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- 25081: The Great Gatsby and the American Dream
- ... but is emotionally dissatisfied, exemplifies the greed and shallowness a such society generates as well as how it destroys human relations. One of the main topics of this book is how one should question one's aims in life. Jay Gatsby has most of his life concentrated his efforts in order to establish a reputation of being in the uppermost fraction of the social hierarchy. Once, this is beyond doubt achieved ... values in life. Daisy becomes his obsession in life and the disappointment when he realizes her lack of affection for him is fatal. By introducing Nick as a narrator, who is also partially supporting Gatsby's principles regarding the pursuit of happiness, Fitzgerald lets the reader start out with a biased mind. However, throughout the book, his opinions become less influential on the development of the plot. This way, the criticism ... dream, and questions whether the belief in some of the generally accepted aims and sources of motivations actually will cause satisfaction or frustration. Furthermore it is the story of how the prosperity in the U.S. in the twenties also had a darker side, distinguished by a development towards a more individualistic society. Jay Gatsby's failure in his attempt to escape the downfall of his goals and his unsuccessful ...
- 25082: The 1930s
- ... day for fifty cents, and for their meals. Also, a lot of men had to use the Workers Progress Association to get enough money for them and their families to survive. Cars in the 1930's were much different than the cars today. Hand cranks were replaced with electric starters. Heaters were factory installed to replace mainfold heaters that were available for owner installation. Those who did not have heaters put hot coals under their car to get the oil warm before they went into town. In the 30's larger tires with safety tubes were developed, and carried less air pressure compared to the old narrow, solid rubber tires which required about sixty pounds of air pressure. This gave a much smoother ride. So ... caused the cars to stall when going up steep hills because the car could not get enough fuel in the carburetor. The Ford and Chevrolet cars could be purchased under $600, in the early 1930's. There was a lot of governmental problems as well in the 1930's. The first bank panic occured in 1930; a public run on banks resulted in a wave of bankruptcies. Bank failures and ...
- 25083: Rockefeller
- ... established an oil refinery with partners in 1863, and in 1970 he organized the Standard Oil Co. of Ohio. By strict economy, mergers with competitors, and ruthless elimination of opponents he soon dominated the U.S. oil-refining industry. His numerous companies were consolidated under the Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey but the U. S. Supreme Court ordered this holding company dissolved on antitrust grounds, and the subsidiaries became independent corporations. He retired in 1911 with a fabulous fortune. Rockefeller was an entrepreneur or better known as a "Robber Baron ... only the fittest survived or as you taught us (Social Darwinism) :-). Anyway, he pursued the policy of "ruin or rule." His oil monopoly did turn out a superior product at a relatively cheap price. Rockefeller's philanthropies, amounting to some $500 million dollars. He founded things such as the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, and the Univ. of Chicago. His vast resources built up the National City Bank of New ...
- 25084: A Farewell To Arms
- ... character. The symbolism in A Farewell to Arms is very much apparent. Ernest Hemingway has always been one who is big on the symbolism of night as being bad. To the main character in Hemingway's novels, nights have always been a sign of death, or something negative to happen. Another one of the symbolisms in A Farewell to Arms is when Henry tries to escape from the Italian army by ... to Arms was always active. They were never staying in one place too long. It had a very good story line, which was a love story that ended up in a tragedy. The main character's wife got pregnant and she was off to have her baby when problems started occurring. They had to have a caesarean, and the baby dies, and when the mother of the child starts to hemorrhage ... timing to them. He always introduces only people that will affect the story, he does not introduce someone who will be in the scene for five minutes and then leave. I felt that the author's planning on putting this novel together was very good. Ernest Hemingway has always been one of the world's best known classic writers. His style and technique of symbolism is much different than others. ...
- 25085: Personal Writing: My First Murder
- ... of the path of their Goodyears. On the other hand, I as well as many others would call the squirrel and most other animals a dignified and noble creature. Anyway, the life was a squirrel's and the weapon was a Crossman pellet rifle. The weapon was a Christmas present, the squirrel was not included. Upon reaching my grandparents' farm for Christmas dinner (lunch for those of you not raised in the country), I set out after my adversary. Any adversary would have sufficed, but it was the squirrel's bad luck that I found it first. Actually, I really was not the one to find the squirrel. Accompanying me on my brief safari was my father and Lady, a lassie- looking collie and God-knows-what-else mix who fancied herself a terrier. Lady found the squirrel, which proved a much-debated theory: one can be anything one wants if one sets one's mind to it. Lady would have beaten any terrier to that squirrel. The squirrel chattered angrily and threw acorns at Lady. This seemed to enrage Lady and she commenced trying to climb the tree. ...
- 25086: Dali
- Frank Lloyd Wright's Design The Guggenheim Museum in New York is home of one of the world's greatest collections of modern art. And fittingly, the building itself is a work of modern art. Instead of the traditional rectangular building with various flat floors, architect Frank Lloyd Wright designed the museum as a ... of rooms to get lost in, and no chance of missing a single piece of art. The Guggenheim -- designed in 1943, but not completed until 1960 -- was one of the last major projects in Wright's remarkable architectural career. Wright was born in Richland Center, Wisconsin, and studied engineering at the University of Wisconsin. After working as a draftsman, he set out on his own. His designs followed the work ...
- 25087: Personal Writing: The Relay Race
- ... mind became simpler and simpler. Suddenly I looked around. All the opponents were next to me. They looked nervous. I could hear my heartbeats much more clearly. The athletic field was filled with the crowd's shouting and its echo. Among them, I could see the red vast boys. They were all cheering my team. I felt a sense of responsibility. By my house's enthusiastic cheer, I devoted myself intensely to pursuit of the victory. I was not thinking, but I knew I was mesmerising myself. 'I have to win... I must beat them...' I trembled and broke into ... to him. The transfer was successful. After the transfer, my eyes started watching the development of the event breathlessly. It seemed like the game would be very close. Even a second ago, I thought there's no way to lose this game. I started worrying. I did not want to disappoint my comrades who were cheering so fanatically. In a short time, I heard a loud cheer from my team' ...
- 25088: King Lear
- ... gradual growth of the main characters mental breakdown. There are a few passages in the play which show us something of Lear before the story begins, and it will help understand the development of Lear's passion into madness to examine these. At the end of the first scene Goneril speaks of her father's treatment of Cordellia of a gross error of judgement and says: "The best and soundest of his time hath been but rash," and then points out that with such dispositions as he bears he will ... nature nor out place can bear." In the play itself there are three great outbursts of passion, "hysterica passio" as the King names it. The first is in the opening scene, when disappointment at Cordelia's failure to please him by an open avowal of her deep true love causes his wrath to blind his reason. For Lear, wanting something and having it are the same thing, and finding himself ...
- 25089: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: A Satirical View of the Old South
- ... View of the Old South Elaborate uses of race, unprecedented statements about the role of religion and an overall mockery of the society of the old south serve as a method of conveying Mark Twain's opinion of society. In his dandy riverboat adventure The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain attacks the traditions of slavery, racism, and the accepted traditions of the old south. He helped expose the hypocrisies of ... could vote when he was at home." In this quotation, Pap believes himself to be superior to a highly educated man but in reality makes himself look like a fool for doing so. Mark Twain's next major statement about the hypocrisies of society comes through religion. Twain felt that the religious beliefs of the southern society were hypocritical. He shows this through three major parts examples during the novel. The ... openly reject religion. When Huck says "All right, then, I'll go to hell. (Chapter thirty-one)" he is chooses to save his best friend Jim, rather that having eternal salvation. That action shows Twain's view of the importance of religion in the old southern societies. Throughout The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain ridicules society. In the Duke and the Dauphin's rendition of Romeo and Juliet, they ...
- 25090: A Prayer For Owen Meany
- ... the protagonist in each of the novels, there is a guiding figure, who is very vital to the theme of the novel. This guiding figure is symbolic of purity and personifies it. For example, Gene's friend, Phineas sees that Gene lacks in his athletic and social life and decides to help him out. He urges him to play more and enjoy life. However, Gene cannot see that his friend is trying to help him, and doubts his nature. He unconsciously pushes him off the tree. But even then, Phineas's nature is so innately good that he cannot see a flaw in his friend's nature. Although he breaks his leg, he refuses to accept evil in anyone and continues to be the joyful individual he was before. He continues to be the beacon of good even after his ...
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