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- 4761: The Dodge Durango
- ... are not only a form of transportation but a symbol of one’s social class. According to Fortune magazine “Americans never stopped craving freedom, power, and a feeling of superiority over the rest of the world.” Because of the Americans’ desire for such qualities in a car, sport/utility vehicles (SUVs) have taken over the market. “According to J.D. Power & Associates, 68,277 luxury SUVs were sold in 1997” and ... look more powerful rather than a mobile box. (Maloney). The Durango’s “look is unmistakable” (Timberline). It is “muscular, aggressive, and sculpted” (Timberline). It catches attention with its “hunky but hip looks” (Ward’s Auto World). The “Durango gets two color coats, both of which are water-based to reduce harmful petrochemical emissions” (Timberline). Its shiny sleek lines draw everyone’s attention. The Durango looks powerful and suave. A very important ... a lot of accessories. “The SLT+ base prices at $29, 175, and many a buyer could be perfectly happy with that and nothing else” because it already includes needed and desired accessories(Ward’s Auto World). The cheapest model of the Durango is luxurious on its own unlike its competitors. The Mercedes-Benz’s and Cadillac Escalade have extremely high prices. The Mercedes-Benz starts around $43,750 and the ...
- 4762: Catcher In The Rye 2
- ... begins to propel him through his novel and in the end gives him a purpose to even continue living. Since the beginning of the novel Holden never really expresses any liking for anything in the world except his sister. When he begins to think about his sister and all of the things she is going through he begins to feel a purpose and. To a person who never felt like his ... of his protection of innocence evidently because this is one example of something that he has always done. It has not occurred because of his want to become a "catcher". Holden simply feels the outside world is phony and does not want his sister corrupted by them. Holden would like to keep children as innocent as he can, he believes that he has already lost his innocence and eventually gives up ... history teacher Mr. Spencer and the idea that when someone becomes that age they get a second chance to have the same fun that a child would have. Finally, Holden shows his disgust for the world that has lost it's innocence. When Holden's character is examined it is obvious that he does not like things that are unnecessary. To Holden the words Fuck you and the graffiti are ...
- 4763: Profiles Of Courage
- ... to pass the purchase. The Embargo Bill was created to stop the British from taking Americans sailor without proof of citizenship (and even some with proof). Adams constituents thought the Embargo Bill would instigate another war. Support of such subject caused his party-mates and constituents to re-think their view of the Massachusetts Senator. Daniel Webster, House of Representatives member, was a Federalist and was most famous for is "Seventh ... Since his constituents were poverty stricken, they supported free silver. George Norris was a member of the House. He was previously a diplomat to Germany. During the time that the US was about to enter World War I, Norris was opposed. He also filibustered against the Armed Ship Bill because he hated war. George failed in these efforts. Robert Taft was a Republican from Ohio. He tried and failed many times ...
- 4764: Nelson Manndela
- ... Council. He was suspended from college for joining in a protest boycott. He went to Johannesburg where he entered politics by joining the African National Congress in 1942 (Woods). At the height of the Second World War, members of the African National Congress set themselves the task of transforming ANC into a mass movement. In September of 1944 they came together to form the African National Congress Youth League. Mandela soon impressed ... to have a leader of that character. Without Mandela, blacks would still be opposed and would not have equal opportunities. They would not have a proper education or have any basic human rights. Bibliography "Apartheid." World Book Encyclopedia. 1988 ed., vol. 1, pp. 563. Ngubane, Jordan. "Mandela." McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Biography. 1987 ed., vol. 7, pp. 132-133. Woods, Donald. Biko. New York: Paddington Press LTD, 1978.
- 4765: Bananafish
- ... probably extremely important to consider why the main character, Seymour Glass, decided to commit suicide. What I believe to be the reason for Seymour’s suicide has two basic components: the spiritual depravity of the world around him, and his struggle with his own spiritual shortcomings. The spiritual problem of the outside world is mostly a matter of material greed, especially in the west, and materialism. On the other hand, his own spiritual problem is more a matter of intellectual greed and true spiritualism. In addressing the suicide, the difference should be distinguished between the "See More Glass" that we see through little Sybil’s eyes, and the Seymour Glass that we see through the eyes of the adult world. Even though these two characters are in theory the same man, they are slightly different in some ways. You could also say that they are the same character in different stages of development. Whatever ...
- 4766: Alber Einstein
- ... be settled without restorting to such a terrible weapon. "Oh weh!" he gasped. It was cry of sorrow that went beyond words. On August 9, the United states drop a second bomb on Japan, ending war. A new historical atomic age, had been born, and no one knew better than Einstein the threat it posed to human survival. For the rest of his life, he worked to make sure the bomb ... different for the two people. Einstein had many opportunities to speak out about causes in which he believed. One of those causes was Zionism, the movement to create the Jewish nation of Israel. Another was world peace. Many times he urged the nations of the world to get rid of their weapons. Einstein is remembered as a great scientist who worked hard to make the world a better place for all people. Word Count: 1030
- 4767: Fair Labor Act Of 1938
- ... of the Government as an instrument for improving labor standards. Under the bill Government contractors would have to agree to pay the "prevailing wage" and meet other labor standards. The idea had been tried in World War I to woo worker support for the war. Then, President Hoover reincarnated the "prevailing wage" and fair standards criteria as conditions for bidding for the construction of public buildings. This act -- the Davis-Bacon Act -- in expanded form stands as a bulwark ...
- 4768: Edgar Allan Poe
- Edgar Allan Poe Many authors have made great contributions to the world of literature. Mark Twain introduced Americans to life on the Mississippi. Thomas Hardy wrote on his pessimistic views of the Victorian Age. Another author that influenced literature is Edgar Allan Poe. Poe is known as ... and in each one he made a reputation that would give any man a high place in literary history. Poe wrote great short stories, famous not only in his own country, but all over the world (Robinson V)." "Hawthorne, Irving, Balzac, Bierce, Crane, Hemingway and other writers have given us memorable short stories; but none has produced so great a number of famous and unforgettable examples, so many tales that continue, despite changing standards to be read and reprinted again and again throughout the world (Targ VII)." "Poe was the father of the modern short story, and the modern detective story (Targ VII)." "With the possible exception of Guy de Maupassant, no other writer is so universally known and ...
- 4769: The Holocaust
- ... in a very real way, we have lost. We'll never recover what was lost. We can't assess what was lost. Who knows what beauty and grandeur six million could have contributed to the world? Who can measure it up? What standard do you use? How do you count it? How do you estimate it...? We lost. The world lost, whether they know it or admit it. It doesn't make any difference. And yet we won, we're going on." This quote is from the testimony of Fania Fenelon. The signs and symptoms ... all...What it means to be a Jew. They had to decide whether or not to remain a Jew. The Holocaust had threatened the Jewish people near extinction. A anger directed towards the Non-Jewish world was intense because they had been persecuted by Gentiles. The Holocaust had caused an apparently irreversible rupture in the Jewish-Christian relations. Jews felt and still feel enraged because their expectations of a decent ...
- 4770: Ancient Greek Olympics
- ... finding of the statue of Hermes. Hermes was sculpted by the Praxiteles. This statue was found in the Hera's Temple. Contained in the Temple of Zeus was one of the Seven Wonders of the World, it was a statue of Zeus sitting on his throne, it was larger then a two-story house. This great masterpiece was made by, Phidias, it was made of ivory and gold. Soon everyone wanted ... won the first thirteen Olympic races. Soon people from all around Greece joined the games. They came from Crete, Rhodes, Sicily, Asia Minor, and Egypt. These games served as a common link to the Hellenic world. Nothing was more important to the Greeks then the Games, not even wars. During the month of the festival, no one with weapons was allowed into Olympia. The Olympics was far more important to the Greeks then any war, there was peace throughout Greece during the month of the Olympics. This period of time was called the Hieromenia. The first athletes of the Olympics were sprinters. Twenty sprinters lined up on a straight ...
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