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- 8091: Summary of "The Death of Woman Wang" and "The Classic Slum"
- ... to me because I had never heard exactly how the woman was treated in Chinese civilization. It seamed fairly ruff but in its own way it was almost the same in the rest of the world at that time "give or take a few small details". It was a good book but some times took a few cycles of reading through to get the part you were looking for. The role ... And on page one twelve it tells that in 1904 that one in six babies die in the first six months from malnutrition. And on page one eighty seven it tells of how when the war broke out that many men were denied to enter the army because of malnutrition bad teeth, bones and not big enough. The few that got in came back for leave and their parents could hardly ...
- 8092: Explain How The Inherent Stren
- ... wanted to prevent the confederation of forming an army, thats because Prussia wanted those states to be week. However the wars werent over, in fact in 1866 Austria-Hungary and Prussia got into war. The reason for this new conflicts was that the two were in dispute over the territories that used to be under Denmarks control. Once again the winner was Prussia, that with good diplomatic moves ... alliance with Italy. Prussia started growing and advancing in all sectors. France started feeling threatened, in fact she didnt like the idea of the creation of a new power in the area. So another war was about to happen. Prussia was the one who declared war, because she wanted to bring her people and the confederation, closer by making them fighting together. The victory of Prussia, in 1870, was of great importance, the sense of national unity was born and ...
- 8093: Artist: Turner: Outline
- ... that eras definition of the moral purpose of art. Trent Trombley The purpose of Turners work was to establish a link between sublimity and understanding. Art reflects on the expanding nature of our society and world in general, it was with his paintings that he evoked such change. Even the very style in which he painted differed throughout his career. It is very apparent that he was a man not set by limits but by the limitless reaches of his mind and the changing world around him. 1. Understand the era that Turner lived. a) Turners life span was a period of tremendous change and development. b) He is the only British painter of the time whose work truly reflected ... and learning. His romantic views leant great inspiration to the emotional aspects of his paintings. The end result are paintings that teach you to see with your heart and view with your mind the changing world that we inhabit.
- 8094: Shawshank Redemption And Film
- ... film concerned with the repression of individuals within an institution- a prison in this case. It is concerned with routine, forced conformity, power abuse and the struggle of hope to exist in such a lifeless world.Characteristic of this "feel good" genre film, the "good guys", Andy Dufrense, and the "bad guys", the warden and his guards are also constructed. The viewers response to the above elements are shaped by the ... no more evident than when the men are tarring the roof in summer. The effect of this is to immediately evoke within the viewer, the idea that Shawshank exists to contain individuals from the outside world, to torment them with the beauty of nature, yet, force them to exist in a world of ugliness and hatred. Every scene within the prison is framed by bars and dark sombre grays or blues as backdrop, the effect of which is to indicate the oppressive nature of life in " ...
- 8095: Clear Vision In King Lear
- ... of Dover, Lear questions Gloucester's state: No eyes in your head, nor no money in your purse? Your eyes are in a heavy case, your purse in a light, yet you see how this world goes. Gloucester. I see it feelingly. (IV.vi.147-151) Here, Lear cannot relate to Gloucester because his vision is not clear, and he wonders how Gloucester can see without eyes. Although Lear has seen ... portrayed by the main characters of the two plots. While Lear portrays a lack of vision, Gloucester learns that clear vision does not emanate from the eye. Throughout this play, Shakespeare is saying that the world cannot truly be seen with the eye, but with the heart. The physical world that the eye can detect can accordingly hide its evils with physical attributes, and thus clear vision cannot result from the eye alone. Lear's downfall was a result of his failure to understand ...
- 8096: Eliot's Views of Sexuality as Revealed in the Behavior of Prufrock and Sweeney
- ... face to meet the faces that you meet." He has always done what he was socially supposed to do, instead of yielding to his own natural feelings. He wrestles with his desires to change his world and with his fear of their rejection. He imagines how foolish he would feel if he were to make his proposal only to discover that the woman had never thought of him as a possible ... an enchanting song, but assumes that they will not sing to him. Prufrock is paralyzed, unable to act upon his impulses and desires. He will continue to live in "the chambers of the sea," his world of romantic daydreams, until he is awakened by the "human voices" of real life in which he "drowns." The "love song" of Mr. Prufrock displays several levels of irony, the most important of which grows ... the man in mocha brown. "And let their liquid siftings fall/ To stain the stiff dishonored shroud.", The nightingales and nature are indifferent to a man's station in life. We are born into this world as equals and will leave it the same way and the nightingales give no honor to anyone. "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" and "Sweeney Among the Nightingales" were written by T. S. ...
- 8097: "Down and Out Paris and London"
- ... and just take one day at a time. Orwell says: "Within certain limits, it is actually true that the less money you have, the less you worry. When you have a hundred francs in the world you are libel to the most craven panics. When you have only three francs in the world you are quite indifferent; for three francs will feed you till tomorrow, and you cannot think further that that." (p. 16) He says that another feeling associated with poverty is a feeling of consolation. Somewhat ... that one's clothes has on one's personality and how they affect how one is perceived. Once one puts on the clothes of a tramp, Orwell discovered, one is put in an entirely different world. To begin with, one feels degraded and shameful and one is treated the same way. People react to you differently and women especially have a strong reaction to a man's clothes. "When a ...
- 8098: The Catcher In The Rye: Connection to the Title
- ... This title greatly explains the main character, Holden Caulfield, and his feelings towards life and human nature. In society he has found enormous corruption, vulgarity, harm and havoc. He knows that the children of the world are ruined by the corruption of adults around them and, he states later in the novel, his new purpose in life will be to help save the children from this vulgarity. Holden wants to be ... Caulfield. He sees himself as the savior of children, of innocence and basic human dignity. What ultimately drives Holden mad is the realization that he cannot single-handedly eliminate the corruption and vulgarity of the world. When he understands that he must redefine his purpose in life and shift the focus of his good intentions to those areas where he can accomplish good, he is able to pull himself out of ... set forth a new path in life. Holden is torn between the desire on the one hand to grow up and to "adjust" and on the other hand to stay a child, living in a world of security and innocence. He has perceived adulthood as a fallen condition characterized by evil, falsity and betrayal and so has tried to evade it by dreaming of retreating to the woods, living in ...
- 8099: The Drinking Age
- ... every Americans priorities, would be an excellent place to instill an awareness of this fact. The children of this country seem to be taught everything they need to know to get by in the adult world. Along with being educated they are taught safe sex and safe driving so they are aware of the inherent dangers of the adult world that present themselves everyday , as so that they can protect themselves from them. Now if they are informed about these why is it that they do not receive the same amount of education on this ever present element of the adult world as they do for sex and driving. The home would be a wonderful place to start because of the parental influence. Many researchers say that American parents should follow the example of European cultures. ...
- 8100: Lord Of The Flies Vs. Huck Fin
- ... run to except themselves, or some of the other boys that they trust. Although, the ones they trust are already fending for themselves. The characters all go through changes as they adjust to their new world, and become different people because of it. In example to this, Jack seems like a strong willed character at the start of the book, but the other boys never would have imagined he would turn ... times, always wanted the boys to have food on their plates, and did not really care whether or not they were rescued. The reason for this, is because if they went back to the real world, Jack knows that he would be a leader no longer. But Ralph had a responsibility to stick to what he believed, which was not giving in to Jack. This is clearly shown by the way ... has many moral dilemmas, in which he must choose right from wrong, and this traces back to his instincts. Responsibility is a key factor in society, for if no one felt any moral responsibilites, the world would be corrupt and would eventually diminish. This is why morals must be taught at home, from an early age, so that children can grow up to be mature, and responsible adults.
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