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- 4041: Ray Bradbury's The Martial Chronicals
- Ray Bradbury's The Martial Chronicals In The Martial Chronicals, Ray Bradbury provides a glimpse into the future that not only looks at people from a technological standpoint, but from a human one as well. His well crafted ... Futuria Fantasia. After graduating from high school in 1938 he took various jobs which allowed him to devote much of his time to writing. His first story, published in 1940 by Script magazine, was "It's Not the Heat, It's the Hu" and established Bradbury's popular theme of social irritation. By 1942, Bradbury was able to earn enough money writing that he could give up his job selling newspapers and devote all of ...
- 4042: Who Has Seen the Wind: Brian O' Connals' Understanding of Birth and Death
- ... Connals understanding of birth and death develop throughout the novel, Who Has Seen the Wind. During the novel, Brian O'Connal develops an understanding of birth and death as he matures. The birth of Forbsie's pigeons and his rabbits serve a huge meaning in the way Brian perceives birth. The death of Forbsie's pigeon, Brian's dog, and Brian's father play an important role to which Brian begins to understand birth, death and the true meaning of life. Brian's first encounter with birth is with his friend Forbsie. ...
- 4043: Hippie Culture
- ... into a mass society all its own. These people were upset about a war in Vietnam, skeptical of the present government and its associated authority, and searching for a place to free themselves from society’s current norms, bringing the style they are known for today. "Eve of destruction; no satisfaction…and a third motif went rippling through the baby-boom culture: adhesive love" (Gitlin 200). The freedom they found came ... and Hispanic, jazz-minded enclaves to the outlying zones of the white middle class young" (Gitlin 200). This new drug allowed a person to open their mind to new understandings and philosophies. But it wasn’t just marijuana that opened the minds of the youth; a new drug known as LSD came into existence: Depending on who was doing the talking, [LSD] is an intellectual tool to explore psychic ‘inner space ... underground laboratories and fabricated potent and pure LSD…kept their prices down, gave out plenty of free samples, and fancied themselves dispensers of miracles at the service of a new age" (Gitlin 214). It wasn’t just the youth in America who was using these drugs. A statistic from 1967 states that "more American troops in Vietnam were arrested for smoking marijuana than for any other major crime" (Steinbeck 97). ...
- 4044: ... knowledge of the Australian terrain to portray an outstanding setting in her books. McCullough is primarily a writer of novels, but has written a cookbook. Her novels describe of love that is socially unaccepted. McCullough’s childhood family life and home, Australia, foster McCullough in supplying an elaborate setting and plots for her novels. McCullough was born in Wellington, New South Wales, Australia, on June 1, 1937. Her father was James McCullough, an Ulster Orangeman who came to Australia in the 1920s. Her mother was a New Zealander with a mixture of Irish Catholic and Maori ancestry. McCullough’s father was rarely in the McCullough home on account of his occupation. This left it up to Mrs. McCullough to raise the author primarily by herself. It also affected McCullough; she began to look for paternal substitutes in her mother’s nine unmarried brothers. Growing up McCullough attended twelve years in a convent school. She then went on to Holy Cross College and obtained honors in English, chemistry, and botany. Next she began to attend ...
- 4045: ... knowledge of the Australian terrain to portray an outstanding setting in her books. McCullough is primarily a writer of novels, but has written a cookbook. Her novels describe of love that is socially unaccepted. McCullough’s childhood family life and home, Australia, foster McCullough in supplying an elaborate setting and plots for her novels. McCullough was born in Wellington, New South Wales, Australia, on June 1, 1937. Her father was James McCullough, an Ulster Orangeman who came to Australia in the 1920s. Her mother was a New Zealander with a mixture of Irish Catholic and Maori ancestry. McCullough’s father was rarely in the McCullough home on account of his occupation. This left it up to Mrs. McCullough to raise the author primarily by herself. It also affected McCullough; she began to look for paternal substitutes in her mother’s nine unmarried brothers. Growing up McCullough attended twelve years in a convent school. She then went on to Holy Cross College and obtained honors in English, chemistry, and botany. Next she began to attend ...
- 4046: ... who provided the basis of the character Dill in her novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, enjoyed many of the same adventures that took place in the novel. In fact, many of the characters in Lee’s novel were based upon many people in her own life. Lee’s father, a southern lawyer, was a big influence on her novel. He served as a model for the character Atticus Finch. Lee’s older sister had many of the same qualities as the character Boo Radley. Her sister was a recluse who rarely left the house. Another influence on Lee’s novel was the Scottsboro case that ...
- 4047: Crisis: Generation X
- ... 21). The fortunate thing is that "X-ers" have come to realize money is not the key to life and community and commitment are what one should work towards. In keeping the same "money isn't everything" slogan, Coupland executes a novel modelled after young "X-ers" who work for the most powerful Baby Boomer of them all, Bill Gates. Microserfs is depicted as a novel displaying the lives of six ... is now partaking in plans for repairing the planet for further generations to start anew. It is unfortunate that the Boomers did not realize what they were doing to future generations and possibly we wouldn't be living the way we are today. Yet the Boomers feel that "X-ers" are indifferent to their surroundings and that they need to be more aware to build a constructive future. They could not ... to acknowledge the past, but refuse to live the way of the past. I think in order to be happy-in order to deal with the future in a correct and positive manner-one shouldn't go around thinking life isn't as good as it used to be. Life must be better now than it ever was, and life is only going to get better and better in the ...
- 4048: Johnny Got His Gunn
- ... has been blown away and eventually his arms and legs must be amputated--leaving a faceless torso) and why the story is being told by an interior monologue voice. Interspersed with recollections of Joe Bonham's life is a description of his amazing struggle to remain human. This novel has many important aspects such as main character, main character’s dynamic growth and main character’s static immobility but the most significant aspect is the use of symbolism. The story’s purpose as a whole is to inform that war is not filled with glory but pain and suffering. Life ...
- 4049: The Great Gatsby: Morals and American Idealism
- ... sized bungalow on West Egg, where most of the other residents have adopted their wealth, which just happens to be next to the palace-like house of Gatsby, the main character of the story. Nick's cousin Daisy and her husband Tom are a well-to-do couple who live on East Egg which is right across the bay from West Egg. This story is about a wealthy man Gatsby, who becomes corrupt, so to say, he doesn't respect the money which was virtually given to him when he was younger so now the great wealth is out to destroy him in a way. Gatsby takes things for granted because he didn't have to word to get the Upper Class status which he now has. An example of this is also one of the main parts of the story. Daisy, Nick's cousin and the wife ...
- 4050: Justice
- Justice Justice is something everyone deserves, but it isn't always what they get. Justice can be unfair at home, school, and even in the workplace. Siblings always seem to complain about chores. This family member may get too many, while another doesn't get enough. Chores are an argument because they aren't exactly done willingly. Privileges are another reason to fight. If one brother gets to go out until 12 o'clock, the other should have the same curfew. That's not always the case. An ...
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