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- 7191: On The Road
- ... money. They get by with the help and money of others. Dean and Sal begin to long for so much more than America, so they decide to leave for Mexico and experience more of the world. As they begin to make their way towards Mexico City, they realize the cops are much nicer and less suspicious in Mexico and to them it is like a whole different world. Cut off from technology, poor, hot, and not knowing any better, Dean and Sal fall for the Mexican way of life way. The Mexican girls appeal to them very greatly. Sal and Dean are impressed ... they cannot have any sexual relations with them. They can only look upon them as they would the Virgin Mary. To Sal and Dean alike, the womens' eyes convey some hidden knowledge of a better world just beyond America. Learning appears to be a prime motive as they extract information out of the natives that they accost. When Sal Paradise and Dean Moriarty arrive in the deeper jungle regions of ...
- 7192: Two Views On The Confederate Flag’s Controversial Issue
- ... Army of Northern Virginia into battle at Manassas, Virginia against the forces of the U.S. Army of the Potomac. History would later note that this was the first major conflict of the American Civil War. The battle was unique in many respects. It came complete with spectators who carried picnic style lunches to enjoy while watching the fight. Soldiers of the Union Army wore uniforms of blue, gray and even ... fought for the Confederacy, were fighting for the principals of states rights. They had little interest in preserving the "peculiar institution" of slavery. Individual hate groups and mis-use of the flag began after the war and during reconstruction. As a result, the true heritage and history of the Southern cause (i.e., state's rights) was lost with the formation of hate groups that adopted the battle flag as an ... A. To many the Confederate Flag is a piece of history B. To others the Confederate Flag is a symbol of hatred C. The Confederate Flag – A symbol of History or of Hate? II Civil War A. Battle of Manasses B. Similarities of both fighting sides III Creation of the Confederate Battle Flag IV Confederate Flag adopted by hate groups A. Symbol of bondage, hatred and bigotry to many B. ...
- 7193: All My Sons 2
- ... the main subject in the three act play, All My Sons, by Arthur Miller. Joe Keller and Herbert Deever are two ordinary men, trying to succeed in life. They ran a machine shop during the war that produced airplane parts. The night foreman came and showed him the cylinder heads... they were coming out of the process with defects. So Dad went directly to the phone and called here and told ... shipped to the Army. They were used, causing the death of 21 men. Keller and Deever were brought to trial, where Keller went free and Deever went to prison. At the same time during the war, Joe Keller s son, Larry was pronounced missing. Kate Keller, Joe s wife and mother of Larry and Chris, went crazy about the report of Larry missing. She is described in her early 50's ... described as a pretty girl who is 26 years old. She is gentle but despite herself capable of holding, fast to what she knows. She was Larry s sweetheart before he went off to the war. Ann was asked by Chris to return to her hometown to visit. Chris asked her to come so he could ask her hand in marriage. Chris Keller, is 32 years old and solidly built. ...
- 7194: 1984: Symbolism and Irony
- 1984: Symbolism and Irony Imagine a cold, dark world with horrible living conditions and never quite enough to eat. A world of “Decaying, dingy cities where underfed people shuffled to and fro in leaky shoes, in patched-up nineteenth-century houses that smelt always of cabbage and bad lavatories.” Picture bombs dropping on playgrounds, blowing children to pieces. Imagine what it would be like if the government knew your every move, your every thought. This is the world of George Orwell’s “Nineteen Eighty-four.” “Nineteen Eighty-four” is a novel about a society completely different from present day. Because the government constantly monitors what one is thinking or doing, the people ...
- 7195: The North American Free Trade Agreement
- The North American Free Trade Agreement Since the birth of this great nation in 1776, the United States has remained a dominant world power in many aspects. The American standard of living has been the envy of the world, powered by an economy rivaled by nearly no one. Our economy continues to be the rock with which the global economy can lean on, as evidenced by nations that rely on huge reserves of the ... associated with, we have accumulated a 5 trillion dollar (that's 9 zeros) national debt. Something has to be done about this colossal problem to ensure that the United States retains its status as a world power in the global economy. One vital catalyst to help promote growth and neutralize the massive account deficit and foreign debts is the North American Free Trade Agreement. NAFTA, for short, is one positive ...
- 7196: Reconstruction
- By: Kevin Bosco After the end of the Civil War at Appomattox, our nation’s leaders attempted to reorganize state and local governments in the fallen Confederacy, reestablish normal relations between the North and South, and to instill a sense of national loyalty once again ... spiteful legislation which wasdesigned to seek revenge on the Confederacy limited the immediate possibility of a once again prosperous Union. The Radical Republicans serving in the United States Congress in the period after the Civil War had little concern for the economic well-being of the South. The policies of these lawmakers resulted in the reduced size of plantations in the South. Some plantation owners sold off their surplus land, but ... small farmers became subject to the creditors and lacked economic freedom. Finally, many stubborn Southerners refused to accept tax programs which would provide funds for the social services needed to rebuild their economy after the war. As a result, too many white and black farmers still lived in poverty. During Reconstruction, the most glaring political consequence of the Radical Republican efforts was that a great majority of Southern whites sided ...
- 7197: Blind As A Bat!
- In the short stories "Cathedral" by Raymond Carver and "Girls at War" by Chinua Achebe, the theme of blindness is prevalent. In "The Cathedral" Robert, the man who comes to visit, is physically blind, but in his mind, he sees things more clearly than most others do ... that other people might smoke marijuana. That is why she gave her husband "a savage look." She did not realize that anyone else she knew smoked marijuana. In Chinua Achebe's short story, "Girls at War" there is a blindness in the character of Reginald Nwankwo. He was blind to see his future right in front of his face even when she stopped him and searched his car. "All right sir ... Cross people had gotten drunk because a friend of theirs had been shot down and killed while flying relief to other parts of the country. Here the Red Cross people vocalize their opinions on the war and the people they are flying relief for. "Why should a man, a decent man throw away his life. For nothing! Charley didn't need to die. Not for this stinking place… Even these ...
- 7198: Walt Disney
- Walt Disney has changed the lives of billions of people around the world. He turned his dreams into reality with the help of his many followers, this showed his true leadership. Walt had the ability to share his visions and dreams with others and persuade them to believe ... everything, but he was confident that it would not. Walt was a very busy man, he was always making moves, coming up with new ideas for Disneyland and thinking about building his new park Disney World and Epcot. The Disney Empire was a huge international company with many jobs that needed to get done. Walt could not do this all alone, so he had hired thousands of employees over the years ... a pioneer and risk taker in the amusement park business. He founded his own business and started making some of the first animated films. He opened Disneyland an amusement park like no other in the world and he created a huge international company. Without Walt’s inspiration and drive, Walt Disneyland and Walt Disney World would never have been conceived much less built. Although he was only one man, he ...
- 7199: White Noise
- ... believes "death is what makes life incomplete" (pg. 284). Jack comprehends that a majority of man will never choose to leave Earth because they are unwilling or reluctant to part with the affairs of the world and his own surroundings. "The deepest regret is death. The only thing to face is death. This is all I think about. There's only one issue here. I want to live." (Pg.283). Furthermore ... Orest Mercator. Orest is shaped as the only character that is not only willing to face, but also challenge death, which is the complete contrary to all others. "He's (Orest) training to break the world endurance record for sitting in a cage full of poisonous snakes, for the Guinness Book of Record"(pg.182). Orest 's wish to have his name in the Guinness book is shattered because there are ... is a method DeLillo uses to explain that challenging the Grim Reaper is just foolish. No matter if a person is rich or poor, smart or foolish, he/she will sooner or later leave this world because of death. As no one can experience death until he/she dies, everyone fears it at some stage. For the most part, man fears death because he does not understand what death is, ...
- 7200: Helen Keller
- ... going to a special school called the Boston Institute for the Blind that her parents had heard of that helps children with disabilities. She did not really understand that words stood for things in the world. She did not know what words meant. Although she did not give up easily.(Howell 1) Up until the age of seven, when her teacher Anne Sullivan put her hand under water did she know that things in the world had meanings. Anne being half blind herself had the ways of knowing how to teach Helen. In about two hours she had mastered over sixty words. Her and Anne developed a way of communicating through ... to Helen at the age of six. She taught at the Boston Institute for the Blind. When Helen was brought to Anne she did not know any words or mean¬ ings of things in the world. She always did have the potential to be something though. This would all soon change as Helen would come to know the meanings of words and things in the world. Helen couldn't grasp ...
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