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- 9991: A Tale Of Two Cities - Syndney
- Sydney Carton dies on the guillotine to spare Charles Darnay. How you interpret Carton's sacrifice- positively or negatively- will affect your judgment of his character, and of Dickens' entire work. Some readers take the positive view that Carton's act is a triumph of individual love over the mob hatred of the Revolution. Carton and the seamstress he comforts meet their deaths with great dignity. In fulfilling his old promise to Lucie, Carton attains peace; those watching see "the peacefullest man's face ever beheld" at the guillotine. In a prophetic vision, the former "jackal" glimpses a better world rising out of the ashes of revolution, and long life for Lucie and her family- made possible ...
- 9992: China In The 20th Century
- ... paper, I will focus on the transition of China from a Communist command economy to a type of market economy as well as the economic fluctuations throughout this period. In 1949 Oct 1, the People s Republic of China was established. Before 1949, there was a period of civil war soon after the world war two. The confrontation was between the Nationalist Komintang led by Chiang Kai Shek and peasant-based Communist party led by Mao-Zedong, ended with Chiang s defeat. Mao became the leader of China, and he believed that Marxism was the best way to solve China s social and economic problems. He wanted to stop the landlords from exploiting the farmers. Under the rule of the Communist party, the people owned all the economic areas of China, and these would be ...
- 9993: The Taming of the Shrew: An Critique
- ... for the stage as well as his first comedy (Shakespearean 310). The earliest record of it being performed on stage is in 1593 or 1594. It is thought by many to be one of Shakespeare's most immature plays (Cyclopedia 1106). In The Taming of the Shrew, Petruchio was the only suitor willing to court Kate, the more undesirable of Baptista's two daughters. Kate was never described as unattractive (Elizabeth Taylor played her role in one film of the production), but was known for her shrewish behavior around all of Padua. Bianca, on the other hand ... agreed when Petruchio wanted marry her on Saturday of the week he met her. Clearly, he was not opposed because he wanted to hurry and get Kate married so she would not be in Bianca's way anymore. Petruchio showed up to the wedding late and in strange attire, but nevertheless they were married that Saturday. Petruchio began his famous process of taming his bride. From the beginning, Petruchio wanted ...
- 9994: 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 ...
- 9995: Antigone: Creon A Tragic Hero
- Antigone: Creon A Tragic Hero In Sophocles’ play Antigone, the Greek playwright presents one of drama’s leading tragic heroes. Indeed, King Creon, a man of great power and esteem, like many men today, also is filled with hubris. This excessive pride causes the downfall of a man who might otherwise have discovered for himself and who may have shown others that grace and mercy, too, may be signs of a great ruler’s power. Unfortunately, Creon’s hubris reduces him to a virtually powerless and hopeless man. Creon, the tragic hero is a man of very high rank and is respected by his people. He is “[their] new King… Creon of ...
- 9996: Was Sir Tomas More's Decision Correct?
- Was Sir Tomas More's Decision Correct? There are often many different ways to look at situations. Usually when situations are viewed from different points of view, differing opinions can be found. In A Man for All Seasons there are clearly a lot of opinions about More's silence to the oath required by the act of succession. In the play the church is represented by the Spanish ambassador. He interprets More's silence as a gesture of allegiance to the Catholic church and as a belief in the Pope's power. The state represented by the King and his followers are furious that More is not ...
- 9997: What Is Hinduism
- ... that contribute to the Hindu way of life. Hindus define their religion as Sanatan Dharma or Eternal Faith which has existed for over thousands of years. While India is home to 93% of the world’s 816 million Hindus, nearly 60 million are scattered widely across the world with approximately 600,00 in the United States. The name “Hinduism” originally had a geographical connotation. The Aryans who invaded India through the ... the four Vedas—Rig Veda, Sama Veda, Yajur Veda and Atharva Veda—is the ultimate authority for all Hindus. While the Vedas is a very important aspect of Sanatan Dharma, the Bhagavad Gita is Hinduism’s most widely read literary work. It is basically a dialogue between Krishna (an avatar of Vishnu) and the charioteer of Arjuna who refused to kill his own relatives in battle. According to my source, the ... and Shiva. It is manifested in three forms to carry out the three main tasks of creation, preservation and destruction respectively. One of the most influential theories applied to religion is built upon Emile Durkheim’s analysis of the sacred in The Elementary Forms of Religious Life (1965). Durkheim identified four social function of ceremonies and rituals. According to a class handout they are the following : 1) It serves a ...
- 9998: Cold War 3
- ... mass movements. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles once stated that, “The poor people are the ones they appeal to and they have always wanted to plunder the rich.” So, in one view, the U.S. felt they must be overcome, to protect our doctrine that the rich should ravage the poor. This became another motivation for the Cold War. In his historical account of the events leading to the Cold ... of economic imperialism, “ tracing it back to the “Open Door Diplomacy of the nineteenth century, which outlined “an insatiable American appetite for new [economic] markets.” (Heilbrunn) Heilbrunn says that Gabriel Kolko also felt that Roosevelt’s anti-Russia stance was formed to create dominance by the United States in world economic markets. (Heilbrunn) Heilbrunn says that Leffler’s A Preponderance of Power, has become the “sacred text of the neo-revisionists.” (Heilbrunn) Leffler claims that U.S. security policy was established between 1940 and 1946 based on geopolitics, not economics. Truman was ...
- 9999: Gorbachev: Analysis of Three Books About Gorbachev
- ... communism which left the Soviet Union in a very bad economical and moral state, and this period is called perestroika, Russian for restructuring. The main figure behind this process which began in 1985 is Mikhail S. Gorbachev who became General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Central Committee in March 1985. The three books that concentrate on the "Gorbachev phenomenon" were all unfortunately written before perestroika was finished ... in Soviet history. The book itself basically consists of two parts: the first part where the author describes the "making of a General Secretary", and the second part entitled "Gorbachev in power" which describes Gorbachev's first year in the office. The first part of the book gives a lot of background information which allows the reader to see the stages in development of the Soviet leader from childhood and youth to second-in-command. One thing I found to be particularly interesting in Medvedev's description of Gorbachev's youth and that is the theory that living with a Czech intellectual for five years changed the future Soviet leader in such a way that he became more "westernized" which " ...
- 10000: America's Right Turn
- America's Right Turn Historian William Berman's America's Right Turn reads like a case study of separation between liberalism and conservatism in American politics. The backdrop against which the study in politics is set is the American economy. Berman contends that America' ...
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