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- 8791: Death of a Salesman: Summary
- ... himself that he has led a good enough life and that he raised his sons to the best of his ability. 4. The climax of this book happens at a restaurant where one of Willy's sons, Biff, realizes that his father does not know or understand him as much as he should and that they have spent their whole life living lies. This is important to the theme because it ... and attitude for that character. The stage directions are also important to the plot by allowing the reader to visualize the changing scenery and moving actors. Characterization 1. The protagonist is Willy Loman. 2. Willy's goal is to cater to his family and make sure they are all taken care of and are successful. 3. Willy Loman is a stout man in about is early sixties with gray hair and ... antagonist of the story. The struggle he has to decipher the past from the present and the lies he forces himself to believe cause a constant struggle in the story. 5. Biff Loman is Willy's oldest son. He is tall and athletic; a football player who everybody was proud of. Unfortunately, his lack of academic skills held him back from college. His fighting spirit gave him the drive to ...
- 8792: Censorship
- ... Adolescent Behaviour What is Obscenity? Clearly something hard to talk about constructively. "Obscenity" is difficult to discuss honestly. After all, what makes a thing obscene? It is Something too vague perhaps to be defined. It's an elusive term we use, but can't explain. Different people often see things differently. Some see obscenity in nude pictures, statues, paintings, etc. While others find less obscenity in these things. All the same, "obscene" isn't the same as "wrong" or "bad". Clearly obscenity is not identical with evil. It only covers a single segment of it. But what is that segment? A look at the words "obscenity" and "pornography" ...
- 8793: The Instigator
- ... hold deeper and more profound hatreds to their foes. Thus, rivalries, especially family feuds, entice people to war amongst each other. This warring between two parties, contorts into an intriguing, yet a deadly plot. Tybalt's hatred overplays his reason. William Shakespeare, in Romeo and Juliet, vividly illustrates this behavior of hatred that Tybalt displays and shows how Tybalt's aggression results in death. Shakespeare portrays Tybalt as a contentious and, at the same time, cordial man of the Capulet family. His hatred toward the Montagues is displayed throughout the play and, profoundly, one sees ... I hold it not a sin (1.5.57-58). Tybalt refuses to step down from a Montague and while staying loyal to his lord, he leaves the party with rage and intended violence. Romeo's intrusion at the Capulet's party resulted in a spark that lit the long stored rage possessed by Tybalt. The next day, following the ostentatious party, Tybalt is on a search for Romeo and ...
- 8794: American Stores Antitrust And
- ... State had proved a likelihood of success on the merits and the probability of irreparable harm, the Court of Appeals decided against the injunction on the ground that the relief granted exceeded the District Court's authority to rule in such a manner according to § 16 of the Act to order "injunctive relief." The court relied on an previous decision in which the court had concluded on the basis of its reading of excerpts from subcommittee hearings that § 16's draftsmen did not intend to authorize the remedies of "dissolution" or "divestiture" in private litigants' actions. Thus, held the court, the "indirect divestiture" effected by the preliminary injunction was impermissible. The following was obtained directly ... or exceptions to the forms of injunctive relief a private plaintiff may seek or a court may order, but, rather, evidences Congress' intent that traditional equitable principles govern the grant of such relief. The section's "threatened loss or damage" phrase does not negate the court's power to order divestiture. Assuming, as did the lower courts, that the merger in question violated the antitrust laws, and that the conduct ...
- 8795: Elements of the Argument: "What is Poverty?"
- ... stereotypes of the poor. With the use of connotative language and the ability to arouse emotion, Parker successfully compels the reader to examine his or her thoughts and beliefs on who the poor are. Parker's use of connotative language causes the reader to feel many emotions. Of these emotions, a prominent one is guilt. Parker is capable of making the reader feel guilty for the possessions that he or she ... phrase "You say in your clean clothes coming from your clean house, ..."(Parker 237). This causes the reader to feel guilty for having the opportunity to be clean when we all know that she doesn't have the same. She calls hot water a "luxury"(Parker 237). To those living in poverty hot water is a luxury. The unimpoverished take it for granted and never before considered it anything other than a basic possession. When the reader hears that someone else calls it a luxury that they cannot afford, he or she can't help but feel guilty for having it as a basic possession. Parker also attacks the guilt of the reader through stories of her children. She knows that some readers may not feel guilty for ...
- 8796: Animal Farm
- Revolution Farm George Orwell's novel Animal Farm does an excellent job of drawing parallels from the Russian Revolution of 1917. Animal Farm is a satire that uses its characters to symbolize leaders of the Russian Revolution. The animals of ... starvation. Old Major gave many speeches to the farm animals about hope and the future. He is the main animal who got the rebellion started even though he died before it actually began. Old Major's role compares to Karl Marx whose ideas sparked the communist revolution. Like Old Major, Marx wrote essays and gave speeches to the working class poor. The working class in Russia, as compared with the barnyard ... a very weak man who treated his people similar to how Farmer Jones treated his animals. The animal Napoleon can be compared as a character representing Stalin in Russia. Both were very mean looking, didn't talk very much but always got what they wanted through force. In the book Animal Farm Napoleon had the dogs charge Snowball to gain complete control over the farm. Stalin became the Soviet Leader ...
- 8797: Good Will Hunting: Review
- Good Will Hunting: Review As human beings, we all possess an unconditional need for some type of love. It doesn't matter where it comes from or how it is received because we all have our own perceptions of what love truly entails. What does matter is that love from another person is available, and that ... be able to trust others with our hearts and ourselves. In the movie Good Will Hunting, the main character struggles with trying to understand the depths of love throughout most of his life. Will Hunting's parents abandoned and abused him, which left him with false perceptions of affection. His problem is quite ironic considering the fact that Will is pure genius, with a photographic memory and an incredibly strong working ... and opens our minds in ways we never thought possible. Will undoubtedly challenges others day after day, and that is why so many people were drawn to him out of sheer amazement. But, they weren't afraid to get to know him, and they all chose to let him into their lives in hopes that he would do the same. The problem is that he never knew how to do ...
- 8798: Flowers For Algeron
- ... was about a mentally retarded person, named Charlie who had an operation to increase his intelligence, but the operation was a failure and Charlie is slow again. He wants to move now so society wont ridicule him for being slow again. Daniel Keyes wrote this short story for good reasons. Daniel Keyes wrote "Flowers for Angernon" to show people from an outside look on how we treat mentally challenged people. When you treat people as you always do, you dont see how mean or how cruel it really may be. It could just be your personality or the way you were brought up. By him writing a story on a mentally challenged person wanting to ... In the story, there was a point where Charlie was at a party and they got him drunk, and made him dance with a girl. Charlie had never been with a girl before and didnt know what to do. They were tripping him when he was trying to dance with the girl. Later after the operation when he is smart he says "
people were laughing and making fun of ...
- 8799: Violence in the Media
- ... live in, violence is a way of life for many people. Chances are, most of the people reading this live in nice, upper-middle class suburbs, just like I do. But, just because we don't see this violence doesn't mean it doesn't happen. We all know it happens, we're not stupid, we watch the news, we read the newspaper. So why does the government try to censor violence? Why does the government try to censor ...
- 8800: Jane Eyre
- ... I have no feelings, and that I can do without one bit of kindness; but I can not live so: and you have no pity." (p.45) A prevailing theme of Jane Eyre is Jane's ceaseless search for love and acceptance. Jane journeys throughout England in search of love, which she has been deprived of at Gateshead. As a young girl of eight, she plainly seeks comfort and care, but following her departure from Lowood, her maturation creates her desire for love. Jane's plight is her lack of love which drives her to restlessly search for it, during her journey's through Gateshead, Lowood, Thornfield, and Marsh End. Jane's search begins at Gateshead, during her struggle under the oppressive rule of Mrs. Reed. She explains that she is discriminated against by the household members, ...
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