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- 791: African Culture
- ... with refugees from the Korean War, and especially after the Vietnam War. Even the continued reign of the Communists in China stimulated the flow of immigrants to these shores. For example, in 1970 the U.S. Census counted 1,438,544 Asians, but by 1990, they had grown to five times as many, 7,273,662. Likewise, Hispanics, lured by the economic attraction of the United States, war in El Salvador ... nations are melted into a new race of men." E pluribus Unum!! This was the original theory of the "melting pot." Schlesinger, a critic of multiculturalism, admitted that the United States has never fulfilled Crevecour's original ideal of the "melting pot," but he did not admit the fact that the framework of unity provided by the English and their European cousins was maintained by force and brutality and was imposed ... their ignorance becomes a major resource for racists. In fact, subordinated individuals often employ individualism as a buttress to racial stigma. An example is Whoopi Goldberg, who denies her connection to Africa by saying, "Don't call me an African American, I am an American." Another example is Morgan Freeman, who returned from Africa to declare: "I ain't lost nothing in Africa. I'm an American." But then, the ...
- 792: A Crime In The Neighborhood
- ... Hill, a Washington, D.C., suburb, got its first taste of an increasingly violent, insecure modern world. The quiet residential area, whose inhabitants traditionally left their doors unlocked and spent the summers attending one another’s cookout, was rocked by the news that 12-year-old Boyd Ellison had been raped and murdered, his body dumped behind the local mall. While shaken residents organized a neighborhood watch program and clued detectives in on anyone’s suspicious behavior, the inhabitants of at least one house were distracted by a tragedy of their own: 10-year-old Marsha Eberhardt’s father, Larry, had run off with his sister-in-law, leaving his wife and three children to manage on their own. Marsha, stunned by her father’s abandonment and having broken her ankle, spends ...
- 793: Slaughterhouse Five - Humankin
- Nick's Reality In the novel, The Great Gatsby, written in 1925 by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the character Nick Carraway has a view of reality like many people in today's society. Nick is the type of person who is both unrealistic and realistic at the same time. The realistic part of Nick shows the reader the character flaws of Jordan, Gatsby, Daisy, and Tom while his unrealistic nature shows how he opinionated himself to be better and more honest then the rest. Nick Carraway's reality is that he thinks he is better then the other character's in the novel because he reserves judgement and is honest, but it is apparent throughout the novel, he is one in ...
- 794: A Crime In The Neigborhood
- ... Hill, a Washington, D.C., suburb, got its first taste of an increasingly violent, insecure modern world. The quiet residential area, whose inhabitants traditionally left their doors unlocked and spent the summers attending one another's cookout, was rocked by the news that 12-year-old Boyd Ellison had been raped and murdered, his body dumped behind the local mall. While shaken residents organized a neighborhood watch program and clued detectives in on anyone's suspicious behavior, the inhabitants of at least one house were distracted by a tragedy of their own: 10-year-old Marsha Eberhardt's father, Larry, had run off with his sister-in-law, leaving his wife and three children to manage on their own. Marsha, stunned by her father's abandonment and having broken her ankle, spends ...
- 795: History of the Marshall Islands
- ... first people we know of to definitely land on the Marshall Islands during this time is Ferdinand Magellan. He landed in Micronesia on his journey to circumnavigate the world. Forty years later in the 1560's after Magellan's voyage Spain claimed most all of the islands in Micronesia. Spain wasn't really concerned about Micronesia because they were busy building empires in South America, Central America, and Mexico. For the most part Micronesia was under loose Spanish control for 300 years. During those 300 years ...
- 796: Edgar Allan Poe
- ... was an actor and his father was a doctor. When Poe was 2 years old his father disappeared. His mother, who was seriously ill in tuberculosis, took Poe and his sister to Richmond, Virginia. Poe's mother died soon after this. The two siblings became then separated and Poe was taken care of by the wealthy family of the Allans. Due to Mr. Allans work the family had to move to England, where they spent five years. In 1826 Poe started at "The University of Virginia". Although he was a good student he didn't succeed due to his gambling, fighting and drinking. When Mr. Allan found out about this Poe had to finish school and start working in Mr. Allan's tobaccoshop. After some time Poe moved to Boston where he started publishing his small poems and short stories in newspapers. In 1827, Poe's first book "Tamberlane and other poems" came under the pseudonym ...
- 797: Lord of the Flies: Golding's Reality - Fact or Fiction
- Lord of the Flies: Golding's Reality - Fact or Fiction A recurring theme in William Golding's novel, Lord of the Flies , is that man savage at heart, always ultimately reverting back to evil and a primitive nature. Golding believes that man has no control over his own destiny because of fear ... go and he witnessed entire nations crumble, and weapons that could destroy entire cities. Golding grew up in the time of the Holocaust and saw many evil dictators rise and fall. This is why Golding's vision of reality is that all man is savage at heart. He lived in a time when the whole world was divided and a little spark was all that was needed to set off ...
- 798: Jordan Does It All
- ... or doing drugs, unlike some other celebrities. Michael has always been conscious of his image; therefore, the media never can find anything negative about him. Jordan is a positive role model for children. Parents couldn’t ask for much more from any person. Most people don’t really know where Michael Jordan was born. They think he was born some where other than where he was actually born. He was really born in Brooklyn, New York (Michael Jordan’s, 1999). Later in his childhood his family moved to Wilmington, North Carolina (Michael Jordan’s, 1999). He attended and graduated from Laney High School in Wilmington. Now Michael can be found living in Highland ...
- 799: Balzac's Pessimistic View of Nineteenth Century Society
- Balzac's Pessimistic View of Nineteenth Century Society Le Colonel Chabert exhibits the relationship between strong and weak characters. The degree of strength within a character reflects how well the character survives in society. In society, weak ... characters often have no identity, profession or rank. Stronger characters have power to succeed from inner confidence, motivation and ambition. Any drastic changes brought to the body or soul by the environment corrupts that person's strength thereby affecting their ability to function properly in society. This comparison of characters gives an understanding of Balzac's pessimistic view of nineteenth century society. A character's strength and energy in the novel determines their survival in society. Colonel Chabert has been known to be a courageous hero in the past, "... je ...
- 800: Great Expectations 2
- Before Charles Dickens story of Great Expectations begins, Pip s parents and brothers are killed. Pip s sister, his only living relative, becomes his guardian, and she marries the blacksmith Joe Gargery. Joe and Pip form a very close relationship. However, neither Joe nor Pip embrace a father-son relationship. Since Joe and Pip do not sustain a father-son relationship, but rather stay as two good friends, Joe s values of honesty and hard work are not communicated to Pip. However, the failure of Joe s values to be communicated to Pip, do not reflect poorly on Pip, but rather, show the impossibility ...
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