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- 5841: Ralph Lauren
- Ralph Lauren is American's leading designer in the classic tradition, who has stayed true to his own point of view, despite the seasonal vagaries of fashion. Mr. Lauren has always believed that fashion is function of lifestyle. He believes ... of men who wore well-tailored, classic clothes and wore them with style. With that image in mind, Mr Lauren established Polo as a separate menswear company in 1968, producing a complete line of men's clothes. Using only the finest fabrications, Mr. Lares's menswear was distinctive, innovative, but always classic and refined. His suits blended the American Ivy League natural shoulder silhouette with the fitted shape and expensive fabrics of the best European custom tailored clothing. His ...
- 5842: Things Fall Apart: The Loss of a Tribe's Livelihood
- Things Fall Apart: The Loss of a Tribe's Livelihood In Things Fall Apart we witnessed the destruction of a traditional native culture. More specifically we witnessed the challenge and weakening of Igbo spirituality, as well as the death of the tribe's livelihood. The apparent cause can be found in a seemingly good intended mission acting as a gateway for the intrusion of a foreign government, and its quest to conquer and domesticate a self-sustaining, prosperous ... of the mistakes we have made in the past. In Things Fall Apart the Igbo village Umuofia fell apart in two distinct fashions. The first aspect of Igbo culture to break down was the village's spirituality, which was led by the arrival of the Christian mission. Second, this mission acted as a channel to allow a new government to infiltrate Umuofia and challenge the laws and customs that held ...
- 5843: In Memory Of Emily Grierson
- In the short story ˇ§A Rose for Emily,ˇ¨ (1930) William Faulkner presents Miss Emilyˇ¦s instable state of mind through a missed sequence of events. Faulkner arranges the story in fractured time and then introduces characters who contribute to the development of Miss Emilyˇ¦s personality. The theme of isolation is also presented by Faulknerˇ¦s descriptive words and symbolic images. Faulkner uses anachronism to illustrate Miss Emilyˇ¦s confused mind. The story is split into five sections. The first section begins with Miss Emilyˇ¦s funeral and moves on ...
- 5844: Government Spending & Budget
- ... 1899). This would be done by incorporating $894 billion in spending cuts by 2002, with a projected 7 year tax cut of $245 billion. If this plan were implemented, in the year 2002, the U.S. Government would have the first balanced budget since 1969. There is doubt by citizens that a balanced budget will become reality. A recent Gallop Poll from January, 1996 showed the budget as the #1 concern ... both houses of Congress, only to be stalemated by a stubborn Democratic President Clinton. Meanwhile, Clinton bounced back with a CBO scored plan with lighter, less risky cuts to politically sensitive areas like entitlements. Clinton's plan also saved dollars for education and did not include a tax increase, but most cuts would not take effect until he is out of office, in the year 2001. Although Clinton is sometimes criticized ... l), and at current rates, a baby born in 1992 will pay 71% of his or her income in net taxes. At current rates, our government is about to reach its breaking point. If that's not enough to scare a taxpayer, by 2002, 60% of government spending will be for entitlements, and by 2012, these programs are projected to take up all government revenue (Dentzer 32). Not only economic ...
- 5845: King Lear - Clear Vision In King Lear
- In Shakespeare's classic tragedy, King Lear, the issue of sight and its relevance to clear vision is a recurring theme. Shakespeare's principal means of portraying this theme is through the characters of Lear and Gloucester. Although Lear can physically see, he is blind in the sense that he lacks insight, understanding, and direction. In contrast, Gloucester becomes physically blind but gains the type of vision that Lear lacks. It is evident from these two characters that clear vision is not derived solely from physical sight. Lear's failure to understand this is the principal cause of his demise, while Gloucester learns to achieve clear vision, and consequently avoids a fate similar to Lear's. Throughout most of King Lear, Lear's ...
- 5846: Israeli Occupation Of South
- ... immigrating into the State. Many of the Palestinians fled to Lebanon to make new homes and start a new life. Soon after the formation of Israel, war broke out between the Palestinians and the Israeli’s. The war lasted about 8 months and an armistice agreement was negotiated, between January and July of 1949. For the next twenty years tension would continue to rise between the two nations. Palestinians and Israeli’s committed numerous terrorist acts against each other until 1968. In 1968, Israel made its first significant incursion into Lebanon. On April 21, 1968 Israel blew up 13 airplanes at Beirut airport (Barrett). The Israeli’s justification for the Beirut airport bombing was repayment for the Lebanese trained Palestinian civilians who had made an attack in Athens. For the next ten years there were numerous small terrorist acts from both ...
- 5847: Herman Melville
- ... when his genius was finally recognized. Melville was born August 1, 1819, in New York City, into a family that had declined in the world. “The Gansevoorts were solid, stable, eminent, prosperous people; the (Herman’s Father’s side) Melvilles were somewhat less successful materially, possessing an unpredictable. erratic, mercurial strain.” (Edinger 6). This difference between the Melville’s and Gansevoorts was the beginning of the trouble for the Melville family. Herman’s mother tried to work her way up the social ladder by moving into bigger and better homes. While borrowing money ...
- 5848: The Transition of Power From President to President
- ... American President. So far in our history there have been forty-two presidents of this great country but there are only the latest ten outlined here. The first of these ten specific icons is Harry S. Truman; born in Lamar, Missouri in 1884 and lived his life as a farmer. During his life he served in World War I as a captain in Field Artillery and then returned and married an ... largest burden of his life and he quoted to one reporter, “I felt like the moon, the stars, and all the planets had fallen on me.” Among these weights was the building pressure of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor where Truman had to make the crucial decision to kill millions by dropping two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Truman witnessed the signing of the United Nations peace charter established to preserve peace. After following Roosevelt's policies Truman decided to enact his own policies of Social Security, a full-employment program, a permanent Fair Employment Practices, public housing and slum clearance. This program was called the “Fair Deal” and Truman ...
- 5849: Herman Melville: An Anti- Transcendentalist Or Not
- ... when his genius was finally recognized. Melville was born August 1, 1819, in New York City, into a family that had declined in the world. “The Gansevoorts were solid, stable, eminent, prosperous people; the (Herman’s Father’s side) Melvilles were somewhat less successful materially, possessing an unpredictable. erratic, mercurial strain.” (Edinger 6). This difference between the Melville’s and Gansevoorts was the beginning of the trouble for the Melville family. Herman’s mother tried to work her way up the social ladder by moving into bigger and better homes. While borrowing money ...
- 5850: Hamlet Character Analysis Of K
- The character of Claudius the King in Shakespeare s Hamlet is a complex individual. In the play he murders his brother, marries his former sister-in-law (the Queen), and ascends to the throne of Denmark. These three deeds were performed by a shrewd ... after his marriage to the Queen. He begins by acknowledging their feelings of sorrow for the former King Hamlet, then transitions into expressing his thanks for their acceptance of the marriage. By receiving the court s acceptance of him as King, Claudius can proceed to comfortably reign and carry out the affairs of the state of Denmark. He continues on with his speech to discuss the plans that he has developed to remedy a situation that is brewing with Young Fortinbrau. Claudius demonstrates great strategic planning skills by diverting Young Fortinbrau s revenge on Denmark and it s citizens. The Fortinbrau issue helps Claudius to prove to the court that he is most immediate to the throne . Claudius also takes advantage of this opportunity for his ...
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