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- 2391: Symbolism in Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird
- Symbolism in Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird by Ryan "I'd rather you shoot at tin cans in the backyard, but I know you'll go after birds. Shoot all the bluejays you want , if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird." This is what Atticus Finch tells his children after they are given air-rifles for Christmas. Uniquely, the title of the classic novel by Harper Lee, To Kill A ... example of symbolism in the novel. Harper Lee uses symbolism rather extensively throughout this story, and much of it refers to the problems of racism in the South during the early twentieth century. Harper Lee's effective use of racial symbolism can be seen by studying various examples from the book. This includes the actions of the children, the racist whites, and the actions of Atticus Finch. The actions of ...
- 2392: History of the Far East
- History of the Far East Buddhism came to Japan in the sixth century AD, it was the world's first religion since it originated in India and developed in China. Japanese culture was undeveloped, there was no real literature, or historical records and laws, also the arts and sciences were almost totally undeveloped ( de Bary, 255 ). Buddhism radically changed the religious life of Japanese people, Japan's earlier religions were centered around nature, and never faced issues such as sin, death , instead Buddhism viewed life as being filled with inevitable suffering. What set Buddhism from all other religions in Japan was its ... it was already 1000 years old, it was based on what it called its 3 treasures - Buddha, the Law ( Darma ) and the monastic order, Buddha was a human figure, not a god , although there weren't any written accounts of his life until centuries after his death, it is believed he was born a prince and brought up in luxury, his life changed once he saw an old man, a ...
- 2393: Propaganda in the Online Free Speech Campaign
- Propaganda in the Online Free Speech Campaign Propaganda and Mass Communication In February 1996, President Bill Clinton signed into law the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the first revision of our country's communications laws in 62 years. This historic event has been greeted with primarily positive responses by most people and companies. Most of the Telecommunications act sets out to transform the television, telephone, and related industries ... is nothing new. The debate over free speech has been going on for as long as people have been around, and in America many great court cases have been fought over free speech. The Internet's new and adolescent status does not exclude it from problems. Just as all other forms of mass communication have been tested in the realms of free speech and propaganda, so will the Internet. Identity of ... computers. Initial funding of the EFF was provided in part by a private contribution from Steve Wozniak, the co-founder of Apple Computer, and since then contributions have come from industry giants such as AT&T, Microsoft, Netscape Communications, Apple Computer, IBM, Ziff-Davis Publishing, Sun Microsystems, and the Newspaper Association of America. It is likely that these companies see the need for assistance when the computer world collides with ...
- 2394: Hamlet: Emotions of Despair, Sadness, Anger, and Inner Peace
- Hamlet: Emotions of Despair, Sadness, Anger, and Inner Peace The character of Prince Hamlet, in Shakespeare's "Hamlet," displays many strong yet justified emotions. For instance, in Hamlet's "To be Or Not To Be" soliloquy, perhaps one of the most well known quotes in the English language, Hamlet actually debates suicide. His despair, sorrow, anger and inner peace are all justifiable emotions for this troubled character. Hamlet's feeling of despair towards his life and to the world develops as the play moves on. In Hamlet's first soliloquy he reveals that his despair has driven him to thoughts of suicide; "How ...
- 2395: Cuckoos Nest
- ... narration. Kesey chooses one of the patients, Chief Bromden, as the narrator of the novel. The world which Bromden describes is a hazy, transparent realm, where the borders between insanity and sanity are unclear. Theres long spells -three days, years- when you cant see a thing, know where you are only by the speaker sounding overhead like a bell clanging in the fog (94) Bromdens view is omniscient. Although he poses to the ward staff as a deaf-mute, he actually hears and comprehends all that happens within the hospital. The Chief was able play the part of a ...
- 2396: The Great Depression
- ... summarizes the vast problems Americans faced during the eleven years of its span. This paper primarily focuses on what life was like for farmers during the time of the Depression, as portrayed in John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath, and tells what the government did to end the Depression. In the 1920's, after World War 1, danger signals were apparent that a great Depression was coming. A major cause of the Depression was that the pay of workers did not increase at all. Because of this, they couldn't afford manufactured goods. While the factories were still manufacturing goods, Americans weren't able to afford them and the factories made no money (Drewry and O'connor 559). Another major cause related to farmers. ...
- 2397: Flowers For Algernon
- ... raw shok test. 4. How did Charlie do on the test, and why is it important? He sees no inkblots, showing that he has very little advanced thinking. He has little imagination. His brain can't do much difficult thinking, proving that he is "dumb" enough for the test. 5. What was the Thematic Apperception Test? It asked that Charlie look at pictures of people and make up stories about what ... than other mice because he has had an operation. Charlie must race against him now so that after his own operation, the doctors can see how much progress Charlie has made. 8. What is Charlie's IQ before the operation? After? What does the operation do? 68. ~204 to 210. The operation triples intelligence in the subject. 9. How do the two doctors decide if Charlie is right for the experiment ... and Frank get Charlie to "show the girls" how he mops toilets, so they can laugh at him. Charlie gets a little drunk, gets sick, and a policeman brings him home. 16. Who is Charlie's landlady? What nice things does she do for Charlie? She is Mrs. Flynn. She lets him pay his rent late after he gets sick. She worries about him. She brings him food, and tries ...
- 2398: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: Power
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: Power Peoples' ability to use power to control and manipulate situations and people is a skill not many people have. Unfortunately this skill can lead to conflict as it did in Ken Kesely's novel One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest when McMurphy and Nurse Ratched meet each other. McMurphy has been after Nurse Ratched's power right from the beginning. After the first group meeting he pointed out that the meeting was like ...
- 2399: Of Mice And Men 6
- ... their dream of fortune come true. I think it is important to explain their characters as to get a brief picture in your mind. Lennie is a big man, with horrendous strength, unfortunately he doesn t know how to use it properly to his advantage. The problem is he s dumb, and not just dumb, he hasn t got a mind of his own, it is like the other part of his body is George, they cannot do without each other. Which brings me on to Georges character. He is a small, ...
- 2400: Tha Screets 4-life
- ... also be a team, group, crew or a posse. They re just social groups of people in a local area, which are mostly the same, age and are in acts of violence. At lease, that s what everybody in our society seams to think. Thought the years there has become a difference between the original gangs and the gangs of the younger generation, that changed society s perception of gangs, which resulted in many stereotypes. The early gangs helped each other, while the gangs today are looking to be loved or notice by others, and then everybody in society have options about ... was in it the others would jump in too. Most original gangsters (OG) had an attachment to their hood or territory (Roth 698). They stood up for their set. If other people that they don t know come around started something. The gang would most likely get involved. In the 70 s is when the real gangs started, like the Bloods and the Crips (Sounder 33). The Bloods where a ...
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