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- 3431: Characterization of Uncle Henry
- ... of a sawmill, where he employs four men. When working in his sawmill or anywhere else for that matter, he never wastes anything, big or small. Henry is very organized when it comes to the business of running his sawmill. He even keeps a little black book to record every single transaction of the sawmill. Henry is big and burly, weighing in at more than two hundred and thirty pounds. He ...
- 3432: Voltaire's Candide: "All is Not for the Best"
- ... know nothing of it, said the good man, and I have never cared to know the name of a single mufti [advisor] or vizier [sultan]... I presume that in general those who meddle in public business sometimes perish miserably, and that they deserve their fate; but I am satisfied with sending the fruits of my garden there." (Voltaire 76) Upon learning that this man did not own "an enormous and splendid ...
- 3433: Juvenalian and Horatian Satire
- ... false modesty, a trait he detests in others. Also there is a clergyman who is so frail that he would sooner wait until the Lord sees fit to smite him than get on with the business of leading his life.(Norton, 2192-2195). All of these characters present traits present in all humans, but their presentation in such a silly and hypocritical context makes them humorous. In this way, Steele points ...
- 3434: The Good Corn & Turned: Cultural Circumstances and Its Effect on A Character's Reaction to Certain Situations
- ... rest of society and that their only company was each other. In Turned Mr. Marroner tried to hide the fact that he had slept with Gerta, he went away and pretended he was on a business trip. He hid the truth because he was intimidated by his wife, she had power and he feared her in a way because of her independence and wealth and he realised that she really didn ...
- 3435: Comparing Henry David Thoreau and Herman Melville's Writings
- ... acceptance resulting in tragedy or revelation for the humans dealing with nature. Melville portrays a man thoroughly involved with the natural powers of the sea continually seeking his fame and economic success in the whaling business. In contrast, Thoreau believed in complete independence striving for freedom to reach a goal. However, Thoreau, following his inner feelings, needed to experience life reducing it to its bare essentials and learn from what nature ...
- 3436: Hitler
- ... death, when Adolf was 13, he studied watercolor painting, but accomplished little. After his mother's death, when he was 19, he went to Vienna. There the Academy of Arts rejected him as untalented. Lacking business training, Hitler found a living as a laborer in the building trades and by painting cheap postcards. He often slept in parks and ate in free soup kitchens.
- 3437: Prejudice of a Bigot
- ... way to give someone like that a loan. Even though they looked like the Beverly Hillbillies, their credit was very good, for they had no outstanding debts, had bought and sold four houses and a business, and were being bombarded by credit card companies to take their credit card. The single point where "prejudgment," the okay kind, becomes "prejudice," the bad kind is in closed mindedness. There is always a chance ...
- 3438: The Positive Influence of Gods in the Odyssey
- ... suitors are living in his own house, he vows to punish them. Athena affirms his decision and says, "'Of course I will stand by you; I will not forget you when we are about this business'" (Homer 156). And, sure enough, Athena does not forget him. This shows that by reassuring him and boosting his confidence, she interferes in Odysseus' life in a positive way. While Odysseus is fighting his wife ...
- 3439: The Jilting of Granny Weatherall: Ellen Weatherwall
- ... protect. An image of a very strong woman. A woman whom this does not bother. Through life, she represses her feelings, pushing it out of her mind before she can resolve it, making it unfinished business. To protect her image she also keeps her love letters a secret to her children. She does not want them to see how silly she once was. (DeMouy, 47) On her deathbed she painfully tries ...
- 3440: Citizen Kane: An Accurate Portrayal of William Randolph Hearst?
- ... same beliefs. He was in constant conflict with himself. For instance, he supported the coal strikers while being backed by Tammany Hall, the very head of the Democratic party machine with close ties to big business (Swanberg 238-245). This trait is the one which Kane played out to full effect in his movie. Once the audience was sure that they were seeing Hearst up there, Welle s could explain the ...
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