle conveyor belt. As Alan walked downstairs he saw men scurrying around the sole stamping machine, his father pulled out a shredded shoe, it was Carl's new creation. “Who did this?” asked Alan's father, Carl put up his hand, and took the blame. Alan picked up his bike and rode home, but just as he thought he was safe Billy came out with his friends, attacked Alan and ... trunk and smashed open the padlock with a spade. Inside the trunk was a game called JUMANJI buried in sand. When Alan returned home his parents were getting ready to go to a presentation. Alan's parents announced that he would go to the Cliffside Academy for Boys, they handed Alan a brochure and congratulated him. Inside the brochure was a picture of the main dormitory which was named Parrish ...
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