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- 8981: Charles Manson
- ... regarded him as a Christ-like figure. They indulged in free love practices, pseudo religious ceremonies, and used drugs such as marijuana and LSD. The Black Panthers were a major black movement in the 1960's. After killing a leader of this movement in self defence, Manson grew scared on the promise of revenge from the Black Panthers. Scared, Manson ordered his followers to practice guerrilla tactics and they did so ... claims to thirty-five murders. Although he was convicted for others, there was not enough evidence to bring him to trial for the thirty five. THE MOTIVE BEHIND THE MAN The driving force behind Manson's killing was hard to prove and hard to believe. Manson had a plan in his head. When the Beatles first released "The White Album," it was a hit. Manson listened to it often. He had ... to blame it on the blacks would start his plan of a black/white revolution which he called "Helter Skelter." He attempted to frame the black people by writing "Death to Pigs" in the victim's own blood and carving the word "war" in the stomach of his victims. Manson denied allegations that this was the motive behind the murders but many of Manson's followers said that Manson often ...
- 8982: Street Car Named Desire
- ... the towns in which they lived (Williams moved 16 times in 15 years) . In the fall of 1929, Williams enrolled at the University of Missouri to study journalism. His father, angry that Hazel Kramer, Williams's childhood sweetheart had also enrolled there, threatened to withdraw him. The romance soon ended, and Williams, deeply depressed, dropped out of school. He survived his depression for awhile through his poetry, plays, and stories, but ... in a nervous breakdown. "Why did I write? Because I found life unsatisfactory" Williams once said. Tennessee used his stories to express his childhood pain. Alcohol was a prevalent theme in his childhood. His father's drunken attacks on his mother had a great impact on Williams' play A Streetcar Named Desire. "Drunk - drunk - animal thing, you!" screamed Stella Kowalski at her husband Stanley. Stanley had just finished throwing their radio out the window, because it was interrupting his poker game. After a small dispute Stanley hits Stella. This exemplified William's experiences at home with his abusive father. The poker game contains symbolism as well. It displays William's father's gambling addiction. Tennessee describes the game, for he needs the relief. He (and his ...
- 8983: The Fires Of Jubilee
- ... the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Some of his best novels have been With Malice Toward None: The Life of Abraham Lincoln, Let the Trumpet Sound: The Life of Martin Luther King. Jr., and Rip Ford s Texas. His writing is riveting as well as courageous. His willingness to get to such length to capture the mind of the reader and hold them in suspense has earned him several awards throughout his ... His work has gained worldwide notoriety and is currently translated in four different languages: French, German, Spanish, and Portuguese. The Fires of Jubilee took place in Southampton, Virginia and County Seat, Jerusalem during the 1800 s. The story takes shape during a time in which slavery was the norm, especially in the South. It describes the struggles and turmoil of one such slave named Nat Turner in his quest to gain his freedom. It tells the tale of a man who s destiny was forever to be a slave and his quest to alter his destiny, which in the end leads to his tragic death. Born into slavery, Nat Turner was perhaps one exception to the ...
- 8984: The Great Gatsby 7
- The Great Gatsby Doesn t it always seem as though rich and famous people, such as actors and actresses, are larger-than-life and virtually impossible to touch, almost as if they were a fantasy? In The Great Gatsby, set ... portrays Jay Gatsby as a Romantic, larger-than-life, figure by setting him apart from the common person. Fitzgerald sets Gatsby in a fantasy world that, based on illusion, is of his own making. Gatsby s possessions start to this illusion. He lives in an extremely lavish mansion. It is a factual imitation of some Hotel de Ville in Normandy, with a tower on one side, spanking new under a thin ... and has a three-noted horn. (64) It has a monstrous length with triumphant hat-boxes, supper-boxes, tool-boxes, and terraced with a labyrinth of windshields and a green leather conservatory. (64) Amidst Gatsby s possessions, he develops his personal self. His physical self appearance sets him apart form the other characters. His smile is the type that comes across four or five times in life. One of those ...
- 8985: African Literature: In The Cutting of A Drink and The Return
- ... think about how hard it can be to cope with change. In the poem "Those Rainy Mornings" I am reminded of my grandma and what a kind, loving, wonderful person she is. In Frank Chipasula's poem "Those Rainy Mornings" the speaker is talking about his aunt Gwalanthi. The speaker tells us what a wonderful loving person his aunt is. In the first section the speaker tells us how his aunt ... very hard working and loving person. My grandma is always up at first light doing household chores or working in her garden. Many times we have to force her to go inside, so she won't be exposed to the hot sun for to long. I can't count the number of times my grandma has made my bed, folded our clothes, washed our dishes, or done various other household chores for me and my family. I could never fully repay my ...
- 8986: The Yellow Wallpaper - Journey into Insanity
- ... of her depression and how it is dismissed by her husband and brother. "You see, he does not believe I am sick! And what can one do? If a physician of high standing, and one's own husband, assures friends and relatives that there is really nothing the matter with one but temporary nervous depression -- a slight hysterical tendency -- what is one to do?" (Gilman 193). These two men -- both doctors ... seem completely unable to admit that there might be more to her condition than than just stress and a slight nervous condition. Even when a summer in the country and weeks of bed-rest don't help, her husband refuses to accept that she may have a real problem. Throughout the story there are examples of the dominant - submissive relationship. She is virtually imprisoned in her bedroom, supposedly to allow her ... and I must put this away -- he hates to have me write a word." (Gilman 194). She has no say in the location or decor of the room she is virtually imprisoned in: "I don't like our room a bit. I wanted . . . But John would not hear of it." (Gilman 193). She can't have visitors: "It is so discouraging not to have any advice and companionship about my ...
- 8987: The Red Badge Of Courage
- ... Rebellion, the War of the Secession, or the War for southern Independence. But regardless of what it is called, the war was a great turning point in American history. What is so interesting about Crane's Red Badge of Courage? I found out that war turns boys into mature men, the real dialect and slang used during the war, and what it's like to be a soldier in the Civil War. The whole novel covers only two days in the life of Henry Flemming, the main character. In that amount of time, war can turn a boy ... a battlefield. What can make one a hero or a coward? Fears, emotions, thoughts, and feelings can be the factors that contribute towards the struggle. As I read this novel I lived not only Henry's actions, but also his individual thoughts and feelings. There was shootin' here an' shootin' there, an' hollerin' here and hollerin' there, in th' damn darkness, until I couldn't tell t' save m' soul ...
- 8988: Animal Farm and Russian Revolution Comparison: Highlights, Events, Characters, Themes
- ... improve life for all, only to find that the pigs have already planned how the farm would be managed. The increasing frequency of disagreements between Snowball and Napoleon can be compared to the Provisional government’s splitting into two main factions, the Bolsheviks and Mensheviks. Napoleon and his dogs attack and expel Snowball, which parallels the expulsion of Leon Trotsky by Lenin’s Secret Police. The Battle of the Cowshed could be compared to the various uprisings and confrontations that took place in Russia in the early days of the Revolution. The Battle of the Windmill can be ... way that they both set themselves up as dictators with total power over the government and had special organizations to expel or execute anyone whom rebelled against them. Squealer represents the propaganda departments of Stalin’s government. He is constantly maintaining the support for Napoleon by threats (you don’t want Jones back) or bending the truth to justify Napoleon’s actions. (http://www.globalserve.net/~glamont/frames.htm) Boxer ...
- 8989: A Rose For Emily: Emily’s Disbelief in the Truth
- A Rose For Emily: Emily’s Disbelief in the Truth As I searched for a topic to write upon, I was overwhelmed by the number of times I found William Faulkner’s name under tragedy, death and dying. Unfortunately, I have only read one of his pieces, “A Rose for Emily.” This story was very interesting by way of plot, storyline and metaphor. The focus of this essay places an emphasis on the dissatisfaction with existing belief, and Emily’s refusal to let go. In “A Rose for Emily”, Faulkner contrasted the past with the present. The past being characterized in Emily, the Colonel, the servant, and the townspeople that allowed her taxes to ...
- 8990: Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee
- Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee Ulysses S Grant and Robert E Lee both embodied the dynamic spirit that developed from the goe political trends of their time. These men were responsible for the end of an old ideological way of life and ... People would be loyal to local region first and a nation second. Lee would fight to the end to preserve southernaristocracy because he was defending everything that gave his own life its deepest meaning. Ulysses S Grant was the son of a western frontiersman. He represented a body of people who owed reverance and obeisance to no one, who were self reliant, and who didn't care for anything in ...
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