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- 21351: A Comparison of the Misguided Desires of Gatsby and George
- ... bliss. For Gatsby material wealth was what a holy "vision" was to a religious mystic. For Gatsby material "success" was itself an ultimate goal, and this was the basic paradox at the heart of Gatsby's "romance” with Daisy. Jay Gatsby, who would make of materialism a spiritual ideal, was ultimately destroyed by his own dreams. Secondly, in Chapter 5, When Gatsby meets Daisy again for the first time in five years, Nick tries to comfort him in the kitchen, and finally becomes impatient. "You're acting like a little boy," he says to Jay, and this single remark defines much of Gatsby's peculiar charm. For Gatsby, despite (or because of) his wealth, and his dreams, was indeed a "little boy"-- a worshipper of toys that he took to be signs of Divinity. For immature people like Jay ... determined the value of the person. This became apparent early in the movie when George went to meet his Uncle and his family. Although he was he was remarkably respectful and nice to the Eastman’s he suddenly became embarrassed when they asked him about his mother. His mother was a poverty stricken women, who was nevertheless exceptionally kind and worked to help the needy and the poor. What George ...
- 21352: The Cat In The Rain: Self Control and Communication
- ... heat wave running threw his veins when he lays eyes on them. Sammy the young man is aware that they are dressed inappropriately. One of the first descriptive lines that Updike writes is ‘They didn’t even have shoes on’. This line comes way before the confrontation about straps. Sammy knows what’s going on, he just finds himself unable to communicate his needs honestly to himself. Instead he forgets about his self control just as the father on the speed boat did. Like the father he is over come by his desire for his needs and forgets about others. He is aware that quitting his job will be a negative impact on his family but doesn’t seem to care. I think that in this situation Sammy lost out. His communication to himself was false, he wanted to reach the girls, and attempted to, but in the wrong way. Updike then ...
- 21353: False Memory Syndrome
- False Memory Syndrome When the memory is distorted, the result can be False Memory Syndrome. False Memory Syndrome is a condition in which a person's identity and relationships are centred around a memory of traumatic experience which is false but the person strongly believes is true. Increasingly in grown adults undergoing therapy come to believe they suffer from repressed memories ... visual cortex. Its here in the limbic system they assemble all these memories, gathering them into a cohesive whole. False memories are also commonly in the con drum called "source amnesia". Thanks to the brain's frontal lobes, most people can distinguish the memory of a dream and a real life event. But if the frontal lobes are damaged, people cannot remember where a memory came from. These people retrieve bits of memory and can't remember where they came from and could be remembering a dream. Source memory is highly prone to suggestion and if you imagine it enough and use the source of the information then you have ...
- 21354: Willy Loman and Troy Maxson: Tragic Heroes
- Willy Loman and Troy Maxson: Tragic Heroes In his essay, "Tragedy and the Common Man," Arthur Miller wrote, "Tragedy, then, is the consequence of a man’s total compulsion to evaluate himself justly." This truth is apparent in the two plays, "Death of a Salesman" by Miller and "Fences" by August Wilson. Through their struggles against society as well as themselves, the ... spent his life in search of happiness and the American dream. He is a husband, a father, a salesman, and a man desperate to find meaning in his life and pride in himself before it’s too late. He has worked for the same company for his entire career, dreaming of being "well-liked" and being ‘someone." For Willy, being well-liked equates with success. "Be popular and you will not ... Willy ultimately takes his own life so that his son Biff may benefit from the insurance money that he will receive. The question then remains, is his suicide noble? Since it is perpetrated for Biff’s benefit, it can be read as a sacrifice. Sacrifice in our culture is a pious and admirable quality, one of nobility. In "Fences," the relationship between father and son is also an important aspect ...
- 21355: Forest Management
- ... growth, the difficult question remains, how much is enough? Leaving these forests completely unharvested invites unacceptable, large-scale insect infestations and catastrophic fires(6). Because federal lands comprise nearly 50 to 60 percent of Oregon s forests, practices on these lands have a major impact on forest-dwelling vertebrates(2). These lands are well distributed throughout the state. Private land ownership accounts for approximately 40 percent of the states forests(5 ... to be in short supply. However, research is looking toward this need. Harvest levels in the future will likely be at least 40 percent below what could be cut on a sustainable level(1). That s because of reduced exaggeration on timber production on federal lands. In the past, federal land provided half the states timber production, but in 1996 provided only 17 percent(2). That is the lowest level since 1934, in the depths of the Great Depression. An understanding of Oregon s timberland and its importance to the state s economic and social well being, particularly in rural areas. In Oregon, reforestation is mandatory and carefully spelled out in the Oregon Forest Practice Act, which governs ...
- 21356: Summary of Walden Pond
- ... merely living a career or some other narrowly focused routine or is a worthwhile life being lived. Thoreau wonders if the truly valuable elements of life are being taken advantage of if a person isn't living simply. If a person is so caught up in working or never having enough then life, its wonders, and satisfaction are difficult to obtain. As he states in the beginning (pg4), "most men even ... and superfluously coarse labors of life that is finer fruits cannot be plucked by them." This to me means that people care more about the fine things in life and easier work instead of nature's gifts and hard work. Thoreau draws a parallel between others preoccupation with money and his own enjoyment of non-monetary wealth. Thoreau's statement " A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to leave alone" means that rich refers to having the opportunity for spiritual and intellectual gains and afford refers ...
- 21357: Galileo And The Telescope
- ... and how an Aristotlean reacts to it. These observations played a very important role on the development of astronomy. The first object he observed was the moon. Through his observations he concluded that the moon s surface was very irregular and imperfect. He saw that the moon s surface had mountains and valleys. It also consists of many other irregular shapes. This was a very big contradiction to Aristotle s theory. To Aristotleans the world was the center of the universe and that it was perfect. This showed us the holes in the celestial realm. It is not perfect like people believed it to ...
- 21358: Global Warming
- My position on global warming is that despite the media's claim of a rising climate, in reality there is no cause for concern. Inane reports regarding global warming are yuppie-tree-hugger propaganda. The information defending their case is misleading and inaccurate. The truth of ... the trend is about 0.05 C per decade cooling." The reports of a rising climate are not accurate. The supporting measurements are taken from the surface. These readings do not cover enough of Earth's surface to be considered accurate. Also, even if they covered 100 % of the ground temperature 70 % of the Earth is water so the readings would still not be acceptable. Orbiting satellites cover 99 % of the Earth's surface. According to surface-based temperatures, 1997 was the warmest year on record. According to U.S. government satellites and weather balloons1997 as the seventh coolest year since satellite measurements began in 1978. Further ...
- 21359: Greenhouse Effects Speech
- The Greenhouse Effect Earth is the only planet that we know of that has the right conditions to support life. Because of it s perfect distance from the sun, Earth has an average temperature of 60°F, making it an ideal place for many types of life to thrive in. However, the temperature would not be so ideal if ... other human activities are the primary reason for the increased concentration of carbon dioxide. Energy burned to run cars and trucks, heat homes and businesses, and power factories is responsible for about 80% of society's carbon dioxide emissions, about 25% of U.S. methane emissions, and about 20% of global nitrous oxide emissions. Increased agriculture, deforestation, landfills, industrial production, and mining also contribute a significant share of emissions. Rising global temperatures are expected to raise sea level, ...
- 21360: The Metamorphosis: Complexity and Irony of Man in Society
- ... The theme of dehumanization is blatantly evident as characterized by his isolation. The reader becomes aware that during the course of his predicament, his sister, Gretta undergoes a transformation. It is almost as though Gregor’s transmutation is Gretta’s metamorphosis in the reverse. Kafka probes the role of the worker within society as a whole and also individual roles within the family unit. The family is the basic institution of society, and Gregors predicament as characterized by his transformation, results in the breakdown of the regular flow of this unit. As a provider, Gregor’s social self has immense meaning. Sufficently he nurtures the familie’s economic needs, binding the unit, and in this way is regarded as fruitful and useful. The irony lies in the realization that Gregor’ ...
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