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- 8341: Great Gatsby And Money
- ... many important themes are prevalent; one of which is money. Money plays an important part in the book, for it is a deciding factor in many events and controls many of the main characters. Daisy's voice is a symbol for money, her voice and her whole personality is controlled by money. One character that is ultimately created and run by money is Tom. When Gatsby shows his house to Daisy ... communication of this. She is careless with her voice like a child who is unable to control her fascination with a new toy. Daisy is no actress and her voice betrays her constantly. Daisy can't cover up what is behind her voice, greed. Her greeting of Gatsby after years of separation was clearly artificial and throughout the novel her constant devotion to materials is displayed, "It makes me sad because I've never seen such - such beautiful shirts before" (89). Soon, the reader comes to understand what makes Daisy's voice like this; "Her voice is full of money" (115). The truth of Gatsby's remark is immediately perceived, her voice is the key to all her magic. Daisy has an ulterior motive to ...
- 8342: Analysis 2
- ... One of his works in which he reflected his personal experiences was "Metamorphosis." "Metamorphosis" is about struggling to be accepted by others, as Kafka did in his life. "Metamorphosis" shows many examples of how Kafka's life influenced his writing. One example of how Kafka related his life to "Metamorphosis" was when he was little. When Franz Kafka was a boy, his father used to beat him. Kafka had to agree with his father or he would get upset. Kafka wouldn't be able to tell his father he wanted to be a writer either. Kafka's father had a bad violent temper. In "Metamorphosis," Mr. Samsa showed violent anger. When he saw Gregor transformed into the monstrous vermin, he chased Gregor back to his room and as Gregor approached the ...
- 8343: "Fighting on Two Fronts": Henry Fleming in Red Badge of Courage
- ... of Courage The Civil War forced many young boys out of childhood and into adulthood. Most of these young boys were not prepared for war, and Henry Fleming was one of these boys. Henry Fleming's life in New York was routine. He had his normal share of friends and lived on a farm. When Henry got up in the mornings, he always knew exactly what the day had in store ... by everyone as a hero. He wanted to be a man. However, his mother was strictly against his joining the Union Army. She thought that the Army was for rough and uncivilized heathens. His mother's greatest fear was that these heathens would influence Henry to start drinking and swearing. Despite his mother's concerns, Henry enlisted in the Army. But being in the Army wasn't enough, Henry was anxious to go to battle. All along the way to his station he and his fellow recruits were ...
- 8344: The Pearl by Steinbeck
- The Pearl by Steinbeck George Bernard Shaw once said, "There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other is to gain it." This quote is saying that when some people gain their heart's desire or what they want, it can sometimes bring more bad than good. It can bring out many characteristics such as greed and jealosy in the characters in a novel. In The Pearl, by John ... many events that occur. Kino was a poor fisherman who had many dreams and desires to succeed. Throughout the story many characters have made Kino want his to succeed more than ever. The doctor wouldn't help Kino's baby because Kino was poor. This makes Kino want to fit into soceity so he could have things that others take for granted such as a treatment from a doctor and ...
- 8345: Affirmative Action
- ... civil- rights demonstrations, and racial tension was at an all time high. Most of the corporate executive and managerial positions were occupied by White Males, who controlled the hiring and firing of employees. The U.S. government, in 1965, believed that these employers were discriminating against Minorities and believed that there was no better time than the present to bring about change. This action, that started with good intentions, would later ... persecution now, as it was to discriminate against many African-Americans in the generations before. Why should an honest, hard-working, open minded, White Male be suppressed, today, for past injustice? Affirmative Action, in it's current function seems to accept and condone the idea of an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. Do two wrongs really make a right? Definitely not, in my opinion. If Affirmative ... My experience with Minorities has led me to believe that they fought to attain equality, not special treatment. To them, the acceptance of special treatment might be an admittance of inferiority. They ask, Why can't I become successful on my own? Why do I need laws to help me get a job? These African Americans want to be treated as equals, not as incompetents. In my Idealistic world neither ...
- 8346: Charles Dickens
- ... life. He uses this period in his life in one of his books it is called Great Expectations and also uses this in the book DavidCopperfield. In 1829 he was a reporter for the Doctor's Commoner's Courts. In 1832 he ,was a reporter on the Parliamentary debates in the House of Commons, and he became a reporter for a newspaper. In 1834 he adopted his famous pseudonym " Boz." Soon his father ... hired to be a short writer to go along with his humorous sport illustrations by Robert Seymour. Robert committed suicide after the second set was completed so Charles changed the conception of the "PickWick Paper's" which afterwards would become a novel. The PickWick Papers was a huge success through November 1837. In 1836 he became editor of Bentley's Miscellany then he published a second series of the famous " ...
- 8347: Ways to Increase College Bookstore Sales
- ... improve the areas of merchandise selection, staffing, and merchandise organization. My recommendations are based on the conclusion that these factors majorly contribute to the potential patrons decision to shop elsewhere. The main competition is Walton's and the Campus Drug Store, of which combined hold 72% of the students and faculty as patrons. RESEARCH METHODS In response to your search for viable ways to increase sales to students and faculty, I interviewed employees, administered surveys to college students and faculty, and conducted an independent observation to determine the college bookstore's weaknesses and strong points. From the data, I compared the bookstore to the competition and to the ideal bookstore vision that was collectively described by the students and faculty. MERCHANDIZE SELECTION My study shows that ... her eight years of employment at the bookstore, feels insignia clothing and merchandise is a lucrative market that should be tapped into. According to the information obtained in my independent observation and the surveys, sweatshirts, T-shirts, and shorts with campus logos are desired products and are not carried by the bookstore. In fact, a patron looking for these items must go to the competition. Of those items already offered ...
- 8348: January Chance
- ... of its details and a meaningful title. The message that the poet tries to send is that if a person needs to talk to a loved one, then that person should do it before its too late or he/she will never get another chance. The poem is written so that the literal details are shown first, then as the reader explores deeper into the meaning of the words, he/she begins to see the metaphorical details. For example, "father and boy" literally shows a father and son spending time together. When the readers look into it deeper, they wonder why it doesnt say "Father and son" instead of "father and boy" this implies that maybe the father and son aren't very close, or they have problems between them. The author writes this poem in the order of the life of the father and son., from life to death. The organization of the poem is ...
- 8349: Domestic Violence
- By: Robina A. Mustafa Domestic Violence Domestic Violence towards women is one of the problem in the United States that is usually over looked and almost always not noticed by today's society. Violence is defined by the Riverside Webster's Dictionary as: 1. Physical force employed so as to damage or injure. 2. As an instance of violent action. If this is the case than why is it that so many women are beaten by ... is that they stay, but when is enough? "After you live so many years, and you wake up one day, and your body has just about had it, you say, 'My God, I just can't take another punch.' That's what happened to me. I just reached a point where I said, 'No more. Nothing is worth it.' I decided I would rather struggle and see if I couldn' ...
- 8350: The Clifford Ball
- ... car for a trip that will remain crisp in my mind better then vacation I've ever been on. It was Tom, Tim, Joe, Beau, Tom' brother Steve, Alex who flew in from Wisconsin, Tim's brother Sean and myself Tony. The weather couldn't been better, the mood...excitement, joy, and a little nervousness. After all it was my first Phish show, and Tom was the only other one out of us all who had seen a Phish show ... rank smell of port-a-jons. Then we got some needed sleep. We woke up around 1pm and I opened my eyes to my suprise...100,000 other people arrived while we were asleep!!! Didn't bother me, the more the merry. It was really strange. Once I stepped out of the tent, I think I left something behind. I didn't have a care in the world. I forgot ...
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