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- 5961: Colin Powell
- ... grew up, in the South Bronx, New York. There was a big influence of drugs and gangs where Powell lived but, he seemed to steer away from all of that (source 1, page 23). Powell's parents were immigrants from Jamaica. His mother's name is Muad Ariel McKoy. In Jamaica the McKoy fammily watched over sugar plantations. She came to America with her mother (Colin's grandmother). Powell's father's name is Luther Theophilus Powell. In Jamaica the Powell families were peasant farmers. Muad and Luther while in New York not in Jamaica (source 1, page 20, 21). Colin ...
- 5962: Tom Swayer
- ... of Tom Sawyer takes place in St. Petersburg, Missouri. No one quite knows what to make of Tom Sawyer, but does agree on one thing: he sure keeps hopping. Tom lives in his Aunt Polly s house. Tom s younger brother or half brother Sid was a quite boy, and had no adventurous. He is troublesome in ways. In the beginning of the story Tom is caught by his Aunt Polly, eating jam. Tom tricks Aunt Polly by saying My Look behind you, aunt! Tom is clever and successful in his tricks. In the story Huck sees Tom s wide reading and vivid imagination as qualities that set Tom far above himself, and he often mentions how Tom would have enjoyed some particularly difficult feat that he himself has just pulled off. Huck ...
- 5963: Heart Of Darkness - Ignorance And Racism
- ... escape, suspense, unexpected attack. Chinua Achebe concluded, "Conrad, on the other hand, is undoubtedly one of the great stylists of modern fiction and a good story-teller into the bargain" (Achebe 252). Yet, despite Conrad's great story telling, he has also been viewed as a racist by some of his critics. Achebe, Singh, and Sarvan, although their criticisim differ, are a few to name. Normal readers usually are good at ... Darkness, but this time reading between the lines, I have discovered some racism Conrad felt toward the natives that I had not discovered the first time I read the book. Racism is portrayed in Conrad's book, but one must acknowledge that back in the eighteen hundreds society conformed to it. Conrad probably would have been criticized as being soft hearted rather than a racist back in his time. Conrad constantly ... Black figures strolled out listlessly... the beaten nigger groaned somewhere" (Conrad 28). "They passed me with six inches, without a glance, with the complete, deathlike indifference of unhappy savages" (Conrad 19). Achebe, also, detected Conrad's frequent use of unorthodox name calling, "Certainly Conrad had a problem with niggers. His in ordinate love of that word itself should be of interest to psychoanalysts" (Achebe 258). Conrad uses Marlow, the main ...
- 5964: New Gun Control Policy is Needed
- ... a purchase permit, which comes with applicant passing all background checks. A few states even require that all persons possessing guns must have a license to do so, even in their homes. Some states don't ban guns from addicts. This is a problem. Gun concelation isn't the same in each state. Also it is commonly unlawful to fire a gun within city limits or in other congested urban areas. These are some of the common laws that most states have. Guns ... attacker and multiple victims, compared to the reverse situation (Kleck,1991). The death rate with gun violence is somewhat uncertain. About one in seven gunshot wounds known to police result in death. However, this doesn't count all of the injuries not reported to police. This means that the actually rate is lower than the one mentioned above. Gunshot wounds are more likely to result in death than those inflicted ...
- 5965: Alexander III
- ... is known of the youth of Alexander. It is known that he was taught by Aristotle and had a love of the Greek epic poems. One famous story from his youth is told in Plutarch's life of Alexander. Philonius the Thessalian brought the horse Bucephalus to Philip offering to sell him for thirteen talents. Philip and his attendants brought the horse to a field to try him. When they got there none of Philip's attendants could even mount him. They were leading the horse away when young Alexander asked for a chance to ride him. A wager was made that if Alexander could not ride the horse he would ... into his army. These new members of his army would have to learn how to speak Greek to understand orders. The Persians would also pick up Greek customs from being in the camps with Alexander's army. Secondly, Alexander encourages his soldiers to marry Persian women. Alexander himself had Persian wives. There was even a mass marriage in Susa, where Alexander married 80 of his top officials to Persian women. ...
- 5966: Hamlet And J Alfred Prufrock
- ... question and rationalize theirs situations as well as procrastinate. In this essay, I will explain how they both handle their situations through quotes and how a life of doing so has affected them. In Shakespeare's Hamlet, questioning, procrastination and rationalization define Hamlet's character. Hamlet is a very analytical person: he carefully plans and thoroughly questions his actions. Hamlet has a way of dealing with his problems. First he questions the situation, rationalizes, then procrastinates. An example of Hamlet's questioning becomes apparent in act 1, scene 5. In that scene Hamlet questions the commands of the ghost of Hamlet Sr. " Murder My uncle?" 1 He then rationalizes, " Yea, from the table of my ...
- 5967: Computer Piracy
- ... pirated anything, the answer you will most likely get is no. This is becuase most people do not know what computer/software piracy is nor do they understand it if they do. The Software Publishers Association defines computer/software piracy as the unauthorized use or illegal copying of a software product. It occurs in a number of forms, from the sharing of floppy disks to mismanagement of network software licenses ... This method of piracy is not as common as the rest due the nature of the distribution but it does exist. An example of this type of piracy is the following: The Software Publishers Association (S.P.A.) have sued the owner of a store located in Winnipeg called 'Microplay' for the renting of software to its customers. This type of piracy does exists but it is usually stopped as soon ... it begins. These are the many ways that software piracy can be and is committed. Even though there are many more methods of piracy, these six are the most common in soicety and the ones that can be dealt with. So why do people commit computer/software piracy you ask? Their are numerous reasons as to why, its just a matter of what we should do about it. In ...
- 5968: Hard Times: The Gradgrind System of Education
- ... The Gradgrind education system was very common in Victorian times and was probably devised by the many rich powerful people ready to employ the pupils once graduated. As this type of education teaches its pupil's to be a passive unthinking work force, therefore the employers could manipulate their minds, doing whatever they were told. The system forces the pupils to intake pure hard facts, nothing else, therefore not exercising the ... by their father peeping into a circus ring. When they where caught Mr Gradgrind immediately told them off, later asking "what can you possibly want to know about circus shows? This implies that children shouldn't see the circus as it doesn't teach you anything. From this we can assume that that the children studying the Gradgrind system of education can't do the many things that are enjoyable in their lives as it would not ...
- 5969: "The Stone Boy": Psychiatric Report
- ... should mention was very fond of his older brother and greatly admired him. I have clearly reviewed a detailed incident with Mr. Curwing, an incident which has been the most important factor in shaping Arnold's life choices and his state of mind. The day of the accident, Eugie had promised Arnold that he would go pick peas with him. Arnold carried his 22-caliber rifle with him hoping that "if ... their way to picking peas, they had to climb "
through the wire fence that divided the wheat field from the marshy pasture around the lake."(p.2) Eugie had gone first. When it was Arnold's turn, his rifle caught on a wire and consequently fired. The next moment, his brother, Eugie fell forward, dead. Some would suggest that Arnold, being the youngest, was jealous, but the evidence suggests that Arnold ... watching Eugie offer silent praise unto himself."(p.2) Arnold greatly admired his brother and wished to be just like Eugie when he grew up. He wondered that, "
if when he got to be Eugie's age he would still be undersized and his hair still straight."(p.2) Clearly, Arnold wanted to be like his brother. Therefore, when Arnold noticed the bright blood of his brother, "
like that of ...
- 5970: Why Aol Sux
- Why aol sux America Online is the largest Internet provider in the world, but it didn't become one without a fight. Originally a closed-in, proprietary online service, it was pried open by the public's fascination with the global network. For all of the company's past glory, it is now little more than a big communications company. America Online wants to be more than a communications company, though -- it wants to be an entertainment network, like "the MTV of ...
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