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- 28701: Adversity And Resilience Of Ho
- ... stage gimmick from his real life persona, and he falls in love with his partner and best friend, Xiao Shitou. When Shitou married a woman, Douzi collapsed mentally and soon got addicted to opium. Shitou's wife was against homosexuality, and she did whatever she could to keep her husband from seeing Douzi; but despite all this, Shitou still cares about Douzi and helped Douzi get off his addiction to opium. He also helps out Douzi whenever he can and supports Douzi's decision to live his life as a homosexual. Aside from his personal problems, Douzi is also faced with discrimination from the society. During the Japanese invasion of China, the Japanese army found out about his ...
- 28702: Ode On A Grecian Urn
- ... has a meaning of its own but also stands for something beyond itself. In the poem, the urn was symbolic of eternity because it would always be in its preserved state. Tone is the author's attitude revealed toward the subject. Some might find the tone of this story to be supportive. The author makes numerous statements about the subject; none of which seems to be negative. This provides the reader with a good reason to believe that the subject has the author's approval. Correct usage of literary techniques makes a work more colorful and can prevent an author from using hackeneyed phrases to give additional emphasis to particular ideas or areas. John Keats was successful in doing ...
- 28703: Silicon Snake Oil Second Thoughts on the Information Highway
- ... Snake Oil Second Thoughts on the Information Highway The book Silicon Snake Oil : Second Thoughts On The Information Highway affected me by making me look at the internet and the information explosion of the 1990's from a different perspective. The author states his ideas on the subject and uses personal experiences to state and supports his ideas. He also gives examples of ironic situations where computers are supposed to be ... using new software because every program is different and requires the user to learn the commands for it. This book presented a perspective on the internet and the information highway that differed from most people's ideas. I enjoyed reading this book because it provided e with a point of view that I had never really thought of before. I do not agree with many of his ideas but I think ...
- 28704: "Gotti, Rise and Fall": A Book Review
- ... in the crowed, and the next, he was a huge mafioso. Jon Gotti has always ben a name you have heard of when you think of the mafia. He was one of the beiggest mafioso's ever in the world. He has commited many murders expesially some in 1977. He was a very secretive man who "worked in the underworld", and was never afraid of anyone or anything, he would never show fear. Jon Gotti believed in the Cosa Nostra's (a huge mafia group) laws. Despite the fact that everyone knew that he was doing serious crimes but they did not have any proof, it finally caught up with him. In 1989, Jon Gotti was ...
- 28705: Defend or Refute the Statement: "Trapping Should be Illegal - Then and Now"
- ... Refute the Statement: "Trapping Should be Illegal - Then and Now" Trapping is a very important issue, which is connected to many other larger issues. For instance, trapping lies at the heart of the First Nation's distinct society issue. Before I talk about the present, however, I would like to discuss whether trapping should have been illegal when Canada was first being settled in the 17th and 18th centuries. When the ... where animals are raised for their fur. The problem of people wanting real fur is small compared to other problems for and against the fur trade. For instance, if we illegalize trapping, the First Nation's way of life would be totally disrupted. Not letting the First Nation trap is like taking away a large profession from us, for instance law. What would all the lawyers do if suddenly practising law ...
- 28706: Compare And Contrast Of The Od
- Sophocles Oedipus the King and Homer s Odyssey both deal on the topic of truth. In both works the character Tiresias, a blind prophet, participates in the different journeys by revealing various truths to the main characters. While the main importance of ... is normally easily given, but truth that brings sadness or despair is generally told with caution and reluctance. The reaction to the information given by Tiresias is also important due to its difference. In Homer s work, Odysseus reaction to the news is different than the joy that one might normally expect. Instead of a reaction of happiness or joy, Odysseus simply asks how he can communicate with his dead mother ...
- 28707: Donnie Brasco
- ... a lot to the character of Lefty. Al Pacino did a wonderful job of presenting this character. Lefty runs into Donnie and gets excited at the possibility of taking this young, vibrant kid under hi s wings. Donnie is soon introduced to all the key players of the Mafia as Lefty vouches his life on Donnie being a true mob player. Donnie picks up a lot about the routines of this ... every three months during the years he is involved with this sting. The frustrations of this creates serious hostility between the two. Brasco is soon faced with another situation when one of the ring leader's named Sunny decides to let Donnie run his mob ring down in Florida. Lefty is devastated as his protιgι passes him up and goes to the top of the ring. Donnie is faced with several ...
- 28708: Cocaine and Its Dangers
- Cocaine and Its Dangers There are many different types of drugs in the world, with many uses and types. It can be called medicine, to save peoples lives, and some of them can be bought from drug stores or pharmacies. There are also some drugs that can make people feel better and it can not be bought from any store, but it ... drugs from the dealer are addictive as well as illegal. Cocaine is one of the drug that can be bought from a dealer. This essay will discuss about what is cocaine, how it effect peoples body and why people use it. Stimulants are drugs that speeds up the actions of the central nervous system for example cocaine. "Cocaine is extracted from the leaves the coca plant." "Coca plant mostly come ...
- 28709: Early American Writers
- ... and spoke about concerns from her heart. She was religious and believed that men had superiority over women. A common concern in these religious writers was the unimportance of material things on Earth. In Bradstreet's Upon the Burning of Our House July 10th, 1666, her house was burned to the ground. Nevertheless, she did not shed to many tears because she knew that "Thou hast an house on high erect ... of hell. He states that "There is nothing between you and Hell but the air; it is only the power and mere pleasure of God that holds you up." Religion has defiantly influenced Jonathan Edward's writings. Anne Bradstreet and Jonathan Edwards were both early American writers who contained a common charecteristic in their writtings. Both of these puritan writers have strong thought about religion and did not hold back these ...
- 28710: Boxer Rebellion
- ... pain. The Boxers believed that the expulsion of foreign devils would magically renew Chinese society and begin a new golden age. Much of their discontent, however, was focused on the economic scarcity of the 1890 s. They were a passionate and confident group, full of contempt for authority and violent emotions. In reality, the Boxer Rebellion could hardly be classified as either a rebellion or a war against the Europeans. China was largely under control of regional Governors General these regional officials ignored the Empress Dowager s instructions and put forth every effort to prevent disorder or any harm coming to foreigners. The Boxer Rebellion, then, existed only in a few places and centered in Beijing. The Boxers laid seize to the ...
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