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- 26261: Existentialism
- ... of absurdism in France to the gruesome revelations of gas chambers and war atrocities coming out of Germany after the war. The main idea of The Theatre of the Absurd was to point out man's helplessness and pointless existance in a world without purpose. As Richard Coe described it "It is the freedom of the slave to crawl east along the deck of a boat going west". Two of the most popular playwrights of this time include Samuel Beckett, who's most famous piece was "Waiting for Godot", and Eugene Ioensco with "Exit the King". Most absurdist plays have no logical plot. The absense of the plot pushes an emphasis on proving the pointless existance of man. Quite often, such plays reveal the human condition at it's absolute worst. Absurdist playwrites often used such techniques as symbolism, mime, the circus, and the commedia dell'arte, which are quite evident in the more popular plays of the time, such as Waiting for ...
- 26262: For Whom The Bell Tolls
- ... 30 time period is the setting for the book, on the battlefields in the Spanish countryside. The whole fascist/communist aspect is brought up since both sides are against one another. Here again, Hemingway doesn’t idealize either side, not referring to their political beliefs but to the fact that each side is very much the same. Both sides consist of sad, depressed fools who have been shipped off to war, content to live in peace and harmony with each other. It is here that Hemingway’s first satirical punch at war comes in, when he makes it clear that both sides are human, with no clear line separating the saints from the sinners. Another thing that is connected to the war ...
- 26263: America and I: “Light” and “Dark”
- ... sets the standard for the feelings that the reader interprets from the symbolism in light and dark. From this point on the idea of light and dark plays a part in the telling of Yezierska’s story. She next uses the idea of dark and light when talking about her first job. She imagines what it will be like to get her first wages in America. The symbol of light is ... lost all hope. The loss of the light symbolizes this lost hope and emphasizes her lowest point of disparity. No light symbolizes total darkness. This is the one point in the story where she hasn’t even a shred of hope left in her and she is at her wits end in trying to figure out the great mystery of “America”. The image of total darkness gives the picture of blackness ...
- 26264: Internet In Our Lives
- ... all trades were done by calling a brokerage and talking to a broker who usually tried to push some hot stock and charged you a large sum to purchase the shares you wanted. The 70 s gave way to a new era of discount brokers. The discount brokers provided the means to make trades at a significantly lower cost but at the expense of less informative and directed services. These discount ... it is dominating the online trading market. By seeing the potential the Internet offers and entering early Schwab has been able to revolutionize trading. According to a statement made by Schwab President and CEO David S Pottuck Schwab and the securities markets experienced unprecedented volumes in January The investments we have made in capacity enabled our Web site to handle 1.2 billion hits during January, approximately double the October 1998 level . It was also reported in a article by on Yahoo s web page that Schwab customers funneled 153,000 trades a day through its intent site in January, up 65% from 93,000 a day in the fourth quarter (ic1998). customers held a record $521 ...
- 26265: Working in the Clouds
- ... three sectors. The first sector of aviation is military aviation. Military aviation refers to aircraft flown by the armed forces. Aircraft have a chief weapon in many wars. The major air arms of the world's military, has a variety of aircraft developed for both strategic and tactical purposes, such as, the supersonic fighter and the strike aircraft. Some of these advanced aircraft have the capability of flying three times the ... the student to understand how the plane works. Students will learn the basics in aerodynamics and navigation. He or She will also be taught about meteorology so that he/she may better understand the plane's condition in certain types of weather. After ground instruction, there will be an exam. After the exam, the student will proceed to flight instruction. Flight instruction will consist of a number of flights in which ... offers thrills, breathtaking scenery, access to exotic places, and satisfaction of achievement. Works Cited "Airplane: Learning to Fly." World Book Information Finder. 1994, ed. Barnett, Beverly. personal int. Christy, Joe and Clay Johnson. Your Pilot's License. Blue Ridge Summit, PA: Tab Books Inc., 1983.
- 26266: The Use of Credit Cards
- ... billion on their credit cards. This frightening number, averaging about $3,900 per family, is just as bad for the economy as it is for the consumers. In September of 1995, for example, The AT&T Universal card charged $15 per month for late fee to people who paid their bills just one day after the due date. Visa, on the other hand, was charging the penalty fees for as little ... miles, and cash backs has attracted a lot of shoppers, making them pay for things that they would normally pay with cash or checks. Credit cards are probably money of the future. Most of today's consumers are not ready for this paper-less way of payment. Shoppers have to get used to using plastic cards as carefully and intelligently as they would paper money. And although it is much easier ...
- 26267: Lead and The Environment
- ... are so commonplace that we take them for granted. One of those materials is a grayish metal that has been with us for thousands of years. That metal is lead, still one of the world's most useful substances, and one that never ceases to find a role in human society. Lead has the atomic symbol of Pb (for plumbum, lead in Latin). The atomic number for lead is 82 and ... is found in North, Central and South America, Australia, Africa and Europe. In modern times, lead has found a wide range of uses, and world demand for lead and its products has steadily increased. Lead's usefulness stems from the metal's many desirable properties: softness, high density, low melting point, ability to block radiation, resistance to corrosion, readiness to form alloys and chemical compounds, and ease of recycling. Its versatility, as well as its physical ...
- 26268: Benjamin Harrison
- Benjamin Harrison's Presidency President Harrison's single term fell between the two terms of Grover Cleveland, a Democrat. Cleveland was popular with the people but unpopular with political leaders. Harrison was popular with neither. There was indeed something of a mystery ... 1888. Senator James G. Blaine, the leader of the party, had been defeated by Cleveland in 1884 and refused to run against him again. The field was therefore open. Harrison was finally nominated with Blaine's support. Levi P. Morton, a New York banker, was named for vice-president. Harrison kept aloof from Congress and left lawmaking to its leaders. First on his list was the Dependent Pension Act. This ...
- 26269: Human Perception: An Intimate Look Into The Most Intriguing Aspect of Modern Psychology
- ... they cannot see it. They are not able to see the yellow "run-way" into the heart of a flower, but to the bee and an ultraviolet light, that "run-way" is certainly real. People's physical use of their own perception is very limited, as such noticeable in the "tunnel-vision" effect. A good example of the Tunnel Vision effect is a perception or thought such as "if I cannot ... Is it a result of the upbringing and surroundings of an individual (animal or human), or is it a result of genetics? Certainly I would believe that conditioning has a great impact on an individual's perception. An example to that would be as such : A dog is abused, beaten, and starved by a group of owners in a kennel. The dog is then recovered by the humane society and adopted ... in the lineup. People often fill in the gaps of a picture and story to make everything seem clear to them and the authorities. Therefor, human visual identification cannot be trusted simply due to people's differences of perception. When I look at and read the Bible, I regard it as an awesome literary work, but not something I would base or live my life upon. However, there are those ...
- 26270: The Stone Boy
- ... few succeed. The majority of tales written in the last 100 years appear to be hackneyed and dull. However, once in a great while, there is an exception. Such is the case with Gina Berriault's story, "The Stone Boy". In this story, Berriault writes such an enrapturing story that the reader is "taken" in a sense to the farm, where the story takes place. Berriault accomplishes this difficult task by ... fact that he was only nine. He would have to live with the fact that he had shot his brother, his hero, for the rest of his life. Also, the fact that Arnold denied Eugie's death, and did not express his grief, only made his emotional and mental health worse. He tried to tell his mother how he felt one night, but she pushed him away, making him realize that ... finding the lost cows and leading them home. Moreover, the fact that this family will never really forgive Arnold tells the reader that Eugie was the most loved and important child in the family. Arnold's uncle, his parents, the sheriff, and even his sister do not talk to him anymore or look at him lovingly. Now, all Arnold sees is the cold stare of people who want to know ...
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