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- 9961: Crying Of Lot 49
- ... us, is forced to either involve herself in the deciphering of clues or not to participate at all in what she suspects to be a conspiracy. Her role is comparable to the role of Maxwellˇ¦s Demon. ˇ§As the Demon sat and sorted his molecules into hot and cold, the system was said to lose entropy. But somehow the loss was offset by the information the Demon gained about what molecules were whereˇ¨ (p.105). Oedipaˇ¦s purpose in the novel, besides executing a will, is to find meaning in a life dominated by assaults on peopleˇ¦s perceptions through the use of drugs and the muting of communications. Entangled in this chaos, Oedipa has to do what the Maxwellˇ¦s Demon does: sort useful facts from useless ones. Pynchon involves his ...
- 9962: The Effects of Over-Population on the Earth's Water Supply
- The Effects of Over-Population on the Earth's Water Supply What would you do if your water bill and your food bill started to increase exponentially? It is scary for most Americans to imagine the price of food doubling every month. What if ... for the last fifty years. At the turn of the year 2000, the population was estimated to be at six billion people. When researching the topic of over-population, it becomes evident that the Earth's population will reach ten billion to as high as thirty billion in another one hundred years. Some sources say that the Earth can support this exponential growth rate, others say that it cannot. Some of these sources recount statistics of a slowing population growth, however, the most appalling facts are that the planet Earth's water resources are depleted now. How can we allow the population to grow unchecked, when we know that even now, the Earth's water supplies are taxed to the limit? The subject of over- ...
- 9963: Edgar Allen Poe's: "The Murders in the Rue Morgue"
- Edgar Allen Poe's: "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" In Edgar Allen Poe's short story, "The Murders in the Rue Morgue", a classic detective story is played out in a seedy Paris suburb. The story begins as the narrator meets Monsieur C. Auguste Dupin, a poor but well ... As they become close friends, they live together in seclusion, departing only briefly each evening to take introspective strolls along the dark Paris streets. Soon both the reader and the narrator begin to see Dupin's intimate knowledge of the human mind, always an underlying element in Poe's prose. Dupin's extraordinary observances are made by retracing a "course" of human thought until an endpoint, the thought that is ...
- 9964: U.S Involvement In The Vietnam War
- U.S Involvement In The Vietnam War "No new taxes." This is a quote that most all of us remember from the 1992 presidential election. Along with it we remember that there were new taxes during that ... the Vietnam War. Although South Vietnam asked for our help, which we had previously promised, the entire conflict was managed in order to meet personal political agendas and to remain politically correct in the world's eyes rather than to bring a quick and decisive end to the conflict. This can be seen in the selective bombing of Hanoi throughout the course of the Vietnam War. Politically this strategy looked very good. However, militarily it was ludicrous. War is the one arena in which politicians have no place. War is the military's sole purpose. Therefore, the U. S. Military should be allowed to conduct any war, conflict, or police action that it has been committed to without political interference or control because of the problems and ...
- 9965: Women And Society's "Glass Walls"
- Women And Society's "Glass Walls" The public often questions and regulates women's positions and opportunities in life. Society sees females as a minority that is not worthy of the same status of freedom and opportunity as males. Although the ideals of democracy attempt to provide equality, women's place in society is often misunderstood and rejected. In Higher Education: Colder By Degrees, Myra and David Sadker make an effort to unveil the masquerade of equality and fully understand the restrictions that women ...
- 9966: Phish
- Phish Many phans think Phish’s story begins at Nectar’s but their start can be traced back to the student lounges of the University of Vermont’s Redstone campus. Here is were freshman, Ernest Anastasio III (Trey) met sophomore, Jeff Holdsworth. They discovered that they had similar music tastes which include bands such as the Allman Brothers Band, Led Zeppelin, and ...
- 9967: King Lear - Parrellelism In King Lear
- ... exhibits analogous traits of prominent characters. Using such literary device permits the audience to understand the emotions of the essential characters in the play. The magnificent similarity of different plots and characters can illustrate Shakespeare's perfect use of parallelism in King Lear. Parallelism is greatly enhanced by the use of subplots, for it creates emphasis and suspense. The parallel between Lear and Gloucester displayed in the play cannot possibly be ... Lear, often illustrate the theme of good versus evil. The protagonists of this play, Cordelia and Edgar, hide in the beginning of the play and reveal themselves at the end to conquer and defeat Edmund's malicious plans. Cordelia is safely sheltered from her sister's cruelty in France, as Edgar hides and disguises himself in order to escape Edmund's torment. Parallelism between Cordelia and Edgar is very similar. When Lear was suffering from the bitter torture of the ...
- 9968: Analysis of Keat's "On First Looking into Chapman's Homer" and "On Seeing the Elgin Marbles"
- Analysis of Keat's "On First Looking into Chapman's Homer" and "On Seeing the Elgin Marbles" John Keat's poems, On First Looking into Chapman's Homer, and On Seeing the Elgin Marbles for the First Time, express an irresistible, poetical imagination. They convey a sense of atmosphere to the reader. In comparison ...
- 9969: Freud's Oz: Freudian Views in The Wizard of Oz
- Freud's Oz: Freudian Views in The Wizard of Oz The film The Wizard of Oz is definitely about the concept of returning home. This is made clear throughout the film. Dorothy's entire time in Oz is spent trying to get back home to Kansas. Then when she gets back home she tells Aunt Em that "all I kept saying to everybody was ‘I want to go ... Nathanson in Over the Rainbow (156), "going home is fundamentally linked, for many Americans, with growing up." With this in mind, it seems a good way of evaluating The Wizard of Oz is by Dorothy's process of growing up, her maturation. Also, since Dorothy's adventure to Oz is clearly in the form of a dream, it seems a good way of analyzing Dorothy's maturation is by looking ...
- 9970: The Start of World War Two
- ... residents of Poland awakened to grave news. A juggernaut force of tanks, guns, and countless grey-clad soldiers from nearby Germany had torn across the countryside and were making a total invasion of the Pole’s homelands. Germany’s actions on that fateful morning ignited a conflict that would spread like a wildfire, engulfing the entire globe in a great world war. This scenario is many people’s conception of how World War II came about. In reality, the whole story is far more detailed and complex. The origins of war can be traced as far back as the end of the ...
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