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- 17961: Curlys Wife--of Mice And Men
- Curley s wife in Of Mice and Men is given a fairly one-dimensional portrayal throughout the novella, as her character stays, for the most part, enigmatic. The most obvious example would be her lack of a ... continually referred to as a possession of her husband and without a name she becomes almost insignificant. The author, however, drops hints throughout the book telling his audience that there may be more to Curley s wife than what is easily deduced. One scene involving a sympathetic portrayal of Curley s wife is when she is looking for Curley in Crooks quarters after Lennie and Candy enter. She knows where Curley and the rest of the men have gone, and grows angry at the cold ...
- 17962: Pollution in Eastern Europe
- ... of sewage in urban areas have caused the loss of a lot of fresh water. This, along with the other forms of pollution already mentioned, have resulted in some alarming statistics from the late 1980's: in East Germany, 45% of the drinking water was unusable even after basic water treatment, and in Poland only 5% of rivers were fit to drink from . Poland's problems with water is due to nitrates from fertilizers, eutrophication, pesticides, and chlorinated hydrocarbons- all of which are consistent with problems in other areas, but on top of this Poland buried 40,000 tons of "highly toxic waste" including nuclear radwaste during the 1960's and 1970's that seeped into the water supply . The burial of waste also caused a third environmental problem in eastern Europe, the degradation of the soil of the area. Although this problem is ...
- 17963: Television Shows Reflect American Culture
- ... deserve serious consideration by the public and the media. The show Beverly Hills 90210 attempts to be an accurate portrayal of the life of a typical well-off American teenager growing up in the 80's and 90's. The producers of the show attempt to integrate many real life situations into the show. By doing this they are suggesting to the audience, which happens to be geared toward teenagers, that what the characters ... are represented on the television show Beverly Hills 90210, or just 90210 as it is commonly referred to. Three to four years ago it dealt with the subject of murder or homicide. One of David's, a star in the show, best friends was playing with a gun which he had acquired during a summer vacation to the mid-West. The friend shot himself by accident; what followed was a ...
- 17964: How Western Imperialism affects China and Japan
- ... ancient and traditional ways of the past . They slid rapidly behind in industrial development , refusing to acknowledge the need for shipbuilding or naval development , and saw no importance in European trade . Then in the 1800's , Europe thrust its way into the heart of the Middle Kingdom, shattering and destroying its isolation forever. China would then be involved in four wars during the nineteenth century ; Britain's opium war (1839- 1842), a second war (1856-1860) fought by British and French , the Sino-Japanese war (1894-1895) , and a final western invasion involving British , French , German , Japanese and U.S troops (1899-1900). Chinese Emperors were compelled to sign unequal treaties and were forced to open a number of ports , as well as agree to other territorial concessions . China was also forced to open ...
- 17965: Malthus
- ... wars, plagues, famine, and epidemics. World food production has been keeping pace with population growth until recently. If the world food supply had been distributed equally to each member of society in the mid 1980s, the population of 4.7 billion would have been allocated a weekly diet of 11 pounds of meat, grain and fish per person. In todays world, a billion people have been added to the population and the food supply has decreased to less than 10 pounds per week per person. The typical weekly diet in the U.S. is about 17 pounds, which means a significant number of the worlds people are eating considerably less than the average of 10 pounds per week. A world population of 10 to 11 billion by mid ... seven pounds per week per person. OUR FUTURE DIET World food production has been keeping pace with population growth until recently. Actually, the food available per person has increased each year until the mid 80's, but has been declining for the last ten years. Food projections into the future become increasingly uncertain for the later years because: a) Natural disasters are unpredictable, usually not included in projections, but could ...
- 17966: Robert E. Lee
- By: Juan E-mail: irishlegacy00@graffiti.net Robert Edward Lee was born on January 19th, 1807 in Stratford, Virginia. Robert's father was thrown in debtors jail many times for not paying on time. He was introduced to war early in his life; his brother Sydney had shown him a cannon ball and told him about the revolution. Mrs. Lee's stepson was old enough to claim the mansion where they lived that his dead mother had gave to him in his will. The Lee's left to live in Alexandria. Lee was brought up in a Christian family. When Lee was 18, he went to West Point. There were only 6,000 other men in the entire army. Later ...
- 17967: The English Patient
- As followed by the big hit of Titanics great tragedy love story . It seems that love romantic stories are in favour to touch peoples deep feelings. The English Patient, " however, is a great epic romance novel. It's an extravagance of the romantic spirit, a yearning for passion. A immoral love story between one man(Almasy) and a married woman(Katharine). Also a nurses love and care toward his patient. Style ...
- 17968: Teddy Bear
- ... should take whatever action necessary for the public good unless expressly forbidden by law or the constitution. "I did not usurp power, " he wrote, "but i did greatly broaden the use of executive power." Roosevelt's youth differed sharply from that of the log cabin Presidents. he was born in New York city on October 27,1858 into a wealthy family, but he too struggled--against ill health. When Theodore was ... mind a chance to develop fully. The next year, while on a trip to Maine, Theodore was tormented by two mischievous boys. He felt ashamed because he was not strong enough to fight back. Roosevelt's father built a gymnasium in the family home, and Theodore exercised there regularly. He overcame his asthma and built up unusual physical strength. Roosevelt studied under tutors until he entered Harvard University in 1876 at ... his senior year at Harvard. They married on his 22nd birthday. A double tragedy struck on Feb. 14, 1884. Alice Roosevelt died two days after the birth of a daughter. On the same day, Roosevelt's mother died if typhoid fever. Roosevelt spent much of the next two years on his ranch in the badlands of Dakota Territory. There he mastered his sorrow as he lived in the saddle, driving ...
- 17969: The Good Earth
- In the critically acclaimed novel The Good Earth, Pearl S. Buck depicts a humble farmer and his obedient wife O-lan. The Nobel Prize winning classic, set in late eighteenth century China, begins with Wang Lung going to the "Great House of Hwang"(49) to ... Poor Fool was genuine and he was comforted when she was happy; "Well, and that poor fool of mine brings me more comfort then all the others put together" (234). Another example of Wang Lung's caring is the time and love he put into his land. When his life was in shambles and nothing else made sense, he found innerpeace, tranquillity and understanding about the events in his life when ... pearls, concubines, or rubies, "If I had the gold and the silver and the jewels, I would buy land with it, good land, and I would bring forth harvests from the land" (124). Wang Lung's caring nature was the foundation for a stable family. Although it was rarely displayed, Wang Lung's heartlessness and sheer cruelty deeply scarred the most beloved members in his family. For instance, Wang Lung' ...
- 17970: Evaluating Financial Performance of GTE
- ... years as poorly run company GTE through some well-timed transformation has become one of the leading, profitable and largest local telephone company with combined wireline and wireless operations reaching about a third of U.S. population. Since 1992, GTE offers telephone service across all states in U.S. As a result its revenue tripled to $21 billion. Moreover its transition from local telephone carrier to long distance carrier in few states will increase the revenue of the company. The article refers certain key ... health of GTE with its competitors. The company launched a major restructuring in 1994 and unloaded its electrical products group. The sale of the division fetched $1.1 billion, including the assumption of debt. GTEs long-term debt has swelled almost 5 times, to $1 billion, since 1994. This drives the Debt-to-Capital Ratio to 61%. Cash flow exceeds interest expense by a comfortable five times. Revenue growth ...
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