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- 2271: In Cold Blood - Truman Capote
- English book report. 1. Title: “In Cold Blood.” 2. Truman Capote, one of America’s most famous writers was born in New Orleans in 1924 and died in California in 1984. He wrote both fiction and non- fiction stories. (for example this book, “ In cold blood”) short stories, novels, travel writing, profiles, reportage, memoirs, plays and films. 3. Number of pages: 336 4. Theme (s): - Murder - Feelings 5. The Clutter family. Herb Clutter: He’s the father of the murdered family. He’s forty-eight yr. old. Herb is a normal man, who makes a living with the farm he owns. His social contacts in the neighborhood and the ...
- 2272: Lord Of The Flies
- ... as a self-assured boy whose confidence in himself came from the acceptance of his peers. He had a fair nature as he was willing to listen to Piggy. He became increasingly dependent on Piggy's wisdom and became lost in the confusion around him. Towards the end of the story his rejection from their society of savage boys forced him to fend for himself. Piggy was an educated boy who ... and mental differences between them. Jack was first described with having an air of cruelty that made him naturally unlikeable. As leader of the choir and one of the tallest boys on the island, Jack's physical height and authority matched his arrogant personality. His desire to be Chief was clearly evident in his first appearance. When the idea of having a Chief was mentioned Jack spoke out immediately. "I ought ... Shut up, Fatty." at Piggy (p. 23). However, despite his unpleasant personality, his lack of courage and his conscience prevented him from killing the first pig they encountered: "They knew very well why he hadn't: because of the enormity of the knife descending and cutting into living flesh; because of the unbearable blood" (p. 34). Even at the meetings, Jack was able to contain himself under the leadership of ...
- 2273: A Separate Peace - Artificial Vs. Natural
- Someone once said that being yourself, being who you are, is a successful rebellion. Gene Forrester, one of the main characters in John Knowles's novel, A Separate Peace should have taken this advice. Throughout the novel, Gene acted artificially, disguising his true self. He lived in fear of people finding out what he was really like. Phineas, Gene's best friend and the other main character in this novel, on the other hand, acted naturally around people. He was not afraid of people seeing who he really was. In John Knowles's novel, A Separate Peace, Gene acted artificially, while Phineas acted naturally. To begin with, Gene Forrester acted artificially. There are several instances throughout the novel where Gene disguises himself or is influenced by artificial ...
- 2274: The Lord of The Flies: Personal Reflections
- ... is that he is smaller, and is similar to an outcast. His ideas would not be taken seriously because of his age and size. If the bigger boys were to disagree with one of Piggy's ideas, they may take control, and cause corruption among the kids. I would not pick Ralph, because he seems as though he does not put much though into what he is doing. He also seems to be influenced easily by Piggy. Although his strength and age over- powers the others, Piggy's intelligence is by far greater than Ralph's. Jack is similar to Ralph in his strength, but seems to have a totally different point about survival on the island. His points focus on the fact that they are going to stay there ...
- 2275: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
- The Underpinning of Demetrius Thesis: A Midsummer Night's Dream character, Demetrius is very difficult to identify except by his relation to the one he loves, or, more particularly, to the one who loves him. Helena's ridiculous chasing after him and his irritation with her are the primary marks of his character. While in this uncharmed state, he even begins to threaten Helena with bodily harm, coming off as not quite the gracious courtly lover he truly means to be. It's simple to discover his unchivalrous character by how easily his eye was distracted from Helena by Hermia in the beginning. He could be a gentle, loving man if he truly desired, but he takes ...
- 2276: Wilson's Fences
- Wilson's Fences We encounter everyday tragedy of self-destruction. In the play Fences written by August Wilson, forces in African-American life are used by Wilson to counteract the story of Troy’s fall from grace. First, Troy was a man of hard work and responsibility. Second, Troy taught his son not to make the same mistake he made. Lastly, he was a fighter who fought hard with life to stay alive. Although Troy’s life was mostly about baseball, his family was one of his top priorities. He took responsibilities for his family no matter how hard things got for him. He provided for his family first through ...
- 2277: Knowledge Building And Corpora
- ... the contributor or alternatively might be seen as freeloading. (Hibbard Justin and Carillo Karen M, 1998). According to Leonard-Barton (pp 27-28), knowledge building requires certain capabilities from an organisation. Those are: (1) people's skills skills and knowledge embodied in the employees of the organisation; (2) knowledge embedded in physical systems portion of knowledge and skills , which is granted by proprietary and protected form. It could be patents or ... on to state (p. 10): More than a way of coding or building applications, GroupWare is a way to define, structure, and link applications, data and the people who use them. Ellis C. A., Gibbs S. J. and Rein G. L. (1991) propose a "somewhat broader view," which suggests that GroupWare is a sort of the "class of applications." These applications may or may not specifically support cooperation. According to Ellis ... communication technology. Challenges related to Groupware introduction ?. Introduction of any system should look into adapting the technology to the organisation. The system should reflect specific needs and requirements of the organisation. Ellis C. A., Gibbs S. J. and Rein G. L. (1991) recognise the difficulty of designing and developing real-time GroupWare on a system level. They explain the difficulty of developing such a system by "social and organisational effects". ...
- 2278: Death Of A Salesman - Willys I
- ... years old and his job has been taken off salary and put on commission. He has a family and he boasts to them that he is vital in New England, but in fact he isn t vital anywhere. Willy has many strong beliefs that he strives to achieve. He wants to own his own business and he wants to be bigger than Uncle Charley and especially he wants to be a ... tries to emulate Dave Singleman. He wishes to die the Death of a Salesman and have many buyers and salesmen mourn for him. He also tries to be a good father, and husband. However Willy s aims in life have been useless as he hasn t really achieved anything. He got fired by Howard, his sons are both failures and they abandoned him in a restaurant toilet. His relationship with his wife is plagued by his guilt for committing adultery. ...
- 2279: A Woman's Identity
- A Woman's Identity Women lose their identity as soon as they get married and begin a family. Every little girl dreams of getting married and raising a family, because this is what women are taught to seek ... to play. Once married, a woman is expected to be a mother, nurturer, housekeeper, teacher, doctor, cook, chauffeur, and more increasingly, a career woman. Women are forced to carry out these roles because of society's traditional view of the role women should play, and young women are pressured to follow in their mother's footsteps. Because a woman's life revolves around her children and husband, her responsibilities are never far from thought. Consequently, women lose their identity because they are so caught up in being a wife ...
- 2280: Maya Angelou - Tragedy To Triu
- ... books and poems that have given her great success. If one would talk to her, he or she would think she has lead a normal, happy life. Her life is blissful now, but it wasn’t always perfect. Maya Angelou’s sorrowful life experiences inspired her to write autobiographical works of poetry. Maya Angelou was born April 4, 1928 as Marguerite Johnson in St. Louis. She was raised in segregated rural Arkansas. She came from a ... a producer, and a director. Ms. Angelou began her career in drama and dance, and she married a South African freedom fighter and lived in Cairo. Later she also taught in Ghana. In the 1960's she said that being black, female, non-Muslim, non-Arab, six foot tall, and American made for some interesting experiences during her stay in Africa (Williams 1). Ms. Angelou accomplished many things in her ...
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