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- 20391: The Storm 2
- ... Just as the storm suddenly develops, Alcee suddenly pursues Calixta. Furthermore, the affair ends as abruptly as the storm ends. The story is divided into five sections. Each section notes the advancement of the storm's state as well as the unfolding of the affair. Section one begins with the foreboding sounds of the advancing storm and we have the husband, Bobinot, and son, Bibi, away from their home and Calixta. The storm's intensity is foreshadowed. Bobinot explains to his son that something threatening is approaching. He "called the child's attention to certain sombre clouds that were rolling with sinister intention from the west, accompanied by a sullen, threatening roar [p146]." What the two of them do not know is that not only is ...
- 20392: The Sun Also Rises 3
- Hemmingway's The Sun Also Rises In the novel The Sun Also Rises , written by Ernest Hemingway the main character makes a decision to introduce the woman he loves to a young bull fighter. Jake makes this ... but in doing so he pleases Brett. Jake does this because he is unconditionally committed to Brett, and is willing to do whatever necessary to bring her happiness, even if it is only temporary. Jake's first reaction to the news that Brett is interested in meeting and spending time with Romero is one of negativity. He learns of this from he friend Montoya and tells him "Don't give him the Message" (176). He did not think that it would be a good idea for Brett to have anything to do Romero, and did not want him to receive the message that ...
- 20393: The French Revolution
- ... The third estate resented certain advantages of the first two estates. The clergy and nobles did not have to pay most taxes. The third estate, especially the peasants, had to provide almost all the country's tax revenue. Many members of the middle class were also worried by their social status. They were among the most important people in French society but were not recognized as such because they belonged to ... of France also took action. On July 14, 1789, a huge crowd of Parisians rushed to the Bastille. They believed they would find arms and ammunition there for use in defending themselves against the king's army. The people captured the Bastille and began to tear it down. Massive peasant uprisings were also occurring in the countryside. The king's removal led to a new stage in the revolution. The first stage had been a liberal middle-class reform movement based on a constitutional monarchy. The second stage was organized around principles of democracy. ...
- 20394: The Crucible 5
- ... in the witch trials unless hi pregnant wife were to also get involved. After his wife got involved and eventually was set free due to the fact that she was pregnant feels that he can't accept this. Proctor is a good and noble man and because of this he believes at first he can't be hanged and die a martyr when he has this sin blooming over him every waking moment . John later says to Elizabeth that " My honesty is broke, Elizabeth; I am no good man. Nothing's spoiled by giving them this lie that were not rotten long before"(136) and rather confess then die for something he flat out didn't do. However, as John confesses, he can not allow ...
- 20395: The Crucible--comparing Play A
- Arthur Miller's play, The Crucible, and the movie with the same name have many differences and similarities, all of which contribute to the individual effectiveness of each in conveying their central message. There are several additions and ... play. First, the large group of "stricken" girls, which indeed had a greater number than did the group in the play, left the church meeting at the beginning of the movie to see about Betty's condition. Betty seemed to be much more violent in the movie and she tried to jump out of the window, which did not occur in the play. These details were most likely added to augment ... uncle where in the play we only hear of it second-hand. Second, in the movie, Abigail visits John Proctor in jail, which never occurred in the play. Lastly, Abigail accuses the Reverend John Hale's wife of witchcraft, and is told by Judge Danforth that she is mistaken. This did not happen in the play, but helps in the movie to more clearly define Abigail as one of the " ...
- 20396: The French Revolution
- ... The revolution marks a turning point in Frence history and in world history in general. Forms of government, morals, ideologies, and social development were greatly affected by it in all Europe and even in U.S. The beginning of the Frence Revolution in generally dated from June, 1789. But the crisis in political and economic affairs in France in that period was so great that social unrest, rioting, a and rebellion ... unwilling to contribute some additional taxes, they never understood how grave the economis crisis was. They say the crises as only some form of financial corruption that could be explained away by firing the king's finace ministers. The libiral ideas of the French Enlightenment had been absorbed by some of the clergy and the nobility but only by a very few. The upper classes in France in 1789 were more ... government was thrown out of balance. When economic depression in France made the every growing debt even greater, the state seemed on the verge of bankruptcy. It was necessary to vote new taxes. The king's power was not as absoulute as he pretended it was, and no new taxes could be decreed unless the king's edicts were registered in the district courts, the parlements. Their members were mostly ...
- 20397: The French Revolution
- The French Revolution The crowd cheered as another nobleman’s head fell to the ground. The contraption used to kill the man had left a shear and precise cut through its victim’s neck, out which the remainder of his blood was pouring. Blood was not an uncommon sight for this time through. It was a time of not just a revolution, but of the French Revolution one ... had generated a gigantic public debt. This forced the monarch to tax heavily, but the Nobles were not cooperative and refused to give their tax concessions, and the peasants, already being taxed to death, couldn’t afford to pay more taxes. As a last resort Louis XVI called upon the states – general, the first time since 1614, to pass the necessary reforms. From the start the representatives of the third ...
- 20398: The Joy Luck Club 3
- ... troubles the daughters face when growing up in two cultures. This book reveals that most of the time mothers really do know best. In "Rules of the Game" we see a mother daughter conflict. Waverly's mother is always showing her off because she is a national chess champion. Waverly takes this as being exploited by her own mother because she was raised in a society with more American influence than Chinese. In a Chinese society a woman's social standing is measured by how successful your children are and also how well you care for your spouse. Because of this, Waverly's mother boasts about Waverly's mastery of the game of chess. Throughout all of the Jing-Mei Woo stories June has to recall all of the memories of what her mother had told her. ...
- 20399: The Old Man And The Sea- From
- ... and leaping in long jumps after the bait. They were circling it and driving it (38) Not only were the fish family, it was also a long, drawn out food for Santiago. The fish weren t the only ones who helped Santiago. There were the birds. The bird went higher in the air and circled again, his wings motionless. Then he dove suddenly and the old man saw flying fish spurt ... pushing to go a little further. But not all things turn out as planned. Although Santiago had a lot of encouragement before his journey into the great unknown, he needed something a lot bigger. Santiago s life was one great conflict. What helped Santiago with his conflicts, were the fish, the birds and the turtles. What Santiago s heritage left behind, was a legacy of a man who had all the time in the world, who caught his biggest dream, and because of life s little conflicts, no matter of the help ...
- 20400: D-Day
- ... in an allied victory. This led to Operation “Sledgehammer and Operation “Roundup.” Operation “Sledgehammer” was set for 1942 and would only occur in the event of either a Russian collapse or a weakening in Germany’s strongholds. Operation “Roundup” was to be set for 1943 and was less sperratic than “Sledgehammer.” After adopting the Roundup plan, the British persuaded the Americans to land in North Africa in Operation “Torch.” This subsequently ... divisions. Then within two weeks, eleven more divisions were to land. Once territory was established, one-hundred regiments were to land for the final assault on to Germany. Hitler was anticipating an attack on France’s coast but battles in the mainland occupied too many of his troops and he didn’t have the man power to take the threat seriously. He then decided that it was too important to overlook and appointed Erwin Rommel to inspector of coastal defenses. At this time, the allies appointed ...
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