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- 4771: The Great Gatsby - The America
- ... possible, thus deflating our precious American Dream. F. Scott Fitzgerald proves this fact in The Great Gatsby, through his scintillating characters and unique style. Characters in books often mirror the author’s feelings towards the world around them. In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald suggested the moral decline of the period in American history through the interpersonal relationships among his characters. The situations in the lives of the characters show the worthlessness ... everything which is important to Daisy. "..Their love is founded upon feelings from the past, these give it, notwithstanding Gatsby’s insistence on being able to repeat the past , an inviolability. It exists in the world of money and corruption but is not of it." (Lewis 48 ) In the novel The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald uses the uses of literary technique of symbolism to reflect what life in the 1920’s was ... in the 20’s. They were so extremely wasteful because they assumed with all they had gone through, they deserved to be. After so many years of being unhappy and repressed from, among other things World War I, they thought it was okay to become carefree when indeed it was not. Through Fitzgerald’s use of symbolism to describe the costumed characters of the 20’s the reader can learn ...
- 4772: Chiang Kai-shek
- ... 1925, Chiang became a powerful figure in the it and in 1926 took command of the Nationalist army. This was called the Northern Expedition, entering into Shanghai, Hankou, and Nanjing. Chiang initiated the long civil war between the Nationalist government and the Communists.. This was ended in 1936 by General Chang Hsueh-liang who hoped to unite in defense of the approaching Japanese. Many felt that unity could not be achieved ... from our grip...We should invigorate our revolutionary spirit and fuse it into strong combat formations. All our blood, sweat, and toil, and all our resources, she be expended for the sake of our sacred war of national recovery...All the evils of Communism must be eradicated so as to eliminate the danger of a destructive world war and restore a lasting peace and well-being for mankind. Only thus can the spirit of Dr. Sun and the revolutionary martyrs rest in peace in Heaven.” This is my favorite passage from ...
- 4773: Leadership In Movie
- ... these risks in exchange for the possibility of freedom. His direct confrontation with corrupt Scottish nobles illustrates his risk taking well. This is further amplified when later on in the film he both openly declares war against the English and meets with the English King to offer a truce. Though risk taking in the end leads to his own demise he was seen to have shown an extremely high level of ... system does not help patients to improve themselves but actually makes them worse instead. This environment motivated him to help other patients to regain their independence, self-confidence and ability to return to the outside world. He gave the patients the desire to return to the real world by taking them on excursions, teaching them to voice their opinions, and by altering their daily lives at the hospital. As one would generally understand, a mental asylum is the last place on earth ...
- 4774: Betrand Russell: The Problems of Philosophy
- ... laziness which it should help us to avoid. Disagreement and debate between the adherents of rival theories is, moreover, essential to the health of philosophy. Just as many major advances of science are catalysed by war, so the great intellectual insights are sparked by discussion. If there were universal agreement on one philosophical theory, then all further thought would be rendered useless. (See p.319, Small World by David Lodge: "…what matters in the field of critical practice is not truth but difference. If everybody were convinced by your arguments, they would have to do the same as you and then there ... life, provided it is truly contented. I think Russell believed that nobody could be content with an unthinking life. This theme is explored in many literary works and novels, e.g. Huxley's Brave New World, and Willy Russell's Educating Rita. Thirdly, there are prejudices derived from "the habitual beliefs of our age or our nation". These include the prejudices people are familiar with, such as racism or sexism, ...
- 4775: A Midsummer Night's Dream: Contrast In Human Mentality
- ... Athens to obtain Hermia. Therefore they must leave the rational Athens to enjoy their irrational love. Theseus, the king of Athens, is the highest symbol of law and order in his kingdom. After winning a war with another kingdom, he chooses to marry their queen, Hippolyta. His decision may very well have been inspired by love, but the political ramifications of their marriage is a more plausible rationale. In fact Theseus ... based on logic. Thus it does not give the power of raw emotion the true respect it requires, for man is both emotional and rational. Love never has, and never will, be predictable. The fairy world represents man's undisciplined emotional quality. Here the laws of man do not apply and things simply need not make sense. Attributes like adventure, romance, fear, foolishness, and mockery are all things suppressed by Athens ... untamed heart and they understand the power love holds. These creatures embrace the unruly craziness that passion brings, they live for the moment and are pure at heart. Along with love and passion the fairy world is also susceptible to other emotions running wild. Jealousy, anger, and humor at the expense of others are all abound here. Oberon, king of the fairies, is the quintessential symbol of human impulsiveness. He ...
- 4776: Serial Killers 3
- ... Seltzer 24). Ted Bundy brutally murdered college-age women with long brown hair (Crime Library). David Berkowitz, "Son of Sam" hated all women. "I blame them for everything. Everything evil that's happened in the world - somehow goes back on them." (Crime Library). John Wayne Gacy entertained hospitalized youths in his Pogo the Clown costume. He used rope tricks from his performances to strangle unsuspecting young men who thought the worst ... leave an abundance of physical evidence at the crime scene showing their rage. Killing their victims within moments, using whatever weapon is available, visionary killers are spontaneous. Missionary killers are no psychos to the outside world, but their inner selves feel the need to rid the world of those they consider unworthy. These killers believe that they have suffered an injustice at the hands of someone and that their victims are merely substitutes. Armed with their own weapons, missionary killers plan ...
- 4777: Joan of Arc Was A Saint
- ... Joan the Maid, daughter of God” (Beevers 23). Who was this young girl, who at seventeen led the French army to a victorious battle at Orléans, ultimately causing the French to win the Hundred Years War? Why was she canonized and pronounced a saint after her death? Her life and death have been the subject of controversy and debate ever since they occurred (Matterer 1). There are those who believe that ... she never wavered. She overcame the handicaps of her youth, her sex, her lowly station, her ignorance, and advanced without fear or hesitation toward her goal. She left home and parents, entered the rough, harsh world of war and politics, imposed her will on a vacillating, uncertain king, won victories in the field, suffered capture, rigorous imprisonment, trial and death – all in cheerful, willing obedience to the words of God. (189) Joan ...
- 4778: Originality of Philosophy
- ... even anyone interested in a very different approach to society. An idea in the article “Practical Solipsism” reads: “Solipsism - the idea that only I exist and that you, and all other material things in the world are mere figments of my imagination - is one of those peculiar notions that make everybody realize just how barmy philosophers truly are.” Philosophy is often translated as the love of wisdom or the love of ... was called “Ontology for Beginners” and it was discussing the branch of metaphysics which examines the nature and categories of existence. What is the difference really existing and only appearing to exist? Does the external world really exist? Do other people really exist? In what sense do numbers exist? To an inexperienced child these questions may never arise, but as one grows older questions similar to these arise. Some of the categories of existence are listed also. Realism is basically the theory that the other world exists independently of us. Idealism is the belief that the world and all it contains is all some sort of strange exotic dream. There is another very popular part of Idealism known as “Brain ...
- 4779: Mark Twain: Early American Subversive?
- ... where books and libraries were banned, confiscated and destroyed. History was to be rewritten glorifying the conquest of foreign lands. Twain's views were shaped by expansion of the American empire during the Philippine-American War, and the suppression of dissent by the US Goverment. For more than ten years he opposed the war and American imperialism. As the president of the Anti-Imperialist League, he was an outspoken critic. From 1900 until shortly before his death, he expressed this opposition in numerous essays, stories, letters and speeches. Twain ... s writings provide a good reference for understanding the contours of the public debate over imperialism. Today, as works of original debate, they still retain political significance. Suppressed during WW1 and debated during the Cold War, they provide a rare glimpse of how the history of imperialism was suppressed And more importantly how Americans became mis-educated about their government's historical role in the world. Mark Twain's anti- ...
- 4780: Human Life and Fire
- Human Life and Fire The world is full of powerful forces. There are forces that effect the entire society and there are forces that only effect a select part of it. One of the most powerful forces of nature is fire ... that life does begin with a very small, yet significant "spark." Others believe that life begins at birth. This could be related to the beginning "spark" of life through the way a baby enters the world, in material form. Humans begin to grow through their experiences and how they are raised. Each person lives their own life because of the impact these external factors have on them. As times change, people ... unpredictable and out-of-control. This fact can be proved by just scanning through a history book -- the Holocaust, the fall of Roman Empire and the assassination of the Arch Duke of Austria, which began World War I. Human nature is strange and impossible to understand. Fire is close to the same. Science can try to come up with explanations of them both, yet the truth is not really known ...
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