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- 2461: Nothing
- ... was a successful lawyer and businessman. Townspeople called him the "Young Colonel" even though he had never served in the army. Faulkner's great-grandfather- like the Compson children's grandfather- fought in he Civil War. Nicknamed the "Old Colonel," he commanded the Partisan Rangers, guerrillas who attacked Northern troops behind their lines. The Old Colonel wrote novels, too. One of them, a murder mystery called The White Rose of Memphis ... asked Billy Falkner what he wanted to be when he grew up, the boy replied, "I want to be a writer like my great-grand-daddy." Their pride in the Old Colonel made the Civil War very real to the Falkner family. The war still affected everyone else in Oxford, too, even though it had ended in 1865. Its most important effect was on relations between blacks and whites. As a result of the Civil War, black slaves ...
- 2462: RAP CENORSHIP
- ... 1991 Second Reader: Alan Stuart Instructor: Richard Hixon Introduction Our society today largely views censorship as a method that has disappeared from liberal cultures since the enlightenment with the exception of restrictions in time of war. The enlightenment served to cripple the intolerance of incisive religious and government leaders, but did not obliterate censorship altogether. Instead, the job of expurgating unacceptable ideas has simply fallen into new hands using new tactics ... a lie in that it attempts to imitate truth or to reveal something about reality outside the piece of art. Art can be a window, a passage way for our minds to perceive the external world. Art can also be a mirror, a way of looking out and perceiving ourselves. It is important for the images in the mirror to keep changing so they may accurately reflect ourselves. Peter Michelson said ... not the exception to otherwise generally accepted sexual standards and community values, but a symbol of their collapse (Gross 1990). Admittedly, lyrics can be shocking, but they describe the reality of our lives in our world. Frank Zappa, a musician of strong influence on early rock music, noted that ...if one wants to be a real artist in the United States today and comment on our culture, one would be ...
- 2463: A Lesson From Oliver
- ... phenomenon of grass wetness. But it's a tragedy of economics that, when work starts at 5 a.m., one is not afforded the same time-options for grass appreciation as members of the sane world. Nor was this tragedy confined to my having to appreciate the wet grass while in a metabolic state more suited to hibernation. Four a.m. was my only chance to absorb all of northern Ontario ... the enemy? And so the day after writing my last exam I had solemnly made my way to work, officially marking my transition from the safety- net life of proms and pimples to the hard world of pay-slips. I was in the marketplace, a face in the workforce, a cog in the international economic gearbox. This was where it all happened, where decisions were made affecting the lives of millions ... windowsill facing Main Street and observed the activity going on below. To my shock there were now five cruisers parked out front, representing the entire fleet of Thistle's finest. They looked for all the world to be readying themselves for a massive assault of some kind, though their attentions were clearly not directed towards the lobby of CJRS. In fact, while they were situated on our side of the ...
- 2464: Media And Culture
- ... holding the same pair of socks or CDs, and we might never want to recall the TV commercial that had opened the gates of this path. United States is the biggest economical power in the world today, and consequently has also the strongest and largest media industry. Therefore, it is essential to take a look at the crucial relationship between the media and the popular culture within the social context of ... It is in the most respectful corner of our living rooms, where once our grandfathers use to tell fairy tales. It is a member of our family, that holds some magical ties with the outer world, through which we learn the deeds of our times. It is the head of the household in the traditional sense, that tells us the right way to behave, the right goods to consume, the right ... component has been added to the military- industrial complex; communication, and gives the following example: "In 1986, the intersection between communication, industry and the military became most apparent when General Electric (GE), one of the world’s major defense contractors, bought RCA and with it NBC" (Roach, 17). Lee and Solomon give supporting evidence about the integration of the media and the military- industry: The boards of directors of the ...
- 2465: Animal Farm Book Report
- ... language and imagery are three important elements in a style analysis. A word choice that is used a lot in the novel is "rebellion". Rebellion is a word used instead of a revolution or a war. Another word that is used a lot in the novel is "comrade". Comrade means an intimate friend or associate. Comrade is used in that form in the novel, instead of saying that someone was their ... he tells what has happened or what was said. An example of a way that Orwell uses his third person perspective is, "’No sentimentally, comrade!" cried Snowball, from whose wounds the blood was still dripping. ‘War is war. The only good human being is dead.’"(p. 59) In that quote the author, George Orwell, is telling what the animals are saying. By sating "cried Snowball" you can tell that the author is ...
- 2466: The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte
- ... spent the next seven years reading the works of the philosophers, and educating himself in military matters by studying the campaigns of the great military leaders of the past. The French Revolution and the European war that followed broadened his sights and presented him with new opportunities. Napoleon was a supporter of the French Revolution . He went back and forth between Paris and Ajaccio, working for the Republic. Napoleon rose quickly through the ranks and became a captain in 1792. In 1793, Corsica revolted against the Republic, and Napoleon's family had to Flee to France. The Republic was in danger. France was at war with Austria, Prussia, England, Holland, and Spain. There was a revolt in western France, and there was a great need for good officers. At the age of 25, only one year after becoming captain, Napoleon ... and artillery at important places in Paris The attack of 30,000 national guards was driven back by his men. About 200 men were killed on each side, but he had saved France from civil war." (pg.7 Britannica Junior Encyclopedia #11 N-O). Napoleon saved the national convention from the Parisian mob and one year later at the age of 26, was rewarded with the position of commander in ...
- 2467: Greek Gods and Mythology
- Greek Gods and Mythology Imagine this, you are in a world where there is many gods. Each god represents an aspect of nature ranging from fire to wisdom. That is what it was like for the ancient Greeks. They lived their lives in the way they ... Hera, was not only Zeus's wife, she was also his sister. Hera was very jealous of all the women that Zeus fell in love with. Here was one to hold a grudge. "The Trojan war would have ended in an honorable peace, leaving both sides unconquered, if it had not been for her hatred of a Trojan who had judged another goddess lovelier than she"(Hamilton 27). Hera was seen ... occasions, Artemis would appear as a water goddess, while she was also the lady of wild things, huntsman-in-chief to the gods. She was careful to preserve the young. Ares was the god of war. He was the only god to take pleasure in the art of waging war. He does not stand for the strategic part but the blind rage and horror of battle. Unlike any other god, ...
- 2468: Legalization of Drugs
- ... deal with alcohol abuse as a medical problem. Let us deal with the drug problem in the same way. Let us try not to repeat the mistakes of the past by continuing to escalate a war that is totally unnecessary.(Boaz, p.120) The repeal of alcohol prohibition provides the perfect analogy. Repeal did not end alcoholism©© as indeed Prohibition did not--but it did solve many of the problems created ... every day in this country 1,000 people die of smoking-related illnesses, 550 die of alcohol-related accidents and diseases, while 20 die of drug overdoses and drug©related homicides.(Lynch, p.8) The war on drugs might as well be non©existent; supporters argue that the government's needs to be focused on more abused drugs that do more harm to the American people, such as alcohol. Therefore drug ... bad on both policy grounds and ethical grounds." Nadelmann continues to point out that, "Progress in the rights ofÔtechnology sophisticated environment, may redound to the benefit of the drug issue. I think also that the war on cigarette users if you want to call it that--is raising the issue of individual autonomy vis-a-vis drug use in a context to which tens of millions of Americans still relate. ...
- 2469: Maurice Sendak
- Maurice Sendak was born June 10, 1928 in Brooklyn, New York. His parents were poor immigrants from Poland who came to America before World War I. Many of his relatives died in the Holocaust, and this was an important influence upon his childhood. His parents were always upset about the relatives they had lost and the cloud of death was ... his illustrating career by drawing comic book pictures. In 1951, Sendak began freelance illustrating and writing. Sendak published Kenny’s Window in 1956. It is a story about a child who is curious about the world outside of his front door. Very Far Away, Sendak's second book published in 1957, is a story about a boy, with a new baby sibling, who must learn to cope with his sudden ...
- 2470: HG Wells
- ... West, in 1914. In the next 50 years he produced more than 80 books. His novel The Time Machine mingled science, adventure, and political comment. Later works in this genre are The Invisible Man, The War of the Worlds, and The Shape of Things to Come; each of these fantasies was made into a motion picture. Wells also wrote novels devoted to character delineation. Among these are Kipps and The History of Mr. Polly, which depict members of the lower middle class and their aspirations. Both recall the world of Wells's youth; the first tells the story of a struggling teacher, the second portrays a draper's assistant. Many of Wells's other books can be categorized as thesis novels. Among these are Ann Veronica, promoting women's rights; Tono-Bungay, attacking irresponsible capitalists; and Mr. Britling Sees It Through, depicting the average Englishman's reaction to war. After World War I Wells wrote an immensely popular historical work, The Outline of History. Throughout his long life Wells was deeply concerned with and wrote voluminously about the survival of contemporary society. For ...
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