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- 17521: Fahrenheit51 4 8
- ... had a love for books and could not stand the censorship of these treasures going on, so he did the only thing he could, he wrote a book about a future without books. In Bradbury's book the firemen were burners of the illegal books that some people still insisted on clinging to, they had taken censorship to a whole new level and just done away with books completely. To Bradbury ... Books had shown that life was not all frills and lace; they had shown the dark and the sad side of life that people did not want to hear about. Another main character in Bradbury's book was the fire chief named Beatty. Beatty was a man who knew what the whole thing was about, and he had his own opinion of why they burned the books. Beatty said, "You must understand that our civilization is so vast that we can't have our minorities upset and stirred." he also said, "And they'll be happy, because facts of the sort don't change. Don't give them any slippery stuff like philosophy or sociology to ...
- 17522: Summer 2
- ... Montague. She knew that if she informed them of how she felt, they would get angry and maybe disown her, just because of their hate for all Montagues. That is another of the Capulet family s flaws. They are rather narrow-minded because of their continuing, senseless conflict with the Montagues. Both households are of equal fault in this case, but that only proves that the two families are alike in that way. Even still, if the Capulets believe that they truly are the more dignified, they should have ceased their dispute earlier and prevented their daughter s unhappiness (and eventually death). Instead, they decided to keep the feud going and believe that all Montagues are the same and that ll should be despised. As head of the family, Lord Capulet is largely ... responsible for everything that has been going on, but despite his closed-mindedness he is still a pretty admirable man. He is a good father who only wants the best for his daughter. He doesn t realize though, that marrying Romeo is what really is best for Juliet. It is what she truly wants and it is the only thing that will make her happy. Capu1et exposes a different side ...
- 17523: In The Time Of The Butterflies
- The main point of Julia Alvarez’s "In the Time of the Butterflies" is to show individual personality in each character. This book shows that the people involved in the revolution led personal lives and had feelings just like those of us ... to have that much power for very long. He knew he was in trouble because the OAS Peace Committee came so he figured he might as well kill people while he still can. I don’t understand why Mate did not tell the OAS Peace Committee what happened at La 40. She said she did not want to endanger Santiclo. That is understandable, but it seems that there was a very ... Minerva for support. Minerva always had to be the strong one, but even she had a weak side. That began to show during their last weeks in prison. She admitted to herself that she didn’t feel the same anymore. The Mirabal family all looked out for each other. They supported and helped one another. Minerva comforted Mate when they were in prison. Patria took care of her sisters’ children. ...
- 17524: A Man For All Seasons
- ... that he refused the demands of his ruler, King Henry VIII. Physically, More is locked and kept in the dungeon of the tower. He is withdrawn from books to gain his approval of the King's new marriage. At the end of the play Sir Thomas was beheaded for committing crime of high treason against his King. This claim, contributed from Thomas Cromwell, was completely based on silence. More repented from ... where Richard Rich lied. The second of three steps is the descent into darkness for Thomas More. This begins with the need for happiness and power for King Henry VIII. The result of King Henry's needs is that he decides to abandon the Catholic Church and creates his own church. This caused lots of problems because all of the people in England would be forced to join his church. If ... choose their country instead of their religion. Most people of England chose their country instead of their religion because of the crimes they would face, but there was one man named Thomas More who wasn't always able to choose so easily. His honesty wouldn t leave him and his conscience kept telling him, to choose what was right and honest. More decided that he would rather be beheaded and ...
- 17525: The Nuclear Power Debate
- ... place of increasingly scarce fossil fuels which caused air pollution. Its initial use was welcomed by the general public, as it was hoped to lower the price of electricity, and utilise nuclear power for it's potential as a resource, not a weapon. However, as people became aware of the long term dangers involved in storing nuclear waste, it's use was criticised. Two accidents, at Three Mile Island and Chernobyl, demonstrated to the world the enormous risks involved in producing nuclear power. Nuclear power provides 17% of the world's electricity but coal is the main source, making up 39%. However, fossil fuels such as coal, require greater quantities to produce the equivalent amount of electricity produced from Uranium. The use of nuclear power ...
- 17526: The Characterization Of Arthur
- ... may recall, when Hester Prynne was commited as an adultress they made her wear the letter A on the chest area of her clothing. So, Arthur Dimmesdale must have felt so bad that he didn t confess to being the mand that Hester Prynne had an affair with, that his psylogical state of mind produced the A on his chest. You may often find Mr. Dimmesdale with his hand over his ... from this. Some good has come from this affair. Due to this affair, they have produced a Beautiful little girl named Pearl. On the other hand, the bad that has happened was that Dimmesdale didn t confess about the affair, which made him sort of a liar. Since he didn t confess, Hester and Pearl have to live in seclusion. Another bad thing that has happened is vengence by the chilling husband of Hester Prynne, Dr. Roger Chillingworth. Dr. Chillingworth seeks revenge on the man, ...
- 17527: Civil War Causes And Reconstru
- ... should have control over themselves. They thought that they could take care of themselves, and that they were being treated wrongly by the white slave owners. The South also just wanted more power, they didn't want an even distribution between the state governments and the federal government. They believed that the state should have all the power and that's not what the Union wanted for it's governmental system. These are just a couple of the reasons the Civil War began, but the fighting was all just an interruption in the real struggle, the violence and bloodshed solved nothing. Reconstruction after ...
- 17528: A Seperate Peace
- ... and he finds the separate peace that every man longs for. Phineas just walked serenely on, or rather flowed on, rolling forward in his white sneakers with such unthinking unity of movement that walk didn t describe it. When the novel begins, John Knowles leaves a subtle detail of Phineas character through his vivid descriptions of his movements. Phineas always represented an uninterrupted flow of strength and energy, like a river with nothing capable of changing its current speed. He represented tranquility in chaos, the calm before the storm. Not even rules were able to stop Finny s consistent serenity. Even though Phineas was very fond of breaking the rules, he did it in a way that not even the Masters were able to resist siding with him. Throughout the book, no major ... envy, jealousy, and guilt while Phineas remained in constant control of himself. It is this unending flow that not only hints at his peace, but also proves he is the human manifestation of it. Don t be a sap...there isn t any war. After his return to Devon, Finny thinks up a conspiracy theory that denounces that there was a war going on. With this, John Knowles blatantly reveals ...
- 17529: The Civil Rights Movement: Some Progress Is Better Then No Progress
- ... of the people against adversity has allowed advancement in our civil liberties. Formerly our nation promoted the belief that African Americans were property rather then people. This belief dates back to colonial times when Virginia's colonial leader John Smith implemented poor immigrants into the system of indentured servitude. This system was used to exploit the poor immigrants in order to make up for a diminishing labor force in Virginia until ... civil rights for African Americans was left unanswered. Until slowly African Americans and abolitionists of slavery banded together in order to resurrect the human rights of African Americans. At the same time a small women's movement started to arise as many women became politically active in trying not only to abolish slavery, but also further their own social status in society. However because of the vast networks of tobacco, and ... ruling of this court was that he had violated the restrictions of the state laws. Although during this time African Americans were still facing much adversity, women such as Margaret Sanger helped to improve women's rights. It wasn't until the Civil Rights Movement when these issues of inferiority of race and gender were finally presented in their entirety. After the presentation of all the issues, it wasn't ...
- 17530: Odysseus? A Hero?
- ... not a hero. Odysseus’ men said to Odysseus, "Godsake, Captain! Why bait the beast again? Let him alone!" (Homer 910-911). For his own men to be telling him to stop teasing the Cyclops, it’s easy to prove that he made unwise choices. Continuing to tease the Cyclops obviously caused more trouble and still Odysseus kept doing it because it pleased him. Circe said to Odysseus, "Then come follow me… in the Magic House of Circe" (Homer923). Although he was warned about Circe, he still went back and got his men to also follow his mistake. Going to Circe’s "Magic House" was a bad decision for Odysseus to make. Odysseus did not consider the results of his decisions. Odysseus endangered his men. Odysseus said, "Yet I refused. I wished to see the caveman… no pretty sight, it turned out, for my friends" (Homer 900). Refusing to ignore the Cyclops, showed how Odysseus didn’t care about possible dangers that would affect his men. As a leader, Odysseus should have considered what may be good for his men. Odysseus said to his men, "I’ll make the crossing… with ...
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