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- 20261: John Dos Passos' Manhattan Transfer
- John Dos Passos' Manhattan Transfer HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: This book began in the 1890's. Benjamin Harrison of the Republicans was in power. The novel began by showing the problems of immigration both from the view point of the immigrant and of the already settled American. We are aware right ... often. The novel spends a great deal of time on how people began to spend their money in pubs again and how their hearts began to be overjoyed as time went on and the German's began to lose. This era is referred to by many historians as the Jazz Era. Many of the poorer characters in Manhattan Transfer made references to people such as J.P. Morgan and other Robber ... but when they got there they found nothing but poverty. Manhattan Transfer showed clearly how the United States benefitted from the war with the Germans. Their economy was greatly stimulated and they became the world's largest creditor. SYNOPSIS: This book does not have a plot as such. It is more the story of life in New York City from 4 different points of view. There are four main groups ...
- 20262: Comparison of Macbeth and Jack (of Lord of the Flies)
- ... these two characters. There are five similarities between Jack and Macbeth. Firstly, they were both leader of some kind. Jack was a leader of a choir group while Macbeth was a co-leader of Duncan's army. Secondly, they were brave. Jack was brave, he went up to the top of the hill by himself and searched for the beast. Macbeth was brave too, he won the battle in the beginning ... his own group and set up a camp on Castle Rock, he became more cruel than before. For Macbeth, he hesitated six times before killing Duncan. But when he planned to kill Banquo and Macduff's family, he didn't hesitated and killed them without regret. Lastly, they were both superstitious. Jack was superstitious, he worshipped the Lord of the Flies and held a ritual dance around the camp fire after sacrificing the pig. ...
- 20263: All Quiet On The Western Front
- ... forced to endure the debilitating effects of World War I, and represent the generation of men that were torn from youthfulness and serenity to face a world of survival horror. They become remnants of Europe’s degenerate youth from that time period. Over the period of years, they are slowly killed off, their once bright and cheerful youthfulness has been ripped from their beings, replaced with listlessness and hardened souls. The ... knew nothing about, that someone you could possible one day befriend under different circumstances, what exactly made them your sworn enemy? Even though they lived separate and different lives apart from your own, they weren’t different from you in the least. You both creations from Above, you both had similar beliefs and values, so why kill just because you are ordered too? Who has the authority to take a life from one, other than God Himself? Who has the authoritative power to revoke all virginal youth and vitality? Why must we crush one another’s hopes and dreams with an “Iron Fist” by destroying their lives, and their futures? These were all ideas and opinions that were expressed openly, and with much regret, throughout the course of the novel. ...
- 20264: Did Odyssues Bring The Trouble
- ... his men bring the string of catastrophes on themselves? Yes, they did get themselves into serious trouble. With a pompous attitude, the men prolonged their journey home to Ithaca. Those who did not have Odysseus s smarts, died because of this. When they raided the Cicones village, harassed Poseidon s son, and killed the Helios s cattle, they punished themselves. Odysseus and his men stormed Cicones, and reeked havoc on all that lived there, even the sheep. They killed men who fought, robbed the citizens, and enslaved the women, and ...
- 20265: Stephen King
- Stephen King Stephen King's first novel would never have been published if not for his wife Tabitha - she removed it from the garbage where he had thrown it. Three months later when he submitted it to Doubleday publishing, he ... like other teens; he joined the football team, played in a rock band, but he also had two of his short-stories published. King attended the University of Maine at Orono and earned a Bachelor's degree for English in 1970. He married Tabitha, also a writer, the same year. After graduation, he worked as an English teacher and spent his free time writing and being rejected by publishers. Then came his break with Carrie and things have never been the same. Today, Stephen King is the world's most successful writer. He has over a hundred million copies of his works in print and that number is climbing rapidly as he is translated into more languages and as he continues to release ...
- 20266: Analysis Of "Those Winter Sun
- ... his father always gets up in the cold and builds a fire for him, the child, so that he could get out of bed into a warm house. However, he failed to appreciate his father's love. This brief and lovely poem captures the sense of poignancy inherent love in the father-son relationship. The poet is the obvious speaker who is a man recalled getting alone with his father when ... light and feel the warmth. This reminds us of the times of before electricity and heat had been introduced to the household. "When the rooms were warm, he'd call", this sentence reveals his father's love. In his mind, he did not want the child to get up in the cold room. On the other hand, the son slowly risen and dressed. The poet uses" slowly" to show the child's mood at that time when he was not willing to get up from the warm bed. However, the son fears "chronic angers of that house." We can see that the chronic angers are the ...
- 20267: Analysis Of Those Winter Sunda
- ... his father always gets up in the cold and builds a fire for him, the child, so that he could get out of bed into a warm house. However, he failed to appreciate his father's love. This brief and lovely poem captures the sense of poignancy inherent love in the father-son relationship. The poet is the obvious speaker who is a man recalled getting alone with his father when ... light and feel the warmth. This reminds us of the times of before electricity and heat had been introduced to the household. "When the rooms were warm, he'd call", this sentence reveals his father's love. In his mind, he did not want the child to get up in the cold room. On the other hand, the son slowly risen and dressed. The poet uses" slowly" to show the child's mood at that time when he was not willing to get up from the warm bed. However, the son fears "chronic angers of that house." We can see that the chronic angers are the ...
- 20268: The Influence of Henry David Thoreau on Mohanda K. Gandhi
- ... people living in harmony with nature. The main objective of Thoreau was to blow the whistle on slavery. Henry David Thoreau influenced Mohanda K. Gandhi, an Indian leader who was a civil rights leader. Gandhi’s life was guided by a search for truth. Gandhi would not allow the government to rule what he thought was wrong, which was the base of Thoreau’s idea. While in jail because of protest Gandhi read Thoreau’s “Civil Disobedience”. That’s when Gandhi’s beliefs were confirmed, that it is better to please your soul then your government. His protest was never based on violence he took a stand with out ...
- 20269: Theodore Roosevelt
- ... members of the United Mine Workers went on strike. Coal started to became low and some hospitals and schools were beginning to run out of fuel. Roosevelt went in and suggested they settle in arbitration's. The miners agreed but mine owners didn’t agree. At Roosevelt’s request JP Morgan was able to reach a compromise with other mine owners. The miners ended up getting a pay raise. Teddy Roosevelt made great achievements in conservation. He put aside a 150 acres ...
- 20270: As The Old Saying Goes, “an Ou
- ... fated events, the couple returned home unexpectedly. She then had to explain what happened to her mother. Her mother then buys a bottle of Scotch and goes to see the couple to discuss her daughter’s actions. She was forbidden to date again until she turned sixteen and she had to pay for the bottle out of her baby-sitting money. Her reputation suffered greatly until the fall, when another girl ... felt that the story was well written and conveyed a realistic insight into what some teenage girls experience. I, having once been a teenager, can relate to the girl in the story. Although I didn’t get drunk, I still recall my first love and the crushing heartache I felt when he broke up with me. People deal with rejection and disappointment in different ways, and sometimes we can use poor judgment. The teenager in this story shows us how circumstances can cloud one’s judgment when dealing with rejection. I think that the way she handled the aftermath of her humiliating experience showed strength of character. She learned from her mistake and she did not let it destroy ...
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