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- 2881: Existentialism In The Invisibl
- Existentialism is a concept that is often explored in works of literature as a way of displaying a character s interaction with society. Existentialism is defined as: "an introspective humanism or theory of man that holds that human existence is not exhaustively describable or understandable in either scientific or idealistic terms and relies upon a phenomeno-logical approach that emphasizes the analysis of critical borderline situations in a man s life and especially of such intensely subjective phenomena as anxiety, suffering, and feelings of guilt in order to show the need for making decisive choices through a utilization of man s freedom in an uncertain, contingent, and apparently purposeless world." 1 This definition, however vague, explains and emphasizes the idea that existentialism is merely an extreme societal interaction resulting from complete freedom in actions and ...
- 2882: All Quiet On The Western Front
- Essay: All Quiet on the Western Front An anti-war novel often portrays many of the bad aspects and consequences of war. Erich Remarque s All Quiet on the Western Front is a novel set in the First World War that is against war. Remarque describes the terrible reality of the war, focusing on the horrors and involved. The novel portrays an anti-war perspective as it brings up issues about the brutality of war, the narrator s change of attitude towards war, the futility of war and the deaths of the narrator s friends. In the novel, Remarque presents the brutality of war. Early on in the novel, he describes the sound of the wounded horses and how brutal the war atmosphere is. There is a whole ...
- 2883: The Rich Brother, Pete Exposed
- ... some might even describe him as a man who fulfilled the American dream. However, as the slogan of the movie American Beauty would say, "Look closer," and when one does, excessive brotherly competition and Pete's deep inner conflicts begin to surface. While Pete seemed to live a normal, gratifying life at home, his excursion to pick up his brother Donald leads to some thought about Pete's inner-self. When Pete comes to get Donald, he learns that Donald owes money to some people for sandwiches and coffee. He quickly thrusts his hand into his pocket to throw one hundred dollars in Donald's hand. Donald, acting as if appalled by the money, tried to give some of it back to his brother, yet Pete shoves it right back at him calling the money, "nickels and dimes." While ...
- 2884: Late 19th Century Creole Socie
- Late 19th Century Creole Society as it pertains to: Kate Chopin's The Awakening During the 1890’s, New Orleans was an interesting place to be. Characterized by strict social codes, both spoken and unspoken, a prosperous lifestyle was the reward for following these strict laws of the society. This conformity made for a strenuous situation for Edna Pontellier, the protagonist of Kate Chopin’s novel, The Awakening. It is of utmost necessity that Chopin places Edna in this unique setting, both because of the characters who inhabit it and the situations that are created and advanced in this ...
- 2885: Essay On The Stranger
- ... without purpose Meaursalt, who, as a reflection of Camus, is foreign and indifferent to his own life and death. Meaursalt eventually senses guilt for his crime, not because of the remorse of taking someone else¡¯s life, but because it means he would lose the little things that he considers important in his life. Meaursalt is a puzzling character, who leaves readers to be uncertain about Camus¡¯ views of life. Meaursalt ... meaningless for Meaursalt. He has a job, a girlfriend, friends, and the things an average person has. But he is without meaning, which reflects his indifference to emotions, such as the reaction to his mother¡¯s death. His thought was that he would go back to work and that nothing would change. When his boss offers him a position in Paris, Meaursalt answers, ¡°People can never change their lives, that in any case one life was good as another¡¦I wasn¡¯t dissatisfied with mine here at all¡± (41). When his girlfriend Marie suggests marriage, he says ¡°yes¡± because marriage would not make any difference in his life. The sun is a major symbol in the ...
- 2886: Adolf Hitler
- Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler ruled Germany as dictator from 1933 to 1945. He turned Germany into a powerful war machine and provoked World War II in 1939. Hitler's forces conquered most of Europe before they were defeated in 1945. Hitler had killed many like no person has done in modern history. "Have no pity! Act brutally!" he told his soldiers. He ordered thousands ... him, and thousands to be imprisoned. Hitler particularly punished the Jews. In countries he controlled, he ordered them removed and killed. Concentration camps were set up where about 4 million Jews where murdered. Altogether, Hitler's forces killed about 11 million people under his rule. Six million European Jews as well as about five million other people that Hitler regarded as racially unfit. A large portion of the German community didn't agree with Hitler and also didn't take him seriously. But some how Hitler was able to 'hypnotise' those who listen to him. With his fiery voice he could capture an audience and show ...
- 2887: Spousal Abuse
- ... of being abused is that the person who is the abuser is someone they love or care for a lot. Nobody wants to believe that their husband or wife is an abuser or they don’t want to believe they are in an abusive relationship. This is called DENIAL. Denial at its most basic is saying something hasn’t happened. It’s a survival skill—it allows an abuser to live with what they’ve done. For abusers, denial is a coping mechanism that allows abusers to continue harming other people and live with themselves by ...
- 2888: The Great Gatsby Greed And Wea
- ... book, seems to be that decent, respectable human being. He is the voice of reason in the story. It is through his point of view that we can distinguish who is corrupt and who isn t. Nick even says he is an honest man, which gives him some credibility. He gives a vivid depiction of each character he meets over that summer, and every one of them except a humble garage ... any woman that he wants. Tom is hot tempered, ready to snap at anyone who gets in his way. He is also a racist, always talking about the White Race needing to conquer all. It s up to us who are the dominant race to watch out or these other races will have control of things. Tom is the perfect example of the kind of amoral people described in the book ... is one over Tom because she takes him for granted. He is the one buying all of her clothes and beauty accessories. He even went as far as to buy her a dog. This doesn t seem to bother Tom a bit though. At her party in New York, things turn a bit sour though. Tom and Myrtle are fighting about something when Myrtle brings the name Daisy into the ...
- 2889: Karl Marx's Teachings and Capitalism
- Karl Marx's Teachings and Capitalism Introduction: Karl Marx: the political economist, revolutionary, and the philosopher, was one of the most influential thinkers of the nineteenth century. Few men have caused such heated debate, manifest through the continued ... father of material wealth, the earth is its mother.” All labour in commodity production has a definite aim. For instance, the chair maker expends his labour power for the purpose of producing chairs. The blacksmith’s goal is to fabricate shoes for horses. These examples of differing types and intentions of labour illustrate Marx’ social division of labour. “[In a capitalist society] of commodity producers, this qualitative difference between the useful ... For the owner, his commodity has no use-value other than its ability to be exchanged. “. . . for [the owner] its only direct use-value is as a bearer of exchange-value . . . ” At this point, Marx’s discourse focusses on a more in-depth examination of money. Money performs two different functions. On the one hand it functions as the social incarnation of human labour. On the other hand, it is ...
- 2890: John F.Kennedy: Biography
- John F.Kennedy: Biography On May 29, 1917 John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts. He was Joseph P. Kennedy's second son. J.F.K was one of nine children. His brother and sisters were named: Joseph Jr., Robert F., Edward M., Rosemary, Kathleen, Eunice, Patricia, and Jean. J.F.K's Father served as first chairmen of the Securities and Exchange Commission during Franklin Roosevelt's administration. J.F.K's father, Joseph P. Kennedy, also served as U.S. ambassador to Great Britain. Joseph P. Kennedy was a self-made millionaire and had high hopes for all his children ...
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