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- 4391: Barn Burning
- Written as it was, at the ebb of the 1930s, a decade of social, economic, and cultural tumult, the decade of the Great Depression, William Faulkner's short story "Barn Burning" may be read and discussed in our classrooms as just that--a story of the '30s, for "Barn Burning" offers students insights into these years as they were lived by the nation and the South and captured by our artists. This story was first published in June of 1939 in Harper's Magazine and later awarded the 0. Henry Memorial Award for the best short story of the year. Whether read alone, as part of a thematic unit on the Depression era, or as an element of ... of the Depression '30s, "Barn Burning" can be used to awaken students to the race, class, and economic turmoil of the decade. During the 1930s, the Sartoris and Snopes families were overlapping entities in Faulkner's imagination. These families with their opposing social values spurred his imagination at a time when he wrote about the passing of a conservative, agricultural South and the opening up of the South to a ...
- 4392: Walking The Tight Rope
- ... years-old had come to represent a volatile mixture of youthful energy, exuberance, arrogance, self-confidence and, at times, foolishness. He represented possibility on the one hand and self-destruction on the other. What mustn't be overlooked as the Hip-Hop Community mourns his loss is that there are many young Black men like Tupac Shakur who although less well-known and less financially secure, are equally caught up in ... one of the greatest challenges facing the Black world in the 21st century: how do we combat the dominant public image of young Black men that has largely been produced by mass media? Tupac Shakur's life and death is a microcosm of the larger picture. Do we dare peer into it? Rap music is no longer simply the local, communal form of entertainment that it was at its inception in ... ability to shock with Black pathological horror stories and thereby entertain. Although some advance a musical art form whose artistic, political and social implications have yet to be thoroughly critiqued or completely understood, rap music's firmly entrenched dual role as a corporate business and cultural artform demands that artists primarily project stereotypes of young Black men as reality. Within the music industry the belief persists that images of Black ...
- 4393: A Separate Peace
- ... friendship in our lives; some of these bonds were lasting and others were not. A Separate Peace is a book that deals with the friendship of high school boys. These boys attend an all-boy s school called Devon School. It is said that: "Devon is sometimes considered the most beautiful school in New England." "Devon was both scholarly and very athletic." Devon is where Gene Forrester, Phineas (Finny) and Elwin ... jump from the tree into the river. He is bidding, "Bidding for an ally." Leper would like to fit in by jumping from the tree, but Leper has his own separate peace so he doesn t need to jump from the tree. He says he will make the initiation jump to join the Super Suicide Society of the Summer Session but he never does. When the other boys are shoveling snow ... a type of euphoria or a inner peace with himself. He is relieved not to have to go along with the crowd. Finny insists that, "You always win at sports." He also knows you don t always win wars. So Finny uses sports to escape the reality of World War II. In this way, sports gives him his separate peace. Finny won t accept the war, he says it is, " ...
- 4394: The Rules of the Game: Andre’s Arrival at La Coliniere
- The Rules of the Game: Andre’s Arrival at La Coliniere In The Rules of the Game, Jean Renoir paints a satirical portrait of the decadent French aristocracy prior to World War II. The scene where Andre Jurieu (Roland Toutain) arrives at ... the first time he sees Christine (Nora Gregor) since his plane trip. Through his use of dialogue, continuous shooting and mise-en scene, Renoir explores their relationship to their society and to each other. Andre’s arrival completes the film’s third love triangle, impelling the narrative forward and touching on important themes regarding love, friendship, and the nature of relations between the sexes. The rain pours down as the guests arrive at the chateau. ...
- 4395: And Then There Were None 2
- ... Wargrave advised that all items that may cause danger be place in a safely locked place and that the keys be given to two people so that the stuff will be safe. " By the judge's direction, the various drugs were placed in the box and it was locked. The judge then gave the key of the chest to Philip Lombard and the key of the cupboard to Blore." (pg 141 ... become testy and aggressive with each other. Each person, with there nerves running on high octane, all reacted in the same manner. They hated each other. "You damned pig-headed fool! I tell you it's been stolen from me!" (pg 141) "He said stiffly, just as you please Miss Brent.'" (pg 134) "Lombard threw his head back. His teeth showed in what was almost a snarl." (pg 139) The next ... had there worries, so they started to asks questions and started to become suspicious. "Four pairs of eyes fastened on him. He braced himself against the deep hostile suspicion of those eyes." (pg 138) "That's all very well , but who's to have the key? You, I suppose?" (pg 140) Some of the remaining guests even started to become untrusting to one another. "There was an unpleasant tone in ...
- 4396: Mother Teresa
- ... Calcutta. This is where she took the name of Sister Teresa, after Saint Teresa of Lisieux, who also found her vocation while still a child. As a nun, Mother Teresa began teaching at St. Mary's high school in Calcutta. After a few years of teaching she became principal of the school. Mother Teresa had a special place in her heart for children, and she showed it her actions. In 1982 ... She also received some criticism for her strong views against abortion and divorce. Yes, Mother Teresa did have strong values concerning abortion, contraception, and divorce, and she did argue passionately against them. This criticism didn't bother her one bit. She stated, " No matter who says what, you should accept it with a smile and do your own work." I think that this really show's Mother Teresa's courage, and faith she had in the Lord. She didn't let what others thought get to her. She knew what her purpose in life was, and she lived her life ...
- 4397: The Death Penalty
- The Death Penalty American Civil Liberties Union Briefing Paper Number 8 THE DEATH PENALTY Since our nation's founding, the government -- colonial, federal and state -- has punished murder and, until recent years, rape with the ultimate sanction: death. More than 13,000 people have been legally executed since colonial times, most of them ... challenges. In 1972, in _Furman v. Georgia_, the Supreme Court invalidated hundreds of scheduled executions, declaring that then existing state laws were applied in an "arbitrary and capricious" manner and, thus, violated the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment, and the Fourteenth Amendment's guarantees of equal protection of the laws and due process. But in 1976, in _ Gregg v. Georgia_, the Court resuscitated the death penalty: It ruled that the penalty "does not invariably violate the Constitution" ...
- 4398: Katha Pollitt's Argument About Media Being Biased Against Liberals and Allan Levite's Argument That Media Is Biased Against Conservatives
- Katha Pollitt's Argument About Media Being Biased Against Liberals and Allan Levite's Argument That Media Is Biased Against Conservatives In the nation Katha Pollitt argues in her article "Kissing & Telling" that the media is against liberals, and or her views. Allan Levite in his article for the ... them has to be right, but using the proof the two authors sight you could not tell which one. The two columnists each write biased columns that do not prove their points well. In Pollitt's argument she says that the media ignores the real issue. Which is a male harassing a female. She says that the media ignores the other cases of more serious offenses dealing with the same ...
- 4399: A Man For All Seasons (A Man Cannot Serve Two Masters)
- ... he obeys what people tell him to do, for instance in his conversations with Cromwell, and Chapuys, they ask him for knowledge about his master, Sir Thomas More. Firstly Cromwell asks him information concerning More's attitude towards the King's divorce of his wife the Queen. The Common Man replies, "Sir, Sir Thomas doesn't talk about it…He doesn't talk about it to his wife, sir…Sir, he goes white when it's mentioned!" Cromwell (hands coin): All Right."(Bolt, 23.). Later with his conversation with Chapuys ...
- 4400: History Of Coca-Cola
- ... was able to print two colors with the same pressing, he sold 6.www.stanford.com 7.www.sodafountain.com them on his product. The three of them along with an old partner of Pemberton’s, Ed Holland, created the original Coca-Cola corporation.8. Robinson immediately took over advertising, manufacture, and promotion of the product. He is the one who created the white spencarian handwriting on red background. Today it ... advertisement state otherwise but it also gives the reason for the name. Coca-Cola started off well but, Pemberton had serious problems involving health. He was severely addicted to morphine and cocaine and it wasn’t long before this started to interfere with his business.10. Pemberton cheated Robinson out of his interests in Coca-Cola and sold them to other individuals, which when added together totaled over 8.www.tangaworld.com 9. www.sodafountain.com 10.www.tangaworld.com 100%. Robison consulted a lawyer but wasn’t able to win a case. He did, however, convince his lawyer’s brother, Asa Candler, to buy the business. He then went to work for Candler in 1888.11. Asa Candler was born on ...
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