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- 22131: Hamlet 4
- ... 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 ...
- 22132: Ben Quarles Negro In The Revol
- ... and British. The African Americans were stuck in the middle of a war between white people. Their loyalty was not to one side or another, but to a principle, the principle of liberty. Ben Quarel s, The Negro in the American Revolution, is very detailed in explaining the importance of the African American in the pre America days, he shows the steps African Americans took in order to insure better lives for generations to come. America s first war, its war for independence from Great Britain was a great accomplishment. This achievement could have been performed if not for the black soldiers in the armies. The first American to shed blood in ... the proclamation by the John Murray, Earl of Dumore. He stated I do hereby further declare all indented servants, Negroes, or others, free, that are able and willing to bear arms, they joining His Majesty s Troops, as soon as may be, for the more speedily reducing the Colony to a proper sense of their duty, to His Majesty s crown and dignity. This brought chaos to the colonies, the ...
- 22133: Great Expectations 2
- ... Well? You can break his heart." [65]. By doing what Miss Havisham tells her to, she shows she is just as heartless as her stepmother. She also represents manipulation in how she played with Pip's feelings, who has strong feelings for her eventhough he also cannot stand her. She tells Pip "Come here! You may kiss me if you like." [102]. Although the kiss may have meant a lot to Pip, it did not mean anything to Estella as she was just playing with Pip's emotions. The character of Magwitch represents the symbols of isolation and the tragic hero. In this case, he was physically isolated from society because he was a convict and was looked upon with disgust. When ... to Pip that he was the benefactor and the one responsible for making him a gentleman and helping him achieve his great expectations. "Yes, Pip, dear boy, I've made a gentleman on you! It's me wot done it!" [359-360]. After his death, however, Pip feels guilt and sadness when he learns what Magwitch spent most of his life trying do. As a result, he shows the readers ...
- 22134: Comparing Hitler And Stalin In Their Rise To Power
- ... their cause, with no remorse about what they had done. In 1922 Lenin, the leader of the communist party had a stroke. Overtime his condition got worse and he became less involved in the party's affairs. When Lenin died in January 1924, it left two men in contention for the party's leadership. These two men were Joseph Stalin and Leon Trotsky. The men had opposing ideas on how the party should be run. Stalin was a more aggressive candidate, and therefore had one of his supporters ... and Germany had 7,142,558 casualties. These losses were immense. Stalin believed that if he forced industrialization upon Russia, that it would help the country to rebuild. Collective farms was another one of Stalin's plans. "Engel's general formula about the destiny of the Socialist state in general cannot be extended to the partial and specific case of the victory of socialism in one country only, a country ...
- 22135: Good And Evil In The Crucible
- The trumped-up witch hysteria in Salem, Massachusetts, deteriorated the rational, and emotional stability of its citizens. This exploited the populations weakest qualities, and insecurities. The obvious breakdown in Salem s social order led to the tragedy which saw twenty innocent people hung on the accusation of witchcraft. Arthur Miller, author of The Crucible, used hysteria to introduce personality flaws in vulnerable characters. A rigid social ... to what the masses had decided as proper, then the deviated, but innocent, were to blame. This practice contributed to the tragedy in Salem. The fear of what was unknown created an uneasiness within Salem s population that added to Salem s social demise. The circumstances surrounding the witchtrials gave residents something to blame the supernatural on. The condemning of Tituba was mainly due to this. When Tituba took the girls into the woods, and they ...
- 22136: Flowers For Algernon 4
- ... increased his I.Q., Alice, a teacher at the special education faculty at Beekman College who taught Charlie how to read and write, the professors who performed the experiment on Charlie, Fay, one of Charlie's aquaintances which he meets as the book progresses, and last but not least Algernon. The novel is exciting and contains very original material. The moods which are created in the reader, being me, are ones ... main characters in the novel include Charlie, Alice, Algernon, and Fay, a character who did not make much of an appearance, but in my eyes believed, that she played a very important part in Charlie's involvement in trying to sort out his past and figure out his present and future plans. Charlie is a mentally retarded person who has impressing people and gaining friends as one of his top priorities ... gaining friends. As the book progresses, Charlie goes through dramatic changes mentally, and instead of making him gain friends he actually is looked on in the same way if not worse. For example, at Charlie's old work his "friends" made fun of him and enjoyed his company just because Charlie had amused them. Yet after the operation, Charlie discovers that he had not made his friends like him more, ...
- 22137: Should There Be Stricter Laws on Pornography?
- ... their side of this issue while having many of the same ideas as their opposing writers. The first is, "I am a First Amendment Junkie", by Susan Jacoby. Susan has written many articles on women's issues for popular magazines such as Glamour, McCalls, and The Nation. This article appeared in her syndicated "Hers" column in 1978. Jacoby believes that certain restrictions on pornography would be a violation of the first amendment. The second article is, "Report of the President's Commission on Obscenity and Pornography(Minority Report)". This is a report that was submitted by minority members of a commotion that was established by congress in 1967. This commotion was designed to study the impact of obscenity and pornography on American life. The final article is "Let's put Pornography Back in the Closet" by Susan Brownmiller. Brownmiller is a Journalist, Women's rights activist, and a founder of Women against Pornography. This article appeared in Newsday, a Long Island newspaper in ...
- 22138: Fredric Remington
- ... of 1875 he enrolls at Vermont Episcopal Institute, Burlington. He attends this institute for 3 years and this is where he discovered his talent and love for art. On September 1878 he enrolls in Yale's School of Art, he attends 3 semesters. On febuary1880 his father Seth dies. In the summer of 1881 he vacations in the Montana territory it is his first trip to the west he falls in love with the west and their ways of life and he starts drawing cowboys and other western people and even Indians. His pictures and illustrations are noticed by Harper's Weekly Publishing. On February 25 1882 the publish his first illustration but it is redrawn by the staff. After a while he gets tired of this and quits. In 1883 he buys a sheep ranch ... studies it and does many illustrations. In 1887 he travels to North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, and western Canada he does an art exhibits for the first time. In 1888 his illustrations appear in Theodore Roosevelt's serialized articles for Century Magazine. It was later published as Ranch life and the Hunting Trail. In March he wins Hallgarten and Clark awards at the National Academy of Design exhibition. In May he ...
- 22139: Cymbeline Essay
- Shakespeare's Cymbeline is a story of love, hatred, and betrayal. The main character, Imogen, is hurt by all of these emotions and actions. Not just by one person, by many throughout the play. These would include her father Cymbeline, lover, Posthumus, an Italian named Giacomo, the Queen, Posthumus' servant, Pisanio, and the Queen's son, Cloten. The following paragraphs include examples from the play and explain the ways in which Imogen was abused and by who. Among the characters listed, one would believe Cymbeline to be the last person ... be one of the first to be against her in any way. Even though the only thing he is really against is her love for the poor, yet dear, Posthumus. This is shown in Cymbeline's words to Posthumus. Thou basest thing, avoid hence, from my sight! If after this command thou freight the court With thy unworthiness, thou diest. Away, Thou'rt poison to my blood. (I.I.126) ...
- 22140: Emma Jane Austen
- ... is similar to peer pressure seen in modern society. Harriet in the novel allows Emma to dominate her life and is dragged through a number of problems in which the outcome always results in Emma's ideal conclusion. During this process Emma finds herself caught in her own crisis, but is so busy meddling in Harriet's life to realise her own situation. Another issue of the time that is dealt with in the novel was the importance of setting up for your future and gaining the best opportunities in life. This ... she was of a farmer called Mr Martin and that she hoped for marriage, Emma disagreed immediately and set upon changing her opinions based on her own feelings towards class. Emma disagreed strongly to Harriet's feelings as in Emma's eyes and standards being a farmer meant little money and too low a social status, "A young farmer, whether on horseback or on foot, is the very last person ...
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