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- 18871: A Farewell To Arms 4
- ... is much different than that of The Sun Also Rises. The characters in the book are propelled by outside forces, in this case WWI, where the characters in SAR seemed to have no direction. Frederick's actions are determined by his position until he deserts the army. Floating down the river with barely a hold on a piece of wood his life, he abandons everything except Catherine and lets the river ... life that becomes increasing difficult to understand. The escape to Switzerland seemed too perfect for a book that set a tone of ugliness in the world that was only dotted with pure love like Henry's and Cat's and I knew the story couldn't end with bliss in the slopes of Montreux. In a world where the abstracts of glory, honor, and sacrifice meant little to Frederick, his physical association with ...
- 18872: A Debate on Federal Funding of the Arts: Pro
- ... or the deficit. Schneider argues that art is a form of speech which is protected by the First Amendment. Schneider is writing to continue the funding of the NEA. She mainly stresses that Art shouldnt be censored because of the First Amendment. She also provides many facts to support her side. Schneider states that in 25 years of the NEA, that only 25 out of 85,000 grants have caused ... companies have grown seven times, theater eight times and State Art agencies ten times. These are the benefits from the NEA contributions. Schneider proves her point very accurately. She defines the terms clearly and doesnt present her argument in a confusing manner. Schneider is fair in that she supports the NEA in a calm manner and doesnt attack the opposing side. I strongly agree with Schneider on the controversy over the NEA. I believe that art is an important part of society and that it reflects society. Some may think the ...
- 18873: Movie Villains
- ... have made evil from all the different ages to come out, for instance Messala in Ben Hur is from the early AD years and Toecutter from the movie Mad Max lives in the late 1990's. Probably the earliest known villains would be the serpent in the garden of eve. It was the first villains by coaxing Adam and Eve into eating the apple. From there more villains came, from Egypt's Pharaohs to Chinese emperors. One movie era of villains was villains from the medieval times or a little earlier, like Vikings and evil knights. More modern movie villains were Nazi's, mad scientists, psychopaths, gangsters, people with super human powers, and spies. Villains have evolved devilishly throughout the ages. What are some famous villains? There are millions of villains throughout movie history, some stand out ...
- 18874: Personal Writing: Significant Experience That Has Special Meaning
- ... a castle in a small town, called Ponte Vedra, with her parents, her two brothers, and her dog, Prince Oreo. Ever since Princess Lauren was born on May 13, 1981, she had always been daddy's little girl, mommy's little angel, and "big sis" to her two younger brothers, Michael and Matthew. Princess Lauren was a nice, smart, caring young lady, but she was also spoiled rotten. For the first seventeen years of her ... leave home in order to further her education. As she was preparing for this day, she began to realize that her life, as she had always known it, would be drastically changing. And I don't mean a simple adjustment. I mean a humongous change. Who would do her laundry, and cook, and clean for her? After pondering over this troubling question for a while, it finally dawned on her. ...
- 18875: The Dual Qualities Of Nature (
- The Dual Qualities of Nature (romeo and Julliet) Everything in life has the potential to be both good and evil. In Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet, there are many contrasts between, people, words, things, and actions. Shakespeare warns us that nature is the source of both life and destruction. In Act II scene iii, Friar Lawrence addresses ... their love. Between the hate that they are taught to feel and the love that they do feel that empowers them, they put themselves above the feud. They love so much, and because this isn't allowed, their love becomes destructive. Rather than the wonderful pure feeling of joy that the two lovers should feel, they are coerced into concealing their feelings for one another. In this play there is pattern ... against killing and being involved in the feud. But, when his best friend Mercutio is killed by Tybolt, he insists on revenge, on killing Tybolt. Does this make him a bad person? No, I don't think so, but I do feel that killing someone is wrong and what this proves is that no one escapes containing both good and bad within them. Although he murdered in a fit of ...
- 18876: Troubles Macbeth Faced
- ... hope of living. People might say that the importance of religion to Macbeth gradually decreases to a point where he no longer refers to God in his thoughts or actions. For he had killed Macduff's wife and children for no logical reason. Moreover, Macbeth proves that he no longer has second thoughts about killing people when he says, "From this moment The very firstlings of my heart shall be The ... Thus, this makes Macbeth lose hope of living at the end of the play. Although Macbeth, hesitates at the beginning to kill King Duncan. His wife, Lady Macbeth, convinces him by saying, "What beast was't then That made you break this enterprise to me? When you durst do it, then you were a man; And, to be more than what you were, you would Be so much more the man ... lack of sleep. He is stressed about the fact that his wife is going insane. He is worried at some point that someone might get suspicious about how Macbeth got to seize the throne. Macbeth's largest worry is about him losing the throne to Banquo's sons. Moreover the pressure of his guilt does not allow him to sleep peacefully. Furthermore, as a result of his lack of sleep; ...
- 18877: Creative Writing: Godzilla in Tokyo
- ... The captain peers at the dimly lit bleeping screen, My god! I've never seen such an enormous transfluxual pull on the surface of the ocean! Then all of a sudden the Yamitsu and it's valiant crew were plucked out the ocean and rose high into the air. Then, with extreme violent force, the Yamitsu was split in two by an unseen monstrosity. The crew was flung into the ocean ... was headed towards the city and the military forces massed along the coastline where he would arrive. Hopes were high that Godzilla would be killed and stopped forever. The experimental Super X was in it's final stages of testing and would be implemented if necessary. The soldiers grew more and more afraid as the time came of Godzilla's arrival, they feared for they lives, but they knew that he must be stopped, no matter what the cost. Time passed and the men grew weary. They stood their guard scouring the shore for ...
- 18878: The Internet Terms
- ... A central network connecting other networks together. Formerly a network run by the National Science Foundation for the US, there are now multiple backbones run by commercial providers such as MCI, Sprint, UUNET, and AT&T. 5. BBS (Bulletin Board System) -- A computerized meeting and announcement system that allows people to carry on discussions, upload and download files, and make announcements without the people being connected to the computer at the same time. There are many thousands (millions?) of BBS's around the world, most are very small, running on a single IBM clone PC with 1 or 2 phone lines. Some are very large and the line between a BBS and a system like CompuServe gets crossed at some point, but it is not clearly drawn 6. BITNET (Because It's Time NETwork (or Because It's There NETwork)) -- A network of educational sites separate from the Internet, but e-mail is freely exchanged between BITNET and the Internet. Listservsฎ, the most popular form of ...
- 18879: Liberal Studies
- ... in a manner that many see as disagreeable. Gene therapy can be defined as the treatment of certain disorders, especially those caused by genetic anomalies or deficiencies, by introducing specifically engineered genes into a patient's cells. It comes in two distinct forms, each of which must be looked at separately because of their distinctly different applications for the future of medicine and human society. Somatic gene therapy entails the alteration ... before the ethical implications of such practices can be discussed, one must have an idea of why such procedures would be developed in the first place. Many of the most degenerative and dehabilitating diseases: Huntington s chorea, sickle-cell anemia, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, hemophilia and some 2,800 [other] specific conditions are known to be caused by defects (mutations) in just one of the patient s genes. 1 These genes normally code for the production of a specific enzyme, but when the gene is defective, either the protein is not produced or is altered in such a way that it ...
- 18880: The Awakening Of Women
- ... the promise of personal freedom concerning love and all else, shown in this novel, is enticing. Chopin writes about a woman who continues to reject the society around her, a notion too radical for Chopin's peers. Edna Pontellier has the traditional role of both wife and mother, but deep down she wants something more, which was difficult to acknowledge in the restricted Victorian society. This novel shows Edna going through a metamorphosis during which she shirks what society believes women should do and focuses on herself instead. Chopin makes several political statements in The Awakening. Chopin acknowledges sexuality in women and women s rights in a time period where these were unspoken and unacceptable. Chopin acknowledges the boundaries and consequences of marriage because Edna sees what her limits are and makes efforts to stretch and break free of those limits. When she commits suicide she becomes victorious because she doesn t have to give up her identity and conform to the social norms which suppress her sexuality, individuality and rights. Choked by the cloistering, moralistic garb of the Victorian era, yet willing to give up ...
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