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- 2441: Slaughterhouse Five
- ... states, I was there. By not referring to Billy as I, Billy is immediately an individual person. I is the narrator, while Billy is Billy. Their single connection is that they were both in the war. Kurt Vonnegut places his experiences and his views in the text. He begins the book by stating, All this happened, more or less. The war parts, anyway, are pretty much true...I ve changed all of the names. Viewing war as a senseless act, Slaughterhouse-Five allows Vonnegut to express his feelings on the matter. Through Billy Pilgrim, he is able to indicate his views. Many things which he viewed as senseless acts were ...
- 2442: Liberia
- ... new nation faced many problems. Some of them were tribal wars, low exports, and land claimed by other countries. Liberia was able to maintain its independence only with the help of the United States. Following World War II, the modern port, airport, hospitals, hydroelectric station, and other projects, all financed by the United States, were opened. There has been frequent military conflicts and civil wars. In August 1990, forces from several African ... Liberian to head the government. After his victory in an election in 1985, Doe was elected the president of the republic on January 6, 1986, and a new constitution came into effect. A bloody civil war began in December 1989 when a group of rebels led by a former member of Doe's administration invaded the county. The rebels, associated with the Mano and Gio tribes, sought to overthrow Doe. ...
- 2443: Allen Ginsburg In America
- ... in Paterson, New Jersey, Allen's home life was dominated by his mother's bizarre and frightening episodes. A severe paranoid, she trusted Allen when she was convinced the rest of the family and the world was plotting against her. As Allen tried to understand what was happening with his mother, he also had to struggle to comprehend what was happening inside him, because he was consumed by lust for other ... poems, such as 'Sunflower Sutra.' At a critical stage in his career, he somehow was able to avoid the 'fame burnout' that Kerouac fell pray too. Ginsberg mellowed considerably during this period, after travelling the world, discovering Buddhism and falling in love with Peter Orlovsky, who would remain a constant companion (though their relationship was not monogamous) for thirty years. Perhaps to rid himself of something Ginsberg wrote 'Kaddish,' a poem ... hippie scene. He and Timothy Leary worked together on Leary's new discovery, the psychedelic drug LSD. As a famous American poet, Ginsberg was able to hold audiences with important political figures all over the world, and during the 60's he took advantage of this repeatedly. He mainly just pissed off one important official after another, getting kicked out of Cuba and Prague, and annoying American conservatives. He was ...
- 2444: Yosano Akiko
- ... not die," was written by Yosano Akiko. She is the one speaking in the poem. She is speaking to her younger brother, as she begs of him not to get involved in the Russo - Japanese War. She does it by letting him know of all the things he has to live for, and he wasn't taught and made to kill people. In the lines 4 - 9, she describes the ways ... put his wife and mother through if he dies, and how it will be hard for them to continue life without him. I think the reason the brother wants to go and fight in the war is because he wants to be remembered as a great fighter of a war. Like in line 22, it says, "In death is your glory," the brother knows the consequences of going off to war. I think the brother sees it as the thing to do for his ...
- 2445: Women In Beowulf And Lanval
- ... social order, religion and chivalrous courtly love were what this society was primarily based on. The practices and beliefs that were the stronghold of Medieval society included men and excluded women. In this predominantly male world, one is compelled to ask the question; Where do women fit into this patriarchal Middle Age world? What are their roles? What are they valued for as women? Beowulf and Lanval paint a clear picture of women in the Middle Ages. Both of these stories tell of a male world where women are valued as the property of their husbands. The women of Beowulf and Lanval are trapped in a life of duty. There role is that of child bearer, wife, hostess, and ornamental ...
- 2446: Achilles’ Actions Bring His Eventual Doom Closer To Reality
- ... of the journey of his soul, and his attempts to escape his fate. He questions his fate set out for him by the gods, pondering whether or not he should die for the sake of war, and it is by this questioning of the divine judgment of the gods that he brings doom upon himself. It is known by himself, and by the gods, that he is to live a short ... will come to an end. Achilles himself, wishes to live one of longevity without great glory, and therefore tries to escape his lot in life. Is it just for him to give his life for war, or should he live a life to satisfy himself? Throughout the “Iliad”, Achilles’ actions bring his eventual doom closer to reality than perhaps may have been planned. “Sing, goddess, the anger of Peleus’ son Achilles ... from being played out. It is also known that the gods do not favour those who try to defy them. Achilles does this, and his doom escalates throughout the poem. As the poem, and the war progress, the Greeks find themselves without their greatest warrior, Achilles, and are under attack by the Trojans, due to the god’s intervention on Achilles’ behalf. Agamemmnon sees how beneficial Achilles is to the ...
- 2447: Impact of Television on Society
- ... upward social mobility. It illustrates three major scenarios in social advancement' (a) There is always room at the top of society for more people analysis of the content of most television dramas reveals that TV world is dominated by more middle - upper class people than in real life. Also the occupations in television characters lean towards the professions.There are many dramas revolving around Lawyers, Doctors , Vetenarians etc... (b)Anyone can ... reporters from others. What appears on television news programs is in the end , the outcome of processes of negotiation between reporters and their sources . Satellite communication now enables live coverage of events from around the world. These include major sporting events and particularly crises and upheavals as they unfold . One of the significant outcomes of the Gulf War in 1991 was the emergence of CNN as a worldwide provided of television news. A common criticism of currrent events of the tv media is that coverage tends to focus on western nations and ...
- 2448: Indian Affairs
- ... a set back for the culture, it gave violence and intolerance an approval and set roots for hatred and racism. One of the least noble occurrences between 1865 to the 1900 was the Spanish American War and the forceful control of the Philippines. The war with Spain was completely unnecessary and there was no real cause for the was. The war based on unconfirmed charges that Spain had sunk the Maine, an American battleship. The war with Spain was not a noble was because even though Spain on April 10 agreed to the governments term ...
- 2449: Unity Amid Diversity
- ... were being challenged. Negroes in the south wanted equality and justice. The nation was in need of an ethic of caring and a solid identity of what it meant to be an “American.” With the war in Vietnam and the war for equality, people were fed up with all of the hate. The public cried, “Make love, not war (Tallulah).” During this time of hardship, the Civil Rights Movement introduced us to many influential Americans that helped make equality possible and also made everyone proud to be American. From the famous court case ...
- 2450: Florence Nightengale
- Florence Nightingale is remembered throughout the world for her heroic, almost superhuman labors in the field of nursing. Florence Nightingale was born in Italy in 1820 and was named Florence after her birthplace. A brilliant child, Florence attained outstanding academic achievement in ... allowed to become a nurse. Florence, now thirty-one went to work at Kaserworth Hospital in Germany, and was later promoted and moved to a hospital in London. In 1854 Britain, France and Turkey declared war on Russia, marking the begging of the Crimean War. The allies had the upper hand in the war but there were vast criticisms of the medical felicities for the wounded soldiers. In response, Florence asked and was granted permission to take a group ...
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