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- 7331: Rosemary Well's When No One Was Looking: Ambition
- Rosemary Well's When No One Was Looking: Ambition Rosemary Well's When No One Was Looking is a suspenseful story of a girl's ambition, friendship, and love of tennis, that takes her to the top. Although she is not beautiful, rich, or good in school, fourteen year old Kathy Bardy has a natural talent for tennis. One ...
- 7332: The Prince And The Pauper
- The Prince and the Pauper This tale documents how a twist of fate can alter one s life. It begins with Edward Tudor (Prince, by birth) and Tom Canty (Pauper) switching clothes one day and, in turn, accidentally switching lives. The Prince must now endure the slums of the country in which ... be hailed as The King of England. He moves toward the throne whilst all of England holds it breath as the Archbishop of Canterbury lifts the crown, preparing to lay it upon the mock king's head. Twain writes, "At this impressive moment, a startling apparition intruded upon the scene---an apparition observed by none in the absorbed multitude, until it suddenly appeared, moving up the great central aisle. It was ... critique authored by Zack Hamilton: There were no sub-theses in The Prince and The Pauper. In The Prince and The Pauper there were a few questions that were left unanswered. How did Tom Canty's family look at Tom when he came back into the lifestyle he had before his experience? The same thing with Prince (now king) Edward VI and his family. How did each of their families ...
- 7333: NAZISM
- ... ideas. But many among the middle class admired the Nazis' muscular opposition to the Social Democrats. And the Nazis themes of patriotism and militarism drew highly emotional responses from people who could not forget Germany's prewar imperial grandeur. In the national elections of September 1930, the Nazis garnered nearly 6.5 million votes and became second only to the Social Democrats as the most popular party in Germany. In Northeim ... ambition. After dropping out of high school, he moved to Vienna to study art, but he was denied the chance to join Vienna academy of fine arts. When WWI broke out, Hitler joined Kaiser Wilhelmer's army as a Corporal. He was not a person of great importance. He was a creature of a Germany created by WWI, and his behavior was shaped by that war and its consequences. He had emerged from Austria with many prejudices, including a powerful prejudice against Jews. Again, he was a product of his times... for many Austrians and Germans were prejudiced against the Jews. In Hitler's case the prejudice had become maniacal it was a dominant force in his private and political personalities. Anti-Semitism was not a policy for Adolf Hitler--it was religion. And in the Germany of ...
- 7334: Zane Grey
- ... give the myth of the rugged American Cowboy to American Literature. Although some have called Grey a "hack writer" no one can argue that his sixty-odd novels won him great popularity from the 1920's through present time (Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism 175). It is often said that Grey's works appeal to the average blue jeaned man who wants only escape reality for awhile. His writings have been criticized in that they lack realism. But the people who didn't like his writings were not his targeted audience. Grey wanted people like himself to read his work, people who loved and appreciated nature. His stories were stimulating to boys who wanted imaginative excitement and ...
- 7335: Of Mice And Men
- ... 22), according to George, but mentally is a weak as George is physically. Together, as they travel from place to place looking for their chance at making their dream a reality, they use each other’s strong points to help them complete the task. Without one another the two characters would have absolutely no chance at success, for what one is lacking the other has an ample amount of. George and ... cow and some pigs an’ live off the fatta the lan’”(14), where Lennie can take care of the rabbits just as George has been taking care of him over the years. This is Lennie’s chance to pay George back for all of the kindness that he has had bestowed upon him out of his true love and loyalty towards George. When they arrive at the ranch where they will ... it desperately, even if it meant betraying his oldest friend. George and Lennie have the same relationship that Candy and his dog have shared for so many years. They are as close to each other’s hearts as any two people can be in life. George has given up his chance at a somewhat normal life to help Lennie live as full of a life as he is mentally capable ...
- 7336: Steroids The Easy Way To Destr
- ... but even though steroids do produce quick gains in muscle size, they also have some very serious side effects. After long-term use, steroids can cause a change in behavior, a decrease in the body's natural hormone production, and most seriously of all, addiction. One very noticeable characteristic of steroids use is a great chance in the behavior of the user. The major behavioral change is an uncontrollable aggression, in the form, most often, of the user's becoming foul-mouthed, obnoxious, hot-tempered and impatient. The person using steroids may also suffer terrific mood swings. One moment he will be on a high, feeling great, and the next, he will be on ... mood swings produced while on steroids and the depression caused after quitting, steroids are very damaging psychologically to most users. Steroids produce fast gains in muscularity and body size because they take over the body's hormone system. According to Joe Weider, publisher and editor of many bodybuilding, health and fitness magazines, "When an athlete takes steroids his body's own production of muscle building hormones is cut off. Those ...
- 7337: A Typical Novel Hero (charlie
- Eric Wright is an author who has developed into one of Canada s greatest mystery writers. Wright portrays Charlie Salter, the detective in his series of novels, as a heroic character. As defined in the dictionary a hero is... A man of distinguished valor or enterprise in danger, or fortitude in suffering; a prominent or central personage in any remarkable action or event; hence, a great or illustrious person ( Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary). In many of our novels today heroes are characterized by their romantic appeal, physical strength,and by valor in battle. Therefore, by examining Charlie Salter in these three areas; romance, physical strength ... make him seem handsome and appealing to many women. In the following paragraphs it will become obvious how Wright uses these qualities to characterize Salter as being a romantic type of hero. To begin, Salter s wife would frequently become paranoid that she was going to lose him to other females in the stories. Near the beginning of A Question of Murder, Charlie and his wife are laying in bed ...
- 7338: Ray Bradbury: Literary Influences
- ... of writing. In addition to influencing his style, these events also affected the content and theme of his individual works. Putting all of this aside, however, if these specific events did not occur in Bradbury's life, he would not have become a science-fiction writer. Throughout his childhood, Bradbury was exposed to many types of literature. While living in Waukegan, Illinois at the age of six, Bradbury's Aunt read him the Oz books. Also at this early age, Bradbury was encouraged to read the classic Norse, Roman, and Greek myths (Johnson 1). “When he grew old enough to choose his own reading ... boy rapidly developed a fondness for the stories of Edgar Rice Burroughs and the comic book heroes Flash Gordon, Buck Rogers, and Prince Valiant.” (Johnson 1). It was these comic book heroes who fueled Bradbury's fondness for science fiction. After moving to Tucson, Arizona Bradbury got a job a local radio station because of his experience in Waukegan as an amateur magician. “‘I was on the radio every Saturday ...
- 7339: A Separate Peace 6
- ... who somehow managed to become friends, have completely different views of each other. Finny wanted to be friends with Gene, but had trouble facing the reality that Gene felt differently. Gene became jealous over Finny s difference to himself. Difference has led to hate, once more, and pain has again resulted, first mentally and emotionally, then finally physically. Knowles creates Gene as one who always is strictly trying to comply with the rules and regulations, always obeying his superiors; completely different then that of Finny s personality. Over your head? Pink! It makes you look like a fairy! (909). Considering such, he envies Finny, because Finny can get away with murder if he wanted to, and can stay out of trouble doing so. Phineas could get away with anything. I couldn t help envying him a little (909). Knowles shows how much jealousy Gene had over Finny s ability to stay out of trouble, no matter what he did. This time he wasn t going to ...
- 7340: Sedition Act Of 1798
- ... British interest to the detriment of France. Many legislators, especially those in the south, were alarmed to the point that a separation of the Union was suggested as the only way to deal with Hamilton’s successes. Many were afraid that the army would be used against them as it had during the Whiskey Rebellion. Southerners saw the taxes to support a new treasury loan favoring “pro-British merchants in the ... South. These issues as well as neutrality issues between France, England, and the United States were the catalyst for the forming of the Republican Party. The French and English conflict caused many problems with America’s political system. The English “Order of Council” and the French “Milan Decree” wreaked havoc with America’s shipping and led to Jay’s Treaty of 1794. Jay’s Treaty was advantageous to America and helped to head off a war with Britain, but it also alienated the French. The French reacted ...
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