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- 4771: Chronicle Of A Death Foretold
- ... Foretold by, Gabriel Marguez, the characters lack individualization and the communal values determine the events of the town. The characters in this novel only watch what happens but never try to stop it. The character s thought that nothing evil could happen when the bishop was coming to their town. Therefore they never believed all the threats that were made toward the main character, Nasr Santiago. The communal values evolve around religious events, having family honor and virginity. Although the Church s betrayal is multifaceted, the bishop s arrival symbolizes its failure most clearly. (pg 195, Arnold Penuel). Everyone was concerned with his/her own forgiveness and being blessed by the bishop. Even the priest did not prevent the murder because of ...
- 4772: Security 2
- Computer Security About two hundred years before, the word "computer" started to appear in the dictionary. Some people even didn't know what is a computer. However, most of the people today not just knowing what is a computer, but understand how to use a computer. Therefore, computer become more and more popular and important to ... flood of coffee. Besides, human caretaker of computer system can cause as much as harm as any physical hazard. For example, a cashier in a bank can transfer some money from one of his customer's account to his own account. Nonetheless, the most dangerous thief are not those who work with computer every day, but youthful amateurs who experiment at night --- the hackers. The term "hacker "may have originated at M.I.T. as students' jargon for classmates who labored nights in the computer lab. In the beginning, hackers are not so dangerous at all. They just stole computer time from the university. However, in the early ...
- 4773: Twelfth Night: Theme of Love
- Twelfth Night: Theme of Love In the play "Twelfth Night," Shakespeare explores and illustrates the emotion of love with precise detail. According to "Webster's New World Dictionary," love is defined as "a strong affection or liking for someone." Throughout the play Shakespeare examines three different types of love: true love, self love and friendship. "Twelfth Night" consists of many ... deceived by themselves and/or the others around them. There are certain instances in the play where the emotion of love is true, and the two people involved feel very strongly toward one another. Viola's love for Orsino is a great example of true love. Although she is pretending to be a man and is virtually unknown in Illyria, she hopes to win the Duke's heart. In act 1, scene 4, Viola let's out her true feelings for Cesario, "yet a barful strife! Whoe'er I woo, myself would be his wife (1)." That statement becomes true when ...
- 4774: Personal Writing: The Day of Surprise
- Personal Writing: The Day of Surprise That's so cool! I exclaimed. In my hand was a Valentines Day card which folded to make a spaceship. I was in a Hallmark card shop with my father, looking at cards for the upcoming holiday. If I got you that card now, then it wouldn't be a surprise later, my father logically stated. But it's neat! See, it folds into a spaceship. I'll get it for you but... just act surprised for your mother when you open the card. Okay dad, I answered as we walked up to ...
- 4775: Lord Of The Flies: Man's Nature and Characteristics of Simon
- Lord Of The Flies: Man's Nature and Characteristics of Simon Man is indeed a rational creature. In the book, Ralph is worried of what will come of them. He asks We can do all right on our own, can't we? and Piggy answers We will do all right on our own, it's them that have no common sense that make trouble on this island. Although he is also concerned that he is becoming irrational like Jack, he is clearly rational for even thinking about that fact. ...
- 4776: George Orwell's 1984
- George Orwell's 1984 Introduction- This story takes place in a state called Oceania. The main characters introduced are Winston Smith who is a worker on one of the four branches of government on Oceania. This four branches ... Thought Police are a group of modern people who are like the police of our time except that this police can see you every single second of your life through special devices that look like T.V.'s called Telescreens. This Telescreens are placed in the houses of people, outside buildings, parks, walls, anywhere they could be put and are always turned on. The Telescreens are constantly giving you information of the ...
- 4777: Unbroken
- Unbroken I wouldn't know how to describe a painting or a sonata, but I can tell someone how I feel, though they rarely know what I mean. Words fail me often, but nobody notices. They aren't listening anyway. One person knows me. When I talk to him I feel like a knife in a drawer, because my words have power. The possible damage would be irreparable. He and I are like a house falling apart. Our sidewalk is askew and our mailbox is missing. It is painted pink and yellow. We love it, it's unique. Last night I stomped my feet through the floorboards because I wanted to feel my toes in the earth. I pushed my hands through the ceiling and kicked down the walls. I know ...
- 4778: Short Story - Red Dress: How A Girl's Home and School Environment Determined Her Attitude Towards the Dance
- Short Story - Red Dress: How A Girl's Home and School Environment Determined Her Attitude Towards the Dance The short story "Red Dress" by Alice Munro is about a young girl's first high school dance. Her home and school environment determined her attitude towards the dance. This girl's home life was bad. She was constantly put down mentally by her mother, even in front of her friend Lonnie, to the point that the narrator envied Lonnie on account that her mother died ...
- 4779: Canadians, And Why They Should Be Banned From America
- Canadians, And Why They Should Be Banned From America Canadians are an evil race of people who do not believe in unity, harmony, or the respect of other countries borders, namely the U.S. border. If you agree read on, if not, continue anyway. In this essay I hope to persuade you, the reader, to fear and hate the abomination that has been brought upon the world, that is ... English. If the Canadian government were stronger and not a Socialist one then they would be able to keep their people in line. The Canadians also have a very high immigration rate to the U.S., this is attributed to the fact that the people are unhappy living with each other thus causing hatreds and enemies within the country thus destroying the very idea of unity within the Canadian borders. Canadians ... differences in their country, that way they can not join the rest of the world in one total earth government. Many countries nowadays are becoming democracies. Why? These countries realize that although the system isn't perfect it is better than Communism or any diluted form like Socialism, which is the current system of government in Canada. A second small difference in Canada is the Mounties. Why can't the ...
- 4780: Which Computer Is The Fastest
- Which Computer Is The Fastest What computer is the fastest? What computer is the easiest to use? What computer is number one in education, and multimedia? That's right, the Macintosh line of computers. A strong competitor in the realm of computing for a number of years, the Macintosh is still going strong. The reasons are apparent, and numerous. For starters, who wants a computer with no power? Macintosh sure doesn't! Independent tests prove that today's Power Macintosh computers, based on the PowerPC processor, outperform comparable machines based on the Intel Pentium processor. In a benchmark test, conducted in June 1995, using 10 applications available for both Macintosh, and Windows ...
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