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- 22081: Eveline: Character Analysis
- ... has done to her siblings when he would “hunt them in out of the field with his blackthorn stick (Joyce 4).” As of late she has begun to feel “herself in danger of her father's violence (Joyce 4).” Ironically, her father has “begun to threaten her and say what he'd do to her only for her dead mother's sake (Joyce 5).” Eveline wants a new life but is afraid to let go of her past. She dreams of a place where "people would treat her with respect (Joyce 4)" and when contemplating her ... to leave it she did not find it a wholly undesirable life (Joyce 5)." Eveline wants to keep the deathbed pledge made to her mother but is alarmed at the prospect of sharing her mother's fate. Her mother was ill-treated in life and Eveline vows that “she would not be treated as her mother had been (Joyce 4).” She has had a life filled with hardship and chafes ...
- 22082: African American Literature Sh
- ... the Captain, his boss was telling him. Shine knew that something was wrong when he told the Captain that there was about “forty feet of water in [the] boiler-room floor”, perhaps that was Shine’s way of letting the Captain know that something was not right. The Captain chose to ignore Shine’s warning or discovery and told Shine that he should continue to do what he was suppose to being doing and not worry about it. The Captain totally disregarded Shine’s warning about the overflow of water in the boiler. After Shine told the Captain what was going on, he knew of the outcome of the overflow of water in the ship, and so he ...
- 22083: A Streetcar Named Desire
- ... Named Desire, by Tennessee Williams, one of the main characters had the misconception that she was living in a world different than that of reality and this contributed to the central theme that hiding one's true self can hurt everyone involved. Blanche DuBois was introduced as the refined sister of Stella Kowalski, whom she appeared to be visiting for a short time. These two women came from a Southern aristocratic ... young woman from a rich background. She wore expensive garments and flaunted her array of fur pieces even while in the Kowalski home. Calling him "common" and "Polack", Stella immediately created an enemy of Stella's husband, Stanley. It became apparent that Blanche was hiding something from her sister when she spoke of losing their home estate, Belle Reve, and did not offer an explanation. Her job as a teacher was also a topic that was discussed, but Blanche offered only that she was taking a break. The illusion of having a high-class lifestyle marked the beginning of Blanche's alternating self-discovery and denial of reality. In reality, Blanche DuBois came to New Orleans because she had nowhere to live and no place to work. After kissing one of her students, she was ...
- 22084: Balder: God of Light, Joy, Purity, Beauty, Innocence, and Reconciliation
- ... of the gods. He had a good character, was friendly, wise and eloquent, although he had little power. His wife is Nanna, daughter of Nep, and their son is Forseti, the god of justice. Balder's hall is Breidablik ("broad splendor"). Most of the stories about Balder concern his death. He was dreaming about his death 1, so Frigg extracted an oath from every creature, object and force in nature (snakes ... small tree in the west that was called mistletoe, but she thought it was too small to ask for an oath. Loki immediately left for the west and returned with the mistletoe. He tricked Balder's blind twin brother Hod to shoot with a mistletoe fig. Not knowing what he did, Hod threw the fig, guided by Loki's aim, and Balder fell dead, pierced through the heart. While the gods were lamenting over Balder's death, Odin sent his other son Hermod to Hel, the goddess of death, to plead for Balder' ...
- 22085: Separation or Assimilation?
- Separation or Assimilation? Our country, The United States of America, was essentially founded on the principles of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness through solidarity of human kind. In Bernard R. Boxill's article, "Separation or Assimilation," he fundamentally poses the Hamletesque question: to assimilate or not to assimilate. Subsequent to the dilemma of some black cultural nationalists, whom not only argue for assimilation of the black American ... American society. Where do these boundaries come from and are they indeed necessary? Is integration of these cultures indeed inevitable? The goal of cultural pluralism as stated by Boxill are to establish pride in one's own race, to maintain the authenticity of one's own culture, and finally to benefit the world populace. Through pride, the disdain of inferiorities along with self respect, one adopts an attitude of self- segregation. Boxill argues for pride as a means of ...
- 22086: Usage Of The Internet
- ... a line-item in their budgets for the first time this year. (Williamson, October 21, 1996) However, the survey also revealed that only 11 of the top advertisers in traditional media placed among Web advertising's top 50 spenders. 67% of all online ad spending came from "Web-based companies, telecommunications companies or computer companies - [who] have nothing to lose and everything to gain by promoting a networked, computer-based medium ... and entertainment, for instance - benefit from Internet ads. (Ibid) As for big-ticket items such as automobiles, Internet ads give consumers a chance to access product information. According to Nielsen vice president Paul Lindstrom, "It's unrealistic to think there's going to be a large market to buy a car over the Web...." Lindstrom says that the value of the Internet is in promoting items with hefty price tags. (Associated Press, March 13, 1997) ...
- 22087: Cfc
- The beginning of the CFC(chlorofluorocarbons) era started in 1928, when CFC' were invented by a Du Pont chemist. CFC' were best known as "freons" and became famous as a safe, nonflammable refrigerant. It's invention became a great triumph when Freon took the place of sulfur dioxide or ammonia which was used as the working liquid in refrigerators. It eventually became widely used in automobile air conditioners and nontoxic propellants in aerosol cans. It's insulating properties also was used for blowing agents for plastics and foam cups. Thus CFCs became used all over the world and its business got bigger and bigger until late in 1973. Sherwood Rowland and ... of a catalyst; a single chlorine atom involved in a chain reaction to destroy many ozone molecules. Rowland and Molina eventually agreed that this thinning of the ozone shield can cause a catastrophe for Earth's living beings, including humans, by allowing large amounts of the deadly ultraviolet-B radiation to reach to Earth's surface. Rowland and Molina checked their calculations again and again to make sure that these ...
- 22088: Friendship
- ... a friend from harming my country? Well, that depends on your definition of harm. If harm means to kill or terrorize the people of my country I would not hesitate to intervene. Since I don’t believe in lethal force I would turn my friend into the FBI and let them do the dirty work. Now on the other hand, if harm means to upset the stability of my country through peaceful means I would not intervene in the least bit. Even if I don’t believe in his intents. I believe every man has the right to "harm" his country peacefully. That is what democracy is based on a country for the people and by the people. These people have ... a friend. Hopefully, nothing like that ever happens to me or my friends that will cause me to betray them. So I guess the simple answer to would I betray a friend is I don’t know. That is the answer to the question is there anything for which I would betray a friend. Which is more important to me, friendship or personal principles? Why? I believe friendship is more ...
- 22089: Ancient Egypt Gods & Goddesses
- ... of her true love, but she was consoled by two things: 1) Osiris lived again in the Underworld, 2) She was pregnant with Horus. Isis was told by Thoth that Horus would avenge his father's death and become the rightful heir of his kingdom. Set found out that Isis was pregnant and he knew Horus would be a threat to his kingship. It became his goal to find Isis and ... tried to hide, but Set found her and persuded her to go to his home. He locked her in a room. This time seems to be a gestation period for both Isis and Horus. It's likely that she could have escaped, but she chose not to. She needed this time to think. Shortly before Horus was due to be born, Thoth came to her and told her it was time ... one of the many battles between Horus and Set. Horus nearly had Set beat and Isis felt great sorrow for Set so she ordered Horus to release him. Horus was so angry by his mother's betrayal that he cut off her head. Thoth promptly replaced it with the head of a cow. Other accounts state that Horus only knocked off her crown. Another famous tale of Isis is that ...
- 22090: Short Story/Film Analysis
- ... man who is taking his wife on a second honeymoon when she encounters an old suitor, creating jealousy for the husband. In the second story, the jealousy surrounds Smurch who is envious of Charles Lindbergh's fame and accolades. The jealousy in the final story is the envy of the attention that any man with fame can receive from a woman. Each person's own insecurity allows envy to control their actions and creates trouble in their lives. The three stories all have jealousy, in some it is more clear than others. Jealousy lead two of the characters to ... as it is titled. While they are in St. Petersburg Fla., Mother was at the doctors office and began a conversation with a lady, only to discover that she is Mrs. Frank M. Hartsell, Lucy's ex-fiancee. This made Charley uncomfortable because he had rivaled Frank for Lucy's hand in marriage. A story that began as a second honeymoon for Lucy and Charley, became a jealous contest between ...
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