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- 21661: The Grapes of Wrath: Symbols
- The Grapes of Wrath: Symbols The Grapes of Wrath is a novel by John Steinbeck that exposes the desperate conditions under which the migratory farm families of America during the 1930's live under. The novel tells of one families migration west to California through the great economic depression of the 1930's. The Joad family had to abandon their home and their livelihoods. They had to uproot and set adrift because tractors were rapidly industrializing their farms. The bank took possession of their land because the owners ... have been drained of life and are exploited: The last rain fell on the red and gray country of Oklahoma in early May. The weeds became a dark green to protect themselves from the sun's unyielding rays....The wind grew stronger, uprooting the weakened corn, and the air became so filled with dust that the stars were not visible at night. (Chp 1) As the chapter continues a turtle, ...
- 21662: Led Zeppelin
- Led Zeppelin was one of the giants of the 1970’s in hard rock. They were also one of the greatest success stories that ever played hard rock music. The group was one the more popular hard rock groups that performed in the seventies, and even had some hits in the 1960’s. The members of the group are Jimmy Page, born on April 9, 1944, Robert Plant, born on August 24, 1948, John Paul Jones, born on January 3, 1946, and John Bonham born on May 31 ... was going through, there was a feature on them in the L.A. Times. They were making music for the adolescence age group and they were being looked up at as role models. Led Zeppelin’s manager Peter Grant was an amazing and brilliant person. Their road manager was also a great person for the band to have because he promoted them as much as possible. By the summer of ...
- 21663: Billy Budd: Good Versus Evil
- ... theme represented by Budd and Claggart is used by Melville for the purpose of discussing the nature of man. Representing Good in the theme of “ good versus evil”, Billy Budd is used to depict Rousseau’s noble savage. Melville consistently, throughout the novella, refers to Budd as a “ barbarian”. By this description of Budd Melville is emphasizing his likeness to a natural, pre-civilized man. As a “ noble savage”, Billy lacks an understanding of the tricks of sophisticated life and is unable to express himself through intelligence instead he must express himself through emotions. To further our understanding of Budd’s likeness to a “ noble savage” Melville states with a allusion to the bible that because of his lack of worldly knowledge he has not yet taken a bite out of the “ questionable apple of knowledge ... Intelligence links him to Captain Vere. His depraved nature however is unlike any other characters in the novella. Melville decides to compare Claggart to Satan using biblical allusions, focusing on his evil nature. With Melville’s description of Claggart we find that he is used to represent the depraved nature of man. In his descriptions he emphasizes this when he states “ With no power to annual the elemental evil in ...
- 21664: Tobacco In Malaysia
- ... centres, theatres, hospitals, clinics, public vehicles and air-conditioned restaurants. Likewise, anyone under age of eighteen is not allowed to buy cigarettes or any tobacco products. If the seller is not sure of the buyer's age, then it is advisable to check his identity card. Free cigarette samples are not allowed to be distributed at the public events or places as this carries a maximum fine of RM 5000 or ... and possibly tripled. It is estimated that more than 1/3 of all SIDS deaths is due to maternal tobacco use. Smoking is not simply a matter of personal choice when affects nonsmokers. Non-smoker's health is threatened because they force to inhale the secondhand tobacco smoke (also called Environmental Tobacco Smoke, ETS). Environment tobacco smoke is made up of smoke that comes from the end of cigarettes (known as ... and has serious health problems not only for children but for adults as well. Since even short exposure negatively affects the human body, reducing indoor environment tobacco smoke is essential to public health. Besides human's heath, tobacco production has dangerous consequences for health of our planet as well. Global impact of tobacco production is on forest reduces; deforestation is reaching crisis proportions in some developing countries. The tobacco industry' ...
- 21665: Loophole Or A Conspiracy?
- ... Bill is going to increase the price for the other products and cash in on the profits. Why do you ask, because majority of the computers in the world utilizes one or more of Microsoft's products and they have no choice but to use the other Microsoft's products because if everyone is using it and you will be out of the loop. The New York Times article reported that the software security breaches has been verified. This means that if one hacker ... has the knowledge of hacking through this loophole, then we are in great danger because everything you can imagine is stored in the computers and large databases. This article just proves my point on Microsoft's power to influence and danger our personal everyday lives. Did you know that there is a secret imbedded program called " The Hall Of Tortured Souls"? Yes, there is that secret program imbedded in the ...
- 21666: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Life of Dr. Henry Jekyll
- ... in becoming Edward Hyde. Dr. Henry Jekyll is a physician in London. He is very well respected and is currently experimenting the dual nature of man kind. Edward Hyde is a manifestation of Dr. Jekyll's personality. He is accused of committing evil acts throughout the novel. The first scene consists of Mr. Richard Enfield's and Mr. Utterson walking along a street in London. Mr. Enfield has a recollection of a previous incident in which he witnessed an extremely unpleasant man trampling upon a small screaming girl while this man ... with this is the fact that he drank this potion so many times, he was no longer able to control this process. He was unable to transform back into Dr. Jekyll. Another example of Hyde's evil is in the killing of Sir Danvers Carew. Sir Danvers appears to have been killed for no apparent reason. The murder of Sir Danvers was seen by a maid who was working nearby. ...
- 21667: Realism, Idealism, and Marxism-Leninism
- ... Leninism maintains that the impoverished workers of the world will unite against the capitalist countries of the world, and join hands across international-borders and destroy the ever-warring, boundary happy states. Lenin adapted Marx’s theory by stating that the exploitation of capitalism does not impoverish all workers because modern states have the capability to exploit colonies; thereby, enabling these states to gain the loyalty of some workers through bribery ... League of Nations, and its inability to control Hitler and the inevitable Second World War that led scholars to once again embrace the views of realism. The ideology of Marxism-Leninism was conceived by Lenin’s belief that the face of Marxism had been changed by imperialism. Lenin explained that because modern states have the advantage of colonies to exploit, they could purchase the loyalty of some workers, relinquishing them from impoverishment, and delaying the certain revolution that Marx had predicted. Critics of Lenin’s theory contest that the U.S. , even in this era of neoimperialism does not rely heavily on foreign investment in lower developed countries. Lenin’s theories did however gain popularity in the U.S. ...
- 21668: Siddhartha
- Religion plays a large part in everyone’s life. In Herman Hesse’s epic story Siddhartha the aspect of religion is taken apart and looked at from nearly every possible angle. There are many key concepts revolving around the main theme of religion, but three which seem to ... this to Kamala one day, saying; "Nothing is caused by demons; there are no demons. Everyone can perform magic, everyone can reach his goal, if he can think, wait and fast." I agree with Siddhartha’s thinking. All problems can be solved, you just have to know how to do it. The second concept in Siddhartha is the idea that knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom. Siddhartha believes this ...
- 21669: King Lear (play)
- ... which is defined as humbleness or meekness. Different aspects of humility was taught to Lear by the different actions of each of his three daughters Goneril, Regan, and Cordilia. Throughout this essay, each of Lear's daughters actions will be carefully examined, in the form of oldest to youngest. In order to show in detail, the different parts the three daughters had in teaching King Lear about humility. Goneril, the eldest ... the play Goneril, turns back on her words, she first exiles Lear out of his former castle, and then she plots with Regan to kill him. She is a heartless and cruel person, although Lear's lack of humility did have some effect on his own faith. From Goneril's actions Lear learns that not everyone is trustworthy, people do turn on their own words and he should believe in the truth, not some lie that was said to fill his own huge ego. ...
- 21670: Egyptian Cuisine
- Egyptian Cuisine Egyptian food reflects the country's melting-pot history; native cooks using local ingredients have modified Greek, Turkish, Lebanese, Palestinian, and Syrian traditions to suit Egyptian budgets, customs, and tastes. The dishes are simple; made with naturally ripened fruits and vegetables ... long, skinny, French-style loaves. Hard, dry aysh can be softened in water, and if you have a fire available, warmed over an open flame. Along with aysh, the native bean supplies most of Egypt's people with their daily rations. Ful can be cooked several ways: in ful midamess, the whole beans are boiled, with vegetables if desired, and then mashed with onions, tomatoes, and spices. This mixture is often ... juice and then roast them on a spit over an open fire. Kufta is ground lamb flavored with spices and onions which is rolled into long narrow "meatballs" and roasted like kebob, with which it's often served. Pork is considered unclean by Muslims, but is readily available, as is beef. Although native chickens are often scrawny and tough, imported fowl are plump, tender, and tasty. You can order grilled ...
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