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- 1581: Silas Marner 3
- George Eliot's Silas Marner is an engaging novel intertwining money, sex, and family feuds during the 18th century. The title character is a friendless weaver who cares only for his cache of gold. He is ultimately redeemed ... through his love for Eppie, an abandoned golden-haired baby girl, whom he discovers shortly after he is robbed and rears as his own child. Through symbolism, the speaker conveys the message that with life's hardships come its treasures. Eliot uses the character Eppie to represent happiness, love, and new beginnings; whereas gold to symbolize sadness and loneliness. Silas's life is unmeaningful and monotonous when all he has ...
- 1582: Doll House
- Animal Imagery in Henrick Ibsen's A Doll House Animal imagery in Henrick Ibsen's play, The Doll House is a critical analyzing tool for the character development of Nora and Torvald Helmer the main characters in this play. The play is a three-act play that takes place in the Helmer residence, in "A room furnished comfortably and tastefully, but not extravagantly." (pg.3) It's the Christmas season at the residence as it's told early in the play. Torvald asks Nora what she would like for Christmas. Nora wishes for money, because, unknown to Torvald, she owes a ...
- 1583: Guest House
- By: Nate The first chapter introduces Mr. and Mrs. Bennett. We dont know their first names because the wife calls her husband Mr. Bennett and he calls her my dear. They have five grown up daughters and one is named Lizzy or Elizabeth who is the fathers favorite. The mother thinks Jane is handsome (or good-looking) and Lydia humored. The other two daughters have not been introduced yet. Mr. Bennett thinks they are all silly and ignorant, except Lizzy. Mrs. Bennett ... do bachelor who will move into a neighboring estate at Michealmas the 29th of September, so she can aquaint him with her 5 available daughters. She would love to marry them off to money. Theres not much going on in her life except worrying about marrying her daughters and visiting with the other neighbors. Mr. Bennett, however, is not interested in meeting Mr. Bingley form Northern England and after ...
- 1584: "Deep Play: Notes on the Balinese Cockfight"
- ... very important part of the Balinese culture - the cockfight. This fight represents more than it first appears. Cockfights are well attended events by men only. Bets are taken on these events. However, the money isn't all that is at stake. It's significance to kin, masculinity and other such items is another point Geertz expresses. Percy writes about the common and the complex readers, in his essay "The Loss of the Creature." Geertz also utilizes this tactic ... describes in his essay. Geertz begins very common. He portrays himself and his wife as characters in Bali. They seem to be on the outside of things. This is similar to the people in Percy's essay. The tourist had gone to the village and they just watched the villagers interact. This is how Geertz begins his visit in Bali. Geertz is an anthropologist and he is in Bali to ...
- 1585: With And Without The State In
- ... watched as the Jews descended into their deaths. This soldier ignorantly mocks their status because he knows they will eventually die off. "He was a handsome young fellow" implies that he knows the peasants can't afford such dignity. Such unfair, cruel attitude towards humanity epitomizes how the state is not human. The government oppresses society, changing its atmosphere and safety when the 'love' and attention is not present. This region ... is devoid of the humanitarians or real doctors. The very few or appointed doctors only wanted money. "The man had just been brought back on a donkey to Stigliano to see a doctor." There weren't any decent people left to care. The fact that leaders ignored and contributed to neglecting the horrors and pities in the peasants' lives supported their inevitable pitfall and trivial importance in the state's agenda. Tax collectors kept collecting from their little wealth or fortunes out of selfishness which took away from their desire to live for all that was left for them. There weren't enough people, ...
- 1586: Romeo and Juliet: Tybalt's Misinterpretation of Romeo's Cowardice
- Romeo and Juliet: Tybalt's Misinterpretation of Romeo's Cowardice Romeo and Juliet is the story of two "star-crossed lovers who take their life" (prologue). Their families were ancient enemies based on an ancient grudge no longer known, but still strong. Romeo and ... they are, by household, enemies. Friar Lawrence joins them in marriage in hope "to turn their households' rancour to pure love"(p. 43). They married without their families' permission or knowledge and against their society's conventions. Neither Romeo nor Juliet could live without the other by their side and were willing to do anything to be with each other. Shakespeare believes that acting in response to knowledge without evidence ...
- 1587: Should Gambling Be Legalized?
- ... analyze what makes a gambler bet, stay longer, and loose as much money as possible. Gamblers who come to casinos with the intention of winning money are habitually disappointed. As casino crime lord, Meyer Lansky's universal gambling truth states; "Gamblers never win, the house never loses"2 Slot Machines and most table games allow players to make bets where the probability of winning is relatively high. Frequent wins are characterized ... face cards and rigged roulette wheels are long gone. But the pursuit of profitability in the corporate era of gambling has turned the average casino into a financially hazardous place for betters"3 The casino's beliefs are all based on the fact that since the house has an advantage over the player, the longer the house can keep the player playing, the more money the house will make. The gambling ... but also at their subconscious. Adding a certain scent into the air can make slot players spend up to fifty percent more than average at times. When money is turned into chips, in the player's mind, it decreases it's value. When a gambler asks a dealer for change for a hundred dollar bill, the dealer is under orders to give the player the lowest denomination possible, in five ...
- 1588: The Matrix-critique And Review
- ... lifeless employee for a computer firm. He also lives a "secret" life as a hacker who sells some sort of illegal software. What he is involved in we can only guess, since the film hasn't the time to tell us. Somehow, along the way, he has been brought into contact with a man named Morpheus (played by Laurence Fishburne), a notorious "terrorist" whom he has never actually met but has ... him. Sure enough, the sinister men in black are at that precise moment being directed to his desk. Following intricate instructions from Morpheus (who appears to be able to see the entire layout of Thomas's world as if he is looking at a map, or like a god looking down from on high), Thomas sneaks past the agents into an empty office. There Morpheus tells to make an improbable leap ... in return he will get a clean slate. When he refuses the deal, his world without warning warps into a nightmare, as the agent whose name is Smith (played by Hugo Weaving) literally wipes Thomas's mouth off, leaving him speechless and in horror. The other agents hold him down as a mechanical, but living parasite-like cyber-organism is inserted into his body, through the naval. At this point, ...
- 1589: The Dark side of a Wonder Drug-A Selected Collection of Testimony on the Safety of Ritalin
- ... Drug-A Selected Collection of Testimony on the Safety of Ritalin "We give our children every day, yet we punish adults for taking speed," stated a concerned parent(Ritalin Zone). A trip to the principal's office used to mean big trouble. These days, more kids are showing up in the school office just to get their midday dose of Ritalin. Ritalin, the drug used to treat hyperactivity in children, is ... have good reason to worry. The number of prescriptions for Ritalin increased four-fold from 1990 to 1995, making the stimulant one of the most prescribed drugs in the country. No one knows exactly what's behind the surge in Ritalin use, but experts speculate it's due to everything from increased awareness of attention disorders in schools to teachers and parents becoming less tolerant of unruly behavior. Some local school offices have become virtual noon-time pharmacies. At one Ottawa- ...
- 1590: The Use Of Animals To Portray
- ... The arm'd rhinoceros, or the Hyrcan tiger; / Take any shape but that, and my firm nerves / Shall never tremble ..." (Act 3, Scene 4, Lines 123-125). Macbeth is speaking to Lady Macbeth about Banquo's ghost he says that if any of these fierce animals should come near him, he would never be scared. Macbeth doesn't want Banquo to be in any part of his life, that's why why he killed him. Now that he's come back as a ghost (he's trembling/scared that Banquo will never leave him alone) the use of these fierce creatures compared to Banquo ...
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