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- 2141: Around The World In Eighty Day
- Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne is a novel that takes place in the late nineteenth century. The title summarizes the plot because one day Phileas Fogg is with some friends and he reads in a newspaper that it is possible to travel around the world in eighty days. But no one believes this to be true except Phileas. Then Phileas bets them that he could make the journey in eighty or under days, and then leaves along with his servant immediately. Throughout the journey Phileas and his servant Passepartout use every means of transportation possible such as steamers, railways, carriages, yachts, trading-vessels, sledges, and even an elephant. The protagonist in Around the World in Eighty Days is Phileas Fogg. Fogg s most important character quality is his determination to succeed. After Fogg read the article in the paper about how it is possible to voyage the world ...
- 2142: The Immigration Problem
- ... California does, however, benefit from its porous borders. The succession of immigrant groups has brought the state unparalleled ethnic diversity (Gerston 9). Besides ethnic diversity, California has one of the most diverse economies in the world. Despite its problems, California prevails in agriculture, mining, manufacture, transportation, communication, electronics, construction, and defense. These industries contain a high percentage of immigrants. If California were an independent nation, with a 695.3 billion dollar economy, it would rank eighth in the world (Gerston 8). California's dense population is a direct result of immigration, which accounts for California's great political and economic strength. The unregulated movement of goods, services, and people throughout the states is what ... neighboring countries. These agreements have resulted in the unparalleled betterment of the economies involved. Open markets in banking, insurance, agriculture, telecommunications, construction, tourism, advertising, etc. are essential to a capitalist economy. We cannot, in a world economy, close our doors to the rest of the world (Limbaugh). The Clinton Administration is committed to reducing illegal immigration, and agreements like NAFTA are critical to that effort (Christopher 785). Laws do little ...
- 2143: Around The World In Eighty Day
- Around the World in Eighty Days By: Jules Verne Adventure Novel Theme: The themes of this novel are calmness and persistence. These two themes are exemplified by one character, Mr. Fogg. Mr. Fogg is always calm in the ... up. His persistence in the end pays off and Mr. Fogg wins his wager, on who The Reform Club will pay. But did he really achieve a goal by making this unbelievable trip around the world in an astonishing eighty days. Setting: This novel takes place in the late 1800s, approximately 1872. Mr. Phileas Fogg lived at No. 7, Saville Row, Burlington Gardens. As the story progresses on and one tiny wager is made, a trip around the world changes the setting of this novel many a times. Some of these settings are London, Suez, Bombay, Calcutta, Hong Kong, Yokohama, San Francisco, and New York. Clearly though one the most important settings was ...
- 2144: Ocean Pollution in the Third World
- Ocean Pollution in the Third World In this introduction, I will try and accomplish this project about the Oceans on the earth which affect the Third World countries and countries all around the world. This topic was very interesting because there were lots of information and overall learning about this problem and the problem is getting better everyday. This topic is about the pollution in the oceans on ...
- 2145: Happiness In Brave New World
- Happiness in Brave New World When we look to define happiness, many different ideas come to mind. Webster s New Collegiate Dictionary uses three definitions for happiness: good fortune, a state of well being and contentment, and a pleasurable satisfaction. In Brave New World, Aldus Huxley argues that a society can redefine happiness through the government s manipulation of the environment and the human mind itself. The government accomplishes this by mind conditioning throughout the process of maturing, keeping ... artificially manufactured society as dismal, and does not act against it by using soma, a drug to induce a safe hallucination and keep one felicitous. For problems that nature creates, the society of Brave New World destroys them to keep pestering insects and things of that sort from infringing on people s happiness. It is evident that Bernard and Lenina shift their attitudes after they meet the savage, John. Bernard ...
- 2146: Civil War - The Battle Of Vicksburg
- The Civil War split our nation, Americans fighting Americans, brother against brother. The war lasted four long years, a key battle fought westward was the turning point in the war: the Battle of Vicksburg. Between Cairo, Illinois, and the Gulf of Mexico, the Mississippi River twists and winds for nearly 1,000 miles. Commonly referred to as the trunk of the American tree. The ...
- 2147: My Brother Sam Is Dead
- In the novel, My Brother Sam is Dead, the author demonstrates the effects of war on families, on towns, and even on the children. The author makes it clear that war tears up families more than anything else. As a result of families getting ruined, it affects the children of the family, in this case, by making Tim grow up in a short amount of time. War affects towns, too. Soldiers, some from both sides, raid houses and kill people therefore splitting up towns and communities. War has many bad effects, just like Tims father said: In war the dead ...
- 2148: Around The World In Eighty Day
- Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne is a novel that takes place in the late nineteenth century. The title summarizes the plot because one day Phileas Fogg is with some friends and he reads in a newspaper that it is possible to travel around the world in eighty days. But no one believes this to be true except Phileas. Then Phileas bets them that he could make the journey in eighty or under days, and then leaves along with his servant immediately. Throughout the journey Phileas and his servant Passepartout use every means of transportation possible such as steamers, railways, carriages, yachts, trading-vessels, sledges, and even an elephant. The protagonist in Around the World in Eighty Days is Phileas Fogg. Fogg s most important character quality is his determination to succeed. After Fogg read the article in the paper about how it is possible to voyage the world ...
- 2149: Darwin
- The World of Great Thinkers: Charles Darwin The world of Charles Darwin is a very complex one. Filled with parables and mysteries, this man has captivated the ideas and hearts of nations of people worldwide. I chose to research Darwin because his proposals of ... stronger and better fit creation. The year is now 1831, and we see a young man (age 22) that is soon to depart on a vessel known as the Beagle set to travel around the world. We are in a time when titles are held high, and the church has nearly the power of that of the crown. The church's power was not of one to be trifled with. ...
- 2150: The Vietnam Era
- ... Hippies" contradicted everything their parents based their lives on. Many parents didn't understand their children or know how to deal with them. My father had a friend named Leif who was a hard core war protestor and hippie. His parents were very important people in their town and very conventional. His parents viewed him as an embarrassment and sent him to a psychiatrist. his parents didn't try to understand ... of the Vietnam Era lives on today. This generation experienced what no other had ever gone through or has since. The Vietnam Conflict was on the television daily and is often known as the "televison war." They watched their friends and family being shipped off to fight in a war when there was no direct threat against the U.S. Many people dodged the draft by going to college or by fleeing to Canada. My father told me stories of his friends that dodged ...
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